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Max Biaggi to become Mediaset WSBK commentator

13 April, 2020

Even if it isn’t official yet, former two-time World Superbike champion Max Biaggi will be returning to World Superbikes this season - not that he has had a change of heart on his decision to retire - but as a…

FIM announces Race Direction names for MotoGP and World Superbikes

13 April, 2020

Yesterday the FIM announced that Franco Uncini was appointed the FIM Grand Prix Safety Officer and circuit inspector following Claude Danis retirement, and today the International Motorcycle Federation released the names of the members that will comprise the 2013 Grand…

Chris Vermeulen back to MotoGP?

13 April, 2020

Chris Vermeulen has had two horrible seasons so far in World Superbikes due to ongoing and continuing injuries and his contract with Kawasaki Racing is up at the end of the season and very unlikely to be renewed, however the…

WSBK, Donington: the paddock girls

13 April, 2020

As announced, here is a collection of pics starring some of the nice ladies who attended the latest World Superbike round in Donington, UK. Not too many pictures from Donington Park this time around, but nonetheless the gallery features some…

More from the final WSBK round at Magny-Cours with highlight videos

13 April, 2020

If you’re wondering why everyone is afraid that Dorna will mess up World Superbikes and make it resemble the more boring MotoGP now that it is under their umbrella, you just have to check out the final round of the…

World Superbikes heads to India in 2013

13 April, 2020

Infront Motor Sports has gotten the jump on Dorna (even if they are both under the Bridgepoint umbrella) and is again broadening its horizons.The World Superbike championship promoter has signed a four year deal - from 2013 to 2016 -…

WSBK MMP: Carlos Checa dominates FP1 despite problems

12 April, 2020

Carlos Checa who wants to break last year’s bad luck at Miller Motorsports Park, ended up being on the top of the timesheets during FP1, but was unlucky again. First an engine problem his first bike sent him back to…

WSBK Monza: Tight free practice sees Jonathan Rea take the lead

12 April, 2020

The World Superbike round at Monza has kicked off and to top the timesheets in the first practice was Jonathan Rea. The Castrol Honda rider who certainly had bad luck last year at this circuit and wanting to make amends…

WSBK: Assen Paddock Girls

12 April, 2020

The third round of the World Superbike Championship that took place in Assen last weekend surely was an eventful race: downpours, crashes, bad tyre choices, unbelievable saves, red flags, outsiders taking the win and so forth. We told you about…

Tom Sykes pips Guigliano in QP1 in Moscow

12 April, 2020

Tom Sykes returned to the top of the timesheets in the first qualifying session at the Moscow Raceway.The Kawasaki rider who won the inaugural race at the Russian circuit last season, posted a blazing lap in 1.35.687 in the dying…

SBK, Portimao: here are the Paddock Girls /Gallery

12 April, 2020

All in all, we could say that Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing) was the only rider that finished both races of the Portuguese GP with a big smile on his face. Basically everyone else of the big guys of the…

WSBK Portimao test: Carlos Checa on top in the rain

12 April, 2020

In this morning’s test session at Portimao hindered by cold temperatures and rain, only a hand full of riders decided to brave the track, with Carlos Checa making it to the top of the chart, in an almost useless session.Eugene…

WSBK Monza Race 1 – A Picture Worth a 1000 Words

12 April, 2020

Italian photographer Renato Gaggio from All Race Motorsports News has captured with this shot the most dramatic and frightening moment of WSBK Race 1 at Monza.You can check out other photos from the All Race website here.WSBK Monza Race 1…

Leon Camier vs Jules Cluzel for £12,000 watch

12 April, 2020

There is the old saying that ?the first person you have to beat is your team mate’ and this will be doubly true in the case of Fixi Crescent Suzuki riders Leon Camier and Jules Cluzel, who will also be…

Max Biaggi's Aprilia RSV4 gets a warning

12 April, 2020

There’s a hush, hush rumor going around regarding Max Biaggi’s Aprilia RSV4 which he used at Assen and wasn’t exactly Superbike kosher.Apparently during one of the usual technical sporting checks they found that the fuel injection pump on the reigning…

Troy Bayliss Faster than Fabrizio and Haga in Ducati Test

12 April, 2020

On Saturday at the WDW Troy Bayliss confirmed that that he wouldn’t come out of retirement because he realized that “when I tested here I found out that things weren’t going that good and we ended up going around in…

WSBK Magny-Cours: Michel Fabrizio on Provisional Pole

12 April, 2020

Michel Fabrizio took this afternoon’s provisional pole at Magny Cours edging out Jonathan Rea for first place. Rea was followed by Noriyuki Haga and Ben Spies and all four riders were separated by less than 2 tenths of a second.Carlos…

Marco Melandri heads QP1 at Monza

12 April, 2020

World Superbikes’s first qualifying session at Monza was longly delayed as the track had to be cleaned up after Mitchell Carr’s Triumph leaked oil from the Serraglio to the Ascari chicane during Supersport qualifying.The QP1 started with some sun and…