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WSBK: Vittorio Iannuzzo explains Valencia Crash

9 April, 2020
The horrific crash during on lap 3 of Race 2 at Valencia that involved Kawasaki’s Simon Andrews and S.C. I. rider Vittorio Iannuzzo that left Andrews with a broken heel and bone in his left foot and the Italian with…

Ducati Alstare reveals 1199 Panigale livery

9 April, 2020
Ahead of the next pre-season World Superbike test to be held at Phillip Island, Ducati Alstare after their good-bye video to Suzuki, has taken off the wraps off the livery that they will sporting this season on Carlos Checa and…

WSBK: Kawasaki confirms three rider team in 2011

8 April, 2020
For all you Tom Sykes fans out there, who were worried about his fate after a pretty good year with the PBM team and all the development and testing he’s done on the new Ninja, we can officially confirm that…

WSBK: Joan Lascorz to testa 2011 Ninja at Almeria

8 April, 2020
Joan Lascorz was severely injured during the Supersport round at the beginning of August at Silverstone, but the Spanish rider is on the rocky road back to recovery, and thinks he’s fit enough to test the new Kawasaki ZX-10R at…

Nurburgring circuit goes into administration, Portimao also in trouble

8 April, 2020
Nürburgring GmbH, the current owners of the Nürburgring circuit has gone into administration after Kurt Beck, head of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate confirmed that the European competition authorities have refused to approve a €13 million rescue package. Without the…

Loris Baz video: 'Going for glory'

8 April, 2020
Loris Baz is in his second season riding for Kawasaki in World Superbikes and is currently 6th in the standings.The 20-year French rider is heading to the iconic Silverstone circuit (August 4th) to try to repeat his first ever victory…

Max Neukirchner concludes three-day test at Jerez

8 April, 2020
After a shakedown test at Mugello, Max Neukirchner is still continuing his familarization with the Ducati 1199 Panigale and just finished three days of testing at Jerez de la Frontera - which will be hosting the final round of the…

WSBK Misano 2009 – Rider Quotes

8 April, 2020
Here are some rider quotes from today’s exciting 8th round of the WSBK Championship at Misano World Circuit:Ben Spies - (1st, 9th)“Race one was definitely better than race two! It was good for us, we did what we had to…

Tom Sykes Lascorz tribute helmet to be auctioned

8 April, 2020
Tom Sykes was wearing this special Lascorz tribute helmet (based on the Lascorz support sticker) during the last Superbike round at Magny-Cours to honour of his former team-mate Joan Lascorz.Sykes won the final race of 2012 season and just missed…

SBK Generations: On-Board Camera demo available

8 April, 2020
Black Ben Games and Milestone - two of the most well-known software houses in motorcycling simulations - have announced that a the new SBK Generations video game will hit the stores in May. In the wake of the good success…

Dani Pedrosa fastest in wet/dry FP3 at Motorland Aragon

8 April, 2020
Once again the Motorland Aragon circuit conditions were wet for MotoGP’s final free practice and Dani Pedrosa celebrated in 27th birthday by taking the top of the timesheets and despite the tricky surface (a dry line began forming in the…

Confirmed: Andrew Pitt with Reitwagen BMW

8 April, 2020
Reitwagen Motorsport BMW has officially announced that Andrew Pitt, who signed a two year contract, will be riding with their new team, that will debut in the WSBK paddock next season. The team will be fielding BMW’s S 1000 RR…

Carlos Checa: "I was under pressure"

8 April, 2020
Carlos Checa usually doesn’t make mistakes, especially since he’s been riding a Ducati for Althea Racing, but when he does - as it happened in race 1 at Phillip Island - it was a real doozy. An unexpected and spectacular…

Marco Simoncelli on the Aprilia RSV4 at Mugello

8 April, 2020
Marco Simoncelli on his first day of testing at the Mugello with the Aprilia RSV4 lapped at 1′54,21, an excellent time considering that this is second outing on the superbike and that Xerox Ducati’s Michel Fabrizio who was present at…

WSBK, Brno: massive photo gallery from the pits

8 April, 2020
We close the chapter dedicated to the Czech GP with our usual photo gallery picturing the best moments of the weekend away from the track. The latest round of the World Superbike Championship saw Marco Melandri taking two wins to…

Jonathan Rea nabs Superpole at Portimao

8 April, 2020
Jonathan Rea took his second Superpole of 2011 during the final round of the World Superbike season at Portimao. The Northern Irishman headed the top of the timesheets when it counted the most, in SP3 he stopped the clock with…

Everyone wants to be an official Kawasaki team in WSBK

8 April, 2020
Teams Pedercini and Supersonic are just two of the squads that have put forward requests to become the official Kawaski factory team next season in World Superbikes.Paul Bird Motorsports is the current factory team, however Kawasaki’s technical director, Ichiro Yoda…

SBK Portugal: preview Xerox and RG Team

8 April, 2020
All World Superbike teams are traveling to Portugal for this weekend’s last SBK round at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve. We will watch this race with mixed feelings as Troy Bayliss, the winning rider of the British Superbike title in…

Marco Melandri signs with BMW

8 April, 2020
Ahead of today’s World Superbike round at Magny Cours, BMW Motorrad Motorsport has announced that they’ve signed up Marco Melandri to their team for next 2012 championship season.Melandri along with Eugene Laverty were shocked to find out that Yamaha would…