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WSBK Imola Test: Cal Crutchlow fastest on Day 2

8 April, 2020
Cal Crutchlow finished on top in the second of the two day World Superbike test session at Imola, posting a best lap of 1.47.478 in the afternoon session, that also shattered last year’s race record on the Italian circuit. Michel…

WSBK: Liberty Racing Team officially launched

7 April, 2020
Last Thursday at the Hard Rock Cafè in Prague, Liberty Racing, the new Czech based team that will contest next season in the World Superbike Championship, gave it’s official launch party. Fielding Jakub Smrz and Sylvain Guintoli and run by…

Troy Bayliss is another Ducati teaser (w/video)

7 April, 2020
Three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss is highly involved in the development of Ducati’s new Superbike, with names like Xtreme, 1199, SuperQuadro or Panigale which are just some of the names that are being bandied about.Bayliss is the star of…

WSBK Silverstone: Carlos Checa takes command in QP1

7 April, 2020
This afternoon’s qualifying practice 1 at Silverstone, saw Carlos Checa retake command of the timesheet and put everyone back in their place and show why he is still the current points leader.The session was very tight especially in the last…

WSBK Brno: Carlos Checa fastest in QP1

7 April, 2020
Carlos Checa moved to the top of the time sheets in this afternoon’s provisional pole session at Brno. The Althea rider layed down a 1′59.322 lap that was almost a second and half faster than his morning lap time leaving…

Interview with Troy Bayliss, the new World Champion SBK

7 April, 2020
Ducati Xerox rider Troy Bayliss is the new World Champion SBK 2008. A few minutes after the last race, we received this interview from Ducati Corse:-A third World Title and in your final year of superbike racing, a dream result?Yes,…

World Superbikes 2012 Russian round officially presented

7 April, 2020
The Russian Round of the FIM Superbike World Championship, to be held next year on August 26th at Moscow Raceway and which marks the first time ever a world-scale motorsports event takes place in Russia, was successfully launched Friday in…

Eugene Laverty beats Sykes in race 2 at Assen

7 April, 2020
Tom Sykes wasn’t able to repeat a second victory at the Assen circuit. The Kawasaki rider tried to escape like he did in race one and set the pace, but the warmer surface conditions did not help him, but it…

Marco Melandri: 'Rossi's crisis has given me credibility'

7 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi’s failure to perform in two seasons with Ducati has left former MotoGP rider Marco Melandri feeling somewhat vindicated because when he failed at Ducati no one gave him a free pass like fans have been doing with Rossi,…

Max wants to ride with Ducati Xerox!

7 April, 2020
Max Biaggi has confirmed he wants to ride for the Ducati Xerox Team next year in World Superbike 2009. Max said: “No, I haven’t spoken to Xerox although I spoke today with Troy Bayliss and he said ‘I have nothing…

WSBK: the paddock girls from the Monza round

7 April, 2020
Thanks to our mates from twin-site motoblog.it, here is a little photo gallery dedicated to some of the most fascinating ladies who were spotted here and there in the paddock of the latest World Superbike round, the Italian GP, which…

WSBK Brno: Carlos Checa stays on top in QP2

7 April, 2020
Sunny skies and higher temperatures met the WSBK riders this Saturday morning at Brno for QP2, and with the riders much more concentrated on set-up issues andwhich tires to use for Sunday’s races than qualifying for the Superpole due to…

World Superbike riders preview Imola Round

7 April, 2020
The second round of the 2012 World Superbike season will kicking off tomorrow at the historic Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit at Imola, and while Aprilia’s Max Biaggi is leading in the standings, Italian bookies are giving Carlos Checa the…

Loris Baz wins highly battled race 2 at Silverstone

7 April, 2020
If the Superstock and Supersport races were battled and also controversial, World Superbikes race 2 at Silverstone was just as spectacular and battled, but with none of the controversy.In mixed conditions once again, Loris Baz after his disappointing fifth in…

Alstare counting down Ducati deal

7 April, 2020
The MotoGP paddock this weekend at Valencia is seeing the presence of several World Superbike people, Carlos Checa is visiting the Ducati garage and friend Jorge Lorenzo (they’ve trained with motocross bikes together) Aprilia’s Gigi dall’Igna is looking over the…

Danilo Soncini joins Red Devils Roma SBK team

7 April, 2020
Danilo Soncini used to be the team owner of Supersonic Racing who competed in World Superbikes in 2010 (with Luca Scassa) and 2011 (with Maxime Berger) before pulling out and selling the team to Andrea Petricca who renamed the squad…

Sylvain Guintoli decides to postpone shoulder surgery

7 April, 2020
During this past weekend’s World Superbike round at Silverstone, Sylvain Guintoli said he was considering undergoing surgery to help clear up the physical issues he has been having after having dislocated his right collarbone, and torn the ligaments in his…

WSBK Assen round quotes and race highlight videos

7 April, 2020
Round three of the World Superbike championship is now more or less tucked away, and Max Biaggi despite a tough and opaque weekend came away from Assen with the lead in the standings and ahead of Carlos Checa by just…

Jake Zemke to replace injured John Hopkins at Monza

7 April, 2020
Stiggy Racing Honda has confirmed that Jake Zemke will replace injured John Hopkins for the Monza round of the WSBK Championship. Zemke at the present rides for the Erion Honda in 2009 Pro Daytona SportBike class.Jake Zemke:” I am extremely…

Niccolò Canepa to replace Carlos Checa at Laguna Seca

7 April, 2020
World Superstock rider Niccolò Canepa will be replacing injured Carlos Checa in the Alstare Racing team when the championship goes all the way to California for the 12th round of the season that will take place at the iconic Mazda…