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Tom Sykes grabs the Superpole in wet Misano

25 April, 2020
If someone would have said that Tom Sykes would be in pole position for tomorrows’s World Superbike round at Misano, they would have been judged nuts, but they didn’t take in account a rain shower that drenched the Italian circuit…

WSBK MMP: Carlos Checa pips Smrz in Superpole

25 April, 2020
The riders prayers were answered during today’s Superpole at Miller Motorsports Park, the rain held off for the 36 minute session and the track went from full wet in SP1 to patchy dry in SP3 and consequently lap times improved.…

Marco Melandri confirms talks with Kawasaki and Aprilia

25 April, 2020
Marco Melandri was expecting to be a title contender this season, but the Italian between his shoulder problems at the start of the year and finding a feeling with his BMW, has seen the podium only six times in fourteen…

Aprilia to take part in Superstock 1000 FIM Cup

25 April, 2020
Aprilia is set to take part in this year’s edition of the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup with a factory team. The Italian manufacturer, which has just returned to Superbike after a six-year absence, will be tackling the highly-competitive Superstock championship…

Leon Haslam breaks foot bone in official WSBK test

25 April, 2020
The official Infront Superbike tests officially kicked off today and we’ve got another injury to add to the list of injured Superbike riders.BMW Motorrad’s Leon Haslam crashed his S1000RR at Swan Corner’s during the morning session and had trouble walking…

John Hopkins to return to action at Imola

25 April, 2020
John Hopkins will finally be able to debut in this season’s World Superbike Championship during this weekend’s second round at Imola.The unlucky Crescent Fixi Suzuki rider who had broke his right hand in a pre-season test at Phillip Island that…

Buddh Circuit to be modified for World Superbike round

25 April, 2020
The second round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship will be heading for the first time to the Buddh International Circuit in India and to order to host the event the Indian circuit will be modifying the current track layout…

Niccolò Canepa waiting to undergo surgery

25 April, 2020
Niccolò Canepa sufferd a bad crash with his Red Devils Ducati at turn 5 during Saturday’s second free practice at Nurburgring sustaining a compound fracture to right tibia and fibula.The former MotoGP rider was transferred to the Josef Krankenhaus Clinicwhere…

WSBK Brno grid girls

25 April, 2020
Track temperatures during the World Superbike round at Brno were sizzling (44° to 54°C ) and the hot Czech grid and paddock girls didn’t exactly cool it down, despite carrying their big and colorful umbrellas.Enjoy our last gallery of the…

WSBK Aragon Superpole quotes

25 April, 2020
Today’s WSBK races at the Motorland Aragon circuit will be all about tire choice and conservation and the much higher track temperatures, both factors that could throw up some interesting surprises.Rider quotes from yesterday’s exciting Superpole.Marco Melandri - 1st“This is…

Tom Sykes dominates QP2 at Aragon

25 April, 2020
It was a beautiful sunny morning at Aragon for World Superbikes second qualifying session. Topping the timesheets for the first time this weekend was Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes who stopped the clock in 1.57.758 and was the only rider to break…

WSBK – Guandalini Racing to drop Ducati for Aprilia?

25 April, 2020
Is Guandalini Racing going to switch to Aprilia’s RSV4 Factory next season? According to Italian website Sbk Point the only thing missing is the official press release.Aprilia’s Giampiero Sacchi has said he was interested leasing their four cylinder RSV’s machines…

WSBK Nurburgring – Haga takes his 1st Superpole

25 April, 2020
Noriyuki Haga took his first Superpole of the season in today’s session at the Nurburgring race track in Germany. Haga led all three Superpole stints with a final best lap of 1:55.489 and 0.260s in front of second place Jonathan…

SBK Nurburgring: here come the paddock girls!

25 April, 2020
In the aftermath of every major race, we present you with a special photo gallery dedicated to the most cheerful paddock girls spotted at the venue, but last weekend we had two major events to look after: the MotoGP race…

Wet conditions at Istanbul for Q2

24 April, 2020
With a drenching rain that hit the Istanbul Park circuit during the night leaving a very damp track circuit, the second World Superbike qualifying session was a total washout.In the tricky conditions very few riders ventured out of their garages…

WSBK Imola: Jonathan Rea tops the charts in QP1

24 April, 2020
It’s been a little while since we’ve seen Jonathan Rea head the timesheets in this season’s World Superbike championship, but the Castrol Honda rider seems very comfortable with the new ride-by-wire system that’s helping him get a little more out…

BMW S1000RR Superbike test in Misano /photo gallery

24 April, 2020
In the aftermath of the World Superbike round that took place at the newly dubbed Marco Simoncelli World Circuit in Misano Adriatico, Italy, BMW has organized a quite cool event that allowed motorsports journalists from all over the world to…

Tom Sykes on Superpole at Imola with record breaking lap

24 April, 2020
With 14 riders grouped in less than a second, today’s Superpole at Imola was all about tire management and using Pirelli’s two qualifying tires at the right time, with the riders who had the slowest race pace using both tires…

MotoGP and World Superbikes to be run under Dorna

24 April, 2020
When Bridgepoint private equity group, who already owned the MotoGP series decided to buy Infront Sports and Media - who also owned the World Superbike championship run by the Flammini brothers last year, you didn’t need a crystal ball to…

Be With Noriyuki Haga Live at Imola

24 April, 2020
Can’t be at Imola next week for 12th round of the WSBK Championship? The Ducati Xerox Team, in collaboration with Ducati Corse will be offering a rare opportunity for those fans from around the world the chance to see Noriyuki…