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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…

Max Biaggi dominates Race 2 at Misano

7 April, 2020
Max Biaggi has further lengthened his lead in the World Superbike standings as he took a dominating and comfortable win in Race 2 at Misano.The Aprilia rider had another excellent start and coming from 10th on the grid was up…

Tom Sykes wins truncated Race 2 at Monza

7 April, 2020
This weekend’s World Superbike round at Monza will probably go down in history and it won’t be for the 25th anniversary of the series, but rather to the capricious weather and the tires.After race 1 was finally cancelled for safety…

Ducati Sterilgarda team changes name

7 April, 2020
Marco Borciano’s team for 2009 in the World Superbike Championship will change names to become “Team Sterilgarda”.The partnership with “Go Eleven” expired and the team wants to thank the company for the partnership during the last season.The Italian team with…

WSBK Brno: Jonathan Rea Dominates in Race 1

7 April, 2020
Jonathan Rea made a strong comeback overcoming his recent problems to win his third World Superbike race of the season in a dominating fashion in the first race at Brno. The Honda Ten Kate rider grabbed the lead with an…

Tom Sykes rockets to Superpole at Assen

6 April, 2020
Today’s World Superbike’s Superpole at Assen was declared wet, even if the track was more dry than damp with just a few spots of water crossing the tarmac making it tricky riding for everyone, especially in the first half of…

Chaz Davies wins redflagged race 2 at Nurburgring

6 April, 2020
Chaz Davies took his third victory of the 2013 World Superbike championship in a exciting race 2 at Nurburgring (where Davies took his first every SBK win) that like race 1 was red flagged with just two laps remaining in…

Bombshell! Ducati to drop out of World Superbikes!

6 April, 2020
According GPone.com at 3 pm today, Ducati will be dropping one of the biggest bomshells to hit the racing world since Kawasaki’s MotoGP pull-out.According the the authoritive Italian website, Ducati has decided to officially pull out of the World Superbike…

The girls from Nurburgring

6 April, 2020
Here’s a look at those dentist girls again, this time from the Nurburgring WSBK round. Like the MotoGP girls better? If you want to compare, check out the Mugello girls, the Sachsenring chicks or the American babes from Laguna Seca.Paddock…

Niccolò Canepa fractures right leg to undergo surgery

6 April, 2020
Niccolò Canepa will be forced to miss this weekend’s Nurburgring round - and probably the rest of the season - after suffering a big crash during the second free practice. The Red Devils Roma rider who was already suffering from…

WSBK: Kawasaki and BMW Italia to test at Motorland Aragon

6 April, 2020
Kawasaki Paul Bird Motorsport and BMW Motorrad Italia will be holding a two day private test at the Spanish circuit of Motorland Aragon tomorrow and Friday.This new test, ahead of the second round of the WSBK season at Donington Park,…

Maxime Berger loses his wheel in Race 1 (w/video)

6 April, 2020
With Marco Melandri taking his first exciting World Superbike win in race 1 at Donington Park, many may have overlooked the incredible thing that happened to Superbike newbie Maxime Berger, the rear rim shattered and the whole wheel fell off!…

World Superbike Monza Race 1 cancelled for safety reasons

6 April, 2020
World Superbike Race started dry however the Monza circuit presented several treacherous wet patches due to the shade of the trees, but everyone started on slick tires.Tom Sykes was in the lead on the third lap, when it started to…

Leon Haslam, body painting and Silverstone

6 April, 2020
Ahead of this weekend’s World Superbike round at Silverstone, BMW rider Leon Haslam underwent this gruelling (you try to stand still and on your feet for three long hours) body painting session to promote his home race (dad Ron also…