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Ducati 1199 Panigale: huge official photo gallery

6 April, 2020
Arguably the most sought-after bike at the 2011 EICMA, the Ducati 1199 Panigale is definitely bound to become one of the most talked about motorcycles of 2012. The new jaw-dropping ‘beast’ from the Italian manufacturer boasts impressive figures such as…

I, Superbiker 2 – The Showdown (trailer video)

6 April, 2020
The British Superbike championship is heading to the Showdown this weekend at Donington Park and producer/director Mark Sloper who has already given us the exciting I, Superbiker, has another documentary film in the making, and it will on Showdown and…

WSBK- Race 1 Results, Quotes and Videos

6 April, 2020
Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox) took his 1098R to the win in his first race for the factory Ducati squad in the opening round of the Hannspree FIM Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island, Australia. The Japanese rider got the better…

Pic of the day: high speed ballet

6 April, 2020
In this other photo from Michael’s adventures at the WSBK in Salt Lake City, we can see the Ducati 1198R in what Michael affectionately dubs “high speed ballet”. Quite.Send your funny, bizarre or surprising pics to us and we’ll post…

WSBK Phillip Island Day 1: Carlos Checa fastest

6 April, 2020
The first day of official testing at Phillip Island, saw three Ducati’s on the top of the charts, with Carlos Checa, the fastest overall. The Spaniard who won race 2 at the Australian circuit last year put down a hot…

2013 WSBK: Tom Sykes does the double at Imola

6 April, 2020
The Imola track surface was hot (57°) and offered much less grip for the second race of the seventh round of the World Superbike championship, but this didn’t stop Tom Sykes from taking a dominating lights-to-flag and uncontested victory, with…

WSBK Magny-Cours: Lorenzo Lanzi takes over QP1

6 April, 2020
This afternoon’s QP1 at Magny-Cours saw privateer Lorenzo Lanzi on the DFX Corse Ducati take the top spot on the time charts. Lanzi fresh from last week’s podium in race 2 at Imola put in a best lap of 1′38.856…

Brendan Roberts moving to SBK in 2009?

6 April, 2020
Next update for riders changing in World Superbike is here. Not only Superbike riders are looking for opportunities but also Superstock riders are looking for their future. Today, we bring news from Brendan Roberts, Superstock 1000 rider in the Ducati…

Leon Haslam's New Helmet Design

6 April, 2020
Leon Haslam took his first ever Superpole today at Phillip Island, so we decided to give you a closer look at Pocket Rocket’s new helmet design for the 2010 season. Designed by Drudi Performance, the Arai lid is two toned…

WSBK Magny Cours – Images

6 April, 2020
Check out our gallery of pics from this weekend’s World Superbike round at Magny-Cours. Title contenders, Ben Spies and Noriyuki Haga won one race each and the 2009 Champion will be crowned at the Portimao track, October 25th.Will it be…

Carlos Checa says WSBK rules and politics handicap Ducati

6 April, 2020
In 2011 Carlos Checa won the World Superbike championship with an extraordinary fifteen wins and six podium finishes, however the 2012 season went backwards for the Althea rider who struggled with an extra six kilos on his 1098R.Checa and other…

Aligi Deganello is Max Biaggi's new crewchief

5 April, 2020
Aligi Deganello was the late Marco Simoncelli’s crewchief from 2007 and Simoncelli had insisted bringing his beloved crewchief and 250cc pit crew into MotoGP after winning the 250cc title despite Fausto Gresini’s doubts regarding the team’s complete inexperience in setting…

Troy Bayliss Will NOT Be Making a Comeback

5 April, 2020
It wasn’t a pleasant day at the World Ducati Week at Misano for Troy Bayliss fans.The three times World Superbike champion, less than a month after saying he had retired to early and was missing racing and wanted to make…

John Hopkins in BSB to be announced

5 April, 2020
John Hopkins will be getting a fresh start in racing after seven years in MotoGP, less than a season in WSBK’s and a somewhat sticky and controversial injured season in the AMA . The Anglo-American rider according to Crescent Suzuki…

WSBK: Team Pedercini to continue with Kawasaki in 2011

5 April, 2020
World Superbike and Superstock 1000FIM Cup Team Pedercini in a press release have confirmed that will continue their collaboration with Kawasaki in 2011 and will be using the new version of the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R that the we saw testing…

WSBK Bombshell – Davide Tardozzi leaves Ducati!

5 April, 2020
What’s happening in Ducati’s Corse Racing teams? First we have the rumor, that’s getting stronger by the hour, that Livio Suppo will be leaving his postion in Ducati to head for Honda HRC, we have Serafino Foti that lead Ducati’s…

WSBK Test Day 2 – Fabrizio Leads Ducati Domination

5 April, 2020
Michel Fabrizio led day 2 of official testing at Phillip Island, less than a week from the opening round of the season with a splendid lap of 1’31”650 on race tires, as Pirelli did not bring any supersoft Superpole tires…

Ducati Alstare test at Jerez hampered by rain and wind

5 April, 2020
Alstare Ducati’s three day private test session at Jerez de la Frontera that started yesterday (Saturday, January 19th) ahead of 2013 World Superbike championship that kicks off at Phillip Island, has so far has been hampered by strong rain showers…

Eugene Laverty fastest at Portimao test

5 April, 2020
With the 2011 World Superbike season already tucked away after the final round at Portimao, Monday was dedicated to the journalists who got a chance to ride the Superbike machines, but Tuesday was about the riders again and preparing for…

WSBK News – Waiting for Misano

5 April, 2020
With the 8th round of WSBK Championship just around the corner and will take place at the Italian circuit of Misano Adriatico, here is some up date news from the teams and about the riders.Tommy Hill has split from his…