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WSBK – Tom Sykes to Kawasaki with Vermeulen?

4 April, 2020
According to Bikesportnews, Tom Sykes maybe partnering MotoGP refugee Chris Vermeulen in the Paul Bird Kawasaki World Superbike team next season.Sykes performances in Yamaha have been completely overshadowed by the team mate Ben Spies, who will be fighting for the…

Aprilia presents 2013 Superbike team

4 April, 2020
The Spazio Broletto in Milan once again hosted Aprilia’s Superbike factory team launch where they officially presented to the press their 2013 rider line-up: Eugene Laverty who is will be starting his second year with the Italian manufactuer, and Sylvain…

Lavilla to Wildcard at Assen?

4 April, 2020
According to Spanish website Solo Moto and Italian Gpone, former two times BSB Champion Gregorio Lavilla has signed with Guandalini Racing to wildcard at this weekend’s WSBK double header at Assen. The Spanish rider was also contacted by Guandalini Team…

Sylvain Guintoli fastest in damp FP2 at Istanbul

4 April, 2020
After the very wet conditions at Istanbul Park for QP2, and an oil spill during the Supersport session that caused proceedings to be delayed, the World Superbike riders were finally able to return to track for their second free practice…

WSBK: Kart race at Miller Motorsports Park (w/video)

4 April, 2020
The World Superbike weekend at Miller Motorsports Park got underway on Friday on four wheels not the usual two, with the first ever MMP Celebrity Mega Kart Race, and thanks to Honda Europe Racing and Jonathan Rea we can show…

Qatar Race 2 – Highlights and Best Lap Videos

4 April, 2020
Ben Spies takes his second win of the day even riding on a punctured tire on the last couple of laps.After the jump, Championship rider standings after 2 rounds and best lap.World Superbike Championship rider standings: 1. Noriyuki Haga Ducati…

Tom Sykes brings Kawasaki up to potential

4 April, 2020
The real surprise of these last three days of World Superbike private testing was Tom Sykes. The British rider matched reigning World Champion Carlos Checa pace to the tenth of a second, which bodes more than well for the upcoming…

Leon Camier to test Crescent Suzuki at Portimao

4 April, 2020
Crescent Suzuki with newly signed Leon Camier will be testing for three days at Portimao starting next Monday. This will be Camier’s first test on the GSX-R1000 in preparation for the team’s World Superbike debut in 2012.Unfortunately John Hopkins will…

WSBK – Althea Racing Launches 2010 Line Up

4 April, 2020
You can tell that we are finally approaching the new racing season when teams start their official presentations.The new 2010 Althea Racing Team was officially presented on Saturday January 16th at a club in Fasano, near Brindisi (Italy). This year…

Ben Spies takes Superpole

4 April, 2020
Yamha rider Ben Spies took 1st place again in the Superpole knockout and while was at it also broke lap record at the Losail circuit in Qatar.Spies took his Yamaha YZF-R1 to a best time of 1.57.280 ahead of Guandalini…

WSBK Monza: Leon Haslam pips Biaggi in QP1

4 April, 2020
First qualifying practice at a sunny Monza saw Leon Haslam take the provisional pole. The English rider lead for most of the session until first Eugene Laverty and then Max Biaggi grabbed it away from him. Haslam wouldn’t be denied…

Fabrizio and Melandri share a podium at Phillip Island

4 April, 2020
After dominating most of the practice and qualifying practices during the weekend, Michel Fabrizio wasn’t able to transform his performances into a win, but he did obtain a third place podium in race 1 and a fourth place in race…

WSBK Silverstone Paddock Girls

4 April, 2020
After the video highlights, the rider quotes and two great galleries of pics, the only thing missing from this World Superbike weekend at Silverstone were the brolly girls, but now we’ve got a fantastic gallery of those pretty English paddock…

Jakub Smrz and Team Guandalini together again in 2010

4 April, 2020
With a very brief press release Team Guandalini Racing has confirmed that they have excersied their option on Jakub Smrz for 2010.This is the second season that the Czech rider is with the Guandalini team and his third in the…

Video: Tom Sykes at 339.5 km/h at Monza

4 April, 2020
In this afternoon’s final World Superbike free practice at Monza, Tom Sykes when through the speed traps (in Max Biaggi’s draft) on board his Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R recording 339.5 km/h (210 mph)!This new record beats the previous one of 334.8…

Alex Polita also joins British Superbikes

4 April, 2020
After the likes of Noriyuki Haga, Anthony West and Luca Scassa, Italian rider Alex Polita will also be joining this season’s British Superbike championship.Polita is a former Italian CIV Superstock and Superbike and FIM Superstock 1000 Cup champion, and has…

Melandri and Davies conclude two-day test at Jerez

4 April, 2020
BMW Italia concluded their first winter test at Jerez hampered by cool and wet weather conditions, however Marco Melandri and Chaz Davies were able to complete 149 laps over the two-day test.The Italian team, which has taken over BMW’s factory…

World Superbikes back to 14 rounds in 2013

3 April, 2020
The 2013 World Superbike calendar will be back to its usual fourteen rounds in 2013 according to the FIM website, and not an expected fifteen as indicated in the provisional calendar released last October.The round that has been dropped was…

Jake Holden gets Grillini Progea Superbike ride for Miller round

3 April, 2020
While we thought that Grillini Progea Superbike team wouldn’t be at Miller Motorsports Park for this weekend’s sixth round of the World Superbike season after parting ways with Mark Aitchison, instead they’ve gotten AMA Pro Road Superbike racer Jake Holden…

Troy Bayliss says he wants to make a comeback

3 April, 2020
Why does Troy Bayliss keep saying certain things, if he doesn’t really mean them and keep illuding his millions of orphaned Superbike fans?Last year, the former three times World Superbike champion was at the World Ducati Week at Misano and…