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WSB 2009: DFX Corse with Ducati and Laconi

29 March, 2020

Another change in the 2009 WSB line up, sees the DFX Corse Team riding the World Superbike Championship with Frenchman Régis Laconi. Régis is leaving the PSG1 Kawasaki team for DFX Corse and will ride Ducati next year. The Italian…

WSBK: Reitwagen BMW to be back for Monza Round?

29 March, 2020

World Superbike Team Reitwagen BMW sat out last weekend’s fourth championship round, a delay due to economic difficulties with some of the investors in the team and some internal restructuring that forced the Austrian based team make the difficult decision…

Brett McCormick to ride for Effenbert Liberty Racing World Superstock team

29 March, 2020

20-year-old Brett McCormick the 2011 Parts Canada Superbike champion has landed a ride with Effenbert-Liberty Racing for their World Superstock team.The Canadian champion in October rode a BMW S1000RR in World Superstock for the Garnier Alpha Racing team at Magny…

Marco Melandri special edition helmet for quake victims

29 March, 2020

Marco Melandri will be debuting this particular helmet design for his home race at Misano Adriatico during this weekend’s sixth round of the World Superbike championship. This special edition Nolan X-Lite X-802 lid, created in collaboration with Max Design, shows…

SBK Donington: Sterilgarda team ready

29 March, 2020

The riders from the Sterilgarda Go Eleven Team are getting ready after the summer break to return to their bikes and travel to Donington to ride the 11th Round of the World Superbike Championship. Ruben Xaus is burning to ride…

WSBK Imola Race 1- Haga Bounces Back

29 March, 2020

Italian engineering ruled during race one of the WSBK Championship at Imola. The podium saw Noriyuki Haga on Ducati take first, Max Biaggi on the Aprilia RSV4 take second and Haga’s team mate Michel Fabrizio, third place.Max Biaggi led most…

Chris Vermeulen to miss WSBK round at Imola

29 March, 2020

Kawasaki’s Chris Vermuelen return to fitness has suffered still another setback, and the Australian will not be racing in this weekend’s World Superbike round at Imola.Vermeulen took part in the Superbike test at Misano last week, but was only able…

Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama conclude two day test at Assen

29 March, 2020

Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama concluded a two-day private test at the Assen circuit (their designated test track) where they tested a number of new parts, including a new spec CBR 1000 RR engine which allowed Rea to lap faster…

Red Devils Roma may field two riders in WSBK in 2013

29 March, 2020

World Superbike Red Devils Roma Ducati team has picked up an important sponsorship deal with Italian holding firm General Invest that will back the team for the final three rounds of this season and more importantly confirms the team will…

2013 SBK Silverstone: Leon Camier tops QP2 and closes in on Sykes

29 March, 2020

After Friday’s dominating and clean sweep by Tom Sykes at Silverstone, ahead of the ninth round of 2013 World Superbike championship, the second and final qualifying session saw the rest of the field able to cut the massive gap that…

Indonesia to host World Superbikes for five years

29 March, 2020

The President of Infront Motor Sports, Maurizio Flamini has officially announced that World Superbikes will be returning to Indonesia (Sentul last hosted a WSBK event in 1997) in 2013 and has signed a five year contract to host the event…

Carlos Checa does the double at Magny Cours – Ducati takes manufacturers' championship

29 March, 2020

Carlos Checa ended a perfect weekend at Magny Cours by winning race 2. It was the new 2011 World Champion’s fifth double win, his 14th of this fantastic season for the Althea Racing rider who also helped Ducati regain the…

Marco Melandri undergoes ankle surgery

29 March, 2020

After completing 237 laps during his third and latest test on the Aprilia RSV4 at the Spanish circuit of Jerez de la Frontera, Marco Melandri underwent ankle surgery yesterday at the Policlinico Universitario in Modena. The Italian suffered the injury…

Tom Sykes takes 8th Superpole at Portimao

29 March, 2020

Tom Sykes took his eighth pole position of the 2012 season in today’s Superspol session at the spectacular Portoghuese circuit at Portimao. The Kawsaki rider with his blistering lap in SP3 (he was also the fastest in SP2) in 1.41.415,…

Shane Byrne heading back to BSB in 2011?

29 March, 2020

Last weekend was Shane Byrne’s last race for Althea Racing Team (who may field only Carlos Checa next season) and the British rider after spending two years in World Superbikes and finishing 10th in this year’s standings, may be heading…

Honda Superbike with special livery at Magny Cours

29 March, 2020

Honda’s World Superbike Team will debuting a special livery for the final round of the 2012 World Superbike championship at Magny-Cours this weekend.The new paint job is based on the 2013 version of the Fireblade that was unveiled this week…

SBK 2009: new Gaundalini formation?

29 March, 2020

After the news about Jakub Smrz resigning for another year with the Italian Guandalini Superbike Team, the media have discovered more about the second Superbike rider who will join the team next year: the idea is to create a new…

Pedercini Kawasaki team confirms David Salom and Leandro Mercado in World Superbikes

29 March, 2020

Pedercini Kawasaki has announced their 2012 rider line-up for the World Superbike championship and the riders will be Spaniard David Salom and Argentinean Leandro “Tati” Mercado. Both riders will be on track with the Pedercini Team from the next Phillip…

Josh Brookes to replace John Hopkins at Phillip Island

28 March, 2020

BSB rider Josh Brookes has confirmed he will be replacing injured John Hopkins in the Crescent Fixi Suzuki team for the opening round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island from 24-26 February.Hopkins crashed during yesterday’s private testing…