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Jonathan Rea's burn and crash at Phillip Island – video

28 March, 2020
Thanks to Superbike TV, we are able to show you the footage of Jonathan Rea’s burn and crash during the second day of official testing at Phillip Island.Rea crashed out at over 200km/h (130mph) but came away with just some…

WSBK Magny Cours paddock beauties

28 March, 2020
Will Tom Sykes be crowned the 2013 World Superbike champion? We'll find out on October 20th when the final round of the season will be played out at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit for the first time.The World Superbike…

Aprilia Alitalia Gets New Team Manager

28 March, 2020
Francesco Guidotti will be the new team manager in the Aprilia Alitalia Racing team. It will be a return to momma Aprilia for the Italian who first started with the Italian manufacturer in 1993.Guidotti, 37 has already managed Aprilia teams…

John Hopkins talks about Phillip Island testing crash

28 March, 2020
John Hopkins start to the 2012 season will begin with an uphill battle to recover from the broken hand bone he suffered earlier today during World Superbike’s first day of private testing at Phillip Island and as a result, with…

WSBK Monza rider quotes with massive photo gallery

28 March, 2020
We’ll try to put what happened during yesterday’s World Superbike round at Monza behind us, The mixed up weather, the tires, the indecision and confusion by the Race Direction and Infront, the subsequent angry press release by the Effenbert Liberty…

Pirelli brings specially striped tires for Monza Superpole

28 March, 2020
We know that it’s a gimmick and that after scrubbing in the tire you’ll probably barely see it during today’s Superpole session at Monza, but Pirelli has decided to bring its own special flag waving version to celebrate and honour…

Leon Haslam: 25 years with Arai celebrated on new helmet

28 March, 2020
At the first round of the 2012 World Superbike Championship - which will take place in Phillip Island, Australia, over the last weekend of February - BMW Motorrad’s rider Leon Haslam will debut a new Arai helmet designed by Drudi…

WSBK: Carlos Checa on Top on 1st Day of Testing

28 March, 2020
Althea Ducati’s Carlos Checa left the Valencia test the fastest on track and on the first day of WSBK official testing at Phillip Island, the Spanish rider came out again on the top of the charts, with a best time…

Tom Sykes to stay with Kawasaki in 2012

28 March, 2020
Kawasaki has announced that their rider line-up will not change in 2012, thus confirming Tom Sykes and Joan Lascorz for the upcoming World Superbike championship.While Lascorz was anticipated to remain with the Superbike team after Kawasaki decided to get more…

Nicky Hayden tops second day of testing at Jerez

28 March, 2020
With the Kawasaki and Aprilia teams having wrapped up their final tests of this year, Nicky Hayden took over the top the top of the timesheets at a sunny but cold Jerez.Hayden posted a best lap in 1.40.090 which was…

Chris Vermeulen to miss Silverstone round

28 March, 2020
If Chris Vermeulen’s 2010 WSBK season was interrupted due to his knee injury, this season isn’t going any better, because the Kawasaki rider will be sidelined for the upcoming WSBK Silverstone round due to ongoing injury.The Australian was able to…

Aprilia to replace the RSV4 Factory at the end of 2013

28 March, 2020
During yesterday’s Aprilia Factory Team presentation and press conference in Milan, five time World Champion Max Biaggi let it slip that 2012 will be an all important season for the Aprilia Superbike team as it will be the penultimate year…

WSBK Assen: Jonathan Rea goes full tilt in race 1

28 March, 2020
If anyone wanted to win in today’s WSBK first race of round three that was Jonathan Rea. The Castrol Honda rider was racing in front of fans and on his team’s home circuit at Assen and took his third consecutive…

WSBK Misano: Troy Corser takes maiden pole for BMW

28 March, 2020
Troy Corser took his first pole position for the BMW team in today’s Superpole shoot-out at Misano. The Australian pole specialist (his 43rd) and two times World Superbike champion blazed a lap around the Misano Adriatico circuit to finish in…

Marco Melandri: "Sykes was the real champion"

28 March, 2020
Marco Melandri came in third in the 2012 World Superbike Championship, but too many crashes in the last part of the season kept him from the title, but the Italian can be happy that in his first year with German…

WSBK Phillip Island: Leon Haslam Rockets into Superpole

28 March, 2020
Leon Haslam rocked in all three stints of Saturday’s Superpole at Phillip Island by taking his first ever career pole position in WSBK and edging out Ducati’s Michel Fabrizio in the last stint by a mere 0.016s. Cal Crutchlow will…

Videos: Kiyonari sliding for 3 minutes at Donington

28 March, 2020
Have a look at this great movie and see the winner of the last SBK race at Donington sliding for more than 3 minutes. Commentary is in Italian but I am sure you will like the intonation from the presenter.…

Supersonic, Liberty Racing and Aprilia testing at Aragon

28 March, 2020
Not satisfied by the three day SBK test that was held at Portimao that was curtailed by rain two days out of three, Supersonic, Liberty Racing teams and Aprilia test rider Alex Hofmann are currently carrying out another two days…

Carlos Checa gets a his own personal statue

27 March, 2020
If a small Italian town like Tavullia can get on the map because of Valentino Rossi, so can Sant Fruitos de Bages, in Catalunya.This Spanish town’s name to fame is that Carlos Checa was born there and they decided to…

Jonathan Rea bags victory in Race 1 at Imola

27 March, 2020
The new electronics that Jonathan Rea’s Castrol Honda is sporting, may have helped him in today’s race 1 at Imola, but it was all the Northern Irishman’s talent and determination that let him keep a faster and reborn Noriyuki Haga…

WSBK or BSB for Ben Bostrom?

27 March, 2020
According to superbikeplanet.com the highly popular Ben Bostrom is open for a return to Europe to race next season.Since Bostrom will not be riding for Jordan Suzuki’s DMG/AMA team in 2013, the American rider could find a ride in World…