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Marco Melandri writes shoulder recovery going slow

26 March, 2020
Marco Melandri knows he won’t be 100% fit when the second round of the season at the Motorland Aragon ciruit in Spain rolls around in mid April, but he certainly expected to be a little further along in his recovery…

Eugene Laverty sets new pace in FP2 at Silverstone

26 March, 2020
A little rain that started at end of the Superstock 600 qualifying session seemed like it would hamper World Superbikes second free practice, but it did not cause any problems as everyone headed out on slicks as the clouds opened…

Tom Sykes continues to rule testing at Jerez on day 2

26 March, 2020
Tom Sykes continues to be the fastest rider at the private World Superbike test at Jerez despite not being officially included on the timesheets as Kawasaki isn’t carrying transponders. Sykes stopped the clock in 1.41.000 despite suffering a harmless crash…

WSBK: Nurburgring to be replaced by Lausitzring or Sachsenring?

26 March, 2020
The World Superbike round at the end of August at Nurburgring may be the last for the financially troubled German circuit.According to Speedweek.de, Dorna is going to start talks with both the Lausitzring and Sachsenring owners, in order to change…

WSBK Portimao Race 1 – Max Biaggi flies to Victory

25 March, 2020
It was Max Biaggi on his Aprilia RSV4 Factory who took the win in race 1 at Portimao after an exciting duel with Leon Haslam that lasted until almost the chequered flag, leaving Haslam in second and two tenths behind…

Liberty Racing to miss final round of the season?

25 March, 2020
If it was any other team announcing they won’t be taking part in the final round of the World Superbike season at Magny Cours this upcoming weekend, we’d probably be saying what a pity, that’s a shame, but since the…

WSBK Donington: Jonathan Rea leads in FP2

25 March, 2020
This afternoon’s World Superbike second free practice at Donington Park saw Jonathan Rea pip Carlos Checa by just 0.049s to take the top of the timesheets in his last flying lap and the two were the only ones to dip…

WSBK Misano QP1 – Fabrizio comes out on top

25 March, 2020
It was Michel Fabrizio with his Xerox Ducati that took today’s provisional pole at the Misano Adriatico circuit clocking in at 1.037”016 in the last seconds of qualifying. While it was Ben Spies showing again that he just has to…

Sylvain Guintoli takes maiden Superpole at damp Monza

25 March, 2020
Althea Ducati boss Genesio Bevilacqua had been doing a rain dance at Monzaso the Ducati’s could recover something against the top speed of the four cylinder machines and the Gods listened to him as today’s Superpole was declared wet -…

Casey Stoner becomes poster boy for a tractor company

25 March, 2020
When we read that Casey Stoner has recently signed a two year deal with an Italian tractor company to become their testimonial, we couldn’t imagine someone better than the two time World MotoGP Champion as their poster boy.As Stoner is…

Barracuda, Gresini Racing's new sponsor

25 March, 2020
We were kind of wondering why we didn’t see Jorge Lorenzo posing for Barracuda’s calendar this year with super hot Russian model Vera Sapojnikova and now we know why. Barracuda has stepped up its game and has become one the…

Tom Sykes to stay with Kawasaki for another season

25 March, 2020
While in MotoGP all the factory bikes and satellite teams - minus one (Gresini Honda) have already settled their 2013 line-ups, World Superbikes silly season is still very much up in the air.Only Marco Melandri has another year on his…

WSBK Assen: Jonathan Rea Blazes to Superpole

25 March, 2020
With a blistering lap of 1′34.944 Jonathan Rea took his first ever World Superpole position at Assen today. The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team rider was was the only one to dip under the 1.35 lap barrier. On the first…

Fonsie Nieto's Madrid Olympics Candidacy Helmet

25 March, 2020
Fonsie Nieto, who took part in three rounds of this year’s 2009 World Superbike Championship for Alstare Suzuki subbing for Max Neukirchner and then was called by DFX Corse to ride alongside Lorenzo Lanzi replaced injured Regis Laconi, will sporting…

Max Biaggi and Aprilia 2012 World Champions photo gallery

25 March, 2020
Forty-one years old and still beating riders almost half his age, Max Biaggi aka the Roman Emperor or the Black Corsair took home his sixth World title on Sunday, his second in World Superbikes and the Italian also gave Aprilia…

2011 EICMA: Suzuki GSX-R 1ooo m.y. 2012

25 March, 2020
The revamped Suzuki GSX-R 1ooo for the year 2012 is currently on display at the 2011 EICMA. We already introduced the model a while ago in a previous post, but we can quickly underline again the main differences between the…

World Superbike and Supersport 2013 entry lists

25 March, 2020
The FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) ha released a provisional list of the riders who will be competing in the 2013 World Superbike championship and Supersport championship, which will kick off in just two weeks time.This year’s WSBK grid will…

WSBK Brno: Cal Crutchlow Dominates and Takes Superpole

25 March, 2020
The asphalt at the Brno circuit hit 62°c this afternoon during the Superpole session, but it wasn’t as hot as Sterilgarda Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow, who dominated all three stints and knocked out the rest of the field with a…

Video: Max Biaggi, the Roman Emperor

25 March, 2020
Max Biaggi’s win in Race 1 and epic comeback to take second in Race 2 during round one at Phillip Island, galvanized his fans and during the annual Max Biaggi Official Fan Club dinner last Saturday in Rome, three hundred…

Valentino Rossi tries on for size the Ducati 1199 Panigale

25 March, 2020
Italian website Motociclisti.myblog has published this photo of Valentino Rossi trying on for size the Ducati 1199 Panigale the pic was taken by 2011 World Superstock FIM Cup 1000 runner-up Danilo Petrucci.Petrucci along with Troy Bayliss were the two riders…

WSBK: Gadea to replace Lascorz in Monza on the ZX-10R

25 March, 2020
Accordingly to a Tweet unleahed on the internet by Italian journalist Fabio Di Palma, Guim Roda, team manager of the Kawasaki Racing team, has announced that the Ninja ZX-10R left available by injured Joan Lascorz will be ridden this weekend…