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WSBK Nurburgring: Carlos Checa leads in the drying conditions

21 March, 2020
Today’s first free practice at Nurburgring for the World Superbike riders started on damp track and several riders didn’t hit the tarmac until the halfway mark when the German circuit started to dry out completely, and it was points leader…

Ducati Rome Team to debut in WSBK in 2012

21 March, 2020
World Superbike team Supersonic Racing announced last month that they would be withdrawing from the championship at the end of the season, however team owner Danilo Sonicini has managed to sell the team’s entire technical package to Andrea Petricca, who…

PBM loses Kawasaki factory contract

21 March, 2020
About a week ago the French media were reporting that Paul Bird has lost the bid to field factory backed Kawasaki’s next season in World Superbikes and that it had been assigned to WSS team Provec Motocard who was one…

Videos Nurburgring gyrocam Kawasaki ZX-10R

21 March, 2020
This video shows rider Tim Röthig take on the Nurburgring with a Kawasaki ZX-10R and a set of Battlax Racing R10 Bridgestone tyres. Along for the ride is a gyrocam, so we can really see what it means to ride…

WSBK: Sylvain Guintoli confirmed with Liberty Racing

21 March, 2020
Yesterday we posted that Sylvain Guintoli was in talks with Liberty Racing and now we can confirm that the French rider has officially signed with the new Czech team.Guintoli finished his rookie season with Alstare Suzuki, seventh overall in the…

Marco Melandri troubled with continuing shoulder pain

21 March, 2020
Marco Melandri has injured himself more times than we can count and runs a very close second to Dani Pedrosa for riding injured; even this year he highsided during Friday’s practice session at Assen, dislocating his shoulder and had to…

WSBK Assen Superpole quotes

21 March, 2020
Three Superpoles in three rounds is a perfect record for Carlos Checa, but it all came down to the tires for the other riders. Times were so close in the second stint that the majority of the riders had to…

WSBK Assen: Sylvain Guntoli leads wet QP1

21 March, 2020
The usual changeable weather at Assen threw a wrench in this afternoon’s World Superbike QP1. Rain hit the Dutch track just a few minutes before the start of the session, the riders headed out for a few fast laps before…

Carlos Checa fit and ready to take on Nurburgring

21 March, 2020
Carlos Checa heads into this weekend’s 13th World Superbike round at Nurburgring with a pretty impressive 62 points over reigning World Champion Max Biaggi and he’ll be looking to gobble up even more of those 200 points that remain.During the…

MotoGP, Indianapolis: here come the paddock girls

20 March, 2020
Some of you was probably waiting for it, and so here it is: our usual photo gallery picturing some of the Paddock Girls spotted out and about at the recent MotoGP round of Indianapolis, US. We are pretty sure you…

Shane Byrne's Ducati Up for Sale

20 March, 2020
Ducati lover? Got some loose cash stashed under the mattress? How about buying Shane “Shakey”Byrne’s 2008 winning 1098 R British Superbike?GSE Racing have put one of Byrne’s racebikes up for sale alongside both of Leon Camier’s bikes and a massive…

Eugene Laverty beats Melandri in race 2 at Monza

20 March, 2020
Race 2 at Monza saw the same four protagonists of race 1, Eugene Laverty, Marco Melandri, Tom Sykes and Sylvain Guintoli running away from the rest of the field and imposing their rhythm in another four-way battle, only this time…

WSBK Portimao – Kiyonari withdraws from final round

20 March, 2020
Ryuichi Kiyonari has withdrawn from the final round of the World Superbike Championship at Portimao. Kiyonari was 11th in the standings with 141 points before his pull out.The Ten Kate Honda rider broke his right collarbone for the second time…

Carlos Checa tests the 1199 Panigale at Misano

20 March, 2020
Carlos Checa climbed aboard Ducati’s 1199 Panigale for the first time at Misano Adriatico World Circuit Marco Simoncelli today, for a first test of the bike in 2013 World Superbike trim. Last April, Ernesto Marinelli had stated that Checa was…

WSBK Monza – Rider Quotes and Standings

20 March, 2020
From Monza, what the riders had to say:Michel Fabrizio – 1st and 2nd“I am so happy with today’s results. It’s gone well all weekend so I knew I had the chance to fight for the win and at last I’ve…

Donington WSBK Superpole highlight action with rider quotes

20 March, 2020
While air and tarmac temperatures were down right chilly at Donington Park for yesterday’s Superpole, temperatures and tempers were sizzling hot on and off track. Check out this highlight video of the session and decide for yourselves if Marco Melandri…

WSBK Assen Race 1 & 2 Video Highlights

20 March, 2020
We’ve got both video highlights from yesterday’s World Superbike races at Assen. So if you were so unlucky to miss some of the best racing seen so far this year, you’ve got a chance to catch up and see Hannspree…

Max Biaggi to miss Imola Superbike round

20 March, 2020
Max Biaggi will not be racing in this weekend’s World Superbike round. The Aprilia Alitalia rider who won his his World Superbike title at Imola last year, will be forced to skip the Italian round as hasn’t recovered from his…

WSBK Test Imola: Leon Haslam Fastest on Day 1

20 March, 2020
The first day of World Superbike testing at Imola took off with a bang when Leon Haslam posted a hot lap of 1′47.966 on the Santerno of Imola circuit, using the new Pirelli tires that the Italian manufacturer brought in…

WSBK Valencia: Carlos Checa leads in FP1

20 March, 2020
Carlos Checa got off to an excellent start in the first session of free practice at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia. The Spanish rider on his AltheaDucati hit the top of timesheets with a best lap of 1′35.154 and…

Laguna Seca also added to World Superbike 2013 calendar

20 March, 2020
Just hours after announcing that Jerez de la Frontera will be added to the 2013 World Superbike Championship calendar, Infront has now announced that the championship will be returning to the famed Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and the event will…