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WSBK Assen Race 1: Britannia Rules as Jonathan Rea Brings it Home

15 March, 2020

Race 1 at Assen was a real corker that saw an all British podium with Hannspree Ten Kate Honda’s Jonathan Rea winning his first World Superbike race. The 23-year-old from Ulster took the lead from Troy Corser on lap 11…

World Superbikes to head to Russia

15 March, 2020

Infront Motor Sport just one upped Dorna as they have announced that the World Superbike Championship will be heading to Russia as soon as 2012.The partnership agreement was reached between Paolo Flamini’s Infront Motor Sports and Yakhnich Motorsport who is…

WSBK Aragon: FP1 goes to Marco Melandri

15 March, 2020

The World Superbike championship is debuting for the first time at the Motorland Aragon circuit for its seventh round and during the first free practice the fastest rider on the circuit wasn’t Carlos Checa as we expected, but Marco Melandri.Melandri…

Ryota Haga and Ben Spies: "You've got a Friend"

15 March, 2020

I was checking out SPEED.Tv.com website yesterday and found this great story about Noriyuki Haga’s son, Ryota and new WSBK rider Ben Spies. This story was so lovely and heart warming that I just had to share. A special thanks…

James Ellison returns to British Superbikes and joins Milwaukee Yamaha

15 March, 2020

Paul Bird decided not to renew James Ellison’s MotoGP contract next season, preferring Michael Laverty and Yonny Hernandez (they are indicated on the 2013 provisional MotoGP entry list, but the formal announcement has yet to be made).However Ellison didn’t didn’t…

World Superbike gets new rules for 2013

15 March, 2020

The Superbike Commission (for Infront Motorsports it will be the last time, with Dorna doing the deed from 2014) has released the new rules for the 2013 season - some we’ve already known for several months, while others were only…

WSBK Silverstone: Carlos Checa tops FP1 before the rain

15 March, 2020

The usual English weather hampered the World Superbike riders first free practice at Silverstone. The session opened to a damp track and a little more than twenty minutes later rain hit the circuit, sending the riders scrurrying back to the…

WSBK Nurburgring rider quotes and video highlights

15 March, 2020

Round 12 of the World Superbike Championship at a highly eventful Nurburgring circuit saw Max Biaggi regain the lead in the standings after a superb victory in race 1, while title rival Marco Melandri binned it not only in race…

Niccolò Canepa and Red Devils Roma WSBK team complete final test at Vallelunga

15 March, 2020

Newbie World Superbike team Red Devils Roma has continued their preparation for the 2012 with another two day test session at Vallelunga last weekend.Niccolò Canepa seemed particularly pleased with the results of this latest test, considering the cold weather front…

WSBK Miller Round Video Highlights

15 March, 2020

Missed yesterday’s World Superbike races at Miller Motorsports Park? Here are two highlight videos from both races, where you’ll see mechanical failures, crashes and heartbreak.If these highlights aren’t enough and you need to see the entire US round, just click…

Paddock Girls from WSBK Valencia

15 March, 2020

Friday morning wake up call with a gallery of pics of the Superbike grid girls from the Valencia, and if these aren’t enough to whet your appetite, you can head over to our friends at Bike Channel by clicking here…

Marco Melandri wins Race 2 thriller at Miller Motorsports Park

15 March, 2020

The World Superbike riders will probably say good-bye to Miller Motorsports Park after a thrilling race 2, as rumors have it that next season the Utah round will be dropped in favour of Laguna Seca - that was on the…

Guintoli remebers Antonelli ahead of Silverstone round: "One of us is gone"

15 March, 2020

The World Superbike Championship will be back in the United Kingdom this weekend for the long-awaited Silverstone round. After the tragic weekend in Moscow and the tragic accident in the Supersport race which befell Andrea Antonelli, the WSBK riders will…

World Superbike 2013 calendar still up in the air

15 March, 2020

Despite having run the first round of the World Superbike season at Phillip Island, who announced Sunday morning a contract extension until 2017, the 2013 World Superbike calendar is still remains pretty much up in the air.The Silverstone round that…

Gregorio Lavilla to replace Paolo Ciabatti in WSBK race direction?

15 March, 2020

Former World Superbike rider and 2005 British Superbike champion Gregorio Lavilla has been working for Avintia Racing’s MotoGP team this past season as Ivan Silva’s crewchief, but the Spaniard seems to be heading for bigger and better things and could…

Max Biaggi's 2012 World Superbike championship Suomy replica helmet

15 March, 2020

Max Biaggi celebrated his second World Superbike championship title at Magny-Cours wearing this special celebratory helmet, and now Suomy will be releasing a special and limited edition of the lid.Bargy Design naturally did the graphics and it features six stars,…

David Salom decides not to replace Joan Lascorz in Kawasaki

15 March, 2020

Joan Lascorz’s horrific accident during the post-race test at Imola has unfortunately left an opening in Kawasaki’s World Superbike team. The Spanish based team is now searching for a rider to replace Lascorz and ride their factory ZX-10R and their…

Pirelli celebrates World Superbike 25th Anniversary with special Silver Stripes Superpole tire

15 March, 2020

During this upcoming Saturday’s Superpole session at Monza, Pirelli has decided to celebrate World Superbike’s 25th Anniversay with a special edition qualifying tire dubbed “Silver Stripes.”Instead of the usual yellow stripes that distinguishes the two supersoft qualifiers that are used…

WSBK: FIXI Crescent Suzuki announces Jules Cluzel for 2013

14 March, 2020

FIXI Crescent Suzuki has announced 24 year old Frenchman Jules Cluzel as Britain’s Leon Camier new team-mate for their 2013 World Superbike Championship campaign. In 2012 Cluzel finished runner-up in the World Supersport Championship with Honda, behind Kawasaki’s Kenan Sofuoglu,…

WSBK Phillip Island test: Tom Sykes and Carlos Checa divide top spot on day 1

14 March, 2020

Ten World Superbike teams and eighteen riders are taking part in a three day private at Phillip Island ahead of the the official test that takes place February 20th-21st, before the season opener that opens on February 26th in Australia.Not…

Ducati and WSBK analysis: product development and Valentino Rossi

14 March, 2020

This post started in the most natural of ways, that is to say a chat between a friend of mine and me over Ducati’s decision to pull out of the WSBK as an official factory team. My friend is Italian,…

BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet SBK official team presentation at Monza

14 March, 2020

Yesterday at the famed Monza circuit, BMW Motorrad Italia Goldbet SBK team did another presentation of their 2012 line-up with Ayrton Badovini and Michel Fabrizio and officially unveiled the colours of its new title sponsor GoldBet (we’ve already seen a…

Supersport, Portimao: Sofuoglu 2012 world Champion, photo gallery and video highlights

14 March, 2020

At the last Portuguese GP in Portimao, 12th round of the World Supersport Championship, Turkey’s Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Lorenzini) clinched his third World title in the series, following up to his previous triumphs in 2007 and 2010. Frenchman Jules Cluzel…

Althea Racing to field Aprilia machinery in 2013

14 March, 2020

When World Superbike team Althea Racing couldn’t reach an agreement to continue with Ducati, team owner Genesio Bevilacqua needed to find a new partner in order to continue in World Superbikes and after discussions with both BMW and Aprilia, the…

WSBK Imola – Fabrizio steals Superpole

14 March, 2020

Ducati Xerox’s Michel Fabrizio took his first ever pole position for tomorrow’s two World Superbike races at Imola. Fabrizio snatched the pole position from Ben Spies on his final lap and in the dying seconds of the session, with a…