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Carlos Checa answers five questions

16 April, 2020
Carlos Checa left round one of the World Superbike championship at Phillip Island with a win and a DNF following a horrific highside in race 1 that would have sapped another rider not only physically, but also his confidence, but…

Max Biaggi is 2010 WSBK champion

16 April, 2020
The title of this post suggests that today’s race and the subsequent championship result for 2010 is simpler than it seems. Firstly, Carlos Checa continued his excellent form this weekend, winning Race 2 after a victory in Race 1 as…

Fabrizio Lai to replace injured Alexander Lundh at Monza

16 April, 2020
Team Pedercini’s Alexander Lundh is still recovering from his fractured left collarbone that he sustained during qualifying at Assen that forced the session to be red flagged.With the Swedish rider out of action, Lucio Pedercini has called on their CIV…

Luca Scassa to Wildcard in Portugal?

16 April, 2020
The newly crowned Italian Superbike Champion, Luca Scassa who after winning the title with his Agusta F41000 R, also had another big wish, that was to ride at least once against 3 times World Champion Troy Bayliss. The young rider’s…

Alstare Suzuki pulls out of World Superbikes

16 April, 2020
The last time we heard from Alstare Suzuki team owner Francis Batta regarding his 2012 plans was just last month when he was confirmed that he would be staying in World Superbikes with Suzuki and was even looking into expanding…

Marco Melandri gets suspended sentence for tax evasion

16 April, 2020
Tax evasion in Italy is pandemic and estimated to be over 150 billion euros (the fiscal burden has now reached on average 55 percent of tax payers income) and to fight the debt crisis, the technocratic government run by Mario…

Noriyuki Haga to wild card at Donington in WSBK?

16 April, 2020
Following the recent announcement that Swan Yamaha’s reigning BSB champion Tommy Hill and Noriyuki Haga will be taking part in the 35th Edition of the Suzuka 8 Hours with the Monster Energy Yamaha YART team in July, there are now…

Noriyuki Haga in British Superbikes?

16 April, 2020
When Pata Racing announced that they had signed Lorenzo Zanetti for the upcoming Superbike season many fans were left wondering where Noriyuki Haga would be heading.Persistant rumors put the Samurai of Slide in a new team put together by DFX…

Jonathan Rea tops FP1 in rain swept Monza

16 April, 2020
The fourth round of World Superbike season at Monza kicked off with the first free practice at the temple of speed on a rain swept wet track, which was less about top speed and more about avoiding dangerous crashes in…

Dorna boss talks of MotoGP and WSBK under the same umbrella

16 April, 2020
After Bridgepoint’s announcement last week that World Superbikes would be run Dorna’s umbrella, and after’s Paolo Flammini’s press conference at Magny-Cours where he fundamentally said that the two championships will remain separate, thus allaying certain fears but he also said…

Sylvain Guintoli confirms ride with Pata Racing

15 April, 2020
After leaving Effenbert Liberty team just before the past weekend’s Brno round because of the squad’s budget problems (the mechanics left because they weren’t being paid), Sylvain Guintoli set out immediately to find a new ride for the rest of…

WSBK, Donington: massive photo gallery from the track

15 April, 2020
We hope nobody missed out on the incredible show that the World Superbike guys delivered yesterday in front of a delighted British crowd: the boys surely did not pull any punches and both races were absolutely amazing. The battle raged…

Monza's white line and unrest among Biaggi fans

15 April, 2020
Two days after race 2 at Monza, Max Biaggi’s ride-through penalty is still being hotly debated here in Italy. We’ve read a zillion things so far regarding what many consider a Draconian application of the rules, but rules are rules,…

WSBK Brno: Davide Guigliano takes the lead in QP1

15 April, 2020
Davide Giugliano is on a roll at Brno, the Althea Ducati rider not only topped the timesheets in this morning’s opening free practice, he also posted the fastest time in the first qualifying practice - that was also hampered by…

Colin Edwards in WSBK? Talks with Ducati and Aprilia

15 April, 2020
Not very long ago most MotoGP riders used to have two year contracts. The first year was usually an apprenticeship, getting used to the bike, the team structure and once in awhile on some special Sunday, and the stars were…

Marco Melandri recovering after shoulder surgery

15 April, 2020
Marco Melandri underwent shoulder surgery yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) to find a solution to the nagging problems that have been afflicting him since his crash last season during race 1 at Portimao, and that have worried him throughout the pre-season.The BMW…

BMW S1000RR HP4 ready by the end of the year

15 April, 2020
BMW Motorrad raises the stakes for its Superbike weapon making it even more radical in both aesthetics and mechanics: the new “High Performance 4” version of the S1000RR is almost ready to make its debut, boasting a range of new…

Althea Racing reveals new livery

15 April, 2020
Last Thursday, Termignoni inaugurated their new new factory building and to make the day more special, held Termignoni Day. The event included a stunt show with Craig Jones and his Kawasaki’s, the DABOOT Motorcross Freestyle Team, Italian trial champion Fabio…

Checa and Badovini ready to fight back at Assen

15 April, 2020
Carlos Checa and team mate Ayrton Badovini are almost back to full fitness and with a two-day private test under the belt at Jerez last week, the two Alstare Ducati riders are hoping that the Assen round will give them…

WSBK Assen: Jakub Smrz on top in QP1

15 April, 2020
This afternoon’s first qualifying practice at Assen, continued to see Jakub Smrz on top of the timesheets, confirming his good form on the Ducati after his second place in race 1 at Donington. The Czech rider put in a best…

WSBK Assen – Race 1 and 2 Results

15 April, 2020
First thing, if you didn’t see WSBK Race 1 at Assen, I suggest that you find it, beg for it or steal it, because it’s going to become a race classic and it has to been seen. If you don’t…