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WSBK Miller: Jakub Smrz on first provisional pole

5 April, 2020
Jakub Smrz sure likes Miller Motorsports Park. The Liberty Racing rider posted this morning’s best time in the wet and went on to the top the chart in the first qualifying practice which was luckily dry and even if it…

Troy Bayliss Monza 2000

5 April, 2020
Troy Bayliss will be present at this weekend’s WSBK races at Monza. Here’s a small flashback from nine years ago at the Monza circuit and watch Troy Bayliss do magic and overtake four riders in one braking pass.

WSBK Kawasaki Team trucks and techs involved in drug bust

5 April, 2020
This has to be the worst story of the day, according to The Telegraph UK Border Agency has allegedly found a large quantity of drugs and a firearm in trucks belonging to Paul Birds WSBK Kawasaki team.The trucks were stopped…

World Superbike 2011 Silverstone brolly girls

4 April, 2020
These fine young ladies from the World Superbikes ninth round at Silverstone, will certainly wake you up this Tuesday morning and make you wish that you had your own paddock and grid girl following you around.To enjoy even more pics,…

Davide Giugliano pips Sykes in QP2 at Assen

4 April, 2020
Althea’s Davide Giugliano took the top of this morning’s second qualifying practice at the Van Drenthe circuit at Asses was finally dry, and despite the very cold temperatures, lap times dropped. The Italian in his last flying lap of the…

WSBK Valencia: Max Biaggi takes QP2 by 0,002s

4 April, 2020
Max Biaggi took the top spot in highly competitive QP2 session pushing Althea’s Carlos Checa, who dominated most of the session in second by just two thousandths of a second with a last minute run of 1′34.218. The field is…

WSBK Portimao: Carlos Checa takes provisional pole

4 April, 2020
Carlos Checa set the pace in this afternoon’s QP1 at Portimao. The Althea Ducati rider had to work for it, as the top of the timesheet changed hands several times between Jonathan Rea, Sylvain Guintoli and Eugene Laverty in the…

WSBK Misano: Carlos Checa on pace in FP1

4 April, 2020
If at Silverstone MotoGP lap times weren’t even close, there was slightly a different story in FP1 at the Misano circuit. Points leader Carlos Checa started the weekend by bagging the top spot, but he was tightly tailed by Max…

Tension between Sylvain Guintoli and Liberty Racing?

4 April, 2020
So far it is just a rumor that is circulating in the Italian and French media, but it seems that there is some tension between Sylvain Guintoli and his Effenbert Liberty team .The 30-year old French rider is currently 8th…

WSBK – Tom Sykes to Kawasaki with Vermeulen?

4 April, 2020
According to Bikesportnews, Tom Sykes maybe partnering MotoGP refugee Chris Vermeulen in the Paul Bird Kawasaki World Superbike team next season.Sykes performances in Yamaha have been completely overshadowed by the team mate Ben Spies, who will be fighting for the…

Aprilia presents 2013 Superbike team

4 April, 2020
The Spazio Broletto in Milan once again hosted Aprilia’s Superbike factory team launch where they officially presented to the press their 2013 rider line-up: Eugene Laverty who is will be starting his second year with the Italian manufactuer, and Sylvain…

Lavilla to Wildcard at Assen?

4 April, 2020
According to Spanish website Solo Moto and Italian Gpone, former two times BSB Champion Gregorio Lavilla has signed with Guandalini Racing to wildcard at this weekend’s WSBK double header at Assen. The Spanish rider was also contacted by Guandalini Team…

Sylvain Guintoli fastest in damp FP2 at Istanbul

4 April, 2020
After the very wet conditions at Istanbul Park for QP2, and an oil spill during the Supersport session that caused proceedings to be delayed, the World Superbike riders were finally able to return to track for their second free practice…

WSBK: Kart race at Miller Motorsports Park (w/video)

4 April, 2020
The World Superbike weekend at Miller Motorsports Park got underway on Friday on four wheels not the usual two, with the first ever MMP Celebrity Mega Kart Race, and thanks to Honda Europe Racing and Jonathan Rea we can show…

Qatar Race 2 – Highlights and Best Lap Videos

4 April, 2020
Ben Spies takes his second win of the day even riding on a punctured tire on the last couple of laps.After the jump, Championship rider standings after 2 rounds and best lap.World Superbike Championship rider standings: 1. Noriyuki Haga Ducati…

Tom Sykes brings Kawasaki up to potential

4 April, 2020
The real surprise of these last three days of World Superbike private testing was Tom Sykes. The British rider matched reigning World Champion Carlos Checa pace to the tenth of a second, which bodes more than well for the upcoming…

Leon Camier to test Crescent Suzuki at Portimao

4 April, 2020
Crescent Suzuki with newly signed Leon Camier will be testing for three days at Portimao starting next Monday. This will be Camier’s first test on the GSX-R1000 in preparation for the team’s World Superbike debut in 2012.Unfortunately John Hopkins will…

WSBK – Althea Racing Launches 2010 Line Up

4 April, 2020
You can tell that we are finally approaching the new racing season when teams start their official presentations.The new 2010 Althea Racing Team was officially presented on Saturday January 16th at a club in Fasano, near Brindisi (Italy). This year…

Ben Spies takes Superpole

4 April, 2020
Yamha rider Ben Spies took 1st place again in the Superpole knockout and while was at it also broke lap record at the Losail circuit in Qatar.Spies took his Yamaha YZF-R1 to a best time of 1.57.280 ahead of Guandalini…

WSBK Monza: Leon Haslam pips Biaggi in QP1

4 April, 2020
First qualifying practice at a sunny Monza saw Leon Haslam take the provisional pole. The English rider lead for most of the session until first Eugene Laverty and then Max Biaggi grabbed it away from him. Haslam wouldn’t be denied…