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Maxime Berger to ride for Effenbert Liberty World Superbike team

20 April, 2020
World Superbike team Effenbert Liberty Racing will be expanding their efforts next year and will be fielding three Ducati’s. After previously reconfirming last year’s riders Sylvain Guintoli and Jakub Smrz, the Czech based team will be adding French rider Maxime…

Lorenzo Zanetti to ride for Pata Racing World Superbike team

20 April, 2020
Lorenzo Zanetti who raced in this season’s Superstock 1000 FIM Cup for BMW Motorrad Italia will be moving to World Superbikes in 2012 and ride for Pata Racing Team.Zanetti who finished third in the Superstock standings will be riding the…

Eugene Laverty to partner Max Biaggi in Aprilia in 2012

20 April, 2020
Eugene Laverty, according to Italian website motosprint.it will be riding for World Superbike’s Aprilia Alitalia Racing team and fielded alongside Max Biaggi in 2012.Laverty was tipped to ride for BMW Italia, who was offering him a contract for 300.000 euros,…

World Superbike BMW Motorrad Motorsports 2012 livery

3 April, 2020
World Superbike team, BMW Motorrad Motorsports has released their first official studio images of this season’s 2012 S1000RR team livery.As you can tell they’ve haven’t changed and kept the usual and classical BMW blue, white and red colours they debuted…

KTM to wildcard in World Superbikes in 2012?

3 April, 2020
KTM may be waiting for World Superbikes to better define their rules before they decide to field a full-time team, but not so subtly hinted that they could make a few appearances into international racing in 2012 and that could…

Althea Racing to field two riders in WSBK in 2012

1 April, 2020
We already knew after Sunday’s race 2 at Portimao that after very intense last minute negotiations between Ducati, Althea Racing and Carlos Checa that the newly crowned World Superbike champion would be staying with the Italian team.We also imagined that…

ParkinGO with Chaz Davies in World Superbikes in 2012

26 March, 2020
Guliano Rovelli’s World Supersport ParkinGO winning team will make the jump to World Superbikes next season with 2011 World Champion Chaz Davies. The Australian champion will be at the helm of a Ducati according to British website MCN, even if…

Crescent Suzuki to join World Superbikes in 2012

22 March, 2020
After finishing second in this year’s British Superbike Championship, Crescent Suzuki has decided to make the jump to the big leagues and will be contesting in the 2012 World Superbike Championship.The British based team owned by MotoGP’s Rizla Suzuki’s manager…

Crescent Suzuki's Paul Denning talks about upcoming WSBK season

22 March, 2020
With Rizla Suzuki no longer in MotoGP as they have ‘temporarily suspended’ their racing activities, Paul Denning is now concentrating more of his time and efforts on his Crescent Suzuki team that will be debuting full time in World Superbikes…

BMW factory team to test at Jerez

22 March, 2020
World Superbike BMW Motorrad team will be at Jerez de la Frontera circuit for a three day test with the new 2012 BMW S1000RR (Moto2 teams will also be present).For Leon Haslam it will be his second season with the…

ParkinGo MTC World Superbike team reveals livery

21 March, 2020
With the official Infront Superbike tests due to kick off on Monday at Phillip Island and ahead of the openining round next Sunday, WSBK newbie ParkinGO team has revealed via the team’s Facebook page, the livery that they will be…

John Hopkins to ride for Crescent Suzuki in World Superbikes

20 March, 2020
John Hopkins more or less knew he would be riding a Suzuki next season, but he didn’t know in which championship series, but the decision was made for him by the Hamamatsu manufacturer announced yesterday that they would ‘temporarily suspend’…

KTM wants clearer rules before entering World Superbikes

19 March, 2020
KTM has already confirmed they will be in Moto3 next year, but they would also like to bring their RC8R Superbike to the international racing scene and compete in World Superbikes, however they need assurances regarding the rules that still…

John Hopkins has ring finger amputated

15 March, 2020
John Hopkins MotoGP free practice crash at Brno last August has ultimately cost him his ring finger. The Crescent Suzuki rider who has suffered through six surgeries and months of rehab to cure the damaged finger had to capitulate and…