2013 wsbk aragon Archives

Leon Haslam recovering from nerve surgery

26 April, 2020

Pata Honda’s World Superbike team will be testing ahead of the Aragon round, at the Motorland Aragon circuit on April 2-4 and then at the Alcarras circuit, always in Spain, on April 7-8.Leon Haslam who joined the Dutch based team…

Tom Sykes dominates QP2 at Aragon

25 April, 2020

It was a beautiful sunny morning at Aragon for World Superbikes second qualifying session. Topping the timesheets for the first time this weekend was Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes who stopped the clock in 1.57.758 and was the only rider to break…

Tom Sykes on pole position at Motorland Aragon

21 April, 2020

Tom Sykes took his first pole position of the 2013 season (his career 12th) during today’s Superpole session at the Motorland Aragon circuit in Spain. The Kawasaki rider in SP3 topped the timesheets with a single blazing lap of 1.56.339,…

Marco Melandri to begin shoulder rehabilitation

21 April, 2020

On February 27th, Marco Melandri underwent arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder to clean up adhesions and arthritis to the acromion (the outer end of the scapula to which the collarbone is attached), the BMW Motorrad Goldbet rider gave an update…

Checa and Badovini to test at Jerez following Aragon disappointment

31 March, 2020

Alstare Ducati riders Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini knew that the start of the 2013 World Superbike season would be tough, especially debuting a new machine, but they probably didn’t expect a round like Phillip Island with both of them…

Marco Melandri writes shoulder recovery going slow

26 March, 2020

Marco Melandri knows he won’t be 100% fit when the second round of the season at the Motorland Aragon ciruit in Spain rolls around in mid April, but he certainly expected to be a little further along in his recovery…

Eugene Laverty regains top position in FP2 at Aragon

24 March, 2020

The second World Superbike free practice at the Motorland Aragon saw Eugene Laverty regain the top of the timesheets with a blistering lap of 1’57″409, that lowered Tom Sykes QP2 time by more three tenths of a second in preparation…

Carlos Checa crashes go-kart at Aragon

24 March, 2020

Alstare’s Francis Batta got a big scare yesterday afternoon at the Motorland Aragon circuit, when his rider Carlos Checa, who is still recovering from his foot fracture picked at Phillip Island, crashed his go-kart during the yesterday’s World Superbike media…

Ducati Alstare's Checa and Badovini injury updates

19 March, 2020

The first round of the World Superbike season at Phillip Island - and even pre-season testing - was disastrous for Ducati Alstare team, Ayrton Badovini missed both races after crashing in practice and breaking his foot and team mate Carlos…

Chaz Davies does the double at Motorland Aragon

17 March, 2020

Chaz Davies snared another impressive victory in race 2 at the Motorland Aragon circuit. The BMW Motorrad Goldbet rider once again cruised to his second win (his third in WSBKs’) in another drama packed race that began on the starting…