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WSBK Portimao: Carlos Checa takes the win in race 1

26 April, 2020
Carlos Checa gave himself a great birthday gift (he turned 39 yesterday) by taking another victory, his 15th of the season by taking the win in race 1 at Portimao. The Althea Ducati rider who still has announce where he’ll…

Carlos Checa and home town celebrate WSBK title

25 April, 2020
Carlos Checa returned to his home town of Sant Fruitós de Bages to celebrate his World Superbike championship title, that he wrapped up at the Magny Cours round on Sunday and with two splendid victories.The new World Superbike champion who…

Carlos Checa to stay with Althea Racing! Updated

23 April, 2020
Carlos Checa will be staying with Althea Racing next season. The announcement was personally made by team manager Genesio Bevilacqua during La7’s post race show and this was able to happen with the last minute help of Ducati’s Claudio Domenicali,…

X-Lite X-802 Black Replica Carlos Checa helmet

22 April, 2020
This Carlos Checa replica helmet from X-Lite is quite elegant, as far as motorcycle helmets go. The X-802 Black Replica Carlos Checa will debut at this weekend’s Silverstone Superbike round where Checa’s helmet go from blue to a matte black…

Michael Schumacher tests the Carlos Cheka bike

19 April, 2020
Michael Schumacher must really be having some fun riding racing bikes. Today he tested the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR 1000RR Fireblade, currently used by Carlos Checa in World Superbike. the team is testing at the French Magny-Cours which will…

World Superbikes 2012 Awards ceremony

17 April, 2020
The 2012 World Superbikes season concluded with the traditional awards ceremony, which was held in the Auditorium of the Magny-Cours circuit in France. Hosting the traditional event was Paolo Flammini (Infront Motor Sports CEO) and Stephane Desprez (FIM CEO), with…

Eugene Laverty takes dry/wet/dry Silverstone Superpole

16 April, 2020
It was a mixed up World Superbike Superpole at Silverstone this afternoon. Everything was proceeding as usual until almost the end of SP3, when the session was red flagged because it started to rain very lightly.Just before the red flag,…

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…

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…

Carlos Checa's new 2010 helmet: photo

14 April, 2020
Check out Carlos Checa’s brand new helmet design for this 2010 season. Checa who will be racing with Althea Ducati in WSBK, decided that it was time to change the graphics on his lid, and Nolan Group who supplies his…

World Superbike test at Aragon greeted by cold and rain

14 April, 2020
Four World Superbike teams were also present at the Motorland Aragon circuit today for the first of two-day private test (Yamaha’s MotoGP team also joined them at the track searching for better testing weather), but as we know the conditions…

WSBK, Misano: huge photo gallery from the paddock

14 April, 2020
Italy’s Max Biaggi came out as the absolute winner at the latest World Superbike round in Misano Adriatico, Italy. The Aprilia Factory rider, 10th on the starting grid, won Race-1 after an extensive battle with all of the best riders…

Carlos Checa to test Ducati GP12?

13 April, 2020
Ducati has only one more testing day available to test the Ducati GP12 with their official riders and apparently they want to call in newly crowned World Superbike champion Carlos Checa to have his feedback and help pitch in on…

Carlos Checa dives with the sharks

12 April, 2020
2011 World Superbike champion Carlos Checa took a dive today at the L’Aquarium Barcelona where he swam with the sharks (last year it was Jorge Lorenzo’s turn) tweeted, “Just arrived at Barcelona Aquarium, where I will swim with sharks, I…

Carlos Checa takes home first Moscow Superpole

11 April, 2020
For the first time after several wet/dry Superpoles today’s World Superbike first ever qualifying session at the Moscow Raceway was dry and it was Carlos Checa who took home his first Tissot watch of the season.The reigning World Champion who…

WSBK Nurburgring: Max Biaggi Takes Superpole

11 April, 2020
Max Biaggi took his second Superpole of the season after a crash in this morning’s Q2 session left him with bruises on his hand. The Roman Emperor set down a blazing lap of 1′54.595 at the Nurburgring circuit that was…

2013 WSBK silly season: money and possible switches

9 April, 2020
World Superbikes 2013 silly season is a little less intense than that of MotoGP, but it’s just as fascinating as rumors and speculation are just now starting to fly.Max Biaggi who just turned 41, seems to have no intention of…

Ducati Alstare says goodbye to Alstare Suzuki with video

9 April, 2020
Belgium manager Francis Batta always had the upmost respect for Suzuki. He ran the marque for fourteen years taking part in the World Superstock, World Supersport and World Superbikes championships.His Alstare Suzuki teams won three championship titles, two in World…

Rain in Jerez, MotoGP and SBK teams forced in the pits

9 April, 2020
On the final day of the MotoGP and SBK tests at Jerez de la Frontera, the rain unfortunately prevented teams and riders from continuing with the development of the bikes in view of the 2013 season. The riders of the…