The 8th round of theWSBK Championship saw all types of weather and we also got see the first flag to flag race in this series, but it also made for some fantastic racing with the Texas Terror, Ben Spies win…
Dani Pedrosa ended up the fastest rider on the first day of a two-day private test that also includes Yamaha factory team riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies and satellite LCR Honda rider Stefan Bradl.The Repsol Honda rider who won…
The German GP surely turned out to be a pivotal moment in the 2012 World Superbike Championship, with Max Biaggi taking advantage of Marco Melandri’s unfortunate double blunder to get back at the top of the table with a decent…
The Castrol Honda World Superbike team was revealed the other day to the media, but once finished with the official presentations, packed up and headed to the Aragon circuit (the round is scheduled for the middle of June) for a…
Ten Kate Honda has officially confirmed that Max Neukirchner, former Alstare Suzuki rider will be joining their team alongside Jonathan Rea.Max Neukirchner was axed/dumped/let go two weeks ago by Alstare Suzuki due to lingering doubts on his health, but according…
Jonathan Rea took his fourth World Superbike Championship win of the season in Race 1 at Nurburgring. The race which was red flagged on the opening lap when Leon Haslam highsided at turn four taking out Troy Corser and James…
Yesterday Jonathan Rea underwent surgery at Manchester to remove the pins that Dr. Mike Hayton put in after the Castrol Honda rider’s high speed crash during warm-up practice at Misano.Rea fractured his right radius during the Italian round, also sustaining…
Last Tuesday there was Castrol event in Cumbria with Abu Dhabi World Rally driver Mikko Hirvonen and also on hand were two professional motorcycle riders, Castrol Honda’s Superbike rider Jonathan Rea and Gresini Honda’s Marco Simoncelli.While for Rea it was…
Remember Jonathan Rea’s crash during race 1 at Monza (video of the crash after the jump) where he couldn’t find his Honda CBR 1000RRand began searching for it in the gravel trap?The bike landed over the tire barrier and could…
Jonathan Rea had to jump off his Honda at 200 km/h during Tuesday’s afternoon’s final World Superbike test session at Phillip Island, after he realised it had caught fire due to a technical problem.Taken to the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne…
As usual, in the wake of a major event, we present a huge collection of pics coming from paddock, pits, podium and everywhere else where you can see some action even if the bikes are not moving, and the 5th…
Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama have concluded their three-day test session at Phillip Island. For both riders it was coming to grips with the 2012 CBR1000RR Fireblade and testing an array of new chassis and suspension components and continuing development…
First thing, that is not Jonathan Rea on the Castrol Honda, but new team mate Hiroshi Aoyama who has decided to run the #4 plate that he used when he won the 2009 250cc World Championship title, while Rea has…
Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama concluded a two-day private test at the Assen circuit (their designated test track) where they tested a number of new parts, including a new spec CBR 1000 RR engine which allowed Rea to lap faster…
Jonathan Rea was the fastest rider at Portimao in this morning’s second qualifying practice. The Castrol Honda rider who will be partner Hiroshi Aoyama next season, laid down a best lap of 1’42.569, which was a little less than five…
Thanks to Superbike TV, we are able to show you the footage of Jonathan Rea’s burn and crash during the second day of official testing at Phillip Island.Rea crashed out at over 200km/h (130mph) but came away with just some…
Jonathan Rea’s big crash during this morning’s warm-up at Misano has left the Castrol Honda rider with a break to his right radius and a small fracture to his left collarbone.At the moment it is unknown whether the Nothern Irishman…
Cal Crutchlow took over the British domination from Jonathan Rea in the first qualifying practice at Silverstone. The Brit was able to put down a best lap of 2′05″664 and the only rider to go under 2.05 mark several times…
If anyone wanted to win in today’s WSBK first race of round three that was Jonathan Rea. The Castrol Honda rider was racing in front of fans and on his team’s home circuit at Assen and took his third consecutive…
The new electronics that Jonathan Rea’s Castrol Honda is sporting, may have helped him in today’s race 1 at Imola, but it was all the Northern Irishman’s talent and determination that let him keep a faster and reborn Noriyuki Haga…
We all know that Valentino Rossi and his famous friends get off riding motocross bikes to do a little training (with injuries for both Rossi and Simoncelli) and that Jorge Lorenzo (also injured riding a MX) gets together with the…
If it took Loris Baz almost a year to return to the top spot on the podium, it took Jonathan Rea a little longer. The Pata Honda rider’s last victory, before his stunning win in race 1 at Silverstone -…
The Hannspree Ten Kate racing team had mixed fortunes in last weekend’s World Superbike at Portimao. Max Neukirchner has this very scary crash during the Superpole session which left the German rider with a deep hole in his arm.In race…
The Castrol Honda Superbike team has concluded their private three day test session at the Losail International circuit in Qatar. For Jonathan Rea and Superbike newbie Hiroshi Aoyama it was a positive test with both riders despite the broiling track…
This afternoon’s World Superbike second free practice at Donington Park saw Jonathan Rea pip Carlos Checa by just 0.049s to take the top of the timesheets in his last flying lap and the two were the only ones to dip…