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SBK Silverstone: Tom Sykes sets blistering pace in QP1

24 March, 2020
If Tom Sykes was already dominating in this morning’s free practice at Silverstone, this afternoon in the first qualifying practice the Kawasaki rider left everyone grasping for straws to come up with a solution in order to come even close…

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…

Tom Sykes takes dominant victory in race 1 at Assen

24 March, 2020
The sun was shining at Assen for the first race of today’s double header and Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes dominated the race from lights-to-flag with a punishing ryhthm to take his first victory of the 2013 season.After taking yesterday’s pole position,…

Loris Baz dedicates Silverstone victory to Andrea Antonelli

22 March, 2020
On August 5th 2012 at Silverstone, Loris Baz scored his first ever victory as a rookie rider, dedicating his victory to Joan Lascorz - who he replaced following the Spaniard’s career ending crash at Imola last year.One year later, almost…

WSB 2009 teams and riders line up

21 March, 2020
After the break, tests and New Year a new World Superbike Championship will start and it will definitely be an exciting Superbike year. With two new manufacturers and many rider changes, 2009 in WSB will not be easily forgotten.This is…

Tom Sykes bags fourth Superpole at Donington Park

21 March, 2020
Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes has taken his fourth Superpole the season at Donington Park (what is he going to do with all those Tissot watches?) after Sylvain Guintoli broke his run at Monza.The Huddersfield man stopped the clock in the third…

New Livery for 2009Yamaha WSBK

21 March, 2020
The Yamaha World Superbike Team has unveiled their new racing livery for 2009, showing its new sponsors and ‘war paint’ for the upcoming season. The team now fully belong to the Yamaha Motor Europe operations and so have been renamed…

Kawasaki introduces 2013 World Superbike team

21 March, 2020
Provec Racing officially unvieled the team’s 2013 Kawasaki Ninja’s and World Superbike riders Tom Sykes and Loris Baz (who turns 20 today) in a live, but very jumpy streaming presentation on their Facebook page from the FAD (Fostering Arts and…

Tom Sykes blazes into pole position at Assen

21 March, 2020
Tom Sykes decimated the field in today’s Superpole at Assen. The Kawasaki rider who lead all the timesheets so far this Dutch weekend except for QP2 that went to Davide Giugliano, posted a stunning 1.35.0143 in SP3 that was virtually…

2013 Moscow: Davide Giugliano takes maiden pole position

19 March, 2020
After two damp sessions, this afternoon’s World Superbike session at the Moscow Raceway was fortunately dry so the riders could use their slick tires and not the hated intermediate ones.Tom Sykes seemed to be on his way on taking his…

WSBK, Brno: all the images from the track

18 March, 2020
Here are the best images of the Czech Grand Prix, ninth round of the 2012 World Superbike Championship. At the famous Brno circuit, Italy’s Marco Melandri was the absolute hero of the day clinching the first double win ever for…

Marco Melandri on top on final day of testing at Jerez

16 March, 2020
On the second and final day of World Superbike testing at Jerez de La Frontera, the rain that had hampered testing from last Saturday to Monday as expected finally left the Andalucian track and the teams were finally able to…

WSBK Portimao: massive photo gallery from the track

16 March, 2020
The Portuguese GP of the World Superbike Championship saw Max Biaggi’s hopes to clinch his second SBK title grow esponentially thanks to the 4th and 3rd places collected by the Aprilia rider in the two races and the concurrent mistakes…

WSBK, Miller Park: massive photo gallery from the track

16 March, 2020
In the wake of the gallery we published yesterday picturing some of the best moments of the first sessions at Miller Park, here are a few more images of the World Superbike riders taken during the two races, that took…

WSBK Silverstone: Tom Sykes on top in QP1

15 March, 2020
Tom Sykes grabbed the first provisional pole at the Silverstone circuit edging out Carlos Checa - who seemed on the verge of making a clean sweep this Friday for the top spot until the Kawasaki rider came up the charts…

Davide Giugliano fastest in the wet on day 1 at Jerez

15 March, 2020
The weather at Jerez de la Frontera continues to hamper World Superbike testing, however this time the rain and the wet track didn’t prevent the riders from Althea Racing, Pata Honda, Kawasaki Racing, BMW GoldBet and Fixi Crescent Suzuki squads…