WSS Nurburgring: 6th and 7th for Davies and Salom at the Nurburgring
Chaz Davies and David Salom of the ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Racing team finished sixth and seventh respectively in Germany today, after exchanging positions until the very last lap. On the other hand, both Matthieu Lagrive and Vittorio Iannuzzo retired from the race, the former after a crash, the latter due to a mechanical issue. The “Four Musketeers”... [Continue reading...]
WSS Nurburgring: Sofuoglu maintains his advantage in Germany
Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider Kenan Sofuoglu finished second in today’s 11th round World Supersport championship race at the Nurburgring in Germany The race was won by series rival and fellow Honda rider Eugene Laverty. The result confirmed Honda’s domination of the championship and secured the Japanese firm’s eighth successive World Supersport... [Continue reading...]
WSS Silverstone: Victor Cox in the points at Silverstone
Blackhorse Kawasaki’s Victor Cox fully justified his wild-card selection as he rode to a solid 14th place points finish in the FIM Superstock 1000 Championship round at Silverstone Victor was impressive throughout the weekend, lapping consistently and faster with each outing. Friday’s free practice session saw Victor out on unfamiliar... [Continue reading...]
WSS Silverstone: Perfect podium number 10 for Sofuoglu at Silverstone
Kenan Sofuoglu finished second in today’s thrilling tenth round World Supersport championship race at Silverstone in the UK, maintaining his 100% podium record for the season It was the Turkish rider’s fourth second place finish of the year to go with his three thirds and three race victories, giving him a 17-point advantage over Eugene Laverty,... [Continue reading...]
WSS Silverstone: Davies narrowly misses Silverstone World Supersport podium
The “Four Musketeers” of the ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Racing team redeemed themselves in the race The Triumph riders took to the track determined to do well and engaged in many duels to the excitement of the huge crowd that turned up at Silverstone. Chaz Davies finished fourth, Lagrive and Salom took seventh and eighth places respectively,... [Continue reading...]
WSS Silverstone: World Championship points for Lowes at Silverstone
GNS Racing’s Sam Lowes put in an excellent ride at Silverstone today when he finished in tenth place in the British round of the World Supersport Championship Competing as a wild card at the event, Sam, from Lincoln, and the Southampton-based team improved their pace throughout the weekend as they got used to both the World Championship competition... [Continue reading...]
WSS Silverstone: Triumph BE1 Racing focus on setup
Silverstone, Triumph’s home track, hosted today the first day of practice as the ParkinGO BE1 Racing riders did not go for the speed but focused on setup during both sessions. First, they had to re-learn the track, which has been partially modified, then worked on base setup. David Salom posted the seventh fastest time of the day, Chaz Davies and... [Continue reading...]
WSS Silverstone: Provisional front row for Sofuoglu
Kenan Sofuoglu set the fourth fastest time in today’s first World Supersport qualifying session at Silverstone in the UK in preparation for Sunday’s tenth round encounter. The current series leader’s time was just two tenths of a second slower than Honda CBR600RR-mounted provisional pole man, Eugene Laverty. Sofuoglu is eager to extend his 15-point... [Continue reading...]
WSS Silverstone: More opportunities await Joan and Katsuaki
Joan Lascorz and Katsuaki Fujiwara approach the tenth round of a busy Supersport World Championship season in good form as they prepare to face the challenge of Silverstone Joan has taken his Ninja ZX-6R to second in the championship after the first nine rounds, and with four rounds remaining he is working on building his way to the lead once again... [Continue reading...]
WSS Brno: Sofuoglu blitzes Brno
Kenan Sofuoglu pulled off an impressive World Supersport race victory in today’s ninth round at Brno in the Czech Republic, winning by one tenth of a second from fellow championship contender, Joan Lascorz Sofuoglu’s Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team-mate, Michele Pirro, crashed out of the 18-lap race at the 5.403km Brno circuit, sustaining a broken... [Continue reading...]
WSS Brno: Another podium for Chaz Davies at Czech round
Chaz Davies put in another great performance to take the third podium of the season, after previously finishing third at Valencia and Kyalami as well The Brit made a good start and got in the leading pack right away, battling with Lascorz, Sofuoglu, Laverty and Rea, and managed to take the second position. Davies battled out for victory... [Continue reading...]
WSS Brno: Three Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6Rs on the front row
Kawasaki riders almost completely monopolised the front row grid positions after final WSS qualifying at Brno, with Joan Lascorz on pole, Katsuaki Fujiwara second and Fabien Foret fourth Lascorz took pole from his team-mate in the last seconds of the final qualifying session, which saw track temperatures get up to 59°C and many other riders fall as... [Continue reading...]