WSBK Nurburgring: Haga wins 43rd Superbike race of his career in Germany
Ducati Xerox factory rider Noriyuki Haga returned to winning ways today, with a stunning victory in Race 2 at the Nurburgring. Team-mate Michel Fabrizio was not so fortunate, forced to retire from both races. The factory pair had made a determined start to race day, closing the early morning warm-up in second (Fabrizio) and third (Haga) position. The... [Continue reading...]
WSBK Nurburgring: Haslam gets a podium despite race one injuries
Leon Haslam defied the pain barrier in today’s second Superbike World Championship race at the Nurburgring in Germany, taking a podium despite a dislocated right thumb and damaged knee ligaments The Team Suzuki Alstare rider crashed at the start of race one when he was highsided and it was fortunate that the race was red-flagged and he and the... [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...]
WSBK Nurburgring: Crutchlow podiums at the Nurburgring
Yamaha Sterilgarda rider Cal Crutchlow kept his head down and got straight to business in today’s two World Superbike races at the legendary Nurburgring circuit in Germany. Despite a challenging grid start position of tenth Crutchlow fought through in both races, taking a well earned podium with third in race one and finishing just off it in fourth... [Continue reading...]
WSBK Nurburgring: Clutch issues leave PATA B&G Racing team disappointed at German round
The PATA B&G Racing team gathered five points in Germany today thanks to Jakub Smrz’s eleventh place in race 2. The result did not fully satisfy the team, who was aiming for a better result, but once again the lack of luck prevented them from doing that. Smrz got a very good start in race 1 to take seventh place, but the red flag was... [Continue reading...]
WSBK Nurburgring: Rea takes a 1-2 from Germany
Jonathan Rea enjoyed a race win, a second place finish and set a new lap record in today’s two 11th round World Superbike championship races at Nurburgring in Germany. The other race was won by Japan’s Noriyuki Haga. Starting from the inside of the front row of the grid, Rea was first into the Nuburgring’s tight first corner in race one and, although... [Continue reading...]
MotoGP: Yamaha Sterilgarda Team rider Cal Crutchlow to join Monster Energy Tech 3 Team for 2011
Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team rider Cal Crutchlow will move up to join the Monster Energy Tech 3 Team at the end of the 2010 World Superbike season to fight in the MotoGP Championship in 2011. Crutchlow rejoined the Yamaha family in 2009, successfully taking the World Supersport Championship on the R6 before joining the World Superbike team... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Ducati pull out of World Superbike Championship from 2011-Official announcement
DUCATI WILL FOCUS ITS TECHNICAL RESOURCES ON PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE 2011 WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A FACTORY TEAM It’s official, Ducati have announced that they will no longer be competing in the Word Superbike Championship with a factory team, they have stated that they will provide bikes and support to private... [Continue reading...]
WSBK Silverstone: A valuable weekend for HM Plant Honda at Silverstone
The HM Plant Honda team had a valuable weekend at the World Superbike Championship round at Silverstone, working hard on various settings ahead of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship event later in the season, with Josh Brookes scoring championship points in a hard-fought twelfth place in the second race at the Northamptonshire circuit. The... [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...]
WSBK Silverstone: Sykes into the points at home round
Tom Sykes scored points for 14th place in race two at his home round of Silverstone, remaining 16th in the overall championship standings after two long races in round ten of the championship Tom was 18th in race one, but after some changes to his technical set-up he improved his finishing position in race two, after what was an overcast but dry day... [Continue reading...]
WSBK Silverstone: Fabrizio battles the Brits to take 4th in race 1
A very difficult day for the Ducati Xerox team and its riders Michel Fabrizio and Noriyuki Haga at Silverstone today After two extremely hard-fought races, in which the British contingent of riders dominated proceedings, the best result for the Italian factory team was a fourth place finish achieved by Michel in Race 1. In that first race Michel started... [Continue reading...]