Ben Spies wins 2009 WSB championship
American Ben Spies Wears the Crown
On October 25 Ben Spies was crowned as champion at the World Superbike Championship held in Portimao, Portugal at the Algarve Circuit. Mr. Spies won the beginning race on his Yamaha R1 and finished in fifth place in the following race. This was a remarkable end to the season for Spies, a 25-year-old racer from Dallas. Spies adds the World Superbike crown to a record that includes being the three-time AMA Superbike Champion.
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This event concluded one of the greatest individual seasons by a competitor in the history of the series. Spies apprehended the title with 14 wins out of 28 starts and also broke the record for acquiring the most pole positions with 11 for the season. In this single season of racing, Ben Spies is in a tie for 12th place for the all-time World Superbike career leader.
This is the first American rider to win the World Superbike title since Colin Edwards, another rider from Texas won the title in 2002. Edward will join Spies on the Tech 3 Yamaha MotoGP team in 2010. Spies will finish out the MotoGP season in Valencia on November 8 as a wildcard entry.
Pneus launches new online site
Pneus, an online seller of car and motorcycle tyres announces the launch of their new web site. Pneus has been selling tyres online since 2001, so they are no stranger to doing business over the web. They have come out with a new optimized platform that will enable users to purchase tyres with just a few clicks. Customers have 12000 tyre references from which to choose, the new site should make it easier for users to find the tyres that they want to purchase.
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Some of the new features of Pneus’s new website are a new design, advice to assist customers in choosing the right tyres, intuitive ergonomics, and a total technical remake of the system to help speed up functionality of the site, increase scalability, and to enhance performance.
Having over one million tyres in stock for cars, motorcycles, and scooters, this new platform should enable customers to make a knowledgeable choice in choosing their tyres for the upcoming winter.
Additionally, Pneus’s new platform will allow them to continue their external growth by being open to other European countries as well as the USA in 2010.
Legal Concerns about Quad Bike Insurance
Many UK bike enthusiasts who prefer four wheels underneath them as opposed to two may have some legal concerns about the legality of quad bikes out on the open road. According to legal experts, it is indeed legal to ride a quad bike on the open road provided that the quad bike meets certain requirements.
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The requirements for quad bikes as set forth in the law are as follows:
Quad bikes that are going to be street legal must be registered with the DVLA.
Quad bikes that are going to be street legal must be taxed.
Quad bikes that are going to be street legal must carry insurance cover.
Quad bikes that are going to be street legal must comply with strict lighting regulations.
Quad bikes that are going to be street legal must have a MOT.
Quad bikes that are going to be street legal must show registration plates in the front and the rear also.
In addition, riders of street legal quad bikes must be at least 17 years of age. If anyone has questions about the legality of a quad bike on the road, they should contact The Department of Transport.
CIA Insurance wins Suzuki contract
CIA Insurance has been presented as the official insurance broker for Suzuki GB PLC. CIA Insurance is an insurance broker located in Rugby and beat tough competition to get the official licence from Suzuki.
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CIA Insurance has many years of experience at running manufacturer motorcycle projects as they have also run both Yamaha and Honda bike insurance, after Alex Stone, the brilliant founder of The Bike Insurer negotiated the deals on their behalf.
Eliot Blundell, CIA Insurance Director stated that, “CIA is a rapidly growing motorcycle insurance broker that understands bikes and is able to identify with the rider on the road. Which means that that we understand what motorcycle riders want from insurance and that the Suzuki Company recognized that in choosing us to operate its Suzuki Motorcycle Insurance.” Blundell also mentioned that, “CIA was looking forward to breaking new ground in the coming years with Suzuki and also was looking forward to delivering the absolute best insurance products for its dealers and for riders as well to make the experience of owning a Suzuki greater.”
As far as motorcycle insurance goes, CIA has over 15 years experience in motorcycle insurance and is a rapidly growing insurance broker in the UK.
Where Eagles Fly - Tour
A major cycling event is upcoming in November, “Where Eagles Fly”, a biking tour through Europe, featuring 960 Guzzi bikers is scheduled for early November and will end in Milan, Italy, the home of the 67TH edition of the International Expo of Cycles and Motorcycles.
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Convoys of Guzzi cycles will be leaving from all across Europe with Milan as their final destination. The convoys will leave their point of origin simultaneously as the great Guzzi motorcycle run begins. Starting off points for the “Where Eagles Fly” event are Madrid, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, London, Naples, and Vienna. The convoys start at different places but the convoys will all be Guzzi, and will all wind up in Milan.
At Milan, the cyclist will also get an opportunity to hit the record books. Every Guzzi cyclist, all 960 of them will get to be a part of the Moto Guzzi Mosaic, the largest Moto Guzzi logo ever created.
This great ride has been put together by the Mandello Company closely working with Motto Guzzi World Club. This tour will be a scenic ride with an exciting ending at Milan at the start of the 67th edition of the International Expo of Cycles and Motorcycles.
HelmetHead Cycle announcement
HelmetHead Cycle, an international seller of powersport accessories, announces eight years of selling GIVI accessories.
GIVI was founded by Giuseppe Visenz, a gifted motorcyclist who was well known by the motorcycle races that he participated in the sixties that included winning third place in the World Championship in the 350cc class in the year 1969. Visenz, upon leaving racing, diverted his passion for motorcycles into a company that would produce motorcycle accessories.
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GIVI has more than 150 workers in their production plants that are located in Europe, Italy and the United States. GIVI is known for their hand-made Italian quality that translates into safety for the riders who use their products. Along with hand-made Italian quality, GIVI also has used technological advances as well as a good, functional understanding of materials to produce a product that embraces their “Head Protection System” philosophy.
HelmetHead Cycle has been marketing their products internationally since 2001, beginning with their Helmet Sunblocker product, and has since added more than 10,000 products to their line-up of powersport accessories, which includes products from GIVI.
Hasqvarna makes its 25,000th bike
Only a few days after the inauguration celebration of a huge new Headquarters and R&D facility, Husqvarna Motorcycles reached a major milestone in their production of motorcycles. On Friday, October 2, 2009, the 25,000 motorcycle was produced at the Biandronno factory located in northern Italy. This event was made more memorable by the fact that it was two years to the day that BMW had acquired Husqvarna and gave the historic brand a new start. This event marks 25,000 motorcycles produced by Husqvarna since being acquired by BMW in 2007.
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Plant Manager Giuseppe Manacorda commented that a great achievement had been accomplished by their factory as they produced the 25,000th motorcycle since Husqvarna had become a BMW brand and that this achievement was the result of a team effort who had put much hard work into the project. Manacorda also mentioned that in the past two years the production lines had been completely revised, and a new quality and logistics operation is in the reconstruction phase.
Manacorda also is in agreement with Thoma, the President of Husqvarna Motorcycles, about how the global economic condition has deeply affected the industry, but he maintains that Husqvarna is racing ahead.
Ducati 2010 rider line up
Ducati Xerox will be retaining last year’s riders in their 2010 line-up. Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio will be returning to race in the 2010 season for the Ducati Xerox racing team. Ducati’s management has come to an agreement with both riders, signing them to another year with the Ducati team.
This will be Noriyuki Haga’s second season in a row with the Ducati Xerox team. In the 2009 season, Noriyuki came in 2nd place in the World Superbike standings. It will be Michel Fabrizo’s third season in a row as he comes in 3rd place in the World Superbike standings.
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Both riders, Noriyuki and Fabrizo, stated that they were happy with the arrangement to stay on with the Ducati Xerox team. This announcement comes just a few days before the Imola Superbike round. Noriyuki seemed to be pumped up about the coming race at Imola, pledging to give a 200% effort in the coming race. Fabrizo also stated that he planned on giving his all at Imola.
What does the future hold for this racing alliance between Ducati Xerox and these promising two riders, Noriyuki and Fabrizo? Could 2010 be a championship year for this alliance? Based on what has transpired so far in 2009, it looks very possible.
Rossi encounters resistance
Valentino Rossi has encountered resistance in his push towards his seventh world title in his class. This resistance comes in the form of his MotoGP rivals, Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner. Rossi compared his rivals to sharks who would eat him in one bite if he were not strong.
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In last Sunday's race at Estoril, Rossi took a disappointing fourth place to Lorenzo's first place and Stoner's second place finish. This is not the first time that Valentino Rossi has been defeated by this pair of rivals. Earlier in the year he finished behind them in Mugello during the month of May, this was the first time he had been beaten in Mugello since 2002.
Can Valentino stay on top and win his seventh world title in the elite class? Will Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo circle in for the kill? Only time will tell. Meanwhile Valentino Rossi has six wins so far this season with three more races and 75 more points remaining. It will be interesting to see if Rossi can rise up to meet the challenge of his hungry rivals. We will have to see how he does on October 18 at the Australian Grand Prix at Philip Island.
