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Jonathan Rea ready for Donington

Jonathan Rea ready for Donington

Friday, May 24 2013

After the long straights of Monza, Pata Honda World Superbikes Jonathan Rea is gearing up for a positive fifth round of the World Superbikes this weekend. Rea says he is confident that the 4.023km circuit will show his Honda CBR1000RR off to maximum effect – especially now that it is complete with a new chassis [...]

Effenbert Liberty quits World Superbike Championship

Effenbert Liberty quits World Superbike Championship

Thursday, May 23 2013

It has been revealed that the Effenbert Liberty Team has pulled out of World Superbikes, citing difficulties in finding the target of promotion for their main sponsor as their reason for calling it quits. This season, rider Mark Aitchison has been competing on behalf of the team onboard a Ducati 1098R. He took part in [...]

Sykes confident heading to Donington

Sykes confident heading to Donington

Wednesday, May 22 2013

Kawasaki Racing Team’s Tom Sykes says he is heading to the Donington Park round of the World Superbike Championship filled with confidence, and the expectation that he can do well. Sykes says he was pleased with how his Ninja ZX-10R performed at Monza, and he feels that he can do even better on his home [...]

World Superbikes heads to Donington

World Superbikes heads to Donington

Tuesday, May 21 2013

The eni FIM World Superbikes paddock heads to Donington Park this weekend for the fifth round of the Championship and competition is high! Fixi Crescent Suzuki’s Leon Haslam is still recovering from a leg injury he sustained at the Assen round, but he has said he will do all he can to take part in [...]

BMW Motorrad GoldBet looking forward to Donington

BMW Motorrad GoldBet looking forward to Donington

Tuesday, May 21 2013

With the fifth round of the eni FIM World Superbike Championship at Donington Park just a few days away, the BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team is gearing up for the circuit which was the home of their first ever WSBK victory and 1-2 result. Rider Marco Melandri gave BMW its first ever Championship victory in [...]

Team Ducati Alstare joined by wildcard!

Team Ducati Alstare joined by wildcard!

Friday, May 17 2013

Team SBK Ducati Alstare will be welcoming a brand new wildcard rider for the fifth round of the World Superbike round at Donington Park next week, in the shape of Team Barni’s Niccolo Canepa. Currently, Canepa is leading the Superstock 1000 Championship but is available for Donington because the Stock motorbikes don’t compete at the [...]

Another tricky time for Ducati Alstare

Another tricky time for Ducati Alstare

Monday, May 13 2013

With only one rider on track for Team Ducati Alstare this weekend, it was all down to Ayrton Badovini to perform well at Monza. By the end of the day, he’d managed to finish Race One in ninth position and Race Two in eleventh. Race One Beginning from twelfth, Ayrton lost a few spaces through [...]

Melandri and Laverty seal the deal at Monza

Melandri and Laverty seal the deal at Monza

Monday, May 13 2013

The fourth round of the World Superbike Chamionship 2013 took place at Monza yesterday, with Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) and Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) taking a race win each. It wasn’t all plain sailing however, with Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) keen to keep the winners on [...]

World Superbike Championship heads to Monza

World Superbike Championship heads to Monza

Friday, May 10 2013

Monza’s Autodroma Nazionale is set to welcome the eni FIM World Superbike paddock this weekend for the fourth round of the 2013 Championship. The Italian track is the fastest on the WSBK calendar, so current leader Sylvain Guintoli of Aprilia Racing Team will be looking forward to increasing his lead. Competition comes in the form [...]

Davies gets to work in Munich

Davies gets to work in Munich

Friday, May 3 2013

BMW Motorrad factory rider, Chaz Davies, headed straight to Munich after last weekend’s World Superbike round at Assen, in order to spend time in a wind tunnel to work on his lean positions. With the next round scheduled for Monza, Davies worked on optimising his riding position minimising drag – key if he is to [...]

Mixed bag for Team Ducati Alstare

Mixed bag for Team Ducati Alstare

Monday, April 29 2013

It was a mixed affair for Team Ducati Alstare at Assen this weekend, with riders Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini battling to stay ahead. Race One saw Carlos starting from eighth position on the grid, a position he managed to hold onto until competition from FIXI Crescent Suzuki riders, Jules Cluzel and Leon Camier pushed [...]

Victory for Bendsneijder at the EJC

Victory for Bendsneijder at the EJC

Monday, April 29 2013

Local wildcard rider, Bo Bendsneijder claimed a well-deserved victory in the second round of the European Junior Cup powered by Honda this weekend at Netherland’s Assen circuit. In such a fast-paced race, the leading positions changed quickly, with Bendsneijder fending off challenges from Activbike’s Guillaume Raymond, Swisscare’s Adrien Pittet, Colors Experience’s Michael Canducci and Newton [...]

One win each for Sykes and Laverty

One win each for Sykes and Laverty

Monday, April 29 2013

This weekend’s World Superbike round at the Netherland’s Assen TT Circuit saw Tom Sykes and Eugene Laverty take a win each, with Sykes providing the Kawasaki Racing Team with its first WSBK win in seven years. Race One Kawasaki Racing Team’s Tom Sykes dominated Race One, maintaining his front position for the majority of the [...]

Home round beckons for Pata Honda

Home round beckons for Pata Honda

Friday, April 26 2013

The third round of the World Superbike Championship taking place at the TT Circuit Assen this weekend is the home round of the Pata Honda team, with the Ten Kate workshops just 60km south of the Netherlands track. Both Pata Honda riders, Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam, have experienced success at the circuit in the [...]

Bike lessons for World Superbike riders!

Bike lessons for World Superbike riders!

Thursday, April 25 2013

We all know how talented and skilled the World Superbike riders are, but it was time for them to go back to basics today when they were given lessons in trial biking by world level rider, Rick Koekoek. Rick, who hails from the outskirts of Assen, (home to the next round of the WSBK Championship [...]