With championships at stake there’s no doubt that this weekend’s World Superbikes from Imola, with just two further rounds to go,was full of action. In World Superbikes, Ben Spies had pulled out an eighteen point lead over rival and champion-in- waiting Nori Haga. Throw into the mix Jonathan Rea who had been on fire all [...]
Entries Tagged as 'World Supersport'
Imola World Superbikes – An Armchair Report
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Motorcycle News
Tags: Imola World Superbikes·Nori Haga·World Superbikes 2009·World Superbikes coverage·World Supersport·WSB
Mixed Fortunes At Monza World Superbikes
May 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Motorcycle Racing
World Superbikes The World Superbikes round at Monza promised to be full of action and it didn’t disappoint but not always in the way several riders would have wanted. Racing had hardly got under way before there was carnage at the first corner when Tamada fell and caused collisions with Neukirchner, Roberts, Corser and Hill. [...]
Tags: Ben Spies·Cal Crutchlow·Michel Fabrizio·Monza World Superbikes·World Superbikes·World Superbikes 2009·World Supersport·WSB
Brits Storm Assen
April 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Motorcycle Racing
World Superbikes felt the full force of the Brit Pack last weekend in Assen and proved that they will be contenders for some serious points, if not the title,in both the superbikes and supersports category. In the first World Superbikes round Haga, Spies and Haslem fought tooth and nail throughout the race in battles reminiscent [...]
Tags: Ben Spies·Cal Crutchlow·Eugene Laverty·Leon Haslam·World Superbikes 2009·World Superbikes coverage·World Supersport·WSB
Win a Rossi Helmet
March 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Motorbikes on TV, Motorcycle News
Have you ever fancied managing your own racing team? Well now you can with Yamaha Racing and their Yamaha Racing Manager game. You get the opportunity to run a virtual team of five racers one from each racing class of MotoGP, World Superbike, World Supersport, Motocross MX1-GP and MX2-GP. You can prove to your mates [...]
Tags: World Superbikes·World Supersport·WSB·Yamaha Racing Manager Game
Laverty: “Craig Jones’ Win”
March 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Motorcycle Racing
The second round of the World Superbikes and World Supersports from Qatar was even better than the first round in my opinion. The World Supersports action was superb with edge of the sofa excitement right to the finish line. Cal Crutchlow on the Yamaha started from pole position on the grid with Eugene Laverty on [...]
Tags: Ben Spies·Qatar World Superbikes·World Superbikes·World Superbikes coverage·World Supersport·WSB
Ducati storm Phillip Island testing.
February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Motorcycle Racing
Fabrizio and Haga look set to keep Ducati at the top with times rivalling the Phillip record (1’31″826) set by Troy Corser in 2007 and Fabrizio a second quicker than Troy Bayliss’s 2008 fastest race lap. This is American Ben Spies first outing at the circuit and he set an impressive third with 1’32″36. Troy [...]
Tags: World Superbikes·World Supersport·WSB·WSB Phillip Island
Motorcycle Racing Not Recession Proof
December 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Motorcycle News
The recession is biting hard the big name players in Motorsport. Honda’s withdrawal from Formula 1 and Suzuki’s withdrawal from the World Rally Championship has shaken up Motorcycle Racing. Now Honda have announced they are withdrawing from AMA leaving former World Champion Neil Hodgson jobless. Suzuki have confirmed that they will be continuing in Moto [...]
Tags: British Superbikes·Honda pulls out of Formula 1·moto gp·World Superbikes·World Supersport