The three man Effenbert Liberty Racing team confirmed today that they will not be competing in the forthcoming Russian round of the World Superbike Championship.Team management have cited the need to focus on restructuring the teams efforts for the remainder of the 2012 season and in to 2013. The decision will also save a significant part of the budget due ...
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- World Superbikes
- 16 August 2012
Jonathan Rea became the first British rider to win the prestigious Suzuka 8-hour Endurance race. Riding the FCC TSR Honda with team-mate Kousuke Akiyoshi, Rea secured a convincing four lap victory to secure his name in the history books. Speaking to MCN from Japan, Rea said: “Right now I’ve got a million emotions going through my head. First of all ...
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- World Superbikes
- 29 July 2012
Max Biaggi stormed to his second race win of the day with a dominant performance in race two at Misano. The factory Aprilia rider was clearly buoyed by his race one win wasted no time getting to the front and after passing Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea eased away and pulled out a commanding lead. He said: “To take the ...
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- World Superbikes
- 10 June 2012
Ten Kate Honda boss Ronald ten Kate has raised serious concerns over the performance of the Pirelli tyres used in World Supersport after his rider Broc Parkes was ruled out of a potential podium finish at Imola. Parkes who finished third in Australia last month saw any chance of a repeat performance end within the first three laps of the ...
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- World Superbikes
- 02 April 2012
It doesn’t look like a bike that’s just finished the Dakar – it’s clean and there are only minimal signs of wear. A closer look tells you that the built to order factory KTM 450RR has seen some action but for a bike that’s been raced for 5600 miles across Argentina, Chile and Peru – it’s looking sweet. It belongs ...
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- First rides & tests
- 30 March 2012
World Supersport runner-up David Salom will make the switch to the World Superbike Championship in 2012 with the long standing Pedercini Kawasaki squad.Salom, aged 27 will ride alongside Argentinian Tat Mercado who already has experience in the Italian team having competed in the Superstock 100FIm Cup in 2011.Salom previously rode for the team back in 2009 before switching to the ...
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- World Superbikes
- 17 January 2012
VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED In what has been another brilliant year in the world of motorcycle racing there is once again an array of outstanding riders vying to secure your vote in MCN’s Man of the Year competition. While there have been stand out performances in virtually every class of racing, highlights include the epic battle for the British Superbike ...
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- 12 January 2012
Eugene Laverty suffered his first crash onboard his factory Aprilia at Portimao yesterday - and it was a big one. The 25 year old Irishman who finished the day second fastest had a huge high side on the approach to turn ten. Although heavily winded, Laverty sustained no serious injury and returned to the track after the crash on his ...
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- World Superbikes
- 30 November 2011
BMW Motorrad rider Leon Haslam ended day one of the three day test at Portimao at the top of the time sheets. The 28 year old completed 56 laps and set a 1.43.6s best shortly before the circuit closed at 4pm local time. Haslam was up to speed from the start of the day having spent three days testing his ...
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- World Superbikes
- 28 November 2011
Castrol Honda riders Jonathan Rea and new to WSB, Hiroshi Aoyama are mid way through their second day of testing at the Losail circuit in Qatar. The two men have benefited from near perfect testing conditions with 33 degree air temperature and 50 degree track temperature. Grip levels at the circuit are also good due to the amount of rubber ...
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- World Superbikes
- 16 November 2011
