Tom Sykes looked to continue his 2012 superpole record as he took pole position for tomorrow’s WSB races under the Spanish sun, leading out Eugene Laverty and Chaz Davies for the front row. France control the second row with Sylvain Guintoli fourth, Jules Cluzel fifth and Loris Baz sixth. The session was led early on by Laverty, but Sykes wrestled ...
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- World Superbikes
- 13 April 2013
Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Racing Yamaha) went second in qualifying for the WSS race at Motorland Aragon, behind pole man Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Mahi Racing Team India). Sofuoglu and Lowes had clearly better pace than anyone else, with Sofuoglu’s team-mate Fabien Foret in third but 0.7 seconds off the leading two. Sheridan Morais (PTR Honda) was fourth as he found his ...
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- World Superbikes
- 13 April 2013
Tom Sykes re-asserted his dominance to qualifying at Aragon today by becoming the only man to set a sub 1.58s lap with a 1.57.785 onboard his Kawasaki Superbike. The 27 year old made a few minor set-up changes to his ZX-10R and now looks comfortable on the bike and free of injury following his fractured wrist and ribs sustained in ...
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- World Superbikes
- 13 April 2013
Following his high speed crash during first qualifying yesterday, Fixi Crescent Suzuki rider Leon Camier remains in Alacaniz hospital. The 26 year old underwent an operation last night to clean out and stitch up a huge cut on the outside of his left knee. Speaking to MCN this morning, Camier’s long time personal manager Andy Stalker said: “He’s doing ok. ...
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- World Superbikes
- 13 April 2013
Sam Lowes dominated the opening qualifying session at Aragon today, despite still suffering the effects of a badly sprained left wrist sustained in testing last week. The Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha rider set a lap time that was not only 0.463s clear of his nearest rival, but a time faster than the outright best Supersport lap of the Aragon circuit.Speaking to ...
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- 12 April 2013
Factory Aprilia man Eugene Laverty stole provisional pole position from his friend and rival Chaz Davies on his final lap of qualifying at Aragon today. The current championship leader posted a 1:58.548 best to move ahead of Davies after overcoming a number of small electronic issues during this morning Free practice session and this afternoons qualifying.Speaking to MCN, he said: ...
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- 12 April 2013
Tom Sykes’ former factory Kawasaki team-mate Joan Lascorz has spoken out about his career-ending Imola testing crash for the first time, a year after the fateful events of 2 April 2012. The 28-year-old Spaniard, paralysed from the chest down, says he believes his injuries were avoidable and the circuit must share some of the blame. He says: “There must be ...
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- 12 April 2013
Mark Aitchison will make a return to the WSB paddock in 2013, alongside the returning Effenbert Team, which had an incident-laden 2012 season. Despite the Ducati 1098’s homologation now expired due to the arrival of the 1199 Panigale, the team have been given late dispensation allowing the 1098R to return to battle once more. Aitchison, was set to race in ...
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- 05 April 2013
Both Sykes and his team-mate Loris Baz tried out the latest Showa suspension components and uprated performance parts. With no transponders in place a late claim from one source had Sykes setting a 1’57.2 best lap, although other sources claimed a best of 1’57.7. Camier made progress with his Fixi Crescent Suzuki’s new engine spec and electronics package. His best ...
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- 05 April 2013
Factory Kawasaki man, Tom Sykes dipped under the lap record using race tyres on the second day of the scheduled three day Aragon test this week. His pace was the clearest indication yet that the 27 year old has recovered from his wrist and rib injures sustained in testing for the first round of the championship back in February. Sykes’ best ...
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- World Superbikes
- 04 April 2013
