Parkalgar Honda rider Sam Lowes secured his first win of the 2011 season when he won the Mallory Park Buildbase Race of the Year on Sunday. The 20 year old World Supersport rider had to fight hard for the victory riding his Honda CBR600RR against some of his rivals onboard 1000cc Superstock and Superbike spec machines. His biggest threat for ...
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- World Superbikes
- 27 June 2011
British Superbike sensation Alex Lowes will ride for the Castrol Honda team in World Superbike as a replacement for the injured Jonathan Rea. The 20 year old from Lincoln will line up for his first ever WSB race at Brno on 8th to 10th July before getting the chance to compete in front of his home crowd when the world ...
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- World Superbikes
- 22 June 2011
Having withdrawn from this weekend’s WSB round at Misano along with next weeks Aragon race, James Toseland has revealed to MCN the reasons behind his decision and the extent of his career threatening injuries. Speaking to MCN the former two time WSB champion revealed that the day he was due to fly to Misano this his injured wrist was so ...
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- World Superbikes
- 09 June 2011
Leon Haslam and his BMW Motorrad Italia WSB team will conclude a three-day private test at Valencia today. Following a solid start to the season that has seen the 27 year old Brit secure four top five finishes including a third place podium at Phillip Island, the German team are working flat out to further improve the S1000RR. MCN understands ...
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- World Superbikes
- 07 April 2011
When I first got my KTM Adventure 990 I was on a mission to prove it was a bike that really could do anything. Now it's 12 months on and I think I've been proved right - well almost. Over the last 7000 miles I've done all the usual motorway, A-road and B-road miles, plus it's been to the Nurburgring ...
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- First rides & tests
- 21 March 2011
Carlos Checa maintained his relentless pressure on his WSB rivals by setting the pace yet again in the first qualifying session at Phillip Island. The in-form Spaniard made his pace setting 1m 31.577s lap look effortless onboard his Althea Ducati and with similar race pace he remains the odds on favourite for victory on Sunday. The only consolation for his ...
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- World Superbikes
- 25 February 2011
Carlos Checa reiterated his credentials as a championship contender in 2011 by dominating the first day of official testing at Phillip Island. The Spanish rider stunned his rivals with an impressive 1m31. 383s best – nearly a second faster than his closest rival. Frenchman Sylvan Guintoli showed that the combination of his Liberty Racing Ducati and the flowing Phillip Island ...
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- World Superbikes
- 21 February 2011
Jonathan Rea underwent a CT Scan at Wonthaggi Hospital following a high speed crash at Phillip Island today. The 23 year old crashed his Castrol Honda in wet conditions this morning, on the second day of the test, but has now been released from hospital and has returned back to the track. Speaking to MCN from Phillip Island, Rea said: ...
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- World Superbikes
- 17 February 2011
Yamaha World Superbike rider Eugene Laverty has become the first rider to launch his very own Iphone app. The all new app will give fans the opportunity to keep up to date with all his results, blogs, videos and personal news. Subscribers will also get access to the official Yamaha press releases plus a host of other exciting features. Laverty, ...
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- World Superbikes
- 09 February 2011
The Parkalgar and Bogdanka Honda World Supersport teams have completed their second round of testing with two days at the Aragon circuit in Spain. Having set the pace at last weeks Portimao test, Parkalgar Honda rider Sam Lowes was once again fast at the Spanish track despite nursing his injured foot following his crash last week. Lowes said: We did ...
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- World Superbikes
- 02 February 2011
