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Monza WSB: Championship Dashboard

MCN, 14 May 2013 15:34

Four rounds done in the World Superbike championship, and things are starting to heat up, with Sykes and melandri finding their form at Monza to challenge the Aprilia domination. Here's how it stands after eight races.

WSBK Race One: Sykes storms to race one win in Assen

Steve Hunt, 28 April 2013 12:00

It was a morning of contrasts for British riders, with Chad Davies having a spill in the earlier warm-up session for race one, leaving his S1000RR minus pieces of fairing, requiring a few adjustments to make it race worthy and leaving him beginning the warm-up lap from the pit lane. This wasn’t the start that he would have wanted, having ...

Camier declared fit to ride at Assen, Cudlin remains as back-up

Michael Guy, 26 April 2013 08:56

Leon Camier will be out on track this morning in the opening Free Practice session at Assen after being declared fit to ride. The Fixi Crescent Suzuki rider suffered a serious knee in the Aragon WSB first qualifying session two weeks ago and underwent surgery to repair a deep cut that required internal stitches. Doctors at the onsite Clinica Mobile will ...

Aragon WSB: Laverty from Davies in first qualifying, Camier injured

Michael Guy, 12 April 2013 18:23

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: ...

WSB Phillip Island: Checa answers critics with Superpole victory

Simon Patterson, 23 February 2013 05:40

Alstare Ducati rider Carlos Checa went some way to answering the critics of the new Panigale superbike by putting it on pole for the opening round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship. The UK riders showed their form earlier in Superpole, with Tom Sykes topping Superpole 1 and Eugene topping SP2, before Laverty eventually finished second to the veteran Spaniard ...

WSB Phillip Island: Privateer Fabrizio Leads The Early Charge, all Brits running inside top ten

Gordon Ritchie, 22 February 2013 08:59

Michel Fabrizio (Red Devils Roma Aprilia) underlined the unpredictable nature of SBK racing at Phillip Island by posting the fastest lap of the first qualifying session, a 1’31.31, on his leased Aprilia, to ease out the factory Aprilia Racing vee-four of Eugene Laverty. Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) was third despite continuing to struggle with a shoulder injury, while Leon ...

Camier tops the timesheets again in Phillip Island

Michael Guy, 18 February 2013 14:26

The first day of official World Superbike testing concluded today with Britain’s Leon Camier picking up where he left off in last week’s private testing by setting the overall fastest time. The Fixi Crescent Suzuki rider spent the day dialling in his GSX-R1000 after the team had to rebuild it following his 125mph crash last week. He said: “We changed ...

Honda satisfied after final round of testing in Jerez – Sykes leads

Michael Guy, 28 November 2012 09:27

In what will be the final week of World Superbike testing of 2012 before the winter testing ban comes into effect all of the top teams descended on the Jerez circuit in southern Spain. With action scheduled for the full week not all the teams are testing at the same time. Honda, Kawasaki and Aprilia were the main teams to ...

WSB Magny Cours: Sykes win race two, Biaggi wins title by 0.5points

Michael Guy, 07 October 2012 18:07

Tom Sykes did everything he could to wrestle the WSB crown away from Italian Max Biaggi, but was ultimately denied the title by just 0.5 points. In a tense finish to the 2012 WSB season, Biaggi finished in fifth place which was just enough to secure the big prize and his sixth world title and second WSB crown. Sykes said: ...

Magny Cours WSB: Sykes takes pole and smashes lap record

Adam Child, 06 October 2012 18:37

Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes secured pole position, smashing the lap record with an outstanding Superpole lap, while championship rival Max Biaggi struggled finishing an unexpected 10th. Sykes took his ninth pole position of the season, setting the new circuit best lap with a 1.36.950. Factory Aprilia rider Biaggi failed to make Superpole three, unable to link a hot lap together in ...