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Wild-cards threaten Ducati’s winning streak

Anonymous, 22 April 2003 00:00

The Fila Ducati team will be looking to continue their winning streak at the third round of the World Superbike champioship at Sugo, Japan, this weekend but all the riders in the championship are aware of the strong threat presented by local wild-card entries.Local riders always put in a strong show at the track with only Colin Edwards able to ...

Riders for WSB Valencia test announced

Anonymous, 11 February 2003 00:00

The list of riders taking part in the official World Superbike and Supersport winter test at Valencia on February 21-23 has been announced.MCN will be bringing all the latest news and an exclusive 16-page World Superbike season preview in our February 26 issue.Rider entires for the World Superbike test:4 Troy Corser AUS Foggy FP1 Foggy Petronas 5 Ivan Clementi ITA ...

Heckles tests Mondial WSB machine

Anonymous, 24 June 2002 00:00

Mark Heckles stayed on at Misano after the WSB round there to test Mondial’s Piega WSB bike and the road version as part of the company’s preparations to go racing in 2003.Heckles – who rides for the Rumi Castrol Honda team on a kitted Honda VTR SP-2 in the WSB series – got the test ride because Honda is backing ...

Bayliss quickest at Phillip Island qualifying

Anonymous, 18 March 2002 00:00

TROY BAYLISS stamped his authority on the opening day of round two of the WSB series at Phillip Island in Australia by claiming provisional pole position.Infostrada Ducati’s Bayliss was four-tenths of a second faster than nearest rival Colin Edwards on the Castrol Honda VTR SP-2 with the Australian world champ looking comfortable.His time of 1:32.656s was just over half a ...

Ray Stringer: In his own words

Anonymous, 11 February 2002 00:00

R1basher: Hi Ray, I'm gonna be club racing a '98 Blade in the open class...obviously I'm gonna be down on power against R1's. The engine is currently standard, what sort of power do you think is achievable?RayStringer: Well basically it depends on how much money you want to spend. The best value for money is a good quality exhaust pipe, ...

Bayliss fastest, Walker slowest in Oz

Anonymous, 01 February 2002 00:00

Troy Bayliss made it clear to his rivals that he won’t be giving up his world title without a struggle, after posting the fastest time of the first official test of the WSB year.As everyone suspected the new Ducati 998R in the hands of Bayliss is the bike to beat in the WSB series after the test at Phillip Island ...

Edwards has trouble with birds at Ducati WSB test

Anonymous, 21 January 2002 00:00

Colin Edwards got his first taste of his new Honda VTR SP-2 on Wednesday but spent more time missing the local wildlife than going for fast times.Former WSB champion Edwards finished the first of four days testing Michelin tyres at Kyalami in South Africa but was more concerned about missing large birds sat on the track.Edwards said: " I think ...

Aussie showdown for Walker and Hodgson confirmed

Anonymous, 07 January 2002 00:00

Rivals Chris Walker and Neil Hodgson will go head-to-head on the track for the first time since 2000 when they line up for first official WSB test in Australia later this month.The final decision to make the trip to the Phillip Island test on January 30 was only confirmed by Walker’s new factory Kawasaki team this week.Walker said: " I ...

Heckles joins the Brits in WSB

Anonymous, 09 December 2001 00:00

Liverpool rider Mark Heckles, 25, will ride a kit-bike Honda VTR SP-2 for the Rumi Honda team in WSB in 2002 in a one-rider team.The kit bike is a far cry from the uncompetitive kit-bikes that were seen in the BSB series in 2000 and are said to be on a performance level with the 2001 bike Colin Edwards had.A ...

Latest WSB test news: Walker, Edwards, Sauber

Anonymous, 02 December 2001 00:00

CHRIS WALKER is now eight days into a hectic World Superbike testing schedule in preparation for his return to world championship racing. In contrast, Neil Hodgson has not even seen his new Ducati yet.Walker spent three days at Kyalami in South Africa last week on his Kawasaki ZX7-RR and says he is starting to feel at home on it after ...