The first round of testing got underway at Phillip Island today with factory Aprilia man Eugene Laverty taking first blood to top the timesheets at the end of day one.The 26 year old Irishman set a 1’31.7s best on the newly surfaced Phillip Island track in dry conditions.Fixi Crescent Suzuki rider Leon Camier showed just how far he and the ...
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- 14 February 2013
World Supersport sensation Jules Cluzel has signed for the British Fixi Crescent Suzuki team to race in WSB in 2013. Cluzel arrived in the WSB paddock riding the PTR Honda in WSS in 2012, finishing runner-up in the standings with four wins and eight podiums to his credit. The exuberant Frenchman showed both pace and consistency which as a result ...
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- 29 October 2012
Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner has announced that he will retire at the end of the 2012 season. The shock announcement was delivered to a packed press conference at Le Mans ahead of this weekend’s MotoGP round. The 26-year-old who was crowned World Champion in 2008 and 2011 currently leads the 2012 standings by one point from Jorge Lorenzo. Stoner ...
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- 17 May 2012
The opening World Superbike race at Monza has been cancelled for safety reasons following heavy rain at the Italian circuit.The race initially got underway in dry conditions with Tom Sykes and Sylvan Guintoli leading the way, but was red flagged on lap three when it began raining.The circuit was then hit by torrential rain and after on-going discussions between the ...
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- 06 May 2012
Following yesterday’s Superpole session which saw full wet weather tyres disintegrating along the 200mph front straight at Monza there is genuine concern for today’s two WSB races.Through a mixture of the track being fully wet and completely dry in places, riders opted to use full wet weather tyres, but because of the conditions and extreme heat build up the tyres ...
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- 06 May 2012
Following his serious accident at Imola yesterday in testing, Joan Lascorz underwent surgery last night in Italy to repair damage to his back. The 28-year-old Spaniard underwent an operation to relocate a broken vertebra which had moved partly damaging his spine. The factory Kawasaki rider will continue to be treated and assessed in the Hospital Maggiore di Bologna, but there ...
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- 03 April 2012
Bogdanka Honda rider Sam Lowes ended the opening day at Imola with the second fastest time and remains optimistic about the remainder of the weekend. The 21-year-old set a best lap of 1.52.784 trailing South African Kawasaki rider Sheridan Morais by 0.236 seconds. Speaking to MCN, Lowes said: “I enjoyed that! Phillip Island was disappointing for us so it’s good ...
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- 30 March 2012
Carlos Checa has until the tomorrow to accept a lucrative offer from the BMW Motorrad Italia team to ride the S1000RR in 2012. MCN understands that the 2011 world champion has been offered in the region of £700,000 to ride for the Italian squad which would see him placed alongside Ayrton Badovini and potentially give BMW a stunning rider line-up of Badovini, ...
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- 14 October 2011
Toni Elias got his first World Superbike test underway at Misano today. The 28 year old Spaniard rode the BMW Motorrad Italia S1000RR as a replacement for James Toseland who announced his retirement last week. Elias currently rides for the LCR Honda team in MotoGP and despite enduring a tough season, isn’t expected to make a mid season swap to ...
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- 13 September 2011
A provisional 2012 WSB calendar has surfaced at Nurburgring today. The most notable inclusions are the Sepang race in Malaysia at the beginning of March and the addition of the new Moscow Race Way round in Russia at the end of August. MCN understands that the Malaysian round is still yet to be confirmed due to limited dates available. 25 ...
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- 02 September 2011
