May

Year: 2009

Month: May

WSS America: Sofuoglu wins Supersport Thriller

31 May 2009 by MichaelGuy

Kenan Sofuoglu reignited his title hopes by winning a dramatic World Supersport race at the Miller Motorsports circuit in Utah, USA. The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider started the final lap in third...

WSB America: Spies secures race one victory

31 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Ben Spies has dominated the opening two-part race at Miller Motorsports Park with an empathic eight second victory ahead of Spaniard Carlos Checa. Brit Jonathan Rea rode an impressive race to finish third on track, but on aggregate timing dropped to fifth place. Third spot went to a hard charging Michel Fabrizio who pushed his way past Max Biaggi and Ryuichi Kiyonari in the closing laps. Kiyonari...

Lascorz fastest, Laverty and Crutchlow on front row, Pitt not qualified

30 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Factory Kawasaki rider Joan Lascorz continued his early domination of the World Supersport class at Miller Motorsports park by qualifying in pole position for tomorrows 18 lap race. The Spanish rider...

WSB America Picture Exclusive Haga survives monster crash

30 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Championship leader Noriyuki Haga survived a huge crash in the final minutes of second qualifying at Miller Motorsports Park. The Japanese rider lost control of his Xerox Ducati exiting Toole turn and...

WSS America: Lascorz fastest on day one

30 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Factory Kawasaki rider Joan Lascorz got to grips with the fast Miller Motorsports circuit to secure the fastest Supersport time of the day ahead of three time race winner Eugene Laverty. Parkalgar...

WSB America Biaggi beats Spies to provisional pole

30 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Max Biaggi stunned the WSB paddock by securing provisional pole position onboard his Aprilia RSV4 during the opening qualifying session at the Miller Motorsports Park circuit. Biaggi’s impressive 1m...

Spies targets home double at Miller

29 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Ben Spies enters the seventh round of the World Superbike championship in confident mood with the clear aim of leaving his home race with the double win. The 25 year old American has an impressive...

Dreaming of a dream WSB paddock

21 May 2009 by mattleon

Let’s face it – this year’s World Superbike grid is filled up with some pretty monster names. Ok, well at least it will be again soon once the casualties of Monza return from the hospital. BUT…… Through the gossip i am hearing on the paddock, and from reading the pages of the greatest newspaper published in the World, I am already dreaming of a 2010 World Superbike grid full of not monster names,...

WSB Miller: Jamie Hacking to replace Makato Tamada

21 May 2009 by Michael Guy

American Superbike front runner Jamie Hacking has been confirmed as the replacement for the injured Makato Tamada in the factory Kawasaki team for the American round of the series next weekend (29 to...

Haga philosophical about title hopes

21 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Noriyuki Haga maintains there is a long way to go before he even starts thinking about claiming his first ever WSB crown. The Xerox Ducati rider now sits 85 points ahead of his team-mate Michel...

Kyalami WSB: Race 2 Results - Haga victorious, Spies unable to finish.

17 May 2009 by MCN

Noriyuki Haga won race 2 after being in first place for almost the entire race. Only Ben Spies managed to get in front of Haga for the first couple of laps until the unlucky Texan had to return to the...

Kyalami WSS: Race results - Laverty wins, Crutchlow forced to accept second

17 May 2009 by MCN

Eugine Laverty had an amazing race from the start, even Cal Crutchlow was unable to catch the Irish racer. Michael Laverty finished in 11th place after fighting his way up from 19th place in...

Kyalami WSB: Race 1 results - Haga wins

17 May 2009 by MCN

Noriyuki Haga showed again why he is the current leader on points as he secured his fifth win this year. Spies was challenging Haga until a mistake in the middle of the race when Spies feet slipped of...

Kyalami WSB: Superpole results, Spies takes pole

16 May 2009 by MCN

Ben Spies landed his sixth superpole after a fierce duel with Michael Fabrizio for the position. Spies only managed to land the position in the final sections of superpole, and by a tiny margin of...

Kyalami WSS: Crutchlow takes pole

16 May 2009 by MCN

Cal Crutchlow maintained his momentum from Monza and took pole again on his Yamaha R6. This puts the young Brit in an perfect position to dominate the race and continue his winning streak. 1 Crutchlow...

Kyalami WSB: Sykes steps up to make three Brits on provisional front row

16 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Factory Yamaha man Tom Sykes was one of the big improvers in this morning second qualifying session and has now moved up onto the provisional front row in fourth to join compatriots Leon Haslam in...

Kyalami WSB: Regis Laconi Injury Update

16 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Regis Laconi, who crashed heavily during Friday’s opening Free Practice session, remains in a serious but stable condition this morning. An updated diagnosis from the Sunninghill Hospital in Sandton...

Kyalami WSB: Rea and Haslam on provisional front row

16 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Brits Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam both made impressive starts to their race weekend in Kyalami by securing a place on the provisional front row in the opening qualifying session. Rea, who had a...

Met Crutchlow at Monza

15 May 2009 by andy payne

on a recent trip to Monza my mates & I were lucky enough to meet up with our British supersport champion cal Crutchlow. In this picture is me (Andy) Paul, Ross, Los & Ian.

Laconi suffers five broken vertebrae at Kyalami

15 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Regis Laconi has been ruled out of the Kyalami race after suffering a serious crash on the first lap of the opening free practice session today. The Frenchman riding the DFX Corse Ducati lost the...

Kyalami WSB: Fabrizio fastest, Brits on the pace

15 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Monza race winner Michel Fabrizio continued his impressive run of form by topping the timesheets in the opening Free Practice session at Kyalami today. The Xerox Ducati rider who dominated the three...

Haga undeterred by Monza injury

15 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Championship leader Noriyuki Haga maintains he is suffering no serious side effects from his 148mph collision with a bird at Monza just five days ago. The Xerox Ducati rider suffered a heavily bruised...

Fonsi Nieto to replace Neukirchner at Alstare Suzuki

14 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Following Max Neukirchner’s horrific injuries sustained at Monza on Sunday, former WSB Alstare Suzuki rider Fonsi Nieto has been drafted in to replace the injured German starting from this weekend’s...

Troy Corser to sit out Kyalami WSB

14 May 2009 by Michael Guy

BMW rider Troy Corser will miss this weekends World Superbike round in Kyalami following the injuries sustained during Sunday’s Monza race. The Australian who was already riding with a broken bone in...

Monza WSB: Spies takes victory in Race 2

10 May 2009 by James Keen

Yamaha rider Ben Spies took the win in the second World Superbike race at the Autodromo Nazionale in Italy. Spies placed 15th in race 1 after bike trouble saw him drop back from the lead on the last...

Monza WSB: Crutchlow wins Supersport race

10 May 2009 by James Keen

British rider Cal Crutchlow won the World Supersport race at Monza, Italy onboard a Yamaha YZF-R6. Crutchlow was fastest in the supersport qualifying session with a 1’49.706 lap. Spanish rider...

Monza WSB: Fabrizio wins superbike race 1

10 May 2009 by James Keen

Italian Ducati Xerox rider Michel Fabrizio claimed victory in World Superbike race 1 after a massive crash led to the race being red flagged. Fabrizio’s team mate Noriyuki Haga claimed second, making...

Monza WSB: Race one delayed after serious crash

10 May 2009 by Michael Guy

Max Neukirchner and Brendan Roberts have both sustained serious injuries in a first corner first lap crash at Monza. Suzuki Alstare rider, Neukirchner was leading the race when he was hit by Roberts...

Monza WSB: Ben Spies tops superpole session

09 May 2009 by James Keen

American Yamaha rider Ben Spies proved quickest in superpole at the World Superbike round in Monza, Italy. Spies, riding a Yamaha WSB YZF-R1, lapped the Autodromo Nazionale in 1’44.073 to earn his...

Monza WSB: Crutchlow fastest in Supersport qualifying

09 May 2009 by James Keen

British Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow topped the World Supersport time sheets in qualifying at Monza. Crutchlow, onboard a Yamaha World Supersport team YZF-R6, lapped the Italian circuit at...

Jake Zemke to replace John Hopkins at Stiggy Honda

01 May 2009 by Matthew Birt

American Formula Xtreme champion Jake Zemke is likely to replace injured Stiggy Honda rider John Hopkins in the Monza World Superbike race on May 10, MCN can reveal. Zemke, who is riding for the Erion...