2015

Year: 2015

Month: ALL

WSB Assen: Davies on top at flowing Assen

17 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB) led home an all-British top four in the combined results on Friday at the Assen WSB round, following up on his recent win at Motorland Aragon with a top spot...

WSS Assen: Cluzel again the fastest

17 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

With several of the top WSS riders falling in a halted and re-started WSS second practice session at Assen, Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) took a 0.132 second advantage in lap time over Kenan...

HERO EBR Team continues at Assen despite EBR woes

17 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After American motorcycle manufacturer EBR filed for bankruptcy protection in the US the future of the Hero EBR WSB Team – in the short and long term – was thrown into turmoil. With the suddenness of...

Video: Michael van der Mark, A Life Behind The Bars

16 April 2015 by MCN Sport

If you’re a fan of Pata Honda Racing’s Michael van der Mark, then you’ll love this short film about the superbike rider. In fact, even if you’re not a fan already, you’ll probably enjoy this...

Corser clarifies relationship with JR Racing BMW

14 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Troy Corser has spoken out for the first time since the demise of the JR Racing BMW World Superbike team, to clarify his status within the failed project. Originally billed as a key member of the...

Aragon WSB: Davies dominates race two

12 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

Aruba.it Ducati rider Chaz Davies dominated race two at Aragon to take his first victory of 2015 as British riders once again ruled the podium. Davies got the jump on the rest of the field away from...

Aragon WSS: Sofuoglu wins, Cluzel retires

12 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

Three-time World Supersport champion Kenan Sofuoglu cruised to victory at Aragon after Jules Cluzel was forced to retire from the lead due to a mechanical problem with just six laps remaining. The...

Aragon WSB: Rea sees off Davies for win

12 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

Kawasaki rider Jonathan Rea managed to defend a late challenge from fellow Brit Chaz Davies to take his fourth victory out of five races in 2015 and extend his lead at the top of the championship. The...

Aragon WSS: Cluzel on pole

11 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

MV Agusta rider Jules Cluzel will start tomorrow’s World Supersport race from the front of the grid after stealing pole position from Kenan Sofuoglu on his final lap. The pair will be joined on the...

Aragon WSB: Haslam powers to pole

11 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

Leon Haslam will start tomorrow’s WSB races from pole at the Aragon circuit after setting a blisteringly fast time of 1:49.664 in superpole onboard the Red Devils Roma Aprilia. Haslam knocked fellow...

Aragon WSB: Kawasaki pairing dispute top spot after day one

10 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Kawasaki Racing Team riders Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes swapped the lead between them in the second WSB free practice session at Motorland Aragon but at the end Rea was marginally the faster, by only...

Aragon WSB: Ducati duo lead first session

10 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Regular Ducati rider Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing- Ducati WSB) stuck in the fastest early lap at Motorland Aragon in the first free practice session, posting a 1’52.009 that was 0.356 seconds faster...

World Superbikes set to gain new 300cc supersport class?

10 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

The World Superbike championship is provisionally set to gain a new low-cost class from 2017, with the FIM Superbike Committee beginning the groundwork for the class at their last meeting. The series,...

Barrier returns to roots in Superstock 1000

10 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Frenchman Sylvain Barrier will return to his roots this weekend at Motorland Aragon, as he steps down from the World Superbike Championship to the Superstock 1000 Cup; a series in which he is a double...

Badovini in, Barrier out at BMW Italia

08 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team has taken the drastic step of replacing regular rider Sylvain Barrier with former Ducati factory competitor Ayrton Badovini, and replacing him for the rest of the WSB...

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki prepare for electronics shift

08 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

This weekend’s Aragon round of the 2015 World Superbike championship sees the deadline for teams to switch to the new lower-cost electronics package, and will force the hand of the Voltcom Crescent...

Guintoli playing catch-up at Aragon

08 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Reigning World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli says that this weekend’s third round of the World Superbike championship at northern Spain’s Aragon circuit is all about playing catch-up to his...

Top speed woes slows Davies in Thailand

02 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Chaz Davies says that a lack of top speed on his Aruba.it Ducati – combined with three straights at Thailand’s new Chang International Circuit – were the causes of many of his woes at last weekend’s...

Thailand ‘should have been two podiums’ for Lowes

02 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki rider Alex Lowes says he should have been on the podium in both races in the second round of the World Superbike championship last weekend at Thailand’s Chang International...

Coghlan the only Brit in FIM Superstock Cups

01 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Scottish rider Kev Coghlan is the only British rider set to line up on the grid for both the Superstock 1000 and Superstock 600 FIM Cup championships this season. The twenty six year old will ride for...

Haslam tips Lowes for further podium success

31 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Leon Haslam has tipped close friend – and even closer WSB rival – Alex Lowes for more podium success in 2015, after the Voltcom Suzuki rider made his first visit to the podium last time out at...

BMW boss says ‘book closed’ on Corser’s WSB team

30 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

The ‘book is closed’ on Troy Corser’s failed BMW World Superbike project, according to BMW Motorrad Motorsport Technical Director Bertie Hauser. Originally chosen to be technical partners to the team,...

Salom still suffering from Phillip Island crash

29 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Team Pedercini Kawasaki rider David Salom says that his eighth and ninth placed finishes last week in Thailand don’t reflect the strength of his 2015 package, as he continues to struggle with the...

Van der Mark delighted to join Stoner at ‘special’ Suzuka

28 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Pata Honda World Superbike racer Michael van der Mark says he’s delighted to have former double GP champion Casey Stoner join him for this year’s Suzuka 8hr race. Stoner comes into the MuSASHi RT...

Xavier Forés to take over for Bayliss

28 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Spanish rider Xavier Forés will take over from Troy Bayliss for the next two rounds of the 2015 World Superbike Championship, deputising for the injured Davide Giugliano onboard the Aruba.it factory...

Faster pace caused Smith crash

25 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Pata Honda rookie Kyle Smith says that the faster pace of Sunday’s Thai World Supersport race was to blame for his crash at the half way point of the race. The British expat was running strong at the...

Pata Honda riders enjoy Thai scrap

24 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

The Pata Honda duo of reigning world champions Sylvain Guintoli and Michael van der Mark left the first ever round of the World Superbike championship in Thailand pleased with their race two battle...

Bayliss retires – again

22 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Troy Bayliss has announced his permanent retirement from the World Superbike championship after today’s Thailand races, where the former triple champion finished ninth and eleventh. Coming out of...

Thailand WSB: Rea establishes title challenge with Thai double

22 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jonathan Rea has firmly established himself as the main title challenger in the 2015 World Superbike championship by making it two from two at the inaugural round in Thailand. The Northern Irishman...

Thailand WSS: Wilairot takes incredible home win

22 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ratthapark Wilairot has taken an incredible maiden win in the World Supersport championship ahead of a home crowd at the first ever Thai round of the series. The local rider rode a strong race to be...

Thailand WSB: Rea dominates for first ever Thai win

22 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jonathan Rea has dominated the first ever World Superbike race at Thailand’s Chang circuit, leading from flag to flag to take a win over an all-British podium by some six seconds. Leon Haslam and Tom...

Thailand WSS: Soguoglu on pole as Smith makes front row debut

21 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Three time World Supersport champion Kenan Sofuoglu has taken his first front row start of the season, ahead of title rival Jules Cluzel and Brit Kyle Smith on the Pata Honda. The Turk and Frenchman...

Thailand WSB: Rea continues Superpole clean sweep

21 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jonathan Rea has extended his clean sweep of superpole wins for 2015 at the first time out at Thailand’s Burinam circuit. The factory Kawasaki rider snuck in a fast lap late in the session to take the...

WSBK Thailand weekend coverage guide

20 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

The World Superbike Championship returns to the track – and our screens – this weekend for the second round of the year. Running at Thailand’s brand new Burinam track, you can be sure that the...

Thailand WSS: Kyle Smith heads up first day

20 March 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The first two free practice sessions in the FIM Supersport World Championship class at the all-new Chang International Circuit in Thailand were completed with Kyle Smith (Pata Honda) the fastest...

Thailand WSB: Rea way out front early on

20 March 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

At the new WSB venue of Chang International Circuit in Thailand Jonathan Rea (KRT) topped the opening timesheets with ease after an extra long 75-minute practice session, taking his Ninja ZX-10R to a...