2016

Year: 2016

Month: ALL

Sykes fastest as Phillip Island takes its toll

23 February 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

The second and final day of action at Phillip Island saw a rash of crashes and some injuries, all of which led to lost track time for all at the awesome but tricky 4.445km track in Australia. As the...

Randy leads the way in WSS day one

22 February 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

In the Supersport World Championship division first time WSS rider Randy Krummenacher held off his Kawasaki Puccetti team-mate Kenan Sofuoglu to record the fastest testing time of day one. His...

Day one testing honours go to KRT pair

22 February 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

With the start of a new-look WorldSBK Championship only a few days away the action in Australia got underway in testing mode on Monday 22nd February. Sessions were held on a dry track that was...

Watch Kawasaki's WSB team launch live here

11 February 2016 by Liam Marsden

With just two weeks to go until the first round of the 2016 World Superbike championship, Kawasaki will be launching their 2016 team at 7pm GMT in Barcelona, and you can watch the event live here. The...

World Superbikes to remain on Eurosport until 2019

08 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

World Superbikes will remain with Eurosport until at least the end of the 2019 season, after the pair announced an extension to their deal this morning. An extension to a long-term deal that will...

Rea to run number one plate in 2016

05 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

2015 World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea will run the number one plate on his Kawasaki Racing Team ZX-10R in 2016 as he sets out to defend his title. The Northern Irishman has been debating in...

WorldSBK and WSS entry lists finally released

04 February 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

It has taken a long time but the final shape and size of the WorldSBK grid has finally arrived, with 24 regular Superbike entries – including the once impossible reappearance of two Aprilia RSV4...

Sykes scores best Jerez test time

28 January 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

On what was a less grippy track surface than the previous Jerez tests in November Tom Sykes (KRT) left the Andalusian circuit with the fastest time of all, the only rider to lap under the 1’40...

Van der Mark tries new Honda engine spec

27 January 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

After having to cut his previous Jerez test sessions in November short, to go back home to go and have surgery on a wrist problem, second-season WorldSBK rider for Honda Michael van der Mark made his...

2016 Öhlins WSBK forks explained

27 January 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

For 2016 the majority of the WorldSBK field will run on Öhlins suspension and for those who want the latest material the forks will be all-new RVP25s (Rod Valve Piston, in 25mm piston diameter). The...

Sykes leads day one as WSBK pack reconvenes

27 January 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

A damp start but a busy and dry finish on the first day of Jerez WorldSBK testing saw some familiar names at the top of the time sheets, as Tom Sykes (KRT) finished the first eight hours on top, with...

Lowes back into battle again

27 January 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider Alex Lowes is still recovering from a significant shoulder injury received in the previous Jerez tests last November even though he has already been out on track on his new...

Lowes keen to gauge shoulder injury in WSBK test

22 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Alex Lowes says he’s keen to return to the track for the first time since badly damaging his shoulder in a testing crash last November, as he sets out to gauge the level of recovery he’s achieved...

Althea Racing pull covers off BMW S1000RR

22 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Althea Racing riders Marcus Reiterberger, the 2015 German Superbike champion, and Jordi Torres, the only non-British rider to win a World Superbike race last season, have pulled the covers off the BMW...

Pata Yamaha World Superbike contender breaks cover

18 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Pata Yamaha World Superbike machine of former World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli and former MCE British Superbike champion Alex Lowes has broken cover for the first time as part of Yamaha’s...

Milwaukee BMW set to ‘do their own thing’

11 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Milwaukee BMW boss Shaun Muir is hoping for close cooperation between his SMR squad and the Althea team as both make the move to BMW machinery for the 2016 World Superbike campaign. Speaking to...

Muir: ‘Brookes and Abraham can fight for podiums’

07 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Milwaukee BMW team boss Shaun Muir says he believes that his riders, reigning MCE British Superbike champion Josh Brookes and former Grand Prix race winner Karel Abraham, can fight for podiums this...