January

Year: 2016

Month: January

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...