May

Year: 2016

Month: May

Davies: 'I probably pushed too hard'

31 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies was relieved to finish on the podium in Sunday’s second race after a difficult start to the weekend at Donington Park. The Welshman lost the majority of the FP2 session on Friday after his...

Rea frustrated to miss out on Race 2 win

29 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea was left frustrated after missing out on a chance of victory in Sunday’s second Superbike race at Donington Park. The Ulsterman stalked team-mate Sykes, who had so far dominated the...

Sykes hails 'perfect' weekend

29 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes has hailed a perfect weekend after taking his eighth consecutive victory at Donington Park in front of his home crowd. The Kawasaki star shattered the outright lap record to take pole...

Tom Sykes reigns supreme with Donington double

29 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes fended off an attack from team-mate Jonathan Rea to take his eighth consecutive victory in the second Superbike race at Donington Park. With a much better start than yesterday’s first...

Dominant Donington win for Sofuoglu

29 May 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) extended his championship lead with a start-to-finish victory in the 20-lap WorldSSP race at Donington, winning by 1.569 seconds. It was his 35th career WSS...

Stapleford secures Donington front row

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Luke Stapleford will start his home round of the 2016 Supersport World Championship at Donington Park from the front row of the grid. The reigning British Supersport Champion qualified third behind...

Camier matches season-best result for MV Agusta

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Camier repeated his best-ever performance on MV Agusta’s F4 with a fourth place in today’s opening race at Donington Park. The 2009 British Superbike Champion has been on the pace throughout the...

False neutrals hinder Rea in opening race

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea’s progress in today’s opening World Superbike race at Donington Park was hindered after hitting a number of false neutrals while fighting with team-mate Tom Sykes and Ducati’s Davide...

Sykes: 'I had to fight for it!'

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes took a seventh consecutive victory at Donington Park this afternoon and says the win was all the more rewardable given the fight he had to put up to get it. Having been beaten up in the...

Disastrous opening race for Davies

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies’ weekend went from bad to worse at Donington Park this afternoon as he crashed out of the opening race twice. The Welshman’s weekend didn’t get off to the best of starts on Friday as he...

Magnificent seven for Sykes at Donington

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes cruised to a seventh consecutive Donington Park victory this afternoon, beating Ducati’s Davide Giugliano and team-mate Jonathan Rea. Chaz Davies took the holeshot to lead the early stages...

Sofuoglu takes supersport pole

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Reigning World Supersport Champion Kenan Sofuoglu fought off competition from PJ Jacobsen and Luke Stapleford to take pole position for tomorrow’s World Supersport race at Donington Park. The...

Sykes decimates opposition for record Donington pole

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes obliterated his opposition as he set the fastest ever two-wheeled lap around Donington Park on his way to pole position for the weekend’s two World Superbike races. The Kawasaki man’s time...

Lowes ruled out of remainder of Donington round

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alex Lowes has been ruled out of the remainder of this weekend’s World Superbike action at Donington Park as he continues to recover from a broken collarbone. The PATA Yamaha star sustained a fracture...

Beaubier impresses in Donington practice

27 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Cameron Beaubier swapped his MotoAmerica R1 ride for the official WorldSBK seat vacated by the injured Sylvain Guintoli at Donington – and impressed all with his instant pace in going ninth after...

Rea 'much more comfortable' at Donington Park

27 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea was left pleasantly surprised to be on team-mate Tom Sykes’ tail after the opening day at Donington Park. The reigning World Champion was just 0.039 seconds off Sykes’ fastest time after...

Lowes rides to fourth fastest without painkillers

27 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alex Lowes put in some heroics on day one at Donington, scoring the fourth best lap time despite a recently injured and plated left collarbone. Arriving in Donington he was down to be reviewed by the...

Sykes surprised with practice pace

27 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes was left surprised to be fastest on the opening day at Donington Park after opting to work on race set-up instead of searching for a single fast lap. The 2013 World Champion has won the last...

Rea leads Krummenacher in World Supersport

27 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

The ‘other’ Rea in the WorldSBK paddock, WorldSSP rider Gino Rea (GRT Racing Team MV Agusta), edged out second place rider Randy Krummenacher (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) in Friday’s combined qualifying...

Sofuoglu to remain with Kawasaki for 2017

27 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Reigning World Supersport Champion Kenan Sofuoglu will continue with Kawasaki in the World Supersport class next season. The most successful Supersport racer in the series’ history, Sofouglu will...

Davies bemused by Donington fireball

27 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies’ Free Practice two came to an abrupt halt today as his Ducati Panigale R burst into flames following a technical problem 20 minutes into the session. Smoke started to emerge from the...

Sykes leads Rea by 0.039 on Day 1 at Donington

27 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes led the way as the seventh round of the 2016 Superbike World Championship got underway at a sunny Donington Park today. However, the Yorkshireman’s Kawasaki team-mate Jonathan Rea pushed him...

Donington World Superbike to be shown on Quest

27 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

The seventh round of the World Superbike championship will be shown live on free-to-air TV this weekend. Both Saturday and Sunday at Donington Park will be broadcast live on Quest, a free-to-air...

Davies hoping for Donington boost

26 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies is confident he has the package to challenge the Kawasakis as the World Superbike championship hits Donington Park this weekend. The Welshman has never won at the Leicestershire circuit...

Lowes to fight pain at home round

26 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alex Lowes will fight the pain to ride in front of his home crowd as the World Superbike championship rolls into Donington Park this weekend. The likeable young Brit broke his collarbone in a crash...

Hayden looks forward to Donington return

26 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Nicky Hayden is hoping to carry the momentum from his debut World Superbike victory to this weekend’s British round at Donington Park. The 2006 MotoGP champion took a dominant win in sodden...

Sykes hoping to continue Donington dominance

26 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Having won the last six races at Donington Park, Tom Sykes heads into his home round of the 2016 World Superbike championship in a strong position. The Kawasaki star has dominated the last three...

Things to do at Donington World Superbikes

24 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

The Superbike World Championship returns where it all began this weekend as the sole British round of the series gets underway at Donington Park. The iconic Derbyshire circuit plays host to the...

Kyle Ryde back on World Supersport grid for Donington Park

23 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Kyle Ryde will be back on the World Supersport grid for his home round at Donington Park after signing a deal with the Schmidt MV Agusta team. The 18-year-old was left high and dry after the shock...

Beaubier to replace Guintoli at Donington

20 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

MotoAmerica ace Cameron Beaubier will join the PATA Yamaha squad at Donington Park next weekend as the injured Sylvain Guintoli continues his rehabilitation. The 2015 MotoAmerica Superbike champion...

Anthony West impresses in Sepang

18 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Anthony West stunned at Sepang this weekend as he stormed to Pedercini Kawasaki’s best result in more than a decade. West was a last minute call up to replace Frenchman Sylvain Barrier, who has been...

Hayden: 'I knew I had to go for it!'

17 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Nicky Hayden took his first race victory in ten years at the sixth round of the 2016 Superbike World Championship in Sepang, but the Kentucky Kid says it’s not through a lack of trying that he endured...

Alex Lowes breaks collarbone in Sepang

16 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alex Lowes is in a race to be fit for his home round of the Superbike World Championship at Donington Park next weekend after breaking his collarbone in Sepang. The PATA Yamaha rider highsided out of...

Hayden takes first WSB win at wet Sepang

15 May 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Hayden Takes First WorldSBK Win After Sepang Deluge Nicky Hayden (Honda World Superbike Team) enjoyed his first win in the WorldSBK paddock in a full wet second 16-lap race which he led almost from...

Sykes storms to Sepang win

14 May 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Superpole winner Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) became race winner at Sepang as he romped home 5.6 seconds clear of his team-mate Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) after leading for virtually the...

Sofuoglu takes supersport pole in Sepang

14 May 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Multiple world champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) secured pole position after Superpole 2 in the WorldSSP class, breaking the existing track best with his 2’08.055 lap, set right at...