September

Year: 2016

Month: September

WSB: Rea: 'Championships can be won by a point!'

03 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea has said the one point he gained over championship rival Tom Sykes at Magny Cours this weekend could make all the difference as he fights to become the first rider to retain a World...

WSB: Davies hails 'most important weekend of career'

03 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies has hailed his double victory at Magny Cours as one of the ‘most important weekends’ of his career given the varying circumstances in which he took victory. The Aruba Ducati man took the...

WSS: Cluzel wins as Sofuoglu denied title chance

02 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Long time race leader and pole man Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) was denied what would have been his fifth world championship title three rounds early after he crashed while leading the...

WSB: Davies doubles up in France

02 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

A three rider battle at the end after what looked like a two rider battle for the win between the leading Kawasakis for most of the 21 laps saw Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) get the better of...

WSB: Davies takes win in dramatic opening race

01 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) secured another win in the WorldSBK championship after he elected to fit intermediate tyres at the start of a wet race. With the sun drying the track he was one...

WSB: Davies leads Camier on opening day in France

30 September 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

The first practice sessions in the FIM Superbike World Championship saw Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) fastest, and then faster again in the afternoon practice period, automatically qualifying...

WSB: Sykes: "We are still in the running"

29 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes has refused to rule himself out of the fight for the 2016 World Superbike Championship despite sitting 47 points behind team-mate Jonathan Rea. Should Rea leave Magny Cours with more than 50...

WSB: Rea focused on title fight as WSB hits Magny Cours

28 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea has admitted he will be focused on maintaining his 47-point lead in the Superbike World Championship as the series hits Magny Cours this weekend. The reigning champion has been adamant...

WSB: Supersport 300 class to be introduced for 2017

27 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike bosses have announced the introduction of a new Supersport 300 Championship for the 2017 season. The new production-based class will become the new ‘beginner’ class for the World...

WSB: Gallery: Chaz Davies swaps two wheels for four

26 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike star Chaz Davies swapped two wheels for four this weekend as he headed to Hungaroring to participate in the penultimate round of the AudiSport TT Cup this weekend alongside fellow...

WSB: Guintoli Back And Looking Forward

23 September 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Sylvain Guintoli returned to World Superbike action at the Lausitzring last weekend, some four and a half months after his horrific Imola highside. He also returned to the series knowing he’d have no...

WSB: Shaun Muir: 'We now have a package to fight for the title'

23 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shaun Muir Racing’s move to Aprilia marks the end to a challenging debut season in the Superbike World Championship. Under the guise of Milwaukee BMW, it’s been a tough year for the squad as they have...

WSB: Aprilia confirm factory plans with Milwaukee and Laverty

22 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Aprilia have finally confirmed the plans for a full-factory return to the World Superbike championship for 2017 first reported by MCN six weeks ago, releasing details about their link-up with former...

WSB: van der Mark finishes race on severely damaged Honda

19 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael van der Mark rode to an incredible eighth place in Sunday’s second World Superbike race at the Lausitzring despite his bike sustaining serious damage in a crash. The Dutchman was sat in...

WSB: Wet weather masterclass from Rea as Sykes crashes out

18 September 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) made up for his first race no-score with a perfect wet race win on Sunday at Lausitzring, giving him a 47 point advantage to take into the final three rounds of the...

WSB: Davies wins as Rea crashes out at Lausitzring

17 September 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

The Superbike World Championship fight is right back on again thanks to the first race of the restarted season, after Jonathan Rea (KRT) crashed out. Race winner Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)...

WSB: Davies takes pole from Sykes in Germany

17 September 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) secured his third ever pole position, and his second of 2016, with a 1’37.883 lap on a rapidly drying track at the Lausitzring. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team)...

WSB: Savadori leads opening day at Lausitzring

16 September 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

On a bumpy Lausitzring surface Lorenzo Savadori (IodaRacing Team Aprilia) proved fastest after two hours on track, securing the overnight advantage near the end of the second session. Recent double...

WSB: Series leader Rea keen to get back on track

15 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike series leader Jonathan Rea will be looking to extend his gap at the top of the standings as the championship resumes at the Lausitzring this weekend. Off the back of a two-month long...