2017

Year: 2017

Month: ALL

WSB: Sykes tops Aragon test despite illness

04 April 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

One day after they raced for real at Motorland Aragon the top WorldSBK men and machines tested for real, with eight hours of available track time for the 19 riders who ventured out in bright sunshine...

WSS: Artist releases Kyle Ryde drawing to help fund season

03 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Renowned motorcycle racing artist Billy Art is producing a drawing of Kyle Ryde in order to help fund the young British World Supersport hopeful’s season with the Puccetti Kawasaki team. Guided by...

WSB: Davies: 'We're competitive but it's still not enough'

03 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies has admitted that while he finally broke Jonathan Rea’s dominant string of wins at Aragon yesterday he feels he’s still not competitive enough to fight with his Kawasaki rival. Last year...

WSB: Davies halts Rea's dominance with race two win

02 April 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Marco Melandri (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) contested the last sectors of the second WorldSBK race at Motorland Aragon,...

WSB: Rea wins dramatic opener as Davies crashes out

01 April 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) battled it out for supremacy in race one at Motorland Aragon, until Davies crashed out on the entrance to the final...

WSB: Davies takes control with pole in Aragon

01 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) broke the Superpole streak of Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) with a new track best of 1’49.319, using the all-new multi-lap Pirelli rear qualifying tyre for...

WSB: Rea on top as rain ends day one in Aragon

31 March 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

The first European-based round of the 2017 WorldSBK Championship got underway in sunshine and ended in very light rain at the Motorland Circuit in northern Spain, with the combined times of FP1 and...

WSB: Julian Simon to replace Savadori at Aragon

29 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Former 125cc World Champion Julian Simon will make his World Superbike debut this weekend as he joins the Milwaukee Aprilia team in place of the injured Lorenzo Savadori. Savadori is set to miss the...

WSB: Davies looks to establish title fight in Spain

29 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

This weekend’s third round of the Superbike World Championship will be of vital importance for Ducati’s Chaz Davies as he looks to establish himself as a title contender. With rival Jonathan Rea...

WSB: Haslam to wildcard at Donington Park

29 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

British Superbike star Leon Haslam will make a wildcard appearance in the UK round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park as he joins the Puccetti Kawasaki team. After testing the...

WSB: Jonathan Rea's Thailand column

16 March 2017 by Jonathan Rea

When things go right, they go right, and I just felt good on the bike last weekend! I did a race run in practice and thought that it was solid enough to race for the win, and then when I got going in...

WSB: Sykes: 'We need to close the gap faster'

15 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes has said he needs to work to close the gap to team-mate Jonathan Rea a little faster if he’s to compete for wins in the 2017 Superbike World Championship. Speaking after a double podium at...

WSB: Davies looking to take positives from tough Thailand

14 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies is looking to take the positives away from a challenging weekend at the Chang International Circuit this weekend in which he crashed both in qualifying and the second race. The Welshman...

WSB: Rea makes it four from four with Thai double

12 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea took a fourth consecutive race victory with a commanding performance in an interrupted second race in Thailand today. The red flag came out on the fifth lap of the race following an...

WSB: Rea dominates race one in Thailand

11 March 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) took his third race win of the 2017 season in peerless fashion, and at lap record pace, after running in the lead for all 20-laps of the 4.554km circuit in...

WSB: Outright lap record for polesitter Rea in Thailand

11 March 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea set a new track best lap of 1’32.957 – without the aid of a qualifying rear tyre – to take his tenth career Superpole win today. He had earlier become the first rider to crack the 1’32...

WSS: Smith tops day one in Thailand

10 March 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Brit Kyle Smith posted the fastest lap of day one on the WorldSSP class at a steamy Chang International Circuit in Thailand, from local rider Decha Kraisart. Regular rider and near-winner at Phillip...

WSB: Rea leads Sykes as Thai round gets underway

10 March 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea posted a first session lap time under the existing race lap record and then improved it again in the afternoon to lead the field in the first contact with the Chang International Circuit...

WSB: Sykes eying first win of the season at Buriram

09 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes is looking to bounce back from a tough opening as the Superbike World Championship resumes in Thailand this weekend. The 2013 World Champion finished on the podium in the opening race, but...

WSB: Hayden hoping to be more competitive in Thailand

09 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Nicky Hayden is hoping the nature of the Buriram circuit will help his Red Bull Honda team kick start their 2017 Superbike World Championship effort this weekend after a slow start to the year in...

WSB: Davies hoping power boost will see Ducati in the mix in Thailand

08 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Ducati’s Chaz Davies is hoping the boost in power his team have found with the Panigale R will give him what he needs to fight at the front in Thailand this weekend. In previous years Davies has...

WSB: Brookes happy with 12th after technical setbacks

01 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

2015 MCE British Superbike Champion Josh Brookes overcame a plethora of technical difficulties to walk away with a rewarding 12th place finish in this weekend’s opening round of the 2017 Superbike...

WSB: Melandri thrilled to mix it up in Australia

28 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Marco Melandri was thrilled to walk away from Phillip Island this weekend having returned to the podium for the first time since he left the Superbike World Championship at the end of the 2014...

WSB: Camier impresses with fifth in Phillip Island

28 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Camier impressed in this weekend’s opening round of the 2017 Superbike World Championsip with a stunning fifth place in Saturday’s opening race. The MV Agusta rider was severely hampered by a...

WSB: Jonathan Rea's Phillip Island column

28 February 2017 by Jonathan Rea

With the first round of the 2017 World Superbike championship done and dusted – and with a double victory under his belt for defending world champion Jonathan Rea – MCN are delighted to have signed up...

WSB: 'New approach' boosts Lowes in Phillip Island

27 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Alex Lowes impressed at Phillip Island this weekend as he shot to the front to challenge for the podium on the Yamaha YZF-R1. The former British Champion walked away from the Australian circuit with...

WSB: Tyre life hampers Red Bull Honda at Phillip Island

27 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Issues with tyre conservation led to a frustrating weekend at Phillip Island for the Red Bull Honda duo, who left the Australian circuit with just seven points between them. Having struggled with the...

WSB: Davies: 'The glass is half full' after Phillip Island seconds

27 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies left Phillip Island happy with his consistent points haul despite narrowly missing out on two race victories to rival Jonathan Rea. Davies pushed the double World Champion in both of the...

WSB: Rea relishes in perfect start to 2017

26 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jonathan Rea is relishing a perfect start to his 2017 World Superbike season, after doubling up to win both races of the series’ opening round in Phillip Island. Extending his total race wins in the...

WSB: Rea doubles up for win number 40

26 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

The first race to be held under the new grid rules, where the top three from race one start race two from the third row, had little effect on the winning machine that is Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing...

WSS: Rolfo from Mahias by only 0.001

26 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

An unbelievable 10-lap WorldSSP race, which saw the expected order change lap by lap, finished in controversial style at Phillip Island. It came down to a fight between eventual winner Roberto Rolfo...

WSB: Rea wins fabulous season opener

25 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

In the Aussie sunshine the top World Superbike riders proved that things may not be taken for granted in 2017 after all, as at one time 14 leading riders contested the win in the first 22-lap race of...

WSS: Jacobsen scores first MV Superpole win

25 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

American Patrick Jacobsen (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) secured his first pole position start in his first MV Agusta WorldSSP race meeting with a 1’33.128 lap that put him 0.102 seconds ahead of second...

WSB: Rea and company smash best lap records in Superpole

25 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) set a new track best of 1’29.573 to take his ninth career Superpole win at the opening round of the year in Australia. All top four riders on the grid, Rea, Tom...

Live: Ask the Eurosport team about WSB

24 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

With the first round of World Superbikes kicking off tonight in Phillip Island, the Eurosport team of James Whitham, Greg Haines and Charlie Hiscott are taking your questions live on Facebook right...

WSS: Jacobsen leads the way on opening day

24 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

PJ Jacobsen’s first competitive ride on the official MV Agusta Reparto Corse F3 delivered him the fastest lap of the day thanks to his morning time of 1’33.087. His time was under the race lap record,...