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World Superbikes: Riyuichi Kiyonari: “I wanted to be on the podium”

08 April 2008 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Riyuichi Kiyonari: “I wanted to be on the podium”

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda man Ryuichi Kiyonari showed that he has the pace to run at the front of WSB with a classy fourth place at Valencia, but was disappointed not to claim his first ever WSB...

Video: World Superbikes: Carlos Checa talks Valencia last corner crash

08 April 2008 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa had a seriously eventful home race at Valencia after wiping out German Max Neukirchner at the final corner in race one before climbing on to the podium in race two. The Spanish Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider now sits joint third alongside Troy Corser in the championship standings and clearly has the potential to take race wins now that his Honda CBR1000RR is fully developed. In the...

Glad we chose Valencia not Brands Hatch!!

07 April 2008 by Stuart Farrow

Glad we chose Valencia not Brands Hatch!!

Sitting in the stands with some other Brits at the World Superbike meeting in Valencia. We just had a video text from home Brands was cancelled and 4-6 inches of snow in the area where we live!!

Valencia World Superbikes: Noriyuki Haga takes race two in Spain

06 April 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Valencia World Superbikes: Noriyuki Haga takes race two in Spain

Yamaha’s Noriyuki Haga has taken his first win of the 2008 season in the second World Superbike race in Valencia this afternoon. The Japanese rider claimed the lead after initial leader Carlos Checa...

Valencia World Supersport: Craig Jones claims second podium in Spain

06 April 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Valencia World Supersport: Craig Jones claims second podium in Spain

Britain’s Craig Jones has claimed his second third of the season at the World Supersport race in Valencia. The Parkalgar Honda rider was always in contention for a place on the podium and he kept hia...

Valencia World Superbikes: Lorenzo Lanzi wins race one in dramatic fashion

06 April 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Valencia World Superbikes: Lorenzo Lanzi wins race one in dramatic fashion

Lorenzo Lanzi has taken victory in the first World Superbike race in Valencia in the most dramatic of fashions. Alstare Suzuki’s Max Neukirchner looked like he would take his first World Superbike...

Valencia World Superbikes: Max Neukirchner takes maiden pole position

05 April 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Valencia World Superbikes: Max Neukirchner takes maiden pole position

Max Neukirchner has taken his first superpole ahead of tomorrow’s World Superbike races in Valencia. The German just pipped his Alstare Suzuki team-mate Yukio Kagayama to the top spot with his lap of...

Valencia World Supersport: Craig Jones stays on front row, Jonathan Rea takes sixth

05 April 2008 by Michael Guy

Valencia World Supersport: Craig Jones stays on front row, Jonathan Rea takes sixth

Craig Jones remained on the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s World Supersport race at Valencia after showing no ill effects of his high speed crash this morning. Like a number of other riders,...

Valencia World Superbikes: Carlos Checa takes top spot in second qualifying

05 April 2008 by Michael Guy

Valencia World Superbikes: Carlos Checa takes top spot in second qualifying

Carlos Checa dislodged the dominant Suzuki pairing of Max Neukirchner and Yukio Kagayama to take provisional pole position in another fiercely contested qualifying session at Valencia this...

Valencia World Supersport: Joan Lascorz dominant in second free practice

05 April 2008 by Michael Guy

Valencia World Supersport: Joan Lascorz dominant in second free practice

Spaniard Joan Lascorz dipped under the Valencia track record on his way to setting the fastest time in this morning’s second Free Practice session. Lascorz has already impressed in 2008 by taking a...

Valencia World Supersport: Craig Jones suffers big crash in Saturday free practice

05 April 2008 by Michael Guy

Valencia World Supersport: Craig Jones suffers big crash in Saturday free practice

Top Brit Craig Jones walked away from a high speed crash just minutes into the second free practice session this morning. The 22-year-old tucked the front at the fast right kink before the hairpin...

Suzuki dominate fiercely contested first qualifying

04 April 2008 by Michael Guy

Suzuki dominate fiercely contested first qualifying

Less than one second separated the top 15 riders in Friday first qualifying with the Suzuki pairing of Max Neukirchner and Yukio Kagayama securing the top two spots on the provisional front row.

Andrew Pitt Secures top spot, Craig Jones takes second

04 April 2008 by Michael Guy

Andrew Pitt Secures top spot, Craig Jones takes second

Phillip Island race winner Andrew Pitt made his intentions clear by topping the time sheets in first qualifying with a lap 2/10th under the provisos Supersport circuit record. Pitt’s time of 1m36.773...

Yukio Kagayama back with a bang

04 April 2008 by Michael Guy

Yukio Kagayama back with a bang

Alstare Suzuki’s Yukio Kagayama made an impressive return to the WSB paddock by posting the fastest time in this mornings free practice session. Kagayama broke his collarbone at Qatar in February and...

Strong start for Brits at Valencia

04 April 2008 by Michael Guy

Strong start for Brits at Valencia

Craig Jones, Jonathan Rea and Chris Walker made it three British riders in the top ten during the opening World Supersport Free Practice session at Valencia this morning. Parkalgar Honda rider, Jones...

World Superbikes: Max Biaggi to race in Valencia

02 April 2008 by Matthew Birt

World Superbikes: Max Biaggi to race in Valencia

Injured Italian Max Biaggi has confirmed this morning that he will brave the pain of his broken left wrist to try and compete in this weekend’s Valencia World Superbike clash. Max Biaggi breaks wrist...

Jonathan Rea fired up for Valencia

01 April 2008 by Michael Guy

Jonathan Rea fired up for Valencia

Jonathan Rea is targeting an improvement in his qualifying performance at this weekend’s third round of the World Supersport championship at Valencia. Rea showed impressive race pace at Phillip...

Video: Tommy Hill talks testing at Valencia

29 March 2008 by Michael Guy

At the recent World Superbike and World Supersport test in Valencia, MCN spent some time with injured Hannspree Altea Honda rider Tommy Hill out on track. As an experienced Superbike rider and personal friend to the Brits in Supersport, Hill is ideally placed to comment on the performances of both bikes and riders on track and in the video below he offers an insight into what the teams are trying...

World Superbikes: Vent Axia VK Honda head to Spain for vital testing

28 March 2008 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Vent Axia VK Honda head to Spain for vital testing

Gregorio Lavilla and his Vent Axia VK Honda squad will get three days of vital testing onboard the all new 2008 specification Honda Fireblade before Valencia. Lavilla has ridden the opening two...

World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss walks away from Ducati Hypermotard crash

27 March 2008 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss walks away from Ducati Hypermotard crash

World Superbike series leader, Troy Bayliss walked away from a crash onboard a Ducati Hypermotard last week. Bayliss was riding Ducati’s 1100cc Supermoto for a photo shoot but didn’t even get to...

Boys will be boys

22 March 2008 by mark adamson

Boys will be boys

My little boy (Hayden)would be so happy to see this picture taken at Phillip Island WSB in MCN. I have no idea what the Oz blokes are photographing! Mark & Hayden Adamson

World Supersport Valencia test: Craig Jones denied top spot in final minutes

14 March 2008 by Michael Guy

World Supersport Valencia test: Craig Jones denied top spot in final minutes

Britain’s Craig Jones was denied top spot on the final day of the two-day World Supersport test in Valencia. Jones held top spot until the final 10 minutes when he was relegated to third place by...

World Superbikes Valencia test: Karl Muggeridge leads the way

14 March 2008 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes Valencia test: Karl Muggeridge leads the way

Karl Muggeridge showed the rest of the World Superbike field how it’s done by posting a seriously fast lap on a qualifying tyre to dip under Troy Bayliss’ previous best lap of the Spanish circuit.

Video: World Supersport Valencia test: Craig Jones fifth fastest

14 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Britain’s Craig Jones is out testing his Honda CBR600RR in Valencia with the rest of the World Supersport riders this week. On the first day of testing Jones was the fifth fastest rider recording a best lap time of 1:37.972 on his Parkalgar Racing Team Honda. Check out the video below as MCN’s World Superbike reporter Michael Guy managed to get a video of Craig Jones out on the Spanish track on...

World Superbikes Valencia test: Ruben Xaus blitzes lap record

14 March 2008 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes Valencia test: Ruben Xaus blitzes lap record

Spaniard Ruben Xaus made the most of his one and only day of testing by breaking the circuit best lap record held by Ducati’s Troy Bayliss to finish his test over one second faster than his closest...

World Supersport Valencia test: Graeme Gowland fastest before big crash

13 March 2008 by Michael Guy

World Supersport Valencia test: Graeme Gowland fastest before big crash

Graeme Gowland ended the opening day of testing at Valencia in the medical centre after suffering a massive crash at the fast turn three onboard his Bejan Honda CBR600RR. Valencia test day one...

World Supersport Valencia test: Chris Walker on form

13 March 2008 by Michael Guy

World Supersport Valencia test: Chris Walker on form

Kawasaki’s Chris Walker secured the second fastest time in the opening day of the two day official World Supersport and Superbike test in Valencia today with a lap time 0.3 seconds off the lap record.

World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss and Michael Fabrizio to miss Valencia test

08 March 2008 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss and Michael Fabrizio to miss Valencia test

Xerox Ducati men Troy Bayliss and Michel Fabrizio will miss next weeks two day test at Valencia due to the injuries they sustained at Phillip Island. The factory Xerox Ducati team have also sighted...

World Superbikes: Max Biaggi begins rehabilitation at home

07 March 2008 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Max Biaggi begins rehabilitation at home

Max Biaggi has returned back to his home in Rome following his 170mph crash in race two at Phillip Island, Australia last weekend. Biaggi sustained a broken left wrist in the spectacular crash and now...

World Superbikes: Kenan Sofuoglu - 'I have a lot of respect for James Toseland'

06 March 2008 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Kenan Sofuoglu - 'I have a lot of respect for James Toseland'

Kenan Sofuoglu went from 21st in qualifying to running as high as fifth in race two at Phillip Island last weekend. The young Turk is on an incredibly steep learning curve but he’s showing pace and...

World Superbikes: Indonesia race cancelled

05 March 2008 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Indonesia race cancelled

The 2008 World Superbike calendar has been reduced to 14 rounds after it was confirmed that the proposed Indonesian race at Sentul on October 12 has been scrapped. When the provisional calendar was...

World Superbikes: Max Biaggi breaks wrist in 170mph crash

04 March 2008 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Max Biaggi breaks wrist in 170mph crash

Max Biaggi saw his title campaign take a massive blow after two uncharacteristic crashes left him with no points and a badly broken left radius bone in his wrist in Phillip Island. After being the...

Phillip Island World Superbikes: TV highlights

03 March 2008 by MCN Sports desk

Following Troy Bayliss’s stunning double victory at his home circuit in Phillip Island at the weekend here are highlights from the second weekend on the World Superbike calendar. Check out highlights from race one on the right and highlights from race two and the crashes of the weekend below.   Race two highlights:   Terrible tumbles from Phillip Island:   Troy Bayliss crashes in Phillip Island...

Phillip Island World Superbikes: Bayliss does the double

02 March 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Phillip Island World Superbikes: Bayliss does the double

Troy Bayliss has done the double at Phillip Island taking his second clear win of the day. The Australian rider opened up an instant lead at the start of the race and kept it easily to the flag,...

Phillip Island World Supersport: Pitt takes hard fought win

02 March 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Phillip Island World Supersport: Pitt takes hard fought win

Andrew Pitt has won the World Supersport race at Phillip Island after a momentous battle, while team-mate Jonathan Rea fought back to fifth. In a race-long battle for the front with Josh Brookes,...

Phillip Island World Superbikes: Bayliss wins dramatic race 1

02 March 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Phillip Island World Superbikes: Bayliss wins dramatic race 1

Troy Bayliss won the first World Superbike race at Phillip Island after two massive incidents caused the race to be red flagged and restarted before a lap had even been completed. Bayliss’ Ducati...