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Video: Beowulf Racing head to Oulton Park for more testing

07 February 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Beowulf Racing have just released this video as they continue their pre-season testing at Oulton Park circuit in Cheshire. Check out this video as the team’s three riders Dan Linfoot, Gino Rea and Pat McDougall talk about the test. Plus there is also a chance to see an onboard lap of Dan Linfoot on his European Superstock Yamaha R6. Gino Rea will join Linfoot in the European Superstock...

Video: Honda test at Almeria

30 January 2008 by Michael Guy

Watch our video of the Honda World Superbike temas testing their new 2008 WSB bikes at Almeria. The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team finished the first test onboard the brand new 2008 specification Honda CBR1000RR at the top of the time sheets in Almeria last week. WSB rookies Carlos Checa and Ryuichi Kiyonari set identical lap times on the final day and left the Spanish circuit convinced of the...

Carlos Checa and Ryuichi Kiyonari top Almeria test

28 January 2008 by Michael Guy

The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team finished their first test onboard the brand new 2008 specification Honda CBR1000RR at the top of the time sheets in Almeria last week. WSB rookies Carlos Checa and...

Honda is a work in progress for Lavilla

23 January 2008 by Michael Guy

Former BSB Champion Gregorio Lavilla continued his transition to the Paul Bird Honda CBR1000RR he’ll ride in WSB this season with his second test on the bike in Almeria, Spain. Having tested at Jerez...

2008 Ten Kate Honda’s take to the track

23 January 2008 by Michael Guy

The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda squad began their one and only test of the all new 2008 CBR1000RR this morning (Wednesday) in Almeria before heading to the opening round of the World Superbike...

Ten Kate finally get to test 2008 Honda Fireblade

18 January 2008 by Michael Guy

Ten Kate Honda will finally get to test their all new 2008 specification Honda CBR1000RR’s this week at Almeria in Spain. The Dutch team have been flat out for the last month preparing the new bikes...

Alstare test 2008 bikes

18 January 2008 by Michael Guy

The Alstare Suzuki squad completed a further three days testing at Phillip Island this week despite persistent rumours that the teams 2008 plans could be in doubt due to a sponsorship shortfall. See...

World Superbike entry list confirmed

18 January 2008 by Michael Guy

The 2008 WSB entry list has been announced with 28 permant riders confirmed in this years 15 round championship. WSB regulars will be joined by MotoGP men Carlos Checa and Makoto Tamada with BSB...

Max Biaggi sets the pace in Australian World Superbike test

16 January 2008 by Michael Guy

Max Biaggi continued his impressive transition to his Sterilgarda Ducati 1098 F08 in the second three day Phillip Island test that ended today (January 16). Biaggi completed three days on the bike...

Video: Jonathan Rea lighting up his 600

15 January 2008 by Michael Guy, Gary Price (Video)

Jonathan Rea may be a World Supersport rider now, but nobody told him that he shouldn’t be lighting up his Hannspree Ten Kate Honda at Phillip Island. With the current crop of World Supersport bikes behaving like mini Superbikes Rea has been able to bring his committed all action riding style from BSB to the World Championship with spectacular results. At the awesome turn one in Australia Rea...

Video: World Superbike and supersport testing at Phillip Island

14 January 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Last week saw many of the World Superbike and Supersport riders out on their 2008 motorcycles for the first time. We’ve already brought you an exclusive interview with Ten Kate rider Johnathan Rea, but now you can see some highlights of the WSB and WSS bikes in action around the Aurstralian circuit. Watch the player below to see several compilations of Troy Bayliss, Chris Walker, and Max Biaggi in...

Phillip Island WSB: Bayliss on way to Italy with fractured collarbone and sternum

11 January 2008 by Michael Guy

$Phillip Island WSB: Bayliss on way to Italy with fractured collarbone and sternum$

Troy Bayliss is currently on his way back to Italy following his day three crash at Phillip Island that saw him break his right collarbone. It has also emerged that the Australian has fractured the...

Phillip Island WSS: Parkes makes it three out of three

10 January 2008 by Michael Guy

Broc Parkes continued his domination of the Phillip Island test by topping the time sheets on all three days onboard his SSP Yamaha R6. The Australian worked on race simulations in the scorching...

Phillip Island WSB: Kagayama on top, Bayliss breaks collarbone

10 January 2008 by Michael Guy

Alstare Suzuki’s Yukio Kagayama took the final day of the WSB test in Phillip Island by storm after topping the time sheets with a 1m 32.1 second lap. Kagayama had been fast at every day of the test...

Phillip Island WSB: Bayliss out with broken collarbone

10 January 2008 by Michael Guy

Troy Bayliss has broken his right collarbone after high siding his Xerox Ducati 1098 F08 on the final day of the official Pirelli test at Phillip Island. MCN has learned that that Bayliss crashed...

Video: Johnathan Rea talks about his first outing on the Ten Kate World Supersport bike

09 January 2008 by Michael Guy, Angus Farquhar

Johnathan Rea has had an impressive start to his World Supersport career comiing third fastest in the first day of the Phillip Island test. We caught up with the Ulsterman after the first day’s testing to see how he was getting on with the new bike, new team, and new circuit.

WSB Phillip Island: Bayliss stays in control at Phillip Island

09 January 2008 by Michael Guy

Troy Bayliss stayed at the top of the time sheets on day two of the official Pirelli WSB test at Phillip Island after taking a further 0.3 seconds off his day one best. The 38 year old Australian...

WSS Phillip Island: Parkes again as Rea goes second

09 January 2008 by Michael Guy

Yamaha’s Broc Parkes dipped under the World Supersport lap record on day two of the official Pirelli test at Phillip Island. Riding the 2008 specification R6, Parkes found a good set-up at the end of...

WSS Phillip Island: Parkes tops day one at Phillip Island

08 January 2008 by Michael Guy

Yamaha’s Broc Parkes set the fastest Supersport lap with an impressive 1m 35.2 in the final 30 minutes of the opening day. Parkes and team-mate Fabien Foret both had two 2008 bikes each at their...

WSB Phillip Island: Bayliss sets early pace

08 January 2008 by Michael Guy

Troy Bayliss continued where he left off from last months WSB test in Qatar by setting the pace on the opening day of the three day Pirelli test at Phillip Island. Riding the Xerox Ducati 1098 F08,...

WSS Phillip Island: Rea on lap record pace first time out

08 January 2008 by Michael Guy

Jonathan Rea made a seamless transition to life in the World Supersport championship with a seriously impressive performance on day one of the three day official Pirelli test at Phillip Island.

World Supersport: Chris Walker gets dialled in at Jerez

27 December 2007 by Michael Guy

Despite mixed weather conditions, Chris Walker made the most of his three day test in Jerez last week onboard the Gil Motorsport Kawasaki ZX-6R. Chris Walker who spent the last decade riding...

Video: Review of the World Superbike year

27 December 2007

In the fourth of our reviews of the year we take a look at the 2007 World Superbike season. Check out the video below to see the highlights of the year chosen by MCN’s World Superbike reporter Michael Guy.

World Superbikes: GMT switch to World Superbikes

22 December 2007 by Gary Pinchin

After two season’s in World Supersport French-based Yamaha GMT94 team move up to the World Superbike championship in 2008 with David Checa and Sebastien Gimbert. And following on from their win in...

World Superbikes: Exclusive interview with Carlos Checa on his move from MotoGP in this week's MCN

21 December 2007 by Michael Guy

With his first test completed, Carlos Checa believes that his decision to quit MotoGP and join Ten Kate Honda in World Superbikes is the best decision of his life. Carlos Checa has followed fellow...

World Superbikes: Makoto Tamada and Regis Laconi test Kawasaki PSG-1 in Jerez

20 December 2007 by Michael Guy

Makoto Tamada and Regis Laconi got their first taste of the all new 2008 PSG-1 Kawasaki at Jerez in Spain last week, but only got to complete limited laps due to rain and cold temperatures. Tamada a...

World Superbikes: 2008 calendar announced

19 December 2007 by Michael Guy

The 2008 World Superbike Championship has been announced with new races at the Nurburgring in Germany and Sentul in Indonesia making it a provisional 15 round series. The addition of Sentul in...

World Supersport: Tommy Hill frustrated but recovering at home

18 December 2007 by Michael Guy

Tommy Hill is continuing to recover from his testing injuries sustained last month and is now back at home after spending last week in hospital. Following surgery on his femur, pelvis and ankle in...

Audio: Beowulf Racing working hard in testing

14 December 2007 by Michael Guy

Beowulf Racing riders Gino Rea and Dan Linfoot continued their winter testing programme in preparation for the 2008 Superstock 600 European Championship this week. Testing at the Alcarras circuit outside Barcelona in Spain the team braved near freezing conditions to continue developing the Superstock 600 bike and the new more powerful Supersport bike they plan to campaign as a wild card in the...

Video: World Supersport: Andrew Pitt goes electronic

12 December 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Check out the video below as MCN’s World Superbikes reporter, Michael Guy, speaks to Hannspree Ten Kate Honda’s Andrew Pitt about the new electronics for the 2008 motorcycle. The World Supersport rider, who will be joining the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team full-time for 2008, shared his thoughts at the Qatar test a couple of weeks ago. To read about the battle of the electronics for the 2008 World...

World Superbikes: Gregorio Lavilla confirmed for Paul Bird World Superbike squad

06 December 2007 by Matthew Birt

As was predicted in MCN last month, Paul Bird has just officially announced that Spaniard Gregorio Lavilla will ride in a one-man World Superbike effort in 2008. Gregorio Lavilla will return to the...

Video: Beowulf Racing test at Cartagena for 2008

06 December 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Beowulf Racing have just released this on-board footage of the team testing at Cartagena, Spain. In this video you can see on-board laps of the Spanish circuit from former 250MotoGP rider Dan Linfoot, Pat McDougall and Gino Rea. The Beowulf team look set to enter Linfoot in either the European Superstock 600 or FIM Superstock 1000 Cup championships for 2008. Gino Rea (18) continues with the team...

World Supersport: Tommy Hill back in the UK

06 December 2007 by Michael Guy

Tommy Hill has finally been repatriated back to the UK following his sickening crash 11 days ago and a nightmare stay in a Spanish hospital. Hill high sided his Hannspree Althea Honda first time out...

World Superbikes Qatar test: Troy Bayliss fires warning shot

30 November 2007 by Michael Guy

Troy Bayliss fired a warning shot to his World Superbike rivals by topping the timesheets onboard the all new Ducati 1098F08 on the final day of the three day winter test in Qatar. To see Troy...

Video: Ten Kate team owner interviewed

30 November 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team boss Ronald Ten Kate has been speaking to MCN’s World Superbikes reporter Michael Guy in Qatar about the progress made with his team this week. The downside was Kenan Sofuoglu’s crash yesterday, but there have also been many positives with former MotoGP rider Carlos Checa surprising the team with his speed. Check out the video below to see what else Ronald Ten Kate...

Video: World Supersport: Good progress for Triumph in Qatar

30 November 2007 by Michael Guy

The SC Caracchi team has spent the opening two days of the Qatar test getting the Triumph 675 up to speed with Australian riders Garry McCoy and Paul Young. With only one bike between both riders track time has been limited, but they have still been able to make good progress. On the opening day the team used a standard engine fitted with Triumph’s race kit, but by day two the riders benefited...