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World Superbikes: Confirmed 2008 signings

08 October 2007 by Sarah Carnell

World Superbikes: Confirmed 2008 signings

With news of where riders are planning to go to next year in World Superbikes we will be keeping an eye on who signs for whom over the close season. Ducati’s Troy Bayliss and Alstare Suzuki’s Yukio...

World Superbikes: Hannspree Ten Kate Honda confirm 2008 rider line-up

08 October 2007 by Sarah Carnell

World Superbikes: Hannspree Ten Kate Honda confirm 2008 rider line-up

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda has confirmed its 2008 rider line-up with both MotoGP’s Carlos Checa and defending British Superbike champion Ryuichi Kiyonari set to race in the World Superbike...

Video: World Superbikes: Champion James Toseland speaks to his fans

08 October 2007 by Michael Guy

Check out the video below as newly crowned World Superbike champion James Toseland speaks about his thrilling season. The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider secured the title in the last race of the season yesterday at Magny Cours. Fancy commemorating Toseland’s historic win in his last season in World Superbikes? There’s a range of Toseland memorabilia, including signed items, at Grand Prix Legends.

Gurgling for JT

07 October 2007 by Sal Turner

Gurgling for JT

Here is our 4 month old daughter, Maddy Turner watching James win the 2007 World championship – watching the bike racing is the only thing that keeps her quiet! Well done to James.

World Superbikes: Champion James Toseland thanks friends

07 October 2007 by Sarah Carnell

World Superbikes: Champion James Toseland thanks friends

Newly crowned World Superbike champion James Toseland paid homage to the friends he has made during his seven years in the championship. The British rider secured the title for the second time in his...

Latest World Superbike championship standings

07 October 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Latest World Superbike championship standings

Final World Superbike standings after round 14: James Toseland GBR Honda 415 Noriyki Haga JPN Yamaha 413 Max Biaggi ITA Suzuki 397 Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati 372 Troy Corser AUS Yamaha 296 Ruben Xaus ESP...

Magny Cours World Superbikes: James Toseland crowned king of World Superbikes

07 October 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Magny Cours World Superbikes: James Toseland crowned king of World Superbikes

Britain’s James Toseland kept his fans’ nerves jangling until the final lap of the race on his way to his second World Superbike Championship title. An emotional Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider...

Magny Cours World Supersport: Britain's Craig Jones secures third in France

07 October 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Magny Cours World Supersport: Britain's Craig Jones secures third in France

Britain’s Craig Jones defied all the odds of some wild riding to take his third podium of the season in the final World Supersport race at Magny Cours. The Cheshire-born rider snatched third place in...

Magny Cours World Superbike: Noriyuki Haga closes championship gap on James Toseland

07 October 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Magny Cours World Superbike: Noriyuki Haga closes championship gap on James Toseland

Yamaha’s Noriyuki Haga has closed the gap to 17 points in the world championship Hannspree Ten Kate Honda’s James Toseland following his win in the fog-delayed race one at Magny Cours. The Japanese...

French WSB: James Toseland takes Magny Cours World Superbike pole

06 October 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

French WSB: James Toseland takes Magny Cours World Superbike pole

Britain’s James Toseland has recovered from recent performances to take pole position for the French round of the World Superbike championship at Magny Cours and move closer to becoming the 2007 world...

French World Supersport: Kenan Sofuoglu takes pole at Magny Cours as Tommy Hill qualifies fourth

06 October 2007 by Michael Guy

French World Supersport: Kenan Sofuoglu takes pole at Magny Cours as Tommy Hill qualifies fourth

Kenan Sofuoglu smashed the outright World Supersport lap record to take his fifth pole position of 2007. Sofuoglu had to fight off strong challenges from his own team-mate Sebastian Charpentier and...

French WSB: Troy Bayliss takes provisional pole at Magny Cours

06 October 2007 by Michael Guy

French WSB: Troy Bayliss takes provisional pole at Magny Cours

Troy Bayliss saved his best until last to take provisional pole position at the French World Superbike round at Magny Cours. The Ducati rider took the top spot on his final flying lap of the second...

French WSB: Sebastien Charpentier tops Magny Cours third qualifying

06 October 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

French WSB: Sebastien Charpentier tops Magny Cours third qualifying

Frenchman Sebastien Charpentier has gone fastes in the third qualifying session for the final round of the World Supersport championship, heading Ten Kate Honda team-mate and champion Kenan...

Video: James Toseland on his championship hopes ahead of Magny Cours

05 October 2007 by Michael Guy

James Toseland remains focussed and confident heading into this weekends WSB showdown at Magny Cours. Toseland currently leads the championship standings by 29 points and with just 50 points up for grabs the 27 year old Brit remains firmly in control despite dropping big points to his rivals in the previous two rounds. Toseland has good form at the French circuit having clinched the World...

Lorenzo Lanzi takes pole position in rain hit Magny Cour World Superbikes qualifying

05 October 2007 by Michael Guy

Lorenzo Lanzi takes pole position in rain hit Magny Cour World Superbikes qualifying

In a rain hit first qualifying session Lorenzo Lanzi was the surprise pole position man onboard his Xerox Ducati 999 F07. Like the majority of riders Lanzi elected to wait in the pits for the majority...

Sebastien Charpentier on World Supersport pole at Magny Cours

05 October 2007 by Michael Guy

Sebastien Charpentier on World Supersport pole at Magny Cours

Sebastian Charpentier showed his pace a round his home track to set a blistering 1m 42.617 second lap around the Magny Cours circuit nearly half a second faster than his closest rival. Charpentier has...

Magny Cours World Superbikes: Toseland sets the pace

05 October 2007 by Michael Guy

Magny Cours World Superbikes: Toseland sets the pace

James Toseland made the perfect start to his Magny Cours weekend by securing top spot in the first Free Practice. Toseland started how he means to go on and was one of the first men on track and...

Magny Cours World Supersport: Sofuoglu fastest with Hill second

05 October 2007 by Michael Guy

Magny Cours World Supersport: Sofuoglu fastest with Hill second

Kenan Sofuoglu continued his domination of the World Supersport class by topping the time sheets in the first Free Practice session this morning in Magny Cours. Sofuoglu won last time out in...

World Superbikes: Max Biaggi: "That was my chance"

02 October 2007 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Max Biaggi: "That was my chance"

Max Biaggi believes he lost the chance of taking an emphatic double race win and closing the points gap even further to series leader James Toseland when he nearly ran into the back of Troy Bayliss on...

World Supersport: Triumph confirm plans to take on the world

01 October 2007 by Sarah Carnell

World Supersport: Triumph confirm plans to take on the world

Triumph and Scuderia SC Caracchi have confirmed they will partner up for the 2008 World Supersport championship. MCN revealed in the September 12, 2007 issue that Triumph would be joining the World...

Bring home the title, JT

01 October 2007 by Dazzler

Bring home the title, JT

Come on JT, bring home the title! Skye says thank you for having photo with her. You made her day at Silverstone.

Vallelunga World Superbikes: James Toseland forced to wait for title as Troy Bayliss wins race two in Italy

30 September 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Vallelunga World Superbikes: James Toseland forced to wait for title as Troy Bayliss wins race two in Italy

Britain’s James Toseland will have to wait until next weekend to try and claim the World Superbike crown after crashing in Vallelunga. The Sheffield rider was battling with Troy Corser for fourth...

Vallelunga World Supersport: Craig Jones second in shortened race in Italy

30 September 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Vallelunga World Supersport: Craig Jones second in shortened race in Italy

Britain’s Craig Jones narrowly missed out on victory to finish second in a shortened World Supersport race in Vallelunga. The Cheshire rider had led the race for the first 17 laps before being...

Vallelunga World Superbikes: Italy's hero Max Biaggi wins thrilling home race

30 September 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Vallelunga World Superbikes: Italy's hero Max Biaggi wins thrilling home race

Home hero Max Biaggi has won a thrilling first World Superbike race in Vallelunga in front of thousands of Italian fans. The race was a spectacle of overtaking manoeuvres which kept spectators on the...

Vallelunga World Supersport: Britain's Craig Jones secures first pole in Italy

29 September 2007 by Michael Guy

Vallelunga World Supersport: Britain's Craig Jones secures first pole in Italy

Britain’s Craig Jones secured his first ever World Supersport pole position at Vallelunga today with a scintillating 1m39.322. Jones’ pole was his first since 2003 at Knockhill when he rode in...

Vallelunga World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss on top, James Toseland bounces back

29 September 2007 by Michael Guy

Vallelunga World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss on top, James Toseland bounces back

Ducati’s Troy Bayliss shrugged off a slow speed crash to set the fastest lap time during this morning hour long second qualifying session. Troy Bayliss crashed out at the first gear hairpin after...

English WSB events are best

29 September 2007 by varolsblade

As a World Superbike fan, I would like to make a comment on the 3 race events that were conducted in England 2007 (Donington, Silverstone & Brands Hatch) Our tracks for spectators are the best all around! I’ve been to all the WSB races, except Qatar and Phillip Island, and the humour and atmosphere within our races are the best. In my opinion the worst has to be Lauzitsring.

World Superbikes: Carl Fogarty abandons racing project

28 September 2007 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Carl Fogarty abandons racing project

Carl Fogarty has been forced to abandon plans to race in World Superbikes next season with MV Agusta after being unable to secure the sponsorship to run the team. Foggy had been searching for a...

Vallelunga World Superbikes: Troy Corser on form in Italy

28 September 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Vallelunga World Superbikes: Troy Corser on form in Italy

Yamaha’s Troy Corser was once again the fastest man on track at Vallelunga for the first timed practice of the weekend in the penultimate World Superbike round. The Australian recorded a best time...

Vallelunga World Superbikes: First blood to Troy Corser

28 September 2007 by Michael Guy

Vallelunga World Superbikes: First blood to Troy Corser

Troy Corser set the fastest time in the opening free practice session for the penultimate round of the World Superbike Championship at Vallelunga, Italy. Riding the Yamaha Italia R1 Troy Corser...

World Superbikes: Suzuki’s Racing Group Leader talks Superbikes

26 September 2007 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Suzuki’s Racing Group Leader talks Superbikes

It’s not often senior personnel from the Japanese manufacturers visit World Superbike races, but at the previous round of the championship Suzuki’s Racing Group Leader Mr Fumihiro Ohnishi attended the...

Sofuoglu wins again

26 September 2007 by Anonymous

Sofuoglu wins again

It was a pretty hard fought victory. Sofuoglu had to make a tough overtaking manoeuvre at the last chicane. The picture shows Sofuoglu (#51) and Dutch Superbike champion Arie Vos (#28). Photo by Johan...

World Supersport: Kenan Sofuoglu wins on superbike debut

25 September 2007 by Michael Guy

World Supersport: Kenan Sofuoglu wins on superbike debut

Newly crowned World Supersport champion Kenan Sofuoglu has had his first taste of riding a Superbike and immediately impressed by winning first time out. Kenan Sofuoglu who makes a full time switch...

Misano WSB pics

23 September 2007 by beerbandit

Misano WSB pics

Troy showing off his amended appendage with James and Chris looking for the missing bit! Frankie’s new vocation since retiring from racing: a clean sweep of the track.

World Superbikes: Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser stay at Yamaha

19 September 2007 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser stay at Yamaha

Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser have resigned to ride for the Yamaha Italia team for 2008. Both men came to the end of their one year contract at the end of this season and after positive results were...

World Superbikes: Andrew Pitt signs two-year Ten Kate Honda deal

17 September 2007 by Andy Downes

World Superbikes: Andrew Pitt signs two-year Ten Kate Honda deal

Australian Andrew Pitt has signed a two-year deal to ride for the Honda Ten Kate team – but it’s not decided if it will be for the World Supersport or World Superbike team. It’s thought current...