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Spies takes AMA title

01 October 2006

Spies takes AMA title

Suzuki’s Ben Spies won the 2006 AMA Superbike championship on Sunday October 1, 2006, with a seventh place in the race at Mid-Ohio. The race was won by team-mate Mat Mladin from fellow Suzuki rider...

Bayliss takes WSB title

01 October 2006

Bayliss takes WSB title

Troy Bayliss has secured the World Superbike title after a fifth place and a win at Imola. The Ducati rider is now 98 points ahead of James Toseland with only 50 points left at the last round in...

Bayliss takes Imola pole

30 September 2006

Bayliss takes Imola pole

Troy Bayliss has taken pole position for the penultimate round of the World Superbike champiship at Imola. The Ducati rider was only fifth fastest in the final qualifying session but pulled it out of...

2007 WSB riders

23 September 2006

2007 WSB riders

As the season ends and riders confirm where they will be riding in 2007, we’ve compiled all the latest moves and teams, so you can find out easily who will be riding which bike next season. 2007 WSB...

Suzuki win WEC title

16 September 2006

The Castrol Suzuki team has claimed the 2006 World Endurance Championship with victory at the final round at Magny Cours in france on September 16, 2006. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team rider Keiichi Kitagwa crossed the finishing like of the Bol d’Or 24 hr race at 3pm local time, 13 laps ahead of nearest rivals Yamaha Austria. The race had been one of the toughest of the year, with wet qualifying...

Martin moves to DFX

16 September 2006

Martin moves to DFX

Australian WSB rider Steve Martin has signed for the DFX Treme team for 2007, joining MIchel Fabrizio on Hondas. Martin has ridden for Foggy Petronas for two seasons, but with the Petronas...

Bol d'Or warm-up

16 September 2006

There’s renewed hope for the British teams competing at the Bol d’Or 24 Hrs race today, Saturday, September 16, 2006, as dry conditions have seen the Diablo team jump from 32nd to 4th fastest, and Phase One jump up to 8th quickest. The time sheets were headed by the Suzuki Castrol team, from Yamaha GMT 94 and Team Kawasaki Fuchs. Diablo’s Mark Rohtlaan put in the fastest time for the squad and...

Bayliss on pole

09 September 2006

Bayliss on pole

Troy Bayliss has continued his domination at the Lausitz Ring taking pole position for Sunday’s race. The Ducati rider set the best lap in the qualifying session then went on to take the top spot by...

Wins for JT and Yukio

09 September 2006

Wins for JT and Yukio

Troy Bayliss failed in his attempt to wrap up the World Superbike title early after conceding the Lausitz Ring races to Yukio Kagayama and James Toseland. Bayliss look like he was going to take the...

Suzuki on Bol d'Or pole

09 September 2006

Suzuki on Bol d'Or pole

Julian da Costa has put the number two Suzuki team on pole position for the final round of the World Endurance championship at Bol D’Or on September 16, 2006, amid persistent rain. The number one...

Biaggi signs up for WSB

09 September 2006

Biaggi signs up for WSB

After months of rumours Max Biaggi has finally signed for the Alstare Corona Suzuki World Superbike team. The Italian lost his ride in MotoGP at the end of 2005 and failed to get a ride in 2006 but...

Corser takes Assen pole

02 September 2006

Troy Corser has stormed to pole position after a dry superpole session for the Assen round of the World Superbike championship. The Suzuki rider was the only rider to drop below the 1:39 mark in the Superpole session. Noriyuki Haga stormed to second place on the grid just 0.044 seconds behind Corser followed by Corser’s team-mate Yukio Kagayama and Troy Bayliss taking the final place on the...

Bayliss top at Lausitz

02 September 2006

Bayliss top at Lausitz

Troy Bayliss has set the fastest lap after the first day at the Lausitz Ring World Superbike round. Bayliss could rap up the title this weekend if he continues this form, but Troy Corser seems...

Assen WSB results

02 September 2006

Chris Walker has taken his first World Superbike race win in dramatic style at a wet Assen circuit, see the full results below. Race 1: C.WALKER A. PITT 4.97 M.FABRIZIO 24.13 F. NIETO 36.97 N. ABE 37.18 M.NEUKIRCHNER 37.32 L. LANZI 40.93 R. ROLFO 41.86 K. MUGGERIDGE 53.38 J. TOSELAND 55.87 I. CLEMENTI 1:39.835 S. MARTIN 1:59.724 S. NAKATOMI 1 Lap H. VAN BEEK 1 Lap V. IANNUZZO 5...

Walker's first WSB win

02 September 2006

Walker's first WSB win

Chris Walker has taken his first World Superbike race win in dramatic style at a wet Assen circuit. The Brit rider took Kawasaki’s first WSB win since 2000 after almost coming off in the first...

Hodgson fight for podium

02 September 2006

Hodgson fight for podium

Neil Hodgson was unlucky not to take a podium at the Road Atlanta round of the AMA Superbike championship on Sunday, September 3 as he finished just 0.098 away from the rostrum. Hodgson had run as...

Wildcards for Bol d'Or

02 September 2006

Wildcards for Bol d'Or

The provisional entry list for the Bol d’Or 24 Hour round has been released with permanent teams being joined by some interesting wildcards entries. You’ll be able to cheer on the British-based...

WEC rookie rewarded

02 September 2006

WEC rookie rewarded

World Endurance rider Alex cudlin has been awarded the title of Rookie of the Year for 2006, receiving 59 per cent of votes cast by fans. The 19-year-old Australian races for the British Diablo 666...

Bayliss tops qualifying

01 September 2006

Bayliss tops qualifying

Troy Bayliss has put his factory Ducati on provisional pole for the first World Superbike meeting at the revised Assen circuit in Holland. Bayliss posted a fastest lap of 1:39.336 to head Ducati...

Bayliss tops Assen times

01 September 2006

Bayliss tops Assen times

Troy Bayliss has gone fastest in the opening practice session for the Assen World Superbike round, reassured, no doubt, by the anouncement of a two-year extension of his contract with Ducati. The...

Assen '06 preview

26 August 2006

Assen '06 preview

The ninth round of the WSB championship kicks off at Assen in the Netherlands this weekend with series leader Troy Bayliss for Ducati and rival Noriyuki Haga in second place battling it out. ...

Ducati stick with Bayliss

26 August 2006

Ducati stick with Bayliss

Troy Bayliss will race for the factory Ducati squad in WSB in 2007, as confirmed in a blog post by Ducati boss Federico Minoli. Describing the decision to retain both MotoGP star Loris Capirossi and...

AMA crash for Hodgson

19 August 2006

AMA crash for Hodgson

Neil Hodgson suffered a mixed weekend at the Virginia International Raceway round of the AMA Superbike season on August 19/20 2006, taking third in the first race on Saturday, but crashing out of the...

Ducati quit AMA in 2007

19 August 2006

Ducati quit AMA in 2007

Ducati North America and Ducati Corse have announced that their participation in the AMA Superbike Championship with a factory team will stop at the end of the 2006 season. The Amercian-based Ducati...

Brits at German 24hrs

12 August 2006

Brits at German 24hrs

The British Yamaha Phase One team took third, with fellow Brits Diablo 666 finishing sixth at the Oschersleben 24 Hours round of the 2006 World Endurance Championship. The race was won by the Suzuki...

Superhero Bayliss

05 August 2006

Superhero Bayliss

Tory Bayliss and Lorenzo Lanzi will be racing in fancy dress at Brands Hatch this weekend. The two Xerox Ducati riders are celebrating the launch of the new Superman movie by racing in special...

Brands photo gallery

05 August 2006

We’re down at Brands Hatch all weekend to bring you all the latest from World Superbikes so we thought we’d share the best of our photos with you. Click here to see the motorcyclenews.com group on Flickr and browse our photos. And why not join the group and add your photos of Brands Hatch or anything else bike related. It’s really easy to do and you can even comment on pictures you like,...

Brands video highlights

05 August 2006

Brands video highlights

We spent the weekend in the pits at Brands Hatch so we thought we’d show you what it’s like to be in the thick of it. Check out the videos below to see all the bikes and pit action from the World...

Wins for Bayliss/Haga

05 August 2006

Wins for Bayliss/Haga

Noriyuki Haga improved on his second place in race one, to take a victory at Brands Hatch despite the close attention for Troy Bayliss throughout the race. Bayliss pushed his Ducati to the limit,...

Brands Sunday warm-up

05 August 2006

Brands Sunday warm-up

James Toseland has gone fastest in the morning warm-up session for the Brands Hatch round of World Superbikes, with Tommy Hill third quickest. Reigning champion Troy Corser fell during the session at...

Bayliss on Brands pole

05 August 2006

Troy Bayliss posted a new best lap at Brands Hatch to take pole position as as the last man out onto the circuit for Superpole. Karl Muggeridge had posted a time of 1;25.901 early in Superpole which proved hard to beat, with James Toseland, Troy Corser and Andrew Pitt all coming close. But it was Noriyuki Haga who improved as the penultimate rider, only to lose out to Bayliss within the space of...

Tough race for Hodgson

05 August 2006

Tough race for Hodgson

Britain’s Neil Hodgson salvaged a fifth place from the second race of the AMA Superbike round at Mid-Ohio, following a 16th in the first race due to mechanical problems. Both Hodgson and team-mate...

WSB: Brands Sat am

05 August 2006

Superstock 1000 free practice two times: 1 Badovini A. 1’30.162 2 Sacchetti D. 1’30.612 3 Scassa L. 1’30.631 4 Polita A. 1’30.724 5 Corti C. 1’30.901 6 Roberts B. 1’31.018 8 Silva I. 1’31.298 9 Dionisi I. 1’31.446 10 Rocamora E. 1’31.541 11 Cooper R. 1’31.646 12 Dell’Omo D. 1’31.691 13 Sanders G. 1’31.741 15 Lunadei R. 1’31.787 16 Boy Lee J. 1’31.809 17 Morais S. 1’31.898 18 Smrz M. 1’31.972 19...

Foret splits with Suzuki

01 August 2006

Foret splits with Suzuki

World Superbike rider Fabien Foret has split with the Alstare Suzuki team with immediate effect. Foret will be replaced in the squad by Max Neukirchner, who will ride alongside Tory Corser and Yukio...

Brands WSB: Fri AM

01 August 2006

Brands WSB: Fri AM

Troy Bayliss has topped the first free practice session for the Brands Hatch round of the World Superbike championship with a time of 1:26.681, heading Troy Corser (1:27.091), and Britain’s James...

Suzuka video highlights

29 July 2006

Suzuka video highlights

It doesn’t look like the Suzuka 8 hour endurance race is being shown on UK TV so we’ve had a dig around to find some video of the event. You can read a full report on the race by clicking here or...