March

Year: 2006

Month: March

Bayliss top at Valencia

25 March 2006

Troy Bayliss proved the dominant force over the three days of WSB testing which ended at Valencia on Wednesday, March 29. He was fastest for session after session and ended up the only rider with a...

Channel 4 to show WSB

25 March 2006

World Superbikes will be broadcast on Channel 4 for the rest of this year, according to broadcastnow.co.uk. It will be presented from the venue for each race by Jonathan Green and Fran Robinson.

Bayliss quicker on day 2

25 March 2006

Troy Bayliss dominated day two of the WSB test in Valencia just as he had day one. Building on his 1.35.22 fastest lap on Monday, he clocked a withering 134.987 on Tuesday to leave Corser & Co...

Bayliss tops test day 1

25 March 2006

Ducati’s Troy Bayliss was fastest on day one of WSB tests at Valencia on Monday (March 27) – eight-tenths of a second ahead of Suzuki riding Troy Corser The test continues until Wednesday, March 29,...

Zemke wins Daytona 200

11 March 2006

Jake Zemke took the win in the Daytona 200 race at Daytona, Florida, after a drama filled 68 laps. The Hondas of Zemke and five-time winner Miguel Duhamel took control of the race on lap 14 and...

Mladin wins AMA opener

11 March 2006

Reigning AMA super bike champion took the win at the opening round of the American super bike championship at Daytona Beach, Florida, after an intense batle with is team-mate Ben Spies. The two...

McWilliams fastest Buell

04 March 2006

Jeremy McWilliams heads the four Buell entrants for the Daytona FX event with the tenth fastest time in the second practice session. McWilliams is riding a Buell XB12R for London’s Warr’s...

Toseland back on form

04 March 2006

James Toseland put in another strong performance at Phillip Island to take home a second and third place finish leaving him just 1 point behind Bayliss in the championship. The race wins were shared...

Daytona front rows

04 March 2006

Miguel Duhamel is on pole for Saturday’s 65th Daytona 200. Mat Mladin has pole for the AMA Superbike round at the Florida circuit on the same day. Honda rider Duhamel set a fastest Daytona 200 time...

Hodgson third fastest

04 March 2006

Neil Hodgson has gone third fastest after the first two practice sessions for the 2006 AMA championship opener at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday. Hodgson set his fastest time of 1:38.834...

JT to play charity gig

04 March 2006

James Toseland’s band Crash is playing a charity gig in aid of Riders For Health at the Victoria pub in Coalville, Leicestershire on Thursday March 30. Admission is by ticket only. Call 01530 814718...

Toseland starts from 3rd

04 March 2006

The Aussies dominated qualifying for Sunday’s Australian WSB round but Brit James Toseland managed to hold on to take third place in Superpole. The two Troys battled it out for the top spot with...

Oz WSB: Qualifying 1

01 March 2006

James Toseland was third fastest in the first qualifying practice for Sunday’s Australian WSB round on Friday. Alex Barros was second quickest – with championship leader Troy Bayliss on provisional...

Corser's clutch concern

01 March 2006

Suzuki’s Troy Corser is warning that clutch problems on his GSX-R1000 are hampering the defence of his WSB title. Despite finishing the first qualifying practice session for Sunday’s Australian...