February

Year: 2007

Month: February

Toseland wins race two

24 February 2007 by MCN

James Toseland has won the second race at the Losail circuit in Qatar after a near faultless ride. Early on, the same group of four as race one consisting of Toseland, Biaggi, Haga and Corser made...

Sofuoglu wins in WSS

24 February 2007 by Rob Hull

Kenan Sofuoglu has won the opening World Supersport race of 2007 after Hannspree Honda team-mate Sebastien Charpentier crashed out of the lead in the closing stages of the race. Yamaha rider Kevin...

Max Biaggi has won the opening race of the 2007 WSB season – his first race for over a year and his first ever race in World Superbikes. The Roman Emperor had to fight for his win after he and James...

Corser on Pole

23 February 2007 by Michael Guy

Troy Corser has just snatched pole position for the first round of the World Superbike championship, ahead of Max Biaggi and James Toseland. With more Superpole wins than any other rider in the...

Biaggi on race pace

23 February 2007 by Michael Guy

Any doubts that Max Biaggi would take time to settle into WSB after a year out were firmly erased today, with the Italian in confident mood. He set the standard by posting easily the most consistent...

Haga from Toseland

22 February 2007 by Michael Guy

The honour of provisional pole position for the opening WSB race in Qatar went to Yamaha’s Noriyuki Haga with a lap time 0.6 seconds inside Troy Bayliss’ 2006 lap record. Haga has completed two tests...

Toseland on top

22 February 2007 by Michael Guy

James Toseland topped the time sheets in first free practice with an impressive 2m 00.029s lap onboard his Ten Kate Honda. The 26-year-old Brit spent the session fine tuning his advanced...

WSB auction update

21 February 2007

WSB rights holders FG Sport have issued a press statement following rumours that the series may be up for auction with a price tag of £50m. The statement says: “With reference to the articles...

WSB up for sale

20 February 2007 by Gary Pinchin

The new World Superbike championship campaign gets underway this Saturday in Qatar, but it could be news off the track hitting the headlines after rumours emerged that Italian owners could be willing...

Ducati's Italy test

14 February 2007 by Michael Guy

Reigning World Champion Troy Bayliss completed his final test before heading to the opening round of the WSB championship in Qatar on 24th February. Onboard the Xerox Ducati 999 F07, Bayliss got his...

Corser from Biaggi

14 February 2007 by Michael Guy

Troy Corser continued his strong pre season form onboard the Yamaha Italia R1 to top the time sheets in a two day test in Qatar. Although his lap time was one second slower than Troy Bayliss’...

Martin praises Foggy

14 February 2007 by Michael Guy

Steve Martin has revealed that switching to the DFX Honda CBR1000RR has been harder than expected after riding the FP1 for the Foggy Petronas team. After two years on the 900cc triple Martin is...

WSS: Ten Kate quickest

07 February 2007 by Michael Guy

Both Ten Kate Honda boys picked up where they left off by topping the timing sheets on the first day of testing in Valencia today. Defending Supersport Champion Sebastien Charpentier shared the...

JT fastest in Valencia

07 February 2007 by Michael Guy

James Toseland has posted the quickest time at today’s test in Valencia, 0.7 seconds faster than his rivals. Toseland has been testing his two identical bikes on the opening day of the test in Spain,...

JT ready for Valencia

05 February 2007 by Michael Guy

James Toseland heads to Valencia on Wednesday for a two day test where he intends to put the finishing touches to his 2007 season preparations. Since the end of the 2006 season, Toseland has completed...