November

Year: 2008

Month: November

Have your say: Is MotoGP doomed?

26 November 2008 by Michael Guy

With companies like Aprilia and BMW using the production-based WSB series to develop new motorcycles and technologies, you have to ask why we need such an expensive racing series like MotoGP? BMW...

Shinya Nakano concludes two day Aprilia test on the pace

26 November 2008 by Michael Guy

WSB rookie Shinya Nakano ended his two day test at Valencia satisfied after setting an impressive 1m 35.3 best at the Valencia race track in Spain. Riding the Aprilia RSV4 for the first time, the...

Shinya Nakano gets first ride of WSB Aprilia RSV4

24 November 2008 by Michael Guy

Shinya Nakano got his first taste of the Aprilia RSV4 he will campaign in next years World Superbike Championship at Valencia today. The Japanese rider has spent his career racing in 250, 500 and...

Aprilia wheel out liveried-up RSV4 WSB racer

19 November 2008 by Andy Downes

MCN has exclusively witnessed the next step in the story of Aprilia’s awesome new RSV4 superbike. The full race version, which is due to be campaigned by Max Biaggi in World Superbikes next year, was...

Colin Wright: “It’s all going to come down to time”

18 November 2008 by Rob Hull

GSE Racing Team Manager Colin Wright told MCN it’s going to be a battle against the clock to get ready for the 2009 season following the team’s recent visit to the Factory Yamaha World Superbike...

Honda offer Michael Schumacher WSB ride

18 November 2008 by Chris Newbigging

Reports have emerged that Honda Racing would allow former F1 multiple world champion Michael Schumacher a ride in World Superbikes in 2009. Honda Racing’s Carlo Fiorani told Italy’s Gazzetto dello...

Watching WSB with dad

16 November 2008 by Gems557

This is a photo of my 5 week old baby watching the last round of WSB with his dad.

Kawasaki choose Paul Bird to run factory WSB effort

07 November 2008 by Michael Guy

Kawasaki have ended weeks of speculation by confirming that the British based Paul Bird Motorsports team will run their factory effort in WSB from 2009. Bird will be tasked with turning Kawasaki’s...

Shane Byrne tops final day of Parkalgar test

06 November 2008 by Michael Guy

Shane Byrne made a seriously impressive start to his World Superbike career by topping the time sheets in the two day test at the Parkalgar circuit in Portugal. The newly crowned BSB champion set a...

Shakeys Byrne's first outing

05 November 2008 by matto3227

Here are some images from Shane “Shakey” Byrne’s first test outing on the Sterilgarda Ducati in Portugal on Tuesday morning. Shakey was on track with other top riders such as Ben Spies, Tom Sykes and...

Spies shows pace after first day of testing

05 November 2008 by Michael Guy

Ben Spies proved he will be a WSB contender in 2009 by matching the lap time of Noriyuki Haga first time out on the Yamaha Italia R1 at Parkalgar. The American posted a 1m 44.0s lap onboard the bike...

Sykes and Spies test 2009 Big Bang R1

04 November 2008 by Michael Guy

Tom Sykes and Ben Spies got their first taste of the all new big bang Yamaha R1 they will be campaigning in next years World Superbike championship on Monday. The two WSB rookies got out on track a...

Portimao WSB impressions

03 November 2008 by harvey ken.

Living here in Portugaland having been a life long fan of all motorcycle events you can imagine how we felt knowing the WSB was coming to a track minutes away from our house. Sunday was a day to remember with one of the greatest riders of the modern era competing at this new venue. He did not dissapoint. Troy Bayliss went out in style. What a pity there were down sides to our day. Why is it, when...