2009

Year: 2009

Month: ALL

WSB test Imola: Haga update

15 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Noriyuki Haga is continuing to make good progress following his sickening race two crash at Donington Park 16 days ago. The Xerox Ducati rider and WSB series leader made an appearance at the Imola...

WSS test Imola: Crutchlow tops day one standings

15 July 2009 by Michael Guy

World Supersport championship leader Cal Crutchlow picked up where he left of last time out at Donington Park to secure the fastest time at the end of the opening day of testing at Imola. Riding his...

WSB Test Imola: Checa leads the way

15 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa secured the fastest time in the first 2 hour 5 minute session on day one of the revised Imola circuit in Italy. Onboard the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Checa set a best time of 1m 50.342s in...

Byrne upbeat about current run of results

10 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Shane Byrne aims to continue his strong run of form into next weeks official SBK test at Imola and onto the tenth round of the Championship at Brno a week after. In the last three rounds Shakey has...

WSB men ready for two day Imola test

10 July 2009 by Michael Guy

WSB’s big guns head to Italy next week for an official two day test at the revised Imola circuit, which was last used by SBK back in 2006. Championship leader Noriyuki Haga will sit out of the test...

Rea: “I know Imola from watching the Edwards and Bayliss battle”

10 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Jonathan Rea has revealed he can’t wait to test at Imola next week as he feels like he already knows the track from watching Troy Bayliss’ and Colin Edwards’ epic title battle back in 2002 at the...

Meeting my heroes at Donington WSB

10 July 2009 by Luke Samuels

I went to the World Superbike at Donington Park and met two of my heroes. The legend Kevin Schwantz and Ben Spies the legend to be! Also James Toseland who I went to High School with in Kiverton.

Title still on for Laverty says team boss Buckmaster

10 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Parkalgar Honda team boss Simon Buckmaster believes that Eugene Laverty still has a chance of winning the World Supersport title despite being 28 points adrift of Yamaha man Cal Crutchlow. Buckmaster...

Bayliss tips Spies for WSB title

09 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Reigning World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss believes that Ben Spies and the factory Yamaha team are on target to secure the prestigious WSB crown in 2009. Following on from Spies’ emphatic double...

Haslam satisfied with Brno test

09 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Stiggy Honda men Leon Haslam and John Hopkins have completed a two day test at Brno in preparation for the next round of the championship which takes place at the Czech track on 24th to 26th...

Brno test: Crutchlow “It’s chaos out there!”

08 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Cal Crutchlow continued to impress by lapping on World Supersport race pace first time out at the Brno circuit, despite riding on a track day and having to contend with a track full of slower...

Testing underway for Crutchlow and Haslam in Brno

07 July 2009 by Michael Guy

British riders Leon Haslam and Cal Crutchlow are benefitting from testing at the Brno circuit today ahead of the tenth round of the World Superbike and Supersport championship at the Czech track later...

Rae Man

07 July 2009 by Darren Pugh

My Daughter Amber and Johnny Rae at the wsbk Donnington. What a great weekend we had. The great man had so much time for us.

Trip to Catalan GP

04 July 2009 by gixxersean

Here is a picture from our recent trip to Spain & Catalan GP. It was taken before one of the best races ever. These shirts attracted a lot of Spanish attention, we stood there for about 10 minutes...

I'll tell you where the crowds were!

03 July 2009 by trevor.cummings

Michael Guy asked in your last packed issue, where the crowds were at Donington? They were in the garden, with a beer watching on the patio screen, as where many supporters in Nottingham. We live 25...

Haga WILL race at next WSB round

30 June 2009 by Liam Marsden

Current WSB Championship leader Noriyuki Haga will race at the next WSB round at Brno, Xerox Ducati has said. Get all the latest WSB news Haga, who crashed during the second race at Donington Park...

WSB: Ben & Eugene, dont blink

29 June 2009 by jamierob

Here are some photos from our annual pilgrimage from N.I to Donington, glad we chose WSB this year. As you can see my son had a great time meeting the stars even if the err photographer wasn’t that...

Haga injury update: Title hopes still alive

29 June 2009 by Michael Guy

There is a slim hope that WSB title leader Noriyuki Haga could be back racing injured at the next round of the series after undergoing surgery today on a badly broken arm sustained in a massive crash...

Fabien Foret on fire

28 June 2009 by Gregg Sticka

Fabien Foret retiring from the World Supersport race at Donington Park, 28 June 2009.

Donington WSB: Haga airlifted to hospital

28 June 2009 by Michael Guy

Championship leader Noriyuki Haga has been airlifted to Derby hospital following his heavy crash in race two at Donington Park. The 34 year old crashed his Xerox Ducati at Coppice on lap four in a...

DJ Carl Cox parties with Ducati

28 June 2009 by Laura Kennerley

DJ and club legend Carl Cox was one of the guests at Ducati’s Superbike Party at Donington Park WSB event. Cox, who was named the world’s number one DJ by DJ Magazine, was one of 300 guests to...

Donington WSB: Spies whitewashes race two

28 June 2009 by Louise Cain

Ben Spies has taken his second race win at Donington Park coming over the line 6.622 seconds clear of Leon Haslam who took second place for the Stiggy Honda team and his British fans. Michel Fabrizo...

Donington WSB: Cummins – enjoyed it, loved it, brilliant

28 June 2009 by Louise Cain

Road race specialist and the fastest Manx man round the Isle of Man TT Mountain circuit, Connor Cummins finished his first European Superstock race in 18th place just a stone’s throw from a points scoring position. Fresh from his double podium finish at the TT Cummins was keen to make the most of his World level debut. He said: “It has been a really good weekend. Practice went good as it stayed...