World Superbikes (September 2010)

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As reported in this weeks MCN, Leon Haslam will race the BMW S1000RR in the 2011 World Superbike Championship. The 27 year old Brit will join the German team to ride alongside Australian veteran Troy...

Alstare Suzuki has released Leon Haslam from his contract, meaning the Brit is free to sign for BMW’s World Superbike factory team in 2011.    The decision came after Suzuki could not...

Althea Racing Ducati rider Carlos Checa won the second race today at this weekend's Imola World Superbike clash. But fifth place and a did-not-finish for Leon Haslam (Alstare Suzuki) are enough...

Althea Racing Ducati rider Carlos Checa claimed victory in race 1 at this weekend's World Superbike clash in Imola. DFX Corse rider Lorenzo Lanzi finished in second place, with Noriyuki Haga in third...

Jonathan Rea is nursing a fractured left scaphoid bone in his wrist and a fractured left collarbone after crashing his Hannspree Ten Kate Honda in wet conditions during Superpole One. The 23 year old...

Kawasaki Racing Team rider Tom Sykes will start on pole for tomorrow's Imola WSB clash after topping the time sheets in this afternoon's superpole session. Fellow Brit and Alstare Suzuki rider Leon...

Noriyuki Haga will ride a factory supported Aprilia RSV4 in 2011. MCN has learned that a deal has been put in place to run Haga in a one man team run by the current DFX Ducati squad. The team is...

Carlos Checa finished a massive 0.38 seconds faster than his closest rival in the first qualifying session to take provisional pole position for Sunday’s two races. The in-form Spaniard who was...

Leon Haslam’s WSB future continues to be the topic of intense speculation at Imola. Haslam currently remains under contract with the Alstare Suzuki squad but has been linked to a switch to ride...

Althea Ducati men Carlos Checa and Shane Byrne topped the time sheets in the opening free practice session at Imola today. The two Ducati men ran at the front for the majority of the session and were...

Leon Camier will ride for the official Alitalia Aprilia squad again in 2011 after agreeing terms with the Italian manufacturer to stay with the team for a second season.  During his debut WSB...

BMW have finally confirmed the first rider in their 2011 WSB squad by announcing that two time world champion Troy Corser has re-signed. Corser has been with the project since it’s birth in 2009 and...

Chaz Davies will continue his partnership with the BE1 Triumph team in 2011 after signing a further one year deal with the Italian team. Since returning from America to compete on the World scene,...

Tom Sykes has completed his third test onboard the all new 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R in Valencia. The 25 year old has already ridden the bike at Autopolis in Japan and Almeria in Spain before the two day...

Aprilia boss Gigi Dall’Igna has revealed that any development of Max Biaggi’s Aprilia RSV4 has now stopped for the rest of the season. The decision to halt the flow of new parts is to allow Biaggi to...

Cal Crutchlow is expected to get his first ride on the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 M1 he will campaign in MotoGP next season at a private test in Japan next month. The two time WSB race winner has revealed...

Shane Byrne has admitted that his hopes of becoming a regular podium man in 2010 have failed to materialise after struggling to replicate his practice and testing pace in the races. With just two...

Jonathan Rea has ended speculation that he could switch to MotoGP next season by confirming that he will remain in WSB with Ten Kate Honda in 2011. During 2010 Rea has already won four races and has...

World Supersport contender Eugene Laverty has signed for the Sterilgarda Yamaha WSB squad for 2011. The 24-year-old from Northern Ireland will campaign the factory R1 alongside current MotoGP...

Championship contender Leon Haslam faces a race against time to be fit for the penultimate round of the World Superbike Championship at Imola in 15 days time. Haslam high sided his Alstare Suzuki on...

World Supersport contender Eugene Laverty could find out by the end of the week if he has secured the factory Sterilgarda Yamaha R1 ride alongside Marco Melandri in 2011. The 23 year old Irishman has...

Marco Melandri has signed an agreement to join the World Superbike Championship for the 2011 race season. Melandri will ride the Sterilgarda Yamaha R1 and follow former MotoGP riders Max Biaggi and...

Jonathan Rea was unable to take a double victory at the Nurburgring today. Noriyuki Haga rode the Xerox Team Ducati 1098R to first place leaving Leon Haslam and Cal Crutchlow to take third and...

Jonathan Rea took victory today in the first race at the Nurburgring on the Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR. Carlos Checa was second with Cal Crutchow on the Sterilgarda Yamaha YZF R1 forced to accept...

1. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 1'54.595 2. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 1'54.621 3. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Suzuki Alstare) 1'54.934 4. Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 1'55.138 5. Leon...

Following their shock decision to quit WSB at the end of 2010, Ducati had something to cheer about at the end of first qualifying at the Nurburgring with four Ducati riders in the top five. Spaniard...

Kawasaki have given the World superbike paddock a sneak preview of the all new ZX-10R race bike that they will campaign in the series in 2011. Having been a backmarker in the class in recent years,...