2011

Year: 2011

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WSB Brno: Biaggi secures second pole of season

09 July 2011 by Tom Cambio

Aprilia Alitalia rider Max Biaggi secured his second pole position start of the season at Brno, setting the fastest time in Superpole at the Czech circuit. Fellow countryman Marco Melandri (Yamaha...

WSB Brno: Checa takes surprise provisional pole

08 July 2011 by Michael Guy

Before the weekend Carlos Checa said that he expected to struggle at Brno, but ended up exceeding expectations by setting provisional pole position in the opening qualifying session this afternoon.

Toseland withdraws from Brno WSB round

08 July 2011 by Michael Guy

James Toseland has withdrawn from the World Superbike round at Brno after the first free practice session this morning. The BMW Motorrad Italia rider completed 15 laps during the hour long session...

Toseland hopeful of Brno return

05 July 2011 by Michael Guy

James Toseland will travel to Brno this weekend for round eight of the World Superbike Championship hopeful that he can complete practice, qualifying and two races. The two time WSB champion suffered...

Buchan to race in Euro Superstock

30 June 2011 by MCN Sportsdesk

Danny Buchan will race a Go Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R in European Superstock 1000cc at WSB meetings, starting in Brno, Czechoslovakia. The young rider will also continue trying to win the UK National...

Lowes takes Race of the Year win from Ellison

27 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Parkalgar Honda rider Sam Lowes secured his first win of the 2011 season when he won the Mallory Park Buildbase Race of the Year on Sunday. The 20 year old World Supersport rider had to fight hard for...

Lowes gets Castrol Honda WSB call up

22 June 2011 by Michael Guy

British Superbike sensation Alex Lowes will ride for the Castrol Honda team in World Superbike as a replacement for the injured Jonathan Rea. The 20 year old from Lincoln will line up for his first...

WSB Aragon: Biaggi manages first win of season

19 June 2011 by Tom Cambio

Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team) managed his first win of the season in race two at Aragon. Biaggi led from the start of the race and rode consistently to stay in front of Marco Melandri...

WSS Aragon: Davies takes third win of season

19 June 2011 by Tom Cambio

British Yamaha ParkinGO rider Chaz Davies took his third win of the season at Aragon. Davies has a significant lead at the top of the championship for the first time this year, finishing just ahead of...

WSB Aragon: Melandri takes race one win

19 June 2011 by Tom Cambio

Marco Melandri managed to secure his second win this season in race one at Aragon. The Yamaha World Superbike rider managed a strong start to lead briefly, before being passed by Max Biaggi (Aprilia...

WSB Aragon: Melandri takes pole

18 June 2011 by Tom Cambio

Yamaha World Superbike Team rider Marco Melandri took pole position in the final minutes of Superpole 3 at Aragon, putting in an impressive performance to relegate Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing)...

WSB Aragon: Checa regains control in Spain – One second covers top 16

18 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Championship leader Carlos Checa made the improvements he promised yesterday to become the pace setter and provisional pole man after second qualifying this morning. In much cooler air and track...

WSB Aragon: Melandri heads Checa in first qualifying, Camier fourth

17 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Marco Melandri backed up his impressive free practice performance by clocking the fastest lap in the opening qualifying in session at Aragon today. The factory Yamaha man was the only rider to set a...

WSS Aragon: Kawasaki men Parkes and Salom dominate

17 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Motocard Kawasaki riders Broc Parkes and David Salom stamped their authority on the opening qualifying session at Aragon by securing the first two places on the provisional front row. Misano race...

WSB Aragon: Melandri takes charge in opening Free Practice

17 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Factory Yamaha man Marco Melandri topped the time sheets in the opening Free Practice session at Aragon today. The 28 year old Italian was the first man to dip under the two minute bracket to set a...

Misano WSB: Checa does the double

12 June 2011 by MCN

Carlos Checa took the win in the second WSB race at Misano to record another double race win. Alitalia rider Max Biaggi again finished second, ahead of Noriyuki Haga onboard the Pata Aprilia, who...

Misano WSB: Checa takes race one win

12 June 2011 by MCN

Althea Ducati rider Carlos Checa has extended his World Superbike championship lead with victory in race one at Misano, Italy. WSB champion Max Biaggi led for the majority of the race, but Checa...

Misano WSB: Tom Sykes takes pole

11 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

Factory Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes will start tomorrow’s WSB races at Misano from pole position after knocking Carlos Checa off the top spot in damp conditions. Championship leader Carlos Checa set the...

WSB Misano combined qualifying times

11 June 2011 by Michael Guy

1. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 1’35.609 2. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’35.931 3. Michel Fabrizio (Team Suzuki Alstare) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’36.052 4. Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’36.246 5. Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Team) Yamaha YZF R1 1’36.273 6. Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 1’36.377 7. Tom...

Checa in control as Corser crashes out

10 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa picked up where he left of at Miller two weeks ago by dominating both Free Practice and First Qualifying at Misano today. The Althea Ducati rider found his rhythm to post consistent fast...

Lowes back to full fitness and leading the way at Misano

10 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Sam Lowes proved he is back to full fitness and ready to challenge at the front of WSS once again by topping the timesheets in first qualifying at Misano toady. The Parkalgar Honda rider set a best lap of 1.39.541 to move to provisional pole position after running in the top three throughout the 45minute session. Speaking to MCN, he said: “It feels great to be back on the bike and feeling fit. My...

Toseland committed to race again despite career threatening injuries

09 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Having withdrawn from this weekend’s WSB round at Misano along with next weeks Aragon race, James Toseland has revealed to MCN the reasons behind his decision and the extent of his career threatening...

Checa does the double at Miller, winning second WSB race

31 May 2011 by Tom Cambio

Championship leader Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) completed his consistent domination at Miller Motorsports Park to win the second World Superbike race on a considerably drier track, enabling...

Checa wins race one in Utah

30 May 2011 by Tom Cambio

Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) won an eventful race one at Miller Motorsports Park, Utah. Leading an all-Ducati podium, Checa took first on the seventh lap and pulled away from the chasing pack,...

Checa snatches pole position at Miller

29 May 2011 by Tom Cambio

Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) continued his domination at Miller Motorsports Park, snatching pole position back from Jakub Smrz (Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing) in the last lap of the wet, cold...

Checa dominates opening day at Miller, Camier second

29 May 2011 by Michael Guy

Championship leader Carlos Checa lived up to all the hype that he will be the man to beat by decimating his rivals during the opening free practice and qualifying sessions at Miller. The Althea Ducat...

James Ellison’s meet and greet party

26 May 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Since James Ellison is racing abroad this year and won’t get as much of an opportunity to meet his fans in the UK as he likes, he’s organized his own meet and greet party in Matlock, this Sunday (May...

WSB set for Russian round of the championship in 2012

23 May 2011 by Michael Guy

The World Superbike championship is set to break new ground in motorsport by having a Russian round of the series in 2012. While other race series such as F1 and MotoGP are concentrating on races in...

Laverty and Melandri get Aragon test underway

13 May 2011 by Michael Guy

The factory Yamaha World Superbike team of Marco Melandri and Eugene Laverty will begin their second day of testing at the Aragon Motorland circuit today. The two riders completed a successful day of...

Checa back to his best at Misano test

12 May 2011 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa shrugged of what was a difficult weekend at Monza where by finishing the two day test at Misano fastest to reassert his previous dominance back on the championship. The Althea Ducati...

Biaggi leads the way at Misano test

11 May 2011 by Michael Guy

Max Biaggi reacted to his extreme disappointment of missing out on victory at Monza on Sunday by dominating the opening day of testing at Misano yesterday. The reigning World Superbike champion...

Monza WSB: Laverty does the double

08 May 2011 by Liam Marsden

Factory Yamaha rider Eugene Laverty has won both superbikes races at Monza today after Max Biaggi was given a ride through penalty. Max Biaggi got a good start and pulled away from the rest of the...

Monza WSB: Davies dominates for second WSS win

08 May 2011 by Liam Marsden

Brit Chaz Davies dominated the World Supersport race from start to finish to take his second victory in as many races today at Monza. Davies was quickest off the line and from then on nobody was able...

Monza WSB: Laverty takes first WSB win

08 May 2011 by Liam Marsden

Factory Yamaha rider Eugene Laverty has taken his first victory in World Superbikes after dominating race one at Monza today. Laverty took the lead on the second lap, but pole-setter Max Biaggi was...

Monza Superpole: Biaggi smashes best lap record to secure pole

07 May 2011 by Michael Guy

World Champion Max Biaggi annihilated his own best lap record of Monza to secure pole position for Sunday’s two 18 lap races. The factory Alitalia Aprilia rider led the final Superpole session...

Monza WSB: Haslam storms to the front in Monza qualifying

06 May 2011 by Michael Guy

Leon Haslam stormed to the top of the timesheets onboard his BMW Motorrad S1000RR in qualifying at Monza today. The 27 year old Brit held first position for the majority of the session until Max...