2012

Year: 2012

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WSB Miller Superpole – Smrz backs up qualifying pace with impressive Superpole win

28 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Liberty Racing Effenbert Ducati rider Jakub Smrz secured a brilliant Superpole win with an impressive lap in the final seconds of the session. The Czech rider has been on stunning form all weekend...

Miller WSB Q1 – Smrz on top as Ducati’s dominate

27 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Czech rider Jakub Smrz powered his Liberty Racing Ducati to provisional pole position for the sixth round of the World Superbike Championship at Miller Motorsports Park in America. The 29 year old was...

Joan Lascorz injury update from Kawasaki

17 May 2012 by Michael Guy

After the last statement issued on April 27, Joan has been recovering respiratory capacity after post-traumatic complications after the accident. A few days ago the medical team at Hospital Vall...

Injured Hopkins set to race at Miller Motorsports Park

17 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Following his crash at Monza and subsequent hip and foot injury, John Hopkins is set to make a return to the World Superbike Championship at Miller Motorsports Park in America on 26th to 28th May. The...

Donington Park WSB: Rea takes controversial race win

13 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Honda rider Jonathan Rea has won an eventful second race at Donington Park in a race which saw plenty of aggresive overtaking from all the front runners. Rea was fourth at the start of the final lap,...

Donington Park WSB: Sam Lowes takes first WSS win

13 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Brit Sam Lowes has taken his first World Supersport victory in front of his home crowd at Donington Park today. Lowes didn’t get the best start from second on the grid, dropping back to fifth place,...

Donington Park WSB: Melandri takes race one win

13 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Italian Marco Melandri has won race one at Donington Park and taken BMW’s first WSB victory. It was a one-two for BMW as Brit Leon Haslam claimed second place ahead of pole sitter Tom Sykes. Haslam...

Donington Park WSB: Sykes takes home pole

12 May 2012 by MCN

Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes will start from pole position at Donington Park tomorrow for the fourth time this season. Sykes set a fastest time of 1’27.716, beating the previous track best by 0.3 seconds.

Paddock pass debacle at Donington

12 May 2012 by Anonymous

Charging £30 for a paddock pass, Donington officials failed to man the paddock gate on Saturday. Indeed there was no paddock gate. Spectators walked without sign or hindrance through the paddock and through the paddock tunnel to find themselves later trapped on the infield or faced with a very long walk back to their point of origin. Eventually an angry standoff led to officials being pushed aside...

Donington Park WSB: Smrz ends first qualifying on top

11 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Team Effenbert Liberty Ducati rider Jakub Smrz has taken provisional pole after setting the fastest lap during the weekend’s opening qualifying session. The rain flags came out for a short while at...

Donington Park WSB: Sykes heads FP1

11 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Tom Sykes finished the first session of the Donington Park WSB weekend on top after setting a fastest time of 1’30.756 in dry but windy conditions. Fellow Brit Leon Camier finished FP1 in second...

Gary Mason and Peter Hickman to race at Donington WSB

10 May 2012 by Michael Guy

British Superbike contenders Gary Mason and Peter Hickman will compete in the fifth round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park this weekend. Current Quattro Plant Kawasaki rider Mason...

Dramatic U-turn sees Liberty Racing commit to WSB future

10 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Following the Effenbert Liberty Racing’s un-compromising statement at Monza last weekend, which brought into question the teams future participation in the World Superbike championship, the team have...

Sykes secures first dry WSB win at Monza

06 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Kawasaki man Tom Sykes secured his maiden WSB win in dry conditions in a shortened second race at Monza today. The 27 year old who started on the front row made a blistering start and was never headed...

Lowes denied first win after epic battle with Cluzel

06 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Sam Lowes claimed second position in the Monza WSS race after a brilliant battle with PTR team-mate Jules Cluzel. The 21 year old Brit looked set for his maiden world championship win but lost the...

Monza WSB race one cancelled for safety reasons

06 May 2012 by Michael Guy

The opening World Superbike race at Monza has been cancelled for safety reasons following heavy rain at the Italian circuit. The race initially got underway in dry conditions with Tom Sykes and Sylvan...

Tyre issues could jeopardise Monza WSB races

06 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Following yesterday’s Superpole session which saw full wet weather tyres disintegrating along the 200mph front straight at Monza there is genuine concern for today’s two WSB races. Through a mixture...

Monza WSB: Guintoli takes pole

05 May 2012 by MCN

Team Effenbert Liberty Ducati rider Sylvain Guintoli will start tomorrow’s WSB races at Monza from pole position after coping with the difficult track conditions during superpole. Superpole was...

WSB: Fabrizio takes provisional pole as BMW continue to dominate

04 May 2012 by Michael Guy

BMW Motorrad Italia Goldbet rider, Michel Fabrizio scorched to provisional pole position in the opening qualifying session at Monza. The 27 year old Italian who was second fastest in this morning Free...

WSS: Lowes leads the way in Monza first qualifying

04 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Brit Sam Lowes asserted his dominance at the top of the timesheets to secure provisional pole position at Monza today. The Bogdanka Honda rider set a lap time equal to Eugene Laverty’s 2010 circuit...

Get £10 off Donington Park WSB tickets!

23 April 2012 by MCN

MCN and Donington Park have teamed up to offer you a fantastic £10 discount on Donington Park World Superbike weekend and race day tickets. The 2012 season is shaping up to be the best in years – with...

Assen WSB: Rea takes first win of 2012

22 April 2012 by Liam Marsden

Ten Kate Honda rider Jonathan Rea has taken his first race win of 2012 in drying conditions during the second superbike race at Assen. The drying conditions meant tyre choice would be critical, with...

Assen WSB: Lanzi takes maiden supersport win

22 April 2012

Former factory Ducati WSB rider Lorenzo Lanzi has taken his first supersport win for the Prorace Honda team in wet conditions at Assen today. Despite starting on the front row, Lanzi got a poor start...

Assen WSB: Guintoli takes first win in two part wet race

22 April 2012 by Liam Marsden

Effenbert Liberty Ducati rider Sylvain Guintoli has taken his first ever WSB win in a two part race one, with the restart run in torrential conditions. Guintoli started from second on the grid for the...

Assen WSB: Sykes takes third pole in a row

21 April 2012 by Liam Marsden

Brit Tom Sykes has made it three pole positions from three, setting the fastest time in tricky conditions during superpole at Assen today. Superpole was run under wet conditions, meaning there were...

Assen WSB: Rain stops play in first qualifying

20 April 2012 by Michael Guy

Within minutes of the opening qualifying session at Assen today rain hit the Dutch track bringing a premature end to any riders attempt to improve their lap time. The big winner was Frenchman Sylvan...

Assen WSB: Lowes heads first WSS qualifying

20 April 2012 by Michael Guy

British rider Sam Lowes finished the opening qualifying session in provisional pole position with a lap time of 1.38.900s. The Bogdanka Honda rider set his best time on his seventh lap, mid way...

Joan Lascorz remains in intensive care

19 April 2012 by Michael Guy

Following his serious crash in testing at Imola 17 days ago Joan Lascorz remains in intensive care in Barcelona. The 27 year old Spaniard crashed his Kawasaki ZX-10R at the end of the first session on...

Poll: Should MotoGP and WSB be merged?

11 April 2012 by MCN

MotoGP and WSB are now owned by the same company, and althought WSB is a production-based class historically cheaper that MotoGP, Biaggi used 28 engines throughout 2011. Some of the top factory WSB...

Lascorz recovering in Barcelona, extent of damage remains unclear

05 April 2012 by Michael Guy

Following his testing crash at Imola and subsequent surgery in Italy, Joan Lascorz has been transferred to the Valle Hebron hospital in Barcelona. The 27 year old Spaniard was operated after the crash...

Davies’ dramatic race one crash in pictures

03 April 2012 by Michael Guy

Chaz Davies walked away from a dramatic race one crash at Imola where he spectacularly collided with Sylvain Guintoli’s Effenbert Liberty Ducati on lap two. The ParkinGo Aprilia rider had made up...

British riders dominate Imola WSB test

03 April 2012 by Michael Guy

British riders Tom Sykes, Jonathan Rea, Leon Camier and Leon Haslam ruled the one day official SBK test at Imola on Monday. The British riders secured the top four spots on the time sheets, holding...

Joan Lascorz injury update

03 April 2012 by Michael Guy

Following his serious accident at Imola yesterday in testing, Joan Lascorz underwent surgery last night in Italy to repair damage to his back. The 28-year-old Spaniard underwent an operation to...

Lascorz seriously injured in Imola testing crash

02 April 2012 by Michael Guy

Factory Kawasaki rider Joan Lascorz has been seriously injured in a testing crash at Imola today. The 27 year old Spaniard lost control of his ZX-10R in the final minutes of the opening test session...

Ten Kate blasts Pirelli for inconsistent tyres

02 April 2012 by Michael Guy

Ten Kate Honda boss Ronald ten Kate has raised serious concerns over the performance of the Pirelli tyres used in World Supersport after his rider Broc Parkes was ruled out of a potential podium...

Imola WSB: Checa does the double

01 April 2012 by Liam Marsden

Althea Ducati rider Carlos Checa has won both WSB races at Imola today to take the lead in the championship. It was the same story as race one, with pole setter Tom Sykes getting off to a flyer and...