January

Year: 2013

Month: January

Pata Honda team unveiled at Verona

21 January 2013 by Simon Patterson

Ten Kate Honda unveiled their new bikes and riders yesterday in Verona, with crisp manufacturer Pata taking over as principal backer of the Dutch team. The team will this year feature two British...

Dorna moves to cap price of World Superbike machinery

18 January 2013 by Matthew Birt

Dorna’s crusade to drive down costs in MotoGP will be mirrored in World Superbikes, with a price cap on machinery certain to be introduced for 2014. Now that Dorna controls both MotoGP and World...

500cc four-stroke class to join World Superbike schedule?

17 January 2013 by Matthew Birt

A non-world championship category for 500cc four-stroke machinery could join the World Superbike schedule from 2015 onwards. With MotoGP rights owners Dorna now controlling World Superbikes too, plans...

WSB 2012 – a year to remember

08 January 2013 by Michael Guy

The 2012 WSB season will be remembered for a multitude of reasons. After 14 rounds and 27 races (Monza race two was cancelled) the championship fight came down to the wire. In fact it was the closest...

Portimao 2012

05 January 2013 by darren gough

I went to Portimao, Portugal last September for my first WSB meeting. I was very excited to be seeing my hero Tom Sykes. The first race was probably the best I have witnessed. After a huge crash...