February

Year: 2014

Month: February

Lowes ‘frustrated’ with WSB debut weekend

25 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Reigning British Superbike Champion Alex Lowes has spoken of his frustration at only coming away from his debut WSB weekend having scored only three points, despite showing form to run at the front in...

WSB Australia: Guintoli takes race two as Laverty challenge ended by mechanical

23 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Sylvain Guintoli has won his first World Superbike race in exactly a year, after red flags brought a premature end to Eugene Laverty’s hopes of a double victory. Guintoli was part of a four way battle...

WSS Australia: Cluzel wins unusual supersport race

23 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jules Cluzel has taken MV Augusta’s maiden win in the opening World Supersport race of the season in highly unusual circumstances and as a host of pre-race favourites failed to score points. The...

WSB Australia: Laverty takes sublime race one win

23 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Eugene Laverty has taken a sublime victory in the opening race of the 2014 World Superbike Championship at Philip Island, coming back from a bad start to move past all his title rivals to the...

WSB Australia: Guintoli takes pole with fastest ever lap

22 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Sylvain Guintoli will start the first round of the 2014 World Superbike campaign from pole position after a blisteringly fast lap of Phillip Island from the Aprilia rider during the first new-look WSB...

Australia WSB: Wonder rookie Lowes leads the early charge

21 February 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

The dream start to his first WSB season continued for Alex Lowes (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) as he pushed his way to the top of the first day’s time sheets in the new-look qualifying. After the first...

News and injury latest ahead of WSB opener

20 February 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

The heavy toll of crashes from Phillip Island testing has already affected the possible raceday line-up, but there are still some uncertainties one day before first practice starts. Sylvain Barrier...

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki ‘couldn’t be happier’ with Philip Island test

19 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Crescent Suzuki team boss Paul Denning says he ‘couldn’t be happier’ with his team’s performance at the last WSB test before the 2014 season kicks off, with his all-British team of Eugene Laverty and...

Sofuoglu dominates final Supersport testing

19 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Former WSS champion Kenan Sofuoglu has dominated the final pre-season World Supersport test session, finishing 0.2 seconds ahead of British Superbike podium finisher American PJ Jacobsen, who makes...

Pata Honda prepared to go the distance

19 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Pata Honda pair of Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam have come away from the final pre-season test at Philip Island confident that they have the pace for Sunday’s races, after using the final day to...

Kennedy breaks ankle in testing crash

19 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

PTR Honda rider Jack Kennedy has suffered a broken ankle in pre-season testing at Philip Island just days before his World Supersport campaign was due to kick off. The Irishman missed a gear at turn...

Phillip Island WSB test: Sykes on top and on circuit record pace

18 February 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

The two days of warm and dry official track time at Phillip Island were unfettered in terms of weather conditions but it was the high attrition rate of crashing riders and some technical issues that...

Laverty Jumps Up On Day One Of Official WSB Tests

17 February 2014 by Michael Guy

The first of two days of official testing at the Phillip Island circuit saw the Voltcom Suzuki of Eugene Laverty lead the field at a pace that shocked even the fastest rider on show himself. “This...

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki show off 2014 contender

06 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Voltcom Suzuki unveiled their 2014 WSB machine last night to a packed crowd at the team’s Verwood base, as Eugene Laverty and Alex Lowes stepped out for the first time in the new livery. With power...

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki launch WSB team tonight - and you're invited!

05 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki will be launching their 2014 WSB campaign tonight at the team’s Bournemouth base, and the event will be opened to the public with an open invitation to come along and meet 2014...

Pata Honda riders looking towards the future

03 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Pata Honda pair of Leon Haslam and Jonathan Rea are both looking forwards to a fresh start in 2014, after a disastrous 2013 season saw both riders sidelined with broken legs at different points in...