2015

Year: 2015

Month: ALL

Bayliss comeback ride explained by team boss Marinelli

18 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

As soon as the knowledge came through that Davide Giugliano would not be able to ride his Aruba.it Ducati Superbike at the Australian round, the not-quite-serious idea passed through the paddock that...

Breaking news: Bayliss to make World Superbike return!

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss will dramatically return to the opening round of the series this weekend in Phillip Island, after Aruba.it Ducati rider Davide Guigliano was ruled out...

Cluzel and Zanetti lead for MV

17 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The MV Agusta Reparto Corse pairing of Jules Cluzel and Lorenzo Zanetti headed up no less than four Kawasaki machines as the WSS class spent two days on track at Phillip Island for the final tests of...

Lowes tops the testing Brit Pop

17 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The star of the two day WSB final testing show at Phillip Island may well have been Aprilia Racing Red Devils Roma rookie Jordi Torres by any normal standards, as he split the usual phalanx of British...

Aprilia's Torres learning fast

17 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After losing some time in previous winter tests to bad weather new WSB rider Jordi Torres is making up for lost time at the PI tests, and doing so at a more than decent pace for a series rookie. Fifth...

Gino Rea set to swap track for operating theatre

16 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Gino Rea’s return to the WSS started in both productive and painful fashion, with the English rider in the CIA Landlords Insurance Racing Team getting used to a WSS Honda again after two seasons in...

Lowes leads on day one in Phillip Island testing

16 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

On the first day of the official pre-season test sessions at Phillip island Alex Lowes took his Voltcom Crescent Suzuki to best time, setting a 1’31.332 that was only 0.3 seconds from the lap record.

Sofuoglu fastest WSS rider on day one

16 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

On the first of two days of FIM Supersport World championship testing at Phillip Island in Australia three-time WSS champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Puccetti Kawasaki) took the fastest time of all, recording...

No Moscow, no surprise

11 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

As has been long expected by the cynics (read, realists) in the WSB paddock, the proposed 14-round 2015 FIM Superbike World Championship will not feature an event in Moscow Raceway after all. The...

Gino Rea to replace Morias at CIA Insurance Honda

09 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Former World Supersport race winner Gino Rea will return to the championship for 2015, signing to join Lincolnshire-based CIA Insurance PTR Honda. The eleventh hour deal, only days before the season...

New World Order starts soon for Rea

09 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

At the presentation of the official KRT squad in Barcelona recently new boy Jonathan Rea understood the scale of the challenge ahead of him, having moved to Kawasaki after almost an entire road race...

Former champion Sykes ready to rumble again

09 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes will start his latest championship push in a few days and his aim is clear enough again – to regain the title he won in 2013 and came close to winning in 2012 and again last year. It is...

Kawasaki looks to build WSB interest with team launch

09 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The role of official team launches has always posed something of a question mark for teams and manufacturers but for Steve Guttridge from Kawasaki Europe, having a high profile and ever evolving...

Rea and Sykes launch 2015 Ninja in Barcelona

06 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The first look at the 2015 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R in its finished form came at the launch of the official Kawasaki Racing Team in their home town of Barcelona on the evening of 5th February, with...

Watch Sykes and Rea unveil 2015 bikes live

05 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Kawasaki Racing Team riders Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea are set to unveil their 2015 World Superbike machines tonight at the team’s headquarters in Barcelona, in front of an audience of international...

Biaggi rules out WSB return

05 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Former World Superbike champion Max Biaggi has ruled out a wildcard return to the series in 2015. The Italian ignited speculation that he would be back in contention after appearing at the recent...

New rules a real change, says Ducati's Marinelli

04 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

In 2015 Ducati should be back to its very best in WSB, thanks in part to rule changes intended to equalize the performance of machines all through the WSB category. Ducati Superbike boss Ernesto...

Aprilia explains 2015 structure

04 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

With Aprilia diving into the MotoGP shark pool one year earlier than they originally planned Aprilia Racing has already taken several steps to be ready for their new challenge, while keeping up...

Davies and Guigliano show off Aruba WSB Ducatis

02 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Chaz Davies and Davide Guigliano have shown off their new Aruba Ducati WSB bikes in a ceremony at the Aruba Data Center in Arezzo, Italy. The new internet companies’ sponsorship has dramatically...

Kieran Clarke joins CIA Insurance Honda for World Supersport

02 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Former MCE British Superbike racer Kieran Clarke will join the CIA Insurance Honda team for the 2015 World Supersport championship. The Nottinghamshire rider is set to make a return to competitive...

Guintoli aiming for Phillip Island return

30 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Reigning World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli is aiming for a return to full fitness in time for the opening round of the 2015 season, after a testing crash at Jerez left him with neck and ankle...

Guigliano tops final European WSB test

27 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Davide Guigliano has taken Ducati to the top of the time sheets on the final day of European pre-season testing before the World Superbike championship kicks off next month in Australia. The Italian...

Guintoli heads back to UK for checks following Jerez testing crash

27 January 2015 by Michael Guy

World Superbike champion Sylvan Guintoli has left the two day WSB test at Jerez and returned to the UK for further medical checks following his crash yesterday. The PATA Honda rider suffered a...

Guintoli sits out opening day at Jerez following highside

26 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Reigning World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli has been foced to sit out the opening day of the final European test of the winter after an early morning highside left him with shoulder and ankle...

WSB times not slowed at Jerez test by new engine rules

26 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

World Superbike lap times do not appear to have been significantly affected by the new engine rules making their debut in 2015, with Jonathan Rea pushing the factory Kawasaki ZX-10R to a 1:41.327 lap...

Kyle Smith confirmed for Pata Honda supersport ride

25 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

As exclusively revealed by CN yesterday, reigning World Supersport champions Pata Honda have confirmed expatriate British rider Kyle Smith as the sole heir to Michael van der Mark’s title winning...

Pata Honda unveil 2015 livery

24 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Pata Honda have unveiled their 2015 livery at the Verona Motorcycle Expo, with their pair of reigning World Champions in the form of Sylvain Guintoli and Michael van der Mark officially stepping out...

Camier now waits for Australia

23 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

As one of the smaller manufacturers in WSB racing MV Agusta has not got the resources of some other teams but it is a full factory effort in 2015, with one rider to focus on in the tall shape of Leon...

Haslam fastest in final day rush at Portimao

23 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The weather was usually unkind at the well-attended two-day Portimao tests in Portugal, but there was enough in the track later in the final dry afternoon to allow Leon Haslam (Red Devils Aprilia) to...

Expat Brit Smith to join reigning WSS champions Pata Honda

23 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Expatriated British rider Kyle Smith will step into the shoes of World Supersport champion Michael van der Mark as he replaces the WSB-bound Dutchman as a single man team, according to MCN ‘s insider...

One hour more for Portimao tests

22 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After two red flags in the final afternoon a request from the teams testing at Portimao was granted and they got the chance to run on from the scheduled finish at 5pm to what will now be 6pm. For many...

Wrist injury healing up for rookie Mercado

22 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

One-man Barni Racing team member Leandro Mercado is still carrying the effects of a recent left wrist injury, suffered in winter tests in 2014, but is making progress after having a pin removed from...

New Hero EBR team takes first European steps

22 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The Hero EBR squad, brought over to Europe this year as a much-more directly controlled American-based outfit, is making its first test outside of the USA at Portimao, with riders Larry Pegram and...

Giugliano frustrated by continuing damp track conditions

22 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After a second day punctuated by frequent drops of drizzle the Portimao track was frustratingly damp for all-comers in the morning. For Davide Giugliano of the Aruba- Ducati World Superbike team it...

Hero EBR rider Canepa tests again

21 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Before the Portimao weather changes halted his progress new Hero EBR rider Niccolo Canepa enjoyed some track time on his big vee twin 1190 RX, after a recent test in the USA. With team manager the...

Biaggi tests MotoGP electronics then crashes

21 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

MotoGP and WSB legend Max Biaggi joined 2015 Red Devils Aprilia riders Leon Haslam and Jordi Torres on track at the first day of wet and dry Portimao testing – but his mission was not to help with the...