August

Year: 2016

Month: August

WSB: Alex Lowes gets some brotherly support for Magny Cours test

06 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Straight from his incredibly impressive MotoGP debut in Silverstone, where he finished thirteenth while replacing the injured Bradley Smith, Alex Lowes headed back to his day job, to test the Pata...

WSB: Van der Mark: "I needed a new adventure"

31 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael van der Mark has said the reason he is leaving Honda to ride for Yamaha in the Superbike World Championship for 2017 is that he felt he needed a new adventure. The Dutchman leaves the Ten Kate...

WSB: Van der Mark finally confirmed at Yamaha for 2017

30 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael van der Mark will join Alex Lowes in the PATA Yamaha World Superbike team for 2017, it has finally been confirmed. As MCN reported in July, Van der Mark will replace Sylvain Guintoli in the...

WSB: Melandri makes Ducati debut at Misano test

24 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Marco Melandri made his debut for Ducati’s World Superbike squad in a three-day test alongside Chaz Davies and Davide Giugliano at Misano this week. Marking the first time the Italian has ridden a...

WSB Exclusive: Laverty confirms World Superbike return with factory Aprilia

24 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Eugene Laverty will return to the World Superbike championship in 2017 after penning a deal to ride in an all-new factory Aprilia squad run by British outfit Shaun Muir Racing. The news comes after...

WSB: Lowes tests engine and chassis components in Germany

19 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alex Lowes and the PATA Yamaha team concluded a successful two-day test at the Lausitzring yesterday before the World Superbike series resumes at the German track next month. Lowes spent time...

WSB: Positive test for Honda riders at Lausitzring

19 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Honda’s World Superbike duo enjoyed a positive two-day test at the Lausitring this week, with Michael van der Mark and Nicky Hayden cutting over 100 laps of the German circuit before the WSB series...

WSB: Guintoli returns to action at Lausitzring test

17 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli returned to action today for the first time since the nasty crash that ruled him out for four rounds of the 2016 World Superbike season. The Frenchman joined his PATA Yamaha team,...