May

Year: 2016

Month: May

Sykes dominates for pole in Sepang

14 May 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) had to first get out of Superpole 1 to even enter Superpole 2 but he did not miss his chance to go for yet another pole ‘win’ – his fourth of the season and the...

Ant West fastest Kawasaki on opening day in Sepang

13 May 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

In his first ever ride in the Superbike World Championship Anthony West found a happy Friday feeling at Sepang, as he rode to ninth after the first two combined practice sessions, becoming the best...

Savadori quickest at thundery Sepang

13 May 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

With dark clouds gathering it was a case of setting fast laps as soon as possible for some in FP2 at Sepang. Occasional spots of rain on some corners did not slow the pace, as Friday fastest man...

Jonathan Rea pens two-year extension with Kawasaki

12 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea will remain with Kawasaki Racing for two more years in the Superbike World Championship, it has been announced today. The reigning world champion has penned an extension to his deal with...

Rea looking forward to warmer conditions in Sepang

12 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea is looking to make a return to the top step of the podium at Sepang this weekend after being beaten by Chaz Davies in both races at Imola. Davies was unstoppable on the Ducati Panigale R...

Davies looking to carry momentum to Sepang

11 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies is looking to carry the momentum gained from his emphatic double victory in Imola to this weekend’s sixth round of the Superbike World Championship in Sepang. The Welshman now sits 35...

West to stand in for Barrier in Sepang

09 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Anthony West will return to the World Superbike championship this weekend as he fills in for the injured Sylvain Barrier at Pedercini Kawasaki. The Frenchman has been out of action since breaking his...

Revamped Sepang awaits World Superbike stars

09 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

The Superbike World Championship heads to Sepang for the sixth round of the season this weekend, but the 3.44 mile Malaysian circuit will pose a new challenge to riders after a recent revamp. The...

Tough weekend for van der Mark at Imola

06 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael van der Mark suffered a tough weekend at the fifth round of the 2016 Superbike World Championship at Imola. The 23-year-old struggled to change direction on his CBR1000RR Fireblade at the...

Davies' double sparks MotoGP talk

05 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies’ celebrated an emphatic double victory in Imola last weekend, a result which couldn’t have come at a better time with Ducati Corse boss Gigi Dall’Igna watching over proceedings at the...

Jonathan Rea working to find new seat for Kyle Ryde

04 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea is working to salvage the 2016 season for young British racer Kyle Ryde after his World Supersport team announced earlier this week they’d be withdrawing from the series without any prior...

Foggy to lead WSB stars through streets of Castle Donington

04 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike stars will parade through the streets of Castle Donington on Sunday 22nd May to celebrate the arrival of the Superbike World Championship to Donington Park the following weekend. The...

Kyle Ryde loses World Supersport seat as team withdraws from series

04 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

British racer Kyle Ryde has been left without a ride in the World Supersport Championship after his Team Ranieri Med – SC Racing squad withdrew from the series with immediate effect. Ryde showed his...

Overnight changes boost feeling for Lowes

03 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alex Lowes believes his PATA Yamaha team took a vital step forward in improving his feeling with the YZF-R1 on Saturday, enabling him to ride to a strong sixth place in Sunday’s second race at...

Davies doubles again with Rea and Sykes behind

01 May 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) took a perfect 50 points away from the Imola race weekend after winning his second race in two days. At Ducati’s local track this brought him to within 35 points...

Victory for Sofuoglu in dramatic supersport race

01 May 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Four-time World Champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) took a clear win after a shortened 11-lap race at Imola, on a drying track that allowed him to take the championship lead. His fellow...

Dominant race one win for Davies

30 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Superpole winner Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) ran at unbeatable pace out front to win the first race of the weekend, shortened to 18 laps because of a red flag incident in the final warm-up...