November

Year: 2017

Month: November

WSB: Rea 'feels better' with 2018 spec bike

29 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Three-time World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea has said the ZX-10RR Kawasaki have produced for him to suit the 2018 regulations feels better than previous iterations of the bike. World Superbike...

Opinion: Let's get behind Jonathan Rea and make it count

28 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

For the first time in ten years a motorcycle racer has been recognised by the BBC with a nomination for the prestigious Sports Personality of the Year award. Three-time World Superbike champion...

WSB: Andrew Pitt joins Lowes as crew chief

27 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Last week’s Jerez test saw a big change for Alex Lowes with double World Supersport Champion Andrew Pitt joining the PATA Yamaha team as his crew chief. Lowes will be joined by Pitt, who won the World...

WSB: Melandri quickest as Camier impresses in Jerez

23 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Marco Melandri led the way as the Kawasaki Racing Team took a rest on the penultimate day of this week’s joint Superbike and MotoGP test at Jerez. With KRT at the Andalusian circuit for all five days,...

WSB: Camier positive after Red Bull Honda debut

22 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Camier has said he was pleasantly surprised by Honda’s Fireblade after testing with his new Red Bull Honda team for the first time in Jerez today. Swinging his leg over his new steed for the...

WSB: Baz sees BMW's potential after first test

21 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Loris Baz enjoyed a productive debut with the Althea BMW squad as he makes his return to the Superbike World Championship at this week’s Jerez test. Having spent most of his career on superbikes, Baz...

WSB: Sykes takes control in Rea's absence at Jerez

21 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes topped the second day of this week’s World Superbike test in Jerez in the absence of team-mate Jonathan Rea. Rea had to head back to London on Monday evening to collect his MBE, leaving...

WSB: Rea tops opening day of Jerez test

20 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea started off the 2018 World Superbike season where he left off as pre-season testing got underway at Jerez today. The three-time world champion took to the top of the timesheets from his...

WSB: Loris Baz returns to WorldSBK with Althea BMW

16 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Loris Baz will return to the Superbike World Championship in 2018 with Althea BMW, it has been announced. The former factory Kawasaki rider, who achieved a best finish of 5th place in 2014, returns to...

WSB: Rea sets all time points record with second win

04 November 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) added another unique achievement to his long list of 2017 records with the all time best points score of 556 in a single season, after beating Chaz Davies...

WSS: Mahias champion in tense finale

04 November 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) won the 2017 WorldSSP title after a front-running race win at Losail. He is the first Yamaha WorldSSP champion since Sam Lowes in 2013. He won the...

WSB: Rea sets new personal best with Qatar win

03 November 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) won his 15th World SBK race of the season under the floodlights of a Friday night in Qatar, setting a new personal best in terms of races won in a single year. Of...

WSB: Rea ups the heat with pole in Qatar

03 November 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) set an early leading marker in Superpole 2 but finally won his sixth pole of the season with a record of 1’56.228, set nearer the end of the 15 minute session. One...

WSB: Rea tops day one under Qatar floodlights

03 November 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) relied on his opening session time of 1’57.666 to secure the fastest qualifying time of the first evening of action at Losail in Qatar, the final round of the...

WSB: Torres moves to MV Agusta for 2018

03 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jordi Torres will move to the MV Agusta Reparto Corse outfit for the 2018 Superbike World Championship, it has been confirmed. The Spaniard will replace Leon Camier in the Italian squad, with the...