October

Year: 2017

Month: October

WSB: 2018 calendar unveiled

02 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Dorna and the FIM have today released the calendar for the 2018 Superbike World Championship, which shall again be contested over 13 rounds beginning in February and ending slightly earlier in...

WSB: Series bosses announce plans to level up field in 2018

25 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike bosses have finally announced the changes they will introduce to take steps towards evening out the field in 2018. While the announcement comes later than expected, the changes are...

WSB: Rea doubles up at Jerez

22 October 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

After a first lap collision between Chaz Davies and Eugene Laverty the first attempted run of the Jerez race was red flagged and restarted over 19 laps. The result was a clear win for Jonathan Rea...

WSB: Rea fastest despite fall on opening day in Jerez

20 October 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) relied on his morning lap time to outpace his nearest rival by 0.597 seconds on the opening day of action at Jerez, after falling just a few minutes into the FP2...

WSB: Confirmed: Guintoli set for remainder of WSB season with Puccetti

17 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli will make a return to the Superbike World Championship for the final two rounds of the season with the Puccetti Kawasaki team. As reported by MCN earlier this month, the 2014 World...

WSB: Camier joins Red Bull Honda for 2018

12 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Camier will join the Red Bull Honda World Superbike team for the 2018 season, it has been confirmed. The 2009 British Superbike Champion has been linked with the team since earlier this year when...

WSS: Haslam to replace Sofuoglu for Jerez and Qatar?

12 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam looks set to stand in for the injured Kenan Sofuoglu for the last two rounds of the Supersport World Championship. According to multiple MCN sources, Haslam, who is favourite to win the...

WSB: Jonathan Rea's column: 3x World Champion

10 October 2017 by Jonathan Rea

Kawasaki Racing Team rider Jonathan Rea reflects on a busy two weeks after clinching a record third World Superbike crown in Magny Cours… I had a few PR events to do in Paris before the weekend so we...

WSB: Jonathan Rea Sports Personality of the Year petition gathers momentum

06 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

A petition for three-time World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea to be shortlisted for the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award has been signed by more than 6000 supporters. Started by Rea’s...

WSB: Lowes back on podium at Magny Cours

05 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Alex Lowes made a welcome return to the World Superbike rostrum in Magny Cours this weekend, matching his best result of the year with an impressive second-place behind race winner Chaz Davies. While...

WSB: Guintoli to race Jerez and Qatar with Puccetti?

04 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli could make a return to the Superbike World Championship before the end of the 2017 season with the Puccetti Kawasaki team he’s in talks with for next year. With Puccetti’s World...

WSB: Ernesto Marinelli to leave Ducati

03 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Ducati Corse Superbike boss Ernesto Marinelli will leave Ducati at the end of 2017, the Bologna factory has announced. Marinelli joined Ducati in 1995, before working as a track engineer for names...

WSB: Davies wins as Rea forced out

01 October 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

The chance of the glory of a double win was cruelly robbed from new triple champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) as eventual race winner Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) took advantage of...

WSS: Sofuoglu out with broken hip

01 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Kenan Sofuoglu will miss today’s World Supersport race at Magny Cours after suffering a triple hip fracture following a crash in qualifying. The Turkish ace was on course for a front row start for...