World Superbikes

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WSB up for sale

20 February 2007 by Gary Pinchin

The new World Superbike championship campaign gets underway this Saturday in Qatar, but it could be news off the track hitting the headlines after rumours emerged that Italian owners could be willing...

Ducati's Italy test

14 February 2007 by Michael Guy

Reigning World Champion Troy Bayliss completed his final test before heading to the opening round of the WSB championship in Qatar on 24th February. Onboard the Xerox Ducati 999 F07, Bayliss got his...

Corser from Biaggi

14 February 2007 by Michael Guy

Troy Corser continued his strong pre season form onboard the Yamaha Italia R1 to top the time sheets in a two day test in Qatar. Although his lap time was one second slower than Troy Bayliss’...

Martin praises Foggy

14 February 2007 by Michael Guy

Steve Martin has revealed that switching to the DFX Honda CBR1000RR has been harder than expected after riding the FP1 for the Foggy Petronas team. After two years on the 900cc triple Martin is...

WSS: Ten Kate quickest

07 February 2007 by Michael Guy

Both Ten Kate Honda boys picked up where they left off by topping the timing sheets on the first day of testing in Valencia today. Defending Supersport Champion Sebastien Charpentier shared the...

JT fastest in Valencia

07 February 2007 by Michael Guy

James Toseland has posted the quickest time at today’s test in Valencia, 0.7 seconds faster than his rivals. Toseland has been testing his two identical bikes on the opening day of the test in Spain,...

JT ready for Valencia

05 February 2007 by Michael Guy

James Toseland heads to Valencia on Wednesday for a two day test where he intends to put the finishing touches to his 2007 season preparations. Since the end of the 2006 season, Toseland has completed...

WSB final testing

26 January 2007 by Michael Guy

World Superbike testing enters its final stage in February with all the top teams completing their own tests at various tracks around the world. First to get on track are the factory Kawasaki squad...

Ellison's Valencia focus

25 January 2007 by Michael Guy

Dean Ellison made his WSB testing debut earlier this month and is currently preparing himself for a second test in Valencia in less than two weeks time. After a steady start, Ellison has had time to...

WSB preview questions

25 January 2007 by Michael Guy

What do you want to know? MCN are currently working on their comprehensive WSB season preview where we’ll be finding out about James Toseland’s thoughts and aspirations for the year ahead. Now we...

Tardozzi: 999 is dead

24 January 2007 by Michael Guy

Xerox Ducati team boss Davide Tardozzi has warned that WSB will suffer in 2008 if Ducati aren’t allowed to race their new flagship 1098 sports bike. Speaking to MCN, Tardozzi admitted that although...

WSB skips Turkey

22 January 2007 by Michael Guy

The 2007 World Superbike calendar has finally been confirmed as a 13 round series starting in Qatar next month. The provisional calendar included a 14th round rumoured to be the awesome Istanbul...

Laconi ready for 2007

22 January 2007 by Michael Guy

After a disastrous 2006 campaign, former WSB front runner Regis Laconi believes he can turnaround his fortunes in 2007. This is thanks to new spec Ohlins suspension and his down sized team. Last year...

WSB Entry Lists

19 January 2007 by Michael Guy

Despite being crowned world Superbike champion, Troy Bayliss has revealed that he won’t be running the no.1 plate in 2007. Bayliss who races under the no.21 switched to the no.1 plate for 2001 after...

WSB gets new sponsor

19 January 2007 by Michael Guy

Ten Kate Honda’s title sponsor, Hannspree have arrived in the world of bike racing with a bang. The TV and computer monitor manufacturer are not only sponsoring the Honda WSB team they are also...

Superstock 600 European Championship entry list

18 January 2007 by Michael Guy

N. Start N. Rider Nat. Motorcycle Team Name 1 7 Renato Constantini ITA Honda CBR 600RR Team Italia Megabike AX # 52 2 8 Andrea Antonelli ITA Honda CBR 600RR Team Italia Megabike AX # 52 3 12 Angelo Colitti ITA Kawasaki ZX6RR Lightspeed – Kawasaki Supported 4 11 Ashley Carlucci ITA Kawasaki ZX6RR Lightspeed – Kawasaki...

WSB Entry List

18 January 2007 by Michael Guy

N. Start N. Rider Nat. Motorcycle Team Name 1 21 Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati 999F07 Ducati Xerox Team 2 57 Lorenzo Lanzi ITA Ducati 999F07 Ducati Xerox Team 3 41 Noriyuki Haga JPN Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia 4 11 Troy Corser AUS Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia 5 3 Max Biaggi ITA Suzuki GSXR1000 K7 Team...

World Supersport Entry List

18 January 2007 by Michael Guy

N. Start N. Rider Nat. Motorcycle Team Name 1 16 Sebastien Charpentier FRA Honda CBR 600RR Ten Kate Honda Team 2 54 Kenan Sofuoglu TUR Honda CBR 600RR Ten Kate Honda Team 3 11 Kevin Curtain AUS Yamaha YZFR6 Yamaha SSP Racing 4 23 Broc Parkes AUS Yamaha YZFR6 Yamaha SSP Racing 5 55 Massimo Roccoli ITA Yamaha...

Superstock 1000 FIM entry list

18 January 2007 by Michael Guy

N. Start N. Rider Nat. Motorcycle Team Name 1 71 Claudio Corti ITA Yamaha YZF R1 Team Lorenzini by Leoni 2 81 Michele Pirro ITA Yamaha YZF R1 Team Lorenzini by Leoni 3 19 Xavier Simeon BEL Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra 4 37 Raffaele Felice ITA Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 Celani Team Suzuki Italia 5 3 Mark...

1098 rule change nearer

16 January 2007 by Dave Rawlings

The boss of Ducati has revealed that a rule change to officially allow the bike to race in World Superbikes could be a step closer. Ducati President and CEO Federico Minoli has called again for an...

Foggy Decision close

15 January 2007 by Michael Guy

Carl Fogarty could find out this week if he’ll be running a team in World Superbikes next season. With time running out for the four-time WSB champion to get the sponsor he needs, Foggy knows that...

Bayliss stays fast

14 January 2007 by Michael Guy

Troy Bayliss took control of the second day of WSB testing in Phillip Island with a stunning early morning lap a full second faster than the current WSB lap record. His 1:31.00 lap time set in cool...

2007 WSB: 3 rounds in UK

13 January 2007 by MCN

WSB will return to Donington Park this year for the first time since 2001. The race takes place on April 1 and has been incorporated into the revised 14-round series, though one race on July 8 is...

WSB test in Phillip Island

12 January 2007 by Michael Guy

The battle for WSB primacy continues this week with the worlds top Superbike riders lining up for the third official Pirelli test at Phillip Island in Australia. Championship favourites Troy Bayliss,...

Foggy praises Bayliss

27 December 2006 by Michael Guy

Carl Fogarty has revealed how much he thought the established stars of MotoGP were made to look average after Troy Bayliss’ dominant win in the final round of the 2006 season. Bayliss rode as a...

Corser: Superbikes easy

26 December 2006 by Michael Guy

Troy Corser has said he thinks modern racers have never had it so easy – and claimed that sophisticated electronic aids are allowing average riders to run at the pace of the very best. Now we want to...

Klaffi Honda out of WSB

22 December 2006 by Michael Guy

The Austrian Klaffi Honda team that ran Alex Barros in 2006 has quit WSB due to a lack of budget. Team Boss Klaus Klaffenbock, a former Sidecar World Champion, has made his mark on the series during...

Flaming Bayliss caught by reader

08 December 2006 by Andy Long

Here’s a pic I took of Troy Bayliss in August at the Brands Hatch round of World Superbikes

Hodgson waits for Foggy

05 December 2006 by Michael Guy

Neil Hodgson has spent another week without a ride for 2007 – and seems little closer to realising his dream just yet. But despite several set backs he remains 100% committed to securing a ride in WSB...

Irish racer talks to MCN

25 November 2006

Ryan Farquhar is one of the top Irish racers on the roads. His 2006 season was wrecked by an arm injury at the very start of the season but now he is fully fit and plans to bounce back in style in...

Bayliss makes time for young fan

24 November 2006 by Nick Eade

Mikala Eade meets her hero, Troy Bayliss, at the Festival of Speed at Goodwood.

Xaus impressed after traction control test

24 November 2006 by MCN

After a year on an old-spec Ducati 999, Ruben Xaus is raving about the potential of the bike he will ride next year. He finally gets to ride an ’06-spec bike with full traction control after...

Hodgson still waits for Foggy deal

24 November 2006 by MCN

Neil Hodgson’s nails were short last week, and they won’t have got any longer since. The former British and World Superbike star is still waiting to hear from Carl Fogarty’s Foggy Racing team if a...

Rolfo rides the Blade

18 November 2006

New Ten Kate Honda star Roberto Rolfo got his first meaningful ride on the Ten Kate Honda Superbike he’ll be riding next year. Rolfo got his opportunity at Valencia’s big WSB test and has spoken of...

Lanzi - like a new rider

18 November 2006

Ducati World Superbike team boss Davide Tardozzi has revealed the transformation in form of under-fire star Lorenzo Lanzi in the major winter test held at Valencia this week is just like signing a new...

Plater wins in Macau

18 November 2006

Steve Plater triumphed in a record breaking Macau Grand Prix on Saturday (November 18), the 40th anniversary race, putting paid to Michael Rutter’s hopes of adding to his tally of wins. Rutter had...