2012

Year: 2012

Month: ALL

Joan Lascorz speaks about Imola crash and injury

31 August 2012 by Michael Guy

Following the accident at Imola during official testing in the Superbike World Championship last April 2 we would like to communicate the following about the condition of Joan Lascorz. Joan remains...

WSB Moscow: Melandri takes race two win and championship lead

26 August 2012 by Michael Guy

Marco Melandri stormed to his sixth race win of the season with a brilliant ride in race two at Moscow Raceway. The 29 year old Italian made his way up through the field and although unable to pull...

Moscow WSB: Sofuoglu wins to extend championship lead while Lowes stutters

26 August 2012 by Michael Guy

Kenan Sofuoglu secured victory in the 10th round of the World Supersport championship to extend his championship lead to a commanding 33 points. Sofuoglu’s victory came after an intense early battle...

WSB Moscow: Sykes takes historic victory in first ever Russian race

26 August 2012 by Michael Guy

Tom Sykes secured a brilliant start to finish race win onboard his factory Kawasaki Superbike in race one of the WSB championship at the Moscow Raceway. The 26 lap race started on a damp track with...

WSS Moscow: Cluzel takes pole, Lowes on front row

25 August 2012 by Michael Guy

PTR Honda rider Jules Cluzel secured pole position for the Russian round of the World Supersport Championship today. The French rider finished ahead of championship leader Kenan Sofuoglu and Brit Sam...

WSB Moscow: Checa takes charge in Superpole

25 August 2012 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa secured pole position for tomorrow’s two WSB races at the Moscow Raceway after setting a stunning 1.34.193s lap during Superpole 3. The Spanish rider gained most of his time in the tight...

WSB Moscow: Brits up their game in second Free Practice

25 August 2012 by Michael Guy

Jonathan Rea led a British and Irish rider charge during second Free Practice at Moscow today. After a slow start to the weekend, Rea moved to the top of the time sheets during the 45 minute session...

WSB Moscow: Sykes up to third as Giugliano stay top

25 August 2012 by Michael Guy

Friday’s pole man Davide Giugliano was unable to improve his lap time but stayed at the top of the time-sheets during second qualifying this morning. Carlos Checa held second place with a slightly...

WSS Moscow: Lowes on front row despite crash

24 August 2012 by Michael Guy

Top Brit, Sam Lowes secured a place on the provisional front row despite only completing four laps during first qualifying at the Moscow Raceway today. The 21 year old set a best time of 1.38.179 but...

WSB Moscow: Ducati take control in first qualifying

24 August 2012 by Michael Guy

Althea Ducati men Davide Giugliano and Carlos Checa secured first and second place in the opening qualifying session for the Russian round of the World Superbike Championship at Moscow Raceway today.

Effenbert Ducati confirm Moscow round absence

16 August 2012 by Michael Guy

The three man Effenbert Liberty Racing team confirmed today that they will not be competing in the forthcoming Russian round of the World Superbike Championship. Team management have cited the need to...

Checa in the rain

08 August 2012 by JFK

The weather at Silverstone didn’t spoil our day and made for some amazingly close racing. Here’s a shot of Checa in the rain.

Met James Toseland at WSB

07 August 2012 by Tim

We bumped into James Toseland at Silverstone WSB in the paddock on Sunday morning and instead of doing the bare minimum he could get away with, he was very happy to chat and spent about 10 minutes with us. Very down to earth and a lovely bloke! Thanks James – it was much appreciated and made our day.

Silverstone WSB: Guintoli dominates second race in torrential conditions

05 August 2012 by Liam Marsden

Pata Ducati rider Sylvain Guintoli won the second World Superbike race at Silverstone today in torrential conditions which saw the race stopped and a result taken after nine laps, with half points...

Silverstone WSB: Loris Baz takes win in tricky conditions

05 August 2012 by Liam Marsden

Frenchman Loris Baz has won the first Superbike race at Silverstone in a tricky race which saw both wet and dry conditions. The first run of the race was red-flagged after several riders fell off on...

Silverstone WSB: Smrz steals pole from Camier

04 August 2012 by MCN

Effenbert Ducati rider Jakub Smrz will start from pole position at Silverstone tomorrow after snatching pole position from Leon Camier during a wet superpole session. Superpole was split in to two 20...

Rea wins prestigous Suzuka 8-hour

29 July 2012 by Michael Guy

Jonathan Rea became the first British rider to win the prestigious Suzuka 8-hour Endurance race. Riding the FCC TSR Honda with team-mate Kousuke Akiyoshi, Rea secured a convincing four lap victory to...

Melandri Double win at Brno

22 July 2012 by MCN Sportsdesk

Marco Melandri scored a double today. Winning the second race of the weekend at Brno. Melandri made a final pass on Tom Sykes in the final lap with just enough space on the final few corners to make sure the Englishman would finish second, by only 0.140 seconds. Carlos Checa finished in third place with championship leader Max Biaggi ) in fourth. Eugene Laverty took fifth. In the...

Impressive first race win for Melandri at Brno

22 July 2012 by MCN Sportsdesk

Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) posted an impressive win in the first race at Brno after making his way through from a mid-pack position in a race that started with many wet patches on the...

Win VIP tickets to Silverstone WSB

18 July 2012 by MCN

You could be in with a chance of rubbing shoulders with Honda WSB rider Jonathan Rea and reporting on WSB races at Silverstone WSB, August 3-5, thanks to Carole Nash. The winner and a friend will...

Aragon WSB Race Two; Melandri wins epic race two battle from Laverty and Davies

01 July 2012 by Michael Guy

BMW Motorrad rider Marco Melandri rode a stunning race to finally come out on top of an intense four rider battle for the win in race two at Aragon today. The 28 year old had to use every piece of his...

Aragon WSB Race One: Biaggi secures classy win ahead of Melandri

01 July 2012 by Michael Guy

Max Biaggi extended his lead at the top of the WSB championship standings with another race win at Aragon. His victory made it three in a row for the 41 year old Italian after his impressive double at...

Aragon WSB: Sykes dominates to take pole

30 June 2012 by Liam Marsden

Brit Tom Sykes took his sixth pole position of the season in spectacular fashion at Aragon today. Sykes was 0.708secs faster than second quickest man Max Biaggi. Biaggi’s team-mate Eugene Laverty...

Aragon WSB: Melandri ups the pace to take provisional pole

29 June 2012 by Michael Guy

Factory BMW man Marco Melandri demonstrated his affinity with the Aragon circuit to secure provisional pole ahead of fellow Italian and rival Max Biaggi. Last year Melandri and Biaggi shared the...

Aragon WSB: Biaggi makes ominous start to top first session

29 June 2012 by Michael Guy

World Superbike championship leader Max Biaggi made an ominous start to the Aragon race weekend by setting the fastest time in the opening Free Practice session at Aragon. Biaggi, traditionally a slow...

Video: Honda classic corners trailer

27 June 2012 by MCN

The Honda World Superbike Team has spent much of the 2012 SBK season looking at some of the most iconic corners on the World Superbike calendar. The team will be releasing five videos looking at five...

Checa completes first test on 1199 Superbike

21 June 2012 by Michael Guy

World champion Carlos Checa completed his first official test on the all new Ducati 1199 Panigale at Misano today. Riding at the Italian circuit which is currently playing host to World Ducati Week...

WSB Misano Race 2: Biaggi secures emphatic double

10 June 2012 by Michael Guy

Max Biaggi stormed to his second race win of the day with a dominant performance in race two at Misano. The factory Aprilia rider was clearly buoyed by his race one win wasted no time getting to the...

WSB Misano Race 1: Biaggi wins thrilling race to extend championship lead

10 June 2012 by Michael Guy

Max Biaggi secured a brilliant win in the opening WSB race of the day after an epic battle with Carlos Checa and his Davide Giugliano. The Factory Aprilia rider who’d only qualified in tenth place...

WSB Misano Superpole: Sykes claims Superpole number five

09 June 2012 by Michael Guy

Tom Sykes secured a brilliant Superpole win at Misano after dominating the second twenty minute session this afternoon. The factory Kawasaki rider cruised through Superpole 1 after making big changes...

WSB Misano: Sykes steps up in second qualifying

09 June 2012 by Michael Guy

After a difficult opening day at Misano yesterday, Tom Sykes scorched to the top of the time sheets during second qualifying this morning. The Kawasaki man overcame front grip issues on his ZX-10R to...

WSB Misano: Checa leads the way in first qualifying, One second separates top 16

08 June 2012 by Michael Guy

World Champion Carlos Checa set the fastest time of the day during the opening qualifying session at Misano today. The Althea Ducati rider posted a 1.36.521s best and will be determined to bounce back...

WSS Misano: Lowes in control after taking provisional pole

08 June 2012 by Michael Guy

Sam Lowes picked up where he left off after winning at Donington Park last time out to secure provisional pole position at Misano today. The 21-year-old overcame a crash at the end of this mornings...

Miller WSB Race 2: Melandri wins after epic battle with Rea, Davies fourth

29 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Despite being delayed for over an hour, the second race at Miller was well worth the wait. After a brilliant race long battle, Italian Marco Melandri claimed a hard fought victory ahead of Jonathan...

Miller WSB Race one: Checa takes convincing win ahead of determined Melandri

28 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa continued his unprecedented run of form at the Miller Motorsports Park round with a brilliant race one win. The 39 year old Spaniard had to fight hard at the beginning of the race with...

Miller WSB Warm-up – Sykes leads the way from Checa in morning warm-up

28 May 2012 by Michael Guy

In sunny conditions Tom Sykes set the fastest time of this morning’s warm-up session at Miller with a best time of 1.49.080. The factory Kawasaki rider topped the time sheets ahead of Carlos Checa,...