Tag Archive: Superbike World Championship

May 12

Melandri and Laverty take on top in turns at Monza

Marco Melandri was the winner of a thrilling and ultra-close first race

WSBK - Lowes RaceRound 4 of eni FIM Superbike World Championship drew to its highest point today with two incredible races, won by Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) and Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) respectively.

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Oct 07

Biaggi champion again after closest ever finish

Biaggi now has two world titles

WSBK - Magny-Cours - podiumWSBK - Magny-Cours - Max Biaggi championThe closest ever finish in the history of the Superbike World Championship came today at Magny-Cours when Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) ended the second race in fifth place and in doing so he ended up the season 0.5 points ahead of Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team). Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 15

SBK Paddock Show livens up EICMA

500 square metres of SBK Paddock Show

SBK - EICMA - Carlos Checa SBK logoThe Superbike World Championship’s first ever official appearance at EICMA, the International Motorcycle Exhibition that took place throughout last week at the Milan Fair, concluding Sunday, proved to be an outstanding success.

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Jun 11

WSBK: Gala Dinner at Misano

Over 300 people were invited to the dinner

WSBK - Misano ambianceWSBK - Misano ambiance 2In conjunction with the Superbike World Championship’s major season sponsor Alfa Romeo, on Thursday there was the first ever WSBK Gala Night at Misano, held outdoors on the main straight. Read the rest of this entry »

May 28

Checa rules on first day of American action (updated)

Checa takes Provisional Pole for World Superbike at Miller Motorsports Park

SBK - FIM Superbike World Championship logoSBK - Miller Motorsports Park - Carlos ChecaCarlos Checa continued his brilliant first day form on the Althea Racing Ducati machine at Miller Motorsports Park, the points leader and fastest rider in the first free session this morning blasting his way to a time of 1 minute 48.260 seconds and provisional pole. 

(Flagworld was there, see our photo albums)

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May 27

Superbike Super Celebrity Mega Kart Showdown: Team Corser wins inaugural BigM weekend

Corser, Aaron, Whitehouse and Birch take top honors

SBK - FIM Superbike World Championship logoMiller Motorsports ParkTeam Corser – consisting of World Superbike superstar Troy Corser, Rick Aaron of Fox 13 television in Salt Lake City, Ryan Whitehouse from the Deseret Chemical Depot and fan Kellen Birch of Rexburg, Idaho, won the Inaugural BigM Weekend Superbike Super Celebrity Mega Kart Showdown at Miller Motorsports Park today. Read the rest of this entry »

May 27

Teams set for inaugural BigM weekend

Superbike Super Celebrity Mega Kart Showdown, Racers, Military, Media and Fans to Kick Off BigM Weekend

Miller Motorsports ParkSBK - FIM Superbike World Championship logoAfter weeks of suspense and speculation, the team line-ups for the Inaugural BigM Weekend Superbike Super Celebrity Mega Kart Showdown at Miller Motorsports Park are announced. Read the rest of this entry »

May 24

World Superbike heads overseas for Miller time

Round 5 preview

SBK - FIM Superbike World Championship logoMiller Motorsports ParkThe FIM Superbike World Championship takes its second and final trip overseas this year as it heads for the Miller Motorsports Park circuit in the USA. This year’s event, round 5, will be the fourth edition to be held in the State of Utah. Read the rest of this entry »

May 23

Superbike World Championship round 5 preview

Team Alstare Suzuki Fabrizio boosted by Monza podium

Alstare SuzukiSBK - FIM Superbike World Championship logoTeam Alstare Suzuki rider Michel Fabrizio heads off to USA, with increased confidence thanks to his superb podium in the last round at Monza. This will be the fourth time that Miller has hosted a WSBK event and this year’s race once again takes place on a Monday, Memorial Day, a public holiday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 26

New track best for Spanish ace

Phillip Island final qualifying and Superpole

Max Biaggi - Carlos Checa - Sylvain GuintoliCarlos Checa - Althea RacingCarlos Checa (Althea Racing) set the quickest lap ever recorded around Phillip Island on a Superbike machine when he powered his Ducati 1098R to a time of 1 minute 30.882 seconds, thus grabbing the first Superpole trophy of the year.

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Oct 22

Official IMS test dates announced

Two official pre-season tests

Infront Motorsports has the pleasure of confirming that there will be two official pre-season tests in preparation for what is shaping up to be an exciting 13-round Superbike World Championship campaign in 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 16

New ‘SBK likes Official Fans’ strategy on Facebook

Infront Motor Sports is pleased to be able to announce the next development phase in its thriving Facebook penetration project

Following the launch of a special dedicated Superbike World Championship Facebook profile (www.facebook.com/sbkofficial) at the end of February now comes the introduction of a new ‘SBK likes Official Fans’ strategy. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 28

Leon and Sylvain looking forward to their home race

2010 Superbike World Championship Team Suzuki Alstare news

The tenth round of this year’s Superbike World Championship is a ‘home’ race for both Team Suzuki Alstare riders Leon Haslam and Sylvain Guintoli. It is a home race for Leon because he is a Briton and lives in Derbyshire, but it is also a home race for Sylvain because the Frenchman has lived in UK for some time and is married to an English girl. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 07

2nd Annual Motorcycle Road Racers Reunion

At the Parts Canada Superbike Doubleheader Weekend features Masters of Mosport

The 2nd annual Motorcycle Road Racers Reunion will be held on Saturday July 10th, 2010 in conjunction with the Parts Canada Superbike Doubleheader Weekend at Mosport International Raceway. Read the rest of this entry »

May 02

The ”King” meets a Prince

Team Suzuki Alstare rider Leon Haslam met Prince Andrew

The ‘King’ of this year’s Superbike World Championship (so far), met royalty at Silverstone yesterday. Team Suzuki Alstare rider Leon Haslam, who is leading this year’s WSBK series by twenty points, met Leon Haslam, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York,  during a special presentation to launch the new Silverstone race circuit in front of many dignitaries, VIPs and Media. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 21

Old Master a favourite with riders

Former Assen winners come back for more

The seemingly ever-changing Assen circuit will once more deliver the Superbike World Championship a timeless atmosphere along with its latest slice of modernity, with a new track length being the main talking point in the run up to yet another potentially classic race weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 10

Checa fastest in opening timed session

The battle to set the fastest lap in the qualifying session was won by local rider

The Superbike World Championship riders were welcomed to Valencia by warm sunshine and a dry track surface, allowing them to make rapid improvements in their race set-ups. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 10

The 2010 HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship Utah USA Round

Scheduled for May 29-31

This year’s event will be unique in that the feature races for the Superbike World Championship and Supersport World Championship will be held on MONDAY, May 31 (Memorial Day). Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 25

Superbike confirmed until 2014 in Phillip Island

Yesterday’s media conference took place in Melbourne at the Eureka Skydeck

In the presence of the Victorian Minister for Tourism and Major Events, Tim Holding, Infront Motor Sport’s CEO Paolo Flammini, Phillip Island circuit’s Managing Director Fergus Cameron and six top Superbike riders. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 04

2010 World Superbike tickets now on sale

At Miller Motorsports Park

Three-day tickets to the 2010 appearance of the Superbike World Championship at Miller Motorsports Park, scheduled for May 29-31, are now on sale. Read the rest of this entry »

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