MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Eugene Laverty has taken pole for the World Supersport race at Portimao on Sunday. The Parkalgar Honda rider just inched ahead of Cal Crutchlow by less than a tenth of a second. Michele Pirro was 3rd fastest of the day, while Ten Kate Honda's Kenan Sofuoglu completes the front row. Results: read more
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Kenan Sofuoglu set the fastest time in second session of free practice for the World Supersport class, deposing Kawasaki's Joan Lascorz with a late run. Lascorz had previously done exactly the same to Cal Crutchlow, after the Yamaha rider had topped the timesheets for much of the session. Eugene Laverty finished behind Crutchlow once again, but as in previous sessions, the difference was minimal....
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Kenan Sofuoglu leads the way in the World Supersport class at Portimao, taking over the lead in the dying minutes of practice. The Ten Kate Honda rider demoted Cal Crutchlow into 2nd, ahead of the man challenging Crutchlow for the title, Eugene Laverty. The difference between the two championship contenders was minimal, though, less than a tenth of a second. Mark Aitchison rounds out the top four....
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Joan Lascorz was fastest in Saturday morning's session of free practice for World Supersport, engaged in a close battle with Kenan Sofuoglu once again. Cal Crutchlow made a huge gain to leap up to 3rd, ahead of Garry McCoy, while Crutchlow's title rival Eugene Laverty remained way down in 8th place, six tenths off Crutchlow's pace. Results: read more
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Kenan Sofuoglu led Friday's free practice session for the World Supersport riders, after fighting a session-long battle with Joan Lascorz. The top time changed hands several times before Sofuoglu finally came out ahead. Fabien Foret was the 3rd fastest man, ahead of Sofuoglu's Ten Kate team mate Andrew Pitt. The two championship contenders were well down the field, Eugene Laverty finishing ahead of...
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
The World Supersport race at Imola was red-flagged after 11 laps, when Joan Lascorz' Kawasaki blew up and trailed oil round the track. The Spaniard had just taken the lead from Kenan Sofuoglu, and the engine let go as he got on the gas coming out of a corner. The race is due to be restarted at 2:20pm local time, and the result will be decided by aggregate result.
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Yamaha's Cal Crutchlow dominated practice for the World Supersport class once again, but unlike yesterday, he didn't have it all his own way. Ten Kate Honda's Kenan Sofuoglu shadowed Crutchlow closely, occasionally closing to within one hundredth of a second before Crutchlow pulled out a gap again. Joan Lascorz was the perennial 3rd place man on the Motocard Kawasaki, while Massimo Roccoli finished...
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
With the rain gone and the Nurburgring circuit now dry, if a little cold, conditions for motorcycle racing have improved immensely in Germany's Eifel mountains. Those conditions are irrelevant to Cal Crutchlow, however, as the young Briton continues to dominate whatever the weather. In the dry, Crutchlow extended his advantage to almost 2 seconds over the rest of the field, a prospect which must strike...
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
With the Nurburgring track starting to dry out a little during practice for the World Supersport class, Yamaha's Cal Crutchlow was back with a bang after the extended summer break. The Briton led from the start and encountered only brief opposition from Ten Kate's Kenan Sofuoglu, setting the fastest time by three tenths of a second. Sofuoglu was the only man capable of getting close to Crutchlow in...
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
Cal Crutchlow topped the timesheets in the first session of free practice for the World Supersport class at Brno, completely dominating the field. The young Briton finished over 1.4 seconds ahead of his Yamaha teammate Fabien Foret, no one capable of getting anywhere near him. Behind Foret, the Hondas of Kenan Sofuoglu and Eugene Laverty took 3rd and 4th, just a couple of tenths off Foret's times....
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 07/16/2009
Kenan Sofuoglu made strong progress during the second day of testing for the World Supersport field, to finish the test on top of the timesheets. Sofuoglo took over 2 seconds off his time from Wednesday to just edge out Yamaha's Cal Crutchlow. Crutchlow's main title rival, Eugene Laverty, closed the gap with Crutchlow from the first day to just under two tenths of a second. Overall times after two...
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
Cal Crutchlow continued his dominance of the World Supersport class in the searing heat of the Imola test. The Yamaha rider set a time over 6/10ths faster than the second fastest man, Ten Kate Honda's Kenan Sofuoglu. Crutchlow's main title rival, Eugene Laverty was a tenth behind Sofuoglu, and another tenth ahead of Crutchlow's Yamaha team mate Fabien Foret. Testing continues tomorrow. read more
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 06/20/2009
Yamaha's Cal Crutchlow set the fastest time during this morning's second session of free practice for the World Supersport class, held under a dark and threatening sky. Crutchlow finished ahead of Italian rider Michele Pirro on the Lorenzini By Leoni Yamaha, who was in turn quicker than the Parkalgar Honda of Eugene Laverty. Joan Lascorz, who had led earlier in the session, was shuffled down to 4th....
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Sunday was all about Ben Spies' domination of his home WSBK round as the Texan was simply unstoppable. Once again we had weather that started clear and grew increasingly cloudy as the hours passed. Spies lead each of the three starts into the first corner. Within a few laps he'd gapped those chasing him and seemed to be running away into the distance. Last year's double-winner Carlos Checa was able...
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 05/30/2009
Joan Lascorz took pole for tomorrow's World Supersport race at Miller Motorsports Park on Saturday afternoon. The Spanish Glaner Motocard Kawasaki rider was the fastest rider almost from the get go, and despite the session being halted at the start after Andrew Pitt crashed. Cal Crutchlow and Eugene Laverty swapped places for 2nd, the Parkalgar Honda rider coming out on top with 4 minutes to go, and...
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