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SI.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Ben Spies entered Sunday's final two races in the World Superbike Championship trailing Japanese rider Noriyuki Haga by 10 points. Starting from pole, Spies, a Longview, Texas native, won the first race to take a 15-point lead over Haga, who crashed, and rode strategically in the second to finish fifth and became World Champion by six points, 462-456, at the Algarve Circuit in Portugal. He's the first...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
After just a day's rest after the end of the 2009 World Superbike championship, the Superbike field - old and new - are back in action at Portimao. Johnny Rea was the fastest on the first day of the two-day test, finishing a couple of tenths ahead of Michel Fabrizio. Cal Crutchlow was 3rd fastest, confirming that his World Supersport title was no fluke by finishing ahead of Noriyuki Haga on Crutchlow's...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
1 Ben SPIES USA 462 2009 World Champion 2 Noriyuki HAGA JPN 456 -6 3 Michel FABRIZIO ITA 382 -80 4 Max BIAGGI ITA 319 -143 5 Jonathan REA GBR 315 -147 6 Leon HASLAM GBR 241 -221 read more
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SPEED (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
On paper it looks very good for American Ben Spies in his two-race battle for the gold against Japan’s Noriyuki Haga tomorrow at Portimao.
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Johnny Rea was the fastest rider in the final session of free practice ahead of this afternoon's Superpole. The Irishman was over a tenth quicker than Michel Fabrizio and Carlos Checa, with Shane Byrne another couple of tenths behind Checa. In the war for the championship, Ben Spies finished ahead of Noriyuki Haga, but only but just over a tenth of a second. Results: read more
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Johnny Rea held on to provisional pole during the second session of qualifying for the World Superbike class at Portimao. Rea improved his time to finish ahead of Ducati's Michel Fabrizio and Aprilia's Max Biaggi, while Jakub Smrz completes the provisional front row. Noriyuki Haga took four tenths off his time from QP1 to leapfrog ahead of Ben Spies, who could not improve on the time he set yesterday....
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SPEED (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Yamaha's first-ever World Superbike title will be the most difficult of the triple crown to attain, especially with Noriyuki Haga poised to win his first title.
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Both MotoGP and World Superbikes are in action this weekend, and a grand total of four titles could be wrapped up on Sunday. At Sepang, Valentino Rossi could secure his 7th MotoGP title on Sunday, while Hiroshi Aoyama could clinch the last ever 250cc world title. Several hours later, at the last WSBK round at Portimao in Portugal, the World Superbike title is likely to go down to the wire, with little...
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SPEED (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Noriyuki Haga has accomplished just about everything possible during his Superbike career short of winning the world title. He'll have his chance this weekend at Portimao.
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Motorcycle racers, journalists and fans tend to talk about the sport in terms of a physical struggle. Riders and teams are always fighting or battling for the lead, championship or what have you. To be sure, there are parallells between the sweet science and racing; fighters and racers both spend endless hours training to be in top condition and both have to ply their trade hurting as often as not....
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SPEED (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Title contenders Ben Spies and Noriyuki Haga scored a win apiece in the penultimate round of the FIM Superbike World Championship at Magny-Cours.
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Jonathon Rea led the final session of free practice for the World Superbike class, just edging Ben Spies. Noriyuki Haga follows at a distance, just ahead of Max Biaggi in 4th. Result: read more
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
The championship leaders all improved their times during the second session of qualifying, with Ben Spies and Noriyuki Haga leapfrogging over Jonathon Rea to sit behind Michel Fabrizio on the timesheets. British Superbike Champion Leon Camier improved as well, moving up to 16th and into Superpole. Kawasaki replacement rider Sheridan Morais is struggling at Magny-Cours though, failing to qualify for...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Michel Fabrizio leads the first session of World Superbike qualifying at Magny-Cours, just edging out this morning's fastest man Jonny Rea, while Noriyuki Haga and Ben Spies are fractions behind Rea. Less than two tenths separate the top four, while Spies has nearly half a second lead over the 5th placed man Carlos Checa. Reigning BSB champion Leon Camier ended his first qualifying session in 17th...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Jonny Rea led the first session of free practice for the World Superbike class at Magny-Cours, putting in a scorching lap in the final minutes of the session, and displacing the surprising Fonsi Nieto on the DFX Corse Ducati. Rea put his Ten Kate Honda ahead of the Stiggy Honda of Leon Haslam, while Noriyuki Haga set the 3rd fastest lap, ahead of Carlos Checa. Nieto finally ended the session in 5th...
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