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
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
After a wild rumor appeared last night that Paul Bird was about to sign Scott Redding to join Chris Vermeulen at the factory Kawasaki squad in World Superbike - a rumor that appears to have been a piece of deliberate misinformation from the Bird camp, after promising an exclusive to Britain's Motorcycle News, and was quickly scotched by a look at the FIM regulations, which confirmed that Redding is...
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Michel Fabrizio led the sole session of qualifying for the World Superbike class at Imola, though he swapped the lead with Shane Byrne and Ben Spies throughout the session. Jonny Rea ended the session in 2nd, ahead of Spies in 3rd, but there is just 0.070 separating the top three. Shane Byrne finished in 4th, just under quarter of a second behind, while Noriyuki Haga drastically improved on his performance...
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
1 Ben SPIES USA 364 2 Noriyuki HAGA JPN 346 -18 3 Michel FABRIZIO ITA 289 -75 4 Jonathan REA GBR 244 -120 5 Max BIAGGI ITA 224 -140 6 Leon HASLAM GBR 201 -163 7 Carlos CHECA ESP 177 -187 8 Tom SYKES GBR 165 -199 9 Shane BYRNE GBR 140 -224 10 read more
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
If Ben Spies had struggled in yesterday's soaking conditions, he had no such trouble during this morning's dry second qualifying session. The Sterilgarda Yamaha rider went straight to the top of the timesheets during the session, only relinquishing top spot after Noriyuki Haga hustled his Xerox Ducati around to a top time on his final lap. Spies is now the meat in a Ducati sandwich, with Michel Fabrizio...
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Rain lashed the beautiful surroundings of the Eifel mountains in Germany, making conditions difficult for the riders at the Nurburgring. Unsurprisingly perhaps the session was dominated by the large British contingent that packs the World Superbike paddock, with Johnny Rea, Leon Haslam and Shane Byrne leading early on. But with 15 minutes of the session left, it was Noriyuki Haga that took the lead,...
Racing Streaming Online / Highlight (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Top Ten Result World Superbike 2009 GP Donington Park Sunday, 28 June 09 1 Ben Spies 34'57.230 2 Max Biaggi 35'04.386 3 Noriyuki Haga 35'08.198 4 Leon Haslam 35'16.073 5 Shane Byrne 35'16.355 6 Shinya Nakano 35'18.516 7 Jonathan Rea 35'20.874 8 John Hopkins 35'30.079 9 Jakub Smrz 35'30.134 10 Ryuichi Kiyonari 35'30.422
Racing Streaming Online / Highlight (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Top Ten Result World Superbike 2009 GP Donington Park Sunday, 28 June 09 Race 2 1 Ben Spies 35'14.788 2 Leon Haslam 35'21.410 3 Michel Fabrizio 35'21.604 4 Shane Byrne 35'22.137 5 Tom Sykes 35'22.933 6 Leon Camier 35'28.251 7 Ryuichi Kiyonari 35'30.539 8 James Ellison 35'31.625 9 Ruben Xaus 35'37.679 10 Simon Andrews 35'45.135
Racing Streaming Online / Highlight (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Top Ten Free Practice Result World Superbike 2009 GP Donington Park Sunday, 28 June 09 1 Ben Spies 1'30.962 2 Leon Camier 1'31.182 3 Leon Haslam 1'31.209 4 Michel Fabrizio 1'31.604 5 Gregorio Lavilla 1'31.702 6 Jakub Smrz 1'31.709 7 John Hopkins 1'31.894 8 Tom Sykes 1'31.954 9 Shane Byrne 1'31.981 10 James Ellison 1'32.118
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 06/21/2009
The World Superbike circus came to Misano on Italy's Adriatic coast hoping for sun, sea and speed, but this weekend, they got plenty more than that. The heat and humidity was scorching on Friday, turning showery on Saturday, only to start with a downpour on race day. The rain had fallen heavily all morning, but as the riders headed out at noon for race 1, the rain had just about stopped and the World...
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 05/30/2009
Superpole 1 Ben Spies was fastest at the start, going out and setting two fast laps from the off. Fabrizio followed Spies example, but was forced out of 2nd by Jakub Smrz with 3 minutes left. With just a few seconds of the session left, Jamie Hacking put in a blistering lap to take provisional pole. Shane Byrne crashed early, but had already set a fast enough lap to qualify, though he had to run back...
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