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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) | 10/01/2009
In a surprising, if not shocking move, speedweek.eu is reporting that Chris Vermeulin has made a two-year commitment to Paul Bird Kawasaki to ride the ZX-10 Superbike in the World Superbike series. Vermeulin, who will be replaced by Alvaro Bautista at Rizla Suzuki next year, was rumored to be on every team manager in WSBK's short list of desirable riders, but whispers of serious discussions with Kawasaki...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Makoto Tamada has had a miserable season with the Kawasaki World Superbike squad this year. Dogged by crashes and injury, Tamada has already missed nearly half the season with one injury or another, and his crash in race one at Imola saw the Japanese veteran concussed and suffering amnesia. As a result, the Japanese rider looks set to miss yet another round of racing, with the next round of World...