MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Althea Ducati has announced that Shane "Shakey" Byrne will team with Carlos Checa on the squad in the World Superbike championship in 2010. Althea ended a relationship with Honda at the end of the 2009 season that had lasted the last two years in favor of the Bologna based manufacturer. Byrne brings extensive experience with the 1098 Superbike to Althea, having won the 2008 British superbike...
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) | 10/11/2009
British racing site Bike Sport News is reporting that soon-to-be ex-Yamaha rider Tom Sykes will partner with Chris Vermeulen at Paul Bird Kawasaki in 2010. Sykes, who currently lies 8th in the point standings, has had a creditable year but has had the misfortune of being paired with the best pure rookie in recent times, Ben Spies, and has perhaps unfairly suffered in comparison. Paul Bird, interviewed...
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
1 Noriyuki HAGA JPN 391 2 Ben SPIES USA 388 -3 3 Michel FABRIZIO ITA 330 -61 4 Jonathan REA GBR 263 -128 5 Max BIAGGI ITA 257 -134 6 Leon HASLAM GBR 219 -172 7 Carlos CHECA ESP 183 -208 8 Tom SYKES GBR 176 -215 9 Jakub SMRZ CZE 155 -236 10 read more
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
With track conditions at Imola too slippery to practice on, SBK race organizers are facing the very real possibility of a race cancellation. A combination of a freshly washed track and oil allegedly rising from the asphalt to the surface culminated in the first practice session being suspended and probably cancelled. Points leader Ben Spies reckons that the available traction is worse than a full...
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
What was supposed to be a triumphant return to a track steeped in history has turned into a farce. Action at the World Superbike round at Imola ground to a halt after just two laps of practice, with Tom Sykes crashing and riders complaining of a complete lack of grip. The track is incredibly slick from last weekend's WTCC car racing, with some confusion over whether there is still oil on the track...
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...
SPEED (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
British riders Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes reveled in the poor conditions in today's opening qualifying session at the Nurburgring.
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Ten Kate Honda's Johnny Rea is on provisional pole after the first session of qualifying for the World Superbike class at the Nurburgring, in conditions that were a little kinder than the downpour of the early afternoon. Rea was fastest for most of the session, taking over provisional pole from Leon Haslam who had made the early running. But while Haslam slipped down the order, it was a Yamaha R1...
Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Yamaha Racing Nurburgring circuit Yamaha World Superbike riders Ben Spies and Tom Sykes are ready for action at the famous Nurburgring circuit in the Eifel Mountains this weekend. Following a five week break for the summer, Spies is refreshed and...
Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 07/25/2009
Yamaha Racing 2009 WSB Czech Republic - Brno 24/07/2009 Qualifying 1 Yamaha World Superbike Team riders Ben Spies and Tom Sykes ventured out today for their first time on the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic. Both riders spent the...
Motorsports Journal (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009
Yamaha Racing Imola The World Superbike Championship has the Italian round of Imola back on the calendar this year so the teams have spent the last two days testing their machines there in preparation for the upcoming races on the 27th September. The track is new for both Ben Spies and Tom Sykes however it was clear from the two day test that neither the lack of track knowledge or the sweltering Italian...
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
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