2013 Monza World Superbike image gallery
... much more spectacular than MotoGP, but the economic crisis in Italy is taking its toll. World Superbikes can’t seem to take off in Italy even if it is now being broadcasted by Mediaset ... they do MotoGP, covering every aspect starting on Saturday, including World Superbikes and Superstock and despite this viewing audiences for World Superbikes is still very low, only 847.000 viewers tuned in for ... …
World Superbikes to drop Monza from calendar?
Monza was one of the last rounds to be confirmed on this year’s 2013 World Superbike calendar, and now according to several Italian sources it seems that Dorna has no intention of further renewing its contract with the historic 5.777km circuit because of safety issues. Apparently racing at the Temple of Speed has become too danegerous due to the speeds that the riders now reach with an average of 200 km/h and top speeds in the excess of 330 km/h - Sylvain Guintoli and Eugene Laverty touched 337 this ... …
Francis Batta blasts Gobmeier and then makes peace
... several times in the past, because the Italian manufacturer used to invest a lot in World Superbikes, while other manufacturers seemed less interested. When Ducati officially pulled out their factory team turning over ... …
Marco Melandri wins three-way final lap thriller at Monza
... Only in World Superbikes can you find a three way battle on the final lap without knowing who will take the victory. Today’s race 1 at Monza, offered an incredbile and superb example ... …
Marco Melandri heads QP1 at Monza
World Superbikes’s first qualifying session at Monza was longly delayed as the track had to be cleaned up after Mitchell Carr’s Triumph leaked oil from the Serraglio to the Ascari chicane during Supersport qualifying. The QP1 started with some sun and a dry track so lap times dropped with Marco Melandri taking over the top of the timesheets with a best lap of 1′42.883, even if their were some drops of rain during the halfway mark, which fortunately didn’t turn into a rain show. Jonathan Rea also moved ... …
Fabrizio Lai to replace injured Alexander Lundh at Monza
... 125cc and 250cc GP classes, in World Supersport and has been a replacement rider in World Superbikes for Broc Parkes and Ruben Xaus. Lundh is expected to return to action for the Donington ... …
Alstare Superbike concept by Rusak
... 20 years of World Superbike Championship racing Francis Batta’s Alstare team and its return to World Superbikes, they had this concept done by Belgium designer Serge Rusak from Rusak Kreaktive Designworks while the ... …
2013 WSBK Assen: more from the rest of the best + gallery
It was a highly interesting World Superbike weekend at the Van Drenthe circuit at Assen. Jonathan Rea was able to get at least a podium which was no doubt more for his merits than that of his Honda CBR1000RR, while team mate Leon Haslam is patiently waiting in a hospital bed for some of the swelling to go down in his fractured leg before he can undergo surgery. BMW Goldbet surely wasn’t expecting to suffer hell when they came to Assen, especially after Chaz Davies’ fantastic weekend at Aragon. The team’s ... …
Max Biaggi's wildcard entry request revealed by Gregorio Lavilla
The rumors of Max Biaggi wanting to race in next month’s World Superbike round at Monza, have been confirmed by Dorna’s World Superbike representative Gregorio Lavilla. According to an interview published in Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport Lavillia revealed that the Roman Emperor has in fact requested a wildcard entry: “Biaggi has asked us for a wild card entry for Monza and of course we would be very happy action to see the reigning World champion back in action in Italy and in the most fascinating event of ... …
Davies confident for Assen round while Melandri is still battling shoulder issues
In less than 24 hours the third round of the World Superbike season will start at the Dutch circuit of Assen. BMW Goldbet riders Chaz Davies and Marco Melandri will be heading to the historic track, with Davies wanting to build on his double victory at Aragon two weeks ago that propelled him to second in the standings, making him a challenger for the title, now that he is comfortable with his bike which has improved in electronics and engine. Marco Melandri is a different story. The Italian rider was ... …
Damian Cudlin ready to replace Leon Camier at Assen round
... needed. I’ve competed in a lot of championships including MotoGP, Moto2, AMA and of course Aussie Superbikes, but I’ve never had the chance to ride for a top-class WSB team. I’m really ... …
Max Biaggi keeps teasing on comeback
... Max Biaggi shot down any possibilities of returning to World Superbikes in an interview with the Gazzetta dello Sport with ‘it’s impossible’, but the Roman Emperor via Twitter keeps teasing his millions of ... will at least do a couple of wildcards in order to raise more interest in World Superbikes that has yet to fully take off now that it’s aired on an important TV channel ... …
Max Biaggi to return to racing?
... to relate to TV viewers). A return by Biaggi could certainly spark more interest in World Superbikes especially in Italy, which saw the last televised round have only a little more than one ... …
Tom Sykes dominates QP2 at Aragon
... It was a beautiful sunny morning at Aragon for World Superbikes second qualifying session. Topping the timesheets for the first time this weekend was Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes who stopped the clock in 1 ... …
Carlos Checa crashes go-kart at Aragon
... pre-race press conference. The race was won by Michel Fabrizio followed by Loris Baz and Chaz Davies. World Superbikes returns to action later this morning at Aragon for the first free practice ... …
Michel Fabrizio to support Italian marines facing murder charges in India during Aragon round - UPDATED
... according to the team it’s not a political stand against India (who will be hosting World Superbikes for the first time this year), but a simple message of affection for the two marines ... …
Effenbert Liberty confirms WSBK return and signs Mark Aitchison
... was renewed at the end of 2012). For Aitchison this will be a return to World Superbikes after his time spent with Pedercini Kawasaki in 2011 and his short stint in 2012 with ... …
MotoGP 2013 Qatar numbers and first images
In just a few hours the the 2013 MotoGP season will be finally getting underway and despite the very laid back atmosphere during the pre-race conference, all the riders are ready to do battle for public and personal glory, so here are some facts. The first GP race of the season is at the Losail International circuit in Qatar and has been since 2008 when MotoGP celebrated their first ever night race - however the Qatari track has been on the calendar since 2004, and this year is celebrating its 10th year ... …
Carmelo Ezpeleta: 'This will be a fun year'
... Carmelo Ezpeleta, 66 is the CEO of Dorna and now runs both the MotoGP and World Superbikes championships and in a long interview with website AS the Spanish manager touched on several subjects ... …
Top April 1st stories so far
... - moto.it - Motomatters.com as usual has another splendid post and this time its how World Superbikes will definitely be returning to its roots and manufacturers will be forced to field true production ... …
