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WSBK MMP: Carlos Checa wins Race 1 with an all Ducati podium
As widely predicted Carlos Checa easily won Race 1 at Miller Motorsports Park. Starting in pole position the Althea Ducati rider dropped to fifth on the opening lap, but the surgically picked off his opponents one at a time to then overtake front runner Troy Corser on the sixth lap and from that point on there was no longer any doubt in any one’s mind that the Spaniard would take his Ducati to the top spot of the podium.
Checa not only won in his impressive style he also lead a Ducati 1-2-3 podium, with Effenbert-Liberty’s Jakub Smrz and Sylvain Guintoli taking the final two spots on the podium confirming their fast pace shown during Sunday’s Superpole and that the twins were able to conserve much better their Pirelli tires than the rest of the field, especially in the latter stages of the race.
Leon Camier took the fourth spot after an error cost him at least a fight for the podium, while team mate and reigning World Champion Max Biaggi got mixed up with Jonathan Rea on lap two and both crashed out. Biaggi would later blame Rea for the crash and Honda’s Carlo Fiorani speaking for his rider said it was Biaggi’s fault for cutting the Castrol Honda rider off. Unfortunately the cameras only caught the two arguing off track covered in mud, with Rea much more upset than the Roman Emperor.
Continue reading: WSBK MMP: Carlos Checa wins Race 1 with an all Ducati podium
Sylvain Guintoli rode at Donington with undiagnosed fractures
Effenbert-Liberty’s Sylvain Guintoli has had rough start to his 2011 season. The French rider crashed out during race 1 at Phillip Island and didn’t ride in race 2, but reports at that time said he wasn’t suffering from any serious injuries or broken bones.
At the Donington round, Guintoli scored two 11th place finishes despite carrying some pain issues which prompted him to undergo further medical examinations, which revealed that he had a double fracture to his hand and one to his ankle.
“I spent all of Monday trying to find out why I had so much pain during the weekend in Donington. After some more X-rays and an MRI scan in Manchester, these are the conclusions of my doctors in UK. There are two fractures on my hand, one of which is quite bad. Fortunately, the bones have not moved and I should get better and better without surgery. There is also a fracture on my ankle that is not healed and is at risk of non-union. The bones have not moved.
“This means I will have to wear a support for 10 days and get some rest. More exams will be made after the Assen race to make a decision about surgery or not.”
Source | liberty-racing.com
Liberty Racing concludes 2 day test at Guadix
World Superbike newbie team Liberty Racing has concluded a private two day test session at the Spanish circuit of Gaudix. Jakub Smrz spent the test familiarizing himself with the upgraded electronics on his Ducati 1198 F10, while French rider Sylvain Guintoli got his first taste of the Ducati Superbike
The first day of testing was interrupted by fog and cold temperatures and dirty circuit, but the two riders were able to put in about 50 laps during the afternoon session on the 3,5 km track and on the second day the both completed a full day’s work posting the same identical lap time of 1.14s.
“The track today was all right, it was my first ride on a Ducati and the first impression was very good, both the team and the bike. Today we went with the basic setup on the Ducati and after my surgery, it was a great feeling to sit on a motorcycle once again,” said Guintoli.
Liberty Racing will be back in action for the official tests that take place January 26th to 28th at Portimao.
Source | liberty-racing.com via motosblog.fr
WSBK: Sylvain Guintoli undergoes surgery, but will be at Guadix for testing
New World Superbike team Liberty Racing will be at Guadix circuit in Spain, next week for pre-season testing.
The Czech Republic based team fielding Jakub Smrz and Sylvain Guintoli, with French rider getting his first taste of the Ducati 1198, even if he recently underwent minor surgery to remove a screw in his leg from a previous injury (must have been the injury caused by Josh Brookes at Donington Park back in 2009).
Guintoli’s most recent racing success was at the 8 Hours of Doha, where the SERT team he was riding for not only won the race, but also the 2010 Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship title.
Source | bikeracing.it
WSBK: Liberty Racing Team officially launched
Last Thursday at the Hard Rock Cafè in Prague, Liberty Racing, the new Czech based team that will contest next season in the World Superbike Championship, gave it’s official launch party.
Fielding Jakub Smrz and Sylvain Guintoli and run by Natale Egi, the team backed by Liberty CZ Group with title sponsor, Czech beer maker Effenbert, threw a big party that included Miss 2009 Czech Republic Iveta Lutovska, and 2008 winner Eliska Buckova.
The new team will have an experienced staff that includes techs and engineers from Ducati and Ferrari and will have Ducati official technical support and will be using the upgraded versions of the former factory team’s Ducati 1198 F10’s and will be at Portimao for testing at the end of January.
Source | buongiornoslovacchia.sk
Liberty Racing picks up former Ducati Xerox bikes and techs
With Ducati formally out of World Superbikes with their factory team, Czech based Liberty Racing, who will debut next season with Jakub Smrz and Sylvain Guintoli, will be using the four 1198 F10 Ducati superbikes used by Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio in 2010.
The bike development will be followed by Ducati Corse under the supervision of former Ducati Xerox team manager Ernesto Marinelli (project leader Ducati Superbike) and Luca Ferraccioli, while Natale Egi will run the team with Francesco Mastrandrea as Sporting Director and Lorenzo Gandini on suspensions.
The team will run a private test January 12th and 13th at Gaudix circuit in Spain and will take part in the official tests at Portimao, January 26-28 and at Phillip Island, February 21-22.
Source | bikeracing.it
Sylvain Guintoli to race at the 8 Hours of Doha
The Suzuki Endurance Racing Team who won the 2010 Bol d’Or will be fielding WSBK rider Sylvian Guintoli in the final round of the Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship, the 8 Hours of Doha.
Guintoli who debuted in WSBK’s last year with Alstare Suzuki last year, was recently confirmed with the new World Superbike team, Liberty Racing and will be riding a Ducati next season, but on November 13th he’ll will still be riding a GSX-R1000, alongside Vincent Philippe and Freddy Foray.
Source | motosblog.fr
WSBK: Sylvain Guintoli confirmed with Liberty Racing
Yesterday we posted that Sylvain Guintoli was in talks with Liberty Racing and now we can confirm that the French rider has officially signed with the new Czech team.
Guintoli finished his rookie season with Alstare Suzuki, seventh overall in the championship standings and will again be riding a Ducati albeit a 1198 instead of a Desmosedici 800cc when he raced in MotoGP in 2008 with the Alice Pramac D’Antin team.
Mario Bertuccio, Liberty Cz Group CEO and owner of the team said that he is very satisfied that they were able to pick up another top rider and they will soon announce the names of the crew and staff members who already have numerous years of experience in world level teams.
Want to bet that at least one of the pit crew members will be from the now defunct Ducati Xerox factory team?
Source | motoblog.it
WSBK Magny-Cours: Cal Crutchlow grabs last Superpole of the season
Cal Crutchlow took his sixth Superpole of the season ahead of tomorrow’s World Superbike races at Magny-Cours and also set the fastest lap of the French circuit breaking Ben Spies’ last year record with his best lap of 1′37.699.
The Yamaha Sterilgarda rider, who will be in MotoGP next season, was followed by an amazing soon to be unemployed Sylvain Guintoli who has found form in front of his home audience and he was just 0.069s from a superpole expert like Crutchlow. Jakub Smrz on the privateer Aprilia was also very close to the Brit’s pole time just 0.085s off taking the third spot ahead of factory Aprilia World Champion Max Biaggi who could not break the 1.38 barrier having wasted both his qualifying tires in SP2.
The second row will see Michel Fabrizio, another rider who has still to find a new team and injured Jonathan Rea who is desperately looking to keep his third place in the standings from Carlos Checa, who qualified behind the Ten Kate Honda rider.
Noriyuki Haga, who crashed both his Ducati’s in the second free practice session, giving his team a lot of work to do before the Superpole finished in eighth. Ninth went to Troy Corser who finished ahead of his future BMW team mate Leon Haslam.
Continue reading: WSBK Magny-Cours: Cal Crutchlow grabs last Superpole of the season
Sylvain Guintoli testing Suzuki GP bike at Brno
MotoGP testing is underway at the Brno circuit in sunny conditions, with WSBK Alstare Suzuki rider Sylvain Guintoli filling in for the badly bruised Alvaro Bautista on the Rizla Suzuki GSV-R.
Bautista suffered a bad crash during Saturday’s free practice but fortunately any serious injuries to his back were ruled out and he managed to race yesterday, but he crashed out again on the last corner of the last lap after overtaking Marco Simoncelli for 11th place.
Guintoli is a former MotoGP rider with two years of experience on the 800cc (Yamaha and Ducati) and is helping Suzuki and Loris Capirossi (who seems to be heading to Pramac Ducati next season) test a new chassis, engine, electronics and aerodynamics package.
Pic of the day: superbike bowling
In our funny pic of the day is this action shot of Sylvain Guintoli in a superbike crash where he looks like he’s just thrown his bike down a ten pin bowling alley. Thanks to the sports photographer who managed to capture this moment!
Send your funny, bizarre or surprising pics to us and we’ll post them, with your name. We’d love to share what you guys find in the world of motorcycling! Send to: pics@twowheelsblog.com.
Source | Motoblog.it
WSBK - Alstare Suzuki Tests in Down Under
While MotoGP was in sunny Spain for the three day official tests. On the other side of the world Alstare Suzuki was at Phillip Island for a private three day winter test. The factory WSBK team with Leon Haslam and Sylvain Guintoli are testing the newest developments on their 2010 GSX-R that were heavily modified during the Portimao tests.
Giacomo Guidotti, Alstare Suzuki team’s technical director speaking to the SBK official website:
What requests have been made to Suzuki?
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