February

Laconi takes Qatar pole

25 February 2005

Regis Laconi has taken pole position for the first round of the World Superbike championship at Qatar after rain upset the Superpole session. It looked set to be a Suzuki at the front of the grid...

Rain hit the second qualifying session for the first round of the World Superbike Championship in Qatar on Friday morning – leaving Troy Corser sitting on provisional pole. Superpole takes place on...

Kagayama leads WSB

25 February 2005

The first round of the 2005 World Superbike championship has finished with ex-BSB star Yukio Kagayama at the top of the points table after a dominant display by his Alstare Suzuki team. You can read...

Corser tops practice

25 February 2005

Yukio Kagayama and Troy Corser have proved that the Suzuki GSX-R1000 is going to be a force to be reckoned with this year after the two riders topped the final practice session before...

Rainy test for Hodgson

18 February 2005

Neil Hodgson and team-mate Eric Bostrom have battled the elements to test at Laguna Seca this week. The two-day test took began on Tuesday, February 15, with Hodgson managing just six laps on the...

WSB tyre rules changed

18 February 2005

Corrections have been made to the Superbike Technical Rules regarding the number of tyres used at WSB race meetings. At each event, during free practices, qualifying practices, Superpole and warm-up...

Top spot for Kagayama

18 February 2005

Yukio Kagayama has proved that the new Suzuki GSX-R1000 is definitely up to challenging for the World Superbike title by taking the fastest time at the final pre-season test in Qatar. Kagayama took...

Cardosa tops WSB test

18 February 2005

The last world superbike test before the start of the season next weekend saw reigning Spanish Formula Extreme champion Jose Luis Cardoso take the fastest lap. The qatar circuit was very dusty from...

Rain slows WSB practice

18 February 2005

The first practice for the opening round of the 2005 World Superbike championship got underway at Qatar with just nine riders taking to the rain-drenched track. It doesn’t rain often in the desert,...

Live WSB updates

18 February 2005

The flag falls on the first round of the World Superbike championship in Qatar this weekend. We’ll be bringing you live updates starting with Thursday and Friday’s qualifying sessions. Log on to...

Qatar WSB 1st qualifying

18 February 2005

Troy Corser has taken provisional pole position for Suzuki after the first qualifying session at Qatar World Superbikes. Corser had a close battle with second placed man Jose Luis Cardosa on a Yamaha...

Yamaha Race Training

11 February 2005

Race teams from Supersport, Superstock and Superbike classes using Yamaha kit parts on 2005 R6s and 04/05 R1s are able to get special training at Valencia for three days in March. The Yamaha Race...

Haga gets in practice

11 February 2005

After choosing to miss the washed out Valencia WSB tests last week the Yamaha Italia squad of Noriyuki Haga and Andrew Pitt headed to Monza for a final shake down. The two-day test over Friday and...

WSB live on Eurosport

11 February 2005

British Eurosport will show live coverage of the 2005 World Superbike championship, starting with the Qatar round on Saturday, February 26, 2005. A new studio and presenter will go on air at 7.30am...

BMW seek K12 racers

11 February 2005

BMW is looking for racers to enter the 2005 BMW Motorrad Power-Cup, riding the 163bhp K1200 R. The Power-Cup is the successor the the BMW BoxerCup which saw boxer twins racing as a support to...

Ducati launch 2005 team

04 February 2005

Ducati has launched its 2005 World Superbike squad with riders James Toseland and Regis Laconi, plus the 2005 Desmosedici, in the colours of new team sponsor Xerox. This season will be the firm’s...

Laconi tops wet test

04 February 2005

The latest round of testing for the World Superbike teams ended on a bit of a damp note yesterday, with heavy rain seriously limiting the amount of track time. Regis Laconi finished the Valencia test...

WSB Ducati first test day

04 February 2005

The Ducati Xerox team has started testing in Spain after the grand unveiling of their 2005 bikes at the Ducati factory on Thursday February 3. The first day of testing took place on Monday at a wet...

Rain hampers Alstare

04 February 2005

Alstare Corona Extra’s first 05 WSS and Superstock tests were a wash-out this week as heavy rain restricted preparation at Valencia, Spain. New riders Javier Fores, Xavier Simeon and World Superstock...