2007
Silverstone wash-out
28 May 2007 by
Well done Eurosport for swapping channels… I had set for it to record WSB while I was out, but missed the lot. Well done for all those that went to Silverstone and all those racing in such horrible conditions. My 16-year-old son had a good start to his motorcycling career – he took his CBT in that terrible weather.
Why was it cancelled?
28 May 2007 by
Silverstone WSB cancelled!? I was there, it wasn’t raining that bad – in fact when the second superbike race should have started it wasn’t even raining, they sweeped all the water off the racing lines. I’ve seen much worse at Brands and Donington BSB last year and Donington MotoGP the year before. I reckon the riders just didn’t fancy it… 45 quid for a couple of races is bo**ocks. I sat there all...
Star-spotting at Silverstone WSB
28 May 2007 by
Had a great time at Silverstone WSB getting pics of the family with the top stars… Pic 1: Troy this is England you won’t need the sunglasses this weekend. Pic 2: This is what I do when I see the way...
Silverstone pricing
28 May 2007 by
Firstly I would like to agree with everybody else about the crap TV coverage of Silverstone WSB by Eurosport. My big gripe is that I went to Silverstone on Friday for practice, which was great. Really wanted to go Sunday… I dont know if it’s me but £45 each to get in on race day is the usual Silverstone pull your pants down pricing. It’s true what Mr Ecclestone says: this race facility really...
Rain stops play at Silverstone
27 May 2007 by
The second World Superbike race at Silverstone was cancelled due to concerns of safety after a day of heavy rain. The riders had made their way to the grid for the start of race two at about 3.30pm...
Sub West wins Supersport race
27 May 2007 by
Australian Anthony West has won the Supersport race at Silverstone this afternoon in appalling conditions. The Yamaha rider, who is currently standing in for the injured Kevin Curtain, secured the win...
Video: Toseland's broken CBR1000RR
27 May 2007 by
Check out the video below as our World Superbike reporter, Michael Guy, takes a look at James Toseland’s Honda after his race one crash. JT slid off in dramatic fashion in the opening laps of race...
Bayliss wins race one at soggy Silverstone
27 May 2007 by
Troy Bayliss won the first World Superbike race of the day at Silverstone in treacherous conditions. The Australian battled all the way with Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser taking the lead from pole...
Rain worsens for Supersport warm up
27 May 2007 by
Kawasaki’s Davide Giugliano was the fastest rider in the Supersport warm-up this morning after recording a 1:48.081. The session was red flagged twice after crashes involving Barry Veneman and...
Fabrizio goes fastest in rain soaked warm up
27 May 2007 by
Honda’s Michel Fabrizio was surprisingly the fastest rider on track in this morning’s warm up at Silverstone. The riders struggled with heavy rain throughout the session but fortunately there were not...
Bayliss snatches pole at Silverstone
26 May 2007 by
Australian Troy Bayliss will begin tomorrow’s World Superbike races at Silverstone from pole position. The Ducati rider, who has won just two races so far this season, snatched pole from Noriyuki Haga...
honda pair lead the way in supersport qualifying
26 May 2007 by
Hannspree Ten Kate Honda teammates Sofuoglu and Charpentier set the pace in the second supersport qualifying session. The pair led between them for the entire session with Charpentier finishing on top...
Corser throws down the gauntlet
26 May 2007 by
Australian Troy Corser set down the gauntlet for his rivals by twice breaking the lap record at Silverstone on Saturday morning. The Yamaha rider broke BSB rider Greorio Lavilla’s record time of...
Bayliss goes quickest in qualifying one
25 May 2007 by
Australian Troy Bayliss knocked more than a second off his free practice time to go quickest in the first timed session of the weekend at Silverstone. The Ducati rider recorded a time of 1:25.295...
Sofuoglu stays top in first timed practice
25 May 2007 by
Honda’s Kenan Sofuoglu continued to set the pace in the first timed session for supersport at Silverstone. The Turkish rider went half a second quicker than his fastest time fro this morning with a...
Haga sets the pace at Silverstone
25 May 2007 by
Yamaha’s Noriyuki Haga was quickest in this morning’s first session as World Superbikes returns to England for the first time this season. Haga recorded a best time of 1:26.219 just pipping Britain’s...
Sofuoglu fastest in first supersport practice
25 May 2007 by
Current Supersport championship leader Kenan Sufuoglu was quickest in the first free practice session at Silverstone this morning. The Hannspree Ten Kate rider recorded a best time of 1:28.480 which...
Trip to Monza WSB
24 May 2007 by
Just got back from a trip to Monza for World Superbikes. This was my second trip there and we decided to stay in Milan and use the public transport system to get around, as last time, we stayed at...
World Superbikes - Brands appetiser
24 May 2007 by
It’s only a few weeks now to WSB at Brands Hatch so I thought that some of you may appreciate an appetiser before this year’s event. Attached are a few pictures that I managed to take at last year’s...
No wildcards for Silverstone
22 May 2007 by
Even if WSB don’t follow BSB’s rules package for 2008, it seems unlikley to make any different regarding potential wild card entries in World rounds. For the first time ever, there will be no British...
Monza Superstock crash aftermath
21 May 2007 by
Managed to get a picture of the damaged bike from the big Superstock crash at Monza SBK. See “related news” below for previous pics of the crash from anonymous sender. I wouldn’t want the bill for...
World Champion? I prefer my Daddy
17 May 2007 by
Here is a photo of my daughter Amelia and I with James Toseland at Thunder Road’s recent open day. She definitely DIDN’T want to be held by James for the photo. When my wife saw the photo she said...
Monza Superstock Crash
17 May 2007 by
I had an excellent weekend at Monsa WSBK. Caught this accident of Harms on camera in the Superstock Race!
Toseland confident for Silverstone
16 May 2007 by
James Toseland believes despite Ducati historically dominating at the Silverstone circuit, he now has the package capable of winning in next weekends WSB round. For the last two years the Ducati 999...
Haga does the double at Monza
13 May 2007 by
Noriyuki Haga recorded a well deserved double win at Monza as he won the second World Superbikes race of the day. The Japanese man had a dreadful start finding himself back in sixth, similar to race...
Sofuoglu takes race one for Supersport
13 May 2007 by
Kenan Sofuoglu continued his dominance in the Supersport championship as he won the first race of the day in Monza by just under four seconds. The Turkish rider did not get to the first corner in...
Haga takes his first win at Monza
13 May 2007 by
Pole man Noriyuki Haga has won the first World Superbikes race of the day at Monza in dramatic fashion. The Yamaha man put in an unbelievable ride to win the race at the home of his team, Yamaha...
Sofuoglu the man of the moment
12 May 2007 by
Kenan Sofuoglu has set the fastest time ever for a Supersport rider at Monza this afternoon on the way to pole for tomorrow’s race. The Hanspree Ten Kate Honda rider set a blitzing time of 1:50.459...
Haga pole for Monza
12 May 2007 by
Japan’s Noriyuki Haga has set an unbelievable lap time to take pole for tomorrow’s World Superbike race at Monza. The Yamaha rider set a best lap of 1:44.941 in superpole just over four 10s of a...
Charpentier on top in Supersport qualifying
11 May 2007 by
Sebastian Charpentier saved his best till last to overhaul his Ten Kate Honda team-mate Keenan Sofuoglu to end the first qualifying session in provisional pole position. Charpentier started the day off the pace and was down in 12th position after this morning’s free practice but after changes to the bike he put himself at the top of the pile at a track where he has dominated in the past. Sofuoglu...
Toseland sets fastest ever lap of Monza
11 May 2007 by
James Toseland set the fastest ever Superbike lap of the Monza circuit to take provisional pole position for Sunday’s two races. Toseland became the first man ever to drop into the 1m45s bracket with...
FGSport sell share to Infront
11 May 2007 by
WSB organisers FGSport have announced they have sold a considerable share of the WSB championship to the Swiss Sports and Media promoters – Infront. Infront are owned by the godson and nephew of FIFA...
Sufuoglu quickest for Supersport
11 May 2007 by
Kenan Sofuoglo was the quickest rider in this morning’s first Supersport practice at Monza. The Honda man and current championship leader recorded a quickest time of 1:50.691, just under two 100ths of...
Haga goes quickest at Monza
11 May 2007 by
Noriyuki Haga set the quickest time at the first WSB practice of the weekend at Monza. The Yamaha rider recorded a time of 1:46.540 ahead of Australia’s Troy Bayliss who went round in...
Toseland predicts tough weekend
10 May 2007 by
James Toseland is predicting one of the toughest races of the season this weekend in Monza, but remains confident he can continue his 100 per cent record of winning at least one race at every round of...
Corser fit despite dislocation
09 May 2007 by
Troy Corser believes he will be fighting fit for this weekend Monza WSB race despite discovering that he dislocated his hip at Assen two weeks ago. Corser crashed out spectacularly of an almost...