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Garry McCoy and SC Triumph forced out of Nurburgring race

13 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Garry McCoy and his SC Triumph World Supersport team have been forced to withdraw from the German round of the championship at the Nurburgring this weekend due to a shortage of parts. After a...

Carlos Checa joins elite few with Nurburgring track knowledge

12 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa is one of a small number of riders who will bring previous track knowledge of the Nurburgring circuit to this weekends seventh round of the World Superbike championship. Checa joins...

Carlos Checa Confident ahead of Nurburgring race

12 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa heads into this weekend’s round seven of the World Superbike Championship in Nurburgring in determined mood after taking a double victory last time out in the USA. Before that Checa had...

Tommy Hill ready to race in Germany

10 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Britain’s Tommy Hill will make his long awaited return to racing this weekend competing in the sixth round of the World Supersport Championship at Nurburgring in Germany. Hill was ruled out of...

New American Ducati team set for WSB in 2009

09 June 2008 by Michael Guy

An all-new American Ducati team named Boulder Motorsports have announced their intention to race in the World Superbike Championship in 2009. Team representatives were at the Miller Motorsports Park...

Noriyuki Haga pinned, plated and ready for Nurburgring

06 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Noriyuki Haga has undergone a successful operation to repair his badly broken collarbone sustained in at Miller Motorsports Park last weekend and remains confident he will be fit to race in Germany...

Team switch for Graeme Gowland in Germany

06 June 2008 by Michael Guy

British rider Graeme Gowland will ride for the Italian Berry Racing team for the rest of the World Supersport season starting with round six of the championship at Nurburgring on 13th to 15th June. Graeme Gowland made his World Supersport debut with the Dutch Benjan Racing Team showing his impressive pace which netted him points in the Phillip Island race in Australia. Unfortunately the 22 year...

Carlos Checa 13th rider to take wins in both GP and WSB

05 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa’s WSB victories at Miller Motorsports Park in the USA last weekend cemented the Spaniards place in the history books as one of the few men to win a GP and WSB race in their career. Checa...

USA World Superbikes: Carlos Checa wins again in race two

02 June 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Carlos Checa has taken his second World Superbike victory and his second of the day at the Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City. The Spaniard, who started the race from pole position, did not...

USA World Superbikes: Carlos Checa takes maiden victory in opening race

01 June 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Carlos Checa has continued his near perfect weekend by winning his first World Superbike race at the age of 35 at the Miller Motorsports Park in America. The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider, who broke...

Video: Carlos Checa talks after taking US superpole

01 June 2008

Carlos Checa admitted that he was as surprised as anyone with his 1m 48.193s lap time that secured him his first ever WSB pole position. The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider finished the session 0.3 seconds ahead of his closet rival Max Neukirchner and starts tomorrow’s two races as favourite given his impressive pace on race rubber. Check out the video below to see the post-superpole press...

USA World Superbikes: Carlos Checa on pole at Miller

01 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa claimed his first pole position of his World Superbike career with a blistering 1min 48.193sec lap at the Miller Motorsports Park this afternoon. The Spanish Hannspree Ten Kate Honda...