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Sykes targets podiums after fourth at Assen
30 April 2009 by
Factory Yamaha rider, Tom Sykes believes that he has the potential to challenge for podiums in the future as he continues to find the optimum setting for his R1. Get all the latest WSB news The 24...
Brit marshals at the Assen WSB
30 April 2009 by
Just thought I would let you know that a contingent of british marshals worked at WSBK assen at the weekend. Myself and Tony Wakeham took over 8 marshals from newcastle (their 1st time). We were...
Win it or Bin it
29 April 2009 by
We all saw that epic battle in the supersport race from Assen, but check out Eugene Laverty’s front tyre on the last corner – talk about past the point of no return. How did he not crash?!
WSB Assen Blog: World Class Brits
29 April 2009 by
What a weekend for the Brits. After the opening three rounds I was starting to wonder if our boys could really be a match for the best WSB men in the world, but after this weekend I’ve got my...
Leon's near miss!
28 April 2009 by
Here’s a few snaps i took at assen showing leon’s near miss when max crashed out infront of him. Plus leon’s burnout after a great second place.
Shakey frustrated after Assen top ten
28 April 2009 by
Shane Byrne left round four of the World Superbike Championship at Assen, frustrated after securing 11th and eighth in the two races. The reigning BSB champion has so far been unable to replicate the...
WSS Results: Laverty wins after clash with Crutchlow
27 April 2009 by
British rider Cal Crutchlow finished in second place after a blistering race in Assen and still leads the championship by six points. Crutchlow was ahead in qualifying and practice but a disappointing...
Assen WSB: Haslam takes third and second
27 April 2009 by
Stiggy Honda rider Leon Haslam got his first WSB podium at Assen with a third in race one, after he was unable to hold off WSB rookie Ben Spies. Haslam looked odds on to finish second, but a late...
WSB Assen: Hopkins: 'The most excruciating pain of my life'
25 April 2009 by
John Hopkins remains in hospital in Assen following his crash in First practice yesterday. The American high sided his Stiggy Honda resulting in a dislocated hip and cracked Femur. He is scheduled to...
WSS Assen: Crutchlow and Laverty on the pace
25 April 2009 by
2009 race winners Cal Crutchlow and Eugene Laverty made promising starts to the Assen race weekend with both men running at the front throughout the hour long session. Crutchlow swapped positions with...
WSB Assen: Spies again in first free practice
24 April 2009 by
Yamaha sensation Ben Spies continued his stranglehold of practice and qualifying by topping the time sheets once again, first time out at Assen. The Yamaha man powered his R1 to first place after...
WSB Assen: Hopkins ruled out with dislocated hip
24 April 2009 by
John Hopkins is out of this weekends WSB race in Assen following a crash in first practice leaving the American with a dislocated left hip. The Stiggy Honda rider, competing in only his second WSB...
Assen WSB: Parkes out - Easton In
23 April 2009 by
Following a testing crash at Snetterton this week factory Kawasaki rider Broc Parkes will miss this weekends WSB race at Assen. His untimely injury has led to the inform BSB rider Stuart Easton...
Haslam intends to stay top Brit and top Honda at Assen
20 April 2009 by
Stiggy Honda rider Leon Haslam heads in to this weekend race at Assen in confident mood and determined to consolidate his position as top Brit in the series standings. From the opening round of the...
Shakey ready to up his pace at Assen
20 April 2009 by
Shane Byrne has revealed just how frustrated he is at his results in the opening three rounds of the World Superbike Championship and is targeting a return to the front at this weekends Assen...
Spies bemoans Valencia result but praises Haga
08 April 2009 by
Ben Spies remains confident he can claw back his 40 point deficit to Xerox Ducati man Noriyuki Haga. Spies surrendered 30 points to the Japanese double Valencia race winner after he crashed out of...
John Hopkins targets Haslam and the podium
08 April 2009 by
WSB rookie John Hopkins remains confident he can become a front runner during the season onboard the Stiggy Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade. Hopkins claimed 11th and 12th in the two races despite a fuelling...
WSB in Valencia
08 April 2009 by
Just got back from WSB in Valencia. First time out with a camera. Who should come up trumps – MR Corser!
World Superbikes Blog: Two Qualifiers into Three Superpoles Doesn’t Work
06 April 2009 by
It’s amazing how often humans decide not to do the obvious thing. Like choosing to have three segments for Superpole qualifying in the World Superbike championship, but allowing teams to have only two...
World Superbikes, Valencia: Haga Breaks the Spies Spell
05 April 2009 by
Noriyuki Haga won the second race in the World Superbike Championship round at Valencia today on his Xerox Ducati, and proved decisively that the American new boy Ben Spies can be beaten on equal...
World Supersport, Valencia: Crutchlow Takes His First Win
05 April 2009 by
The 23-year-old British rider Cal Crutchlow scored his first World Supersport win in only the third race of his first full season in the series when he crushed Australian Anthony West in a 23-lap...
World Superbikes, Valencia: Haslam Leads Brit Charge
05 April 2009 by
With a strong ride into fifth place in the first race at Valencia, Leon Haslam continues to reign as top Brit in this year’s World Superbike championship. Noriyuki Haga leads the points table after...
World Superbikes Valencia, Race 1: Spies Falls, Haga Wins
05 April 2009 by
Ben Spies reversed everyone’s assumptions about the outcome of the opening World Superbike race in Valencia when he slid gracefully off his Yamaha R1 on the tenth lap on the Ricardo Tormo circuit. The...
WSB Valencia: Shakey down but not out
05 April 2009 by
Shane Byrne saw his chances of a front row qualifying position disappear in Superpole 2 when he high sided his Sterilgarda spectacularly. The 33 year old Brit was on a fast lap, holding second...
World Superbikes, Valencia: Super Spies Rocks to Third Superpole
04 April 2009 by
With just over five minutes of Superpole action remaining on the Ricardo Tormo circuit, the quiet American Ben Spies rolled his Yamaha out of pit lane. At the end of sector one on the 2.487-mile he...
World Supersport, Valencia: Crutchlow Blazes to Second Pole
04 April 2009 by
Britain’s Cal Crutchlow scored his second pole position in three races in qualifying for tomorrow’s World Supersport race at Valencia. The 23-year-old factory Yamaha rider bounced to the front with...
Valencia WSB: Nakano out with broken collarbone
04 April 2009 by
Factory Aprilia rider Shinya Nakano is out of tomorrows two WSB races at Valencia after sustaining a broken collarbone during this mornings second qualifying session. Nakano’s Aprilia RSV4 engine...
World Superbikes Valencia: Spies Quickest, but BMW Edges Closer
04 April 2009 by
American sensation Ben Spies headed the timesheets for the first time this weekend when he lapped his Yamaha in 1m 34.709s in the final qualifying session for tomorrow’s World Superbike round in...
WSS Valencia: Lascorz Pips Crutchlow in Final Practice
04 April 2009 by
Kawasaki’s Joan Lascorz just beat Britain’s Cal Crutchlow to head the timesheets in the final practice session for the World Supersport race at Valencia today. The Spaniard ripped his ZX-6R round the...
Valencia WSB: Hopkins one second off in first qualifying
04 April 2009 by
John Hopkins declared himself happy with his lap but disappointed with his position at the end of the opening his first ever day in WSB at Valencia. The former MotoGP man ended the first timed session...
Valencia WSB Biaggi's Aprilia heads Yamaha and Ducati
03 April 2009 by
Max Biaggi underlined the amazing out-of-the-box speed of Aprilia‘s new RSV4 by finishing the first qualifying session for the third round of the World Superbike championship in first place. On the...
WSS Valencia McCoy and Triumph Chase Glory
03 April 2009 by
Veteran MotoGP and World Superbike rider Garry McCoy, 36, could be on the verge of giving Britain’s Triumph factory a top six finish in Sunday’s World Supersport race at Valencia. The Australian was...
WSS Valencia - Crutchlow Hot, Laverty Cruises, in First Session
03 April 2009 by
Spaniard Joan Lascorz benefited from a recent test session on the Valencia circuit to record fastest time in the first World Supersport practice session on his Kawasaki ZX-6R. His best lap of 1m...
Checa Hits Back for Ten Kate Honda
03 April 2009 by
Carlos Checa gave a hint in the first free practice session that the chatter problems that have plagued the Ten Kate Hondas in early rounds of the World Superbike Championship may have been overcome...
Xaus: “Spies is on fire”
03 April 2009 by
BMW man Ruben Xaus has praised WSB rookie Ben Spies ahead of this weekends third round of the championship at Valencia. The Spanish WSB veteran remains confident in the potential of his own BMW...
John Hopkins looking forward to Valencia debut
01 April 2009
John Hopkins reckons he can’t wait to make his World Superbike debut in Valencia this weekend. The American made his first appearance on the Stiggy Honda CBR1000RR in wet conditions at the Almeria...