January

Guintoli aiming for Phillip Island return

30 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Reigning World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli is aiming for a return to full fitness in time for the opening round of the 2015 season, after a testing crash at Jerez left him with neck and ankle...

Guigliano tops final European WSB test

27 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Davide Guigliano has taken Ducati to the top of the time sheets on the final day of European pre-season testing before the World Superbike championship kicks off next month in Australia. The Italian...

Guintoli heads back to UK for checks following Jerez testing crash

27 January 2015 by Michael Guy

World Superbike champion Sylvan Guintoli has left the two day WSB test at Jerez and returned to the UK for further medical checks following his crash yesterday. The PATA Honda rider suffered a...

Guintoli sits out opening day at Jerez following highside

26 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Reigning World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli has been foced to sit out the opening day of the final European test of the winter after an early morning highside left him with shoulder and ankle...

WSB times not slowed at Jerez test by new engine rules

26 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

World Superbike lap times do not appear to have been significantly affected by the new engine rules making their debut in 2015, with Jonathan Rea pushing the factory Kawasaki ZX-10R to a 1:41.327 lap...

Kyle Smith confirmed for Pata Honda supersport ride

25 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

As exclusively revealed by CN yesterday, reigning World Supersport champions Pata Honda have confirmed expatriate British rider Kyle Smith as the sole heir to Michael van der Mark’s title winning...

Pata Honda unveil 2015 livery

24 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Pata Honda have unveiled their 2015 livery at the Verona Motorcycle Expo, with their pair of reigning World Champions in the form of Sylvain Guintoli and Michael van der Mark officially stepping out...

Camier now waits for Australia

23 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

As one of the smaller manufacturers in WSB racing MV Agusta has not got the resources of some other teams but it is a full factory effort in 2015, with one rider to focus on in the tall shape of Leon...

Haslam fastest in final day rush at Portimao

23 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The weather was usually unkind at the well-attended two-day Portimao tests in Portugal, but there was enough in the track later in the final dry afternoon to allow Leon Haslam (Red Devils Aprilia) to...

Expat Brit Smith to join reigning WSS champions Pata Honda

23 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Expatriated British rider Kyle Smith will step into the shoes of World Supersport champion Michael van der Mark as he replaces the WSB-bound Dutchman as a single man team, according to MCN ‘s insider...

One hour more for Portimao tests

22 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After two red flags in the final afternoon a request from the teams testing at Portimao was granted and they got the chance to run on from the scheduled finish at 5pm to what will now be 6pm. For many...

Wrist injury healing up for rookie Mercado

22 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

One-man Barni Racing team member Leandro Mercado is still carrying the effects of a recent left wrist injury, suffered in winter tests in 2014, but is making progress after having a pin removed from...

New Hero EBR team takes first European steps

22 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The Hero EBR squad, brought over to Europe this year as a much-more directly controlled American-based outfit, is making its first test outside of the USA at Portimao, with riders Larry Pegram and...

Giugliano frustrated by continuing damp track conditions

22 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After a second day punctuated by frequent drops of drizzle the Portimao track was frustratingly damp for all-comers in the morning. For Davide Giugliano of the Aruba- Ducati World Superbike team it...

Hero EBR rider Canepa tests again

21 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Before the Portimao weather changes halted his progress new Hero EBR rider Niccolo Canepa enjoyed some track time on his big vee twin 1190 RX, after a recent test in the USA. With team manager the...

Biaggi tests MotoGP electronics then crashes

21 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

MotoGP and WSB legend Max Biaggi joined 2015 Red Devils Aprilia riders Leon Haslam and Jordi Torres on track at the first day of wet and dry Portimao testing – but his mission was not to help with the...

Denning Explains New Tyco Link

21 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The Crescent Suzuki team had formed a new partnership with international security products brand Tyco, but the deal according to team principal Paul Denning is not for title sponsorship. “The team...

Albesiano speaks Aprilia’s 2015 language

21 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

With two major racing projects to look after – a completely new one in MotoGP and a whole new set of regulations in WSB – Aprilia and its racing chief Romano Albesiano have had a busy few months...

Still an Evo engine for Salom at Motorland and Jerez

21 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The 2014 Evo Champion David Salom has made the swap to Team Pedercini this year, with support from Kawasaki in the form of machinery and some staff to bolster the otherwise privateer WSB squad in...