World Superbikes
Hose drama hits Hodgson
20 May 2005
Neil Hodgson was just one place out of a points-scoring psoition at the Pikes Peak AMA Superbike round on Sunday, May 22, after he was forced to pit with a water hose ‘issue’. Hodgson had qualified...
Hodgson 2nd on grid
13 May 2005
Niel Hodgson will start Sunday’s AMA Superbike race in second position. Suzuki rider Matt Mladin set the best lap to take his 41st pole position with the time he set in the Friday qualifying session,...
Hodgson back to fitness
13 May 2005
Ducati rider Neil Hodgson heads for the Infineone Raceway in California this weekend feelng fit for the battle and in third place in the US superbike championship He gained ground at the last round...
Hodgson 3rd in race 1
13 May 2005
Neil Hodgson took third place on the podium behind the Suzuki’s of Matt Mladin and Aaron Yates in the first race at the fourth round of the American Superbike championship. Mladin was totally...
Hodgson 5th in race 2
13 May 2005
Neil Hodgson took fifth place in the second America Superbike race on Sunday, failing to match his podium performance in the first race. The former World Superbike champ started from second on the...
Kagayama on Monza pole
06 May 2005
Yukio Kagayama has put himself in pole position for the Monza round of the WSB championship tomorrow, Sunday May 8,2005. Kagayama posted a time of 1:47.439 to put himself first on the grid, pipping...
WSB Monza: Friday
06 May 2005
Monza Supersport free practice: 1. Charpentier 1:52.176. 2. Fujiawara 1:53.047. 3. Fabrizio 1:53.920. 4. Sanna 1:53.951. 5. Curtain 1:54.722. 6. Chambon 1:54.814. 7. Antonello 1:54.926. 8.
Aussies win in Monza
06 May 2005
Race Two results: 1. Vermeulen. 2. Laconi. 3. Corser. 4. Mugegridge. 5. Toseland. 6. Pitt. 7. Chili. 8. Walker. 9. Haga. 10. Nannelli. 11. Bussei. 12. Abe. 13. Sanchini. 14. Conforti. 15.
Hodgson battles illness
01 May 2005
Neil Hodgson claimed a gutsy fifth place at the AMA round at Fontana, despite an illness making it doubtful the British rider would race at all. The former British and World Superbike champion was...
Supersport first practice
22 April 2005
The Ten Kate Hondas of Katsuaki Fujiwara and Sebastien Charpentier have dominated the opening practice session for the World Supersport race at Valencia – with Fujiwara taking the fastest lap of the...
WSB testing for Monza
22 April 2005
Tha Yamaha, Suzuki and Ducati squads have all completed testing at Monza in Italy to prepare for the next round of the World Superbike championship on May 8, 2005. The Motor Italia Yamaha sqyad...
Corser on Valencia pole
22 April 2005
Troy Corser has continued his domination of the Valencia superbike weekend by taking the fastest superpole lap and pole position for Sunday’s race. Corser topped all the free practice and qualifying...
WSB bans big bang
22 April 2005
The FIM has voted to ban big bang engines from being used in the World Superbike championship. The move came after the Virgin Yamaha team developed a big bang engine to compete in the British...
AMA podium for Hodgson
22 April 2005
Neil Hodgson has taken second place in the third round of the AMA Superbike championship at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. The British ex-BSB and WSB champion took fourth in the racing on...
WSB: First practice times
22 April 2005
Troy Corser is fastest in Valencia after first practice for Sunday’s WSB races. See below for our as-it-happened timings from this morning’s session. We’ll be bringing you live updates from the...
Supersport 1st qualifying
22 April 2005
Sebastien Charpontier has topped the first qualifying session for the Valencia round of the World Supersport championship, just beating teammate Katsuaki Fujiwara. The two riders lead the way in the...
Corser does the double
22 April 2005
Troy Corser has won both races at the Valencia round of the World Superbike championship, with Brit Chris Walker taking third place in race two behind Chris Vermeulen. Race 2: For Corser race two...
WSB: Walker 2nd fastest
22 April 2005
Britain’s Chris Walker finished second fastest in a last minute dash for the front row in Friday first qualifying for Sunday’s WSB races at Valencia. ZX-10R rider Walker was only bested by...
GMT94 win Le Mans
15 April 2005
Reigning world endurance champions GMT94 have won the Le Mans 24 hours with riders David Checa, William Costes and Sebastien Gimbert. The team qualified on pole position, with David Checa holding the...
WSB arrives in Europe
15 April 2005
The WSB championship hits Europe for the first time this season this weekend with defending champ James Toseland focused on clawing his way back into the title fight. We’ll be bringing you live...
Foggy: I'd beat Rossi
08 April 2005
Tough-talking former WSB champ Carl Fogarty reckons he would have spanked current MotoGP champ Valentino Rossi had the two ever gone head-to-head. The Foggy Petronas Racing WSB boss – who has four...
Do you want airhorns?
08 April 2005
The owners of Silverstone race circuit want you to decide whether to allow the use of airhorns during race meetings. This year the circuit will host two major bike events, with World Superbikes on...
WSB: Corser does double
01 April 2005
The Alstare Corona Suzuki team has dominated the top of the World Superbike leader board for the second time with Troy Corser taking both wins at Phillip Island and team-mate Yukio Kagayama taking a...
WSB: Kagayama on pole
01 April 2005
Yukio Kagayama has taken pole position for the Phillip Island round of the World Superbike championship despite setting only the fifth fastest time in the second qualifying session. The Alstara...
WSB: First qualifying
01 April 2005
Australians dominated the first world superbike qualifying session at Phillip Island on Friday April 1, with Troy Corser taking the fastest lap and six of the top eight riders hailing from Australia. ...
Brits Endurance success
25 March 2005
The British Diablo 666 team are celebrating after claiming a podium finish at the start of their second full season in the World Endurance championship. The team fielded British riders James Hutchins...
Foggy-Petronas testing
25 March 2005
The Foggy-Petronas team has spent two days testing at Phillip Island in Australia to prepare for the World Superbike round there on April 3, 2005. Both riders enjoyed trouble-free testing with Steve...
Gobert goes home
25 March 2005
Anthony Gobert is back in racing – but he’s had to return to his native Australia to get a ride. After 12 months out of racing, he will compete in the national superbike class in Oz – starting at this...
Hodgson fourth in test
18 March 2005
Neil Hodgson has taken the fourth fastest lap at the latest American Superbike test, on a track he’s never seen before. The test at Infineon Raceway, in Sonoma, California, was scheduled to take...
Toseland at Ducati party
18 March 2005
WSB champ James Toseland is joining Ducati customers and fans at the joint birthday party for Ducati London South and Central on Saturday night (March 19). The event, at the Sports Café in Haymarket,...
Hodgson 2nd at Daytona
11 March 2005
Britain’s Neil Hodgson has taken an impressive second place at Daytona on his AMA Superbike debut. The former World Superbike champion had a good start on the Parts Unlimited Austin Ducati 999R,...
Hodgson 3rd on AMA grid
11 March 2005
Neil Hodgson has qualified in third place for the first round of the AMA Superbike championship in Daytona, Florida. Hodgson set a 1:39.884 lap but it was Suzuki Rider Matt Mladin that really...
Corser tops WSB test
11 March 2005
Troy Corser has set the fastest time at the first day of World Superbike testing at Valencia in Spain. The Australian achieved the quickest time of the day in the dying stages of the second session...
Daytona warm-up
11 March 2005
Britain’s Neil Hodgson has continued his promising AMA debut with the fourth fastest time in warm-up for the first race at Daytona. The session was dominated by the Suzuki GSX-R1000s of Matt Mladin...
Corser dominates test
11 March 2005
Troy Corser heads the timesheets following at a two-day World Superbike test at Valencia in Spain. The Australian has been fastest from the first session on Saturday, March 12, and only failed to...
Hodgson 6th in practice
04 March 2005
Matt Mladin took the fastest time again in the last AMA practice session before qualifying, with Brit Neil Hodgson taking sixth. Mladin and fellow Suzuki riders Ben Spies and Aaron Yates took the top...