SBK: Facts and Curiosities about Assen August 31, 2006
In the last 4 races Noriyuki Haga scored a win (the 20th, 7th rider all-time that reaches this goal), two third places and a fourth: amazing performances that, with an average of 17.5 points per race, set him as the best performer (with Kagayama) of the two weekends of Brno and Brands Hatch, the first ones of the second part of the season. During recent seasons the japanese rider changed his performances deeply during the second half of the season.
In 2005 up to Misano Haga had recorded only 88 points, while in the second part of the season scored 183, …
SBK: Foggy Petronas enter the home straight
Foggy Petronas Racing enter the home straight of their five-year existence knowing that points will be at a premium in the closing stages of the Superbike World Championship.
The 2006 season ends with four quickfire rounds over six weeks for riders Steve Martin and Craig Jones, starting with round nine at the Dutch circuit of Assen this weekend.
The track is familiar territory for team owner Carl Fogarty, who won 12 of his 16 World Superbike races at the venue, and during a recent PR exercise he was one of the few riders to have tested the new lay-out of the track, …
SBK: Alstare Suzuki ready for Assen
After a couple of weeks break Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra are refreshed and ready for the ninth round of this year’s championship at Assen in Holland this weekend.
The Assen round marks the first of four rounds taking place in just six weekends and so all at Alstare are eager to get things rolling with a good performance. Assen has been a long-standing favourite of riders and fans alike, but this year the track has been dramatically changed and will be a new experience for all concerned.
The major changes have taken place in the Northern Loop section and now riders …
BSB: Airwaves Ducati compete in bike race of slower kind
Whilst the Airwaves Ducati riders Gregorio Lavilla and Leon Haslam were preparing for the fast and furious racing on Bank Holiday Monday at Cadwell Park, one of the team technicians competed in a bike race of a slower kind also taking place at the weekend.
Dave Gibson, one of Leon Haslam’s technicians, took part in the inaugural Charity BSB Cycle Race on the evening of Sunday 27th August on behalf of the Airwaves Ducati team. The 3 mile race was in aid of the Chris Jones Memorial Fund which was set up in memory to the young rider who tragically lost …
BSB: Mixed Fortunes for Hawk Kawasaki at Cadwell
Varying weather conditions played a crucial part this weekend for Hawk Kawasaki, at the eleventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park, Monday 28th August. The three Hawk riders, Dean Thomas, Craig Coxhell and Peter Hickman scored a mixed bag of results in the two races around the technical and twisty 2.17-mile circuit.
Thomas who is still recovering from serious injuries, found the weekend’s racing hard going on the unforgiving circuit and claimed a strong eighth and 11th place respectively. After qualifying his ZX10-R in 12th position the 33-year-old Australian knew he had a lot of work to …
British Superstock: Second Place for Roberts on New Bike
21-year-old Brendan Roberts took on a new challenge this weekend at round eleven of the National Superstock Championship at Cadwell Park. After sealing the Championship at Croft, Roberts proceeded to sell his two Suzuki GSXR-1000’s and ride on board the Kawasaki ZX10-R, provided by Astro Van Centre in the 15-lap Superstock race.
With a number of people struggling with the Kawasaki’s this year Roberts saw it as a new challenge and was keen to prove he is adaptable. That he did, consistently fast throughout the weekend saw him break the Cadwell Park lap record on his first outing on the bike …
British Supersport: Another Win for Spalding at Cadwell Park
19-year-old Pete Spalding carried on his winning form this weekend at Cadwell Park, Monday 28th August. The youngster who tied up the British Supersport Cup Championship at Croft took his tenth win from ten races at the technical Lincolnshire Circuit.
Spalding was running well all weekend and managed to qualify in a strong 15th position on the grid. A strong start saw him move through the pack to tenth but he slowly dropped off the pace and was struggling to stay with the front runners.
In the drying condition tyre choice caused a problem with all the teams and the majority of …
Ducati Desmo Challenge: Millona Queen of the Varano Circuit
Valter has gained the fasted lap in all DDC’s races, his laps were better than the laps in the Open 4V category there runs bikes like the powerful 999RS (Superbike, over 180hp).
It was an absolute dominion started during the saturday free practices where Bartolini runned a incredible lap: 1.09.25, only 4 decimal from the Varano fasted lap of Pini with his Sukuzi GSX-R SBK.
Valter obtained this practice and race time running always in drift, exalting spectators and all person present on the circuit: every lap was a great show.
The Varano race is the demonstration of the big potential of the …
Aprilia USA and West Coast Supermoto announce SXV Schools August 25, 2006
Aprilia USA and West Coast Supermoto are happy to announce that West Coast Supermoto has been designated as the official Supermoto training school for the 2007 Aprilia SXV Supermoto 450cc and 550cc. The partnership will continue the tradition of Aprilia track days, now centered on the technologically advanced SXV series.
Aprilia SXV 450 and 550 owners will benefit from discount programs, and SXV specific training in addition to the thorough supermoto curriculum offered by WCSM. Despite the name, WCSM has been offering classes throughout the country, with many dates still to be announced. All brands are always welcomed at any WCSM …
BSB: Team Virgin Mobile Yamaha release Kieran Clarke
It is with regret that Team Virgin Mobile Yamaha has released Kieran Clarke from his Team duties.
Kieran has struggled to regain his confidence after a disastrous 2005 season and a winter testing crash. The Team has supported Kieran throughout and worked very closely with him to try and regain the pace we know he is capable of.
This is an amicable decision made for the best of the Team and Kieran, as the series runs into the final stages at an incredible pace and at circuits where a rider’s confidence needs to be at a very high level, Team Virgin Mobile …