SBK: HANNspree Ten Kate Honda on top at Assen April 28, 2007
The fifth round of the 2007 World Superbike Championship began today at a sun-drenched Assen Circuit in The Netherlands. Last year’s wet weekend was a distant memory as the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda riders took to the 4.55km track for the first qualifying …
SBK: Yamaha in provisional second and fifth after a good day at Assen
Yamaha have had a good day in the first qualifying session today at the fifth round of the World Superbike Championship in Assen. In sunny, warm and dry weather Haga took provisional second qualifying place and Corser finished in fifth with both riders promising …
SBK: Ducati Fourth and Ninth in First Assen Qualifying
The opening qualifying session for the Dutch Round of the World Superbike championship at Assen saw both Ducati Xerox Team riders close to the front-runners’ pace but down in fourth and ninth place at the end of the day.
Troy Bayliss was the quicker of the two in 1m39.806s, just two-tenths of a …
WSS: Charpentier on a mission for HANNspree Ten Kate Honda
HANNspree Ten Kate Honda’s home round of the 2007 World Supersport Championship began in style today as inujred rider Sébastien Charpentier made an impressive comeback. The Frenchman set the fastest lap time in the first qualifying session, while team-mates Kenan Sofuoglu and Andrew Pitt finished in third and …
BSB: Airwaves Ducati First in Free Practice at Silverstone
The Airwaves Ducati team achieved mixed results in practice at Silverstone today. Gregorio Lavilla finished the day with a 1st and 2nd place. Leon Haslam achieved two 6th places but having come off mid way through the second session, his day ended early.
In the first 50 minute session Gregorio Lavilla was one …
BSB: Rizla Suzuki racers in the mix at Silverstone
Rizla Suzuki’s Chris Walker finished competitively in seventh place in today’s practice sessions for the third round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Silverstone.
Stalker, riding at a track he knows well from World Superbikes, battled cold and blustery conditions as he tested tyres and settings …
Moto-ST: Go Big Racing 8 Points shy of First in ST Class
After this past weekend’s pre-season testing for the 2007 Parts Canada Superbike Championship, Go Big Racing’s Millson and Glenn will be heading to Virginia just eight-points shy of the points lead in the ST class of the SunTrust MOTO-ST endurance series. The Pair-A-Nines riders Springsteen …
Moto GP: Ducati Set for Chinese MotoGP Challenge
The Ducati Marlboro Team travels to China following a brilliant weekend in Turkey where the dazzling Casey Stoner won his second Grand Prix of the year to regain the World Championship lead and Loris Capirossi signalled his renaissance with his first podium finish of the season.
Not only does Stoner lead the riders’ …
BSB: Virgin Yamaha’s Silverstone Preview April 27, 2007
Following another successful test for the Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha Superbike and Virgin Media Yamaha Supersport riders at Oulton Park in Cheshire last Friday (20 April), the team are keen to get to the third round of the Bennetts British Superbike …
SBK: Ducati’s Bayliss Fit and Ready for Assen
The fifth round of the World Superbike Championship takes place this weekend at the Assen TT circuit in the Netherlands, four months before its traditional late summer date, a switch that was brought about by a reshuffle in the calendar dates.
This year’s championship battle was thrown into turmoil by Ducati …