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Three New Manufacturers Join BSB for 2010
24 February 2010
The 2010 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship will feature three new manufacturers when the season gets underway on Easter weekend at Brands Hatch. Entries from Aprilia, BMW and KTM now mean that a staggering eight manufacturers will be represented.
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WSB Final Test Results
22 February 2010
After four tests sessions over two days, Michel Fabrizio posted the quickest time of all at the official pre-season tests at Phillip Island, a 1’31.650, set on the final morning on his Ducati Xerox machine, with Shakey a 100th of a second behind him.
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Harris Eager to Prove a Point
18 February 2010
Karl Harris is ready to bounce back this year and prove that he still has championship-winning potential after joining forces with the GR Motorsport team riding an Aprilia to fight for the title in the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship.
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World Superbike Official Testing Summary
26 January 2010
The first official competitive tests for the series, this year complete with more new riders/team combinations than ever.
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Camier's Testing Weekend…..
04 October 2009
It was a long testing weekend for Leon Camier making his debut appearance for the Aprilia World Superbike Team at Magny Cours. After two extremely fraught races the 23-year-old was forced to retire from both races with electrical and mechanical problems. Camier who first sat on the Aprilia on Friday morning made massive progress over the weekend and was up to 11th in the opening race and ninth in the second race when problems struck.
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Camier to Contest Final Two WSB Rounds
02 October 2009
Newly crowned 2009 British Superbike Champion Leon Camier will contest the final rounds of the World Superbike Championship on board the factory Aprilia RSV4. Camier sorted a deal this morning (Friday 2nd October) to partner the experienced Max Biaggi at Magny Cours this weekend and the final round at Portimao on the 23rd – 25th October.
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In Moto Open Day to Celebrate Expansion
10 September 2009
2008 Aprilia dealer of the year In Moto unveil their new, bigger showrooms with an expanded range of iconic Italian brands.
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Manufacturers Commit Long Term Plans for Motorcycle and Scooter Show
06 August 2009
Organisers of The Carole Nash International Motorcycle and Scooter Show are delighted to announce a groundbreaking three year commitment from major manufacturers BMW, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha with confirmation for 2009 from Triumph, KTM and for the first time in over a decade, off-road specialists Husqvarna make an historic return to the Show.
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British Supermoto Championship - Sportcity
23 July 2009
Rounds 7 & 8 of the Proppa!com British Supermoto Championship saw a different but very exciting venue to the norm in what was possibly the biggest Supermoto event this year. It was held at Sportcity in Manchester, the area completely regenerated with the construction of the City of Manchester Stadium for the Commonwealth games and the home now of the worlds richest football club, Manchester City.
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Supermoto Championships at Crail
11 July 2009
As the British Supermoto Championship headed North of the Border to the picturesque seaside Crail circuit in East Fife most people expected to see a resumption of the Iddon – Winstanley show but some of the up and coming names where determined to get a piece of the action, the result all action and definitely a lot of Blood Sweat & Gears!!
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9th for Lorenzo Savadori at Mugello
03 June 2009
During the fifth round of the MotoGP Road Racing World Championship that was held on the very fast Mugello circuit, Lorenzo Savadori, rider of the Fontana Racing Team with a 125cc RSA Aprilia, was successful in meeting the goal he set himself of ending in the first ten riders, with a fantastic 9th position.
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World Superbike Heads for Salt Lake
27 May 2009
The Hannspree FIM Superbike World Championship heads for the USA this weekend for the seventh round, which takes place close to Salt Lake City in the state of Utah. The venue is the Miller Motorsports Park, about half an hour away from the state capital, on the Interstate highway road that leads to the famous Bonneville Salt Flats.
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Front Row Start for Flying Smith
12 April 2009
Bradley Smith starts his 2009 grand prix campaign from the front row of the grid after qualifying in second place for the 125 cc Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar under the floodlights at the Losail International circuit on Saturday evening.
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First Three Days of Testing Complete for Biaggi, Nakano & Aprilia
27 January 2009
The first day of testing at the circuit of Portimao in Portugal has ended. It was a rainy day which didn't help the Aprilia team that don't have a lot of experience testing the RSV4 in the rain. Both Max Biaggi and Shinya Nakano proving off the pace in 16th and 23rd, two and four-seconds away from the leading pace as they continue to work on the bike's development.
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The 09 Season Got Underway with SBK and SS Tests at Portimao
26 January 2009
The 22nd edition of the Superbike World Championship kicks off in just over one month’s time at Phillip Island in Australia, but the bikes will be air-freighted across the globe at the start of February so as to be ready for several teams to test there one week before the opening round. This weekend’s test at the Portuguese circuit of Portimao, from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th January, therefore represents the last remaining opportunity for major testing and development work, but above all it will be the first direct clash between all the WSBK contenders before the start of the new season. The test in Portugal will also see the official launch of the championship, which sees a record participation of 32 riders, with a press conference in the circuit.
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Record Numbers of Entries in WSB and WSS
15 January 2009
The FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) has today published the entry lists for the 2009 Superbike and Supersport World Championships. Both championships, organized by Infront Motor Sports, are continuing their successful trend, with the Superbike category in particular going against the recent unhealthy global economic downturn by posting a record number of permanent entries and manufacturer representatives. The 2009 HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship entry list shows 32 inscriptions from 10 countries, and seven different manufacturer bikes from Aprilia, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha, an unprecedented level of factory participation in a world championship.
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Aprilia Showcase Automatic 850cc Mana-X Twin
19 December 2008
Aprilia recently showcased this new bike, the Mana-X. We're not quite sure what category it should go in, but we think it's cool as hell. No word on when or if we can expect it to his UK shores though. Here's what Aprilia have to say about it...
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Double Top - MotoGP & WSBK at Donington Park Again in 09
23 October 2008
Donington Park will be hosting the only World Championship motorcycle race action in Britain next year with the confirmation that both the MotoGP and Superbike events will be held at the Leicestershire parkland circuit. “We are delighted to be once again hosting these prestigious events,” said the circuit’s Chief Executive Officer Simon Gillett. “In the World Superbikes we will have one of the strongest ever British challenges while in MotoGP our local hero James Toseland will be taking on the world’s best led by the six times champion Valentino Rossi.” The ninth and British round of the World Superbike Championship will be held over the weekend of 26-27-28 June. Heading up a major domestic bid for honours in the production based championship will be twice British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne, riding the Sterilgarda Ducati.
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Biaggi Will Ride the Aprilia RSV4
22 September 2008
Massimiliano Biaggi is to be Aprilia’s top rider in the Suberbike World Championship. The rider from Rome won three of his four MotoGP world championship titles with Aprilia. Now he has signed a contract that will see him back with Aprilia and riding the RSV4 for the next two seasons. Max Biaggi rode for Aprilia from 1991 to 1996. His spectacular adventure began with a first place in the European Championship and went on to record three world championship titles in the 250 class, with 23 GP wins and a total of 37 podiums.
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Supermoto Series Looking Forward to Entering Andorra this Weekend
18 September 2008
For round six of the 2008 season SuperMoto goes to Pas de la Casa in Andorra to carry on the battle for the S1, S2, S3 and Open class titles. Bernd Hiemer tops the S1 standings from Thierry Van Den Bosch and an upcoming Ivan Lazzarini, even though the latter is 40 points adrift. Adrien Chareyre leads a close Davide Gozzini in the S2 Championship while third placed Gerald Delepine is more than 50 points behind the pair. Leading the UEM series are Oliver Pope (S3) and Heino Meusburger (Open).
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