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Winning Yamaha Team Wrap Up First Test with Crutchlow and Toseland
30 October 2009
Today saw the second and final day of the first test for the Yamaha World Superbike 2010 riders Cal Crutchlow and James Toseland. Both riders spent a second full day testing their new R1 machines as they worked to bring the settings in line with their riding styles.
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Double Podium Delight for Rea at Thrilling SBK Finale
27 October 2009
Hannspree Ten Kate Honda’s Jonathan Rea took an impressive double podium in today’s final two World Superbike championship races at Portimao in Portugal.
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BMW Motorrad Happy with their First Year and Looking Forward to 2010.
27 October 2009
Despite bad luck in Portimao today, Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport are more than happy with their first year in the Superbike World Championship and are already looking forward to 2010.
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Parkes and Tamada Save the Best for Last...!
27 October 2009
In their final rides for the Kawasaki Superbike Racing Team, Broc Parkes and Makoto Tamada posted their best cumulative score of any race meeting this season together when they contested the final round of the Hannspree World Superbike Championship at Portimao in Portugal today.
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A Courageous Haga Loses the WSB Title by 6 Points; Fabrizio Wins Race 2
27 October 2009
A bittersweet finale for Noriyuki Haga and the Ducati Xerox Team today when they lost the World Superbike riders title by just six points, after the Japanese rider crashed out of Race 1, to then finish on the podium, second, in Race 2.
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Superb Start for Sylvain
25 October 2009
Suzuki Alstare new boy Sylvain Guintoli continued his steeping learn curve today at Portimao and managed to secure a superb third row grid position after posting the fifth fastest time in Superpole 1. Although he couldn’t progress any further than Superpole 2, Sylvain showed that he has quickly come to grips with his GSX-R1000 K9 and will undoubtedly go even faster once he has become more familiar with the bike.
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Difficult Qualifying for Haga at Portimao, Solid Third Place for Fabrizio
25 October 2009
Championship contender Noriyuki Haga and his Ducati Xerox squad experienced a difficult day, and a difficult Superpole, at the Portimao circuit today, closing in tenth position, while Michel Fabrizio and his Ducati 1198 had more success, qualifying on the front row, alongside Spies (Yamaha), Byrne (Ducati) and Rea (Honda), for tomorrow’s crucial races.
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Kiyonari Withdraws from Portimao
24 October 2009
Ten Kate Honda Racing’s Ryuichi Kiyonari has reluctantly been forced to withdraw from the final round of the 2009 World Superbike championship at Portimao in Portugal. The Japanese ace broke his right collarbone in race one at the previous round in Magny-Cours, France and returned home for an operation. It was the same collarbone that Kiyonari broke at the French circuit during a test last season.
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Kawasaki Duo Looking for Portuguese Swansong
21 October 2009
The final round of the Hannspree World Superbike Championship takes place this forthcoming weekend with the Kawasaki Superbike Racing Team looking to end the season on a high note in Portimao.
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Guintoli to Make His Debut in Portimao
19 October 2009
Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli will make his Team Suzuki Alstare debut in the last round of this year’s Superbike World Championship at the Autodromo Algarve in Portimao this coming weekend. Sylvain has already finished his season in the British Superbike Championship and joins the Suzuki Alstare this week, as a replacement for the injured Max Neukirchner, and will begin his preparation for next year’s Superbike World Championship with the team.
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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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Toseland and Crutchlow in 2010 Yamaha WSB Line Up - It's Official
01 October 2009
The Yamaha World Superbike Team are proud to announce an all-British rider team for the 2010 season, with double World Superbike Champion James Toseland making a welcome return to the paddock. The popular 28-year-old recognised world wide as the UK’s number 1 rider has taken the opportunity to stay in the Yamaha family replacing Spies and moving across from the Yamaha Tech 3 MotoGP satellite team.
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Italian Front Row for Rea - Superpole Disappointment for Kiyonari
26 September 2009
Jonathan Rea will start from the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s two 12th round World Superbike championship races at Imola in Italy after setting the third fastest time in today’s Superpole sessions.
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Michel Fabrizio Takes His First Superpole, On The 1198 at Ducati Home Track!
26 September 2009
The Ducati Xerox Team were this afternoon celebrating with rider Michel Fabrizio as he took his first Superpole, by four hundredths of a second, in front of the countless Ducati fans at Imola.
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Challenging Start to Imola for the Yamaha World Superbike Team Riders
26 September 2009
The first day of free practice did not go according to plan at Imola today. The first scheduled Superbike free practice session lasted for just two laps, with less than perfect conditions resulting in a huge high side crash for rider Tom Sykes. Luckily he walked away uninjured.
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First Practice Lost, but Yukio Takes Top Six Place!
26 September 2009
Today’s first practice session at Imola was abandoned after less than two laps due to the very slippery nature of the track and so Yukio, Karl and the rest of the WSBK riders all lost one hour of valuable track time.
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Hannspree Riders in Imola Podium Hunt
22 September 2009
With five podium finishes between them in the last four races, the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda pairing of Jonathan Rea and Carlos Checa is in the hunt for further prizes at this weekend’s 12th round World Superbike championship event (25-27 September) at Imola in Italy.
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Contract Renewal for Haga and Fabrizio - Live Streaming from Imola
21 September 2009
Just a few days prior to the Imola Superbike round, taking place from 25th to 27th September, Ducati confirms that both the Ducati Xerox riders Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio will stay with the team for the 2010 racing season.
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Kawasaki Superbike Racing Team Heads to Imola
21 September 2009
The Hannspree World Superbike Championship moves into the final stages when round twelve of the fourteen round series heads for the legendary Imola circuit in Italy this forthcoming weekend (September 25/27).
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Yukio and Muggas for Imola
21 September 2009
With regular rider Max Neukirchner not quite ready for his race return, Aussie Karl Muggeridge will once again partner Suzuki Alstare Brux rider Yukio Kagayama this coming weekend.
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