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Troy and Ruben Together on Row Four
27 June 2009
Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus finished Superpole with the 15th and 16th fastest laps and will start alongside each other on the fourth row of the grid at Donington tomorrow.
The team had some new parts from Munich to evaluate, so most of the day was used working with these instead of chasing lap times.
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WSBK Riders Hit Misano Bullseye with Crossbows
18 June 2009
A Magnificent 7 group of World Superbike riders took part in the pre-event media activity today in the historic centre of San Marino, in the build-up to this weekend’s eighth round of the championship.
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WSBK Riders Step Into The Lion’s Den At Kyalami
14 May 2009
The sixth round of the Hannspree FIM Superbike World Championship kicked off today with a series of PR and media activities for a dozen top riders at Kyalami in the build-up to the South African Round this weekend.
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WSBK Riders Try Out ‘Solex’ For Size At Assen
24 April 2009
Several top World Superbike riders had a chance to try out Solex bicycles for size today in the centre of Assen in the run-up to the Dutch Round of the championship taking place at the TT Circuit this weekend.
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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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Don't Fear the Euro - Go-All Inclusive Assen
08 January 2009
MCi Tours are already packing their bags ready for two of the biggest biking parties in Europe for road racing fans - the WSB and MotoGP events at Assen in Holland. Yes, we know sterling is worth about the same as a bag of dry roasted peanuts against the euro, but MCi Tours has found some excellent budget hotel accommodation, right in the centre of Groningen, a university town close to the Assen race circuit. With MCi Tours great rates on ferry crossings, plus your Grandstand ticket all included in the price, all you need is money for beer, food and petrol.
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NEC International Motorcycle Show Opens with Action Packed Day
28 November 2008
A star studded display of new bikes, top riders and important racing announcements kicked off The Carole Nash International Motorcycle and Scooter Show for its 20th visit to the Birmingham NEC. World Superbike star Ruben Xaus dropped in to unveil the awesome new BMW S1000 RR Superbike project, while manufacturers Yamaha and Kawasaki launched new racing teams in British and World Superbikes respectively. Other major marques Suzuki, Ducati and Honda uncovered radical new 2009 machines, whilst Harley-Davidson and KTM announced new, one-make race championships. Celebrity round-the-world explorer Charley Boorman made his own debut by testing out one of his most radical forms of transport to date, the Batman Batpod.
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BMW Superbike Breaks Cover at the NEC
05 November 2008
BMW will be unveiling their 2009 World Superbike debut entrant to massive expectation at The Carole Nash International Motorcycle and Scooter Show. The BMW S 1000 RR signifies the German marque’s desire to take on the Japanese and Italian factories in this white hot racing arena. World Superbike stars Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus will head up this exciting new project and development is expected to influence future machines, including a road going version of the S 1000 RR, planned to go on sale in early 2010. Heavily updated BMW bikes for the Show include a range of more powerful, bigger engined, K series machines which now feature a capacity of 1,293 cc. The BMW K 1300 S, K 1300 R and K 1300 GT have all received these significant changes with the 2009 K 1300 S, the most powerful street legal BMW, now offering 175 hp and an impressive torque figure of 103 ft-lb at 8250 rpm.
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New Algarve Circuit Brings Curtain Down on 08 WSBK Season
27 October 2008
The final act of the 2008 HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship will be played out this coming weekend at the new Autodromo Internacional do Algarve circuit near Portimao in southern Portugal. Built in less than a year at a projected total investment cost of almost 200 million Euros, the Portimao track is currently having the finishing touches put to it as it prepares for the big inaugural event, but it promises to be one of the most spectacular circuits in Europe and is a fitting climax for this year’s championships.
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Haga Powers to Quickest Time in Wet Vallelunga WSBK Qualifying
19 September 2008
Yamaha Motor Italia WSB rider Noriyuki slithered to the quickest time in today’s first qualifying session at Vallelunga as a wet track and rain greeted the WSBK regulars on their second visit to the circuit. The Japanese rider stopped the clocks with a time of 1 minute 50.595 seconds despite two crashes. The only other rider to lap under the 1.51” mark was Ruben Xaus (Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati) in second place, while the provisional front row was completed by points leader Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) and the other Yamaha of Troy Corser.
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Bayliss Leads the Way at Donington as BSB Riders Make Their Mark
05 September 2008
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) led the way in qualifying at a cold and wet Donington Park circuit as a group of British Superbike wild-card riders made a good impression on the first day of action. The 39 year-old Australian, who has never actually won at the Leicestershire track, clocked a time of 1 minute 44.377 seconds to hold the overnight pole from Brands Hatch winner Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda). The Japanese rider, British champion for the last two years, was one-tenth behind Bayliss in second but a fraction ahead of a trio of current BSB riders headed by Cal Crutchlow (HM Plant Honda), Tom Sykes (Rizla Suzuki) and Leon Haslam (HM Plant Honda).
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World Superbike Resumes After Summer Break with Donington Classic
04 September 2008
This coming weekend at Donington, the HANNspree Superbike World Championship takes up again where it left off exactly one month ago with a round on British soil, the eleventh appointment in this year’s exciting championship and the first of the final four that will lead to the crowning of the 2008 champion. The first weekend in September is a new date for the East Midlands circuit, which will host a World Superbike round for the seventeenth time in its history, having been the venue for the first event of the production-based championship way back in April 1988.
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SBK Reaches #500 Mark with Czech Republic Round at Brno
16 July 2008
The Superbike World Championship notches up an important benchmark this coming weekend at the Automotodrom Brno circuit in the Czech Republic as the production-based racing series reaches the #500 mark with Sunday’s race two. The championship got underway at Donington Park on April 3rd, 1988 and this weekend’s round at Brno will see races #499 and #500. Even though the Czech Republic Round is the 252nd in the championship’s history, on four occasions (1988 Le Mans, 2001 Phillip Island, 2005 Imola, 2007 Silverstone), only race one was held due to inclement weather conditions.
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British Stars Set to Take on the World at Brands
10 July 2008
Brands Hatch is delighted to announce that British wildcards will be back at this year’s UK round of the HANNspree SBK Superbike World Championship on 1st/2nd/3rd August! The following three riders have confirmed they’ll be taking on the best in the world at the Kent circuit next month, Rizla Suzuki's Tom Skyes, Lloyds British Jentin Yamaha's Simon Andrews and Ulster man Eugene Laverty who will be riding for Vent Axia VK Honda.
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SBK Official & Development Team Tests – Vallenlunga
08 July 2008
Bayliss hits the top slot in first day of official SBK tests at Vallelunga, Canepa second on debut with factory Ducai. Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) and Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB) dominated the first day of action in official SBK tests at Vallelunga. The tests have been organized in view of the second part of the season and in particular the Italian Round at the Rome circuit on September 21st. The Australian and the Japanese rider were at the top of the standings for almost the entire day, but in the final few minutes Bayliss powered to a time of 1 minute 36.595 seconds, four tenths clear of his closest rivals.
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Ruben Xaus Signs with BMW Motorrad Motorsport
26 June 2008
BMW Motorrad Motorsport are delighted to announce that they have agreed terms with Ruben Xaus and that he will ride their all-new BMW S 1000 RR in the Superbike World Championship in 2009. The contract between BMW Motorrad Motorsport and Ruben is for two years and is the first step in BMW Motorrad Motorsport’s entry into World Superbikes. Ruben was born in Sant Cugat des Valles in Cataluyna, Spain and lives with his wife (Mariona) and daughter (Julia) in Andorra. He has been a WSBK regular since 1998 and has taken 34 podiums, including 10 victories.
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Misano Cauldron Awaits World Superbike Contenders
26 June 2008
The action in the 2008 HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship is undoubtedly set to heat up this weekend as the runners and riders head for the Misano World Circuit cauldron on Italy’s Adriatic Riviera coast for Round 8, the San Marino Round organized in collaboration with the motorcycling federation of the tiny, Italian-speaking but independent, Republic state. With 7 rounds done and dusted, the season now enters its second half and the revised Santamonica circuit could not be a better place for this next phase of the championship, with scorching weather expected at the holiday venue to liven up proceedings. The last two rounds have produced two double winners in Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) at Miller Motorsports Park and Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB) at the Nurburgring, but more to the point they have seen Troy Bayliss’s leadership grip on a championship gradually come under threat.
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Haga Scores Magnificent Double Win at the Nurburgring
15 June 2008
Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB) scored a fantastic double win at the Nurburgring on World Superbike’s return to the German track for the first time in ten years. Just two weeks after breaking his collarbone in the USA, Haga fought off Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) to win race 1, and then got the better of his team-mate Troy Corser in a rain-shortened second encounter to take the double. Max Neukirchner (Alstare Suzuki) took two thirds in front of his home crowd. Despite unfavourable weather conditions, the German Round of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship, reached a satisfactory overall attendance of 41,000 over the 3 days.
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Checa’s Double Win Leaves All to Play for at Nurburgring
11 June 2008
The double win by Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) in Round 6 of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship two weeks ago at Miller Motorsports Park in the USA succeeded in shuffling the cards in the points standings somewhat as the series reaches the mid-point of the season. With Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) failing to score in both races, the Spaniard has now cut the gap to the top man to just 28 points. What seemed a healthy points cushion for the Australian just a couple of races ago, is now not such a large gap after all, proving that anything can happen in the unpredictable world of Superbike racing. The second new circuit in the space of two weeks is the Nurburgring, which has not hosted a round of the Superbike World Championship since 1999, when the German Round made its second and last visit after the first event in 1998. Four riders in the current world championship line-up have raced Superbike there before – Troy Corser, Noriyuki Haga, Ruben Xaus and Gregorio Lavilla – with the Australian powering to a race 2 win in 1999, while Carlos Checa and Max Biaggi have raced in 500 and 250 respectively and Max Neukirchner in the German championship. Almost one decade has passed since then and this weekend’s Nurburgring race is sure to throw up a few surprises.
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