19/11/2008
Aprilia wheel out liveried-up RSV4 WSB racer
MCN has exclusively witnessed the next step in the story of Aprilia's awesome new RSV4 superbike. The full race version, which is due to be campaigned by Max Biaggi in World Superbikes next year, was given its full 'No. 3...
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07/11/2008
Kawasaki choose Paul Bird to run factory WSB effort
Kawasaki have ended weeks of speculation by confirming that the British based Paul Bird Motorsports team will run their factory effort in WSB from 2009. Bird will be tasked with turning Kawasaki’s fortunes around following a drastic lack of results...
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06/11/2008
Shane Byrne tops final day of Parkalgar test
Shane Byrne made a seriously impressive start to his World Superbike career by topping the time sheets in the two day test at the Parkalgar circuit in Portugal. The newly crowned BSB champion set a stunning 1m43.6s lap onboard his...
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05/11/2008
Shakeys Byrne's first outing
Here are some images from Shane "Shakey" Byrne's first test outing on the Sterilgarda Ducati in Portugal on Tuesday morning. Shakey was on track with other top riders such as Ben Spies, Tom Sykes and Max Biaggi. Shakey finished the...
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05/11/2008
Spies shows pace after first day of testing
Ben Spies proved he will be a WSB contender in 2009 by matching the lap time of Noriyuki Haga first time out on the Yamaha Italia R1 at Parkalgar. The American posted a 1m 44.0s lap onboard the bike Haga...
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04/11/2008
Sykes and Spies test 2009 Big Bang R1
Tom Sykes and Ben Spies got their first taste of the all new big bang Yamaha R1 they will be campaigning in next years World Superbike championship on Monday. The two WSB rookies got out on track a day earlier...
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03/11/2008
Portimao WSB impressions
Living here in Portugaland having been a life long fan of all motorcycle events you can imagine how we felt knowing the WSB was coming to a track minutes away from our house. Sunday was a day to remember with...
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02/11/2008
Portimao WSB: Perfect end to career for Bayliss with double win
Troy Bayliss has ended his WSB career in perfect form after grabbing pole position and taking the double win at the Parkalgar Autodrome, with Brit Leon Haslam finishing third. As in the first race Bayliss took to the lead early...
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02/11/2008
Portimao World Supersport: Kenan Sofuoglu dominates to take win
2007 World Supersport champion Kenan Sofuoglu marked his return to World Supersport in spectacular fashion by taking a dominating win at Portimao. Sofuoglu took the lead in to the first corner, but on the first lap got pushed back to...
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02/11/2008
Portimao WSB: Troy Bayliss takes race one win
World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss has taken his tenth race win of the 2008 season in the first WSB race at the new Portimao circuit in Portugal. Bayliss took the lead on the first lap and immediately opened up a gap...
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01/11/2008
Portimao WSB: Bayliss on pole for final races of career
2008 World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss will be on pole for the final two WSB races of his career after setting the fastest time during torrential rain at Portimao. Bayliss was the only rider to set a time under two minutes as...
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01/11/2008
FGSport rebrands as Infront Motor Sports
World Superbike promoters FGSport have announced that it has re-branded to Infront Motor Sports following the sale of it’s majority share holding to Infront Sports and Media. FG Sport headed by Maurizio and Paolo Flammini will continue to run the...
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31/10/2008
Portimao WSB: Corser on pole, Brits on the pace
Troy Corser made the most of the drying track conditions in the final minutes of the opening qualifying session to set provisional pole position for Sunday’s two WSB races. The Australian, riding the Yamaha Italia R1 for the final time...
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31/10/2008
Portimao WSB: Strong start for Brits in Free Practice
British riders Cal Crutchlow, Leon Haslam, Jonathan Rea and Chris Walker made an impressive start to the final round of the WSB championship in Portugal by all securing a place in the top seven after the opening wet free practice...
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31/10/2008
Shinya Nakano to Aprilia WSB
As exclusively revealed on motorcyclenews.com over a week ago, Japanese rider Shinya Nakano will partner Max Biaggi after signing to ride for Aprilia in the World Superbike Championship in 2009. The long time 250 and MotoGP man ran out of...
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30/10/2008
Portimao World Superbikes: Corner entry concerns for HM Plant Honda
HM Plant Honda Team Manager Havier Beltran has said grip levels, mainly on corner entry, will be the big concern this weekend for the final round of WSB at the new Portimao circuit. HM Plant Honda joined a small group...
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30/10/2008
Portimao World Superbikes: Leon Haslam eyes double podium
Leon Haslam has his sights set on a double podium at the all-new Portimao circuit in Portugal this weekend. The runner-up in the 2008 BSB campaign will get an early shot at the WSB paddock with his current HM Plant...
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30/10/2008
Anthony West poised for Stiggy Honda debut
Axed factory Kawasaki MotoGP rider Anthony West will make his Stiggy Honda World Supersport debut at the new Portimao circuit in Portugal next week. The Aussie, who has lost his ZX-RR berth to Italian Marco Melandri after a tough 2008...
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27/10/2008
Jonathan Rea gets early Superbike ride at Parkalgar
Jonathan Rea will make an early graduation up to the World Superbike class this weekend at Parkalgar. Rea has already signed a deal to ride for the Ten Kate Honda World Superbike team after a season with the squad’s World...
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23/10/2008
HM Plant Honda complete day one of Parkalgar test
HM Plant Honda are just coming to an end of their first day of testing at the new Parkalgar circuit in Portugal. The BSB team has headed out for a two-day test ahead of their World Superbike wildcard appearance on...
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