Stefan Bradl took his second win of the 2011 racing season today by a narrow margin ahead of Julian Simon. Yuki Takahashi completed the podium with an emotional race following the tragic loss of his brother. Bradl started the race from the pole position, his third time this season, but was never able to pull [...]
Dani Pedrosa took his first win of the season today, beating out Jorge Lorenzo around the Estoril track. Pedrosa won the Portugal GP by more than three seconds, ending Lorenzo’s streak of three consecutive wins. Pedrosa may have won the race by three seconds, but he didn’t lead until the closing laps. Pedrosa was biding [...]
After a long winter break, the racing season is back in full swing. The British Superbike riders just finished up the first race of the 2011 BSB season, and will return to the track this weekend at Oulton Park. Tommy Hill leads the series, but only by four points ahead of former BSB champion Shane [...]
Shane “Shakey” Byrne’s return tot he British Superbike series started off in the best possible way as Shakey won the first race of the 2011 British Superbike season. Byrne ended up winning the first race at Brands Hatch by more than a second, as many of his contenders suffered crashes throughout the race. James Westmoreland, [...]
After the Jerez round of the 2011 MotoGP season, Dani Pedrosa underwent surgery on his ailing shoulder. Pedrosa had a routine medical checkup on Monday, and all signs point to a successful return in Portugal. “I want to tell you all how I’m doing after a few days of rest following the operation,” Pedrosa wrote [...]
Carlos Checa was able to extend his points lead today by claiming his fourth win of the 2011 World Superbike season. Checa was able to hold off 2010 Champion Max Biaggi for the race win. It was the second runner up finish for Biaggi of the day, and it happened in very similar fashion. Biaggi [...]
There were two red flags during the World Supersport race today in Assen, forcing 8 riders, including pole sitter Luca Scassa, to retire from the race. Chaz Davies was able to take advantage of the smaller field to claim his maiden World Supersport victory. Davies beat out Fabien Foret and Broc Parkes to take the [...]
Jonathan Rea is a big fan of the Assen track. The Castrol Honda rider took both wins at the Dutch circuit last year, and won the first World Superbike race today, holding off 2010 champion Max Biaggi for the race victory. Rea started from the front of the second row, but by the end of [...]
Carlos Checa is happy to have claimed his third pole position of the 2011 World Superbike season, but he was a little surprised with the result. “The result, to tell the truth, came as a surprise,” Checa said. “We were struggling a little in the first phase of the Superpole and it is easy to [...]
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