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 [...]
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 [...]
Round three of the 2011 World Superbike season will kick of this weekend at the Assen Circuit. Carlos Checa currently leads the series ahead of Marco Melandri and Leon Haslam. Due to his performance at the opening two rounds of the 2011 racing season, Carlos Checa has proven himself to be the man to beat. [...]
Carlos Checa has won three of the first four races in the 2011 World Superbike season. Checa won both races at Phillip Island, finished second in the first race at Donington Park, and just won race two in dominating fashion. Checa won the second race at Donington Park by more than three seconds ahead of [...]
Carlos Checa (Althea Racing), riding the Ducati 1198 for the first time at Donington Park today, was happy to close first qualifying for the second round of the World Superbike Championship in third position. In the morning’s first practice session and in unexpectedly sunny conditions, Althea Racing’s Carlos Checa went to the top of the [...]
Only two riders recorded times below the 1’29 mark during the first qualifying session at Donington Park. 2010 World Superbike champion Max Biaggi beat out Marco Melandri to claim the provisional pole. Carlos Checa, who was fastest during the free practice session, was on pace to keep up with the two Italians, but a few [...]
Carlos Checa continued his leading ways as the World Superbike riders took to the Donington Park track for the second round of the 2011 World Superbike season. Checa’s late surge on his Ducati scored him a 1’29.978 second lap time, which was the only lap set below the 1’30 mark. Checa, who won both races [...]
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