Team Suzuki took the two top spots at the end of the 8 Hour Australian Endurance Championship at Phillip Island this weekend. Josh Waters, Troy Herfoss, and Rugden completed 279 laps (771 miles) around the Phillip Island circuit. “My team mates were fantastic and we worked really well together,” Waters explained. “Everybody put in 100 [...]
Jonathan Rea had a rough outing at Phillip Island last weekend. Rea had a few crashes, a few bruises, but according to doctors, no serious injuries. Rea has been given the “all clear” by his doctor and will be set to race at the next World Superbike round at Donnington Park. “I just saw my [...]
The 21 riders in the World Superbike ride different motorcycles, with different styles, for different teams. But the one thing that they all have in common is Pirelli tires. Pirelli, the official tire supplier of World Superbike racing, has just released their analysis from the opening round of the 2011 World Superbike season at Phillip [...]
There was no stopping Carlos Checa at the opening round of the World Superbike series. Checa led the free practice sessions, claimed the first Superpole of the season, and won both races at Phillip Island in convincing fashion. Checa and the Althea Racing team took away 50 points from the Phillip Island event, and now [...]
Two races down, two races won by Carlos Checa. Checa got the 2011 World Superbike season off to a fantastic start by doing the double at the opening round at Phillip Island this weekend. This is Checa’s third career double, and his 6th and 7th World Superbike victories. Max Biaggi and Marco Melandri completed the podium. [...]
Luca Scassa took the opening round win at Phillip Island for the World Supersport class, but not by much. Scassa edged out Broc Parkes by the thinnest of margins, winning by .09 seconds. Scassa, riding for the ParkinGo Yamaha team, gave Yamaha a warm welcome back to the World Supersport series. Yamaha helped Cal Crutchlow [...]
Carlos Checa has been unstoppable this weekend. After leading the free practice session and claiming the first Superpole of the 2011 World Superbike season, Checa raced to the first victory of the season today at Phillip Island. Checa earned the pole position with a record setting lap, but Biaggi was close behind during the qualifying [...]
For the last week, Carlos Checa has been absolutely dominant at Phillip Island. Checa was at the top of the timesheets during the final pre-season World Superbike test, he led the free practice session and claimed the provisional pole yesterday. Today Checa set a record breaking lap to claim the first superpole trophy of the [...]
Carlos Checa had a fantastic pre-season, and all of his hard work is showing at opening day of the 2011 World Superbike season at Phillip Island. Checa topped the time sheets during the free practice session, but was also able to lead the WSBK around the track during the opening qualifying session. Checa earned a [...]
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