John Hopkins will be riding in the World Superbike series in 2012 for the Crescent Suzuki team. Hopkins and the Crescent Suzuki team nearly claimed the British Superbike Championship in 2011 and they are excited to compete on the world stage. “I am really happy to be joining up with the Crescent guys again, we [...]
Tom Sykes will beriding with the Kawasaki Racing Team in 2012. Sykes, who has raced with Kawasaki for the last two season in the World Superbike series, will join Joan Lascorz on the Kawasaki team. Sykes has been a key figure in the development of the Ninja ZX-10R. He also gave Kawasaki its first World [...]
The BMW stunt riders were a huge hit at the World Superbike Races in Tooele, UT. The once stodgy, tradition-bound company is making huge strides in appealing to a younger market. The stunt team is a big part of that new marketing focus. The BMW stunt team put on a technically amazing, humorous, and interactive [...]
Carlos Checa has done the double, again. Checa won both races at Miller Motorsports Park over Memorial Day weekend, he opened the 2011 World Superbike season at Phillip Island with a double victory, and now the Althea Ducati rider has done it again at Misano. Checa took his 7th and 8th wins today at the [...]
Carlos Checa took his 7th win of the season today at Misano, beating out Max Biaggi during the first World Superbike race of the weekend. Checa has won the last three races of the 2011 World Superbike season and will be going for this third double of 2011 this afternoon. Checa made his push for [...]
It’s been a while since Chris Vermeulen has been able to be competitive in the World Superbike series, but the Kawasaki rider will return to action this weekend in Misano. Vermeulen missed the US round at Miller Motorsports park, but did spend some time on the track in Spain. Vemeulen tested at Aragon and feels [...]
The Superbike circus stops off at the Misano World Circuit this coming weekend for the sixth round of the World Championship, just two weeks after Salt Lake City’s fifth round. Team Althea Racing and rider Carlos Checa head to the Misano World Circuit with a 61 point lead in the championship standings, an advantage that [...]
Carlos Checa cruised to his second victory today at Miller Motorsports Park ahead of Leon Camier and Max Biaggi. This is Checa’s second double at Miller Motorsports Park and his second double of the 2011 World Superbike season. “I really like this place,” Checa said after the race. “I was able to interpret the track [...]
The World Superbike riders are just about ready for their second race of the day. Carlos Checa took the first win with ease, but against a depreciated field. Max Biaggi, Jonathan Rea, Ruben Xaus, and Michel Fabrizio all crashed during the opening race. Checa will have a target on his back during the second race, [...]
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