By Matthew BirtBradley Smith has remained top British rider after the second day of testing at the Estoril circuit in Portugal. The Aspar Aprilia rider clocked a best time of 1.46.328 to lap 0.3s faster than he managed on the opening day. But that time saw him slip down to fourth on the timesheets as Spanish team-mate Julian Simon once again dominated....
WSB Qatar: Haga and Spies Open Points Gap
By Mike Nicks Noriyuki Haga and Ben Spies look like making the battle for the 2009 World Superbike Championship a two-man shootout after both edged away from rivals in today’s two races in Qatar. Haga holds onto the lead with 85 points after having to accept two second places on his Ducati Xerox. But Spies has closed the gap to just ten points after...
Haslam: Ben Spies is a class act
Leon Haslam expects this year's World Superbike Championship fight to come down to a head-to-head between Ben Spies and Noriyuki Haga, the Stiggy rider branding the American rookie a 'class act'.Spies has taken the World Superbike Championship by storm in the first two rounds of the series, winning three races to be ten points behind Haga heading to...
Nakano jumps forward during 'excellent weekend'
Former 250, 500 and MotoGP star Shinya Nakano claimed a fourth place finish in only his second WSBK event, in Qatar race one on Saturday.While team-mate Max Biaggi grabbed the Aprilia headlines with a double podium at Losail, rookie Nakano showed excellent potential by finishing one place behind the Roman in the first outing.''I am satisfied,” said...
Haslam: Hopkins arrival is exciting
Leon Haslam has expressed his excitement at the arrival of new Stiggy Racing team-mate John Hopkins saying his arrival will be positive for himself, the team and the series.Haslam has made a fine start to his season with the Swedish outfit, managing a podium first time out in Australia, while the Honda rider currently sits fifth in the overall standings...
Triumph Team Edging Closer To The Top Slot
Honda and Yamaha are the long-term powers in World Supersport racing but Garry McCoy and Gianluca Nannelli from the Triumph Team ParkinGo Be1 Racing squad are all set to challenge for honours this season.McCoy had a fantastic ride from 20th place on lap 1 of the recent Losail race to an eventual ninth, consistently lapping inside the leading riders'...
Hopkins joins Stiggy Racing Honda
John Hopkins will become the second American rider in this year's Superbike World Championship when he lines up for the Stiggy Racing Honda team at the third round in Valencia on April 5th.Hopkins, who was due to race for the Kawasaki MotoGP team this season before the change in the Japanese manufacturer's plans at the start of the year, replaces Italian...