Andrew Pitt forced to take 6th after race was stopped Hannspree Ten Kate Honda’s Kenan Sofuoglu finished third in today’s 13th round World Supersport championship race at Magny-Cours in France. The Turkish rider followed race winner Joan Lascorz and series leader Cal Crutchlow across the line.Starting from second place on the grid, Sofuoglu got... [Continue reading...]
WSS: West Takes Fourth Place At Magny Cours
West puts in a blistering performance in French WSS round Anthony West made a successful attempt to put some previous disappointing race results behind him by putting in a blistering performance today onboard his Stiggy Racing Honda CBR600RR taking a hard fought fourth place finish. Anthony got off to a really good start and put in a hard first couple... [Continue reading...]
WSS: Lascorz Takes Superb First Ninja ZX-6R Win
Lascorz takes Kawasaki’s first WSS win since 2007 Joan Lascorz took Kawasaki’s first World Supersport race victory of the year at Magny-Cours, winning what was eventually a 19-lap race after a great front running display. Lascorz had just missed pole position but his race pace was such that although some riders challenged his supremacy early... [Continue reading...]
WSS: Crutchlow Takes A Big Step Towards The Championship Title At Magny Cours
Cal Crutchlow increases his lead over Eugene Laverty at Magny Cours Yamaha World Supersport rider Cal Crutchlow stepped closer to taking the 2009 World Supersport championship title today, increasing his lead over rival Eugene Laverty in another Supersport race marred by incident. Crutchlow started well from his pole position on the grid, momentarily... [Continue reading...]
WSS: Fujiwara Moves Closer To Championship Top Ten
Lascorz retires after his bike dumps oil on the circuit The combination of Katsuaki Fujiwara and the Ninja ZX-6R moved up from 12th on the grid to seventh in the race at Imola, leaving Katsuaki only one point from a top ten championship ranking. His team-mate Joan Lascorz was not so lucky, and scored no points at Imola despite a strong front-running... [Continue reading...]
WSS: Foret Takes A podium While Crutchlow Strikes Out
Crutchlow crashes out after race is restarted It was a bitter sweet Supersport race for the Yamaha team at Imola today, a hotly contested first ten laps were brought to an abrupt halt when Kawasaki rider Lascorz developed an engine fault, spraying oil across the track and across the front of Crutchlow’s bike as he followed close behind in second place.... [Continue reading...]
WSS: Sofuoglu Reaches World Supersport Pinnacle
Sofuoglu is the most successful World Supersport rider ever Kenan Sofuoglu today became the most successful rider in World Supersport championship history by taking his 14th victory – his third of the 2009 campaign – at round 12 of the series at Imola in Italy. The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider and 2007 world champion had been tied on 13 wins with... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Sofuoglu Crashes Out At The Nurburgring
Kenan Sofuoglu tries to continue but forced to quit with no footrest Kenan Sofuoglu crashed out of a comfortable second place in today’s 11th-round World Supersport championship race at Nurburgring in Germany – a race won by series leader Cal Crutchlow. Sofuoglu’s Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team-mate, Andrew Pitt, was seventh. Starting from second... [Continue reading...]
WSS: West Delivers In Dramatic Brno Supersport Showdown
West takes second in Czech Republic Stiggy Racing Honda rider Anthony West was back on form in Brno today, and showed his true form again as he impressively carved his bike through the pack to a well-earned second place at the podium. West came through the first lap in sixth from his seventh place on the grid and stayed put, unable to make a pass on... [Continue reading...]
WSS: Crutchlow Adds Misano To His List Of Conquered Circuits
Cal Crutchlow takes the win at Misano With a track both wet and dry and a race red flagged and re-started, it was never going to be a straightforward day for Yamaha World Superbike rider Cal Crutchlow. Having initially dropped back to eighth at the start he showed incredible pace to work back up to lead the race, taking less than two laps to pass the... [Continue reading...]