Troy Corser sets the fastest lap on the BMW S 1000 RR at Phillip Island Despite starting from 17th place on the grid, BMW Motorrad Motorsport rider Troy Corser stormed through the field to take a tremendous eighth place in the opening race of this year’s Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island. In so doing, he also set the fastest lap of... [Continue reading...]
WSS: Ten Kate Dominate Supersport With Australian One-Two
Sofuoglu takes the podium with Pitt coming second Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider, Kenan Sofuoglu, took victory in today’s opening 2009 World Supersport championship race in Australia. The Turkish rider beat team-mate Andrew Pitt by just six one hundredths of a second after 21 laps of the 4.445km Phillip Island circuit, while Anthony West made... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Ben Spies Takes Pole Position On The New Yamaha YZF-R1
Spies secures first superpole victory of the 2009 WSB season Yamaha World Superbike Team rider Ben Spies, a World Superbike rookie and three-time AMA champion, has secured the first Superpole of the 2009 season in an incredible display of speed and skill on the new Yamaha YZF-R1 superbike at the Phillip Island circuit with a time of 1.31″069.... [Continue reading...]
WSS: Pole Position For Sofuoglu In Australia
Kenan Sofuoglu on pole for first World Supersport race of the season Kenan Sofuoglu will start tomorrow’s opening round of the 2009 World Supersport championship from pole position after setting the fastest time in today’s final qualifying session at Phillip Island in Australia. The Turkish rider and 2007 world champion lapped the 4.445km... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Alstare Suzuki Team Struggle In Superpole
New style superpole causes upsets at Phillip Island The new three -session Superpole system was in action for the first time at today’s World Superbike opening round at Phillip Island in Australia and caused a few upsets in the finishing order. With just two qualifying tyres available for the three sessions, it meant that deciding which qualifying... [Continue reading...]
WSS: Pitt On Top At Phillip Island
Andrew Pitt tops the timesheet in opening Australian qualifier Reigning World Supersport champion, Andrew Pitt, got 2009 off to an impressive start by setting the fastest time in today’s opening qualifying session at the season opener at Phillip Island, Australia. Pitt was joined on the provisional front row by 2007 World Supersport champion and Hannspree... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: World Superbikes Are Go In Australia
Ten Kate Honda in provisional top ten after first qualifying session Ten Kate Honda’s Ryuichi Kiyonari sits in the provisional top ten after today’s opening qualifying session in the first round of the 2009 World Superbike championship in Australia. Running in Honda Accessories colours for the 2009 season, the Japanese ace spend much of the hour-long... [Continue reading...]
WSB: Close Opening Day For Team Suzuki Alstare In Australia
Neukirchner and Kagayama 4th and 5th on the timesheets The opening day of the first round of this year’s Superbike World Championship showed that the season ahead is going to be probably the most competitive in its 22-year history. Just one second separated the top 15 riders at the end of this afternoon’s qualifying session and Team Suzuki... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Rea Claims Quickest Time In Phillip Island Testing
Jonathan Rea claims to have gone fastest in testing A mystery surrounds the times recorded at the Phillip Island tests over the weekend. A variety of sources present at the Island put Michel Fabrizio down as overall quickest on Sunday afternoon with a time of 1 minute 32.19 seconds for the Ducati Xerox Team, but Hannspree Ten Kate Honda’s talented... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Expectation Hits Fever Pitch In Readiness For 2009 World Superbike Season
HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship, Phillip Island, Australia The 22nd edition of the FIM Superbike World Championship gets underway this weekend at the Phillip Island circuit in Australia. Expectation is already at fever pitch over the start of this season, the first for many years without Troy Bayliss, one of the legendary names in Superbike... [Continue reading...]