Rossi eases off the pace as tyre wear sets in Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo put in a strong opening showing for the Fiat Yamaha Team tonight, finishing second and third under the Qatar floodlights after the race was delayed 24 hours following last night’s heavy rain. Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards brought his M1 home in fourth, making it three... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Shane Byrne: Tyre Was Spinning On The Wheel
Team Sterilgarda finishes first amongst private teams in Qatar Team Sterilgarda leaves Qatar with a sixth and twelfth place. Shane Byrne had a very good race 1 maintaining his starting position at the end of the first lap. He took sixth place by racing at almost the same level of the riders who finished on the podium. It was a peformance that further... [Continue reading...]
WSS: West Lacks Speed In Qatar Race
Speed problems for West push him down to 9th at Losail The Qatar qualification sessions for Anthony West were marked by a lack of speed that withheld him from joining the competition at the front all weekend. Hard work throughout by his crew prepared his bike with a better set up, but the lack of top speed was evident and continued to play up in the... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Difficult Second Round For Stiggy Racing Honda
Poor starts for Haslam in both races at Qatar After a blistering performance in the opening round of the Championship, the Stiggy Racing Honda Superbike team struggled to keep up their good performance in the Qatar race today. Roberto Rolfo had an unfortunate weekend when troubles with his bike forced him to end both races prematurely. Leon Haslam entered... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Spies Cleans Up With Sensational Double Win In Qatar
Two wins for Spies as Sykes looks forward to Valencia Yamaha rider Ben Spies lived up to the hype again in Qatar today, riding an incredible two races to take his second and third consecutive victories in the Losail heat. Dropping to fifth from the start of the first race, the three-time AMA champion moved up to third position on lap four to tuck in... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Biaggi Thrilled With Pair Of Podiums For Aprilia Team At Qatar
Max Biaggi confirms Aprilia RSV4’s competetive position in WSBK Max Biaggi was happy to dispel any doubts that his podium challenging performance in Australia was far from a fluke as he challenged for victory in both races at Losail. With no testing around the Qatari circuit prior to the race weekend, Aprilia had been anxious that they would be... [Continue reading...]
WSS: Crutchlow Fights It Out To Put Yamaha On The Podium In Qatar
Crutchlow just misses on podium at Losail circuit World Supersport rookie Cal Crutchlow put everything into a tough ride for his second race of the championship, fighting with rivals Eugene Laverty, Andrew Pitt and Kenan Sofuoglu for the coveted podium positions. A missed gear in the closing laps cost Crutchlow valuable time, however with tires fading... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: A Weekend To Forget For Suzuki Alstare Brux
Max Neukirchner still holds on to third in the championship The Qatar round of the 2009 Superbike World Championship will not be happily remembered by Max Neukirchner, Yukio Kagayama and the Suzuki Alstare Brux team, but they have already brushed aside all negative thoughts and are focussing on the next round in Valencia in three weeks. Neukirchner... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Three Top Ten Finishes For BMW Motorrad Motorsport Superbike Team
Corser and Xaus both happy with race results following poor qualifying BMW Motorrad Motorsport riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus rode superbly in both the two 18-lap races in Doha today and earned themselves three top ten placings! Troy finished ninth in both races and Ruben took 13th in race one and followed that with a hard-fought for tenth in race... [Continue reading...]
WSS: Pitt Second In Qatar Thriller
Sofuoglu “feeling tired” following previous days crashes Andrew Pitt finished second in today’s second round 2009 World Supersport championship encounter in Qatar. The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider was edged off the top step of the podium by Honda-mounted Eugene Laverty. Cal Crutchlow completed the podium, with Pitt’s team-mate, Kenan... [Continue reading...]