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Biaggi Impressed By Compact Aprilia RSV4

Max Biaggi happy with Aprilia RSV4 in testing In 2009 Max Biaggi will ride a factory Aprilia RSV4 his third format of WSB machine in three years. He started on a 1000cc -in-line Japanese Suzuki on 2007, then swapped that for a 1200cc Italian Ducati, and now he returns with Italian equipment, but this time on [...]

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Fabrizio Fastest In Testing For Ducati Xerox Team at Kyalami

The Ducati Xerox Team has spent the last three days on track at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in South Africa, participating in the Pirelli tyre test session. On the third and final day both Ducati Xerox factory riders, Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio, continued to make strong progress on board their 1098 F09 machines. In [...]

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Ten Kate Riders Complete Successful Kyalami Test

The HANNspree Ten Kate Honda team this afternoon completed a comprehensive three-day test at the Kyalami circuit in South Africa, where the World Superbike and Supersport championships will race again in May next year. Of the team’s five riders, only 2008 World Supersport champion, Andrew Pitt, visited the circuit during the championships’ last event at Kyalami [...]

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Team Suzuki Alstare In Positive Mood After Kyalami Test

Yukio Kagayama, Max Neukirchner and the Suzuki Alstare team left Kyalami circuit in a positive frame of mind after three days of testing. This was the second test of the all-new GSX-R1000 K9 and a lot of work had to be completed in the three days, but the team used the available time well and [...]

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Alstare On The Pace At Kyalami Test

Team Suzuki Alstare riders Max Neukirchner and Yukio Kagayama finished the second day of the Pirelli Development tyres test in Kyalami, South Africa, with the second and fifth-quickest times respectively. The final day was even hotter than the first and by early afternoon the track temperature had risen to over 50 C [...]

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Suzuki Alstare Begin 2009 Test Preparations

Team Suzuki Alstare has started early preparations for the 2009 World Superbike season with a three-day test at Phillip Island in Australia that ended today. During the test, held mostly in good conditions, Yukio Kagayama and Max Neukirchner started to work with the all-new 2009 GSX-R1000 Suzuki at the demanding circuit and understand the new bike. [...]

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Paul Bird Finalises WSB Kawasaki Team Details

2009 Kawasaki World Superbike Team details finalised Owner of the PBM team, Paul Bird, visited Kawasaki Motors UK on Friday 7 November to conclude the last areas of his agreement with the Japanese manufacturer in becoming their official World Superbike racing partner. Paul and Steve Guttridge, Kawasaki’s European Race Planning Manager, discussed the final elements of the [...]

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World Superbike Wild Card For HM Plant Honda In Portugal

HM Plant Honda play their wild-card at Portimao HM Plant Honda will sign off a successful 2008 race season this weekend with their ‘wild-card’ appointment at the final round of the World Superbike championship at the Portimao circuit. With the Bennetts British Superbike season over with riders Leon Haslam and Cal Crutchlow in [...]

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Kawasaki And Gil Motorsport To Part Company

Kawasaki Motors Europe and GIL Motorsport will not continue their working relationship in the World Supersport Championship after the end of the 2008 season. Steve Guttridge, European Race Planning Manager, expressed his thanks and best wishes to the team for their efforts with the following comments. “It’s been nice to work with this professional team during this [...]

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2009 World Superbike Provisional Calendar

Brand Hatch missing from provisional 2009 World Superbike calendar. The provisional 2009 World Superbike calendar, released by the FIM on Sunday, shows no round at Brands Hatch - traditionally one of the biggest events of the year - whilst confirming a return to Kyalami in South Africa. The season also looks set to start at Phillip Island [...]

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