I Want to Drive!... Even if my financial situation is a bit far from tying up with that of my colleague Bach, you probably already know I'm not actually poor either. And that's just to be modest. Yet, I don't like helicopters and I only use planes if I really have to. I'm a fan (age ... Continue reading >
LATEST LOG ENTRIES:
- MERCEDES BENZ 190 (W201)
- FIAT Stilo 5 Doors
- IVECO Eurocargo 4X4
- APRILIA 850 Mana
- MAZDA 3 / Axela Sedan
QUICK STATS:
World Superbike
The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda confirmed that Michele Pirro will join the Netherlands-based team for the 2010 WSS season. The Italian rider is seen as a serious title contender, and will compete on the Honda CBR600RR machine. The 23-year-old successfully completed ...
>> Read more
Though 2009 has been a tough season for Noriyuki Haga, the rider already looks forward to the 2010 season and promises to be a strong title contender. The Japanese rider finished second twice and four times third, losing out on two World Superbike titles by three ...
>> Read more
Following Davide Tardozzi’s announcement he is leaving the Ducati WSBK team, the Italians have chosen Ernesto Marinelli, chief engineer and technical director of the Ducati Xerox Team, to take over the Superbike Project Leader for the Borgo Panigale ...
>> Read more
Shane Byrne finally managed to secure his staying in the World Superbike Championship for the 2010 season, as the double British Superbike Champion inked a one-year deal with Althea Ducati. The British rider will therefore switch teams in the series, as he ...
>> Read more
Confirmed: Tardozzi Leaves Ducati WSBK TeamWORLD SUPERBIKEDavide Tardozzi, Ducati Xerox Superbike team manager, a man who has worked with Ducati for almost twenty years, has officially announced that he is leaving the company. The announcement comes soon after Livio Suppo, the Ducati Marlboro Moto GP project manager confirmed that he will also leave the Italian company, taking on a new professional challenge. Tardozzi has been working for Ducati since 1999, first as Team Manager and more recently, since 2007, as the SBK project manager. In total Tardozzi has won eight Riders' Championships as a Ducati team manager. Having almost won the first ever WSB Championship for Bimota, Tardozzi was a seven times Italian Superbike Champion as a rider, and four times a winner in WSB races. It appears that Tardozzi will be replaced by Ernesto ... >> Read more |
Japanese rider Shinya Nakano announced that he has decided to retire from the world of racing, during a press conference held in Japan on Wednesday. Nakano left the MotoGP Honda Gresini team at the end of the 2008 season and in 2009 he competed in the WSBK with ...
>> Read more
The first days of testing for the 2010 Yamaha World Superbike riders Cal Crutchlow and James Toseland completed successfully, though both of them were working with the team for the first time. The first day was about adapting the Yamaha R1 machines to their new riders. ...
>> Read more
Ben Spies only needed one season to make a name for himself in the European-based World Superbike Series. After making a huge impression within the North American motorcycle fans, the Texan came to the WSBK with high hopes and the will to bring Yamaha back where it ...
>> Read more
Having lost the Yamaha seat to Cal Crutchlow, Tom Sykes is next to confirm deal with the PBM Kawasaki team for the next World Superbike Championship season, completing the team’s lineup and joining Chris Vermeulen on the Ninja ZX-10R machines. The 24-year-old has ...
>> Read more
The agreement between Eurosport and World Superbike organizer's Infront Motor Sports have been extended for the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons, officials from the two companies announced. The deal also includes support classes FIM Supersport World Championship and FIM ...
>> Read more
Althea Racing Team revealed that it has signed Carlos Checa, who will compete on a 2010 model Ducati 1098R machine, for the 2010 World Superbike Championship season. Moreover, Massimo Tulli will handle all of the motorbike settings and technical ...
>> Read more
After Team Suzuki Alstare decided to end his contract, German rider Max Neukirchner will be joining Jonathan Rea in the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team’s lineup for the 2010 season. The 26-year-old, in fact, has a long experience in riding Honda machines, and ...
>> Read more
Team Suzuki Alstare confirmed it will not be automatically renewing its contract with Max Neukirchner after being unable to clarify when he will be able to race again. Max Neukirchner's season was ruined by serious injuries – first a broken leg at Monza's ...
>> Read more
Following 250cc title contender Alvaro Bautista signing a deal with Suzuki for the upcoming MotoGP season, it was quite obvious Australian Chris Vermeulen would have to find another racing spot for 2010. The news was confirmed shortly after Bautista's announcement ...
>> Read more
Both Superbike title contenders Noriyuki Haga and Ben Spies managed to grab one win each during the Magny Cours weekend, but it was the Japanese rider who managed to extend his lead in the overall classification with only one race to go in the season.
Yamaha's Spies ...
>> Read more
After there was no room left for him in MotoGP, James Toseland will return to Yamaha World Superbike Team in 2010. The double World Superbike Champion will therefore replace Ben Spies, who will move to Tech 3 Yamaha Team, competing alongside Colin ...
>> Read more
Ducati stole the show at Imola during the course of the weekend, both its works riders managed to walk away from San Marino with a win in their pocket. After clinching his first ever Super Pole in the FIM World Superbike Championship, Michel Fabrizio had to settle ...
>> Read more
Italian food production company Sterilgarda confirmed its title sponsorship with the Yamaha World Superbike Team for the 2010 race season. The decision to continue with the partnership came after the current season ended successfully.
The two became partners at ...
>> Read more
The Hanspree Ten Kate Honda team agreed to keep Jonathan Rea for another two years. The 22-year-old rider will therefore keep on competing in the World Superbike championship riding the Honda CBR1000RR.
There are only three rounds left in the 2009 championship ...
>> Read more
Due to some financial issues and rider injuries, the Stiggy Racing Honda team announced that it will bring their four-rider lineup to just two entrants for the last three rounds of the 2009 World Superbike and Supersport Championship.
As we previously reported, John ...
>> Read more
