Josh Brookes
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Motorcycle Live! WSB World Champ Jonathan Rea confirmed to be at the show on opening day
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Motorcycle Live! WSB World Champ Jonathan Rea confirmed to be at the show on opening day. Recently-crowned double World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea (above, the bigger fella in the picture) will be one of many racing stars to appear at the UK’s biggest bike show, Motorcycle Live, which opens at The NEC, Birmingham on 19…
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WSB: Rea Rules in dramatic wet race outing
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Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jonathan Rea found redemption in Race 2 on Sunday at the Lausitzring in a dominant performance, seeing him win by a 9.3 second margin ahead of newcomers to the WordSBK podium IodaRacing Team’s Alex De Angelis and Barni Racing Team’s Xavi Fores. Rain began to fall during the German National Anthem as…
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Suzuka 8 Hour: Alex Lowes wins, Leon Haslam second, Josh Brookes third (with their team-mates, naturally)
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Suzuka 8 Hour: Alex Lowes wins, Leon Haslam second, Josh Brookes third (with their team-mates, naturally). Alex Lowes has won the Suzuka 8 Hour endurance race in Japan alongside Yamaha Factory Racing team-mates Pol Espargaró and Katsuyuki Nakasuga. It was the second year in succession that Yamaha has won the prestigious annual race, second place…
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BSB Preview: Round 6, Thruxton
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By Philip Wain This weekend sees the MCE British Superbike Championship reach its halfway point with round six of the series taking place at Thruxton and if the previous five rounds are anything to go by, we can expect another unpredictable set of races. The Hampshire circuit is the fastest on the BSB calendar with…
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WSB Donington: Everything happening on and off track
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Round 7 of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship gets underway at the undulating parkland circuit at Donington in the UK tomorrow (Friday), and there is more happening across the weekend than ever before. With the new WorldSBK schedule of Race 1 on Saturday and Race 2 on Sunday meaning there more even more…
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WSB Preview: Donington Park this weekend
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WSB Preview: Donington Park this weekend. Donington Park is the next home for WSB with the worlds best production-based motorcycles descending on the Leicestershire circuit this weekend. Our own Tom Sykes is leading the WSB charge. The poleman in Sepang by seven tenths, a winner in Malaysia and Buriram and a consistent podium finisher in 2016,…
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World Superbikes at Imola – the riders with form (and those you can expect do well)
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World Superbikes at Imola – the riders with form (and those you can expect do well). Jonathan Rea is the most successful rider at Imola, alongside Carlos Checa, and arrives in Emilia-Romagna as a fan of the track and the winner of the last four races held at the circuit. As the only rider in…
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Rea romps to two second Assen weekend win in WSB
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KRT rider Jonathan Rea took a second incredible WSB win in the Netherlands in Race 2 as a half-wet half-dry race saw tyre decisions play the key role. Joined on the podium by teammate Tom Sykes and local lad Michael van der Mark. Sunday morning initially brought better weather to the TT Circuit Assen, with…
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Assen WSB – what’s happening on and off track around the races
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During the WorldSBK event this weekend at the TT Circuit Assen, the excitement extends past the on-track activities. With the Open Paddock and Paddock Show, pit walks, meet and greet sessions and a whole host of other extras to honour the 25th Anniversary of WorldSBK racing at Assen, the weekend is sure to be action…
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WSB Phillip Island: Race One to Rea
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WSB Phillip Island: Race One to Rea. Jonathan Rea has kicked off his title defence with an incredible last lap victory over Ducati rider Chaz Davies, the Kawasaki rider pulling a move around the outside to beat Davies over the line by 0.063 seconds. After a great getaway for both ZX-10Rs, Sykes and Rea went…
