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  • Video: Laverty’s horrific World Superbike fireball smash at Imola

    Video: Laverty’s horrific World Superbike fireball smash at Imola

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    In case you were out in the sun at the weekend instead of watching WSB, here’s something that happened that you might fancy a peak at – the fireball that engulfed Eugene Laverty’s Miwaukee Aprilia. Click on the image below to watch a video of the huge crash: https://youtu.be/zoWBR-NoqUA The crash happened on the second…

  • WSB: This weekend it’s Imola for the diesels. Here’s the rundown of which manufacturers perform well around the technically demanding Italian track

    WSB: This weekend it’s Imola for the diesels. Here’s the rundown of which manufacturers perform well around the technically demanding Italian track

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    Aprilia‘s only win at Imola came with their previous model – the twin-cylinder RSV1000 – back in 2001’s Race 2. Since then, ten more podiums followed: the last ones were three 3rd places in the second Races held here from 2013 to 2015. Last year the best result for Aprilia was recorded by Lorenzo Savadori,…

  • WSB: Manufacturer’s ups and downs at Assen – Which team should you keep an eye on in The Netherlands?

    WSB: Manufacturer’s ups and downs at Assen – Which team should you keep an eye on in The Netherlands?

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    Aprilia has won twice at Assen, with Eugene Laverty in Race two, 2013, and Sylvain Guintoli in Race one, 2014: which was the factory’s last podium finish here. Last year the best Aprilia results were provided by Lorenzo Savadori: sixth in Race one and fourth in Race two. The best result for BMW at Assen…

  • WSBK: All the stats ahead of this weekend’s Assen round in Holland

    WSBK: All the stats ahead of this weekend’s Assen round in Holland

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    The Superbike World Championship is heading back to the Assen circuit in the Netherlands this weekend – and in preparation for the action packed weekend, here’s a bunch of facts and figures about WSBK racing at the iconic Dutch track.    Assen has held 50 WSBK races over the years, and is second only to…

  • Oooh, yes… this is the Ducati 851 Superleggera

    Oooh, yes… this is the Ducati 851 Superleggera

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      It’s only a computer-generated image, so don’t get too excited, but we love this and figured that you’d probably love it, too. This picture is from the guys at WorldSBK.com and is their take on what a factory-fresh Ducati Superleggera would look like with the sublimely beautiful bodywork bodywork of Raymond Roche’s 1990 World…

  • Meet the Ducati Panigale R Cafe Racer – ‘The Blue Shark’

    Meet the Ducati Panigale R Cafe Racer – ‘The Blue Shark’

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    You all know the 2016 Ducati Panigale R pretty well. Out last year, and costing just shy of £30,000 – the Panigale R is pretty much state of the art as far as buyable Ducatis go… Now, imagine cutting one up and making this…’The Blue Shark’. In 2016, this bike rolled straight off the Ducati…

  • Final WSB 2017 calendar released – Jerez now included, Donington still in May

    Final WSB 2017 calendar released – Jerez now included, Donington still in May

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    Final WSB 2017 calendar released – Jerez now included, Donington still in May. Here’s the final, confirmed, absolutely-positive-that-this-is-the-last-one calendar from the WSB bosses. And you can see that Jerez is in the schedule now, on October 20-22. Just one UK outing in 2017 with Donington Park on May 26-28.

  • Chaz Davies’ 2017: No MotoGP wildcard. At all. According to Ducati boss

    Chaz Davies’ 2017: No MotoGP wildcard. At all. According to Ducati boss

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    Chaz Davies’ 2017: No MotoGP wildcard. At all. According to Ducati boss. So Chaz Davies is getting his shot in MotoGP with a wild card ride, is he? No. He’s not. What’s actually happening, according to Ducati Corse Sporting Director and MotoGP Project Director, Paolo Ciabatti is that Chaz is being tasked with a full-on…

  • Jonathan Rea undergoes surgery to cure arm pump

    Jonathan Rea undergoes surgery to cure arm pump

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    Jonathan Rea undergoes surgery to cure arm pump. World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea has successfully undergone arm surgery to relieve compartment syndrome, a condition with which he has suffered for most of his racing career. Arm-pump, or compartment syndrome, is a condition caused by increased pressure in the body’s muscles. The pressure creates a decrease in…

  • Ben Spies considering a comeback? Tweets suggest so. Yep.

    Ben Spies considering a comeback? Tweets suggest so. Yep.

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    Ben Spies considering a comeback? Tweets suggest so. Yep. Ben Spies, the 2009 World Superbike champion, former AMA champion and MotoGP rider is up for a ride at next year’s Suzuka 8-Hour race. It might not seem like earth-shattering news at the moment, but this is a race story that’s got a lot of paddock-based…

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