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  • WSB: Redding tops frantic FP2 session as 2020 kicks off. Rea sixth quickest.

    WSB: Redding tops frantic FP2 session as 2020 kicks off. Rea sixth quickest.

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    The BSB Champion leads the way with 12 riders covered by just a second after Day 1 in Australia. After the first Free Practice session, topped by Scott Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati), ran in mixed conditions, the second session was completely dry. It was a disrupted session following a Red Flag ten minutes into the session for…

  • 10 things to know ahead of WSB in Australia THIS WEEKEND

    10 things to know ahead of WSB in Australia THIS WEEKEND

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    Want to be more expert than the ‘experts’? S’easy – just use this crib sheet and you’re ready to go for this weekend’s opening round of the World Superbike championship at Phillip Island. 1) Phillip Island is the track with most WorldSBK races run: 58. The first appearance of the Australian track in the calendar was…

  • WSB: Rea edges Baz as Phillip Island Official Test ends with a flurry

    WSB: Rea edges Baz as Phillip Island Official Test ends with a flurry

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    The Northern Irishman fought back and heads the way, whilst the top 17 riders are covered by just 1.5 seconds The final pre-season test for the 2020 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship has been completed with the action too close to call ahead of the first round of the season. The spectacular Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit brought in…

  • WSB: Razgatlioglu fastest after day one at Phillip Island

    WSB: Razgatlioglu fastest after day one at Phillip Island

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    Phillip Island hosted the final Official Test for World Superbike ahead of the season opener with Toprak Razgatlioglu ending the day fastest after a rain-affected second session. The opening day of the 2020 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship Official Test came to an end with Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team) leading the field after posting a time…

  • WSB: Leon Haslam and Alvaro Bautista launch their 2020 campaign on factory Honda Fireblades

    WSB: Leon Haslam and Alvaro Bautista launch their 2020 campaign on factory Honda Fireblades

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    Here’s a fine selection of images (and a video) from the Honda launch of its WSB assault on 2020. It’s very corporate, this colour scheme for this year, and ties in directly with the scheme of the new Fireblade for 2020. It kinda works though – trick and aggressive. Should look great in the middle…

  • MotoGP: Kawasaki wants to put its WSB bike into MotoGP races!

    MotoGP: Kawasaki wants to put its WSB bike into MotoGP races!

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    Dorna boss Carmelo Ezpeleta has admitted that Kawasaki has indeed floated the idea of putting its factory World Superbike racebike up against the hand-made prototype MotoGP machines of Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez and the rest. Speaking to GPOne, he said: “I’m going to tell you something, Kawasaki recently asked me about the possibility of doing some ‘wild…

  • WSB: Charity auction of star’s kit plus WSB experience days is on to help Aussie bush fire victims

    WSB: Charity auction of star’s kit plus WSB experience days is on to help Aussie bush fire victims

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    Ahead of the 2020 season opener at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (Feb 28 – Mar 1), the WSB paddock has united to stage a charity auction in aid of the victims of the recent Australian bush fires. The funds raised will go to BlazeAid, a volunteer-based set-up working alongside rural families and individuals impacted…

  • Want to see Honda’s WSB 2020 Fireblade up close? Here you go.

    Want to see Honda’s WSB 2020 Fireblade up close? Here you go.

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    It’s a lovely piece of motorcycle for a Monday morning that’ll get you smiling. This is the factory Honda World Superbike Fireblade in testing garb, photographed between test sessions. Campaigned this year on the world stage by Leon Haslam and Alvaro Bautista, the bike is all-new and comes with a host of aerodynamic wings. Think…

  • WSB: Scott Redding FASTEST at Portimao after first day of TESTING.

    WSB: Scott Redding FASTEST at Portimao after first day of TESTING.

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    Scott Redding took control of the first day of testing at Portimao – ending the day at the top of the time sheets on his ARUBA.IT Racing Ducati. Ahead of the World Superbike Championship kicking off next month, the paddock has been out testing at Portimao in Portugal – and at the end of the…

  • WSB: FULL calendar for 2020 race season. Laguna Seca and Buriram DROPPED.

    WSB: FULL calendar for 2020 race season. Laguna Seca and Buriram DROPPED.

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    The full race calendar for next season’s World Superbike Championship has just been released – and the big news is that the paddock won’t be heading to Laguna Seca or Buriram in 2020. Taking place across 11 different countries across four different continents, the 2020 WSB season kicks off at Phillip Island in Australia from…

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