Ducati Dominance was the order of the day for the final pre-season testing of the 2010 World Superbike series at Phillip Island, Australia. Factory rider Michel Fabrizio was fastest overall, ahead of 3 other Ducati riders. Noriyuki Haga was 6th fastest making it 5 Ducatis in the top 6.
Newly recruited Althea Ducati hire, Carlos Checa showed he still has what it takes to lead the World Superbike pack in 2010 when he posted a faster time than factory rider Noriyuki Haga during testing at Valencia last week.
Xerox Ducati’s Noriyuki Haga defied the odds yesterday to emerge from the Brno round of the 2009 World Superbike championship with his series lead intact despite riding only weeks after he fractured his right ulna and cracked his left scapula in 3 places at the Donington Park round.
Yamaha’s Ben Spies timed things to perfection to win the first race of the 8th Round of the 2009 World Superbike Championship held out Misano in the Republic of San Marino after the new flag to flag format was tested for the first time. Spies switched bikes at just the right time from wets to [...]
At the Thursday Press Conference preceding the first round of the 2009 World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island, Noriyuki Haga gave his impressions of the difference between the Yamaha and the factory Xerox Ducati he now rides. Haga not known for his strong English mentioned the engine character and the easy acceleration of the 1200cc [...]
