If you needed further proof of how dull MotoGP has become in comparison to its poorer cousin, may we present as further evidence the racing during the 3rd round of the World Superbike Championship at Assen. Assisted by changeable weather that brought out the red flag in the first race, the racing was furious and [...]
Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday. Every week (or not) I will post up something beautiful from the world of Ducati that you just might like to have grace your desktop. This week we have World Superbike star Jakub Smrz and his Effenbert Liberty Racing Ducati 1198F10.
Carlos Checa took his third Superpole in as many races today at Assen. After struggling through much of the practice and qualifying sessions, Checa set the fastest time when it counted most to set pole. Jakub Smrz was second fastest, disappointed to not be on pole whilst Eugene Laverty took third on the factory Yamaha. [...]
World Superbike new boy, Marco Melandri proved he is a fast study after taking his maiden victory in the opening race of Round 2 of the World Superbike Championship at the revised Donington Park circuit. He followed that performance up with a second in race 2 behind points leader Althea Ducati’s Carlos Checa.
Carlos Checa completed the perfect warmup for the opening round of the 2011 World Superbike season by staying on top as the two day Phillip Island test concluded ahead of this weekend’s race. Checa set the fastest ever Superbike lap around the circuit, so fast he would have qualified 2nd on the MotoGP grid last [...]
The shock withdrawal of the Ducati factory team for the 2011 season was seemingly no impediment on the opening day of the final World Superbike test at Phillip Island immediately ahead of this weekend’s season opener. Ducati riders posted the top 3 times with fan favorite Carlos Checa in front.
Factory withdrawal or no, Ducati still featured at the top of the time charts at the end of the first day of official testing for the World Superbike Championship yesterday in Portimao, Portgual. Well known fast lap specialist, Jacob Smrz took the honors with Althea Ducati’s, Carlos Checa in 5th.
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.
Talented Brit Jonathan Rea, took his first ever World Superbike win in Race 2 of the 8th round of the 2009 World Superbike Championship held at Misano in the Republic of San Marino today. Rea took the lead early in the race from a surprisingly fast starting Noriyuki Haga given his first race performance and [...]
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 [...]
