Texan Ben Spies capped off his spectacular rookie World Superbike season by taking the 2009 World Superbike championship during the final round today at Portimao, Portugal after finishing first and 5th in the two races. Noriyuki Haga who was struggling with setup all weekend crashed out early in the first race before finishing second in [...]
Spies Fastest, Haga Struggling with SetupBen Spies took his 11th pole position of the season, surpassing Doug Polen’s previous record and more importantly placing him in the prime starting position for the two races on Sunday he will likely need to win to become the 2009 World Superbike Champion in his rookie year. Noriyuki Haga [...]
Noriyuki Haga started as he needs to today in the first free practice session in the final round of the 2009 World Superbike Championship at Portimao, Portugal. Haga was 2nd fastest in the opening session less than 1/10th behind fast qualifier Jacob Smrz also on a Ducati.
For the majority of this 2009 World Superbike season, Xerox Ducati’s Noriyuki Haga has led the Championship despite the best efforts of rookie sensation and MotoGP bound, Ben Spies. The American has won half of the races so far but finds himself with a 10 point deficit to Haga with the final showdown in Portimao, [...]
Haga Extends Points Lead Ahead of Portimao Showdown
Noriyuki Haga showed he could attack for the championship lead as well as defend it by taking a 2nd place and a win in the French round of the World Superbike Championship at Magny Cours today. Haga narrowly missed the double after spending too long behind double podium [...]
Haga Bounces Back to Series Lead
The armchair pundits may have written Noriyuki Haga’s 2009 World Superbike Championship prospects off following a string of misfortune that saw him squander an 80 plus points lead, crash and injure himself at Donington Park, and lose the series points lead for the first time during the last round in [...]
Haga Loses Championship Lead
Noriyuki Haga lost the lead in the World Superbike Championship for the first time this season after scoring 2nd and a DNF at the 2 races at the Nürburgring Sunday in Germany. Haga rode toe to toe in the late stages of the first race with Ben Spies but was unable to [...]
This weekend’s American Superbike, World Superbike and MotoGP racing should offer compelling viewing for every race fan. Mat Madin competes for the last time on a road racer in American Superbike racing whilst battle is resumed in two feuds featuring Noriyuki Haga and Ben Spies in the World Superbike Championship and Valentino Rossi and his [...]
Jorge Lorenzo’s manager has said that the Spanish MotoGP star is close to a decision about staying at Yamaha or moving to Ducati with the announcement expected at the Indy MotoGP next weekend.
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.
