Haga Shows why he is the Championship Leader Xerox Ducati’s Noriyuki Haga won Race 1 of the Kyalami round of the World Superbike Championship ahead of his teammate, Michel Fabrizio. Yamaha’s Ben Spies took 3rd place. The results further opens the lead in championship for the Japanese rider to 63 points.
Texan, Ben Spies has equalled fellow American, Doug Polen’s record of 6 consecutive Superpoles in a row by claiming pole for tomorrows Kyalami, South Africa round of the World Superbike Championship.
Spies Makes Amends for Race 1 Ben Spies made up for the first race by dominating the second and leading pretty much from start to finish and slowing enough at the end to ensure he didn’t run too low on fuel again. Noriyuki Haga visibly slowed after being hit by a bird on his arm [...]
Fabrizio Rewards Tardozzi’s Faith for Maiden Win Factory Xerox Ducati rider, Michel Fabrizio, took his maiden World Superbike win in style after 94 previous attempts by winning the first race of the 5th round of the championship in Monza. After proving fastest in pre-Superpole qualifying Fabrizio looked impressive from the start taking the lead early [...]
Yamaha Italia’s Ben Spies has taken pole position for tomorrow’s Round 4 of the World Superbike Championship at the famous Assen circuit in the Netherlands. Xerox Ducati rider and championship leader, Noriyuki Haga will start in 4th place.
With just 2 rounds of the 2009 World Superbike Season completed, it is still very early to be predicting who will be crowned World Champion at Portimao in Portugal this October (or earlier). Nevertheless there are some clear trends coming out of the first 4 races. 1. Haga has changed. 2. Spies is for real. [...]
Spies Does the Double in the DesertYamaha Italia’s Ben Spies made it 3 victories in the same number of races as he took victory in the race 2 of the second round of the World Superbike Championship in Losail, Qatar. In taking the double at Losail, Spies moved into 2nd place in the championship, just [...]
Spies Dominant in Desert Duel Yamaha Italia’s Ben Spies took the new R1 to victory in the first race of Round 2 of the World Superbike Championship at Losail, Qatar. Spies rode a perfect race, content to stay close to the leading group. Once he took the lead with 7 laps to go, he was [...]
Outright lap records tumbled as the Duel in the Desert continued at Losail, Qatar during qualifying for the second round of the World Superbike Championship. After struggling with grip during practice that left him 11th fastest, factory Xerox Ducati rider, Noriyuki Haga dug deep during the 3 Superpole sessions running almost 3 seconds faster to [...]
Spies Takes 1st Win from Haga who Comfortably Leads the ChampionshipSeries rookie, Ben Spies, made the best possible follow up to his off track excursion in race 1 by winning race 2 in style from factory Xerox Ducati rider Noriyuki Haga. The Texan got a great start to lead the first lap. Although fast starting [...]
