World Superbike News

Australian World Superbike rider Chris Vermeulen will miss the first race of the 2011 season at his home track of Phillip Island after failing to recover from the injury that has sidelined him from racing since last August.
Vermeulen had been upbeat over his return to the sport in January when he arrived in Sepang for [...]

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As if you need reminding, the FIM World Superbike 2011 Championship gets underway later this month on February 26th at Australia’s Phillip Island circuit.
There will be six British riders on this year’s grid following the musical chairs that the end of season always brings and World Superbike welcomes Eugene Laverty who joins the Yamaha Sterilgarda [...]

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Kawasaki were the first of the World Superbike teams to get on the track in 2011 with a planned four day testing at Sepang where they will hope to iron out any problems with the new ZX10R.
Among the riders taken to Malaysia for the test outing was Chris Vermeulen, taking his first ride aboard a [...]

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This weekend saw the German round of the World Superbike championship at the Nurburgring with Noriyuki Haga winning race 1 and Jonathan Rea taking the flag in race 2.
Race 1
The initial race 1 was red flagged after just 1 lap after Leon Haslam crashed out at turn 4 sending his fellow riders in all directions [...]

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Following his wild-card ride at Brands Hatch for the Kawasaki team in the British Superbike series, Ian Lowry has now been given the chance to debut in the World Superbike championship at the Nurburgring.
The Irish rider is the latest replacement for the injured rider Chris Vermeulen and said;
“I am really grateful for this opportunity to [...]

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