World Superbike News

Chris Vermeulen now has a race against time to be fit for round two of the World Superbike championship after his spectacular crash in the second race of the day at Phillip Island in Australia.
The Kawasaki rider was thrown and narrowly missed by his own bike, hitting the tyre wall at speed and injuring his [...]

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It has been a long wait since Ben Spies beat off the challenge of Nori Haga to win the 2009 World Superbike Championship, but the 2010 season kicks off this weekend at Australia’s Phillip Island with a new field packed with aspiring British talent.
The seven-strong British challenge will be fronted by two-time former champion James [...]

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The FIM have now released the provisional calendar for the World Superbike Championship of 2010, with no Qatar round for the first time in five-years.
February 28                                 Australia                                                               Phillip Island
March 28                                       Portugal                                                               Portimão
April 11                                             Spain                                                                   Valencia (*)
April 25                                          Netherlands                                                           Assen
May 9                                               Italy                                                                          Monza
May 16                                            South Africa                                                          Kyalami
May 31                                            United States                                                        Salt Lake City
June [...]

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Karl Muggeridge has now signed to race for Holzhauer Honda team in the IDM Superbike series for the 2010 season after failing to land a ride in the World Superbike Championship.
The Australian rider came to the World Superbike series in 2005 after winning the World Supersport Championship the previous year for the Ten Kate Honda [...]

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This weekend the World Superbike Championship goes to the Losail circuit in Qatar for it’s second of the fourteen rounds scheduled for the 2009 season.
Stiggy Honda rider Leon Haslam has raised concerns about tyres in the blistering desert heat but is confident he and the team will select the right front tyre and set-up for [...]

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