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World Superbikes In 2012: 22 Riders, 6 Makes, And A Gaggle Of Contenders

By David Emmett | Wed, 04/01/2012 - 23:13

Despite the loss of the factory Yamaha team, the World Superbike series is still in relatively good health, considering the financial crisis. Though the days of 30+ rider grids are gone, grid size has stabilized at around the 22 rider mark, 1 up from last year, while there are still 6 manufacturers present, Aprilia, BMW, Ducati and Kawasaki in an official capacity, Honda unofficially via Ten Kate, and Suzuki absent, with Crescent working with Yoshimura on their own bikes.

The field has seen some changes, though most of the title favorites are staying with the teams they were with in 2011. Carlos Checa remains with Althea Ducati, though the effort expands to include 2011 Superstock champ Davide Giugliano, while Max Biaggi is in the second year of his 2-year contract with Aprilia, and Johnny Rea is staying with the Ten Kate Honda squad. Championship runner up Marco Melandri has been forced to move, joining Leon Haslam at BMW, while his erstwhile teammate Eugene Laverty has been paired with Biaggi in the factory Aprilia squad. The factory Kawasaki rider contingent is cut from 3 to 2, Chris Vermeulen losing his slot, while Tom Sykes remains alongside Joan Lascorz.

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2012 World Superbike Provisional Rider List

Provisional rider entry list for the 2012 World Superbike series:

Aprilia
BMW
Ducati
Honda
Kawasaki
Suzuki
Eugene Laverty
Chaz Davies
David Salom
Jonathan Rea
Leon Camier
Leon Haslam
Michel Fabrizio
Niccolo Canepa
Marco Melandri
Carlos Checa
Hiroshi Aoyama
Noriyuki Haga
Max Biaggi
World Superbikes
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Yet More Photos From Assen, From The Lens Of @ProNikon

By David Emmett | Sat, 16/04/2011 - 22:44


The King of Assen: Carlos Checa is looking imperious in Holland


Johnny Rea demonstrates that one wheel is plenty


Macio, in the WSBK groove

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2011 WSBK Phillip Island Race Notes

By David Emmett | Mon, 28/02/2011 - 00:01

At Imola last year, shortly after Ducati had announced it would not be entering a factory team for the 2011 World Superbike series, hardcore Ducatisti and WSBK adepts hung a range of banners along the front straight, with such messages as "Senza SBK, Ducati Vale Meno" and "Ducati-SBK, the 46 reasons for pulling out." The withdrawal of the factory team was widely regarded as a terrible betrayal by Ducati, which had built its reputation and much of its brand on the success of its World Superbike team, creating legends such as Carl Fogarty, Giancarlo Falappa and Troy Bayliss along the way. 

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More Tests Lost To The Weather: WSBK At A Wet Portimao, Moto2 At A Freezing Barcelona

By David Emmett | Tue, 30/11/2010 - 19:48

Reports of testing are starting to sound increasingly like a broken record, with weather being a constant factor preventing the teams from testing properly. The second day of testing for a small group of World Superbike riders at Portimao turned into another washout, with heavy rain and cold temperatures wracking the Portuguese coast.

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Aragon World Superbike Test Day 2 Times

By David Emmett | Thu, 28/10/2010 - 21:07

Testing continued on Thursday for the World Superbike grid at the Motorland Aragon circuit, and with Carlos Checa having taken his leave early to head to Estoril for an outing aboard the Pramac Ducati MotoGP bike, it was Max Biaggi's turn to top the timesheets. Biaggi took nearly seven tenths of his time from Wednesday, after having spent the session testing new brakes from Brembo. The Italian judged them to be a big improvement, but the increase in braking power made the bike difficult to control on the brakes. More setup work will be required, according to the Italian, which will continue tomorrow.

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WSBK Silly Season Update: Haga With Aprilia, Sykes With Kawasaki, Toseland To BMW, Biaggi To Retire?

By David Emmett | Mon, 04/10/2010 - 20:09

After the final World Superbike round of the 2010 season, news has inevitably started to filter out of Magny-Cours about the shape of 2011. There were official announcements, cryptic hints and barroom gossip concerning who will be doing what for next year in World Superbikes and World Supersport. A round up of the latest rumors is given below:

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WSBK Silly Season Latest - Haslam Confirmed With BMW, Checa Stays With Althea, Haga On An Aprilia

By David Emmett | Sat, 25/09/2010 - 15:49

After lying dormant for much of the summer, the World Superbike Silly Season has suddenly been kicked into top gear at Imola, with a spate of contract signings and rumors emerging from the WSBK paddock over the weekend. At the heart of the various moves and switches has been the fate of the Alstare Suzuki team. Doubts have hung over the future of the team for some time now, with Suzuki apparently unwilling to continue to back the team at their current level. After a meeting last week in Japan, Alstare team boss Francis Batta came away with more questions than answers. "Even though I didn't receive any concrete guarantees, I'm still encouraged that Suzuki showed some attachment to the team," Batta told GPone.com's Claudio Porrozzi. Suzuki is likely to have the budget to run just a single rider next season, though the level of support available from Hamamatsu is uncertain.

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WSBK Rewind: 2010 Assen World Superbike Images

By David Emmett | Tue, 15/06/2010 - 20:55

With MotoGP due to head to Assen in just over a week, here's a taster from the World Superbike round back in April. Friend of MotoMatters.com Michel Hulshof of Sports Photography used his expert local knowledge to grab some beautiful shots from the two WSBK races. Michel grew up just a stone's throw away from the iconic Dutch circuit, and it shows. You can see more of his work on his website, or you can follow him on Twitter, under the user name @ProNikon.


The Roman Emperor, on the Noale Rocketship

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Monday Is Race Day - As Seen Through The Lens Of Scott Jones

By David Emmett | Tue, 01/06/2010 - 09:35


Stunning. Spectacular. Inspiring. The scenery at Miller is always great, even when the racing isn't.


She's done. Or how a Pirelli slick meets its end.

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