Leon Haslam says due to the circuit characteristics at Assen and competitive front-runners the Dutch round will produce a closely-matched World Superbike pack compared to recent races.
Jonathan Rea believes Kawasaki’s strong points on traction and corner entry will be key at the next rounds of the World Superbike championship while he is keen to work with team-mate Leon Haslam to develop the ZX-10RR.
Leon Haslam is confident of his “base pace” with his factory Kawasaki following the Phillip Island test but isn’t focusing on returning to racing just yet.
With the Christmas almost here and the racing world taking a rest, it is the perfect time to look back on the year and pick out some of the highlights of the year.
Following both factory BMW and Honda squads being officially revealed at EICMA, the 2019 grid is bulking out. Kawasaki Racing Team Jonathan Rea Leon Haslam Aruba.it Ducati Chaz Davies Alvaro Bautista
Unofficial testing results from the opening day of the first World Superbike winter test at MotorLand Aragon, Spain. Only the factory Kawasaki, Yamaha and Ducati teams, plus customer squad Barni Ducati, are in action for the two-day World Superbike test at Aragaon.
Leon Haslam has reflected on his long struggle to a first-ever professional title and feels the hard work has been all worthwhile to claim the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship.
Full race two results for the twelfth round of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Brands Hatch GP. Wet race 1. Leon Haslam GBR JG Speedfit Kawasaki ZX-10RR 20 laps, 33m 00.140s
Leon Haslam has clinched his first-ever professional title by winning the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship with sixth place in the opening race of the Brands Hatch finale.
Jake Dixon has congratulated Leon Haslam for his 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship triumph after failing to stop his rival sealing the title in the opening race of the Brands Hatch finale.
Leon Haslam has given an emotional outpouring after clinching his maiden professional title with the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship by settling for sixth place in race one at the Brands Hatch finale.
Full race one results for the twelfth round of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Brands Hatch GP. 1. Glenn Irwin GBR Be Wiser Ducati Panigale R 28m 43.077s 2. Jake Dixon GBR RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki ZX-10RR +1.901s
Full free practice two results for the twelfth round of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Brands Hatch GP. 1. Glenn Irwin GBR Be Wiser Ducati Panigale R 1m 25.233s
Full free practice one results for the twelfth round of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Brands Hatch GP. 1. Peter Hickman GBR Smiths Racing BMW S1000RR 1m 25.717s 2. Josh Brookes AUS McAMS Yamaha YZF-R1 1m 25.784s
Leon Haslam knows with a dominant 61-point lead ahead of the final round he ‘needs to wrap it up’ which will remain his primary focus amongst other goals for the triple-header at Brands Hatch to decide the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship.
Jake Dixon feels his chances for the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship title are “pretty much over” after suffering a cruel mechanical retirement in race two at Assen to leave him 61 points off leader Leon Haslam.
Leon Haslam shares sympathy for Bennetts British Superbike title rival Jake Dixon after he suffered a mechanical retirement in race two and coupled with the JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider’s double victory at Assen puts him on the edge of clinching the championship.