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Jonathan Rea on 'crazy' second race at Donington
'It's nice to win and, in that second race, everybody wanted to win so bad. It was a crazy race' - Jonathan Rea

PICS: Drama at Donington
Leon Haslam's hopes of a popular win on home soil comes to a disappointing conclusion...

Tyre choice critical, says Rea
Jonathan Rea qualifies sixth at Donington Park, but feels tyre choice will be critical come race day.

Haslam, Melandri eyeing BMW win at Donington
Leon Haslam and Marco Melandri have special ties with Donington Park, enough to put them amongst the favourites this weekend.

Sykes: Shame about the half points...
Tom Sykes is looking at the many positives from his victory at Monza, even if the half-points awarded prevented him from taking full advantage of his dominant pace.

Sykes speeds into the record books
Tom Sykes misses out on a fourth successive World Superbike pole position, but his 339km/h top speed earns him and Kawasaki a place in the record books...

Guintoli jokes: I'll do a rain dance!
The Frenchman has followed up his first World Superbike win at Assen with a first pole position...

McCormick blames 'another rider' for Assen spill
'It wasn't my fault because I got pushed wide by another rider' - Brett McCormick

Guintoli celebrates maiden WSBK triumph
Sylvain Guintoli takes himself and Effenbert Liberty Ducati to their maiden World Superbike Championship victory at a rainy Assen.

Sykes victory hopes washed away by broken clip
Tom Sykes misses out on the chance to assume the World Superbike Championship lead after retiring from the front of the first race at Assen.

McCormick seriously hurt in Assen accident
Brett McCormick suffers spine, face, eye and hand injuries in a horrendous accident during the second World Superbike race at Assen.

Rea recalls massive high-side during Superpole at Imola
'There came a point when I just thought 'this is going to be massive' - Jonathan Rea

Jonathan Rea dismayed by rumours over injured Kawasaki rider Joan Lascorz
'I'll just cross my fingers until something official comes out' - Jonathan Rea

Sykes goes solo for Kawasaki at Assen
The British rider has been a revelation in the opening two rounds with his two pole positions and three podium finishes.

Lascorz suffers serious injury in Imola fall
Joan Lascorz is transferred to the spinal injury unit of Bologna Hospital after suffering a serious fall during post-race testing at Imola.

Hopkins ready for Imola return
"The doctor told me that the bone was fully healed and everything was OK and I could start riding again" - John Hopkins.

Checa happy to keep 1198 for 2012
"I admit I was a little wary of changing to the 1199, which seems to be a very different bike" - Carlos Checa.

Biaggi rewarded for spirited comeback
Max Biaggi takes victory in the opening race of the season, but it is his comeback from 24th to second place in race two that earns him plaudits at Phillip Island.

2012 WSBK Preview - Ducati
As the opening round at Phillip Island looms, Crash.net looks ahead to the 2012 World Superbike Championship season.

Checa in confident mood for opening race
'We were able to complete our work programme with some very satisfying results and this is what counts, more than the times' - Carlos Checa

Haslam fractures tibia, may not race
Leon Haslam joins the list of walking wounded as a fracture to his tibia threatens to rule him out of the opening World Superbike round at Phillip Island.

WSBK set for Sentul return?
Indonesia's Sentul circuit said to be hosting World Superbike from 2013-2015.

PIC: Honda takes wraps off 2012 contender
Honda reveals the livery of the CBR1000RR that will be campaigned by Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama in 2012.

Haslam eyes podium as season begins
Leon Haslam wants podiums in the opening round of the 2012 World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island.