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Davies charges ahead of Rea in FP4
Full WorldSBK FP4 results from Laguna Seca Chaz Davies has halted Jonathan Rea’s timesheet-topping momentum at Laguna Seca by going fastest in the 20-minute final session ahead of qualifying.

Jonathan Rea: I was finding the limit at Laguna Seca…
Jonathan Rea has shrugged off a tumble off midway through FP3 as “finding the limits” of grip with his factory Kawasaki Racing Team ZX-10RR package as he swept to top spot after Friday practice at Laguna Seca.

Rea on top on return to Laguna Seca
Full WorldSBK FP1 results from Laguna Seca Jonathan Rea is back on top of the times in World Superbikes during the opening free practice session at Laguna Seca ahead of Marco Melandri.

Denning confident of keeping Pata Yamaha grounded
Pata Yamaha team boss Paul Denning says he has zero worries about his squad becoming complacent following its recent run of wins in World Superbike ahead of its return to the challenging Laguna Seca track.

Yamaha reveals Suzuka 8 Hours line-up
Yamaha will target a record-breaking fourth consecutive Suzuka 8 Hours victory this year with an unchanged rider line-up of World Superbike pair Alex Lowes and Michael van der Mark alongside Katsuyuki Nakasuga for the #21 Yamaha Factory Racing Team running its iconic 20 th anniversary l

Rea signs new Kawasaki deal to stay until 2020
Reigning triple World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea has confirmed his future by signing a new two-year deal with Kawasaki.

Lowes ‘honoured’ with Yamaha win after ‘hard to take’ Donington
Alex Lowes has toasted his maiden World Superbike race win with Pata Yamaha after having to grit his tenth when teammate Michael van der Mark secured the team’s first wins last time out at his home round.

Rea on record 60th win: I feel really fortunate
Jonathan Rea has relished making World Superbike history with a trademark dominant display to take his 60 th career race win to surpass Carl Fogarty’s all-time record.

Lowes edges ahead of Rea
Full WorldSBK FP4 results from Brno Alex Lowes has taken top spot in the final free practice session from Friday’s fastest rider Jonathan Rea by just 0.010s ahead of qualifying in Brno.

Melandri: Ducati found compromise, Rea has small edge
Marco Melandri says he’s found a comfortable set-up with his Aruba.it Racing Ducati at Brno after a torrid Donington Park round last time out but still feels Kawasaki’s Jonathan Rea has a clear pace advantage.

Rea on top from Sykes in dry FP2 session
Full WorldSBK FP2 results from Brno Jonathan Rea heads up the second free practice session as the Brno circuit dries up after early morning rain ahead of Kawasaki teammate Tom Sykes.

Mikkelsen makes early charge from Neuville
Andreas Mikkelsen has stormed into an early lead at Rally Italia Sardegna thanks to a pair of early stage wins to pull out a useful advantage of 14 seconds on Hyundai teammate Thierry Neuville.

Rinaldi tops drying FP1 as World Superbikes return to Brno
Full WorldSBK FP1 results from Brno

Davies: We must get the best out of Panigale R
Chaz Davies is eager for Aruba.it Racing Ducati to refine its current Panigale R package than “throwing parts at it and confusing the situation” as he looks to strikeback at Brno.

Missing test means Red Bull Honda are behind – Camier
Leon Camier accepts Red Bull Honda will attack the Brno round “a little behind the other teams” having missed the in-season test with both he and teammate Jake Gagne out injured last month.

Van der Mark: Yamaha has improved even more
Arriving at a new World Superbike round as a race winner for the first time, Michael van der Mark is fully confident his Pata Yamaha package “has improved even more” since the in-season test at Brno.

Brno: Sykes hopeful ‘fundamental changes’ pay off
After his frustrating home round at Donington Park, Tom Sykes is aiming to fight back to winning ways on World Superbike’s return to the Czech Republic at Brno.

Ray leading light with World Superbike wildcard
Bradley Ray says he can take pride from his World Superbike debut performances with his British Superbike-specification Buildbase Suzuki at Donington Park as his attention sharpens on the national series.

Razgatlioglu remains at Puccetti Kawasaki for 2019
Fresh from taking his maiden World Superbike rostrum Toprak Razgatlioglu has re-signed with the Puccetti Kawasaki squad for the 2019 World Superbike championship.

Razgatlioglu makes World Superbike history with maiden rostrum
Toprak Razgatlioglu has become the first Turkish rider to secure a World Superbike podium finish, coming in just his 12 th race in the series, finishing as top Kawasaki rider ahead of the likes of factory riders Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes.


