WSBK News

World Superbikes head to the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza circuit this coming weekend for the fourth round of this year's championship battle, where a slipstream thriller is guaranteed around the legendary Formula 1 circuit as a multitude of powerful Superbikes hit top speeds of close to 200 mph

Motorcycling hero Troy Corser has put his money where his mouth is by backing fellow Australian Josh Forster in the 2005 Suzuki GSX-R European Cup Championship.

Ben Bostrom posted highly encouraging results of 12th and then sixth at Valencia for his Renegade Honda World Superbike team, looking to enhance his championship position of 14th at the classic venue of Monza this weekend, he will hope to use his knowledge from his former WSBK experience to good

It's a logistical headache of almost military proportions, but keeping a 45-strong world championship motorcycle racing team on the march is a task that has to be completed in order to maximise the team's chances of success.

Former MotoGP rider Norrick Abe had a less than ideal race one for the Yamaha France team at the third round of the World Superbike championship at Valencia.

World Supersport rider Jergen van den Goorbergh has quit his Selmat Ducati team, just before he was to take to the grid and race in the third round of the championship at Valencia.

World Superbike champion James Toseland is in an uncharacteristic 22nd place after the final qualifying of the thrid round of the champpionship at Valencia. Speaking exclusively to Crash.net Toselands Xerox team manager Davide Tardozi feels they aren't having such a bad weekend.

Klaffi Honda rider Pierfrancesco Chili broke his collar bone at the last round of World Superbikes at Phillip Island in Austrailia only three weeks ago, but intends to ride at the third round this weekend at Valencia.

Full wild card entry list for the third round of the World Superbike championship at Valencia in Spain on 23-24 April.

World Superbike Champion James Toseland will be pushing his tastebuds to the limit on Thursday April 28th when he joins British Eurosport WSBK presenter Mary Anne Hobbs as guests on the culinary reality show Hell's Kitchen on UK terrestrial TV.

The Superbike Commission - composed of Paolo Flammini (FGSport), Claude Danis (FIM) and Giulio Bardi (Team representative) - in a meeting held in Phillip Island on April 3rd, unanimously decided to introduce the following modifications to the World Superbike championship regulations.

Following the release of the Virgin Yamaha 'Big-Bang' R1 in British Superbikes, FGSport - the organisers of the World Superbike Championship - have announced plans to stop such engines appearing in their championship.

The races at Phillip Island for the second round of the World Superbike championship were hampered by increasingly dangerous weather conditions, with riders falling and races being delayed, but at what stage do the races get cancelled for safety reasons?

Pirelli tyre's racing manager Giorgio Barbier has admitted that the slower pace of the World Superbike field at Phillip Island during last weekends races, as compared to preseason tests at the circuit, has dumfounded the tyre technicians.

Alstare Suzuki's Troy Corser won the first race in Australia nearly 9 seconds ahead of his World Superbike team-mate Yukio Kagayama who crossed the line in second. Corser led from the first lap to the end, unchallenged by any other rider as he took his second win of the season.

Winston Ten Kate Honda's Sebastien Charpentier took his first win of the World Supersport season at Phillip Island today. Charpentier slipped back down the field after a bad start but worked his way back up the field to take the lead in the early laps.

Unfortunate 2004 World Superbike champion James Toseland crashed twice during the weekend of WSBK testing at Valencia in Spain. The young Brit left the circuit thoroughly battered and bruised from the two accidents, which were no fault of his own.

Winston Ten Kate riders S?bastien Charpentier and Katsuaki Fujiwara will head for round two of the 2005 World Supersport championship at Phillip Island, Australia, on 3 April in confident mood after completing the two-day official Valencia test at the top of the timesheets.

The full 30 rider line-up for the first ever 600 FIM Superstock Cup was announced recently. The Honda CBR600RR was the most popular machine 12 entries. Next was Suzuki with eight machines, and Kawasaki and Yamaha both have five bikes in the field.

The World Superbike championship recently announced the full rider line-up for its 2005 Superstock 1000 FIM Cup.

By Adam Arnold This week, Honda and Ducati MotoGP teams are testing at the Losail track in Qatar, just a few days after the first round of the World Superbike championship at the same circuit.

Renegade Koji Honda rider Ben Bostrom returned to the World Superbike series, after a short spell in his native American Superbike championship, last weekend at Qatar.

MV Agusta are hoping to make a racing return to the World Superbike paddock this season with their F4 1000cc four-cylinder motorcycle, not only in the Superstock championship but also in the premier WSBK class also.

The surprise occurrence in World Superbikes this weekend at Qatar was the 200bhp+ WSBK machines and their level of rear wheel sliding out of corners - or lack of it.