WSBK News

Ben Spies admits missing out on victory in the first World Superbike race of the day at Monza was a 'tough pill to swallow', but he was delighted to make amends with victory on the second attempt.

Troy Corser is confident better World Superbike Championship results will start coming the way of the BMW team soon as they continue their development of the S1000RR.

Four more riders come away from Assen with points on the board after Karl Muggeridge, Brendan Roberts, Matteo Baiocco and Luca Scassa made their first top 15 appearances in 2009.

Assen regularly brings out some classic World Superbike Championship moments, but for Suzuki Alstare Brux, this was a weekend to forget.

Troy Corser has revealed that he raced to a pair of tenth place finishes at Assen, despite having a broken bone in his hand.

Noriyuki Haga can call himself a winner at Assen for the first time in nine years after scoring a win and a second place in the fourth round of the World Superbike Championship.

John Hopkins has hinted that he could be forced onto the sidelines for some time after revealing his accident during free practice at Assen caused muscle and ligament damage.

Ben Spies has expressed confidence that he will have the race package to back up his strong pace over a single lap after claiming provisional pole position for the latest World Superbike round at Assen.

John Hopkins has been diagnosed with a dislocated hip after crashing heavily in the opening free practice session of the weekend at Assen.

World Superbike exile Alessandro Polita will return to the paddock for the upcoming event at Assen after securing a World Supersport Championship berth with the Hoegee Suzuki team.

Ben Spies gave his rivals something to worry about ahead of the Monza round of the World Superbike Championship as he brought the two-day test around the Italian circuit to a close with the quickest time.

Having played the consistency card in Qatar, Noriyuki Haga showed in Valencia exactly how difficult he will be to beat on the Ducati Xerox this season with a resounding double victory.

Shinya Nakano will take no further part in the Valencia World Superbike weekend after breaking his left collarbone in Saturday morning's second qualifying session.

Ben Spies thinks AMA Superbike rivals Mat Mladin and Jamie Hacking should consider making the switch to the World Superbike Championship, claiming they are capable of 'fighting for wins'.

Jonathan Rea has set his sights on a maiden World Superbike podium when the series returns to Europe for the third round of the season in Valencia, Spain.

Neil Hodgson has been released from hospital a week after sustaining injuries in a motorcross accident.

Having already spoken out to answer his critics [see separate story - click here ], Cal Crutchlow has re-affirmed his commitment to giving '100 per cent' out on-track in the Wor

Thursday 26th March will see the nationwide launch of the all-new GSX-R1000 and with the chance to win the all-new Superbike at every participating dealer, it's an opportunity not to be missed.

Johan Stigefelt has described the acquisition of John Hopkins to his eponymous World Superbike team as a 'dream come true'.

Ex-pat Briton Neil Hodgson will miss the upcoming Auto Club Speedway AMA Superbike event after a training accident left him hospitalised over the weekend.

Leon Haslam expects this year's World Superbike Championship fight to come down to a head-to-head between Ben Spies and Noriyuki Haga, the Stiggy rider branding the American rookie a 'class act'.

Ruben Xaus admitted to feeling jealous when he realised that BMW team-mate Troy Corser was running a superb fourth in the early stages of race two at Qatar on Saturday, but the Spaniard used his envy as positive motivation to eventually finish less than a tenth of a second behind the Australian.

Noriyuki Haga continues to lead the after two rounds of the World Superbike Championship, although Ben Spies' double triumph at Losail has sliced the margin in half to ten points.

Noriyuki Haga admits he is merely happy to be starting considerably higher than he managed in Australia after qualifying a much improved fourth in Qatar.