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Izutsu to the Kawasaki fore.
Hitoyasu Izutsu was the star of the Kawasaki trio in last Sunday's seventh round of the 2001 World Superbike Championship as he pushed World Champion Colin Edwards all the way for a place on the podium in race two.
Bayliss wins, Hodgson magnificent in race two.
Troy Bayliss increased his overall Championship lead with a superbly controlled wet weather ride under intense pressure from Neil Hodgson on a drying Lausitzring track.
WSBK Friday Qualifying- Donington Park.
Complete Friday Qualifying results for Round Six of the 2001 World Superbike Championship at Donington Park
Donington wildcards announced.
The wildcard and replacement riders for this weekend's Donington Park WSBK event have been revealed - and there are places for several of the home crowd's favourites.
Goddard confirms Benelli for Misano.
Experienced Australian motorcycle rider Peter Goddard today confirmed he would race the newly-developed Benelli Tornado 900 for the first time in the World Superbike Championship in next month's round of the series at Misano in Italy.
Yanagawa pulls double podium duty at Monza.
Akira Yanagawa showed that the venerable four-cylinder Kawasaki still has what it takes on the fast tracks as he scored a pair of third places at Monza while team-mate Gregorio Lavilla suffered his second nasty accident in two years at the Italian track, thankfully this time without serious injur
Bayliss snatches classic Monza win.
Troy Bayliss finally won his first race of the 2001 World Superbike Championship when he brilliantly passed Colin Edwards going into the final corner after 18 truly breathtaking laps around the beautiful Monza circuit.
WSBK Saturday Qualifying - Monza.
Complete Saturday qualifying results for Round Five of the 2001 World Superbike Championship at Monza. Superpole Qualifiers
Normal service resumes at Monza.
Two weeks after their complete drubbing at the hands of a bunch of Japanese wildcard riders, the World Superbike regulars were back out in force at Monza with Ducati's Troy Bayliss comfortably in charge.
Goddard joins Benelli for championship assault.
Australian motorcycle racer Peter Goddard has officially joined Italian manufacturer Benelli for its June debut in the World Superbike Championship.
Tamada still dominant at Sugo.
Cabin Honda rider Makoto Tamada continued to embarrass the rest of the World Superbike regulars as he easily took Saturday's Superpole award ahead of Hitoyasu Izutsu and Troy Corser.
WSBK Second qualifying results - Sugo.
Complete second qualifying results for Round Four of the 2001 World Superbike Championship at Sugo. Superpole Qualifiers
Wildcard one-two in Sugo.
Makoto Tamada took provisional pole in Sugo by a massive 0.992secs from fellow wildcard rider Shinichi Ito, with Troy Corser (pictured) third - and over a second adrift of the top Japanese rider.
'Fearless' crashes out in downpour.
Britain's Iain MacPherson's World Supersport campaign continued to go against expectation, with a retirement in Australian not adding to his points tally.
Yanagawa takes fourth on 'best wet bike ever'.
Akira Yanagawa braved some of the worst weather conditions ever seen in superbike racing to push his Fuchs Kawasaki to fourth place in an event where half the field failed to finish.
Race Two cancelled amidst Phillip Island monsoon.
Arguments between riders, team bosses and the FIM amidst almost laughably bad conditions at Phillip Island surrounded the cancellation of the second World Superbike race of the day, a decision that should have been made far sooner when the puddles on the corners reached ankle deep!
Edwards majestic in Race One flood.
Colin Edwards obliterated the rest of the World Superbike field in atrocious conditions at Phillip Island to win the first race of the day as the Castrol Honda team celebrated their first one-two result of the year and Troy Bayliss took the Championship lead.
Phillip Island wild cards announced.
Motorcycle racing's governing body, the FIM, has revealed the identity of those rider permitted to take part in this weekend's WSBK rounds and supporting races.
Edwards out of hot water.
Factory Castrol Honda World Superbike rider and defending WSBK Champion Colin Edwards has escaped possible sanctions by motorcycles governing body, the FIM, after he was misquoted in a South African newspaper in an interview that claimed he disliked the predominantly black townships in South Afri
Injured Laconi will ride at Kyalami.
Frenchman Regis Laconi will be present in South Africa for the Axo Aprilia Team next weekend despite suffering a snapped left knee ligament in a freak warm-up accident during the first round of the 2001 World Superbike Championships in Valencia a fortnight ago.
WSBK Championship Standings - After Round One
Complete Championship Standings after round one of the 2001 World Superbike Championship in Valencia, Spain. Riders standings
Pair of top tens for Corona Alstare duo.
Team Suzuki Alstare riders Pierfrancesco Chili and Stephane Chambon opened up their 2001 World Superbike accounts with two top ten finishes each.
Top six for Suzuki Supersport stars.
Team Suzuki Alstare riders Katsuaki Fujiwara and Karl Muggeridge posted top six finishes in the opening round of the 2001 Supersport World Championship at Valencia yesterday [Sunday].
'Fearless' misses out at last gasp.
Kawasaki Racing's World Supersport team continued its steady improvement with good showings in the opening round of the 2001 WSS campaign, but things could have been better for team leader Iain MacPherson.