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Kenan Sofuoglu Withdraws From Monza

May 9th, 2008
It is with great sadness that the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Team must announce that Kenan Sofuoglu’s brother, Sinan, has been involved in a fatal accident while racing in his native Turkey.

Alstare's Biofuel Bike Debuts at Monza

May 9th, 2008
Alstare is sensitive to the environmental problems caused by the continuing consumption of fossil fuels affecting the earth’s climate control.

Official Yamaha World Superbike Clothing Now Available

May 9th, 2008
Yamaha Motor UK is proud to announce the arrival of the official Yamaha World Superbike (WSBK) clothing range, as worn by Nori Haga and Troy Corser.

European Superstock 600 – Monza 1st Qualifying Times

May 9th, 2008
The outcome was the same in Superstock 600 with three Yamahas ahead of the rest of the field, French youngster Loris Baz (YZF Junior Team) taking the provisional pole from Marco Bussolotti (Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team) and Danilo Petrucci (Trasimeno).

Superstock 1000 FIM Cup – Monza 1st Qualifying Times

May 9th, 2008
Italy notched up a 1-2-3 in the opening qualifying session of the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup as Claudio Corti (Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team) powered to a new Monza best lap in 1 minute 49.468 seconds ahead of fellow Yamaha riders Michele Pirro and Michele Magnoni (both Lorenzini by Leoni).

Neukirchner on Monza Provisional Pole

May 9th, 2008
Max Neukirchner (Suzuki Alstare) confirmed his positive early season form by setting the quickest time in today's first qualifying session for the IDS Italian Round of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship at Monza.

World Supersport - Monza 1st Qualifying Times

May 9th, 2008
The first day of Supersport action was dominated by Joshua Brookes (Hannspree Stiggy Motors Honda), quickest in both free practice and qualifying.

Bussei not Zemke to Replace Rolfo in Monza

May 9th, 2008
Jake Zemke will now no longer be replacing Roberto Rolfo on the Hannspree Honda Althea CBR1000RR machine at this weekend's Italian Round of the Superbike World Championship.

World Superbikes - Monza Preview Team Talk

May 9th, 2008
Checkout what the teams have to say about forthcoming event:

Roberto Rolfo Replaced by Jake Zemke For Monza

May 9th, 2008
HANNspree Honda Althea rider Roberto Rolfo will not be taking part in the fifth round of the Superbike World Championship in Monza.

Race win, Championship Lead and Lap Record for Beowulf Racing

May 9th, 2008
The Beowulf Racing team had a weekend to remember in the second round of the European Superstock 600 championship at Assen with new signing Dan Linfoot securing the team's first victory of the season in front of a weekend crowd of 75,000 spectators.

World Superbikes - Race Two Video Highlights

May 9th, 2008
World Superbikes - Race Two Video Highlights

World Superbikes - Assen- Race Day Team Talk

May 9th, 2008
Checkout what the teams at the World Superbike Assen event have to say about today's proceedings:

World Supersport - Assen Race Video Highlights

May 9th, 2008
World Supersport - Assen Race Highlights

World Superbike Race One Video Highlights

May 9th, 2008
World Superbike Race One Video Highlights

European Superstock 600 - Assen Race Resut

May 9th, 2008
The outcome of the Superstock 600 race was virtually decided on the opening lap when a crash eliminated poleman Danilo Petrucci (Yamaha Team Trasimeno).

Awesome Supersport Race in Assen

May 9th, 2008
Round 4 of the championship was an exciting affair, with the top 13 riders covered by 3 seconds with five laps to go.

Bayliss Double in Assen

May 9th, 2008
Bayliss Double in Assen

Superstock 1000 FIM Cup – Assen Race Result

May 9th, 2008
Maxime Berger (Hannspree IDS Ten Kate Honda) scored his first win of the season at Assen.

WSBK Superpole - Video Highlights

May 9th, 2008
WSBK Superpole - Video Highlights

Bayliss Notches up 20th Superpole Win at Assen

May 9th, 2008
Troy Bayliss powered to his second Superpole of the year at Assen and his 20th in career with a time of 1'38.428, just a fraction slower than the new best lap he had previously set in the final minutes of free practice.

Johnny Rea Audio Interview – Assen WSBK

May 9th, 2008
Johnny Rea Audio Interview – Assen WSBK

World Superbikes - Assen - Day Two Team Talk

May 9th, 2008
Checkout what the teams at the World Superbike Assen event have to say about today's proceedings:

Superstock 1000 FIM Cup – Assen Combined Qualifying

May 9th, 2008
Yamaha WSBK tester and Italian Superbike round 1 winner Claudio Corti powered to his sixth Superstock 1000 pole on the Junior Team R1 at Assen with a new circuit record of 1'41.576, ahead of overnight leader Maxime Berger (Hannspree IDS Ten Kate Honda).

World Supersport – Assen Combined Qualifying Times

May 9th, 2008
An exciting Supersport qualifying session saw Sofuoglu's best lap broken three times as Craig Jones (Parkalgar Racing Honda), Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) and Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport) battled it out for the pole.

European Superstock 600 - Combined Qualifying Times

May 9th, 2008
After Friday's domination by UK riders, the Superstock 600 pole position went to Italian Danilo Petrucci (Yamaha Team Trasimeno) with a time of 1'45.161, a tenth of a second inside the lap record. Patrick Vostarek (Intermoto Czech Honda) was a fraction behind,

World Superbikes – Assen Superpole Result

May 9th, 2008
World Superbikes – Assen Superpole Result

World Superbike Audio Interviews From Assen

May 9th, 2008
World Superbike Audio Interviews From Assen

Bayliss Goes Quickest in First Superbike Qualifying at Assen

May 9th, 2008
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) set the quickest time on the opening day of Superbike qualifying at Assen.

European Superstock 600 – Assen 1st Qualifying Times

May 9th, 2008
European Superstock 600 – Assen 1st Qualifying Times

Superstock 1000 FIM Cup – Assen 1st Qualifying Times

May 9th, 2008
Superstock 1000 FIM Cup – Assen 1st Qualifying Times

World Superbike – Assen 1st Qualifying Times

May 9th, 2008
World Superbike – Assen 1st Qualifying Times

World Supersport – Assen 1st Qualifying Times

May 9th, 2008
World Supersport – Assen 1st Qualifying Times

Pirelli Assen – Race Preview

May 9th, 2008
Having been a long time fixture on the World Superbike Championship calendar, Assen continues in its early season date and in its latest 4.555km layout for the 2008 season.

World Superbikes - Assen Preview Team Talk

May 9th, 2008
Checkout what the teams have to say about forthcoming event:

Yamaha WSS Test Assen

May 9th, 2008
A two day test for the Yamaha World Supersport Team at the Dutch TT-Assen circuit proved to be a useful operation for the team on their way to the fourth round of the World Supersport Championship to be held at that same venue next week.

World Superbike and Supersport - Video Highlights

May 9th, 2008
Watch video hightlights from the last three rounds of World Superbikes

World Supersport - Valencia Race Result

May 9th, 2008
Joan Lascorz (Glaner Motocard.com Honda) scored a lights-to-flag win in front of his home crowd, his first victory in the championship.

Lanzi And Haga Take Wins in Valencia World Superbikes

May 9th, 2008
Lorenzo Lanzi (RG Ducati) and Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB) took the wins in a spectacular day of action at Valencia in front of 60,000 spectators, a record attendance for World Superbikes at the Spanish circuit.

Superstock 1000 FIM Cup - Valencia Race Result

May 9th, 2008
Brendan Roberts (Ducati Xerox Junior Team) proved to have a superior pace to the rest of the field as he powered to the win in the Superstock race.

European Superstock 600 – Valencia Race Result Amended Again

May 9th, 2008
The European Superstock season got underway in dramatic fashion on Saturday with the 11 lap-race eventually decided on aggregate, after a machine went on fire on the track in the first running.

British Superbikes - Brands Hatch Qualifying Times

May 9th, 2008
British Superbikes - Brands Hatch Qualifying Times

Pitt Wins Close World Supersport Race

May 9th, 2008
Five riders scrapped for the win right down to the last lap of the 21-lap race, but victory eventually went to former champion Andrew Pitt (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda).

Bayliss Double Down Under

May 9th, 2008
Australian riders took the honours in the second round of the HANNspree Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island in front of a 65,400 crowd.

The Aprilia RSV 4 - Race Machine - is Unveiled For The First Time

May 9th, 2008
The Aprilia Superbike, the bike which from 2009 will bring the Noale based company back to four-stroke racing, has been unveiled for the first time during the Piaggio Group Convention in Milan.

Broc Parkes Takes Supersport Win

May 9th, 2008
Broc Parkes scored a fortuitous win for the Yamaha World Supersport team in the opening round of the championship at Losail as his team-mate Fabien Foret, race leader since the early stages, ran out of fuel on the final lap.

Bayliss and Nieto Share The Spoils in Qatar

May 9th, 2008
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) and Fonsi Nieto (Alstare Suzuki) shared the wins in two exciting races in the opening round of the HANNspree Superbike World Championship in Qatar.

Ducati Riding Experience 2008

May 9th, 2008
The Ducati driving courses to improve safety, control, technique and fun on motorcycles are back for another year.

Muff Wins The Race, Lammert Takes The Title

May 9th, 2008
Swiss rider Patric Muff won the thrilling last round of this year’s Suzuki GSX-R Cup, with Gabor Rizmayer second and Ismael Ortega third.

Superstock 1000 FIM Cup - Magny Cours Race Result

May 9th, 2008
Superstock 1000 FIM Cup - Magny Cours Race Result

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