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Haga’s on the hot seat now | World SBK

'the Wire' — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:33:25 +0000

Imola (Italy), Tuesday 22nd September: This year the Imola circuit takes the place of Vallelunga as the third Italian track on the World Superbike calendar, having not featured on the schedule since 2006. In that time various modifications have been made to the track, including the construction of a controversial new chicane just after the [...]

Spies Takes the Pionts lead in World Superbike

'the Wire' — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:55:17 +0000

The Nurburgring GP circuit was witness to an incredible performance from Yamaha World Superbike rider Ben Spies today as he attacked the track to take the championship lead from rival Haga. Race one started well for the American but was almost immediately red flagged for a crash between Tamada, Hopkins and Parkes. The restart saw [...]

History is Made; Danny Eslick riding his Harley-Davidson powered Buell Won the 2009 AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Championship

'the Wire' — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:23:28 +0000

Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona Racing/RMR/GEICO Powersports rider Danny Eslick made history today by clinching the 2009 AMA Pro Road Racing Daytona SportBike championship at New Jersey Motorsports Park, his own and Buell Motorcycle Company’s first professional AMA road racing championship. Coming into today’s race, the second of the double-header weekend at NJMP, with a 22-point lead over [...]

Rossi Runs Misano | MotoGP

'the Wire' — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:55:30 +0000

The doctor rules at Misano with resounding home victory and Lorenzo makes it a one-two Valentino Rossi may have had a donkey on his helmet today but it was ‘The Doctor’ riding the bike once again, as the Italian hero bounced back from his Indianapolis mistake with an emphatic home victory at Misano. His Fiat Yamaha [...]

Honda – Still Giving Chase | The plan – Stay the Course

'the Wire' — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:49:41 +0000

Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) and Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) marked today’s announcement that they will continue with the team next season with solid third and fourth-place results in the San Marino Grand Prix held at Misano Adriatico, Italy. Pedrosa enjoyed a strong ride this afternoon, spending the first quarter of the race out front, with Yamaha [...]

Johnny Rea Day – Ten Kate Honda takes one in Germany

'the Wire' — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:40:48 +0000

In today’s 11th round World Superbike championship races at Nurburgring in Germany Jonathan Rea won the second race after placing fourth in the first outing. It was his and the team’s second World Superbike victory of the season and his fifth podium finish. His Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team-mate, Carlos Checa, also enjoyed a successful day [...]

Ducati takes Nürburgring by something just short of a storm

'the Wire' — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:39:17 +0000

An afternoon of highs and lows for Noriyuki Haga, Michel Fabrizio and the Ducati Xerox squad today at the Nurburgring. Having stepped up to the podium in Race, Noriyuki was the victim of a Race 2 incident which saw him walk away unhurt but with a DNF result. Difficulties for Michel too, who for various [...]

Duc hunting at Misano – Nicky’s down

'the Wire' — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:24:25 +0000

Ducati Marlboro Team rider Nicky Hayden was cruelly sent tumbling out of the San Marino Grand Prix on the opening lap of a disastrous race at Misano after colliding with wayward local rider Alex de Angelis. Hayden had made a superb start from the second row of the grid and was ideally placed to maximise [...]

Your OUT – See Ya Johnny | AMA Pro

'the Wire' — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:45:42 +0000

AMA Pro American Superbike Rider Johnny Rock Page Suspended Indefinitely To: AMA Pro Road Racing Community Date: September 6, 2009 Subject: AMA Pro American Superbike Rider Johnny Rock Page Suspended Indefinitely AMA Pro American Superbike rider Johnny Rock Page has been suspended indefinitely by AMA Pro Racing Officials following the Saturday, Sept. 5, American Superbike race at New Jersey [...]

Spies still looking

'the Wire' — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:58:32 +0000

Day two and the second qualifying session at the Nurburgring saw Yamaha World Superbike rider Ben Spies improve dramatically on his time of yesterday as he experienced the track in the dry for the first time. The American rider managed to finish the session in second position, less than one tenth of a second from [...]

Hayes wins three in a row and Herrin commes right with him

'the Wire' — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:30:29 +0000

Hayes Wins Third Straight and Sixth American Superbike Race; Herrin in Daytona SportBike Title Mix Josh Hayes (No. 4 Yamaha Motor Corp. USA Yamaha R1) and Josh Herrin (No. 8 Team Graves Yamaha YZF-R6) each earned the title of Big Kahuna one race ago at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) and they proved it Saturday in the [...]

Saturday in NJ | AMA Pro

'the Wire' — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:08:23 +0000

Crozier Motorsports Takes GT1 Title; P.J. Jacobsen Wins SuperSport Pole in Debut MILLVILLE, N.J. (September 5, 2009) – Josh Day and Scott Charleton rode the No. 27 Four Feathers Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 to the overall and GT1 class win as Hall of Famer Jay Springsteen and Scott Ryan scored a must-win GT2 victory in Saturday’s AMA [...]

Knapp Making the 1125RR Work in NJ

'the Wire' — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:03:39 +0000

Latus Motors Racing’s Taylor Knapp battled with fellow Buell 1125RR rider Cory West and Yoshimura Suzuki’s Blake Young for most of today’s 23-lap AMA Pro Racing American Superbike race at New Jersey Motorsports Park to finish sixth, his highest finishing position on a Buell this season. Starting from ninth on the grid, Knapp made a dramatic [...]

Ten Kate’s Rea missed by one – World SBK

'the Wire' — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:48:01 +0000

Jonathan Rea will start tomorrow’s two 11th-round World Superbike championship races from the front row of the grid after setting the second fastest time in this afternoon’s Superpole session at Nurburgring in Germany. It looked as though Rea might take his first WSBK pole start but Japan’s Noriyuki Haga pipped the 22-year-old from Northern Ireland with [...]

Rossi back at it at Home | MotoGP

'the Wire' — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:24:14 +0000

Fiat Yamaha riders on flying form in sweltering Misano Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo looked ready for business at Misano on the Italian Riviera today, putting in some impressive times and finishing the day first and second, several tenths ahead of the next fastest rider. This was despite the uncomfortably hot and humid weather, although [...]

AMA Pro – 2010 – the Hints

'the Wire' — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:02:38 +0000

AMA Pro Racing today announced modifications that will begin with the 2010 AMA Pro Road Racing season. Though the basic rules for the AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited, Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL and SuperSport presented by Shoei will remain unchanged, procedures will be modified to increase rider safety. In [...]

Sykes up on Spies today in the rain – Yamaha

'the Wire' — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:50:27 +0000

Tom Sykes on form with blistering pace in first German qualifying Yamaha World Superbike rider Tom Sykes looked immediately at home in familiar weather conditions on the Nurburgring circuit today. Although an issue in the first free practice session meant missing out on some lap time, the British rider made up for it in the [...]

Haga making the grade!

'the Wire' — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:08:48 +0000

Noriyuki Haga and his Ducati Xerox squad this afternoon celebrated their first pole of the season at the Nurburgring circuit. Quick in every session so far, the Japanese rider exited for the Superpole with a steely determination, to register the fastest time in each of the three phases. The track temperature was significantly higher (26°C) [...]

Aaron Yates on the front row in NJ for MJ

'the Wire' — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:33:20 +0000

Michael Jordan Motorsports (MJM) rider Aaron Yates and the #23 Jordan Suzuki team will start the final round of the 2009 AMA National Guard American Superbike championship from the front row at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP). Located in Millville, New Jersey, the NJMP facility is a new addition to the AMA Pro Racing calendar [...]

Ducati still comming – it’s a home at home stand

'the Wire' — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:00:24 +0000

Ducati Marlboro Team riders Nicky Hayden and Mika Kallio are confident of putting on a performance to delight the thousands of Ducatisti in the crowd at tomorrow’s San Marino Grand Prix after qualifying sixth and eleventh respectively in this afternoon’s qualifying session. Hayden was the second fastest rider on track in the first and final [...]