Reigning WorldSBK Best Independent Team BARNI Racing Team will have to face more than a change this year, as they will be bringing the all-new Ducati Panigale V4 R to the field with their new rider 23-year-old Michael Rinaldi. “Showa don’t need an introduction in the motorcycle racing scene, they are one of the best…
The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team has unveiled in their official 2019 colours of their all-new Ducati Panigale V4 R during a presentation that was held at Aruba’s Global Cloud Data Center in Ponte San Pietro (Bergamo) in Italy in front of their guests and the media. To lift the covers on their all red…
Before heading out on track for the final day of pre-season testing in Portugal, the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team unveiled the 2019 livery for their new BMW S1000RR. To lift the covers on the brand new SBK machine of the German manufacturer were riders Tom Sykes and Markus Reiterberger, revealing the iconic BMW M Motorsport…
WorldSBK and WorldSSP riders completed the final day of testing around Autodromo do Algarve in Portimao, which hosted from 27th-28th January the final two-day European pre-season test before the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship season will kick off in Australia next month. A stronger wind blew at the Portuguese rollercoaster race track, but riders…
WorldSBK’s 2-day test comes to an end at Circuito de Jerez Ángel Nieto with reigning World Champion Jonathan Rea back at the top of the charts. The sun shine brightly on the final day of testing at the Spanish circuit of Jerez, where the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship riders were able to continue their…
The Jerez Angel Nieto Circuit once again for the second of a two day test in Southern Spain, where four MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship teams continued to work on their 2019 set-ups. Over 600 laps of the 4.2km circuit were run by the eight riders, and steps were made ahead of what is set to…
Great news for Kawasaki big bikes enthusiasts – Team Green’s eagerly-awaited Model Year 2019 Ninja-series of motorcycles, the Ninja ZX-636R and Ninja ZX-10RR, have just made their debut in Malaysia during the ongoing 2018 Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (KLIMS) which is held at MITEC. Both bikes were unveiled by Kawasaki Motors (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd…
Ducati, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer has unveiled the 2019 Panigale V4 R, complete with winglets and a massive 217hp, despite having a smaller engine capacity of 998cc than this year’s Panigale V4 S, which is set at 1100cc. The new Panigale V4 R is built for WorldSBK homologation, and as such, this Ducati will surely…
The official Team Green entry for the 41st running of the classic Coca-Cola Suzuka 8-Hours World Endurance Championship race, comprising Jonathan Rea, Leon Haslam and Kazuma Watanabe, took the second best time on their Ninja ZX-10RR at the end of the final official test session before the race itself later this month. In a grueling…
Windy conditions welcomed riders to the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit as the final pre-season test of 2018 was underway, but there were no surprises from the timing screens as Marco Melandri of Aruba.it Racing – Ducati ended the day on top, followed by the Kawasaki Racing Team duo of Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea…
Triple World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea was on hand this evening to help unveil the 2018 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR race machine at the KRT workshops in Granollers, near Barcelona. In front of a full house of sponsors, media and supporters of the team, including a worldwide online audience watching via live streaming, Rea and teammate…
Photos: WorldSBK World Champion in imperious form in Portugal as he wins Race 2 ahead of Van der Mark and Melandri. Race 2 at the Portimao’s Autodromo Internacional do Algarve saw Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) complete a perfect weekend, with a victory by almost six seconds over second-placed Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha…