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In the previous article about the history of motorcycle racing in the world (and in India) we got to know that motorcycle racing has been a thing since 1890s. A history spanning more than a century, it was imperative that new innovations were introduced because being humans, we could never be content. This led to the formation of various...
Ducati’s dominance continued in the 3rd round of the 2019 WSBK season too as Alvaro Bautista had another perfect round at Motorland Aragon, Spain. The 34-year-old rookie Spaniard made it a heck of a show for the home crowd. He claimed the Superpole, won the Superpole race and won the two races over the weekend. Seemingly the...
Ex-MotoGP rider Alvaro Bautista took part in his maiden race in WSBK today and boy, one cannot have a better debut. The Ducati works rider did not only beat, but obliterated the competition by winning the Race 1 of Phillip Island by almost 15s! He is the first one to win his debut race since Max Biaggi did so in 2007.
The qualifying...
Before the final day of the pre-season testing in Portugal, BMW Motorrad WorldSBK team has unveiled the 2019 livery for their new machine. The motorcycle in the picture is obviously the 2019 BMW S 1000 RR unveiled at EICMA 2018.
The covers of BMW Motorrad’s SBK machine were lifted by the riders Tom Sykes and Markus Reiterberger. The...
WSBK witnessed history in the making this past Sunday as Ana Carrasco became the first woman to win an FIM solo motorcycle world championship and Jonathan Rea, with his fourth WSBK win, became the most successful World Superbike rider in the history.
Ana Carrasco
Ana Carrasco has made history by becoming the...
WorldSBK rider & the former motoGP champion Nicky Hayden today passed away, succumbing to his injuries. He was hit by a car a few days ago while training on his bicycle in Italy. He was rushed to the hospital, where he remained in a very serious and critical state till now. He had sustained multiple severe injuries, including injury...
FIM and Dorna have announced a new entry level class, Supersport 300 in WSBK and WorldSSP. This class is designed to bring emerging talent in the motorcycle racing and for manufactures to showcase their A2 license bikes capabilities.
The new production-based platform will be available to riders with minimum 15 years of...
Aprilia launched its SR150, Crossover Scooter in India at a starting price of Rs 65,000 ex-showroom, Delhi. The premium Italian scooter is targeted for people looking for the sensation of sports bikes coupled with the convenience of automatic scooters.
As an endorsement of the brand’s racing heritage, the Aprilia SR 150...
2016 WorldSBK 'rookie', Nicky Hayden took his first win of his WSBK career onboard his Honda CBR 1000RR Sepang, Malaysia in a 'Wet Race'.
Hayden had been impressive throughout the weekend, starting with Free Practice all the way to qualifying, where he qualified 4th on the grid. In Race 1 (which is now held on Saturday), he...
2016 WSBK Phillip Island Race 2 Results and Summary
WSBK Race 2 got off to a great start under a bright sun and no fear of rain.
Pole position holder Tom Sykes, got the hole-shot and headed into the first corner leading the race. Jonathan Rea and Davide Giugliano followed close behind as the rest of the pack was nipping at...
