motogp.com Geschrieben 15. November 2011 report Geschrieben 15. November 2011 Der Ducati Team Fahrer unterzog sich am Montag einer Operation an seinem Kahnbein, bei der eine Schraube im rechten Handgelenk eingesetzt wurde, nachdem er sich beim Sturz in Valencia Brüche zugezogen hatte. Lesen Sie den vollen Bericht
WORLDSBK.COM Geschrieben 15. November 2011 report Geschrieben 15. November 2011 Tom Sykes has signed to ride for the official Kawasaki Racing Team in 2012, joining existing rider Joan Lascorz. Sykes, who has been an official Kawasaki rider for the past two seasons and a key figure in the development of the current Ninja ZX-10R racebike, has already won a world championship race for Kawasaki, at the German WSBK round in early September. The team's European logistical base will be in Spain but with overall control coming direct from Japan, as the Superbike World Championship programme is a full Kawasaki Heavy Industries project. Tom Sykes: "I'm very happy to be continuing with Kawasaki and the Ninja ZX-10R in 2012. I believe the bike has good potential and we saw some of that come through in 2011 with a race win in Germany and superpole at Misano. These are the kind of results I am looking to achieve in the coming season on a regular basis and I really believe we can do this. I have a lot of confidence in Kawasaki and the team around me, so if we can improve a couple of points with the set-up of the bike on the track which I feel are restricting performance this would be a big step forward for us in the final results. I am looking forward to re-starting our test programme again very soon." Guim Roda, Team Manager: "We are very happy to run with Tom in 2012. Kawasaki always tries to keep the people it has in place and Tom has been making a good job in the last two years with Kawasaki. He has the potential to go fast, as he has shown in 2011, and now we have to repeat that for full race distance at each round. He is young and determined, which are good combinations for a fast rider. I'm sure working closer with Marcel, his new crew chief, and taking part in all the tests we have planned means he will take one step more and he will be able to fight for the podium places at every race. Let's see what he can show us all next year." View the full article
WORLDSBK.COM Geschrieben 15. November 2011 report Geschrieben 15. November 2011 Jonathan Rea was one of the stars of the World Superbike show in the second half of the 2011 championship after spending much of the summer recovering from his nasty crash at Misano Adriatico. The 24 year-old from Ballymena, Northern Ireland, is now getting ready for the long winter months that separate him from the start of the 2012 season with the knowledge that he will have a competitive package for next year and anxious to test the new 2012-spec CBR1000RR. At the moment Rea is currently involved in three days of testing at the Losail circuit in Qatar, together with his Castrol Honda team and his new team-mate Hiroshi Aoyama. WorldSBK.com caught up with him at the recent EICMA show in Milan, where he was signing autographs for his numerous Italian fans. The 2011 season ended not so long ago and now you're getting ready to test before the winter break. What are the team plans? "We test in Qatar Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, mainly because last year we were a bit unlucky with the tests. In Miller it was raining, in Portugal the official test was wet and in Aragón, the new circuit of last year, we tested there but it was too cold to ride. Last year the pre-season test was very bad. So we go to Qatar and we get a three day test which is very good. The point we need to improve the most is when the bike is on the edge of the tyre and on the Qatari track it is perfect to do so." Will you ride the 2012 bike? "To be honest I'm not 100% sure, there will be a lot of 2012 parts but I think it's going to be still the 2011 bike. I am not sure, though." What are your plans for the coming winter? "In December I go back to Australia with my fiancé, we have an apartment in Melbourne so it's good to go there for training and also for her to get to see all the family. During the racing season we travel a lot so it's definitely nice to go there for December and January." What's your opinion on the one bike rule for next season? "I don't know, but my new crew chief is coming from BSB and he's used to the one-bike rule so for sure he has some experience. For me it would be a problem only in qualifying, I think it will be surely hard work for the mechanics." What are your goals for next season then? "I want to be in the top-3 but surely my aim is to win the Championship. We have made a lot of improvements so hopefully we can get there." You always get a warm welcome here in Italy. Without a shadow of a doubt you're one of the most well-loved non-Italian riders here.... "I don't know if I'm one of the favourites but for sure Italians are one of my favourites. You can see the difference between the English fans, they are very loyal, I have a lot of British fans, but when you come to Italy the passion of the fans is fully on a different level. On my Twitter page I've got so many Italian followers and after every race they message me and that makes a lot of difference". View the full article
motogp.com Geschrieben 15. November 2011 report Geschrieben 15. November 2011 Das italienische Team wird mit einem Rahmen von FTR auch eine CRT Maschine am Start haben, die mit einem Honda CBR1000R Motor ausgestattet ist. Der Fahrer wird in Kürze bekannt gegeben. Lesen Sie den vollen Bericht
WORLDSBK.COM Geschrieben 16. November 2011 report Geschrieben 16. November 2011 Crescent Suzuki will be teaming up with the Japanese Yoshimura tuning company brand as it enters its first year of World Superbike action. Yoshimura will build, supply and develop the engines for the Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 that will participate in the 2012 championship, as well as supplying race performance exhausts. The Yoshimura engineers have already spent some time at the Crescent race headquarters in Verwood and evaluated the development that the team have already made with the 2011 engine. The Japanese company will work alongside Crescent to develop the motors further and make them as competitive as possible in time for the start of the 2012 season. Crescent Suzuki SBK - powered by Yoshimura - will begin testing later this month with Leon Camier who was recently named as the first racer to join the team. His team-mate will be announced soon, as will further sponsorship and partner agreements. The 2012 World Superbike championship kicks off at Phillip Island in Australia in February. Fujio Yoshimura (Owner, Yoshimura Japan): "We at Yoshimura greatly appreciate this collaboration and it will be our highest priority. Thanks to Paul (Denning) and Crescent Suzuki for trusting our engine tuning capabilities and our passion towards competing at the front of the 2012 WSBK Championship Series. We believe Crescent Suzuki has a record of structuring the best racing team in the BSB championship series, with very dedicated technical and supportive team members presenting the most competitive machinery and riders at all races. We hope that the partnership between Yoshimura and Crescent Suzuki will be the most perfectly matched racing team on the WSBK circuits!" Paul Denning (Crescent Suzuki Team Principal): "When Fujio and Yohei came to see me at the Japanese Grand Prix to discuss this partnership, it was clear that their passion and enthusiasm to work with Crescent Suzuki on the global stage was genuine and something they felt strongly about. For us as a team it is a significant level of assistance and a substantial boost to our performance potential. The Yoshimura company was built on engineering the best possible performance from engines and exhaust systems, and that principle has never changed. It is also very pleasing that the whole attitude to the project is of open communication and using the best combination of Yoshimura's own concepts and ideas and those which already exist in the Crescent developed engine. Yoshimura is a global household name in the motorcycle industry and we are very proud that they have shown such trust in the Crescent Suzuki World Superbike team to partner us so closely, and for us to uphold their honour on the world stage." View the full article
motogp.com Geschrieben 16. November 2011 report Geschrieben 16. November 2011 Das Team wird 2012 als CRT in der Königsklasse mit dem Australier am Start sein. Lesen Sie den vollen Bericht
WORLDSBK.COM Geschrieben 16. November 2011 report Geschrieben 16. November 2011 After finishing runner-up in the 2011 Superbike World Championship, Marco Melandri is now in the early stages of his new adventure with the BMW Motorrad Motorsport team. The Italian, who earned considerable satisfaction from his rookie season in WSB, has two tests ahead of him before the newly-announced winter ban, the first at Jerez in Spain from 23-25 November, and then at Portimão in Portugal from 28 to 30 of the same month. Together with his new team-mate Leon Haslam, Melandri will be trying to help resolve the critical points of the S1000RR, with the aim of finally turning it into a race-winning machine. WorldSBK.com had a few words with Melandri last Friday at the EICMA show, which this year saw World Superbike taking part for the first time ever. The championship has come to EICMA with rider participation throughout the event. Do you like this idea? "Yes, as I've often said in the past, the fact that the fans and the general public can meet and have close contact with the riders forms part of the true spirit of bike racing. All this makes our sport different from all the others." You've just come back from Germany, where you paid a visit to BMW headquarters. What was the aim of the visit? "We began with a first meeting just to get to know the team and the working environment. At the moment it's too early to put together a schedule because I've only done one day's testing. We've got a busy schedule ahead of us at the end of November, let's hope the weather will lend us a hand. It'll be important to understand the good points of the bike and where we have to work on. We've got to work quickly to at least change the bike's characteristics, in order to avoid the problems that emerged in the 2011 season." You've got a new team-mate next year in Leon Haslam. You think things will change much from the rapport you had in 2011 with Laverty? "Leon is a very strong rider, second place with Suzuki in 2010 didn't come about by chance. Both are very fast, I like their mentality and character. With Haslam it'll be important to work for the common good and for the company in general. Then if we're out on the track fighting for a good result, may the best man win. I'll go my own way just like last year. At the moment we know we're going to have to play catch-up, so we have to collaborate with a well-defined programme." What do you think of the winter test ban introduced this season? "I don't think it's such a bad thing. A month and a half's break passes by quickly, and you're forced to stop and begin to take a look at the data accumulated in the tests. Without this break we would have continued to test and look for new solutions, running the risk of not finding a clear development path. I'll be going on a ten-day cruise in the Caribbean to switch off from everything, then I'll start to train again in December. For the moment however I can't wait to test the bike again." View the full article
MOTORRADonline.de Geschrieben 17. November 2011 Autor report Geschrieben 17. November 2011 Eicma 2011: Abschlussbericht Motorrad-Messe Mailänder Art Manches klappt in Italien perfekt: Unsere südlichen Nachbarn feiern die Feste, wie sie fallen, und so geriet die eben zu Ende gegangene Motorradmesse in Mailand für Hersteller und Besucher gleichermaßen zum beeindruckenden Ereignis. ... > weiter View the full article
motogp.com Geschrieben 17. November 2011 report Geschrieben 17. November 2011 Die Grand Prix Kommission ist bei einem Meeting in Valencia übereingekommen, die Regeln für die Testfahrten in der MotoGP zu ändern. Lesen Sie den vollen Bericht
MOTORRADonline.de Geschrieben 17. November 2011 Autor report Geschrieben 17. November 2011 Die besten Kawasaki ZX-10R des Jahres Tuning vs. Serie - Kawasaki ZX-10R "Es grünt so grün" - wenn Kawas Zehner glühn! Die 2011er ZX-10R ist eine Bombe: fast 200 PS, Traktionskontrolle und Sport-ABS machen bereits das Serien-Bike zu einem höllischen Brenner. Doch was können etablierte Tuner da noch freisetzen? PS fährt die Serien-Zehner gegen drei Tuning-Varianten. Das Ergebnis lesen Sie hier. ... > weiter View the full article
MOTORRADonline.de Geschrieben 17. November 2011 Autor report Geschrieben 17. November 2011 Wieder Fiese Motorradfallen in Kurven Das Werk eines feigen Motorrad-Hassers? Sind die fiesen Rollsplitfallen auf Autobahn und Landstraße das Werk eines feigen Motorrad-Hassers? Die Polizei glaubt es jedenfalls. ... > weiter View the full article
MOTORRADonline.de Geschrieben 17. November 2011 Autor report Geschrieben 17. November 2011 Plagiate auf der Eicma 2011 China-Roller beschlagnahmt Auf der Mailänder Messe waren sie nicht zu übersehen: Die vielen Hersteller aus China, die vom Motorrad über den Roller bis zu Helm, Zubehör und Werkzeug alles im Programm hatten, was Zweiradfans brauchen. Zum Ärger manch alt eingesessener Anbieter, denn einige der chinesischen Produkte sahen europäischen oder japanischen Vorbildern zum Verwechseln ähnlich. ... > weiter View the full article
WORLDSBK.COM Geschrieben 17. November 2011 report Geschrieben 17. November 2011 Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) took part in his last full season of competition in 2011, the two-time champion for Ducati and Suzuki finally topping-off a career which was frequently laden with silverware and included two full Superbike Word Championships, in 1996 and 2005. WorldSBK.com caught up with the 39-year-old rider at his home in Monaco, shortly after he had attended the EICMA show in Milan and shortly before he was due to head to the Motorcycle Live Show in Birmingham, England. We asked him about how his last season panned out and about his long career. How did 2011 turn out for you personally, compared to what you expected? "Personally, I was hoping that we would get the bike a bit more competitive throughout the season. At the end of last season the bike was getting strong and we expected to keep going, but we did not seem to make too much of a step, whereas the other guys did make a bit of a step. But also in qualifying... the format, the way it is laid out, it makes qualifying position really important and nine times out of ten we would have a bit of an issue in qualifying. Starting races from row three, four or five always made the result difficult. Towards the end of the season we made the bike more competitive and consistent, but if we qualified a bit far back then we would finish sixth, seventh or eighth. In a race those are normally not good results to have but from where we came from it wasn't too bad." At which point of the season did you realize that there was going to be a decision for you to stop, either from you or from BMW? "There was no real discussion right up until Germany, I guess. That is where we started to discuss next season. They were honest with me and told me they were speaking to other riders as well, what with the Yamaha and Aprilia situations changing and so on. They were entitled to because my contract was only for the end of this season. That is when we started talking about other areas and what their ideas were." Are you relieved that you will not be racing on Sundays now, or are you still not quite sure about it? "I think I am still not sure! I have been doing it for about 20 years now so it will be a bit different, but if I keep busy I think it will be OK." What is your overriding feeling as you look back over your career? "Obviously satisfied with what we achieved over a long career. One, for doing it for as long as we did at the top, and two for winning championships and Superpoles and that kind of stuff. If we get the results along the way it makes it more gratifying." View the full article
WORLDSBK.COM Geschrieben 17. November 2011 report Geschrieben 17. November 2011 The Castrol Honda World Superbike team has concluded its 2011 on-track activities with a three-day test at the Losail circuit in Doha, Qatar. Jonathan Rea was joined by his 2012 team-mate, Hiroshi Aoyama, for the test with the riders completing differing agendas at the 5.38km desert circuit. Both used the 2011 version of Honda's CBR1000RR Fireblade, which will be comprehensively updated next season with a 20th anniversary edition of the iconic sportsbike. Rea used the Qatar test to try a new swingarm, Ohlins suspension and other chassis components, which can be utilised on the new machine, while Aoyama joined his new team for the first time in Qatar after completing the 2011 MotoGP season with Team San Carlo Honda Gresini. The Japanese rider spent the three-day test getting comfortable on the CBR machine and testing Pirelli tyres for the first time. Jonathan Rea: "We've got through a lot of work these three days and ended with two long runs today, which was pretty tough in the heat. We've tried heaps of stuff and, like the last couple of tests, we ended up running out of time. But it's still been really productive and I'm looking forward to starting the next test on my favourite combination of components because we weren't able to finish on that today. We've been making some quite big changes to the bike, just to feel the difference between the various set-ups and everyone has been working really well. It was good to be back at this circuit too; I like it here, and I'm really looking forward to getting back on the bike again in January." Hiroshi Aoyama: "I got food poisoning before I left Spain to go for the test so I was a bit uncomfortable to start. Also, my leather suits didn't arrive in time so I was forced to use an old one. But it was a very interesting test and a good opportunity for me to meet my new team and spend some time getting used to the new bike and the tyres. We still have some work to make the bike more comfortable for me to ride so I was not able to push really hard. I don't know much about the bike yet and there is still a lot to discover, so I will continue to learn, little-by-little. But the test has been really good and I hope we'll get some new materials for the next time I ride the bike." View the full article
MOTORRADonline.de Geschrieben 17. November 2011 Autor report Geschrieben 17. November 2011 Stefan Bradl unterschreibt bei MotoGP-Team MotoGP: Bradl erhält Zweijahresvertrag bei LCR Stefan Bradl fährt in den kommenden beiden Jahren für LCR Honda in der MotoGP. Nach Alex Hofmann, der bis 2007 in der MotoGP fuhr, haben wir mit Bradl wieder einen deutschen Fahrer in der Königsklasse des Motorradrennsports. ... > weiter View the full article
motogp.com Geschrieben 17. November 2011 report Geschrieben 17. November 2011 Der Moto2-Weltmeister 2011 wird in den kommenden zwei Jahren für das Team von Lucio Cecchinello in der Königsklasse unterwegs sein. Lesen Sie den vollen Bericht
motogp.com Geschrieben 18. November 2011 report Geschrieben 18. November 2011 Suzuki Motor Corporation hat sich entschieden ab 2012 vorläufig nicht mehr an der FIM Grand Prix Straßenweltmeisterschaft der MotoGP teil zu nehmen. Lesen Sie den vollen Bericht
WORLDSBK.COM Geschrieben 18. November 2011 report Geschrieben 18. November 2011 The Superbike World Championship is eagerly awaiting the full-time arrival in the series of the Crescent Racing and Yoshimura partnership in 2012, with Suzuki engines being supplied by Yoshimura and the logistics and team set-up coming from the British based Crescent team. Yoshimura have made no secret of their desire to enter in WSBK racing and indeed have enjoyed wild-card entries in the last couple of years, but trying to run a team based in Japan in a championship largely centred in Europe was far from easy. Now a tie-up with the ambitious and vastly experienced Crescent Racing Suzuki BSB racing team has provided both with the chance to make the step up to WSBK racing.The team will get a first chance to test for real at Portimao at the end of the month but before then we caught up with Crescent Racing Team Principal Paul Denning to explain more of the background to this very welcome initiative. As Denning explained, for the iconic ‘Yoshi' concern a tie up with a European-based partner is a move that works on several levels. "The Yoshimura partnership makes absolute common sense as they still have a burning passion for racing and Fujio and his team are absolutely as committed as they ever were," said Denning. "But they found it very difficult to turn up as wild-cards and be competitive enough. Therefore, the idea of joining our team with a full structure and technicians and engineers that they trust and know are already at a very good level, gives Yoshimura an opportunity to be right at the front end of World Superbike. And hopefully challenging for their brand to be on the podium on weekends with an absolutely realistic chance of doing well." For the Crescent team, so nearly BSB Champions this year with John Hopkins, the entry to WSBK racing with such a legendary tuning house as Yoshimura is the perfect way to start out in this important branch of global racing. Said Denning, "It also makes sense for us because considering the amount of experience and wealth of knowledge that Yoshimura have, when they approached me about it, they were so respectful of everything that our chief engineer Lez Pearson and the boys here had achieved. They said that even before we talk about it we want to send you an engine and an engineer and do some back-to-back testing. They said to use the best ideas of ours, the best ideas of theirs, so as a mixture I think there could be a really strong step forward on the motor side, compared to where we were in BSB. That also includes quite a few developments that Crescent and the guys here have put together, but with some new technologies and some very interesting stuff that Yoshimura have got going on as well." With the engines all taken care of in Japan, and shipped back and forward to Europe, the Crescent operation can now expend its time and efforts on the other aspects of racing, a fact that has not escaped Denning. "It also helps us because it adds to our resources. They will be building, supplying, developing, maintaining the motors, which is a huge help in terms of man-hours my guys can spend doing other things. They can do the engines from Japan without a problem. It makes sense for both of us. Our agreement was an easy thing to put together. And it is pretty cool as well! We do not know exactly what the title sponsorship will be yet, or what the team name will be, but whatever it is, let's say for now that it is Crescent Suzuki powered by Yoshimura, Yoshimura has still got a very credible, very nice global image, plus they are nice people, easy to work with." View the full article
WORLDSBK.COM Geschrieben 19. November 2011 report Geschrieben 19. November 2011 Crescent Suzuki is delighted to have retained the services of Californian John Hopkins for 2012, as he completes the two-man line-up for the team's World Superbike challenge. Hopkins competed in the British Superbike championship for the UK based Crescent team in 2011 and has now put pen to paper to link-up with the team once again on the world stage. Hailing from Ramona in California, but with English parents, Hopkins is still recovering in America following surgery on a finger he damaged at Brno in the Czech Republic earlier this season whilst on MotoGP duty, but will be totally fit and focused in time for pre-season testing next year. He had a successful first season with the Crescent Suzuki team, narrowly missing out on the BSB championship at the last race of the year and he will now relish the chance to compete against the world's best Superbike racers on circuits where he has plenty of experience. Hopkins will be joined at Crescent Suzuki by former BSB champion Leon Camier, whose addition to the team was announced last month. Camier will begin testing the Crescent Suzuki ‘Powered by Yoshimura' GSX-R1000 at Portimao in Portugal later this month, with Hopkins joining him in the tests in early 2012. The first race of next year's calendar is scheduled for Sunday 26th February at Phillip Island in Australia. John Hopkins: "I am really happy to be joining up with the Crescent guys again, we had a great year in British Superbike and I'm sure we can continue that in WSB. I wanted to get back into world championship racing and this is a natural progression from last year, the difference this time is that I will be going to tracks that I already know and have some reference from so that should make some things a bit easier. I know it's going to be a big step, but with some big technical advances and Yoshimura on board I'm sure the bike will be fully competitive. It will be great to work with Lez Pearson again, as we built up a strong relationship and his understanding of the way the bike works will be invaluable next year. I'm also looking forward to riding with Leon, I'm sure he'll be strong next year and will be a difficult team-mate to beat and also one that will push me to the limit. I want to say thanks to Paul, Martyn, Jack and everyone at Crescent Suzuki for believing in me and giving me this opportunity, I can't wait to get on the bike and see what we can do. I know it's not going to be an easy task by any means, bit I have every intention of going out and trying to earn my first ever world championship for myself and the team - I'll be doing everything in my power to make it happen!" Jack Valentine - Team Manager: "It's great to have John back onboard for next year and a real boost for the whole team that he has chosen to ride for us. He is a class act; not only for Crescent Suzuki, but for the whole superbike series as well - the crowds will love him! I enjoyed working with him this year and, although he rode in the last three events with a severely injured finger, he only just missed out on the championship. That is history now and I look forward to continuing the relationship and building on what we achieved this year. I'm sure with what he learnt in BSB, and his experience on the tracks we will visit next year, that he will be able to get some spectacular results. I know he's really fired up for this and I'm looking forward to some exciting times - I cannot wait to see him and Leon out there next year!" View the full article
WORLDSBK.COM Geschrieben 21. November 2011 report Geschrieben 21. November 2011 Michael Rutter yesterday won an incredible seventh Macau GP and took a fourth consecutive victory for Pirelli tyres in this prestigious East Asian event. Pirelli had previously won the event three times with Stuart Easton on both Honda and Kawasaki machinery. Rutter won the race from his Riders Ducati teammate Martin Jessopp and secured his name in the record books as the most prolific winner of this unique event, an honour previously held by Ron Haslam. Heavy rain forced the race to be held a day later than planned and was run between the WTCC and Formula 3 races, therefore guaranteeing great exposure for motorcycling and all associated brands in the important Asian market. Michael Rutter said immediately afterwards, "I'm over the moon to get this seventh win and I've got to say the tyres were absolutely faultless throughout the race with consistent grip and great stability." Rutter and Jessopp utilized Pirelli Diablo Superbike (SC2 compound) front slicks from their standard customer range, paired with a rear from Pirelli's TT and ‘road racing' development programme. The two riders reigned supreme at the Armco lined circuit made all the more treacherous after the rain and oil from car race incidents. The race was shortened to 10 laps with a track temperature of 30C and ambient of 26C. Pirelli UK Racing Manager Jason Griffiths said, "Thanks to Michael, Martin and of course Phil Jessopp and the entire Riders Ducati team. A terrific result and Pirelli are proud to have helped Michael to this very special win. We're extremely pleased by the performance of our Diablo Superbike slicks here. The riders were confident in the performance of the material even with the limited track time they had for setup." View the full article
WORLDSBK.COM Geschrieben 21. November 2011 report Geschrieben 21. November 2011 In 2012 World Superbike will embark on some new adventures, just like it does every season, but there will be one particular novelty which will be brand new on more than one level. Not only will World Superbike visit the Moscow International Raceway for the first time, it will be the first time that World Superbike as a championship will have visited the vast country that is Russia. It has been some time since the announcement of the arrival of the Moscow round (which will take place on August 26) but that does not detract from the fact that it is another exciting step in the truly globetrotting nature of the Superbike World Championship since its inception in 1988. When it comes around Moscow will be the forty-fifth (45th) different circuit to have hosted a WSBK race... if you count the A1-Ring and Osterreichring as two different circuits at least. WSBK races have been held in 21 different countries across the years, in terms of physical location of the host venue. San Marino rounds - always a welcome addition to the calendar - have been held at circuits physically outside the borders of San Marino, in Italy, a country that entirely surrounds the small hilltop republic. There was even an Irish round held at Brands Hatch in Great Britain in 1993, so this is not quite a unique situation for the San Marino events. Italy is out in front in terms of the number of different circuits visited by WSBK, with Enna Pergusa, Imola, Misano, Monza, Mugello and Vallelunga hosting races over the years. Imola, Monza and Misano ready to go again in 2012. Spain has been represented by five different tracks since the early days, Albacete, Jarama, Jerez, Aragon and Valencia. Motorland Aragon is the current venue for the Spanish round. The circuit most often visited by WSBK in the past is Phillip Island in Australia, with 41 individual races there to date - a 42nd was washed out in 2001 meaning that there was only one, not the usual two, races per day. PI will keep its record intact in 2012 as it hosts the opening round on February 26th. It was not the first Australian venue to host WSBK races, however, that was Oran Park in 1988 and '89. The 2012 series will consist of 14 rounds, on three continents - Australasia, Europe and North America. In alphabetical order, the 44 circuits which have hosted races so far are... A1-Ring, Albacete, Algarve, Anderstorp, Assen, Brainerd, Brands Hatch, Brno, Donington, Enna Pergusa, Estoril, Hockenheim, Hungaroring, Imola, Jarama, Jerez, Johor, Kyalami, Laguna Seca, Lausitzring, Le Mans, Losail, Magny-Cours, Manfield, Miller Motorsports Park, Misano, Monza, Mosport, Motorland, Mugello, Nürburgring, Oran Park, Oschersleben, Osterreichring, Paul Ricard, Phillip Island, Salzburgring, Sentul, Shah Alam, Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps, Sugo, Valencia and Vallelunga. View the full article
MOTORRADonline.de Geschrieben 22. November 2011 Autor report Geschrieben 22. November 2011 Reaktionen auf MOTORRAD-Servicetest (23/2011) Triumph zum ausreichenden Abschneiden Keine Antwort von Triumph auf schriftliche Anfragen beim großen MOTORRAD-Servicetest in Heft 23/2011 - was war da los bei Triumph? ... > weiter View the full article
MOTORRADonline.de Geschrieben 22. November 2011 Autor report Geschrieben 22. November 2011 Die Technik in der MotoGP-Klasse Stefan Bradl über die Bikes in der Königsklasse Am Sonntag Weltmeister in der Moto2, am Montag Testfahrer im MotoGP. Stefan Bradl vergleichte zu Beginn der aktuellen Saison für PS beide Rennsport-Klassen und gab tiefe Einblicke in die MotoGP-Technik. ... > weiter View the full article
WORLDSBK.COM Geschrieben 22. November 2011 report Geschrieben 22. November 2011 Following a first season with BMW Motorrad Motorsport, Leon Haslam is now gearing up for a second year on the S1000RR with renewed optimism and convinced of the potential of the German bike. In 2011 the "Pocket Rocket" alternated some good results with difficult weekends and he only finished on the podium three times, compared with 14 podiums (including three wins) he scored the previous year. Together with his new team-mate Marco Melandri, Haslam is now taking part in a three-day test at Jerez de la Frontera beginning yesterday, to be followed by another from November 28-30, the last one for BMW and several other teams before the winter testing ban. Not so long ago you ended your first season with BMW Motorrad Motorsport and it wasn't an easy one. Are you ready now for the new challenge ahead? "Well it was quite good stuff, for sure last season was difficult but we know there are a lot of areas we can improve. I'm looking forward to the tests to get the bike on its way. The new season is not going to be too far away so I'm ready for next year." You and your new team mate Marco Melandri have different riding styles. Do you think this is going to work in a positive way? "He will have to change his style for the bike, Marco can change his style and I had to do the same this year. Hopefully together we can possess the bike more and we can both be winning." What do you think the S1000RR needs to improve the most? "It's a general thing you know, BMW has only been racing three years so we have to make sure to get the bike more rideable and easy to ride. Once we have this we can be very strong!" What is your goal for next season? "For sure I want to fight for the championship and for race wins but come Australia hopefully we can be close." View the full article
MOTORRADonline.de Geschrieben 22. November 2011 Autor report Geschrieben 22. November 2011 Videos: PS-Fahrwerk-Spezial Alles zum Thema Motorrad-Fahrwerk Mangels Erfahrung über die Einstellmöglichkeiten an Gabel und Federbein vergeben viele Piloten die Chance auf bessere Fahreigenschaften ihres Motorrads. PS startet ein großes Fahrwerk-Spezial, um für Aufklärung und Hilfe zu sorgen. ... > weiter View the full article
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