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V4 WorldSBK Ducati: What’s It Like?

Lorenzo Zanetti provided important data to Ducati about the all-new bike. And shared some of his opinions with us. The ‘first-step’ new WorldSBK base model V4…

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Michael van der Mark Flies In Second 2018 Test

Michael van der Mark and his Pata Yamaha team-mate Alex Lowes are about to be once again locked in a private and unspoken battle inside their team, with…

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Razgatlioglu Rips In Again

After a stunning first taste of his 2018 Kawasaki Puccetti Racing superbike last year, during a Portimao testing session, new full-time WorldSBK runner Toprak Razgatlioglu performed similar excellence…

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Rea And Sykes Rate Portimao Circuit Resurfacing

The strikingly modernist and intensely undulating Portimao circuit is a popular venue for the WorldSBK paddock to visit again in 2018, but criticism of the increasingly bumpy track…

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Honda Racing Boss Speaks Electronics

With Honda stating last season that they would be moving from their 2017 Cosworth based electronics system to the Magneti Marelli system this year, many watchers were surprised…

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Yamaha Now Benefitting From JSB Comparison Test

With very different and some say more advanced electronics on the Japanese R1, much was learned by all, according to team manager Paul Denning. He spoke…

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DAY ONE WRAP-UP PORTIMAO TESTS

Sykes, who had two small crashes today, was second fastest and he again used only a race tyre. Both KRT riders used two bikes each to…

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FINAL DAY TESTING WRAP UP FROM PORTIMAO TESTS

Strong winds made life difficult for all as the two day WorldSBK tests wrapped up at Portimao, but even without resorting to qualifying tyres Jonathan Rea (KRT) scored…

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Triple M Honda Gets Going

The 2018 adventure of the Triple M Honda WorldSBK team, with their rookie WorldSBK rider PJ Jacobsen on board, took to the track with their new bike and…