Two champions in very different build-ups at 2017 Superbike Championship
When the 2017 Superbike World Championship kicks off at Phillip Island today, it will be the culmination of two completely different build-ups for world champion Jonathan Rea and Aussie star Josh
Oli Bayliss taking centre stage
Troy Bayliss is a Phillip Island hero, having won six world superbike (WorldSBK) races at the grand prix circuit during a stellar career in the production-based series.
Patrick Jacobsen fastest in World Supersport
American Patrick Jacobsen looks like the man to beat in Sunday's Supersport World Championship opener at Phillip Island after easily topping the timesheets in a two-day test session on Monday and Tuesday. Jacobsen stopped the clock in a best lap of 1:33.688, exactly half a sec
REIGNING ASBK CHAMPION HERFOSS SET FOR TITLE DEFENCE
Defending champ Troy Herfoss will have a target upon his back when debuting the number one plate in this weekend’s ASBK Championship
Rea Rampages In Final Pre-Season Test Session
Jonathan Rea (KRT) led the field home on the final day of pre-season testing, posting a 1’30.545 that was well under the race lap record and closing in towards the Superpole best from 2016.
KTM SUPPORTS RC 390 RACERS IN SWANN SUPER SERIES
The recently announced 400 SuperSport class which was introduced by ARTRP for the nationally televised 2017 Swann Insurance Australasian Superbike Championship series will allow a much wider range of brands and models of sub-400 cc motorcycles to compete against each other. First
Fores on top in day one of WorldSBK test – Phillip Island
Spanish privateer Xavi Fores has upstaged the factory riders to complete the opening day of a two-day world superbike test session at Phillip Island with the fastest time. The Ducati rider set a best lap of 1min31.412secs to edge out world champion Jonathan Rea on his Kawasaki
Sofuoglu Injury Update
Multiple WorldSSP champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) has already had a troubled approach to his latest championship defence after dislocating and breaking a bone in his right thumb during a training accident a few weeks ago at his personal track in Turkey. He unde
Chaz Davies confident he can break Island drought
In-form factory Ducati rider Chaz Davies has declared that he's ready to win his first World Superbike race at Phillip Island when the championship commences at the famed grand prix circuit
Aussie, Josh Brookes, hoping for a top five WorldSBK finish at Phillip Island
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Hope for Honda
THERE WAS A lot of 2017 in the Honda Fireblades that Nicky Hayden and Stefan Bradl rode for the first time at Jerez, but there were still some significant touches of 2016 as the Honda World Superbike/Ten Kate squad only got their new bikes a couple of weeks before the start of th
Matt Walters, Jack Baker and Sam Muldoon Supported by Kawasaki Motors Australia in 2017
Matt Walters and Jack Baker will continue to race their Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Superbike machines while Supersport rider, Sam Muldoon will campaign his Nina ZX-6R in the ASBK Championship