News from the World Superbike and Moto GP series

• Jerez test concludes with CRT improvements

  22 Feb 2012 | 8:24 pm

  The private three-day test at the Circuito de Jerez concluded on Wednesday, with Randy De Puniet and Aleix Espargaró the fastest CRTs in the field on their Power Electronics Aspar bike. The Test also saw James Ellison and Danilo Petrucci[…]

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• 25 Years of World Superbike: Numbers

  22 Feb 2012 | 7:05 pm

  WorldSBK.com takes a look at the numbers of the FIM Superbike World Championship, which gets underway at Phillip Island (Australia) on February 26. 1 - the most successful number: 80 races have been won by the bike carrying the number[…]

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• 25 Years of World Superbike: Troy Bayliss

  22 Feb 2012 | 9:02 am

  One man who has truly established himself as an all-time Superbike great since his series debut in 1997 is Troy Bayliss from Taree, NSW in Australia. Bayliss was something of a late starter, and he made his initial claim to[…]

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• Private testing in Jerez continues

  21 Feb 2012 | 7:23 pm

  Randy De Puniet continues to lead the MotoGP™ CRT field, while British rider James Ellison made his first laps on the ART prototype of the Paul Bird Racing team on the second day of the private test at Jerez.

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• Indonesia's Sentul Circuit joins FIM Superbike World Championship

  21 Feb 2012 | 11:59 am

  Maurizio Flammini, President of Infront Motor Sports, signed a contract on February 15 to bring back the FIM Superbike World Championship to Indonesia, after a gap of 15 years, for five years starting in 2013. The contract was signed in[…]

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• Parkes in control in World Supersport testing

  21 Feb 2012 | 11:25 am

  Australian Broc Parkes (Ten Kate Racing Products Honda) ended up at the top of the results sheet after two days of World Supersport testing with a time of 1 minute 34.585 seconds. On aggregate over four sessions on Monday and[…]

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• Sykes goes all the way in day 2 of Phillip Island testing

  21 Feb 2012 | 7:52 am

  Tom Sykes was ultimately the man of the moment in two days of Superbike testing at Phillip Island, the Kawasaki man holding onto the top slot in today's warmer afternoon session that saw only two riders improve. Sykes's time of[…]

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• Stoner thanks fans for the congratulations

  20 Feb 2012 | 9:07 pm

  "After what seemed like the longest wait in history, our little girl Alessandra Maria finally arrived on Thursday February 16. Thank you all for the good wishes," the rider wrote in his Repsol blog.

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• First day of private testing in Jerez

  20 Feb 2012 | 8:58 pm

  With the opening round of the 2012 MotoGP™ season just six weeks away, several MotoGP CRTs shared the Jerez circuit today in a private test that continues through Wednesday.

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• Surtees and Agostini inducted into Hall of Fame

  20 Feb 2012 | 3:37 pm

  John Surtees and Giacomo Agostini were among the 2012 inductees honoured at the Motor Sport magazine’s prestigious awards ceremony in London.

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