Thanks to Toprak, no uniformity on WorldSBK Sunday in Catalonia Without the Turk, the final day of the Barcelona weekend would have been virtually worthless from a sporting perspective, at least as far as the fight for victory is concerned. Even though BMW newcomer and exceptional expert Toprak Razgatlioglu had absolutely no chance in the […]
Montmelo WSBK Day 2
The historic first Toprak victory for BMW brought salvation While Jonathan Rea endured another bitter day, his Turkish opponent managed the almost impossible in Catalonia. For the Northern Irishman, the first race in Barcelona ended in the first corner, meaning the record world champion remained without points for the fourth time in a row. Completely […]
Montmelo WSBK Day 1
Scary trends in WorldSBK Friday training in Barcelona As feared by the realists among commentators and experts in advance, a picture emerged similar to that seen at the season opener in Australia. On the track from Montmeló, near the Catalan metropolis of Barcelona, tire grip is the central issue and the other is related to […]
WSBK Europe Start
Catalan premiere for WorldSBK’s European opener After the European season took place in Motorland Aragon, with the exception of the pandemic season in 2020 with Jerez and 2023 with Assen, Montmeló near Barcelona will be the opening race of the Superbike World Championship in Europe for the first time. For neutral fans of the WSBK, […]
Confusing opening
Puzzling incidents at the MotoGP season opener in Qatar We recently reported in detail about the 1953 Motorcycle World Championship. At that time, before the fourth round of the German GP, when drivers and officials were inspecting the track together, a decision was made that was extremely regrettable for the spectators. It was raining and […]
SBK start day 3
Eventful second racing day of the 2024 season in Australia After Saturday had already been very varied, there was an increase in drama on the second day of racing and the last race of the weekend was particularly tough. It had already been decided on Friday that for safety reasons there would be no races […]
SBK start day 2
A memorable first day of racing of the 2024 season in Australia Except for the battle for victory, there could be some impressive battles for position before the lights went out at the start in Phillip Island for the first time this season. As we had feared in advance, it was an Aruba.it Ducati that […]
SBK start day 1
Test gallop for the first round of WorldSBK on Phillip Island (Australia) On the Monday and Tuesday before the race weekend, it became clear that the new asphalt was literally eating away at the tires, meaning that most of the drivers had serious problems with the rubber after about 12 to 13 laps. Between the […]
The explanation
Why a rookie eclipsed the WorldSBK stars For neutral fans of the Superbike World Championship, the January tests in Jerez and Portimão presented a truly threatening picture. In principle, with the exception of the Ducatisti, this also applied to all other teams with their pilots and their supporters. Anyone who had hoped that the introduction […]
WSBK preview
Prominent guests at the final European tests of WorldSBK The WorldSBK starting field was joined in Portugal by various MotoGP riders, although they were on production machines. In addition to the MotoGP icon Valentino Rossi, who retired two years ago, his arch enemy and Gresini Ducati newcomer Marc Marquez, as well as Marco Bezzecchi from […]