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• Dean Smith confirmed for F2 test in Portimão

  
  Flagworld.com >> News — Authority: 453
  McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award winner to contest both days in Portugal Reigning Formula Renault UK Champion and recently crowned 2009 McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award winner Dean Smith will contest both days of the Formula Two test in Portimão, Portugal later this week (11/12 December). It will be Smith’s maiden ...
  1 day ago

• Wayne Gardner Rides And Rates The 2009 World Superbike Machines

  
  MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that wildcards at Valencia are the best way of getting around test restrictions — Authority: 135
  At the end of every season, a few lucky souls get to ride the current years crop of World Superbike machines. The caliber of the journalists varies enormously, from rank amateur to professional racers, and while accounts such as Jim McDermotts hilarious Walter Mitty-style ride report over at Superbikeplanet.com ( part ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Ducati Xerox riders visit Milan’s EICMA show

  
  Flagworld.com >> News — Authority: 453
  The 2009 World Superbike Championship is over But this does not mean that the work for Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio has finished! This week the Ducati Xerox riders have been kept busy with appearances at the 67th edition of the EICMA International Motorcycle Exhibition in Milano. On Thursday Michel ...
  3 weeks ago

• Wayne Gardner Tests the WSBK Paddock at Portimao

  
  Asphalt & Rubber A Blog with Motorcycle News, Rumors, Racing, and More A&R — Authority: 479
  A lot of time has gone by since Wayne Gardner won the 1987 500GP World Championship or the 8 Hours of Suzuka, but that didn’t stop the Austrialian motorcycling icon from doing the rounds at the WSBK Portimao testing paddock this past week. Hoping on a variety of bikes, Gardner got a chance to see what WSBK riders ...
  4 weeks ago

• Wayne Gardner tests Superbikes at Portimao

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 443
  Wayne Gardner , the 1987 500cc World Champion and four time winner of the Suzuka 8 Hours and motorcycle icon of the ’80’s alongside the likes of Kevin Schwantz, Eddie Lawson and Wayne Rainey, got to try seven different Superbikes marques at the Portimao track. Gardner who turned fifty October 11th, gave his ...
  5 weeks ago

• Paddock Girls from Sepang and Portimao

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 443
  East meets West in on two different sides of the world. Which girls do you prefer? The lovely MotoGP brolly girls from Sepang or the hot looking WSBK babes at Portimao? Sepang and Portimao Paddock Girls
  5 weeks ago

• Video: Relive The Last WSBK Races at Portimao

  
  Asphalt & Rubber A Blog with Motorcycle News, Rumors, Racing, and More A&R — Authority: 479
  Living in the Land of the Free has its advantages, but one of them is not the gift of conveniently televised motorcycle races on SPEED TV. Did you miss Sunday’s race, and Tuesday’s rebroadcast? Well, we’ve got you covered…actually the organizers of WorldSBK.com have you covered. Click here for a list of ...
  5 weeks ago

• The Ducati Xerox team concludes Portimao testing

  
  Flagworld.com >> News — Authority: 453
  Team heads home to Italy A cooler, overcast day characterised day two of testing at the Portimao circuit as Ducati Xerox riders Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio and their technicians continued work where they had left off yesterday.   Over the two days Noriyuki has tested the new clutch and is happy with the ...
  5 weeks ago

• Suzuki Alstare conclude positive test in Portimao (+result)

  
  Flagworld.com >> News — Authority: 453
  The two day test in Portimao ended successfully for Team Suzuki Alstare With both riders happy and positively looking forward to their next time on the bikes. Both Leon Haslam and Sylvain Guintoli put in a large number of laps and tried a variety of parts and settings and were able to give a lot of valuable ...
  5 weeks ago

• WSBK Portimao Tests - Day 2 with rider quotes

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 443
  Jonathan Rea was once again the fastest rider on the final day of testing at Portimao posting the fastest time of 1’41.7s. Rea’s lap on race tires was almost a second faster than his best qualifying time from the weekend and 0.5s up from Ben Spies pole position. Max Neukirchner was also back on track today ...
  5 weeks ago

• WSBK Portimao Test Day 2 - Final Times

  
  MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that wildcards at Valencia are the best way of getting around test restrictions — Authority: 135
  The final times from testing at Portimao. World Superbikes read more
  5 weeks ago

• Suzuki Alstare debuts its new team

  
  Flagworld.com >> News — Authority: 453
  The first day of the Portimao tests saw Sylvain and Leon Haslam in Suzuki Alstare colours for the very first time Sylvain had raced the bike during the recent World Superbike race here last weekend and continued to get more familiar with the GSX-R1000 K9.  Despite a sore left elbow and ankle, caused by the ...
  6 weeks ago

• WSBK: Couragious Haga Loses Title By 6 Points in Portimao

  
  bikerholic.com — Authority: 109
  Haga struggles to get the bike set up in PortugalA bittersweet finale for Noriyuki Haga and the Ducati Xerox Team today when they lost the World Superbike riders title by just six points, after the Japanese rider crashed out of Race 1, to then finish on the podium, second, in Race 2. Already winners in [...]
  6 weeks ago

• ”BMW is capable of a podium” – Corser

  
  Flagworld.com >> News — Authority: 453
  Troy Corser records his and World Superbike debutants BMW’s 12th top ten finish of the season at Portimao Troy Corser concluded the first act of his new chapter with BMW in World Superbikes with a mixed final round of the season in Portugal. The Australian was eager to end his first year with the fledgling ...
  6 weeks ago

• WSBK Portimao Tests - Day 1

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 443
  The curtain has just come down on 2009 WSBK season on Sunday, but the first day of the official 2010 test got underway today at Portimao. Not all riders had their transponders on, so the times are unofficial and from some reporters turned time keepers scattered around the track. Jonathan Rea posted the fastest ...
  6 weeks ago

• SBK: Crutchlow & Toseland Complete Their First Day of Testing on the Yamaha R1

  
  2WheelTuesday — Authority: 136
  2010 Yamaha World Superbike riders James Toseland and Cal Crutchlow wasted no time today, getting straight down to business with their first ride on the championship winning R1. Both riders were working with their new teams for the first time, but gelled quickly and had got down to under the race pace of Sunday’s ...
  6 weeks ago

• Reader Photos: Portimao World Superbikes Test Day 1

  
  MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that wildcards at Valencia are the best way of getting around test restrictions — Authority: 135
  MotoMatters.com Andy Doggett is enjoying a few days in the Portuguese sun after attending the World Superbike race at Portimao on Sunday, and was kind enough to send us some of his excellent photos from the first day of testing. Hes an amateur, with a consumer DSLR, but he also has an excellent eye. Heres his images: ...
  6 weeks ago

• Post Portimao World Superbike Test Times - Rea Leads The Way

  
  MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that wildcards at Valencia are the best way of getting around test restrictions — Authority: 135
  After just a days rest after the end of the 2009 World Superbike championship, the Superbike field - old and new - are back in action at Portimao. Johnny Rea was the fastest on the first day of the two-day test, finishing a couple of tenths ahead of Michel Fabrizio. Cal Crutchlow was 3rd fastest, confirming that his ...
  6 weeks ago

• Video: Max Neukirchner On The Ten Kate Honda

  
  MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that wildcards at Valencia are the best way of getting around test restrictions — Authority: 135
  One of the big moves in the World Superbike paddock for next season is Max Neukirchners move to the Ten Kate Honda team. Now that the first test of the 2010 World Superbike season is underway at Portimao, the Ten Kate team have released a video featuring the Ten Kate riders in action at the Portuguese track. Heres how ...
  6 weeks ago

• Ben Spies Speaks About His World Superbike Championship

  
  MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that wildcards at Valencia are the best way of getting around test restrictions — Authority: 135
  If you want to know what its like to win your first World Superbike championship, you need wonder no more. Ben Spies spoke to Jonathan Green for the excellent  OnTheThrottle TV  website on Sunday evening about the season, the races at Portimao and how it feels to go to MotoGP as a champion. 
  6 weeks ago

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