Karel Abraham on Ducati against air fighter

Karel Abraham showed to the crowd of spectators at Brno International Airport that he is faster that army jet L-19 Dolphin and Porsche 911 GT3 Cup driven by Champion of the Czech Republic Tomas Micanek

Karel Abraham said,  “It´s an exciting bike. I really would like to ride it at circuit - not only in straight. It didn´t seem to me to ride about 300 km/h. The runway is very wide, so you don´t feel the speed as at the race track.” 

Tomas Micanek said, “It´s a shame that I couldn´t drive fastest RSR version, because our mechanics were still working on it and preparing it for next race. I think that in this case we could see Porsche passing the finish line at the first place,” 

“Yes, and If I rode MotoGP Desmosedici, guess who´s the winner,” said Abarham.

Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/uULATfLVD_t/Karel+Abraham+Ducati+against+air+fighter

Javier Arumi Sadao Asami Giuseppe Ascareggi Franz Aschenbrenner Stuart Aspin

2012 Miller Motorsports Park World Superbikes QP2: Smrz Remains King Of Qualifying

This session started slowly, with a damp, patchy track. Riders were able to post fast times in the first sector, but the conditions meant the remaining sectors slowed them down to longer times than yesterday. Only towards the end of the session did riders start to put in faster laps than in the first timed session.

It was important to get data for settings and a top 16 time more than it was to get the outright fastest lap, but even then, Jakub Smrz worked hard to keep the provisional pole, even though Carlos Checa tried really hard to take it off him. Two tenths separated the only two men in the 1'48s.

The losers today were Ayrton Badovini, Leon Camier and David Salom, who were both pushed from the top 16, and therefore Superpole, by a resurgent John Hopkins, finally showing form with a provisional second-row place, Niccolo Canepa and Lorenzo Zanetti.

Results:

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6

2012

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Fabio Biliotti Wilf Billington Hartmut Bischoff Gastone Biscia Norman Black

IOMTT: John McGuinness Strikes First with a 130 MPH Lap

Mr. McPint continues to raise the bar at the 2012 Isle of Man TT, as the #1 plated Honda TT Legends rider was the first, and so far the only, rider to bust the 130 MPH barrier at this TT fortnight. Doing a 130.079 mph lap on his second time around the Mountain Course for the evening, John McGuinness is looking well on the pace to raise the outright lap record of 131.578 mph (a ...

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Gerhard Boll Jacques Bolle Pierre Bolle Maurice Bolwerk Gianfranco Bonera

World Superbike: Online WSBK Assen 2009 Videos

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Angelo Bergamonti Werner Bergold Jacques Bernard Adrian Bernetic Manfred Bernsee

Up-Close with the Mugen Shinden (神電)

It is hard to believe that it was only last November that Mugen started its electric motorcycle racing program, and drafted the first designs of the Mugen Shinden (神電) motorcycle. In four months, the Japanese tuning brand, known better for its four-wheeled efforts than its two-wheeled ones, was proving its concept at Motegi with John McGuinness on-board, and had subsequent rounds at Suzuka and Caldwell Park. Mugen had of course been on the Isle of ...

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George Andrews Luigi Anelli Marcel Ankone Hans Georg Anscheidt Alessandro Antonello

Smrz on provisional pole - Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Smrz on provisional pole Yahoo! Eurosport UK The Czech posted a best lap of 1:49.842 to knock Carlos Checa off the top of the timesheets. The Liberty Ducati rider, who was almost three seconds faster than anyone else in the wet opening free practice, edged out the Althea Ducati rider by seven ... Smrz sets Superbikes paceThe Press Association WSBK: Checa Strong Despite Mixed ConditionsSPEEDtv.com Saturday Miller WSBK Quote MachineSuperbikePlanet.com Sport Rider Magazine -Ultimate MotorCycling | News and Reviews -Cycle News all 25 news articles »

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Stefan Brägger Vincent Braillard Ernesto Brambilla Wolfgang Brand Alessanro Brannetti

WSBK: Red Flags Mean Second Chances for Race 2 at MMP

With clean racing for Race 1 at Miller Motorsports Park, World Superbike’s Race 2 was interrupted after a few laps with a red flag incident caused by Hiroshi Aoyama’s Honda CBR1000RR crashing, and spilling fluid onto the track. This proved to be bad news for Carlos Checa, who like in Race 1, had gotten clear of the field, and was able to once again run his own race. Instead, Checa had to contend with strong showings ...

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Alex Bedford Günter Beer Albert Beirle Artie Bell Carlos Bellon

Memorial weekend 3 track day event at Willow Springs with Motoyard

All of us at Motoyard invite you to our 3- track day MEMORIAL WEEKEND ULTIMATE WILLOW SPRINGS EXPERIENCE:ridin, which includes the following track...

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Daniel Amatriain Dario Ambrosini Ray Amm Luigi Ancona Bob Anderson

Yamaha return to Spain

Yamaha Factory Racing return to Spain this week for the second Spanish race of the 2012 MotoGP Champ...

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Paul Bordes Juan Bordons Andrea Borgonovo Eduard Borisenko Juan Borja

Ostberg thrilled to be top Norwegian

Story from www.wrc.com

Ostberg, whose fourth place finish on the Acropolis Rally last week moved him ahead of countryman Petter Solberg into...

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František Bartoš Günter Bartusch Eric Bataille Franco Battaini Gerhard Bauer

Ducati Factory Closes After Second Earthquake Hits Bologna

Withstanding two earthquakes in just over a week’s time, Ducati has announced the closure of its Borgo Panigale factory, after today’s 5.8 magnitude shaker, whose epicenter was just 25 miles away from Bologna. Remaining open after Northern Italy’s 6.0 earthquake on May 20th, this latest quake has caused enough damage in the area to warrant the Italian motorcycle manufacturer giving its workforce time to address the damage caused, and to see to loved ones who ...

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Giacomo Agostini Jack Ahearn Mitsuo Akamatsu Takashi Akita Kousuke Akiyoshi

2012 Miller Motorsports Park World Superbikes FP2: Checa Fastest In Spite Of Late Crash

Carlos Checa set the fastest lap of the weekend before crashing out while Jakub Smrz, out on a fast lap, also crashes before managing to top Checa. Jonathan Rea sets consistent quick laps early on, showing good race pace and Marco Melandri, the fastest bike in a straight line this weekend, also goes well, followed by Sylvain Guintoli.

Davide Giugliano and Sylvain Guintoli make the most of the fact this track is kind to Ducatis while Leon Camier shows his speed far too late to qualify for Superpole. Surprisingly, Sykes only managed 8th place, suggesting he was testing race settings for his 18 laps of free practice.

Results:

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6

2012

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Stu Avant Rex Avery Masao Azuma Jan Bäckstrom Chris Baert

Memorial weekend 3 track day event at Willow Springs with Motoyard

All of us at Motoyard invite you to our 3- track day MEMORIAL WEEKEND ULTIMATE WILLOW SPRINGS EXPERIENCE:ridin, which includes the following track...

Source: http://www.esportbike.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144749&goto=newpost

Pierre Bolle Maurice Bolwerk Gianfranco Bonera Bruno Bonhuil Ismael Bonilla

Moto3™:Ajo's German championship leader

Following an eventful race in the wet at Le Mans, the Moto3™ grid lines up at the Gran Premi Aperol ...

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Luis Alvaro Emilio Alzamora Kunihiro Amano Daniel Amatriain Dario Ambrosini

World Superbike: Online WSBK Assen 2009 Videos

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Georg Braun Walter Brehme Jack Brett Norick Abe Hubert Abold

Nicky Hayden More Confident in Catalunya After the Mugello Test

Nicky Hayden finished 8th on Catalunya last year. This weekend Hayden will race again with Ducati on Catalunya with a lot of confidence after they did a test on Mugello.

Hayden said, “Although I’ve struggled a bit at Catalunya the last few years, I do like the track, and it’s one of the calendar’s great GPs. It’s pretty wide, open and fast, and it’s really important to have good edge grip, especially in the last bit with all the long right-handers."

He continue, "Luckily we got some good weather in Mugello and were able to test a few things with setup, and I look forward to taking them to a race to see if we’ve really done any progress.”

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Len Bayliss Troy Bayliss Bruce Beale Douglas Beasley Daryl Beattie

2012 Miller Motorsports Park World Superbikes QP2: Smrz Remains King Of Qualifying

This session started slowly, with a damp, patchy track. Riders were able to post fast times in the first sector, but the conditions meant the remaining sectors slowed them down to longer times than yesterday. Only towards the end of the session did riders start to put in faster laps than in the first timed session.

It was important to get data for settings and a top 16 time more than it was to get the outright fastest lap, but even then, Jakub Smrz worked hard to keep the provisional pole, even though Carlos Checa tried really hard to take it off him. Two tenths separated the only two men in the 1'48s.

The losers today were Ayrton Badovini, Leon Camier and David Salom, who were both pushed from the top 16, and therefore Superpole, by a resurgent John Hopkins, finally showing form with a provisional second-row place, Niccolo Canepa and Lorenzo Zanetti.

Results:

Race Details

Round Number: 

6

2012

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Walter Brehme Jack Brett Norick Abe Hubert Abold Karel Abrahám

The Other Silly Season: Stoner’s Crew Up For Grabs

Once the shock of Casey Stoner’s retirement passed, the speculation began over who would take his place at Honda, and what his departure would mean for contract negotiations among the other riders in the paddock. The permutations are endless, much like a sliding puzzle: will Repsol be able to tempt Jorge Lorenzo away from Yamaha? If Lorenzo does go, will Valentino Rossi be welcome at Yamaha, or could he even go back to Honda, the ...

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Pierluigi Aldrovanti Alejandro Aleman Eduardo Aleman Jaime Alguesuari Julien Allemand

WSBK: World Superbike 2010 Philip Island Highlight Videos

Source: http://sportbikeblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/wsbk-world-superbike-2010-philip-island.html

Luigi Anelli Marcel Ankone Hans Georg Anscheidt Alessandro Antonello Haruchika Aoki

Chris Vermeulen Anxious to Return to WSBK

Source: http://sportbikeblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/chris-vermeulen-anxious-to-return-to.html

Sergio Boroncini Gino Borsoi Luca Boscoscuro Gimmi Bosio Juup Bosman

2012 Miller Motorsports Park World Superbikes Race Two: A Game Of Two Halves

Race Two was stopped after three complete laps and restarted after a crash that left fluids on the track. 

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2012

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Alan Barnett Lorenzo Baroni Jose Barresi Manliff Barrington Alex Barros

Ducati Factory Closes After Second Earthquake Hits Bologna

Withstanding two earthquakes in just over a week’s time, Ducati has announced the closure of its Borgo Panigale factory, after today’s 5.8 magnitude shaker, whose epicenter was just 25 miles away from Bologna. Remaining open after Northern Italy’s 6.0 earthquake on May 20th, this latest quake has caused enough damage in the area to warrant the Italian motorcycle manufacturer giving its workforce time to address the damage caused, and to see to loved ones who ...

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Hugh Anderson John Anderson Kent Andersson George Andrews Luigi Anelli

Scott Jones Shoots Miller: Sunday Superbikes

It's Miller Time!

An object lesson in braking, by Tom Sykes

It's hard, but at least John Hopkins is back on a bike

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Manuel Arias Ken Armstrong Reg Armstrong Arciso Artesiani Sandro Artusi