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| 28 OCT 2009 |
TEST REPORT: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING YAMAHA TEAM WRAP UP THEIR FIRST TEST WITH CRUTCHLOW AND TO |
PORTUGAL |
| 2009 RD: |
TODAY SAW THE SECOND AND FINAL DAY OF THE FIRST TEST FOR THE YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE 2010 RIDERS CAL CRUTCHLOW AND JAMES TOSELAND. .... | |
| 27 OCT 2009 |
TEAM NEWS: CRUTCHLOW AND TOSELAND COMPLETE THEIR FIRST DAY OF TESTING ON THE YAMAHA R1 |
NETHERLANDS |
| 2009 RD: |
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. .... | |
| 26 OCT 2009 |
RACE REPORT: SPIES MAKES HISTORY WITH YAMAHA TO CLAIM FIRST EVER WORLD SUPERBIKE VICTORY |
PORTUGAL |
| 2009 RD: |
BEN SPIES AND YAMAHA MADE HISTORY TODAY, CLAIMING THE FIRST EVER WORD SUPERBIKE TITLE FOR THE YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM .... | |
| 25 OCT 2009 |
RACE REPORT: 2009 WORLD SUPERBIKE: SPIES CAME, SAW AND CONQUERED! |
PORTUGAL |
| 2009 RD: |
BEN SPIES (YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE) WON THE FIRST RACE AND THEN CONTROLLED THE SITUATION IN RACE 2 TO TAKE HIS AND YAMAHA'S FIRST EVER WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN FRONT OF AN 86,000 CROWD IN THE FINAL ROUND OF THE SERIES AT PORTIMAO. .... | PORTIMAO |
| 25 OCT 2009 |
RACE RESULT: PORTUGAL - SEASON FINALE - RACE RESULT |
PORTUGAL |
| 2009 RD: |
WINNER: RACE 1 SPIES ; RACE 2 FABRIZIO ; ***2009 CHAMPION: SPIES, YAMAHA*** .... | PORTIMAO |
| 25 OCT 2009 |
RACE REPORT: POINTS AND DRAMA ON FINAL RACEDAY OF THE YEAR |
PORTUGAL |
| 2009 RD: |
BOTH BROC PARKES AND MAKOTO TAMADA SCORED POINTS ON THEIR KAWASAKI NINJA ZX10R MACHINES IN PORTUGAL, WITH PARKES TWICE GETTING ON THE BOARD AND TAMADA TAKING POINTS IN RACE ONE. .... | PORTIMAO |
| 24 OCT 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: BEN SPIES CLAIMS THE ALL TIME WORLD SUPERBIKE SUPERPOLE RECORD |
PORTUGAL |
| 2009 RD: |
ANY DOUBT OF BEN SPIES' CLAIM TO ALL-TIME ROOKIE FAME WAS SQUASHED TODAY AS HE TOOK POLE POSITION AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S RACES WITH AN INCREDIBLE FLYING SUPERPOLE LAP .... | |
| 24 OCT 2009 |
STARTING GRID: WORLD SUPERBIKE - FINAL ROUND - STARTING GRID |
PORTUGAL |
| 2009 RD: |
SUPERPOLE: SPIES - YAMAHA, 2 BYRNE , 3 FABRIZIO .... | |
| 24 OCT 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SPIES TAKES SUPERPOLE #11 AT PORTIMAO, HAGA STARTS FROM ROW 3 |
PORTUGAL |
| 2009 RD: |
THE FINAL SUPERPOLE SESSION OF 2009 WENT THE SAME WAY AS TEN OTHERS THIS SEASON AS BEN SPIES MADE IT 11 OUT OF 14 FOR THE YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM, AN OUTRIGHT RECORD FOR THE SERIES, AT THE ALGARVE CIRCUIT IN PORTUGAL .... | PORTIMAO |
| 23 OCT 2009 |
PRACTICE TIME: WORLD SUPERBIKE - FINAL ROUND - FRIDAY PRACTICE |
PORTUGAL |
| 2009 RD: |
1 JONATHAN REA HONDA .... | PORTIMAO |
| 23 OCT 2009 |
PRACTICE REPORT: SPIES GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS IN THE PORTUGUESE SUNSHINE |
PORTUGAL |
| 2009 RD: |
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE CONTENDER BEN SPIES GOT STRAIGHT DOWN TO BUSINESS TODAY UNDER A CLEAR BLUE SKY AND BRILLIANT PORTUGUESE SUNSHINE, SPENDING BOTH THE FREE PRACTICE SESSION AND FOLLOWING FIRST QUALIFYING SESSION RE ACQUAINTING HIMSELF WITH THE PORTIMAO CIRCUIT .... | |
| 21 OCT 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: SPIES PREPARES FOR THE BIG SHOWDOWN IN PORTIMAO |
PORTUGAL |
| 2009 RD: |
THE CLOCK IS TICKING DOWN TO THE 14TH AND FINAL ROUND OF THE 2009 WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE PORTIMAO CIRCUIT IN PORTUGAL. WITH JUST TEN POINTS SEPARATING CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER HAGA FROM YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER BEN SPIES EVERYTHING IS TO PLAY FOR ON RACE DAY. .... | PORTIMAO |
| 20 OCT 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: PORTIMAO BECOMES FINAL ACT IN HAGA-SPIES SHOWDOWN |
PORTUGAL |
| 2009 RD: |
THE AUTODROMO INTERNACIONAL DO ALGARVE, SITUATED NOT FAR FROM THE SEASIDE TOWN OF PORTIMAO (PORTUGAL), IS GEARING UP FOR THE FINAL ROUND OF THE 2009 FIM HANNSPREE SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP THIS COMING WEEKEND .... | PORTIMAO |
| 20 OCT 2009 |
TEAM NEWS: SYKES JOINS KAWASAKI FOR 2010 SEASON |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| 2009 RD: |
THE KAWASAKI WORLD SUPERBIKE RACING TEAM HAS COMPLETED ITS 2010 SEASON RIDER LINE-UP BY SIGNING TOM SYKES TO COMPETE ALONGSIDE CHRIS VERMEULEN ON THE OFFICIALLY ENTERED NINJA ZX-10R MACHINES. .... | |
| 19 OCT 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: KAWASAKI DUO LOOKING FOR PORTUGUESE SWANSONG |
PORTUGAL |
| 2009 RD: |
THE FINAL ROUND OF THE HANNSPREE WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP TAKES PLACE THIS FORTHCOMING WEEKEND WITH THE KAWASAKI SUPERBIKE RACING TEAM LOOKING TO END THE SEASON ON A HIGH NOTE IN PORTIMAO. .... | |
| 19 OCT 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: PARKES AND TAMADA PAIR UP FOR THE FINALE |
PORTUGAL |
| 2009 RD: |
THE PARKALGAR CIRCUIT ON THE ALGARVE IS THE BACKDROP FOR THE FINAL WSB RACES OF THE 2009 SEASON, PROVIDING BROC PARKES AND MAKOTO TAMADA THE CHANCE TO TEAM UP ONCE AGAIN ON THEIR OFFICIAL MACHINES. .... | PORTIMAO |
| 8 OCT 2009 |
RACE CALENDAR: 2010 CALENDAR - FIM SUPERBIKE & SUPERSPORT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND FIM SUPERSTOCK CUP |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD: |
PROVISIONAL CALENDAR .... | |
| 4 OCT 2009 |
TEAM NEWS: CHRIS VERMEULEN SIGNS FOR KAWASAKI WSB TEAM |
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| 2009 RD: |
CHRIS VERMEULEN, ONE OF THE FEW RIDERS TO WIN BOTH MOTOGP AND WORLD SUPERBIKE RACES, HAS JOINED THE KAWASAKI WORLD SUPERBIKE RACING TEAM FOR THE 2010 SEASON. .... | |
| 4 OCT 2009 |
RACE REPORT: SPIES TAKES ANOTHER RACE VICTORY IN DRAMA FILLED MAGNY COURS |
FRANCE |
| 2009 RD: |
IT WAS YET ANOTHER TOUGH RACE WEEKEND FOR YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER BEN SPIES AT MAGNY COURS TODAY. .... | MAGNY COURS |
| 3 OCT 2009 |
TEAM NEWS: BEN SPIES TO MAKE 'WILDCARD' ENTRY INTO VALENCIA GP |
NETHERLANDS |
| 2009 RD: |
FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON THURSDAY THAT BEN SPIES WILL MOVE TO MOTOGP IN 2010, YAMAHA MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES THAT IT WILL ENTER THE TEXAN AS A WILD CARD INTO THE SEASON-ENDING GRAND PRIX OF VALENCIA. .... | |
| 3 OCT 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SPIES SMASHES BEST LAP RECORD WITH TENTH SUPERPOLE |
FRANCE |
| 2009 RD: |
YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER BEN SPIES WAS BACK ON FORM TODAY, WORKING UP SPEED THROUGH THE SUPERPOLE SESSIONS TO END THE FINAL HEAT WITH AN INCREDIBLE LAP, SMASHING LAST YEAR'S RECORD BY NEARLY SEVEN TENTHS AND LEAVING THE OTHER QUALIFYING RIDERS NEARLY FIVE TENTHS OF A SECOND BEHIND. .... | MAGNY COURS |
| 3 OCT 2009 |
STARTING GRID: MAGNY COURS - STATING GRID |
FRANCE |
| 2009 RD: |
SUPER POLE: SPIES , YAMAHA 2 REA 3 FABRIZIO .... | MAGNY COURS |
| 1 OCT 2009 |
TEAM NEWS: YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM ANNOUNCE 2010 SEASON LINE-UP |
NETHERLANDS |
| 2009 RD: |
THE YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE AN ALL-BRITISH RIDER TEAM FOR THE 2010 SEASON, WITH DOUBLE WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPION JAMES TOSELAND MAKING A WELCOME RETURN TO THE PADDOCK .... | |
| 27 SEP 2009 |
RACE REPORT: SPIES FIGHTS HARD IN IMOLA TO KEEP CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN SIGHT |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD: |
IT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE EASY FOR YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER BEN SPIES AT IMOLA .... | IMOLA |
| 27 SEP 2009 |
RACE RESULT: IMOLA RACE RESULT |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD: |
WINNER RACE 1 HAGA; RACE 2 FABRIZIO .... | IMOLA |
| 27 SEP 2009 |
RACE REPORT: DUCATI DOMINATE AT IMOLA WITH HAGA AND FABRIZIO: BIAGGI AND SIMONCELLI ON THE PODIUM |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD: |
THE LONG-AWAITED RETURN TO IMOLA FOR THE FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PRODUCED A MAGNIFICENT DAY OF RACING IN GLORIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS IN FRONT OF 67,000 SPECTATORS .... | IMOLA |
| 26 SEP 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SPIES PICKS UP THE PACE ON DAY TWO IN IMOLA |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD: |
DAY TWO AT IMOLA SAW A MUCH IMPROVED TRACK SURFACE ALLOWING YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER BEN SPIES TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS AND BACK TO HIS BLISTERING PACE .... | IMOLA |
| 23 SEP 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: SPIES HEADS TO IMOLA LOOKING TO EXTEND CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD: |
YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM RIDER BEN SPIES HEADS TO IMOLA THIS WEEKEND LOOKING TO BUILD ON HIS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD OVER RIVAL NORIYUKI HAGA. .... | IMOLA |
| 7 SEP 2009 |
RACE REPORT: SUPERSONIC SPIES LEAPS INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD |
GERMANY |
| 2009 RD:11 |
THE NURBURGRING GP CIRCUIT WAS WITNESS TO AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE FROM YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER BEN SPIES TODAY AS HE ATTACKED THE TRACK TO TAKE THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD FROM RIVAL HAGA. .... | NURBURGRING |
| 7 SEP 2009 |
RACE RESULT: GERMAN GP NURBURGRING - RACE RESULT |
GERMANY |
| 2009 RD:11 |
WINNER: RACE 2: REA; RACE 1: SPIES .... | NURBURGRING |
| 5 SEP 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SPIES HUNTS FOR THE PERFECT SET UP IN GERMANY |
GERMANY |
| 2009 RD:11 |
DAY TWO AND THE SECOND QUALIFYING SESSION AT THE NURBURGRING SAW YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER BEN SPIES IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY ON HIS TIME OF YESTERDAY AS HE EXPERIENCED THE TRACK IN THE DRY FOR THE FIRST TIME. .... | NURBURGRING |
| 4 SEP 2009 |
NETHERLANDS | |
| 2009 RD: |
YAMAHA MOTOR COMPANY., LTD AND YAMAHA MOTOR EUROPE N.V. ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT AN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED WITH BEN SPIES FOR HIS PARTICIPATION WITH YAMAHA FOR 2010 AND 2011. .... | |
| 3 SEP 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: SPIES CHARGED UP AND READY TO FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD IN GERMANY |
GERMANY |
| 2009 RD: |
YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDERS BEN SPIES AND TOM SYKES ARE READY FOR ACTION AT THE FAMOUS NURBURGRING CIRCUIT IN THE EIFEL MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. .... | NURBURGRING |
| 26 JUL 2009 |
RACE REPORT: HIGHS AND LOWS IN BRNO AS SPIES STEPS CLOSER TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
| 2009 RD:10 |
IT WAS A MIXED DAY FOR YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER BEN SPIES IN BRNO. THE FIRST RACE STARTED WELL WITH SPIES, BIAGGI AND FABRIZIO PULLING AWAY AT THE FRONT BUT FABRIZIO CAME IN TOO HOT THREE LAPS IN AND LOST THE BIKE, TAKING SPIES OUT IN THE PROCESS. .... | BRNO |
| 26 JUL 2009 |
RACE REPORT: WINS FOR BIAGGI AND SPIES AT BRNO, HAGA KEEPS POINTS LEAD |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
| 2009 RD:10 |
MAX BIAGGI (APRILIA) AND BEN SPIES (YAMAHA) SCORED A WIN APIECE IN ROUND 10 OF THE HANNSPREE FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT BRNO IN FRONT OF A RECORD 75,000 CROWD .... | BRNO |
| 26 JUL 2009 |
RACE RESULT: CZECH REPUBLIC - BRNO - RACE RESULT |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
| 2009 RD:10 |
WINNER: RACE 1 - MAX BIAGGI, RACE 2 - BEN SPIES .... | BRNO |
| 25 JUL 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SENSATIONAL SPIES BACK ON POLE IN BRNO |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
| 2009 RD:10 |
HAVING LEARNT THE LONG COMPLICATED BRNO TRACK YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER BEN SPIES GOT DOWN TO BUSINESS TODAY IN THE SECOND QUALIFYING SESSION. SPIES SPEED WAS NEVER ON DOUBT AND AS THE TRACK KNOWLEDGE INCREASED SO THE LAP TIMES CAME DOWN. .... | BRNO |
| 25 JUL 2009 |
STARTING GRID: CZECH REPUBLIC - BRNO - GRID |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
| 2009 RD:10 |
SUPER POLE: BEN SPIES - YAMAHA .... | BRNO |
| 25 JUL 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SUCCESSFUL QUALIFYING FOR COMEBACK KID TAMADA |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
| 2009 RD:10 |
MAKOTO TAMADA WAS IN FINE FORM IN HIS RETURN TO COMPETITIVE ACTION, SECURING NOT ONLY QUALIFICATION INTO SUPERPOLE, BUT ALSO A FINE 11TH PLACE ON THE GRID FOR SUNDAY’S RACES. .... | BRNO |
| 24 JUL 2009 |
QUALIFYING 1 REPORT: SPIES AND SYKES GET TO GRIPS WITH BRNO |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
| 2009 RD:10 |
YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM RIDERS BEN SPIES AND TOM SYKES VENTURED OUT TODAY FOR THEIR FIRST TIME ON THE BRNO CIRCUIT IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC .... | BRNO |
| 22 JUL 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: YAMAHA HEAD TO BRNO LOOKING FOR MORE POINTS BEFORE THE SUMMER BREAK |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
| 2009 RD: |
YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM RIDERS BEN SPIES AND TOM SYKES HEAD TO BRNO THIS WEEKEND FOR THEIR FIRST RACE ON THE CZECH REPUBLIC CIRCUIT .... | BRNO |
| 28 JUN 2009 |
RACE REPORT: FULL HOUSE IN WSB FOR BSB RIDERS PAST AND PRESENT |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| 2009 RD: |
RIDERS FROM THE PAST THREE SEASONS OF THE VISK BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP IN ASSOCIATION WITH PIRELLI PUT ON A STUNNING PERFORMANCE AT THE WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT AT DONINGTON PARK TODAY (SUNDAY), TAKING SEVEN OF THE TOP TEN PLACES IN RACE TWO. .... | DONINGTON PARK |
| 28 JUN 2009 |
RACE REPORT: SPIES TRIUMPHS AT DONINGTON |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| 2009 RD:9 |
YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER BEN SPIES MADE IT A CLEAN SWEEP AT DONINGTON TODAY, BLOWING AWAY THE COMPETITION TO TAKE BOTH RACES WITH DECISIVE AND WELL EARNED WINS. .... | DONINGTON PARK |
| 28 JUN 2009 |
RACE REPORT: SPIES CLOSES GAP AT THE TOP WITH DOUBLE TRIUMPH AT DONINGTON |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| 2009 RD:9 |
BEN SPIES (YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE) PULLED OFF ANOTHER AMAZING DOUBLE TRIUMPH IN THE NINTH ROUND OF THE HANNSPREE FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRONT OF 61,000 SPECTATORS AT DONINGTON PARK .... | DONINGTON PARK |
| 28 JUN 2009 |
RACE RESULT: DONINGTON UK - RACE RESULT |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| 2009 RD:9 |
WINNER: RACE 1 & 2 : SPIES, YAMAHA .... | DONINGTON PARK |
| 27 JUN 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SPIES DEFIES THE RAIN TO TAKE HIS EIGHTH SUPERPOLE |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| 2009 RD:9 |
YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE SUPERSTAR BEN SPIES SHOWED MORE OF HIS UNBEATABLE TALENT TODAY, FLYING THROUGH THE THREE SUPERPOLE SESSIONS WITH EASE. .... | DONINGTON PARK |
| 25 JUN 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: YAMAHA RIDERS ON FAMILIAR GROUND AS THEY PREPARE FOR DONINGTON WSB |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| 2009 RD:9 |
YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDERS BEN SPIES AND TOM SYKES HEAD TO DONINGTON THIS WEEKEND IN CONFIDENT MOOD AS BOTH HAVE GOOD TRACK KNOWLEDGE HERE AND HAVE RACED ON THE EAST MIDLANDS CIRCUIT BEFORE. .... | DONINGTON PARK |
| 21 JUN 2009 |
RACE REPORT: REA TAKES BREAKTHROUGH WIN IN WORLD SUPERBIKE |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD: |
JONATHAN REA (HANNSPREE TEN KATE HONDA CBR1000RR) HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE SECOND RACE OF THE DAY TO TAKE HIS FIRST WIN IN WORLD SUPERBIKE, BUT IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT AS THE YOUNG RIDER FROM NORTHERN IRELAND HELD OFF THE TWO FACTORY DUCATI MACHINES AT THEIR HOME CIRCUIT. IT WAS ALSO HONDA’S FIRST WIN THIS SEASON IN WSB. .... | MISANO |
| 21 JUN 2009 |
RACE REPORT: HIGH DRAMA IN MISANO AS YAMAHA RIDERS FIGHT FOR POINTS IN WET AND DRY RACES |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD:8 |
RACE ONE SAW DRAMA UNFOLD AS THE WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDERS HEADED OUT FOR A WET RACE BUT WERE FORCED TO CHANGE MIDWAY FOR SLICKS AS THE RAIN STOPPED AND THE SUN BROKE OUT. YAMAHA RIDER BEN SPIES SPENT MOST OF THE WET HEAT IN 4TH TUCKED UP BEHIND RIVAL FABRIZIO AS HE PACED HIMSELF ON THE DAMP TRACK. .... | MISANO |
| 21 JUN 2009 |
RACE RESULT: MISANO - RACE RESULT |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD:8 |
WINNER RACE 1: SPIES, YAMAHA; WINNER RACE 2: REA, HONDA .... | MISANO |
| 20 JUN 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SUPERPOLE SPOTS FOR BROC AND JAMIE |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD: |
BROC PARKES AND JAMIE HACKING EACH MADE IT ONTO SUPERPOLE QUALIFYING AT MISANO, BUT COULD NOT PROGRESS BEYOND SUPERPOLE ONE, AFTER A WEATHER-AFFECTED SECOND DAY OF PRACTICE. .... | MISANO |
| 20 JUN 2009 |
STARTING GRID: MISANO - STARTING GRID |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD:8 |
SUPER POLE: JAKUB SMRZ - DUCATI, 2 REA, 3 SPIES .... | MISANO |
| 20 JUN 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SPIES TAKES FRONT ROW START IN MISANO |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD:8 |
YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER BEN SPIES SPENT THE SECOND DAY OF QUALIFYING AT THE MISANO CIRCUIT LAYING DOWN CONSISTENT FAST LAPS IN ALL SESSIONS TO PERFECT SET UP AND RACE PACE FOR SUNDAY'S RACES. .... | MISANO |
| 19 JUN 2009 |
QUALIFYING 1 REPORT: BUSINESS AS USUAL AS YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE PERFORM IN THE BLISTERING MISANO HEAT |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD: |
YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDERS BEN SPIES AND TOM SYKES TOOK TO THE MISANO CIRCUIT FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY IN WHAT WAS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE HOTTEST RIDING DAY SO FAR OF THE 2009 CHAMPIONSHIP .... | MISANO |
| 17 JUN 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE BACK IN EUROPE FOR THE SAN MARINO RACE |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD:8 |
THE YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM HEAD BACK TO EUROPE THIS WEEKEND FOR THE EIGHTH ROUND OF THE 2009 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE MISANO CIRCUIT ON THE ADRIATIC COAST OF ITALY. .... | MISANO |
| 11 JUN 2009 |
RIDER NEWS: BRENDAN ROBERTS RECOVERING AFTER CRASH |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| 2009 RD: |
AFTER HIS HORRIFIC FIRST TURN CRASH AT MONZA, AUSTRALIAN RIDER BRENDAN ROBERTS IS STILL RECUPERATING AFTER THE INJURIES SUSTAINED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER RIDER .... | |
| 5 JUN 2009 |
TEAM NEWS: HACKING IN FOR TWO MORE ROUNDS |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| 2009 RD: |
JAMIE HACKING HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS THE REPLACEMENT RIDER FOR THE INJURED MAKOTO TAMADA AT THE NEXT TWO ROUNDS OF THE WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP .... | |
| 1 JUN 2009 |
RACE REPORT: DAY OF DRAMAS SEES HACKING TAKE BEST FINISH SO FAR |
USA |
| 2009 RD:7 |
LOCAL RIDER JAMIE HACKING MADE THE MOST OF HIS STAND-IN RIDE AT MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK IN RACE ONE, FINISHING SEVENTH, THE HIGHEST PLACING OF ANY KAWASAKI RIDER IN A SINGLE RACE THIS YEAR. .... | MILLER |
| 1 JUN 2009 |
RACE REPORT: HOME RUN FOR SENSATIONAL SPIES AS HE DOES THE DOUBLE |
USA |
| 2009 RD:7 |
IT WAS A FITTING RESULT ON RACE DAY FOR THE TEXAN TERROR BEN SPIES AT THE MILLER CIRCUIT AS THE YAMAHA RIDER MADE IT CLEAR HIS HOME RACE BELONGED TO HIM AND HIM ONLY. .... | MILLER |
| 1 JUN 2009 |
RACE REPORT: TOTAL DOMINATION BY SPIES IN UTAH US ROUND |
USA |
| 2009 RD:7 |
BEN SPIES (YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE) ANNIHILATED THE OPPOSITION IN THE UTAH US ROUND OF THE HANNSPREE FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK, PICKING UP HIS SECOND DOUBLE WIN OF THE YEAR IN HIS ROOKIE SBK SEASON. .... | MILLER |
| 1 JUN 2009 |
RACE RESULT: 2009 USA MILLER MOTORSPORT - RACE RESULT |
USA |
| 2009 RD:7 |
WINNER RACE 1 & 2: SPIES - YAMAHA .... | MILLER |
| 30 MAY 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SEVEN-TIME SPIES BREAKS THE ALL-TIME SUPERPOLE RECORD |
USA |
| 2009 RD:7 |
YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE PHENOMENON BEN SPIES MADE IT SEVEN SUPERPOLES IN A ROW TODAY AT THE MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK, HE IS NOW THE ONLY RIDER EVER IN THE HISTORY OF SUPERBIKE TO TAKE SEVEN CONSECUTIVE POLES IN A ROW .... | MILLER |
| 30 MAY 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SPIES (YAMAHA) TAKES MAGNIFICENT 7 |
USA |
| 2009 RD:7 |
BEN SPIES (YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE) WILL START TOMORROW'S UTAH US ROUND OF THE HANNSPREE FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK FROM POLE POSITION AFTER POWERING TO A RECORD SEVENTH SUPERPOLE IN SEVEN RACES .... | MILLER |
| 27 MAY 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: IT'S MILLER TIME AS SPIES GETS READY FOR HIS HOME RACE IN THE USA |
USA |
| 2009 RD:7 |
AFTER A MIXED RACE WEEKEND IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM IS HEADING TO THE MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK IN SALT LAKE CITY IN CONFIDENT MOOD FOR THE US ROUND OF THE 2009 WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP. .... | SALT LAKE CITY |
| 17 MAY 2009 |
RACE REPORT: MIXED FORTUNES FOR YAMAHA RIDERS SPIES AND SYKES IN KYALAMI |
SOUTH AFRICA |
| 2009 RD:6 |
THE FIRST RACE SAW YAMAHA RIDER BEN SPIES DROP BACK TO FOURTH FROM THE POLE POSITION START AS THEY LEFT THE LINE .... | KYALAMI |
| 17 MAY 2009 |
RACE REPORT: DOUBLE TRIUMPH FOR DUCATI XEROX AT KYALAMI |
SOUTH AFRICA |
| 2009 RD:6 |
NORIYUKI HAGA AND MICHEL FABRIZIO MADE IT A TRIUMPHANT DAY FOR DUCATI XEROX IN THE SIXTH ROUND OF THE HANNSPREE FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT KYALAMI. .... | KYALAMI |
| 16 MAY 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SPIES ON FIRE AS HE EQUALS THE SUPERPOLE RECORD |
SOUTH AFRICA |
| 2009 RD:6 |
YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER BEN SPIES ERASED ANY DOUBTS ANYONE HAD OF HIS ABILITIES TODAY AS HE EQUALED THE ALL TIME CONSECUTIVE SUPERPOLE RECORD SET IN 1991 BY FELLOW TEXAN DOUG POLEN .... | KYALAMI |
| 16 MAY 2009 |
STARTING GRID: SOUTH AFRICA KYALAMI - GRID |
SOUTH AFRICA |
| 2009 RD:6 |
SUPER POLE: SPIES - YAMAHA 1'37.288 .... | KYALAMI |
| 16 MAY 2009 |
RIDER UPDATE: REGIS LACONI - LACONI TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CRASH - FRIDAY EVENING UPDATE |
FRANCE |
| 2009 RD: |
FOLLOWING HIS CRASH REGIS LACONI WAS TAKEN BY HELICOPTER TO SUNNINGHILL HOSPITAL IN JOHANNESBURG. AFTER UNDERGOING CHECKS LATER IN THE EVENING IT WAS POSSIBLE TO HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF THE FRENCHMAN'S CONDITION .... | |
| 16 MAY 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SPIES EQUALS POLEN AT KYALAMI |
SOUTH AFRICA |
| 2009 RD:6 |
BEN SPIES (YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE) POWERED TO HIS SIXTH SUCCESSIVE SUPERPOLE TRIUMPH AT THE KYALAMI CIRCUIT IN SOUTH AFRICA, EQUALING THE LONG-STANDING RECORD SET BY HIS FELLOW TEXAN DOUG POLEN (DUCATI) IN 1991. .... | KYALAMI |
| 15 MAY 2009 |
QUALIFYING 1 REPORT: SPIES AND SYKES HUNT FOR THE PERFECT SET-UP IN SOUTH AFRICA |
SOUTH AFRICA |
| 2009 RD: |
YAMAHA RIDER BEN SPIES HAD A STEADY FIRST DAY OF QUALIFYING AT THE KYALAMI CIRCUIT IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY. SPIES SPENT THE DAY WORKING THROUGH SOME SMALL ISSUES TO IMPROVE THE SET-UP OF THE BIKE IN ADVANCE OF TOMORROW'S SECOND QUALIFYING SESSION AND AFTERNOON SUPERPOLE HEATS. .... | KYALAMI |
| 10 MAY 2009 |
RACE REPORT: 2009 ITALIAN GP MONZA - RACE REPORT - YAMAHA |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD:5 |
DRAMA IN MONZA AS SPIES CLOSES THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAP .... | MONZA |
| 10 MAY 2009 |
RACE REPORT: 2009 ITALIAN GP MONZA - RACE REPORT |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD:4 |
WINS FOR FABRIZIO (DUCATI) AND SPIES (YAMAHA) AT MONZA .... | MONZA |
| 10 MAY 2009 |
RACE RESULT: 2009 ITALIAN GP MONZA - RACE RESULT |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD:5 |
WINNER R1: FABRIZIO, R2: SPIES .... | MONZA |
| 9 MAY 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SPIES MAKES IT FIVE IN A ROW IN MONZA |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD:5 |
TO THE DELIGHT OF THE YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM'S HOME CROWD RIDER BEN SPIES EFFORTLESSLY RODE HIS R1 TO TAKE AN INCREDIBLE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE SUPERPOLE OF THE YEAR, AGAIN BREAKING THE LAP RECORD IN THE PROCESS. .... | MONZA |
| 9 MAY 2009 |
STARTING GRID: 2009 ITALIAN GP MONZA - STARTING GRID |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD:5 |
SUPERPOLE: SPIES - YAMAHA, 2 FABRIZIO , 3 KIYONARI .... | MONZA |
| 8 MAY 2009 |
ITALY | |
| 2009 RD: |
FOLLOWING A VERY PUBLIC DISPLAY OF SOLIDARITY BY THE WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP RIDERS ON THE START GRID AT ASSEN IN SUPPORT FOR THE ABRUZZO COMMUNITY A CHARITY AUCTION IS PLANNED TO GIVE FURTHER HELP .... | ABRUZZO |
| 8 MAY 2009 |
PRACTICE TIME: 2009 ITALIAN GP MONZA - FRIDAY PRACTICE |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD:5 |
1 MICHEL FABRIZIO - DUCATI , 2 SPIES , 3 SYKES .... | MONZA |
| 8 MAY 2009 |
QUALIFYING 1 REPORT: SYKES SHINES IN MONZA |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD:5 |
YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER TOM SYKES GAVE A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE OF HIS RACE PACE TODAY IN THE FIRST QUALIFYING SESSION AT THE HISTORIC MONZA CIRCUIT .... | MONZA |
| 7 MAY 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: 2009 MONZA WSB / WSS PREVIEW - YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM PREPARE FOR THEIR 'HOME' R |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD:5 |
THE WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP IS GEARING UP FOR ROUND FIVE THIS WEEKEND AT THE LEGENDARY CIRCUIT OF MONZA IN ITALY .... | MONZA |
| 26 APR 2009 |
RACE REPORT: 2009 WSB/WSS ASSEN RACE - SPIES SCORES MORE CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS IN ASSEN |
NETHERLANDS |
| 2009 RD: |
IT WAS ANOTHER MIXED WEEKEND'S RACING FOR THE YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM AT THE FAMOUS TT CIRCUIT IN ASSEN .... | ASSEN |
| 26 APR 2009 |
RACE RESULT: 2009 ASSEN RACE RESULT 1 & 2 |
NETHERLANDS |
| 2009 RD:4 |
WINNER RACE 2: HAGA; RACE 1: SPIES; CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER: HAGA, DUCATI .... | ASSEN |
| 25 APR 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SPIES EXTENDS INCREDIBLE UNBROKEN SUPERPOLE RUN |
NETHERLANDS |
| 2009 RD:4 |
IN THE SECOND DAY OF QUALIFYING AT ASSEN YAMAHA RIDER BEN SPIES CROSSED THE LINE IN THE SUPERPOLE SHOOT-OUT TO BECOME THE ONLY WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER EVER TO SCORE FOUR CONSECUTIVE POLE POSITION STARTS AT THE BEGINNING OF A SEASON .... | ASSEN |
| 25 APR 2009 |
STARTING GRID: 2009 ASSEN - STARTING GRID |
NETHERLANDS |
| 2009 RD:4 |
SUPER POLE: SPIES - YAMAHA, 2 SMRZ , 3 HASLAM .... | ASSEN |
| 24 APR 2009 |
QUALIFYING 1 REPORT: 2009 ASSEN FRIDAY QUALIFYING REPORT |
NETHERLANDS |
| 2009 RD:4 |
SPIES TAKES PROVISIONAL POLE AT ASSEN .... | ASSEN |
| 24 APR 2009 |
QUALIFYING 1 TIME: 2009 ASSEN FRIDAY QUALIFYING |
NETHERLANDS |
| 2009 RD:4 |
1 SPIES, YAMAHA 2 SMRZ 3 KAGAYAMA .... | ASSEN |
| 24 APR 2009 |
PRACTICE TIME: ASSEN - FRIDAY - FREE PRACTICE 1 |
NETHERLANDS |
| 2009 RD: |
1 SPIES - YAMAHA YZF R1 1'39.687 .... | ASSEN |
| 22 APR 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: WORLD SUPERBIKE MAKES ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO LEGENDARY ASSEN TT CIRCUIT |
NETHERLANDS |
| 2009 RD:4 |
THE ASSEN TT CIRCUIT IN THE NETHERLANDS IS THE VENUE FOR THIS WEEKEND'S FOURTH ROUND OF THE HANNSPREE FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. .... | ASSEN |
| 22 APR 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: 2009 ASSEN WSB / WSS PREVIEW - YAMAHA |
NETHERLANDS |
| 2009 RD:4 |
YAMAHA HEAD TO ASSEN LOOKING TO CLOSE THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD .... | ASSEN |
| 10 APR 2009 |
TEST REPORT: SPIES SETS THE PACE YET AGAIN IN MONZA DEBUT TEST |
ITALY |
| 2009 RD: |
YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDER BEN SPIES AGAIN PROVED THE QUICKEST RIDER ON THE DAY IN HIS DEBUT MONZA TEST FOR THE TEAM .... | MONZA |
| 6 APR 2009 |
RACE REPORT: HAGA (DUCATI) DOMINATES AT VALENCIA TO CLINCH DOUBLE WIN |
SPAIN |
| 2009 RD:3 |
NORIYUKI HAGA (DUCATI XEROX) DOMINATED BOTH RACES IN ROUND 3 OF THE HANNSPREE FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE RICARDO TORMO CIRCUIT IN VALENCIA .... | VALENCIA |
| 5 APR 2009 |
RACE RESULT: VALENCIA RACE 1 & 2 - APRIL 5, 2009 |
SPAIN |
| 2009 RD:3 |
WINNER RACE 1 & 2: HAGA, DUCATI .... | VALENCIA |
| 5 APR 2009 |
RACE REPORT: SPIES ON THE PODIUM IN VALENCIA |
SPAIN |
| 2009 RD:3 |
IT WAS A MIXED DAY FOR THE YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM IN VALENCIA TODAY .... | VALENCIA |
| 4 APR 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: SPIES (YAMAHA) POWERS TO SUPERPOLE HAT-TRICK AT VALENCIA |
SPAIN |
| 2009 RD:3 |
BEN SPIES (YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE) POWERED TO HIS THIRD SUPERPOLE POSITION IN THREE RACES AT THE VALENCIA TRACK, THE 24 YEAR-OLD TEXAN ONCE AGAIN PROVING TO BE THE MASTER OF THE NEW FORMAT .... | VALENCIA |
| 4 APR 2009 |
QUALIFYING REPORT: YAMAHA RACING - SPIES TAKES INCREDIBLE THIRD CONSECUTIVE POLE IN VALENCIA |
SPAIN |
| 2009 RD:3 |
IN A DRAMA FILLED DAY OF INCIDENTS BEN SPIES AGAIN PROVED HIS INCREDIBLE RIDING SKILLS, TAKING HIS THIRD CONSECUTIVE POLE POSITION START IN THE 2009 CHAMPIONSHIP AND SMASHING THE RICARDO TORMO LAP RECORD IN THE PROCESS. .... | VALENCIA |
| 4 APR 2009 |
STARTING GRID: VALENCIA - STARTING GRID AFTER SUPER POLE |
SPAIN |
| 2009 RD:3 |
POLE: BEN SPIES - YAMAHA 1'33.270 .... | VALENCIA |
| 3 APR 2009 |
QUALIFYING 1 REPORT: VALENCIA - QUALIFYING 1 REPORT - YAMAHA MAKE A STRONG START IN VALENCIA |
SPAIN |
| 2009 RD:3 |
THE YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM ENDED THE FIRST DAY OF ON GOOD FORM WITH BOTH RIDERS TAKING TOP FIVE POSITIONS IN THE FIRST OF THE VALENCIA QUALIFYING SESSIONS .... | VALENCIA |
| 3 APR 2009 |
QUALIFYING TIME: VALECIA - FRIDAY QUALIFYING TIME |
SPAIN |
| 2009 RD:3 |
1 MAX BIAGGI - APRILIA 1:34.775 .... | VALENCIA |
| 1 APR 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM HEAD TO VALENCIA FOR FIRST EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND |
SPAIN |
| 2009 RD:3 |
THE YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE TEAM HEAD TO VALENCIA FOR THE FIRST EUROPEAN ROUND OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN GREAT SHAPE WITH BEN SPIES CURRENTLY 2ND IN THE STANDINGS TEN POINTS BEHIND LEADER NORIYUKI HAGA. .... | VALENCIA |
| 28 MAR 2009 |
RACE PREVIEW: PARKES AND TAMADA AIM FOR TOP TEN IN SPAIN... |
SPAIN |
| 2009 RD:3 |
THE THIRD ROUND OF THE 2009 WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDERWAY AT VALENCIA IN SPAIN NEXT WEEKEND WITH THE PAUL BIRD MOTORSPORT TEAM HOPING FOR SOME BETTER FORTUNE FOR THE KAWASAKI WORLD SUPERBIKE RACING TEAM RIDERS. .... | VALENCIA |
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