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Laconi to make public appearance at Imola
By Visordown News on 26/08/2009 08:42:13
Frenchman steps into the WSB paddock three months after a near-fatal accident
GOOD NEWS: Regis Laconi is going to make a guest appearance at the Imola WSB round at the end of next month.The popular French rider will be at the round as a spectator however, recent reports have suggested that his racing career is now over after
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Haga fit for Nurburgring return
By Visordown News on 01/09/2009 09:46:18
"I’m totally ready to continue the fight for the world title”
NORIYUKI HAGA has said that he's back, fully fit and ready for a scrap with title rival Ben Spies at the WSB round at Nurburgring this coming weekend.Haga has been struggling with his fitness since a horrific highside at Donington park earlier
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Scoop: End of the road for Neukirchner?
By Visordown News on 03/10/2009 19:21:58
Serious spinal injuries could spell career end for unlucky German
VISORDOWN'S WSB insider has been told that Max Neukirchner's racing future is in serious doubt due to injury.The German sustained serious leg and foot injures during a first corner multi-bike pile-up at the Monza round of the World Superbike series
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Craig Jones tribute unveiled at Portimao
By Visordown News on 23/10/2009 10:22:56
Statue goes on show to celebrate the life of Jonesy ahead of this weekend's racing action
A STATUE has been unveiled at the Portimao circuit in Portugal in memory of British rider Craig Jones.Jones dies after suffering massive head injuries after a fall at last year's World Supersport race at Brands Hatch.He was riding for the Parkalgar
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Vermeulen to miss Valencia
By Visordown News on 06/04/2010 11:35:13
Brit rider in the frame for WSB Kawasaki ride after injured Australian opts out of round three
FOLLOWING HIS high-speed crash in the opening round of the 2010 World Superbike championship at Phillip Island, Aussie racer Chris Vermeulen has announced he will miss the third round of the season at Valencia this coming weekend.Vermeulen missed
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Bayliss impresses at Mugello test
By Visordown News on 14/05/2010 13:34:07
"It felt like I'd never been away!"
. The two-day test at Mugello, Italy, resulted in a best lap in a time of 1:51.9 on race tyres. In 2008 Bayliss posted a 1:52.8 during a Ducati WSB test. "I really enjoyed myself and I hope the feedback I have been giving the guys is useful," said
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Rider killed at Phillip Island
By Visordown News on 26/02/2012 21:15:03
17-year-old Oscar McIntyre killed in Superstock 600 race
A TEENAGE Australian motorcycle racer was tragically killed in a Superstock 600 race at Phillip Island on SaturdayOscar McIntyre, 17, was involved in a crash with two other riders, Luke Burgess and Michael Lockhart, between turns two and three
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James Ellison undergoes surgery...
By Visordown News on 22/02/2011 09:37:03
... three days before the race
Bogdanka PTR rider, James Ellison, will undergo surgery on his recently injured left knee today (Wed) to allow him to race this Sunday.The Kendalian spent a long time at the top of the time sheets during the first SS600 test session at Phillip
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Loris Baz joins Kawasaki WSB team
By Visordown News on 11/05/2012 10:18:36
Frenchman to take Joan Lascorz's seat for Donington Park and Miller
in a testing crash, Baz will be making his WSB debut in a promotion from the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, where he scored second place in the opening round at Imola on the MRS Racing Kawasaki.Despite his young age, the 19-year-old Frenchman joins the team
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WSB: Riders lash out at treacherous conditions
By Visordown News on 05/09/2011 09:58:28
Laverty and Melandri lead the complaints that race two at the Nurburgring should have been red-flagged earlier
in the treacherous conditions.Victims of the heavy downpour included Leon Camier, Leon Haslam, Jonathan Rea, James Toseland, Mark Aitchinson, Makoto Tamada and the unlucky race leader Noriyuki Haga all crashing out, although Haslam and Rea were able to rejoin
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