After much drama over US broadcast rights for World Superbike in the US this year, it appears as if a deal has finally been inked. BeIN Sport will broadcast the first race at Phillip Island this Saturday at 8pm, also … Continued
This is what a Ducati 1199 Panigale RS13 looks like after it catches on fire post-highside. Team Alstare Ducati rider Ayrton Badovini crashed during Philliph Island SBK testing and was rushed to hospital as a precaution, but doesn’t appear to … Continued
Team Alstare Ducati is busy preparing for the SBK season, seen here putting its 1199 RS13 through its paces on the dyno. SBK race machines put out well in excess of 200bhp, even after removing the extra 15 or 20bhp … Continued
With both Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini onboard, we get the feeling this is a sound you’re going to be hearing a lot of in SBK next year. The RS13 is the official, factory racing version of the Ducati 1199 … Continued
The first changes to SBK following Dorna being put in charge of the series? Emphasizing its bikes’ basis in production machines. We already saw some teams running them this summer, but for 2013, all bikes will need to sport tacky … Continued
It’s time for the motorcycle industry to have a serious think about its priorities, because they’re looking bizarrely skewed right now. The classic mantra tells us that winning on Sunday sells on Monday, but is this really true, or indeed … Continued
Suggested uses for this wallpaper-size image of Mssrs Rossi, Checa, Hayden and Giugliano: – Decorate the ceiling of your sweet custom van. – Airbrush onto tank of 1199. – Illuminate with blacklight, burn J, trip balls. – Apply to oldschool … Continued