<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Asphalt &#38; Rubber &#187; WSBK News</title> <atom:link href="http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/tag/wsbk/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:14:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3</generator> <item><title>Crescent Fixi Suzuki Debuts John Hopkins&#8217; WSBK Livery</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/crescent-suzuki-john-hopkins-wsbk-livery/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/crescent-suzuki-john-hopkins-wsbk-livery/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:03:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crescent Fixi Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crescent Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crescent Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Hopkins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leon Camier]]></category> <category><![CDATA[livery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paul Denning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world superbike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSBK]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=28109</guid> <description><![CDATA[John Hopkins continues his stepping-stone return to MotoGP, and accordingly will compete in the 2012 World Superbike Championship with Paul Denning&#8217;s Crescent Fixi Suzuki team (note the newly announced title sponsor). Campaigning on the 2012 Suzuki GSX-R1000, Hopper will have a steep nine-fingered challenge this season, as Suzuki has pulled its official race support out of WSBK. As such, Yoshimura has been tapped by Crescent Suzuki to help develop the GSX-R&#8217;s motor, while the team ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/crescent-suzuki-john-hopkins-wsbk-livery/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>14 Photos of the 2012 World Superbike Spec Aprilia RSV4</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/2012-wsbk-aprilia-rsv4-photos/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/2012-wsbk-aprilia-rsv4-photos/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:23:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bikes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 Aprilia RSV4 WSBK]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aprilia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aprilia RSV4 WSBK]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eugene Laverty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[livery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Max Biaggi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unveiling]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world superbike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSBK]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=28042</guid> <description><![CDATA[Aprilia was in Milan today, unveiling its 2012 World Superbike team with Max Biaggi and Eugene Laverty. For this season, Aprilia Racing is outfitting its RSV4 race bikes with the company&#8217;s classic black &#38; red livery, a break from the white Alitalia paint scheme from last year. Unable to defend his #1 plate, the 40-year-old Max Biaggi will return to racing with his &#8220;3&#8243; on the front of his RSV4. Eager to regain World Superbike&#8217;s top ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/2012-wsbk-aprilia-rsv4-photos/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>WSBK: John Hopkins Amputates Finger</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/john-hopkins-amputates-finger/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/john-hopkins-amputates-finger/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:45:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[amputate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[amputation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crescent Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[finger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hopper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[injury]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Hopkins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Phillip Island]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shocker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[surgery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world superbike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSBK]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=27512</guid> <description><![CDATA[Having a number of surgeries and complications with his right hand after his MotoGP wild card crash at Brno, Hopper finally resorted to having the top of his right ring finger amputated on Friday. Set to start physiotherapy in about a week and to back on the bike in three weeks, Hopkins hopes to be ready in time for World Superbike's season-opener at Phillip Island in six weeks' time. Consulting with physicians before the surgery on Thursday, the amputation of part of Hopper's finger was viewed as the best way to resolve his continuing problems with his hand, and ensure that his 2012 WSBK season would remain intact. With Hopper hoping to return to MotoGP in 2013, we don't think the Anglo-American's resolve to accomplish that goal can be questioned at this point.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/john-hopkins-amputates-finger/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rumor: Ducati 799 Supersport for 2013?</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/rumors/ducati-799-panigale-rumor/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/rumors/ducati-799-panigale-rumor/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:13:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rumors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2013]]></category> <category><![CDATA[799]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bothan spies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati 1199 Panigale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati 799]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati 799 Panigale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[production racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rumor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[supersport]]></category> <category><![CDATA[World Supersport]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSBK]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSS]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=27376</guid> <description><![CDATA[Now that the 2012 model year motorcycles have debuted (though we still expect a few mid-year releases), the speculation can now begin for the 2013 model year machines. Wasting no time in this process, the Italian press is afire with rumors of a Ducati 799 superbike model to compliment the recently released Ducati 1199 Panigale. A rumor of this nature, this early in the year, is certainly an interesting one. There should be little debate over the fact that Borgo Panigale has a supersport variant of the 1199 superbike already figured out, tested, &#038; ready for prime time, and our Bothan spies confirm just as much to us. The details of such a bike though, now that's where the devil resides.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/rumors/ducati-799-panigale-rumor/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Watch Jonathan Rea&#8217;s Record WSBK Superpole at Portimao from a Mechanic&#8217;s Point of View</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/wsbk-superpole-mechanic-pov-video-castrol-honda/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/wsbk-superpole-mechanic-pov-video-castrol-honda/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:16:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Castrol Honda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daniel Postmus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda CBR1000RR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jonathan Rea]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mechanic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[point-of-view]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Portimao]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Portugal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[POV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[record]]></category> <category><![CDATA[record lap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Superpole]]></category> <category><![CDATA[video]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world superbike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSBK]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=27020</guid> <description><![CDATA[Taking the pole position at the final World Superbike round at Portimao, Jonathan Rea not only put his Castrol Honda on the front of the grid, but also broke set the fastest lap ever for a motorcycle at the Portuguese track. Fortuitously, the factory Honda WSBK team fitted one of its mechanics with a GoPro camera to capture the Superpole from the team&#8217;s point-of-view. At 6&#8217;10&#8243; tall (2.1 meters), the view provided by Daniel Postmus ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/wsbk-superpole-mechanic-pov-video-castrol-honda/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Team Alstare Racing an MV Agusta F3 in World Supersport?</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/alstare-racing-mv-agusta-f3-world-supersport/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/alstare-racing-mv-agusta-f3-world-supersport/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:03:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alstare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alstare Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[F3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[factory support]]></category> <category><![CDATA[factory team]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Francis Batta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Luca Scassa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MV Agusta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MV Agusta F3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MV Agusta F4RR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world superbike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[World Supersport]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSBK]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSS]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26994</guid> <description><![CDATA[You can't keep a good race team down, as talk in the World Superbike paddock this week has been swirling around the Alstare Racing team. One of several teams to be on the receiving end of Suzuki's withdrawal from the major racing series, Alstare found its factory-support from Suzuki draw to a close at the conclusion of the 2011 WSBK Championship season. Alstare Team Principal Franics Batta has some interest in campaigning with MV Agusta, and Alstare Racing is reportedly closing in on a deal with the Italian company to campaign an MV Agusta F3 in World Supersport, with the relationship possibly growing to include an MV Agusta F4 RR in a seaon's time.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/alstare-racing-mv-agusta-f3-world-supersport/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bimota to Wild Card in a World Superbike Race?</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/bimota-world-superbike-wild-card/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/bimota-world-superbike-wild-card/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:10:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Almeria]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bimota]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bimota DB8]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bimota DB8 World Superbike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bimota DB8 WSBK]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bimota HB4]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ruben Xaus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wild card]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world superbike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSBK]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26911</guid> <description><![CDATA[Aside from one or two suspiciously similar motorcycles a year, we don&#8217;t often hear from the Italian brand of Bimota. Known for building exotic motorcycles that feature custom frames around production motors (now, what does that sound like?), Bimota used to sample the best engines from all the manufacturers, but lately the motorcycle company seems to favor almost exclusively another certain Italian company in Bologna. There was also a point in time where Bimota raced ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/bimota-world-superbike-wild-card/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>John Hopkins to World Superbike with Crescent Suzuki</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/john-hopkins-world-superbike-crescent-suzuki/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/john-hopkins-world-superbike-crescent-suzuki/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:23:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contract]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crescent Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crescent Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hopper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jack Valentine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Hopkins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leon Camier]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world superbike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSBK]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26562</guid> <description><![CDATA[With the news that Crescent Suzuki would make a move from the British Superbike Championship, and enter into the World Superbike Championship, all eyes have been on whom the British team would field as riders. Anglo-American John Hopkins was heavily favored to be the still-unannounced teammate to Leon Camier on the squad, provided the former-MotoGP racer didn&#8217;t find his way back into the premier class. With Suzuki withdrawing from MotoGP last week and effectively ending ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/john-hopkins-world-superbike-crescent-suzuki/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Crescent Suzuki Joins World Superbike with Leon Camier</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/crescent-suzuki-world-superbike-leon-camier/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/crescent-suzuki-world-superbike-leon-camier/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:42:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contract]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crescent Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crescent Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eugene Laverty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jack Valentine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Hopkins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leon Camier]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world superbike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSBK]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26105</guid> <description><![CDATA[The World Superbike team roster will grow a little bit next year, as Crescent Suzuki, formerly of British Superbike fame, will join the premier production motorcycle racing series. While there was considerable chatter over whom would ride for Crescent Suzuki, the British team has confirmed that Leon Camier will race on the company&#8217;s Suzuki GSX-R1000 race bike. Leaving some room for more paddock speculation, Crescent Suzuki says it will announce Camier&#8217;s teammate at a later ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/crescent-suzuki-world-superbike-leon-camier/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>WSBK: Eugene Laverty to Factory Aprilia Team with Biaggi</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/eugene-laverty-factory-aprilia-wsbk/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/eugene-laverty-factory-aprilia-wsbk/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:53:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aprilia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aprilia Alitalia Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contract]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eugene Laverty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Max Biaggi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world superbike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSBK]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26066</guid> <description><![CDATA[Officially official now, Eugene Laverty will not only switch to riding the Aprilia RSV4 Factory in the next World Superbike season, but the Irishman will also be Max Biaggi&#8217;s teammate in the factory Aprilia squad. Now displacing Leon Camier, Laverty had been signed earlier this month by the Italian factory, but there was uncertainty regarding whether the former-Yamaha rider would enter the factory team or the satellite PATA Racing squad. That speculation of course has ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/eugene-laverty-factory-aprilia-wsbk/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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