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Portimao - Portugal - November 2008
Portimao Website www.autodromodoalgarve.com
 02-11-08 Checa Takes Podium To End Rookie Season Fourth Overall
The final round of the World Superbike Championship, at the all-new WSB venue of Portimao, saw Carlos Checa finish his season in fourth place overall, thanks to a podium finish in race one and a fighting seventh in race two.
02-11-08 Nieto Storms To 5th From 16th On Grid
Team Suzuki Alstare rider Fonsi Nieto started from 16th place on the grid and put in storming performances in both races at today's World Superbike Championship final round in Portugal to grab a pair of fifth places.
02-11-08 Lavilla Just Misses Out On Portimao Podium
In the final round of the Hannspree World Superbike Championship at the brand new Portimao circuit on the Portuguese Algarve, Vent Axia VK Honda rider Gregorio Lavilla rounded off the season with a battling performance to record his second best result of the year.
02-11-08 Battling Performance By Bridewell In Portimao
Team NB Suzuki rider Tommy Bridewell overcame a number of problems to record his first World Superbike Championship finish on his debut at the brand new Portimao circuit on the Portuguese Algarve.
 02-11-08 Sofuoglu Comes Back In Winning Supersport Style
The early return of 2007 World Supersport Champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) to the WSS paddock saw him make an immediate impact, winning the 20-lap race after taking pole position in qualifying.
29-10-08 Honda Riders To Experience New Track At Final Round
The all-new 4.592km Portimao circuit in the Algarve plays host to the final round of the World Superbike Championship on November 2, the culmination of a 14-Round series that started way back in February, at Losail in Qatar.
29-10-08 World Supersport - Pitt Set To Celebrate Championship Win In Style
Having wrapped up the World Championship in some style with his fifth win of the 2008 season at the previous Magny-Cours round in France, Andrew Pitt has one more chance to record a win, in this his second World Championship winning season
28-10-08 Alstare Set for Portimao WSB Finale
Suzuki Alstare riders Fonsi Nieto and Yukio Kagayama and Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner head to the final 14th round of the World Superbike Championship at the recently-built Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao, Portugal, this coming weekend.
17-10-08 World Superbike Wild Card For Bridewell In Portugal
Team NB Suzuki rider Tommy Bridewell will make his World Superbike Championship debut having secured a wild card entry at the season finale in Portugal at the end of this month.
Magny Cours - France - October 2008......................................Top Of The Page
Magny Cours Website Here
05-10-08 Checa in Top Four at Magny Cours
Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR) took a best of fourth in race two at Magny-Cours, to add to a race one seventh place, and keep him fifth in the overall championship rankings.
05-10-08 Nieto Grabs Magny Cours Podium
Team Suzuki Alstare rider Fonsi Nieto had his best weekend of the year since the opening round of the World Superbike Championship in Qatar, taking a runner-up spot in race one at Magny-Cours.
05-10-08 Points All Round at Magny Cours for Greg and Chris
Despite the inclement weather, Vent Axia VK Honda riders Gregorio Lavilla and Chris Walker both came home in the points in both races.
05-10-08 World Supersport - Pitt Wins The Race And the Championship
Andrew Pitt (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) won his fifth WSS race of the 2008 season and in doing so took the overall World championship win, with one round remaining.
Vallelunga - Italy - September 2008...........................................Top Of The Page
Autodromo ‘Piero Taruffi' di Vallelunga Website www.vallelunga.it
21-09-08 Checa the Top Honda Man at Vallelunga
Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR) scored fifth on two occasions at the Vallelunga World Superbike race weekend, and now sits fifth in the overall championship fight with two rounds left to run.
21-09-08 Neukirchner Just Misses Vallelunga Podium
Team Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner took a gritty pair of fourths in the 12th round of the Superbike World Championship at Vallelunga.
21-09-08 Points for Lavilla and Walker at Vallelunga
Vent Axia VK Honda riders Gregorio Lavilla and Chris Walker added to the points tally, although not as many as they would have liked, with a pair of solid rides at round twelve of the Hannspree World Superbike Championship
21-09-08 Gain for Rea But Pain for Pitt in Vallelunga
Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) took off from his third place grid sport at Vallelunga and put on a textbook display of front running to lead every one of the 22-laps and secure his third win of his rookie season.
17-09-08 All Roads Lead to Vallelunga for Kiyonari and Checa
It has been a sometime dramatic and often successful rookie season for both Ryuichi Kiyonari and Carlos Checa and after 11 rounds each has tasted victory more than once while journeying on their upward learning curves.
17-09-08 World Supersport Championship - Honda Riders Head For The Eternal City
For the first time this season championship leader Andrew Pitt enters a race weekend with an outside chance of winning the title itself by the end of raceday.
16-09-08 Alstare Men Aim for the Top in Rome
Team Alstare riders Fonsi Nieto, Yukio Kagayama and Max Neukirchner are gunning for good results at this weekend's 12th round of the World Superbike Championship in Vallelunga near Rome following disappointment in the wet at Donington Park
Donington Park - European Round - September 2008.........Top Of The Page
Donington Park Website www.donington-park.co.uk
07-09-08 Kiyonari Takes Wet Weather Win
Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR) put on a dazzling display of controlled wet weather riding to lead the entire second race.
07-09-08 Brookes Wins As Honda Riders Go 1-2-3 In the Championship Standings
After a thrilling 22-lap Supersport race at Donington Josh Brookes (Hannspree Stiggy Motorsports Honda CBR600RR) gave his team their first win, as he himself took his second career win in this class.
07-09-08 "Wild Card" Sykes Gets Donington Podium
Rizla Suzuki's Tom Sykes kept his cool during a red-flagged aggregated race one at the 11th round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park today to take a close second place to Troy Bayliss after leading for a large part of the race.
07-09-08 Fantastic fourth For Ellison
Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider James Ellison turned on the style with a superb performance when he splashed his way to fourth place in the second World Superbike race at Donington Park.
07-09-08 Fourth for Lavilla at Donington Park
Vent Axia VK Honda rider Gregorio Lavilla defied the wet conditions to score his best result of the season when he posted a fourth place finish in the opening race at Donington Park.
07-09-08 Donington points for Bridewell
Wiltshire rider Tommy Bridewell defied the damp and overcast conditions to score an eleventh place finish in today's Suzuki GSX-R European Cup at Donington Park.
Brands Hatch - UK - August 2008............................................Top Of The Page
Brands Hatch Website Here
 04-08-08 Craig Jones - Obituary
PARKALGAR HONDA racer Craig Jones passed away at 00:32 on Monday, August 4th, after suffering a crash in the ninth round of the World Supersport Championship at Brands Hatch in Kent, UK, on Sunday, August 3rd.
03-08-08 Kiyonari Takes A Superb Double Win At Brands Hatch
Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR) took his first and second World Superbike race wins today after two thrilling contests, the first with championship leader Troy Bayliss and Max Biaggi, then the second with his countryman Noriyuki Haga.
03-08-08 Neukirchner Keeps 2nd Place In Series
Team Alstare Suzuki's Max Neukirchner remains in second place in the World Superbike Championship after finishing seventh and fourth in today's rain-lashed Brands Hatch 10th round in Kent.
03-08-08 Rea Wins In Front of Home Fans - Graig Jones Seriously Injured
In an aggregate WSS race Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) took his second victory in a row. Craig Jones (Parkalgar Honda CBR600RR) fell from his machine at the fast Clark Curve, appearing to be struck by a closely following rider.
03-08-08 Lavilla and Walker in the Points at Brands
Vent Axia VK Honda riders Greg Lavilla and Chris Walker were in points scoring form when round ten of the HANNspree World Superbike Championship took place at Brands Hatch this weekend.
02-08-08 Neukirchner On Brands WSB 2nd Row
Team Alstare Suzuki's Max Neukirchner will start from the second row of the grid for tomorrow's World Superbike Championship round at Brands Hatch in the UK.
01-08-08 Kagayama 3rd On Brands WSB Opening Day
Team Suzuki Alstare rider Yukio Kagayama mastered a bumpy track and blustery conditions in this afternoon's qualifying at Brands Hatch to end the day with the third fastest lap time ahead of Sunday's World Superbike Championship 10th round.
30-07-08 Chris Jones Riders Fund
As the World's best riders prepare to battle it out on track this weekend at what is set to be one of the most exciting race weekend's of the year, the Chris Jones Riders Fund will be there in force with their stand and various helpers.
30-07-08 Top Honda Riders Approach Brands Brimming With Confidence
Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR) and Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR) will arrive in the UK for the tenth round of the 2008 World Superbike Championship this weekend.
30-07-08 Pitt Ready For Another Push At Brands Hatch
Andrew Pitt (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) had to give best to his own team-mate Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) at the most recent WSS round in Brno, but in the championship fight Pitt is the clear leader.
Automotodrom Brno - Czech Republic - July 2008..............Top Of The Page
Automotodrom Brno Website Here
20-07-08 Kiyonari The Top Honda Man At Challenging Brno Track
Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR) was the best-placed Honda scorer at the Brno round of the championship.
20-07-08 Double Points for Greg at Brno
Gregorio Lavilla added to his World Superbike Championship points tally with a pair of battling points finishes at Brno in the Czech Republic.
20-07-08 Rea Secures First Win On All Honda Podium
Jonathan Rea beat his team-mate Andrew Pitt by only 0.020 seconds at Brno to record his first ever World Supersport race win
16-07-08 Honda Riders Ready To Push On At Popular Venue
Few riders in the World Superbike series have anything but praise for Brno, the next venue on the World Superbike championship trail.
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