WorldSBK Magny-Cours: Razgatlioglu bags Superpole race win
Reigning WorldSBK Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu took a hard-fought victory in the Magny-Cours Superpole race.
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WorldSBK Magny-Cours: Rea, Razgatlioglu in closest-ever Superpole
In what was a titanic battle, the closest ever WorldSBK pole margin was set at Magny-Cours with both Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) and Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha) setting an identical pole time although Rea heads the grid courtesy of a faster second-fastest lap time.
WorldSBK Magny-Cours: Rea takes charge as rain continues
Former WorldSBK king Jonathan Rea topped the second and soaking free practice at Magny-Cours, beating Axel Bassani by a second with Kawasaki team-mate and overall fastest man Alex Lowes in third.
WorldSBK Magny-Cours: Lowes leads wet opening session
Kawasaki’s Alex Lowes topped the opening WorldSBK practice session of the day, with a 1’39.107 set before the heavens opened at Magny-Cours this morning.
Haslam all set for a 24-hour first with TATI Team Beringer Racing ride in EWC season-deciding Bol d
Leon Haslam will go from scoring an FIM Endurance World Championship podium to competing in a 24-hour race for the first time when he contests the 100th-anniversary Bol d’Or next week (15-18 September). Along with Alex Lowes and Jonathan Rea, Haslam formed part of the Kawasaki Racing Team that finished second in last month’s 43rd Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race.
Haslam to make Bol d’Or debut with private Kawasaki squad
Leon Haslam will go from scoring a Suzuka Eight-Hours podium to competing in a 24-hour race for the first time when he contests the 100th-anniversary Bol d’Or next week.
Barcelona WorldSBK test: Razgatlioglu brushes off ‘big crash’
Reigning WorldSBK king Toprak Razgatlioglu brushed off a ‘big crash’ on day two of the Barcelona WorldSBK test which saw him end the session in hospital.
Barcelona WorldSBK test: Rea fastest as Razgatlioglu crashes
Former WorldSBK king Jonathan Rea topped the timesheets as testing at Barcelona concluded early due to rain.