Eugene Laverty

  • WSB: Rea tops final day of pre-season testing at Portimao. Lowes second. Bautista third.

    WSB: Rea tops final day of pre-season testing at Portimao. Lowes second. Bautista third.

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    Reigning World Champion Jonathan Rea continued his strong pre-season form yesterday, coming out on top during the final day of pre-season testing at the Autodromo do Algarve in Portimao – ahead of 2019 Superbike World Championship season kicking off in Australia next month. Despite suffering a small crash during the minutes of the test, Northern…

  • WSB: Jonathan Rea sets the pace at Portimao.

    WSB: Jonathan Rea sets the pace at Portimao.

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    Jonathan Rea has taken the top spot during the first day of testing at Portimao, keeping up his impressive pre-season pace from Jerez last week. 14 WorldSBK and 10 WordSSP riders are at the Autodromo do Algarve Portimao for the final European winter test ahead of the 2019 Superbike World Championship season kicking off in…

  • WSB: Jerez Test: Jonathan Rea returns to the top on the final day of testing

    WSB: Jerez Test: Jonathan Rea returns to the top on the final day of testing

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    Busy two-day test comes to an end at Circuito de Jerez Ángel Nieto with reigning World Champion back at the top of the charts. The sun shone down on the final day of testing at the Spanish circuit of Jerez, where the WSB riders tested on the final day of the two-day long session. With…

  • WSB: Alex Lowes fastest at Jerez test

    WSB: Alex Lowes fastest at Jerez test

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    Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider led day one of testing at Jerez with Jonathan Rea close behind. Making their final preparations ahead of the 2019 season opener, 16 WorldSBK and 12 WorldSSP riders were out on track yesterday at the Circuito de Jerez Ángel Nieto for the opening day of testing at the Andalusian circuit. Despite…

  • WSB:  Jonathan Rea inches closer to points record with fantastic Race 1 win

    WSB: Jonathan Rea inches closer to points record with fantastic Race 1 win

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    2018 champion triumphs over teammate Tom Sykes in penultimate race of 2018 Seventeen down, one to go. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) has won the first race of the Pirelli Qatar Round and matched Doug Polen’s record for the most race victories in a single season, with 17 additional laps still to go tomorrow…

  • WSB :Sykes claims his final Tissot Superpole with Kawasaki

    WSB :Sykes claims his final Tissot Superpole with Kawasaki

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    KRT one-two in qualifying with Lowes completing the front row for Race 1 Nine years after claiming his first pole position for Kawasaki, ‘Superpoleman’ Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) has topped qualifying one last time for the green machines, smashing the lap record of Losail International Circuit along the way. The English rider bested…

  • WSB: Rea extends his WINNING streak. Takes the DOUBLE in Argentina.

    WSB: Rea extends his WINNING streak. Takes the DOUBLE in Argentina.

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    Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) claimed his fifth consecutive double of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at the Circuito San Juan Villicum in sensational fashion. That means, he’s now won ten races in a row, more than any rider in World Superbike history The champion was forced to dig deep to take…

  • WSB: Here’s 16 cool things to know ahead of the racing this weekend in Argentina

    WSB: Here’s 16 cool things to know ahead of the racing this weekend in Argentina

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    1. Circuito San Juan Villicum is the 48th track the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship has ridden around. The last addition was Buriram which was introduced in 2015. 2. Argentina will host a World Superbike race weekend for the first time ever and this coming race marks the Argentina as the 24th country to host the championship.…

  • WSB: No easing off for the champion: Rea makes it a double in France.

    WSB: No easing off for the champion: Rea makes it a double in France.

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    Eighth consecutive win for the KRT rider who matches best WorldSBK winning streak since 2006 The champion is not taking an early vacation just yet: Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) roared ahead to grab a phenomenal double at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours as the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship shut up shop for…

  • WSB: That’s a wrap! Jonathan Rea takes the win and the title in style.

    WSB: That’s a wrap! Jonathan Rea takes the win and the title in style.

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    The reigning Champion makes it four in a row as he wins Race One in France, ahead of Sykes and Fores. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) took the 2018 WorldSBK crown in style at the Acerbis French Round, slicing past teammate Tom Sykes in the early stages of Race One and imperious from there on…

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