Monza in Italy has a reputation as a breaker of engines, bikes...and riders. It also provides some of the closest racing anywhere. SBK came back to the oldest purpose built racetrack still in use, and the weekend did not disappoint. Tight, aggressive but fair racing was the order of the day. With a side helping of chaos... |
Assen in Holland is renowned for being fast, flowing and an exciting place to watch motorbikes. This year's SBK meeting was no exception, despite early suggestions that the sea was attempting to reclaim this part of Holland from above... |
Sam Lowes is always worth a brief chat, even when he's all sweaty and sweary after a good hard race. We cranked up the bleep machine and went to track him down for a few choice words after the race at Assen...and found him in particularly fine form... |
World Superbikes came back to Europe for what many regard as the proper start to the season - Aragon in sunny Spain. As usual, there were thrills and spills a-plenty, and though we saw plenty of familiar faces at the top of the timesheets, a welcome new arrival cropped up, too... |