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Sunfighter · 02-28-2016, 10:55 AM

Superbike World Championship

From Wikipedia: Superbike World Championship (also known as SBK, World Superbike, WSB, or WSBK) is the worldwide Superbike racing Championship. The championship was founded in 1988. The Superbike World Championship season consists of a series of rounds held on permanent racing facilities. Each round has two races and the results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for riders and one for manufacturers.

The motorcycles that race in the championship are tuned versions of motorcycles available for sale to the public, by contrast with MotoGP where purpose built machines are used. MotoGP is the motorcycle world's equivalent of Formula One, whereas Superbike racing is similar to touring car racing.

Europe is Superbike World Championship's traditional centre and leading market. However, rounds have been held in the United States, Malaysia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Australia, Russia, Qatar, and South Africa and the series plans on keeping extra-European circuits in rotation. An Indonesian race was also proposed for the 2008 season, but this was later canceled by the FIM.

The championship is regulated by the FIM, the international governing body of motorcycle racing, and managed and promoted by FGSport. FGSport became part of the Infront Group in 2007 and in 2008 was rebranded as Infront Motor Sports. As of 2013 the championship is organised by Dorna.

2016 Calendar

Australia
R1 - February 27th - WINNER = REA (Kawasaki)
R2 - February 28th - WINNER = REA (Kawasaki)

Thailand
R1 - March 12th - WINNER = REA (Kawasaki)
R2 - March 13th - WINER = SYKES (Kawasaki)

Spain
R1 - April 2
R2 - April 3

Netherlands
R1 - April 16
R2 - April 17

Italy
R1 - April 30
R2 - May 1

Malaysia
R1 - May 14
R2 - May 15

United Kingdom
R1 - May 28
R2 - May 29

Italy
R1 - June 18
R2 - June 19

United States
R1 - July 9
R2 - July 10

Italy
R1 - July 23
R2 - July 24

Germany
R1 - September 17
R2 - September 18

France
R1 - October 1
R2 - October 2

Spain
R1 - 15 October
R2 - 16 October

Qatar
R1 - 29 October
R2 - 30 October

02-28-2016, 10:55 AM	#1
Sunfighter 2-Wheelin' Mod Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Burnaby Posts: 3,404 Thanked 994 Times in 425 Posts Failed 4 Times in 2 Posts Member's Picture Albums	2016 WSBK Thread Superbike World Championship From Wikipedia: Superbike World Championship (also known as SBK, World Superbike, WSB, or WSBK) is the worldwide Superbike racing Championship. The championship was founded in 1988. The Superbike World Championship season consists of a series of rounds held on permanent racing facilities. Each round has two races and the results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for riders and one for manufacturers. The motorcycles that race in the championship are tuned versions of motorcycles available for sale to the public, by contrast with MotoGP where purpose built machines are used. MotoGP is the motorcycle world's equivalent of Formula One, whereas Superbike racing is similar to touring car racing. Europe is Superbike World Championship's traditional centre and leading market. However, rounds have been held in the United States, Malaysia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Australia, Russia, Qatar, and South Africa and the series plans on keeping extra-European circuits in rotation. An Indonesian race was also proposed for the 2008 season, but this was later canceled by the FIM. The championship is regulated by the FIM, the international governing body of motorcycle racing, and managed and promoted by FGSport. FGSport became part of the Infront Group in 2007 and in 2008 was rebranded as Infront Motor Sports. As of 2013 the championship is organised by Dorna. 2016 Calendar Australia R1 - February 27th - WINNER = REA (Kawasaki) R2 - February 28th - WINNER = REA (Kawasaki) Thailand R1 - March 12th - WINNER = REA (Kawasaki) R2 - March 13th - WINER = SYKES (Kawasaki) Spain R1 - April 2 R2 - April 3 Netherlands R1 - April 16 R2 - April 17 Italy R1 - April 30 R2 - May 1 Malaysia R1 - May 14 R2 - May 15 United Kingdom R1 - May 28 R2 - May 29 Italy R1 - June 18 R2 - June 19 United States R1 - July 9 R2 - July 10 Italy R1 - July 23 R2 - July 24 Germany R1 - September 17 R2 - September 18 France R1 - October 1 R2 - October 2 Spain R1 - 15 October R2 - 16 October Qatar R1 - 29 October R2 - 30 October __________________ ROOGP Long Live the King : RIP John (Gwilo) Last edited by Sunfighter; 03-13-2016 at 06:22 PM.