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      <title><![CDATA[Yamaha event summary]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Spectacular First Race Victory for Marco Melandri



Marco MelandriPhoto by: Dave DyerYamaha World Superbike 
rider Marco Melandri provided an extraordinary performance today in
Donington Park delivering ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/yamaha-event-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kawasaki event summary]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kawasaki Challenge for Donington Podiums

Tom SykesPhoto by: Dave Dyer

Kawasaki World Superbike team riders Tom Sykes and Joan Lascorz were
unlucky not to come away with some silverware after a strong ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/kawasaki-event-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ducati event summary]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ducati Extends Lead In World Superbike Championship

Ducati is exited to report a
great start to the World Superbike Championship, winning three out of
four races and taking the lead in both the rider and manufacturer
championships.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/ducati-event-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WSBK Donnington Sunday Report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The two riders who won races at Donington today, Carlos Checa and Marco Melandri, are the two who leave at the head of the championship chase, with Checa now on 91 points and Melandri on 72. Superpole winner Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) used his experience to change his rear tyre choice for race two and improve from a third place to be a clear winner, while Melandri (Yamaha World ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/wsbk-donnington-sunday-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WSBK Donnington Qualifying Report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Checa wins Superpole at impressive pace

Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) took his second pole of the 2011 season by posting the fastest lap of the weekend in Superpole three, a 1’28.099. Local rider Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) will line up behind Checa at Leon’s home track, with another British rider, Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike) third. The last spot on the front ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/wsbk-donnington-qualifying-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 23:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WSBK Donnington Friday Report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia) scorched round the new-look Donington Park circuit in a blistering time of 1 minute 28.794 seconds to head off a challenge from Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike) as the Superbike riders concluded their first qualifying session. Biaggi's final advantage over Melandri was just a fraction (0.047 seconds) with the two Italians the only riders into the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/wsbk-donnington-friday-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WSBK Thursday news]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Superbike riders celebrate 80 years of Donington

Donington (UK), Thursday 24th March 2011 – The traditional pre-event press conference for the second round of the 2011 FIM Superbike World Championship on Sunday at Donington Park was an opportunity to celebrate 80 years of motorbike racing at the British circuit.

 

In 1931 the first-ever motorcycle race took place on a track that ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/wsbk-thursday-news/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WSBK Donnington preview]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The FIM Superbike World Championship returns to Donington Park after an absence of just one year, this time for the European Round, the second event on the 2011 championship calendar. Once again Donington becomes a ‘blast from the past’ as the Leicestershire circuit was the scene for the first-ever World Superbike round, which was held back on April 3rd 1988. It is also worth ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/wsbk-donnington-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Carlos Checa takes Phillip Island double]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Checa the irresistible force takes two Phillip Island race wins

Phillip Island (Australia), Sunday 27 February 2011 - Ever since his first sessions in the official IMS tests at Phillip Island earlier this week Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) made himself a force to be reckoned with in front of 63,200 spectators at Phillip Island. On the opening day of the new season the Superpole ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/carlos-checa-takes-phillip-island-double/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Phillip Island: Kawasaki Sunday report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kawasaki Superbike Racing Team rider Tom Sykes gave the brand new Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R its competitive debut and came away from the opening round of the World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island in Australia with a pair of battling top ten placings.

After a good qualifying session which had him as third fastest on combined times, the Huddersfield rider eventually slotted the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/phillip-island-kawasaki-sunday-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Phillip Island: Yamaha Sunday report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Yamaha World Superbike Team rider Marco Melandri ended his podium drought this afternoon, stepping up to take third position in the second World Superbike race, his first podium since 2009. The World Superbike rookie started well from his second row position, closing in on defending World Champion Max Biaggi and pushing him to the race finale, interchanging for second position a number ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/phillip-island-yamaha-sunday-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Phillip Island: Motorcycling Australia Sunday report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Broc Parkes capped off a brilliant Australian Round of the World Superbike Championship for the local riders, finishing on the podium in the WSBK Supersport at Phillip Island.

The Newcastle-native overcame a mechanical issue mid-way through the race to come within 0.009 of a second of stealing victory from Italian Luca Scassa.

After leading through the first two laps, Parkes dropped ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/phillip-island-motorcycling-australia-sunday-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Phillip Island: Suzuki Sunday report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Team Suzuki Alstare rider Michel Fabrizio took a superb sixth place in the first race of the opening round of this year's Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island today. But even more encouraging was the fact that Michel was able to battle for a podium place until his tyres started to go off, four laps from the end. The young Italian was hoping to follow up his good performance ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/phillip-island-suzuki-sunday-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Phillip Island: Motorcycling Australia Saturday report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Saturday is known as moving day and that was the case for the Aussie contingent at Phillip Island for the World Superbike Championship, with two-time World Champion Troy Corser leading the charge.

After a disastrous first session on Friday, Corser turned around his fortunes in emphatic style with a brilliant performance in the WSBK Superpole.

Known as 'Mr Superpole', a clinical ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/phillip-island-motorcycling-australia-saturday-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Phillip Island: Yamaha Saturday report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Yamaha World Superbike Team riders Eugene Laverty and Marco Melandri experienced their first ever Superpole shoot-out this afternoon at the Phillip Island International circuit in Australia. The adrenalin fuelled short 'qualifying heats' quickly sort the fastest riders from the pack to decide the grid line up for Sunday's two World Superbike races, the first of the 2011 season. Laverty ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/phillip-island-yamaha-saturday-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Phillip Island: Suzuki Saturday report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Team Suzuki Alstare rider Michel Fabrizio missed out on a second row grid position by only one tenth of a second in Superpole today at Phillip Island. It was fellow countryman Marco Melandri (Yamaha) who just pushed Michel out of Superpole 2 and on to row three of the grid. But Michel is happy with all the work that he and the team had done today and is looking forward to tomorrow's ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/phillip-island-suzuki-saturday-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Phillip Island: Vermeulen praises volunteers]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of the most dedicated of racing fans make the annual pilgrimage to Phillip Island, the Mecca of Australian Motorcycle Sport, travelling from all over the country to be a part of one of the greatest weekend's on the sporting calendar.

These are the people who make our Australian Round of the World Superbike Championship possible.

It is especially the volunteers, whose ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/phillip-island-vermeulen-praises-volunteers/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Phillip Island: Series Saturday report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Phillip Island (Australia), Saturday 26 February 2011 - Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) set the quickest lap ever recorded around Phillip Island on a Superbike machine when he powered his Ducati 1098R to a time of 1 minute 30.882 seconds, thus grabbing the first Superpole trophy of the year. Checa, one of last year's winners in Australia, was just a fraction ahead of Max Biaggi (Aprilia ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/phillip-island-series-saturday-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Phillip Island: Yamaha Friday report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/phillip-island-yamaha-friday-report/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[New Yamaha World Superbike Team rider Eugene Laverty made an impressive debut today for his first ever World Superbike Championship race weekend. Having spent the morning's free practice session making further adjustments to his set up, the 24yr old rider from Northern Ireland sent a clear message in the afternoon's qualifying, the first of two over the weekend, using his 2011 R1 to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/phillip-island-yamaha-friday-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Phillip Island: Motorcycling Australia Friday report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/phillip-island-motorcycling-australia-friday-report/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the business end of the Australian Round of the 2011 World Superbike Championship swings into gear, the Australian riders are beginning to make their moves.

With a total six riders competing, the strong Aussie contingent is certainly turning heads, led by WSBK wildcard sensation Josh Waters and Supersport star Broc Parkes.

The duo were the standouts during important practice and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/phillip-island-motorcycling-australia-friday-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
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