APRILIA RACING TESTS AT JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA
March 16, 2013 by Pippa Morson
EUGENE LAVERTY AND SYLVAIN GUINTOLI BUSY WITH TWO DAYS OF TESTING IN ORDER TO BE FULLY PREPARED FOR THE NEXT RACE WEEKEND AT ARAGON.
Jerez de la Frontera, 15 March 2013 – The start of the World Superbike season at Phillip Island in February was definitely reinforcement for the confidence of the Aprilia Racing Team and its standard bearers, Eugene Laverty and Sylvain Guintoli. Two wins, full spoils in the manufacturer championship, a tie for the leadership of the rider championship... [Read more...]
LAVERTY WINS IN PHILLIP ISLAND 2013
February 24, 2013 by Pippa Morson
A win, a second and a lap record made for a superb weekend for Laverty!
APRILIA DOMINATES WORLD SBK RACE 1 IS A ONE-TWO-THREE WITH GUINTOLI, LAVERTY AND FABRIZIO LAVERTY TRIUMPHS IN RACE 2 WITH GUINTOLI SECOND AND FOUR APRILIAS FINISHING IN THE TOP SIX. THE TWO APRILIA STANDARD BEARERS NOW LEAD THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN A TIE. TOP POINTS FOR APRILIA IN THE MANUFACTURER CHAMPIONSHIP. Phillip Island – Australia,... [Read more...]
Magnificent 7 revealed for Irish Motorcyclist of the Year
January 10, 2013 by Nichola Pearce
Jack Kennedy taken at the Adelaide Masters Series
Seven riders will battle it out for the Enkalon Irish Motorcyclist of the Year, in association with Adelaide Insurance Services. The “Magnificent 7” have been shortlisted after thousands of bike fans voted in a special online poll for their favourite rider of 2012. The winner will be presented with the famous Joey Dunlop trophy at the Adelaide Motorcycle... [Read more...]
Eugene Laverty: Continuity is key
The offseason officially began today. We completed a three day test at Jerez this week and fortunately we got sunshine throughout. I circulated almost 250 times but I would have been happy to do another 250. We continued to evaluate different swingarms and fork settings to see what works best with the new for 2013 17 inch Pirelli tyres and we made some... [Read more...]
Laverty (Aprilia) the quickest on Day 3 at Jerez Test
November 30, 2012 by Pippa Morson
Laverty was the quickest on the 3rd day of the testing at Jerez just before the regulation 6-week test ban kicks in until mid-January. Photo: eugenelaverty.co
Aprilia Racing and Kawasaki Racing both concluded their final winter test run of the year at Jerez today before the regulation six-week ban kicks in from the start of December through until mid-January. Quickest man on a day when temperatures did not go much above 12°C was Eugene Laverty, who put in an impressive time of 1 minute 40.185 seconds, representing... [Read more...]
Eugene Laverty: Looking ahead to next season
November 3, 2012 by Eugene Laverty
I got my wish in the end! Photo: eugenelaverty.co
I got my wish in the end! Nurburgring was a nice build up with two runner-up finishes before finally getting my first win of the season at Portimao. We came on really strong towards the end of the season so it was nice to go into the winter break off a good run of races. What an end to the title fight though! It came down to just half a point between... [Read more...]
Laverty 6th overall in the 2012 World Superbike Championship
October 8, 2012 by Pippa Morson
After a turbulent start to the season Eugene Laverty had a very strong second part of the season as he got to grips with his RSV4 Aprilia
After a turbulent start to the season Eugene Laverty had a very strong second part of the season as he got to grips with his RSV4 Aprilia. In the final two races of the year Laverty managed 7th and 4th. Eugene Laverty “I would like to have finished the season with a podium but nevertheless our pace was very strong today. It’s been an up and down... [Read more...]
Laverty ready for the final round of World Superbikes 2012
October 6, 2012 by Pippa Morson
Laverty ready to finish the season in style at Cologne. Photo: eugenelaverty.co
Intermot, Cologne, 3 October 2012 – It will not be a weekend for the faint of heart. The 2012 Superbike season is drawing to a close with the last round on the French circuit at Magny Cours, and the race for both world titles (rider and manufacturer) is still wide open. The Aprilia standard bearer, five time world champion Max Biaggi, after excellent... [Read more...]
Laverty Wins in Portimao
Portimao (Portugal), 23 September 2012 – At the end of an exciting weekend Max Biaggi, Eugene Laverty and the entire Aprilia Racing Team head home from Portugal having strengthened the leaderships that they boast in all of the World Superbike standings and with the satisfaction of Laverty’s first championship victory astride the RSV4. The Aprilia... [Read more...]
Double Podium for Laverty at Nurburgring
September 10, 2012 by Pippa Morson
Eugene Laverty with Max Biaggi at Nurburging after a very successful double podium weekend
Nürburgring (Germany), 9 September 2012 – A weekend to remember for the Aprilia Racing Team at the Nürburgring. The “single-brand” podium in Race 1 was the result of the perfect performance that the mechanics and riders put in during all the sessions. Pole man Max Biaggi got off to a brilliant start, staying locked onto Sykes in the first few... [Read more...]
