Spaniard Joan Lascorz approaches his home round at Valencia in good spirits for two good reasons, while memories of past Valencia glories will also be a boost for his team-mate Katsuaki Fujiwara. Last year Lascorz scored his first WSS class victory at Valencia, and after a strong showing in recent tests there, on his continually developing 2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, he is once more aiming high…
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A return to Europe and Valencia for the third round of the WSB Championship sees Broc Parkes and Makoto Tamada hoping track conditions will mirror those that graced a recent test session. Although Tamada was still recuperating from a big warm-up crash at the previous round in Qatar when the recent Valencia test took place, his team-mate Parkes made steps in the right direction to maximise the…
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For Broc Parkes and Makoto Tamada the second round of the championship offers the chance to score points in what is already proving to be one of the most closely-contested WSB series ever held. After some high points in winter testing the recent Phillip Island races proved to be less rewarding then expected and thus the Ninja ZX-10R WSB riders approach the Losail circuit with even greater…
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Joan Lascorz and Katsuaki Fujiwara are moving forward in the development stages of their 2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R machines at Losail this coming weekend, with high hopes of strong race results. Their bikes and equipment have had to be shipped straight to Qatar from the previous round in Australia, where Lascorz was fast in qualifying and finished eighth in a thrilling 21-lap race. Fujiwara…
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FEBRUARY 26, 2009 - Kawasaki announces that after constructive talks between Kawasaki, Dorna and other involved parties, a new one-rider Team will participate in the 2009 MotoGP Championship season. This decision was made after negotiations that followed Kawasaki’s January 2009 announcement to suspend its factory supported MotoGP activities due to the economic crisis. Rider for the new…
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Dear Kawasaki Racing enthusiasts, With the Canadian Racing series still a few months away, get your current fix of high octane news with the launch of the European Kawasaki Racing Team website, keep up to date with all the noise the world superbike and supersport team are making.The 2009 World Superbike Championship gets underway March 1st in Phillip Island (Australia) and Kawasaki…
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New signing Broc Parkes took his Kawasaki World Superbike Team Ninja ZX-10R to 15th place in the overall WSB ranking after three days of testing, despite frequent interruptions due to rain. Parkes has raced in World Supersport for many years recently and the team is new to Kawasaki machinery this season; facts which make the final mid-placing on the time-sheets highly respectable, particularly…
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The all new Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R set the fastest lap of the official three-day World Supersport test at Portimao, in the hands of new signing Joan Lascorz.Lascorz' Provec Motocard Kawasaki World Supersport team-mate Katsuaki Fujiwara was 17th fastest after spending his three days on track working though a variety of engine and chassis set-ups, all of which allowed the new Kawasaki team to make…
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Tokyo, January 9, 2009 -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it has decided to suspend its factory MotoGP racing activities from 2009 season. Amid quickly changing business environment, Kawasaki has been promptly taking countermeasures to cope with the situation. As the world economy is not likely to recover in a short period due to the major impact of the financial crisis,…
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Team manager Jeff Comello announced today that Alex Welsh will join multi-time Canadian Superbike and Super Sport Champion Jordan Szoke on the 2009 Kawasaki Factory Team lineup. Brett McCormick, who rode for Kawasaki in 2008, will not be part of the 2009 program. Comello said the Saskatoon native, who started rising to prominence over the past two years on the Canadian road race circuit aboard…
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Monster Energy Kawasaki's road race team will give Canadian Kawasaki rider Jordan Szoke a special opportunity to ride with the USA factory team during the series finale at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif. this weekend. The opportunity comes just a short time after wrapping up his fifth-career Canadian superbike championship and third-consecutive Pro 600 Sport Bike…
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2008 PARTS CANADA SUPERBIKE CHAMPION2008 YOSHIMURA PRO600 SPORT BIKE CHAMPION2008 Inside Motorcycles Team OF THE YEARWith another championship title, a 1-2 finish in Pro 600 Sport Bike, a win in Superbike, and receiving the Inside Motorcycles Team of the Year award, it was a picture perfect weekend for the Canadian Kawasaki Race Team at the final round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship.…
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Canadian Kawasaki's Brett McCormick proved today that his first career superpole earned at the last round was no fluke. McCormick took control of the pre-superpole warm up by setting the fastest time during the 10 session and then stormed to within tenths of the out right circuit record set by Jordan Szoke in 2007 to post a time of 1:04.656. For McCormick's teammate, today's superpole event…
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The stage has been set for the Canadian Kawasaki Racing team to make racing history at the much anticipated final round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship this weekend in Shannonville Ontario. Piloting the all new ZX-10R, two-time defending champion Jordan Szoke, who wrapped up his third consecutive Pro 600 Sport Bike Championship earlier this month, will be looking to add a Superbike…
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It was another stellar weekend for Canadian Kawasaki Racing as the Parts Canada Superbike and Yoshimura Pro 600 Sport Bike Championships visited Atlantic Motorsport Park in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia for the fifth and sixth rounds of the series. Podium finishes all around for both Jordan Szoke and Brett McCormick saw the team play a dominant role in both classes on both days.For Szoke, who…
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Canadian Kawasaki Racing's Jordan Szoke, defending Superbike and Sportbike Champion continues to dominate the 2008 series after a very successful first day of the Atlantic Motorsport Park double header. Szoke started the day with a second place finish in the 600 Sportbike class aboard his ZX-6R.  While his teammate Brett McCormick rode a solid race to take the final podium position, placing…
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Coming off a successful multi podium double-header weekend at Mosport International Raceway two weeks ago, the Canadian Kawasaki racing team is ready for another back-to-back assault on the Parts Canada Superbike and Yoshimura Pro 600 Sport Bike Championships at Atlantic Motorsport Park in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia this weekend. With defending champion Jordan Szoke leading the Superbike title…
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With four podium finishes, it was a banner weekend for Canadian Kawasaki's Jordan Szoke at Mosport International Raceway this past weekend during the running of Rounds 3 and 4 of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship. Szoke recorded a second place finish in Saturday's Pro 600 Sport Bike to then shut down the competition in the Superbike feature, claiming his 25th career win in the process. In…
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2008 Parts Canada Superbike Championship Mosport International Raceway ~ Rounds 3 & 4As the first double header of the season got underway at the 3.9 km Mosport International Raceway the defending series Champion Jordan Szoke and rookie sensation Brett McCormick started today's sessions slowly but ended off in good form for the upcoming races Saturday and Sunday.In the provisional qualifying…
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Kawasaki Race Team's Jordan Szoke will be looking for a milestone weekend at Mosport International Raceway on July 17-20. Not only will Szoke be on the throttle of his ZX-10R and ZX-6R to strengthen the point's lead he currently enjoys in the Parts Canada Superbike and Yoshimura Pro 600 Sport Bike Championship, he will be gunning to tie the all time Canadian Superbike win record of 26 wins.The…
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