MOTOR RACING
Get the latest World Superbikes newsTEN KATE HANNSPREE TEAM PROFILES
Meet Superbike World Championship’s Castrol-backed Ten Kate HANNSpree Team. In this section learn all about the team and it’s founder Gerrit Ten Kate. Discover this year’s WSBK CBR1000RR Fireblade and CBR600RR bikes, and meet the riders: Jonathan Rea, Max Neukirchner, Kenan Sofuoglu and Michele Pirro.
TEAM PROFILE
Castrol Honda World Superbike Team Profile
The latest incarnation of an iconic team has returned to the World Superbike championship following today’s launch of the new Castrol Honda team, with the global lubricants brand announcing title sponsorship of Honda’s superbike effort for the upcoming 2011 title race.
HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Supersport
The HANNspree Ten Kate Honda team is at the very top of its sport. Its successful involvement in motorcycle racing for nearly 20 years demonstrates beyond doubt that Ten Kate Honda has the expertise needed to run a competitive motorcycle race team.
BIKE PROFILE
Honda CBR1000RR
Find out more about the 2011 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade driven by the Castrol Honda team.
Honda CBR600RR
Since 2002, the Castrol-backed Ten Kate Honda team has raced the CBR600RR to an unprecedented eight consecutive World Supersport titles.
RIDER PROFILES
Jonathan Rea
One of the most talented young racers in any class of competition today, Jonathan Rea started his two-wheeled education early, winning the British 60cc motocross championship in 1997.
Ruben Xaus
Ruben Xaus is a name that has echoed through the racing world with a resonance that matches the tall and powerful frame of this larger than life character.
Fabien Foret
Fabien Foret returns to the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team in 2011 for the first time since winning the World Supersport championship for the team in 2002.
Florian Marino
If his HANNSpree Ten Kate Honda team-mate, Fabien Foret, is one of the most experienced riders in the paddock, Florian Marino probably has the least experience.
WORLD SUPERBIKES 2011