Jakub Smrz To Test Aprilia in Valencia

This week, Smrz will take his first testing ride on the Aprilia RSV-4 at the Valencia circuit this week. He will be joined by several other WSBK regulars and some newcomers and returnees at this test. Smrz is in his first season with his new team - which switched from Ducati to Aprilia after the 2009 season ended - and he is ready to make an impression.

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Aprilia Confirms Guandalini and Borciani Team Interest

The Ducati teams of Guandalini and Marco Borciani are merging for the 2010 World Superbike Championship and are very interested in running at least one rider on an Aprilia RSV-4. Aprilia has now confirmed that they are speaking with the newly created team. The Guandalini team has already signed Jacob Smrz for 2010, so it looks like he would be the rider...

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Aprilia to Run Two World Superbike Teams? New Rumors (again)...

We heard it a few weeks ago before the end of the 2009 World Superbike season, and now it has surfaced again; Aprilia may go ahead with plans to have to teams in WSBK. We already know that Camier may join Biaggi at the current singular factory team. The newest news is that the Guandalini team may switch from Ducati machinery to Aprilia. Currently, this other team only has Jacob Smrz under contract for 2010 - so, there could be another new Aprilia rider in 2010.

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Two World Superbike Teams May Join Forces and Race Aprilias

Each of the two teams ran Ducati last year, but 2010 may see them join together and race Aprilia machines in World Superbike. GPOne Guandalini Racing and BRC Racing – formerly Sterilgarda Ducati - will work together to decide on riders and the overall team for the 2010 season. Aprilia has been looking for a satellite squad during the off-season anyway, and this team just may fit their desires. One more Aprilia team and two fewer Ducati teams...the only real question left now is who will ride for the new team?

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First Qualifying Practice at Portimao World Superbike Round

As Spies only made seventh in the first practice, this is an improvement for him; he managed third in this the first qualifying practice for Superpole. Haga actually moved from second down to ninth! Jakub Smrz dropped one spot to second after Jonathan Rea turned in a scorching lap on board his Ten Kate Honda. Tomorrow's qualifying will certainly be interesting...

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World Superbike Championship Portimao First Free Practice Times

From the lovely nation of Portugal comes the Portimao round of the World Superbike Championship. Here are the results from the first full practice at the event - and Haga is doing well, but Spies is only in seventh. I wonder if this is any indication of what we will see in the races on Sunday - probably not.

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