Pata Honda rider Michael van der Mark found things far from easy in today’s opening two Free Practice sessions for round five of the World Superbike championship at Imola in Italy. The Honda CBR1000RR rider ended the day in 13th place following the two 45-minute...
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Michael van der Mark is preparing himself with his Pata Honda team for this weekend’s (8-10 May) fifth-round World Superbike championship event at Imola in Italy and is aiming to continue the forward strides made last time out. Van der Mark took a brace of...
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Michael van der Mark took his maiden World Superbike championship podium in the first of two fourth-round races at Assen in the Netherlands this afternoon and followed it with another in the second outing in front of a delighted home crowd. Both races were won...
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Michael van der Mark will start tomorrow’s two fourth-round World Superbike races from the second row of the grid after setting the fifth-fastest time in today’s Superpole sessions at Assen in the Netherlands. The Dutch Pata Honda rider, riding in front of an enthusiastic home...
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Michael van der Mark set the fifth fastest overall time in today’s two practice sessions for the fourth round of the 2015 World Superbike championship at Assen in the Netherlands. The 22-year-old Pata Honda rider fired his Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP around the 4.542km Assen...
Read MoreAs a Dutch rider in a Dutch team, the Assen WSBK round is particularly significant for Michael van der Mark. In this beautifully-shot film, the 22-year-old talks about his childhood, growing up around his fathers transport company, the major influences on his career and how...
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The Pata Honda team is gearing up for this weekend’s fourth-round World Superbike championship races at Assen in the Netherlands with riders Sylvain Guintoli and Michael van der Mark on their Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP machines. The historic 4.542km TT Circuit at Assen is just...
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The third-round of the World Superbike championship this weekend has been a challenging outing for Michael van der Mark at Aragon, Spain. Over the weekend the team strived to improve and find the optimum setting for the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP around the 5.077km circuit....
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Michael van der Mark will start tomorrow’s third-round World Superbike championship races from the fourth row of the grid after qualifying in 11th position today at Aragon in Spain. The Dutch rider had a positive start in the morning’s free practice runs and the team...
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Michael van der Mark set the overall seventh fastest time in the two practice sessions today at Aragon, Spain for the third round of the World Superbike Championship. The Dutch SBK rookie is confident in the changes made today and feels that him and the...
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With only one week to go before Michael van der Mark will make his first World Superbike laps at the famous TT Circuit in Assen, his and Pata Hondas home track, we are proud to present the new merchandise line of the 2014 World Supersport...
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After the opening two rounds in Australia and Thailand, round three of the 2015 World Superbike championship sees Pata Honda rider Michael van der Mark return to Europe for this weekend’s third-round encounter at Motorland Aragon near Alcaniz in Spain. The 5.077km Hermann Tilke-designed Aragon...
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