New Alstare Conrona Extra Suzuki star
Fonsi Nieto has already tested the GSX-R machine in Europe, and to great effect, while long-time team member
Yukio Kagayama is also travelling to Qatar to test.
The PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse team will not be at the Qatar tests, as they do not have their 2008 machinery ready for track action at present.
Two former World Supersport Champions head up the entry to the Qatar development tests, with Andrew Pitt now one of two new signings in the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda squad, and Fabien Foret back racing for the Yamaha once again.
New Hannspree Ten Kate Honda signing Jonathan Rea is still recovering from knee surgery, and will therefore miss this test, but serial WSS race winner Broc Parkes will work in unison with Foret to turn the all-new YZF-R6 Yamaha into a race winner from the very first round.
Another new WSS machine, from an entirely new manufacturer to WSS racing, will also be in Qatar. Stefano Caracchi will run both Gary McCoy and Paul Young at these tests, on the Triumph 675 Daytona; a unique three-cylinder machine which has already proven to be a potent weapon on British racetracks in national racing.
