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Get in the mood for this weekend's Assen round with a look back at one of the most memorable WSBK races held at the legendary Dutch circuit, the 1998 duel between Ducati riders Carl Fogarty and Frankie Chili.

The British rider has been a revelation in the opening two rounds with his two pole positions and three podium finishes.

PJ Jacobsen will replace the injured Pawel Szkopek at Bogdanka Racing at Assen.

'I am going out there hell-bent on winning the championship, second or third place doesn't interest me' - Chris Burns

Estoril confirmed - final 2012 MotoGP World Championship as follows...

Crash.net takes a look back at what riders had to say on some of the main moments of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship...

Stats for the 2011 MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc seasons...

Casey Stoner wins the season-ending Valencia MotoGP by 0.015sec, four riders down at turn one.

"My shoulder still causes many problems, despite the medical care in recent days" - Loris Capirossi.

Jonathan Rea will be back on track with Castrol Honda after confirming he will attend a two-day test at Assen.

"I don't know exactly about [an] aluminium frame or some other things. So we have to wait" - Valentino Rossi.

Jorge Lorenzo takes pole position for the US MotoGP at Laguna Seca!

Loris Capirossi withdraws from German MotoGP, replaced by Sylvain Guintoli.

Jorge Lorenzo wins the Italian MotoGP at Mugello.

Race results from the Italian MotoGP at Mugello, round 8 of 18.

Full qualifying times from the Italian MotoGP at Mugello, round 8 of 18.

Full Saturday free practice times from the Italian MotoGP at Mugello, round 8 of 18.

A Honda generated Q&A with factory MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso.

"I'd like to wish good luck to Jeremy, who won't be able to join us this weekend due to very important personal reasons" - Valentino Rossi.

"I thought he learnt from the past and the polemic he created with Dani [Pedrosa] but it's clear he hasn't" - Jorge Lorenzo.

Race results from the Dutch MotoGP at Assen, round 7 of 18.

"I hit the slight bend on the back straight at 222km/h and the front folded. I slid a long way and took a lot off my little finger" - Nico Terol.

"I have so many memories of watching the racing on TV here as a kid, it's a privilege to race here now" - Ben Spies.

Doctors declare the surgery, which was to fix a small fragment of bone, a success, though Pedrosa remains doubtful to return at Assen.