Just as at last month’s Australian MotoGP event, Friday's practice for the Phillip Island World Superbike round saw red flags due to wildlife near the track.
Loic Duval has received a timely boost from Usain Bolt after winning a pre-event challenge for a unique 'Bolt's FanBoost' at the Formula E season finale in London.
"People said we were mad to try to build our own MotoGP bike but I'm proud to say we did it and what's more, it's capable of lapping within a couple of seconds of the likes of Marc Marquez with all his talent and Honda's limitless budget" - Paul Bird.
Crash.net looks ahead to the opening round of the 2010 World Superbike Championship this week by discussing the chances of each manufacturer - next, Kawasaki...
Sheridan Morais did his chances of securing a high profile Superbike ride in 2010 no harm at all after an impressive turn on the British Superbike stage for Paul Bird Motorsport Kawasaki.
It has been a busy few months off the track for the World Superbike Championship paddock, with plenty of changes, big moves and lots of new faces to welcome in 2009.
Paul Bird has slammed the decision to award compensation to three local residents of the Croft circuit in North Yorkshire, one that puts future use of the venue in serious doubt.