Alex Lowes rewarded his Pata Yamaha team with a run to second quickest in free practice for the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park after a small-turned-big crash necessitated a rebuild between sessions.
"It's not a question of turning the page, but of closing the book and putting it on the shelf. Team Alstare is leaving motorcycle racing" - Francis Batta.
Sylvain Guintoli is to remain in the British Superbike Championship next season after penning an extension to his contract with the Worx Crescent Suzuki team.
Sylvain Guintoli was pleased to emerge from his comeback MCE British Superbike event still standing after a producing a pair of solid top ten results for the Worx Crescent Suzuki team.
Worx Crescent Suzuki team manager Jack Valentine says the decision to sign Tommy Hill was partly motivated by the opportunity to sign 'young ambitious rider'.
Sylvain Guintoli could be sidelined for longer than originally anticipated after it was confirmed a further operation will be required on his broken leg.
It seems like an age since Shane Byrne concluded his dominant 2008 British Superbike title triumph with his thrilling last lap win over Leon Haslam. Then again, for most motorcycle fans, six months without action does feel like a small lifetime...
Crescent Suzuki are to sell the bikes it ran in the 2008 British Superbike season. With the new GSX-R1000 K9 now currently in development, last year's K8 is being made available for any potential team with the interest of running a race winning, albeit year-old bike.
Sylvain Guintoli, joined triple BSB title winner, John Reynolds, at Snetterton race circuit on Friday, as the Frenchman added the Norfolk facility to his list of track visits in preparation for the 2009 season.
Sylvain Guintoli has enjoyed his first taste of the Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 after getting a chance to test the 2008-specification bike at Brands Hatch.
Tom Sykes will leave the official Suzuki British Superbike team, operated by Crescent Motorcycle Co, at the end of this month - having signed to ride for Yamaha Motor Italia in the 2009 World Superbike Championship.