Cal Crutchlow is confident he will be riding for a factory-backed World Superbike Championship team in 2010, but admits he is not ruling out the possibility of defecting to the newly formed Moto2 series.
Cal Crutchlow converted his practice pace into an equally dominant performance during qualifying for the latest World Supersport round at Brno, although Eugene Laverty will start right alongside him for the race.
Brendan Roberts has announced a return to British Championship racing after being signed as the replacement for the injured Dan Linfoot at this weekend's Mallory Park British Supersport round.
Russell Holland has confirmed he has terminated his contract with the Echo CRS Honda team following a difficult first half of the 2009 World Supersport season.
The World Superbike Championship made a welcome return to the African continent, South Africa and Kyalami over the weekend, the event being warmly received by the teams, riders and fans alike.
Triumph will continue to have factory representation in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship after TAG Racing announced its plans for a 2009 entry.
Billy McConnell is setting his sights on the 2009 Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport title as he kicked off his preparations for the new year with the Map Raceways Yamaha team.
The World Superbike Championship is taking the first tentative steps towards cost-cutting after announcing a modification of the regulations for the remainder of the 2009 season.
Cheered on by his home crowd, Anthony West provided arguably one of the biggest stories of the day during the opening round of the World Supersport Championship with a run to third position on the Stiggy Honda.