WSBK News

New factory Ducati rider Neil Hodgson has finished his first test to develop the all new 999 Superbike - called upon to replace the glorious 998, with which Ducati won its 11th Constructors' title this season.

Multiple superbike world champion Carl Fogarty has begun the long haul towards full fitness, following his recent arthroscopy on an injured knee.

Ben Bostrom will move back to America in the next few days after three years racing in Europe for Ducati - and has been saying his "emotional" goodbyes' to the team and his fans before heading stateside.

Two race wins at Imola crowned the Texan Tornado, Colin Edwards, as the 2002 World Superbike Champion.

This weekend's final round of the 2002 World Superbike and Supersport Championships at Imola had special significance for the Harald Eckl run Fuchs Kawasaki Racing Team, marking as they did their last appearance in the world's premier production championship.

HM Plant Ducati completed a successful second season in the Superbike World Championship with Neil Hodgson and James Toseland finishing third and seventh respectively in the final points table.

The Benelli Sport team struggled on the first day at Imola, finishing 20th in the first timed qualifying session.

Neil Hodgson and James Toseland started the last round of the 2002 Superbike World Championship at Imola as they mean to go on.

The last round of the 2002 World Superbike Championship is set to be an all time classic. The second half of the season has seen an unbelievable effort by Colin Edwards to get back on top of the championship.

The Foggy Petronas Racing team test programme is in full swing after their latest track outing at Donington Park - the teams first since their demonstration run at the Brands Hatch round of the WSBK championship.

It has been confirmed that both Paolo Casoli and Jamie Whitham will be retained by Yamaha Belgarda to ride in the 2003 Supersport World Championship. Both riders will pilot the new Yamaha R6, which will be presented to the public at the Munich motorshow (Intermot).

Yesterday's World Supersport race at Assen was halted on lap 12 when Yamaha Motor Germany's Christian Kellner crashed on his own R6's oil after the engine let go in dramatic style at the braking area for the first chicane - setting off a terrifying sequence of events.

Colin Edwards [Castrol Honda] wins race one at Assen; Troy Bayliss [Ducati Infostrada] is second; Noriyuki Haga [Playstation2-FGF] third; Ruben Xaus [Ducati Infostrada] fourth; Pierfrancesco Chili [NCo Axo] completes top five

Ten Kate Honda rider Fabien Foret won the shortened World Supersport race today [Sunday] at the Assen TT circuit in the Netherlands. It was Foret's fourth WSS victory of the season, and he beat his team-mate, Iain MacPherson by 00.406 seconds.

Four races to go and the 2002 Superbike World Championship just keeps getting better and better.

Foggy's father's intended auction of his son's racing memorabilia, has been put on hold in order for an official auction to be organised later in the year for the benefit of charity.

Benelli Sport enjoyed their best ever World Superbike Championship finish today when Peter Goddard powered the Benelli Tornado to twelfth place in race one at Oschersleben.

Castrol Honda Rumi team's Mark Heckles is hoping the tight and twisty Oschersleben circuit will provide him with an opportunity for two strong finishes aboard the HRC kit SP-2 machine.

World Superbike star Ben Bostrom, his brother Eric and girlfriend Kat were lucky to escape with their lives after a speedboat travelling flat out struck their dingy while the trio were on holiday in Sardinia, Italy.

Ever fancied yourself as Colin Edwards? Well at least now you can look like him with the news that his race-winning Castrol Honda's livery from the Laguna Seca round of the World Superbike Championship is now available for all SP-2 machines.

Foggy Petronas Racing's James Haydon has made a surprise proposal to his girlfriend of nine years, Jo Wybrew, by getting down on one knee (this time without sliders) and asking her to marry him.

In a move certain to delight British motorcycle fans, GSE Racing has announced that Chris Walker will take the place of one time BSB rival Neil Hodgson, who moves to the Ducati Corse factory squad, and partner James Toseland in the 2003 Superbike World Championship.

A record weekend crowd of 126,000 crammed into Brands Hatch to witness a somewhat destructive Supersport race, eventually run over its full 23-lap scheduled duration.

Colin Edwards was in rampant mood as he scored a double win in the 10th round of the World Superbike championship at Brands Hatch, GB on Sunday.