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Foggy Petronas breaks cover at Donington.
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.
Casoli and Whitham confirmed at Belgarda.
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).
Kellner unaware he started Supersport pile-up.
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.
Assen - Race one results.
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
Foret takes Assen World Supersport glory.
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.
Texas Tornado sends storm warning to Bayliss.
Four races to go and the 2002 Superbike World Championship just keeps getting better and better.
Foggy's father delays memorabilia auction.
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.
Best ever WSB finish for Benelli.
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.
Heckles looking for points in 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.
Bostroms cheat death in speedboat crash.
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.
Edwards' Stars & Stripes Laguna livery available.
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.
Haydon gets down on one knee.
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.
Walker signs for GSE Ducati.
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.
Supersport sees rather a destructive day.
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.
Edwards double sets up WSBK championship battle.
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.
Foggy Petronas Racing make Brands appearance.
Foggy PETRONAS Racing will make their first public showing at the Brands Hatch round of the World Superbike championship between July 26th-28th.
Edwards takes home victory for Honda.
Castrol Honda SP-2 rider Colin Edwards and Troy Bayliss won a race each in a thrilling ninth round of the World Superbike championship at Laguna Seca, USA on Sunday to send a partisan, record crowd of 98,000 fans home happy.
California drama for HM Plant Ducati.
The first day's track action at the stunning Laguna Seca Raceway in California was a dramatic, yet successful affair for Neil Hodgson and James Toseland.
Bostrom back at Kawasaki for Laguna Seca.
Eric Bostrom has once again been drafted into the Kawasaki Racing Team, this time for round nine of the World Superbike Championship at Laguna Seca Raceway, USA. The 26-year-old Californian will substitute for the still injured Hitoyasu Izutsu aboard the factory Kawasaki ZX-7RR.
Foggy Petronas entry delayed to 2003.
Carl Fogarty's ambitious project to get the FP1 ready for action and homologated for this year's World Superbike Championship looks to have failed with the announcement that entry is now delayed until 2003.
Miss World GB on Laguna grid.
Team Ducati Corse has chosen the official SBK FastDates.com Calendar Girls -including Miss World Great Britain Nicola Lane as their team umbrella girls for Laguna Seca WSB!
Toseland signs two-year deal with HM Plant Ducati.
HM Plant Ducati announced today [Friday] that James Toseland will remain with the team for the next two years. HM Plant Ducati will be the only official Ducati Corse satellite team in the series and its riders will be equipped with Ducati 998 F02s.
Ups and downs for Benelli after a year in WSBK.
The San Marino round of the World Superbike championship was a weekend of ups and downs for Benelli Sport. The meeting marked the anniversary of Benelli's return to World Championship motorcycle racing but it?s been a tough year for the team.
Foret back in front.
Fabien Foret put the disappointment from Lausitzring behind him to go straight to provisional pole in Friday's timed qualifying. His Ten Kate Honda team mate Iain MacPherson joined him on the provisional front row.