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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.
Heckles up for Misano.
The Castrol Honda Rumi team will be looking for success in their home round as rider Mark Heckles bids to improve on his 24th place in the championship on the HRC kit SP-2 machine.
GSE Racing confirms plans for 2003.
GSE Racing and Ducati Corse have reached an agreement over the terms of their partnership for 2003.
Foggy Petronas Racing launches.
One of the most eagerly anticipated events of the 2002 World Superbike season, the launch of Carl Fogarty's Foggy Petronas Racing outfit, was completed today in London's glamorous Delfina Restaurant.
Up and down for Lavilla.
Team Alstare Suzuki rider Gregorio Lavilla suffered mixed fortunes in the two 24 lap races at Lausitzring. Despite limited dry set-up time he rode superbly in the first race and took a hard-fought eighth place - The first four-cylinder bike home.
Fujiwara wins after Foret disqualification.
Team Alstare Suzuki rider Katsuaki Fujiwara notched his first Supersport World Championship win amidst controversial surroundings at the Lausitzring.
Bostrom on fire/floor.
Ben Bostrom bounced back into the spotlight during the first day of qualifying at the Lausitzring on Friday as he overcame persistently dreary conditions to take provisional pole for races 13 and 14 of the 2002 World Superbike Championship before spilling his L&M Ducati onto the tarmac late i
Edwards confident for Lausitzring.
Honda SP-2 World Superbike star Colin Edwards is confident of victory in Sunday's seventh round of the World Superbike championship at the Lausitzring circuit in Germany.
Bayliss wins race two to avenge raingods.
Troy Bayliss restored normality to proceedings in the World Superbike series by winning the second race of the afternoon at Silverstone.
HM Plant Ducati ready for the big one.
After its recent success at the Monza round of the Superbike World Championship, the HM Plant Ducati/GSE Racing team has turned its focus on achieving even more at this weekend's UK event.
Benelli score points on their Superbike return.
The Benelli Sport team enjoyed a successful return to World Superbike racing at Monza. Rider Peter Goddard took the revitalised Tornado to 14th in race one and then 17th in race, two scoring two championship points in their first race of the season.
Hodgson: I thought I'd won the race.
Controversy abounds in Monza after HM Plant Ducati rider Neil Hodgson revealed that he thought he had won the race as Bayliss and Edwards should have incurred a penalty.
Walker and Bostrom show balls in Monza.
According to Eric Bostrom, Monza race circuit takes balls. Something he and team-mate Chrs Walker showed in abundance to both post top ten qualifying times today.
Hodgson sets fastest ever lap at Monza.
HM Plant Ducati/GSE Racing star Neil Hodgson has scorched to provisional pole position for Sunday's Superbike races at the Monza Autodrome.
Hodgson fired up for round five.
HM Plant Ducati/GSE Racing has touched down in Italy for the fifth round of the World Superbike Championship.
Chambon looking for podium.
Monza is home to the fifth round of the 2002 Supersport World Championship and is where Team Alstare Suzuki rider Stephane Chambon is looking to extend his lead in the series.
Honda SP2 domination in Sugo
Castrol Honda's Colin Edwards and wild card rider Makoto Tamada, riding a Cabin Honda, won a race each in Sunday?s fourth round of the World Superbike championship at Sugo in Japan.
Yanagawa impresses on World Superbike return.
Kawasaki wild card rider, Akira Yanagawa, proved that he hasn't lost his touch when it comes to racing a Superbike at Sugo this on Sunday. The former Fuchs Kawasaki rider scored two sixth place finishes aboard his factory ZX-7RR, finishing both races as the top four-cylinder rider.
Tamada takes third win at Sugo.
Wildcard entry Makoto Tamada took the win in the second race at Sugo making his hit strike three victories from four appearances at the circuit.
Pitt back to seventh after first corner crash.
Fuchs Kawasaki rider, Andrew Pitt fought his way through the field to finish a remarkable seventh in today's Supersport race at Sugo, after a first corner collision left him back in nineteenth place on the opening lap.
Supersport starting grid - Sugo.
Complete starting grid for the World Supersport championship fourth round in Sugo, Japan. Starting grid after both qualifying sessions.