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Rain hinders Belgarda test.
The Belgarda Yamaha Supersport team concluded the first of its winter tests at Valencia yesterday, but managed to complete only a small part of the intended programme with the new YZF-R6 as rain interrupted running.
GSE boss plots personal road to recovery.
GSE Ducati team boss Colin Wright is to take an immediate two-week break from the team, after taking medical advice from his consultant at the Queens University Hospital in Nottingham.
Casoli improves.
Paolo Casoli's condition continues to improve following his accident on the opening day of Belgarda Yamaha's first winter test at Valencia on Wednesday.
Casoli crash spoils new R6 debut.
The opening day of Belgarda Yamaha's first winter test in Valencia saw Paolo Casoli suffer a dramatic setback after sliding off this year's YZF and hitting his head heavily on the track.
Foggy Petronas in favour of rule changes.
The technical changes recently announced by the FIM will have both "a positive and interesting impact on the World Superbike series in 2003," believes Foggy Petronas Racing's acclaimed Team Manager, Nigel Bosworth.
Another leg operation for Walker.
HM Plant Ducati's new signing Chris Walker has had a further operation on his injured left leg and ankle.
Yamaha Belgarda Supersport chooses Pirelli.
The Yamaha Belgarda Supersport Team have announced that they will use Pirelli tyres on their YZF-R6s in the 2003 World Superbike Championship with riders Paolo Casoli and James Whitham.
Hodgson out to turn 999 from 'good to fantastic'.
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.
Fogarty on road to recovery.
Multiple superbike world champion Carl Fogarty has begun the long haul towards full fitness, following his recent arthroscopy on an injured knee.
B-Boz says 'arrivederci' and heads stateside.
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.
"The best man won" - Foggy on Imola.
Two race wins at Imola crowned the Texan Tornado, Colin Edwards, as the 2002 World Superbike Champion.
Fuchs Kawasaki bid a fond farewell to WSBK.
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.
Mission successful for HM Plant Ducati.
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.
Benelli struggle at Imola.
The Benelli Sport team struggled on the first day at Imola, finishing 20th in the first timed qualifying session.
Third and fifth for HM Plant pair first out.
Neil Hodgson and James Toseland started the last round of the 2002 Superbike World Championship at Imola as they mean to go on.
Preview - Edwards vs. Bayliss.
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.
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.