WSBK News

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.

Foggy PETRONAS Racing will make their first public showing at the Brands Hatch round of the World Superbike championship between July 26th-28th.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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 and Ducati Corse have reached an agreement over the terms of their partnership for 2003.

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.

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.

Team Alstare Suzuki rider Katsuaki Fujiwara notched his first Supersport World Championship win amidst controversial surroundings at the Lausitzring.

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

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.

Troy Bayliss restored normality to proceedings in the World Superbike series by winning the second race of the afternoon at Silverstone.