WSBK News

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.

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.

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.

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.

HM Plant Ducati/GSE Racing star Neil Hodgson has scorched to provisional pole position for Sunday's Superbike races at the Monza Autodrome.

HM Plant Ducati/GSE Racing has touched down in Italy for the fifth round of the World Superbike Championship.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Complete starting grid for the World Supersport championship fourth round in Sugo, Japan. Starting grid after both qualifying sessions.

Kawasaki are out in force for the fourth round of the World Superbike Championship at Sugo, with Akira Yanagawa and Eric Bostrom, the factory's lead riders in the All Japan and AMA Superbike Championships, joining Hitoyasu Izutsu and Chris Walker in the Fuchs Kawasaki Superbike team for this week

Michelin find themselves faced with gripping issues as the French concern tackles the Japanese Sugo circuit in the fourth round of the World Superbike championship.

Fuchs Kawasaki rider, Hitoyasu Izutsu, is to miss this weekend's World Superbike round at Sugo, after highsiding out of the opening qualifying session and fracturing his left radius.

Reigning World Champion, Andrew Pitt didn't get the start he was hoping for at Sugo.

Most men would be shot if they were to suggest to their future wife that they should combine their honeymoon with a trip to the World Superbikes at Kyalami, but not Ian Hendrie; who's wife of two weeks is a massive Superbike, and Chris Walker, fan.

Neil Hodgson scored his best result of the season so far with a fine fourth place in a race that could have seen him on the first step of the podium.

Frankie Chili will miss the two WSBK races in South Africa after suffering a broken collarbone in a warm-up crash at Kyalami.

Fuchs Kawasaki riders, Hitoyasu Izutsu and Chris Walker put in strong performances during this afternoon's two Superbike races at Kyalami, finishing both as the top four-cylinder riders, as the V-twins, and Bayliss in particular, dominated at the South African circuit.

World Supersport rider John McGuinness' season continues to go from bad to worse, after the Irishman was ruled out of the Kyalami round by illness.

Texan Colin Edwards showed the strongest sign possible that Troy Bayliss might not have it all his own way for tomorrow's races at Kyalami.

Hitoyasu Izutsu knocked over half a second off his previous best qualifying time on his Superpole lap at Kyalami this afternoon, securing a sixth place, second row start for tomorrow's two 25-lap Superbike races.

HM Plant Ducati World Superbike riders Neil Hodgson and James Toseland have used Friday's qualifying practices to good effect.