WSBK News

Katsuaki Fujiwara was once again the fastest of the trio of Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders in final qualifying at Assen in Saturday's final qualifying. Fujiwara posted a lap of 2mins 07.675secs - more than a second faster then his previous best time in Friday's qualifying.

After several close calls earlier in the season, Pierfrancesco Chili took his first Superpole win of the 2004 season ahead of the Assen World Superbikes round. He took pole with a time of 2mins 03.103secs - the fastest official lap of the weekend so far.

Ducati Fila riders Regis Laconi and James Toseland got off to a steady start at round nine or World Superbikes at Assen, qualifying fifth and eighth quickest respectively as Pierfrancesco Chili (PSG-1 Ducati) set the pace in Friday's opening session.

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Following his dramatic double race victory at Brands Hatch, Noriyuki Haga made a hasty return to Japan to be at his young son's hospital bedside.

Team Renegade Ducati Koji star Noriyuki Haga laid down the gauntlet to the rest of the World Superbike field by completing a scintillating double victory in last weekends eighth round of the Championship at Brands Hatch.

Chris Walker took full advantage of team-mate Troy Corser's second race misfortune at Brands Hatch World Superbikes to finish fourth and complete a morale-boosting weekend for Foggy Petronas Racing.

Karl Muggeridge has taken victory in the Brands Hatch World Supersport race, after an epic battle with second placed Sebastien Charpentier.

Yamaha Italia's Fabien Foret has been injured after losing control of his R6 after running wide at Graham Hill Bend, during today's Brands Hatch World Supersport round.

Steve Martin set the fastest lap in the World Superbike Superpole session at Brands Hatch today, his time nearly one second quicker than his previous best so far this weekend.

Veteran rider Pierfrancesco Chili showed that it could well be a good weekend for the Italian star by putting in the fastest time at Brands Hatch for this weekend's World Superbike event.

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Steve Martin claimed his second Superpole win of the year in a dramatic session ahead of the seventh round of the World Superbike Championship at Laguna Seca.

Carl Fogarty is expecting improvements to the Petronas FP1 to bear fruit for riders Troy Corser and Chris Walker at the seventh round of the Superbike World Championship at Laguna Seca, USA, this weekend.

Carl Fogarty has joined forces with Nigel Mansell to enter the world of publishing with a new magazine - Planet Driving.

The Petronas FP1 superbike with four times World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty in the seat, was a focal attraction within the motorcycling class at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend.

World Superbike championship contender Britain's Leon Haslam took an astounding win in round seven of the British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch in Kent last weekend.

James Toseland's first home event as a factory Ducati rider turned into something of a nightmare at Silverstone on Sunday; the #52 being left injured by a high-speed race one fall, then losing his points lead in race two... after being 'taken out' by Frankie Chili.

Having lost race one by just 0.15secs after being mugged by Noriyuki Haga in the final turn, WSBK rookie Chris Vermeulen took revenge in race two at Silverstone by matching all Nitro Nori's moves in an even closer encounter.

Having been apparently immune to the front end feel problems suffered at some stage by almost all the Ducati 999 riders this season, factory star Regis Laconi today experienced the dreaded issue - but insists it's no big problem.

The influence of Foggy Petronas Racing team boss Carl Fogarty has rubbed off Chris Walker in the build-up to this weekend's British round of the World Superbike championship, at Silverstone.

Oschersleben World Supersport winner Karl Muggeridge, and the five other Honda CBR600RR riders disqualified for underweight rear axles, have been reinstated after Honda admitted an error was made 'when filling in the homologation documents'.

The entire crop of Honda CBR600RRs could be banned from racing following a controversial judgement by the WSBK technical director Fabio Fazi.

Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders Stephane Chambon and Katsuaki Fujiwara finished today's 28-lap race at Oschersleben in fourth and sixth positions when the chequered flag dropped, but were then sensationally moved up to first and second when six Hondas were disqualified.