January

Year: 2006

Month: January

WSB riders for 2006

21 January 2006

Here are all the confirmed rider entries for World Superbikes and World Supersport in 2006: Alstare Corona Suzuki: Troy Corser. Yukio Kagayama. Fabien Foret. Bertocchi: (Kawasaki) Franco...

Suzukis top WSB test

21 January 2006

The Suzukis of AMA champion Mat Mladin and WSB champion Troy Corser have dominated a four day World Superbike test at Phillip Island in Australia. Yoshimura factory rider Mladin toppped the...

James Toseland has been testing the Ten Kate Honda he’ll ride in the 2006 World Superbike championship, alongside WSB team-mate Karl Muggeridge and WSS Sebastien Charpentier. Toseland completed 183...

Walker tests in Sepang

21 January 2006

Britain’s Chris Walker and PSG-1 Kawasaki team-mates Fonsi Nieto and Regis Laconi have finished the first test of the 2006 ZX-10R at Sepang. The circuit isn’t part of the WSB calendar, so the team...

Brit team signs Estonian

21 January 2006

The British Diablo 666 World Endurance team has signed young Estonian Marko Rohtlaan to ride alongside Brit James Hutchins for 2006. Rohtlaan first rode in the championship in 2004, and is a Shell...

Corser tops first day

14 January 2006

Troy Corser has put in the best time on the first day of WSB testing at Phillip Island, clocking a time just 0.1 seconds off the 2005 best race lap. Six-times American superbike champion took the...

Biaggi denies Suzuki deal

14 January 2006

Max Biaggi has denied recent reports that he has signed for the Alstare Corona Suzuki World Superbike squad, saying he was “shocked” at the reports. The story first surfaced in Italian newspaper...

Rolfo tests at Valencia

07 January 2006

Roberto Rolfo has begun testing the SC Carrachi Ducati 999 he will race in the World Superbike championship in 2006. The former MotoGP star was at the Valencia circuit last week for a three day test,...