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MV AGUSTA AT THE GERMAN SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP 2004

Jorg Teuchert will be the new official MV Agusta F4 1000 rider for MV Agusta Deutschland.

MV Agusta Deutschland, the German official branch for MV Agusta SpA, will take part to the next season of the national Superbike Championship "IDM" 2004.

A rider of international renown will head the team, set up by the German partner: Jorg Teuchert. The 33-year- old racer from Simmeldorf (Germany), who was the Supersport World Champion in 2000, will ride the new MV Agusta 1000 and will count on the technical support of the specialized mechanists Achim Weber and Bernd Meier. Furthermore the famous trainer Bernhard Wurm will personally take care of him.

The news was made official in front of over 100 hundred German dealers at their annual meeting held in Varese. During the event, Mr. Claudio Castiglioni - President of MV Agusta SpA - declared: "I'm very satisfied with this team and with the signing up of Jorg Teuchert, a rider coming from an international experience who will surely succeed in improving the F4 1000 power".

Jorg Teuchert replied: " So many things happened from the first contact with the MV Agusta Deutschland until now that I still can't believe it. Racing on a MV Agusta bike is an honor for me as well as an incredible professional opportunity".

The DUNLOP brand will be the main technical sponsor of the German MV Agusta team. Witness of this agreement was the Sport Activities Manager Mr. Manfred Theisen, who confirmed: " The Dunlop Company really believes in this project, both in technical and commercial terms. Only a glorious brand like MV Agusta can guarantee this kind of promotion to our company".

The agenda of MV Agusta Deutschland Team foresees numerous tests that are starting in these next few days and will continue until the first race in may 2004

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Superbike & Supersport World Championships News

Canada event canceled

The event which was scheduled in Mont Tremblant, Québec, Canada, on July 4, 2004, will not take place. Following the circuit inspection by CCR inspector Claude Danis, the numerous works cannot be carried out in time and therefore the circuit cannot be homologated. Series promoter FGSports is currently studying possibilities of replacing the event.

The calendar for the 2004 season is the following:

February 29 Spain Valencia
March 28 Australia Phillip Island
April 18 San Marino Misano
May 16 Italy Monza
May 30 Germany Oschersleben
June 13 Europe Silverstone
July 4 tba
July 11 United States Laguna Seca
August 1 Great-Britain Brands Hatch
September 5 Netherlands Assen
September 26 Italy Imola
October 3 France Magny-Cours

Tba : to be announced :ph34r:

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The World Superbike Championship will “race” at the Bologna Motor Show for its fans


4th – 14th December 2003


Superbike World Championship fans will not have to wait until the new season starts next February in Valencia, Spain as it will “race” at the Bologna Motor Show from 4th to 14th December.


This extraordinary event is the result of extensive cooperation between FGSPORT and Promotor to continue the tradition of taking Superbike, its riders and teams directly to the fans and offering them both access and insight into the series that has generated so much passion, excitement and enjoyment over many years.


In a dramatic and significant achievement, the international paddock will be transplanted to one of the main halls at the Bologna Motor Show creating an epic and dynamic arena for fans of the sport. Fans will feel right at home inside the 1,200 square meter paddock that will contain the following exciting elements:

7 teams will present their racing trucks and bikes that have been competing in the 2003 season: Ducati Fila, Ducati NCR, Suzuki Alstare, Kawasaki Bertocchi, PSG-1, Ten Kate Honda, Yamaha Belgarda.


15 riders will be present, including: Neil Hodgson Superbike 2003 World Champion, Ruben Xaus second in the final standings, Regis Laconi and James Toseland Ducati Fila new signing for 2004, Lorenzo Lanzi, the young new entry climbing the Supersport ladder, David Garcia who flies the Ducati NCR flag, Mauro Sanchini 2003 Italian Champion together with team mates Ivan Clementi and Stefano Cruciani who will be riding the Kawasaki Bertocchi machines next year, the lion Pierfrancesco Chili, the PSG-1 standard-bearer, Chris Vermeulen, 2003 Supersport World Champion together with Brock Parkes, the Ten Kate Honda rider and Jurgen Van den Goorbergh from Yamaha Belgarda. Alstare Suzuki will be present with Vittorio Iannuzzo and Michel Fabrizio.


Pirelli, the official tyre supplier of the 2004 Superbike and Supersport World Championships will be present with a full race service truck and will organize promotional events and activities for the public.


And something special for the first time - a real novelty in the form of bike and car together for the joy of the fans. A BMW M5, the first example of the exciting new race series SUPERSTARS will be on show for the public. The racing car has already been presented to a selected number of tuners and drivers at the Vallelunga Circuit in early November.

The heart as usual, will be the SBK Ring where the riders, following the SBK philosophy of public engagement, will be at disposal of all the motorcycle fans for interviews, autographs and talks on 7 and 8 December.


The leading spirit of this extraordinary event will be Giovanni Di Pillo with Nuvolari, the broadcasting TV station that will have a permanent presence in the Superbike zone.


FGSPORT invites all fans to this extraordinary event that will undoubtedly be the highlight of the break between seasons.



From WorldSBK

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WSB paddock displays at Bologna Motor Show


2 Dec 2003





Fans will get the chance to see the World Superbike paddock up close and personal at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy.

Seven teams will be present with their race transporters and the bikes that competed in the 2003 season. These include the Fila Ducati squad, Alstare Suzuki, NCR Ducati and Ten Kate Honda.

In addition, 13 riders will be attending the show. The 2003 WSB champion Neil Hodgson will be there alongside team-mate Ruben Xaus, and the 2004 factory Ducati riders Regis Laconi and James Toseland. Supersport champion Chris Vermuelen will also be at Bologna, together with Ten Kate’s Broc Parkes and Yamaha Belgarda’s Jurgen van den Goorbergh. Ducati NCR’s David Garcia, PSG-1’s Pier-Francesco Chili, and the Bertocchi Kawasaki duo of Ivan Clementi and Stefano Cruciani will be there, too.

Tyre firm Pirelli, which will supply the WSB control tyres in 2004, will also be attending with a full race service truck.

The Bologna Motor Show runs from December 4-14, and alongside the race paddock will be all the new road bikes from the biggest manufacturers. We’ll bring you all the latest news from the show on motorcyclenews.com. Discuss this story on the WSB message board by following the link on the right.

All the excitement of the WSB paddock will be at the Bologna Show

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Eric on the Factory 999, a Scary Sight for Competitors

Accompanying a press release from the Daytona International Speedway concerning a Michelin tire test conducted by Ducati with Eric Bostrom earlier today, this photo should strike fear into Ducati's competitors for the 2004 AMA Superbike crown.

If you have already forgotten, Eric Bostrom has kept a relatively ancient, underpowered Kawasaki ZX-7R on or near the podium in AMA Superbike competition for the last few years. The Ducati 999 pictured above is fully supported by Ducati Corse in Italy, and shouldn't give away an inch to a full spec World Superbike machine. It should be a step forward from the machine Neil Hodgson rode to the WSB championship earlier this year.

The one place where Mat Mladin's Suzuki GSX-R1000 superbike competed with Neil Hodgson's 999 this year was at Laguna Seca, and observers (as well as Mladin, himself) commented that the 999 was at least as fast as the GSX-R1000. With the AMA Superbike rules for 2004 favoring twins, Eric Bostrom would have to be one of the favorites, if not the favorite, to take the title. One also has to wonder whether Bostrom has been promised a MotoGP ride in 2005 should he claim the 2004 AMA Superbike championship for Ducati. He has made it clear that MotoGP is his ultimate goal

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flero, je 4 Dec 2003 @ 20:50, rekel:

All the excitement of the WSB paddock will be at the Bologna Show

Ja ... splača se v Bologno zapelat ... evo ene par slikc -->

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Here are the times provided by AMA timing and scoring. :ph34r:

Top times:
1 Bostrom, B. Honda CBR1000RR 01:48.293
2 Zemke, J. Honda CBR1000RR 01:48.860
3 Mladin, M. Suzuki GSXR1000 01:49.416
4 Disalvo, J. Yamaha R1 01:49.508
5 Yates, A. Suzuki GSXR1000 01:49.776
6 Buckmaster, D. Yamaha R1 01:50.809
7 Hayes, J. Kawasaki ZX10 01:51.316
8 Hayden, R. Kawasaki ZX10 01:51.768
9 Hayden, T. Kawasaki ZX6RR 01:51.846
10 Hacking, J. Yamaha R6 01:52.376
11 Disalvo, J. Yamaha R6 01:52.384
12 Gobert, Aa. Yamaha R1 01:52.573
13 Hayes, J. Kawasaki ZX10 01:52.885
14 Meiring, T. Kawasaki ZX10 01:52.896
15 Hacking, J. Yamaha R6 01:53.141
16 Duhamel, M. Honda CBR 01:54.224
17 Hayden, T. Kawasaki ZX10 01:54.353
18 Gobert, Al. Honda CBR600RR 01:54.999
19 Gobert, Aa. Yamaha R6 01:55.304
20 Yates, A. Suzuki GSXR1000 00:0-0.00

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Daytona tyre test - Day 2


Honda stayed atop the speed charts during the second day of Dunlop tyre testing on Tuesday at Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the 63rd Daytona 200 By Arai on Saturday, March 6.
Ben Bostrom, aboard the Honda CBR1000RR, broke the one minute, 47-second barrier in the Tuesday afternoon session with a fast lap of 1:47.650 seconds. The Daytona 200 By Arai pole record held by Nicky Hayden is 1:47.174, which was set in 2002 with Dunlop qualifying tyres.
"We're making big head way, but we still have more to go," Bostrom said.

Honda also had a second Honda CBR1000RR on track on Tuesday for riders Miguel Duhamel and Jake Zemke to shake down. Both riders turned laps in the one-minute, 48-second range. Duhamel is chasing his fifth Daytona 200 By Arai victory, which would tie him at the top of the wins list with Scott Russell.

Unlike past years, Duhamel won't be racing in Supersport in 2004, where he has a record six victories at Daytona. Instead, the Canadian rider will compete in the inaugural Daytona Lockhart-Phillips Formula Xtreme event, which will be held on Thursday, March 4.

Duhamel has spent most of the Dunlop tyre test developing the new Xtreme bike. "Hopefully, we can get six in Xtreme," Duhamel joked. "It's a brand new bike. Just a few minutes ago before the lunch, we did a really good change. Some changes do nothing, some changes do a lot. We did a change on it and it went really good. We're quite a bit happier with it. It's progressing nicely which is to be expected on a project bike like the Xtreme is right now."

Dunlop tyre testing concludes on Wednesday.

Day 2 Times - (Taken with permission from Road Racing World)

1. Ben Bostrom, Honda CBR1000RR Superbike, 1:47.650
2. Miguel Duhamel, Honda CBR1000RR Superbike, 1:48.475
3. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha YZF-R1 Superstock, 1:49.501
4. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1 Superstock, 1:49.731
5. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike, 1:49.935
6. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha YZF-R1, Superstock, 1:49.988
7. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike, 1:50.112
8. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-10R Superstock, 1:50.577
9. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki ZX-10R Superstock, 1:50.977
10. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1 Superstock, 1:51.114
11. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R6 Supersport, 1:53.157
12. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R6 Supersport, 1:54.006
13. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6RR Supersport, 1:54.328
14. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR600RR Formula Xtreme, 1:54.675
15. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6RR Supersport, 1:54.987
16. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R6 Supersport, 1:55.829
17. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R600 Supersport, 1:56.235

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Dunlop Daytona Tire Test: Day Three


On the third and final day of the test only the wail of the 600’s could be heard resonating off the high banks. Following Jason DiSalvo’s tire failure yesterday Dunlop has decided to stop testing the slick tires used by the Superbike and Superstock machines in the interest of safety. Honda and Suzuki already have their big bore bikes packed away.

Jason DiSalvo is here today but is choosing to sit out the remainder of the test. He said if it were a race he would ride but feels it would be best if he rested for a while. DiSalvo had a big get off yesterday in the NASCAR turn four area due to a rear tire failure. He said he was doing a race distance test and had already completed 11 laps when his rear tire let go. Amazingly the youngster only sustained minor injuries from his crash at around 180mph, his leathers and back protector taking the brunt of the damage. He has some road rash on his thumbs, elbows and back along with some bruising but most of the burns are just from the heat generated by the leather sliding across the pavement.

It has been reported that four times Superbike Champion Mat Mladin said he wouldn’t race here again on a Superbike due to all the tire failures. I caught up with Don Sakakura manager of Yoshimura Suzuki’s road race effort and asked him if he would stand behind his riders if they chose not to race here for safety concerns. He said that at the moment the tire issue is a real concern and that he can fully understand why Mat doesn’t want to race here. Don said he hopes Dunlop can come up with a solution.

We are waiting on a release from the AMA about their stance on the tire issue.

Tuesday afternoon top times:
1 Hacking, J. Yamaha R6 1:52.912
2 Hayden, T. Kawasaki ZX6RR 1:53.815
3 Buckmaster, D. Yamaha R1 1:53.819
4 Hayden, R. Kawasaki ZX6RR 1:54.120
5 Gobert, Aa. Yamaha R6 1:54.174
6 Yates, A. Suzuki GSXR600 1:57.072