Troy Bayliss is set to retire at the end of this season, which leaves the question of who will replace the retiring double world champion at the Ducati Xerox team.
Max Biaggi, currently riding for the Sterilgarda Ducati team in 2008, has shown interest in the riding seat but confessed to not having had much direct [...]

World Superbike News
Entries from August 2008
Who Will Replace Troy Bayliss
Joy Ryder - Wednesday 20.08.08, 18:31pm
Tags: Ducati · Max Biaggi · Michael Fabrizio · Ruben Xaus · Troy Bayliss
Tributes Still Pouring In For Craig Jones
Joy Ryder - Wednesday 13.08.08, 13:26pm
Superbike fans the world over have been devastated by the tragic accident that took the life of the young rider Craig Jones, who died from the injuries he received at Brands Hatch on Sunday August 3rd.
Craig’s funeral will take place on Monday, August 18th at 13.00 at St Mary and All Saints Church, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire [...]
Wild-Card Riders At Donington Park
Joy Ryder - Wednesday 06.08.08, 20:04pm
At round eleven, of the Hanspree World Superbike Championship at Donington Park, Leon Haslam, Cal Crutchlow and James Ellison will all be racing as Wild-Card riders.
Ellison, currently running in sixth and riding the Hydrex-Bike Animal Honda in the British Superbike Championship, is to use a World Superbike engine while the HM Plant Honda riders in [...]
Tags: Max Biaggi · Max Newkichner · Noriyuki Haga · Troy Bayliss · Troy Corser
Craig Jones Loses His Life After Brands Hatch Crash
Joy Ryder - Monday 04.08.08, 14:27pm
World Supersport rider, Craig Jones, 23, was hospitalised on Sunday after an horrific accident in the British leg of the Championship.
The Honda rider from Peterborough, suffered serious head injuries when fighting for the lead at the Brands Hatch track, he lost control of his bike at Clarke curve and was hit by Andrew Pitt on [...]
World Superbikes At Brands Hatch
Joy Ryder - Sunday 03.08.08, 21:13pm
Round ten of the World Superbike Championship took place today at Brands Hatch with Ryuichi Kiyonari on the Hanspree Ten Kate Honda taking victory in both races.
Race One
Kiyonari was way back in seventh place by the end of lap one, but by lap seven he was on the tail of championship leader Troy Bayliss on [...]






