Riders for WSB?

[Coldkiwi]

Anyone have any hints on what the following are doing next year?

Nori haga? Heard rumour that Aprilia might scuttler their SBK team!? I hope its only rumouir

Colin Edwards? Having been told repeatedly that he has practically signed with Ducati for WSB, I then hear from ESPN's Motoworld that he is riding in the MotoGP for Aprilia! What the-!? Do ESPN have their head up their backside or have they actually done some journo work? Max Biaggi? He's quitting Yamaha to go to a honda? but SURELY he can't be on the same team as Rossi! Although that'd be really interesting to watch the after race interviews (If TV one can show the F1 interviews, why can't SKY? We pay their wages... bastards)

Won't someone please help!

[SPman]

Try AMA Superbike . com or 10/10ths motorsport. They usually have up to date info.

http://www.amasuperbike.com/

10/10ths Motorsport

[wari]

Colin Edwards has definitely signed with Aprillia's MotoGP team ... Biaggi has signed with (and tested) Pramac Pons Honda. But Marco Melandri and Alex Barros have signed with Yamaha works. Actually that will be a real interesting mix. Melandri being the 250cc champ this year (youngest ever) and Barros being the form rider at the end of the GP season.

Barros has already doen some testing of the Yamaha and proclaimed it to be the equal of the RCV211 Honda. Mind you that could be company line speak. But the Yamaha team has a good youth / experience look about it.

[wari]

WSBK will be interesting , but its got the second string riders and too few competitive teams. One of the more interesting things about the new season will be the performance and improvement of the Foggy petronas team. I'll still watch it.

[Coldkiwi]

I agree Wadi, it's been great racing this year. I'll enjoy seeing Foggy's ego getting slapped around a bit when Corser throws a wobbly when the bike has teething troubles! (They both need a reality check)

I've discovered Aprilia have decided to go whole hog on the MotoGP with Haga and Edwards (I presume they're going to get Edwards to develop the bike and Haga to torment the tyre manufacturers!) There's no word on their SBK team, but I'd be amazed if they drop it considering over half the company is in racing R&D!

Melandri on a MotoGP bike will be very interesting. He's a pretty firey italian. I hope he doesn't get to proud and injure himself trying to take everyone on the first corner!

should be good viewing

:bigthumb:

[Kiwibiker]

MCN here in the Uk have good write ups and can keep ya all posted on comming events



Look forward to see Baylis on a GP bike take to Edwards

MCN (Motorcycle News)