THE SILLY season has started exceptionally early, with rumours of 2009 rider deals surfacing, sometimes on the flimsiest of pretexts – such as one linking US Superbike champion Ben Spies with a switch to Ducati, and another putting Colin Edwards

VISORDOWN brought you all the action and latest reports from the Czech MotoGP at Brno over the weekend, so we thought we'd balance out editorial integrity with some of the best talent we spotted in the paddock, away from the talent on track.We've put together a gallery of the fin...

AMERICAN SUZUKI Motor Corporation announced today that the Rockstar Makita Suzuki Racing team will compete in the AMA Pro Racing Superbike series for 2009. After extensive discussions with AMA Pro Racing, American Suzuki has receivedclarification

AMA Pro Racing announced today that all currently approved motorcycles from the 2008 road racing season will remain certified and eligible for competition in 2009. The continuation is part of AMA Pro Road Racing's overall 2009 motorcycle approval

KAWASAKI MOTORS USA has withdrawn from the American Superbike series, said Kawasaki’s US Director of Marketing, Bruce Stjernstrom.The company are dropping the flagship US series in favour of the AMA 600cc class, with Roger Hayden and one other rider

. This now completes the Yamaha World Superbike team for 2009.Spies has been racing and winning in the AMA Superbike Championship since 2005, and has an unrivalled 90% podium finish rate for racing, the highest for any AMA rider in the history

's assets will be put into storage and the Corona Extra squad is to be wound up on September 30. The statement reads: "Corona Extra Honda race team participated in this series with our award-winning 2009 CBR1000RR in the AMA Superbike class, unfortunately

Ben Spies...one to watch in 2009CURRENT AMA Superbike Champ Ben Spies showed the WSB paddock why he'll be a major force to be reckoned with next year, when the former Suzuki pilot clocked the fastest test times at Portimao this week

mechanical problem.The race, the final one in the current AMA Superbike Championship format, was won by Suzuki rider Mat Mladin.The 2009 AMA Superbike Championship will have a different look, with the class structure as yet decided. An announcement

overall in the championship standings.Mladin finished ninth on Sunday and clinched the 2009 AMA Pro Road Race American Superbike title.Yamaha rider Josh Hayes won both races with teammate Ben Bostrom finishing third both days. On Saturday, Mat Mladin