FORMER MOTOGP World Champion Casey Stoner topped the timesheets at the final pre-season MotoGP tests at Qatar, attributing his success to a series of technical improvements on the Australian's GP10 Ducati.“I am really happy with the test and the work we have done right up to toni...

fan, so although my background is mostly with motorcycles I've also followed rallying, Formula One, and other forms of racing. It's important for Australia to be part of world championship motorsport."

of the legendary motorbike racing series will be shown on ITV4 throughout the road race festival, including preview, behind the scenes and qualifying programmes. There will also be a number of special programmes, including an exclusive look at the making of next

Player on itv.com.The BSB shows, produced by ITV Sport, will feature highlights from the previous weekend's Superbike races, together with grid walks, post race interviews, behind the scenes features and exclusive competitions. The programmes

, and it is fair to say it has been difficult at times, however this investment rewards the great team spirit we have at Rockingham and all the hard work which goes on behind the scenes. 'Rockingham changed its core business focus in 2006, and as a result has

's American rookie signing Ben Spies, who ended up just a fraction behind. "I like this track, it's almost like some AMA tracks and it's not too technical, not that difficult to learn, but I was having a lot of fun riding on it. We were most interested

and the development of the bikes it is very behind MotoGP."Some ex-champions from the MotoGP scene have gone there and elevated the level but it's not on par with MotoGP yet."

circuit owner Simon Gillett. "Our main priority was not to let the fans down, so it's satisfying to see our hard work behind the scenes paying off."Entrance tickets to the 2009 British Superbike Championship are on sale at www

written a few songs and I am going to keep on writing behind the scenes. One day I would love to bring out an album."The one thing with motorcycling is that you do have a large fan base and that would help sales with a potential album."That said, I hope

this podium bodes well for me and 2009. I’m staying with the Honda family with Stiggy Honda – which is important to me – and I’m looking forward to next season. I’ve wanted to be back on the World scene for a while, so to podium here at the last race