team and was considering 'walking away from the sport completely.'But while Foggy had been pushing for a Ducati WSB deal, another manufacturer was busy advancing its own plans to race in the upcoming four-stroke MotoGP championship. Sauber Petronas

for the new bike in 12th position, while in race two, Troy Corser took 7th.Think about that for a moment.A few paddock doubters were probably hoping for poor results. After all, when the original deadline for the Foggy Petronas FP1 to go racing at the 2002

Jefferies. Most recently the 54-year-old from Oldham and his own Valmoto team formed the TT-winning Supersport squad with Triumph and in 2005-2006 Jack was team manager for the Foggy Petronas team in the World Superbike championship.

and most ardent intentions and attentions. Turns out that ol' Badger has more moles than he originally thought...Allegedly similar to the one the team were givenIt would appear that Team Foggy management have issued marching orders (The Sack) to the entire

News filters into the Badger's set from Burton-Upon-Toyota. An area of steaming cooling towers, rustic garden furniture shops and far too many rivers and canals for a Badger's liking. But, oh dear, oh dear, what have those crayzee boys from Foggy

Foggy was starting his long reign of success in WSB when I first got into bikes and he was a massive inspiration to me, when all I cared about was the riding. But over the years Foggy's battles with his opponents turned into bitter rants and snipes

mind up on the Foggy Petronas operation. You may remember this was originally a MotoGP project with the Sauber Formula 1 team building a three-cylinder 990cc MotoGP engine housed in a Harris chassis. I was involved with initial testing and launch

YAMAHA has just signed a three-year agreement with Foggy's old backers Petronas that will see the Malaysian national oil and gas corporation become a new Official Sponsor and Premium Partner of the Fiat Yamaha Team.Under the new partnership

Agusta last appeared there in 1972, when Giacomo Agostini recorded his last of 10 race wins on the island.Let's hope Foggy has more success with MV, than he did with Petronas.

Foggy Petronas rider Steve Martin has jumped ship and signed for rival WSB squad DFX racing. The Swiss-based Australian will partner up and coming Italian rider Michelle Fabrizio in the Frankie Chilli managed team. DFX will again run Hondas in WSB