adapting to the Pirelli shod Honda CBR1000RR whilst Jonathan Rea is working on testing 2012 parts on his 2011 bike.Castrol Honda are spending three days at Qatar, choosing the desert circuit to kickstart their 2012 preparation so to avoid the poor weather

no fewer than 35 times in his 199 starts and was championship runner-up in 2003.The Spaniard rode for the factory BMW squad in the 2010 WSB seriesRuben Xaus:“It’s difficult for me describe how happy I am that I will ride with the Ten Kate Honda team next

JONATHAN Rea has extended his contract with Ten Kate to ride a Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade once again for the 2012 season. The 24-year-old from Northern Ireland chose his comeback weekend - after three months out through injury - to sign a year

At the launch of the Castrol Honda team Ronald Ten Kate dismissed any ambitions that the Dutch tuner would join MotoGP in the future.With the premier class shifting towards 1000cc and ‘production’ based engines in 2012 it would seem that the Ten

Racing outfit, who have led Honda’s World Superbike effort since 2004.Castrol’s association with Honda’s motorcycle racing activities goes all the way back to the Japanese manufacturer’s first foray into the sport at the Isle of Man TT in 1959

m 32.874s14. Bryan Staring AUS Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 32.884s15. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Honda WSBK CBR1000RR 1m 33.040s16. Maxime Berger FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 1m 33.075s17. David Salom ESP Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 33.128s18. Ayrton

AUSTRALIAN rider Jason O'Halloran will join the Honda Althea World Supersport Team for the forthcoming Imola tests on 15 and 16 July, teaming up alongside his fellow Aussie rider, Mark Aitchison. O'Halloran, 22-years old, has great experience

first flying lap he crashed the Castrol Honda Fireblade at the fast turn three, the get off at over 130mph.The Castrol Honda hopeful dislocated the ring finger on his left hand and is currently undergoing x-rays and scans on his left wrist at The Alfred

strong all weekend and hopefully get a couple of decent finishes in the races."Castrol Honda will be a team of substitutes at Silverstone, as Alex Lowes continues in the place of Rea. The 20-year-old from Lincoln completed a two-day test at Assen last

-up positions in 2009 and 2010.Parkalgar Honda, which had backing from the Portimao race circuit, ran with Honda CBR600RRs prepared by Performance Technical Racing. The British outfit, run by Simon Buckmaster, will remain in the WSS championship with a