AUSTRALIAN Damian Cudlin has been drafted in to substitute for the injured Loris Capirossi at Pramac Ducati in this weekend's Japanese GP at Motegi.Capirossi will miss his final race in Japan after further damaging his shoulder in a coming

AHEAD of the WSB races at Nurburgring Paul Bird Motorsport was informed that the team would be losing the contract to run the official Kawasaki team in the championship next season.Kawasaki will remain in the production-based series in 2012

with the factory have ensured that the Nurburgring race winner will stay with Kawasaki in 2012, partnering Joan Lascorz in a continuation of last season's line-up."I'm very happy to be continuing with Kawasaki and the Ninja ZX-10R in 2012," said Sykes. "I believe

the Spaniard placed fourth at the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix.Many of the UK's motorcycle race fans have expressed their disgust at Cox's ability to commentate directly to the BBC; a thread on Crash.net's forum last year generated almost 600 responses to the

YUKIO KAGAYAMA says that wild card British rider Leon Camier was too wild in the first WSB race at Portimao and should have crashed after ramming into the back of the Japanese star.Kagayama scored a DNF in the first race at the final round

JAPANESE ACE Yukio Kagayama topped the timesheets at the Cartagena 2010 BSB test, lapping the Spanisg track with a best of 1:33.51. Worx Crescent Suzuki teammate Tommy Hill notched up the second-fastest time of the weekend, only two-hundredths of a

in the warm-up. I can go faster and like Shakey I want to win the races,” said the Japanese rider.They will need to be at their best as the Swan Yamaha duo of Michael Laverty and Tommy Hill both bettered the lap record to secure front row starts. The

taken up with seven Ducati bikes, but there will also be five BMW riders, four Kawasaki, three from Aprilia and Honda and two Suzukis.2011 champion, Carlos Checa has opted to continue with his number 7, instead of racing with the number 1 plate.For 2012

NO MATTER how much people deny it, the Stoner-to-Honda story just won’t go away, with fresh reports in the German-language Speed Week insisting that the Australian and the Japanese company have “agreed terms” to the transfer that will set the ball

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