SHINYA NAKANO has announced his retirement from racing, following his year with Aprilia in the 2009 World Superbike Championship. The man who spent two years in 250cc GP and eight more years spanning the 500cc and MotoGP classes is off, leaving

NEWLY CROWNED British Superbike Champion Leon Camier is to replace injured Shinya Nakano on the Aprilia RSV4 Factory for the remaining two rounds of the 2009 World Superbike Championship.Camier has enjoyed a storming season in the BSB championship

RACING VETERAN Shinya Nakano has been back on a Grand Prix bike once again - this time testing Moto2 prototypes at Motegi.Nakano rode Moto2 bikes manufactured by Moriwaki, TSR and Burning Blood at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit.“I have to say

Nakano...new bike for Czech GPSOMETIME MOTOGP fast man Shinya Nakano will get his first chance at a factory HRC 800cc prototype at the Brno round of the championship in a couple of week's time to help bring on the development of the bike which Honda

Nakano contemplating a Honda, yesterdayKONICA Minolta Honda are rumoured to have signed Shinya Nakano for their one-man squad for 2007. Kawsaki team boss Harald Eckl offered Shinya 750,000 GBP to renew his contract, but Shinya, allegedly expected

Nakano...partners Max Biaggi in 2009FORMER MOTOGP ace Shinya Nakano has signed up to join Max Biaggi on the Aprilia RSV4, in the 2009 Superbike World Championship.The Japanese rider has signed a contract that ties him to Aprilia for the whole

Nakano...0.5 secs quicker than team-mate BiaggiFORMER MOTOGP star Shinya Nakano made a good start on the first day's winter testing at Kyalami, South Africa, posting a faster time than team-mate Max Biaggi.Nakano clocked a best time of 1

APRILIA MAN Shinya Nakano set a quickest time on the second day of WSB testing at Philip Island, posting a best time of 1'33"1, on his RSV4 racer. Nakano's best was just 0.6 secs adrift of Troy Bayliss' 2008 race pace. In a shock performance, Ducati

GRESINI HONDA announced today that Shinya Nakano will be the team's new rider for 2008. The Italian team also announced they are releasing Tony Elias.The team's move to secure Nakano has dashed Max Biaggi's hopes of making a comeback to MotoGP. It

Nakano went a second faster than Simoncelli at ValenciaREIGNING 250cc world champion Marco Simoncelli rode Aprilia's new RSV4 World Superbike machine at Valencia this week, as a reward for clinching the 2008 world title. Simoncelli rode the same