© MV Agusta. The Italian manufacturer announced the racing program for 2008, an agenda concentrated in developing the SBK version of the Master Bike winner F4 R 312. Luca Scassa will be the only factory backed rider and will ride for the Unionbike Gimotorsports Team headed by Gigi D'Esposito.

Tech 3 Yamaha has announced the signing of James Toseland for the 2008 season.

© FGsport. Spaniard Ruben Xaus (Ducati Sterilgarda) has already won an SBK this season and he forced his name to the top of another results sheet at Vallelunga, after scoring the fastest time in the official tests.

© HANNspree Ten Kate Honda. In addition to its successful title sponsorship campaign with the British Superbike Championship, Bennetts, the UK's number one for bike insurance is going global with an exciting SBK Superbike World Championship programme.

The model Max Biaggi Replica is the last graphic version of the helmet made and distributed by the Italian company in Italy and all over the world during these days.

© Alstare. Maybe because of recent discussions regarding the proposed technical rule changes in World Superbikes, a lot of rumours have been circulating regarding Team Alstare's plans for 2008 and beyond.

© Ducati Corse. The Silverstone race weekend kicked off in dry conditions but by the time the first qualifying session had started lunchtime rains had left a wet track for all 21 riders to contend with.

© HANNspree Ten Kate Honda. It is only apt that the former airfield circuit of Silverstone will have its weekend on-track action publicised by an aerobatic display at nearby Sywell Aerodrome on the Thursday proceeding race weekend proper.

© FonsiNieto.com. After the withdrawal of his teammate, Olivier Jacque, due to an injury sustained in Shanghai two weeks ago, Randy de Puniet will be joined this weekend by Kawasaki World Superbike rider, Fonsi Nieto, for the forthcoming Alice Grand Prix of France race at Le Mans.

© Honda Pro Images. Following further discussions with DFX Honda team boss Daniele Carli yesterday, Steve Martin has decided it is not possible to find a workable solution to continue racing with the Italian squad for the remainder of the season.

© Kawasaki Racing Team. Olivier Jacque will not race in his home Grand Prix at Le Mans, after complications with the arm injury sustained in a free practice crash ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix forced the Kawasaki pilot to withdraw from the event.

© Yamaha Racing. From third last away in the Superpole competition Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia) sent the sun-kissed Monza crowd wild after demolishing not just the previous track record but by also taking SBK racing into new Monza territory with a 1'44.

© HANNspree Ten Kate Honda. It took series leader James Toseland less than a day to beat the previous circuit best at the classically designed Monza circuit, setting a 1'45"953 lap on race tyres.

© FGSport. The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has announced that FGSPORT Group, FIM's partner since 1989, has become part of one of the world's leading sports marketing companies, Infront Sports & Media AG.

© HANNspree Ten Kate Honda. One of the true spiritual homes of racing, Monza, is not just a link to racing's past glories; it is a unique challenge on the modern day SBK calendar.

Two iconic names in motorcycle racing, MV Agusta and Carl Fogarty, are to join forces for an assault on the Superbike World Championship.

© Honda Pro Image. After two very different 23-lap races at Valencia local rider Ruben Xaus (Sterilgarda Ducati) and championship leader James Toseland (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) scored a win apiece, with Xaus running clear in race one but Toseland having to fight for every inch of track in race two.

© Circuit Valencia. The Spanish rain stayed mainly in the plains of Valencia before Superpole and this the 'wet' rules were introduced, giving each of the top 16 riders 12-laps in which to set their best time, and earn their final grid spot.