Finally balance has been restored to the force. Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Ducati, and even Foggy Petronas are in the fray this year. This should be a good season :thumb up:

SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Provisional Qatar Entry List
23-24-25-26 February 2005

1. 1, James Toseland, GBR, Ducati 999F05, Ducati Xerox Team
2. 3, Norick Abe, JPN, Yamaha YZF-R1, Yamaha Motor France - IPONE
3. 6, Mauro Sanchini, ITA, Kawasaki ZX-10R, Team PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse
4. 7, Pierfrancesco Chili, ITA, Honda CBR1000RR, Team Klaffi Honda
5. 8, Ivan Clementi, ITA, Kawasaki ZX-10R, Team Kawasaki Bertocchi
6. 9, Chris Walker, GBR, Kawasaki ZX-10R, Team PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse
7. 10, Fonsi Nieto, ESP, Ducati 999RS, Team Ducati SC - Caracchi
8. 11, Troy Corser, AUS, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra
9. 12, Lorenzo Alfonsi, ITA, Yamaha YZF-R1, D.F. X. Treme
10. 17, Miguel Praia, POR, Yamaha YZF-R1, DFXtreme Sterilgarda
11. 19, Lucio Pedercini, ITA, Ducati 999RS, Team Pedercini
12. 20, Marco Borciani, ITA, Yamaha YZF-R1, DFXtreme Sterilgarda
13. 23, Jiri Mrkyvka, CZE, Ducati 999RS, SBK Team JM
14. 24, Garry McCoy, AUS, PETRONAS FP1, Foggy PETRONAS Racing
15. 25, Alessio Velini, ITA, Ducati 999RS, Team Pedercini
16. 30, Jose Luis Cardoso, ESP, Yamaha YZF-R1, D.F. X. Treme
17. 31, Karl Muggeridge, AUS, Honda CBR1000RR, Winston Ten Kate Honda
18. 32, Sebastien Gimbert, FRA, Yamaha YZF-R1, Yamaha Motor France - IPONE
19. 41, Noriyuki Haga, JPN, Yamaha YZF-R1, Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team
20. 45, Gianluca Vizziello, ITA, Yamaha YZF-R1, Team Lorenzini by Leoni
21. 55, Regis Laconi, FRA, Ducati 999F05, Ducati Xerox Team
22. 57, Lorenzo Lanzi, ITA, Ducati 999RS, Team Ducati SC - Caracchi
23. 71, Yukio Kagayama, JPN, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra
24. 76, Max Neukirchner, GER, Honda CBR1000RR, Team Klaffi Honda
25. 77, Chris Vermeulen, AUS, Honda CBR1000RR, Winston Ten Kate Honda
26. 88, Andrew Pitt, AUS, Yamaha YZF-R1, Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team
27. 99, Steve Martin, AUS, PETRONAS FP1, Foggy PETRONAS Racing
28. 155, Ben Bostrom, USA, Honda CBR1000RR, Team Renagade KOJI
29. 200, Giovanni Bussei, ITA, Kawasaki ZX-10R, Team Kawasaki Bertocchi
30. 22, Ivan Silva Alberola, SPA, Yamaha YZF-R1, La Glisse
31. 95, Talal Al Nuami, QAR, Yamaha YZF-R1, La Glisse

 

 

Gotta love (Winston) Ten Kate's new paint scheme:



more pics here: http://www.motorsport.it/html/...=1943

 

Awww.. Gary McCoy.. wish I could see him in Laguna.

 

Qualifying session one from Qatar, 4 manufacturers in the top five, BOOYAH!!!

1. Troy Corser Alstare Suzuki
2. Jose Luis Cardoso DFXtreme Yamaha
3. Regis Laconi Xerox Ducati
4. Sebastien Gimbert Yamaha France
5. Max Neukirchner Klaffi Honda
6. Yukio Kagayama Alstare Suzuki
7. Chris Vermeulen Winston Ten Kate Honda
8. Pierfrancesco Chili Klaffi Honda
9. Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Italia
10. James Toseland Xerox Ducati