Race News from Around the World, February 2005 c/o mcnews

Australians Chris Vermeulen and Karl Muggeridge will ride the blue Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR in the 12-round World Superbike championship. Vermeulen scored four wins on the new Honda during his debut 2004 season, taking him to fourth place in the championship.

World Superbike Entry List - Round One February 17^th, 2005 - Qatar

1	James Toseland (GBR)	Ducati 999F05	Ducati Xerox
3	Norick Abe (JPN)	Yamaha YZF-R1	Yamaha France
6	Mauro Sanchini (ITA)	Kawasaki ZX-10R	PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse
7	Pierfrancesco Chili (ITA)	Honda CBR1000RR	Klaffi Honda
8	Ivan Clementi (ITA)	Kawasaki ZX-10R	Kawasaki Bertocchi
9	Chris Walker (GBR)	Kawasaki ZX-10R	PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse
10	Fonsi Nieto (ESP)	Ducati 999RS	Ducati Carracchi
11	Troy Corser (AUS)	Suzuki GSX-R1000	Alstare Corona Extra
12	Lorenzo Alfonsi (ITA)	Yamaha YZF-R1	DFX Treme
17	Miguel Praia (POR)	Yamaha YZF-R1	DFX Treme Sterilgarda
19	Lucio Pedercini (ITA)	Ducati 999RS	Team Pedercini
20	Marco Borciani (ITA)	Yamaha YZF-R1	DFX Treme Sterilgarda
23	Jiri Mrkyvka (CZE)	Ducati 999RS	Team JM
24	Garry McCoy (AUS)	Petronas FP1	Foggy Petronas
25	Alessio Velini (ITA)	Ducati 999RS	Team Pedercini
30	Jose Luis Cardoso (ESP)	Yamaha YZF-R1	DFX Treme
31	Karl Muggeridge (AUS)	Honda CBR1000RR	Winston Ten Kate
32	Sebastien Gimbert (FRA)	Yamaha YZF-R1	Yamaha France
41	Noriyuki Haga (JPN)	Yamaha YZF-R1	Yamaha Italy
45	Gianluca Vizziello (ITA)	Yamaha YZF-R1	Lorenzini by Leoni
55	Regis Laconi (FRA)	Ducati 999F05	Ducati Xerox
57	Lorenzo Lanzi (ITA)	Ducati 999RS	Ducati Caracchi
71	Yukio Kagayama (JPN)	Suzuki GSX-R1000	Alstare Corona Extra
76	Max Neukirchner (GER)	Honda CBR1000RR	Klaffi Honda
77	Chris Vermeulen (AUS)	Honda CBR1000RR	Winston Ten Kate
88	Andrew Pitt (AUS)	Yamaha YZF-R1	Yamaha Italy
99	Steve Martin (AUS)	Petronas FP1	Foggy Petronas
155	Ben Bostrom (USA)	Honda CBR1000RR	Renegade Koji
200	Giovanni Bussei (ITA)	Kawasaki ZX-10R	Kawasaki Bertocchi
22	Ivan Silva Alberola (SPA)	Yamaha YZF-R1	La Glisse
95	Talal Al Nuami (QAR)	Yamaha YZF-R1	la Glisse

World Supersport Entry List - Round One - 2005 - Qatar

3	Jurgen Van Den Goorbergh (NED)	Ducati 749R	Ducati Selmat
8	Stephane Chambon (FRA)	Honda CBR600RR	Gil Motorsport
11	Kevin Curtain (AUS)	Yamaha YZF-R6	Yamaha Germany
12	Xavi Fores (ESP)	Suzuki GSX-R600	Alstare Corona Extra
14	Andrea Berta (ITA)	Ducati 749R	Ducati Selmat
15	Matteo Baiocco (ITA)	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	Lightspeed Kawasaki
16	Sebastien Charpentier (FRA)	Honda CBR600RR	Winston Ten Kate
21	Katsuaki Fujiwara (JPN)	Honda CBR600RR	Winston Ten Kate
23	Broc Parkes (AUS)	Yamaha YZF-R6	Yamaha Germany
24	Christophe Cogan (FRA)	Suzuki GSX-R600	Moto1 Suzuki
25	Tatu Lauslehto (FIN)	Honda CBR600RR	Klaffi Honda
30	Alessandro Antonello (ITA)	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	Kawasaki Bertocchi
48	David Garcia (ESP)	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	Ligthspeed Kawasaki
58	Tomas Miksovsky (CZE)	Honda CBR600RR	Intermoto Czech Republic
59	Pawel Szkopek (POL)	Honda CBR600RR	Intermoto Czech Republic
69	Gianluca Nannelli (ITA)	Ducati 749R	Team Caracchi
84	Michel Fabrizio (ITA)	Honda CBR600RR	Italia Megabike
99	Fabien Foret (FRA)	Honda CBR600RR	Italia Megabike

2005 MotoGP World Championship Calendar

April 10 Jerez July 31 Sachsenring

April 17 Estoril August 28 Brno

May 1 Shanghai Sept 18 Motegi

May 15 Le Mans Sept 25 Sepang

June 5 Mugello October 1 Qatar

June 12 Catalunya October 16 Phillip Island

June 25 Assen October 30 Istanbul (TBC)

July 10 Laguna Seca November 6 Valencia

July 24 Donington

A contract had yet to be signed for the Rio Grand Prix. So the FIM/Dorna have cancelled the round.  The Portuguese GP has been moved to April 17 and the October 23 round will now be run at a new Turkish circuit subject to a final contract being signed.

World Superbike February 26th, 2005 - Round One - Losail

Race 1 ended with Corser taking the overall win and Kagayama second to make it a fantastic Suzuki 1-2 on debut.  That fact making that feat even more impressive is that it is also the only two Suzuki machines in the field.  Yamaha have eleven Superbikes entered, Ducati seven and Honda five but it seems that strength in numbers from the other manufacturers may not be enough to stop the Suzuki pair in 2005.

Race 2 was Kagayama's after a brilliant performance. He took the chequered flag 2.5 seconds ahead of Laconi with Corser rounding out the podium.  Pitt had drifted back from fourth place to finally end up ninth place and would be very disappointed with that fact.

Superbike Race One 1. Corser 2. Kagayama 3. Laconi 4. Pitt 5. Haga 6. Toseland 7. Silva 8. Vermeulen 9. Muggeridge

Superbike Race Two 1. Kagayama 2. Laconi 2.5secs 3, Corser 6secs 4. Vermeulen 7.3secs 5. Chili 8.6secs 6. Toseland 8.6secs 7. Abe 8. Neukirchner 9. Pitt

Superbike Championship Points 1. Kagayama 45 2. Corser 41 3. Laconi 36 4. Vermeulen 21 5. Pitt 20 6. Toseland 20 7. Haga 16 8. Abe 15 9. Chili 11

World Supersport February 26th, 2005 - Round One - Losail

Fujiwara got the better of Charpentier and then just cleared out as the Frenchman seemed to give up the ghost. By the end of the race Fujiwara had built a clear 5.4 second lead over his team-mate while Fabrizio came home in a safe third.  The first Yamaha home was Kevin Curtain in fourth place while his fellow Australian and Yamaha pilot Broc Parkes came home sixth place.

Supersport Race Results 1. Fujiwara 2. Charpentier 5.4secs 3. Fabrizio 13.9secs 4. Curtain 28secs 5. Foret 31secs 6. Parkes 32secs 7. Chambon 36secs 8. Fores 42secs 9. Nannelli 55secs

Supersport Championship Points 1. Fujiwara 25 2. Charpentier 20 3. Fabrizio 16 4. Curtain 13 5. Foret 11 6. Parkes 10 7. Chambon 9 8. Fores 8 9. Nannelli 7

February 27th, 2005. Well known Melbourne based rider and data logging whiz Richard Cant tragically lost his life today in an accident at Broadford while competing in a 250GP race at the Vic Titles.