Taken from crash.net there is a stong British contingent among the top teams in next years WSBk with only a fe top rides left available and plenty of people chasing them
2010 World Superbike Championship grid – confirmed signings: UPDATED 22 JAN 2010
I make that 7 Ducatis now entered
41 Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 84 Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 35 Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 52 James Toseland GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 65 Jonathan Rea GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 76 Max Neukirchner GER HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2 Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV-4 1000 3 Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV-4 1000 50 Sylvain Guintoli FRA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 91 Leon Haslam GBR Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 11 Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad BMW S1000RR 111 Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad BMW S1000RR 66 Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki WSRT Kawasaki ZX-10R 77 Chris Vermeulen AUS Kawasaki WSRT Kawasaki ZX-10R 96 Jakub Smrz CZE Borciani-Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 95 Roger Lee Hayden USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R TBA TBA Team Pedercini Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R TBA TBA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 7 Carlos Checa ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 67 Shane Byrne GBR Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 31 Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA Squadra Corse Italia Honda CBR1000RR 23 Broc Parkes AUS ECHO CRS Grand Prix Honda CBR1000RR 88 Andrew Pitt AUS Reitwagen Motorsport BMW S1000RR 123 Roland Resch AUT Reitwagen Motorsport BMW S1000RR 49 Makoto Tamada JPN Pro Ride SBK Honda CBR1000RR 99 Luca Scassa ITA Supersonic Team Ducati 1098R
There may be a second Aprilia team with two riders too. Rumour has it Shakey and Camier. I thought Vermuelen would end up as Biaggi's teammate but went to Kawasaki. I think Broc Parkes will get the second Kawasaki seat too. I don't know who'll get the second factory Aprilia seat next to Biaggi. Maybe Sykes? What about Hopper?
anybody else of the mind that in this Country we are doing something very wrong as none of our riders have made it in Moto GP? The only one that looks to be able to get there is Bradley at the moment. All that try come out and then end up in SBK or BSB.
Might be wrong but I think the trouble is that the earnings are too good in BSB so the riders aim for that rather than do the years and learn the ropes through 125 and 250 GP.
The hope was that MotoGP going 4-stroke would allow a step across from SBK but none of the riders have been able to consistently compete with the front few who all come out of 2 stroke game.
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