Superbike Pole for McGuinness at North West 200

Clear weather conditions allowed for a successful second qualifying session for the Kennedy International North West 200 today (11 May) with HM Plant Honda rider John McGuinness qualifying his Dunlop-shod Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade on pole. His team mate Steve Plater heads the second row of the grid in fourth.

In the supersport class Morecambe-based McGuinness qualified in third, however his good fortune was not replicated in the Superstock class. McGuinness did not have the opportunity to put in a qualifying time on his Superstock machine, as the session was red flagged and then cancelled. A decision as to where he will line up on the grid will be made with the officials.

Ducati Xerox Team Arrives at Monza

The word from Ducati, looking ahead to WSB at Monza;

DUCATI XEROX TEAM ARRIVES AT MONZA ON CREST OF A WAVE

Monza (Italy), Thursday 4 May: The Ducati Xerox Team riders Troy Bayliss and Lorenzo Lanzi come to the legendary Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on the crest of a wave following sensational results in the recent round 3 of the World Superbike Championship at Valencia.

The 37 year-old Australian Troy Bayliss racked up a full haul of points at the Spanish Round to increase his lead over reigning champion and fellow Aussie Troy Corser (Suzuki) to 22 points. He returns to Monza with two double wins and two fourths already under his belt at the high-speed parkland circuit.