World Superbike line up 2007

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A week ago the most recent provisional entry list for World Superbikes was announced by FIM. It looked as though Neil Hodgson and Carl Fogarty had missed the boat, but they still had time. However, now they really are too late. Foggy has been waiting to secure the necessary sponsorship to would enable him to relanuch his Foggy team after the demise of the Petronas contract. He was still making noises until close to the deadline but in the end it has not materialised. Hodgson, for his part, was returning from a couple of years in AMA and looking for a decent World Superbike ride - despite being offered several British Superbike rides. It seemed that the two Englishmen had put their historic differences to one side in a marriage of convenience and so Hodgson held out for Foggy's sponsorship. Now it looks as though both men will be watching the 2007 series from the sidelines. It should, at least, give them the opportunity to be ready for 2008.

Pretty much everything else is as it was seen last week. There were two other riders waiting to be announced; Dean Ellison's team mate at Pedercini, and the second Team Yamaha ZYF rider. Neither announcement was made in time, and so the teams must run with a single rider.

Superbike World Championship 2007 Permanent Entry List
21: Troy Bayliss - AUS - Ducati 999F07 - Ducati Xerox Team
57: Lorenzo Lanzi - ITA - Ducati 999F07 - Ducati Xerox Team
41: Noriyuki Haga - JPN - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Motor Italia
11: Troy Corser - AUS - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Motor Italia
3: Max Biaggi - ITA - Suzuki GSXR1000 K7 - Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra
71: Yukio Kagayama - JPN - Suzuki GSXR1000 K7 - Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra
52: James Toseland - GBR - Honda CBR 1000RR - Ten Kate Honda Team
44: Roberto Rolfo - ITA - Honda CBR 1000RR - Ten Kate Honda Team
55: Regis Laconi - FRA - Kawasaki ZX10R - PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse
10: Fonsi Nieto - ESP - Kawasaki ZX10R - PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse
84: Michel Fabrizio - ITA - Honda CBR 1000RR - D.F.X. Treme
99: Steve Martin - AUS - Honda CBR 1000RR - D.F.X. Treme
38: Shinichi Nakatomi - JPN - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha YZF
111: Ruben Xaus - ESP - Ducati 999F06 - Team Sterilgarda
42: Dean Ellison - GBR - Ducati 999 RS - Team Pedercini
53: Alessandro Polita - ITA - Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 - Celani Team Suzuki Italia
31: Karl Muggeridge - AUS - Honda CBR 1000RR - Alto Evolution Honda
25: Joshua Brookes - AUS - Honda CBR 1000RR - Alto Evolution Honda
76: Max Neukirchner - GER - Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 - Suzuki Germany
73: Christian Zaiser - AUT - MV Agusta - LBR Racing Team
36: Jiri Drazdak - CZE - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Jr. Pro SBK Racing