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In the News (Sun 19 May 13)

  
  Team Foggy Racing
Two iconic names in motorcycle racing, MV Agusta and Carl Fogarty, are to join forces for an assault on the Superbike World Championship.
Fogarty, four-times World Superbike champion, said: “This is a very exciting opportunity and one which is sure to capture the imagination of racing fans around the world.
The team will run the new 2008 F4 R 312, which Fogarty is expected to ride during a special Parade of Champions on Friday, June 8th, as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Isle of Man TT.
www.carlfogarty.com   (335 words)

  
  Carl Fogarty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fogarty broke the lap record at the Isle of Man TT in 1992.
Fogarty was forced to retire from racing in 2000 after a racing incident when he hit a back-marker and crashed, causing a serious shoulder injury.
Carl Fogarty was never a person to stray away from controversy in the WSB paddock, even in his retirement, he frequently voices his opinion(most often in the British motorcycle newspaper 'MCN') in which he often berates past rivals such as Troy Corser, Neil Hodgson and Troy Bayliss.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carl_Fogarty   (368 words)

  
 Carl Fogarty - World Superbike Champion
Carl encountered considerable difficulty in maintaining a correct racing position on the bike and is no longer able to ride in a natural way.
Fogarty's retirement marks the end of an extraordinary period that has seen the Blackburn-born rider and Ducati victorious throughout the world.
Carl Fogarty will be pleased to meet journalists on Friday 13th October during the final round of the 2000 World Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch, in a press conference at the Ducati hospitality unit.
www.biketrade.co.uk /ducati/carl_fogarty.html   (545 words)

  
 Foggy PETRONAS Racing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
But, although Carl was comfortable riding his early bikes in the fields surrounding his Blackburn home, his competitive debut did not come until he was 14.
Backed by funding from his father, Carl had soon progressed onto the international stage and at the age of 23 was the Formula 1 TT world champion, a feat he repeated the following year.
The fierce Fogarty determination proved too hot to handle this time and Carl was on top of the world Down Under when he lifted the coveted crown for the first time.
www.foggypetronasracing.com /team/Carl/CarlFogarty.asp   (597 words)

  
 Carl Fogarty Retires From Racing
Fogarty had previously suffered a serious injury to his left shoulder, and recent tests confirmed that he encountered considerable difficulty in maintaining a correct racing position on the bike.
Blackburn, England - In a joint announcement, Ducati and Carl Fogarty wish to announce that the four time World Superbike Champion is to retire from motorcycle racing.
Recent tests at Mugello, Italy, in which Carl rode a Ducati 996 to check on his physical condition, unfortunately confirmed that the time had come to retire from motorcycle racing.
www.rosenaupowersports.net /news_article.asp?id=430   (515 words)

  
 DAINESE - Company - Champions Gallery
Carl Fogarty was born in Blackburn (GB) on July 1st, 1965.
Fogarty raced in 219 races in the Superbike category with a total of 59 wins counting the four victories achieved on a Honda.
On the other hand, Fogarty was just as much "untouchable" off the track when he dressed casual: he was almost phobic when it came to crowds and feared even minimum contact.
www.dainese.com /eng/campione.asp?c=13&nf=7   (508 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Sport | Motor cycling | Interview Carl Fogarty
Carl Fogarty's house would be a pushover if featured on Through The Keyhole.
There is just one slight drawback to Fogarty's modest proposal: at the beginning of March his bike is no more than a clay model, albeit a full-scale clay model, with real wheels, a prototype which the man himself sat astride only last week.
Talking to Fogarty it soon becomes clear this is not a man made for retirement: the trademark goatee and stare would never seem right topping off pipe and slippers.
sport.guardian.co.uk /motorcycling/story/0,10531,661350,00.html   (1638 words)

  
 Soup :: The Unofficial Home
While Fogarty will live out the rest of his life in a healthy state as he continues to recover from his Philip Island crash, his professional racing career died that day in the rain when he crashed with Robert Ulm on the Island.
Fogarty was a rarity in sports; his fans exalted him to be the greatest of heroes, all the while needling the Fog-haters into passionate discourse.
Carl released a best-selling autobiography earlier in 2000, one in which Carl didn't hold back his feelings on his rivals and even his family members.
www.superbikeplanet.com /001027a.htm   (1245 words)

  
 HockeWSB
Carl Fogarty and Pier-Francesco Chili won a race each in Sunday's 12th and penultimate round of the World Superbike championship at Hockenheim in Germany.
Fogarty was awarded victory in the opening 14-lap race despite Castrol Honda's Aaron Slight taking a last lap lead and the chequered flag ahead of the British Ducati rider.
Carl Fogarty - who can take a record fourth World Superbike title on Sunday - was seventh fastest with Yamaha's Noriyuki Haga completing the second row of the grid.
www.mcnews.com.au /MotorcycleRacing2000/worldsuperbike/hockewsb.htm   (2247 words)

  
 Carl Fogarty Book - Foggy on Bikes
Carl reveals the key elements in his make-up that made him world champion and what you can learn from his approach.
Carl has come a long way since the early 1980s when he used to travel to circuits as far away as Finland in a clapped-out old horsebox.
With Carl Fogarty's retirement and Walker's recent defection to the Grand Prix circuit, the British challenge in World Superbikes for 2001 is spearheaded by Neil Hodgson, who is a strong contender for the championship in his rookie season.
www.speedwaymanager.co.uk /books_Superbike.asp   (700 words)

  
 Fogarty Can't Rest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Carl Fogarty is a great rider but, let's face it, there are plenty who will argue that he only won as many championships as he did because he rode a Ducati.
Fogarty had excuses as to why he didn't win those two years, but the fact of the matter is that '96 and '97 only fueled the argument that Fogarty couldn't win without a "better bike" than the competition rode.
Most of his fans already believe that Fogarty is one of the all time greats in World Championship racing, but 2000 could potentially make that feeling nearly unanimous.
www.motorcycledaily.com /15march00.html   (263 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | MOTORSPORT | Fogarty retirement forced by injury
World champion Carl Fogarty has announced that he is retiring from superbike racing.
Fogarty has not raced since smashing his arm in a horrific crash in Australia six months ago.
Fogarty won his first world title in 1994 and also took the championship in 1995, 1998 and 1999.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/motorsport/935481.stm   (563 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Carl Fogarty – Foggy to his legion of fans around the globe – is a Superbike legend and arguably the best ever motorbike rider from Britain.
Carl went to Buckingham Palace to collect his award with his wife Michaela, his father, and daughter Danielle just before the official Team Ducati tests in February and, during the ceremony, the Queen asked Carl if he enjoyed his racing.
The race was the 2nd leg of the 2nd race of the new season and the weather was dismal.
www.harpercollins.co.uk /authors/default.aspx?id=1878   (505 words)

  
 Art of Racing - Carl Fogarty bij Art of Racing
te Assen, was de 4-voudig wereld kampioen Carl Fogarty aanwezig.
Zeer uniek te noemen is dat 4-voudig SBK wereldkampioen ('94 '95 '98 '99) Carl Fogarty destijds op Ducati op de Verheul stand was, waaruit de racetrailer van team Art of Racing deel uitmaakte, aanwezig was.
Carl Fogarty is sinds 2001 teameigenaar van Petronas Racing die bij aankomst op de stand al snel omringt werd door grote getallen Nederlandse en buitenlandse racefans die trachten een glim van "King Carl" mee te krijgen.
www.baswinkel.nl /nieuws/00038   (206 words)

  
 Carl Fogarty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Although the first of many riding accidents came at the tender age of 3 riding his tricycle over the patio, Carl was, by the age of 11, zipping around the Fogarty backyard on his 75cc dirt bike.
Carl's very first race event was a motocross event in Camforth but he claims that at that age he did not have the confidence he needed to conquer the fear of failure.
Inevitably, he crashed out of his first race but the "Foggy" grit and determination was already developing and his progression to racing on the tarmac was also inevitable.
www.ducati.com /foggy/story_early.html   (211 words)

  
 Ducati Monster S4 Fogarty Available Exclusively On-Line
The S4 Fogarty was created in homage to racing legend Carl Fogarty.
The S4 Fogarty will be available exclusively on-line at Ducati.com starting June 20th for the price of 18,000 Euro, approximately $15,400 US (using a conversion rate of 1 Euro = 0.853391 USD).
The S4 Fogarty was created in homage to racing legend Carl Fogarty, whose ability, determination, and amazing dominance have inspired and thrilled racing enthusiasts worldwide.
www.wherethepoweris.com /news_article.asp?id=157   (356 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Motorbikes | Fogarty and Petronas part company
Carl Fogarty's World Superbike team are looking for a new backer after announcing that title sponsor Petronas will quit at the end of this season.
Fogarty said he wanted his Burton-based team to continue racing and had begun searching for a new sponsor.
Fogarty said: "We always knew that building a brand new motorcycle and to compete against the might of the more established motorcycle manufacturers would not be easy.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/4739238.stm   (173 words)

  
 City of Peoria Police News Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Carl was last seen at his home at about 9:00 p.m.
Carl Fogarty is described as a 63-year-old white male, 5’6” and weighs 120 lbs.
Carl was last seen wearing a white sweatshirt and blue jeans.
www.peoriaaz.com /PoliceDepartment/news_releases/news_release_042605.asp   (153 words)

  
 Ducati's New Monster: The S4 Fogarty
Celebrating Carl Fogarty, the S4 will be limited to 300 units, and be sold ONLY via the Internet.
This model celebrates Carl Fogarty, the rider whose personality and exciting wins with Ducati Corse in the World Superbike Championships has captivated the hearts of scores of enthusiasts world-wide.
The performance achieved with the new configuration when the exhaust kit is installed (note that this equipment is not approved for road use and may only be used on the track) is further enhanced by the revised final drive ratio.
www.wherethepoweris.com /news_article.asp?id=210   (619 words)

  
 Carl Fogarty - Discussion Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Carl Fogarty has got to be one of the best riders to come out of Britain.
Carl Foggarty, a good northern sportsman, (as well as Jamie Whittam from our own Huddersfield) is one of the greats.
Unfortunately Carl is out for the rest of the season with a sports injury, after being well in the top three.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /discussion/carl-fogarty   (272 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Foggy: Books: Carl Fogarty,Neil Bramwell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty is, by most yardsticks, the greatest motorcycle rider Britain has ever produced.
Carl Fogarty ‹ "Foggy" to his legion of fans around the world ‹ is a Superbike legend.
Fogarty also talks about the perils of motorcycle racing, the personal tragedies, track rivals, and the big money deals that have made him a multi-millionaire.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0002189607?v=glance   (795 words)

  
 The Sporting Gallery Champions - Carl Fogarty
Featuring Carl Fogarty testing the Foggy Petronas FP1 at Brands Hatch, the print is officially approved by Foggy Petronas Racing
Carl Fogarty, four times World Champion, the most successful superbike rider of all tiime
Carl Fogarty in usual dominant form on the 1999 Ducati
www.sportsgalleries.com /acatalog/Champions___Carl_Fogarty.html   (73 words)

  
 Roadracing World Breaking News
A war of words erupted in the British press earlier this month between four-time World Superbike Champion Carl Fogarty and 2003 World Superbike Champion Neil Hodgson, but Hodgson is looking to put an end to the public feud.
Carl would never admit that but that’s probably why he never took up the challenge.
Fogarty responded in a November 10 press release issued by his team, Foggy Petronas Racing, stating, “I think it’s a cowardly comment.
venus.13x.com /roadracingworld/scripts/NewsInsert.asp?insert=7917   (457 words)

  
 Motorcycle Online: Carl Fogarty Interview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Fogarty was nowhere, the title was wide open and he looked to be falling back.
Carl was asked what he thought of that new bird on 'The Big Breakfast,' after being shown her picture in Front (a British publication).
Carl has picked up a few injuries along the way, including a cracked wrist and ankle during the first race at Sugo in Japan in 1995.
www.motorcycle.com /mo/mcracing/foggy.html   (1999 words)

  
 Carl Fogarty biography links UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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There's action with Carl at Daytona, in the paddock at Hockenheim and footage of how competitive he can be as an off-road biker.
Carl Fogarty biography links UK or references to the subject of carl fogarty...
biographyuk.ronnieboumusic.co.uk /biography/carlfogarty.html   (456 words)

  
 CARL FOGARTY at Pride Of Manchester
Carl Fogarty rides a Ducati 996 (Liquid cooled 90° V-twin four stroke), he lives near Blackburn, Lancashire and supports
Carl Fogarty's autobiography is out now, available to buy from Pride Of Manchester
A superb video tribute to King Carl with interviews and race footage of his 4th Superbike Championship victory.
www.prideofmanchester.com /sport/carlfogarty.htm   (237 words)

  
 Carl Fogarty
Carl Fogarty - Ducati 996 - WSB 1998
Carl Fogarty - Ducati 888 - WSB Chapionships 1993
The amazing, cool, Carl Foggarty - a legend in his own time - is captured throwing himself and his machine around a bend on the way to another Superbike title.
www.sportsgallery.co.uk /carl_fogarty.htm   (786 words)

  
 CARL FOGARTY VIDEOS at Pride Of Manchester
A profile on Carl after he had won the Formula 1 World title in 1988 and winner of the Isle Of Man TT in 1989.
This was potentially a disaster for the event but a whole new breed of racers like Joey Dunlop and Carl Fogarty helped the races grow from strength to strength.
Covering the most popular races from 1928 to 1990, with a look at Carl's record-breaking lap, and all the main races from 1991 to 1995..
www.prideofmanchester.com /sport/CarlFogarty-videos.htm   (598 words)

  
 Motorcycle.Com Inc.
Carl never really got the kudos he deserved over here even when he was at he top of his game.
Carl was never terribly mushy when describing US teams or tracks or racers and from conversations Scott Russell has had that I've been privy too he certainly was no fan of Carls.
Fogarty insists he would have beaten 'The Doctor' if the two had come head-to-head during his career.
news.motorcycle.com /article.motml?sid=3037   (1573 words)

  
 Motorfreaks - MV Agusta met Carl Fogarty naar het WK Superbike   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
We zijn erg blij om samen met Carl Fogarty te gaan racen, we hopen dan ook dat deze samenwerking voor een langere termijn is. Voor ons was 2008 het streefjaar om ons debuut in het WK Superbike te maken, maar alleen wanneer we voldoende financiële middelen zouden hebben om die uitdaging aan te gaan.
Men verwacht dat Fogarty op 8 juni tijdens de Parade van de kampioenen zal mee rijden op de MV Agusta, deze parade is een onderdeel van het 100 jarig jubileum van Isle of Man races dit jaar.
De laatste keer dat MV Agusta meedeed met de Isle of Man was in 1972, dat jaar reed Giacomo Agostini met de MV Agusta zijn laatste van 10 overwinningen op het eiland.
www.motorfreaks.nl /index.php/news/4437   (678 words)

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