Four-times world champion Carl Fogarty and his team will be at the Kent circuit to show off the newly launched Foggy FP1 race bike ahead of their intensive winter testing programme.

The team has rescheduled their race debut for the start of the 2003 season, having initially set a challenging target of racing in the final half of 2002.

Road versions of the Foggy FP1 race bike are being built by PETRONAS in their long-term programme to manufacture the first Malaysian race-bred superbike.

Carl said: "The whole idea of the manufacturing project is to build a road bike based on racing excellence. So it does not really make sense to rush our testing programme, which is also so crucial to the thorough development of the Foggy FP1 road bike, just so that we could have competed in the few remaining races this year.

"Everyone involved in this project wanted to race at the earliest possible opportunity. But we have decided that it was not worth sacrificing the overall aims of the project in order to satisfy the governing body's deadline. (The sport's homologation rules dictate that an initial 75
road versions of a race bike have to be built by certain deadlines in order
for teams to compete in the World Superbike championship.)

"I am most disappointed for our two riders, James Haydon and Troy Corser. But they both have multi-year deals and will have a more competitive bike to reward their patience when we do start racing after an extensive testing programme."
 

FP1 Specifications

• Engine: 4-stroke Reverse Parallel Triple
• Bore: 88mm
• Stroke: 49.3mm
• Displacement: 899.5cm
• Compression ratio: 14:1
• Crankshaft horsepower: 185 HP : @13,500rpm
• Crankshaft torque: 105 Nm : @11,000rpm
• Valvetrain: DOHC, 4 valve heads, gear driven
• Lubrication and cooling: Liquid cooling - closed circuit with radiator
• Circuit capacity: 2.5 litres
• Wet Sump - closed circuit with cooler
• Circuit Capacity: 3.5 litres
• Ignition: Electronic ignition, CPU controlled gearshift cut-off, Map per Gear, Wiring harness designed for easy pin-to-pin Marelli DAS4 data acquisition Denso RU01-31 spark plugs
• Induction: Electronic injection Marelli 'MF4M' injection/ignition module, 55mm throttle bodies inside the airbox, Fuel pressure 5bar, Double injector throttle bodies, Direct Aero Ram Air
• Exhaust: 3:1:2:3 exhaust system Micron/Optimum, with Titanium pipes, carbon fibre Aero Mufflers
• Primary gears: 27 teeth crankshaft gear, 53 teeth driven gear
• Clutch: Dry SRT Variable Slipper - Hydraulic Actuation
• Gearbox - Cassette Variable (transmission ratios std.)
  1st:Teeth 2.125
  2nd:Teeth 1.833
  3rd: Teeth 1.579
  4th: Teeth 1.381
  5th: Teeth 1.227
  6th: Teeth 1.115
• Final drive: 16 teeth small sprocket, 39 teeth big sprocket, Regina chain
• Frame: Twin Spar Welded Alloy Xylan coated Airbox , Seat Sub-Frame, Dash Mount and Intake duct: carbon fibre
• Wheelbase: 1425mm
• Adjustable trail: 93.59-109.7mm
• Adjustable rake 23 degrees 30 minutes - 24 degrees 30 minutes, Ohlins steering damper
• Overall length: 2045mm
• Overall width: 680mm
• Height: 1100mm
• Seat height: 800mm
• Ground clearance: 120mm
• Handlebars height: 830mm
• Footrests height: 420mm
• Weight (including oil and coolant): 162kg
• Fuel tank capacity: 23.5 litres
• Fairing: Low Drag Whole Bike Optimized - Carbon Fibre
• Main fairing: - 4 piece quick release, One piece Hugger Chain guard - Carbon Fibre
• Fuel Tank: Aluminium with internal fuel pump, filter, PRV assembly.
• Front Suspension: Ohlins upside-down fork - 43mm Low Inverted Design, Multi Adjustable: compression, rebound, spring. 120-125mm adjustable travel.
• Rear Suspension: Monoshock Low linkage, Aero Twin Spar Xylan coated Swingarm, Adjustable Ride Height, Ohlins Shock - adjustable compression and rebound damping, quick action spring preload adjuster, Stroke: 70mm, Wheel travel: 120mm
• Front brakes: Hydraulic system with Brembo Æ320mm floating disc (Options 300 and 290)
• Master cylinder: Brembo Æ19mm
• Calipers: Brembo - Radial, Goodridge Hose and Fittings
• Rear brake: Hydraulic system with BremboÆ220mm floating disc, Goodridge Hose and Fittings, Brembo foot master cylinder (Optional Brembo Thumb Brake), Brembo 4 piston caliper, Goodridge Hose and Fittings
• Wheels: FOGGY OZ 6-spoke magnesium light alloy front rim, 3.50x16.5, FOGGY OZ 6-spoke magnesium light alloy rear rim, 6.00x16.5
• Voltage system: 12V
• Generator: 12V - 280W
• Battery: 12V - 4 Ah
• Dash: Electronic LCD display Marelli MT940