Garry McCoy, 32, signed today, at
Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Cheste-Valencia, the contract with Scuderia
Caracchi Nortel Networks to contest the 2004 Superbike World
Championship on a new 999R Ducati.
After the conclusion of the agreement McCoy rode twenty laps on the
999R. "It has been a day full dedicated to the mutual
knowledge between me and the team, to compare our working systems
and for setting the 999R Ducati, a machine totally unknown for me."
Garry McCoy
- Date of birth: Camden,
Australia, April 18, 1972
- First race: 1991
- GP debut: Eastern Creek,
Australia 1992 (125)
- First GP win: Shah Alam,
Malaysia 1995 (125)
- Most recent GP win: Cheste,
Valencia 2000 (500)
- Total GP wins: 5 (2 in 125 and
3 in 500)
- Total time been on the podium:
17 - 7 in 125 (twice 1st, once 2nd, four times 3rd) - 10 in 500
(three times 1st, once 2nd, six times 3rd)
- Background: His rapid rise in
Winfield Challenge and 250 National Production Championship were
followed by two wild card GP rides in 1992
- Career highlights:
- 1993 19th World Championship 125GP (Aprilia) - 25 points
- 1994 13th World Championship 125GP (Aprilia) - 56 points
- 1995 22nd World Championship 125GP (Honda) - 16,5 points
1 victory at Malaysian GP Shah Alam
- 1996 12th World Championship 125GP (Aprilia) - 87 points
1 victory at Australian GP Eastern Creek
- 1997 7th World Championship 125GP (Aprilia) - 109 points
1 pole position at French GP Paul Ricard
- 1998 17th World Championship 500GP (Honda) - 23 points
- 1999 14th World Championship 500GP (Yamaha) - 65 points
- 2000 5th World Championship 500GP (Yamaha) - 161 points
3 wins at South Africa GP Welkom, Portugal GP Estoril, Valencia
GP Cheste
1 fastest lap in British GP Donington
- 2001 12th World Championship 500GP (Yamaha) - 88 points
- 2002 23rd World Championship MotoGP (Yamaha) - 33 points
- 2003 22nd World Championship MotoGP (Kawasaki) - 11 points
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