Carl Fogarty
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Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
) is the most successful World Superbike
Superbike World Championship
Superbike World Championship is the worldwide Superbike racing Championship. The championship was founded in . The Superbike World Championship season consists of a series of rounds held on permanent racing facilities...
racer of all time in terms of the number of championships and number of race wins. Now retired, he is renowned for his high corner speed riding style, combined with an aggressive competitiveness, which netted him 59 victories and four World Superbike Championships (1994, 1995, 1998 and 1999). His greatest success came with the factory Ducati team. He was awarded an MBE in 1998's New Year's Honours List.
World Superbikes
In he raced for Neil Tuxworth's HondaHonda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
UK team in World Superbikes, finishing 7th overall. The team pulled out in 1992, and Carl nearly found himself without a ride after a promised deal failed to materialise. He did ultimately take his first WSBK win at Donington Park
Donington Park
Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...
, and finished the championship 9th overall despite only completing a partial season.
was the beginning of his era as a factory Ducati rider. He battled with Scott Russell
Scott Russell (motorcyclist)
Raymond Scott Russell , aka Mr. Daytona, is an American sportscar racer and former championship motorcycle road racer, born in East Point, Georgia. He is a former World Superbike and AMA Superbike Champion, has won the Daytona 200 a record five times, and won the Suzuka 8 Hours in 1993...
for the title, winning 11 races to the American's five, but losing out on consistency (Russell came 2nd twelve times compared to Fogarty's two) to finish behind him.
In two factors came together to build on the successes of the previous season. Foggy was fit and hungry for the title, having been so close the previous season; but he would also be using the new Ducati 916.
He missed the Hockenheim
Hockenheimring
The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it biennially hosts the Formula One German Grand Prix...
races with a broken wrist, but fought back to pip Russell and Aaron Slight
Aaron Slight
Aaron Tony Slight is a former professional motorcycle road racer who has recently dabbled in car racing and now fronts the AA Torque Show....
to the crown.
Winning 6 of the first 8 races in helped him seal that title with 5 of the 24 races to spare, and he clinched it with 3 races to spare in 1999.
In he raced for Tuxworth again, now with Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
factory support. Despite winning four races that season on the RC45
Honda RVF750 RC45
The Honda RVF750R RC45 was a fully faired racing motorcycle created for homologation purposes for the Superbike World Championship by Honda Racing Corporation. The RVF750R was the successor to the VFR750R RC30...
, three more than team-mate Aaron Slight
Aaron Slight
Aaron Tony Slight is a former professional motorcycle road racer who has recently dabbled in car racing and now fronts the AA Torque Show....
, and one more than Slight had managed over three seasons on the bike, Fogarty again struggled with consistency and finished 4th overall, 16 points behind 2nd placed Slight and 38 points behind champion Troy Corser
Troy Corser
Troy Gordon Corser is a professional motorcycle road racer, the and Superbike World champion....
.
In he returned to Ducati, finishing second overall to the Honda of John Kocinski
John Kocinski
John Kocinski is a retired Grand Prix motorcycle road racer whose successes include winning the 1990 250cc World Championship, and the 1997 Superbike World Championship title.-Early years:...
.
was his closest title - after a disastrous weekend at the Nürburgring
Nürburgring
The Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about...
he lay just 6th in the standings, but fought back to overhaul Troy Corser
Troy Corser
Troy Gordon Corser is a professional motorcycle road racer, the and Superbike World champion....
and Aaron Slight
Aaron Slight
Aaron Tony Slight is a former professional motorcycle road racer who has recently dabbled in car racing and now fronts the AA Torque Show....
in the final round. This was especially notable as his team (Ducati Performance), managed by Davide Tardozzi, was in its first year of WSBK competition.
Surprisingly, his first victory in any form of racing at Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
did not come until 1995. He had much greater success at Assen
Assen
Assen is a municipality and a city in the north eastern Netherlands, capital of the province of Drenthe. It received city rights in 1809. Assen's main claim to fame is the TT Circuit Assen the motorcycle racing circuit, where on the last Saturday in June the Dutch TT is run...
, winning all but 1 race there between 1995 and . Large numbers of British fans would travel to the race on the ferries at this time.
Superbike World Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 1988 1988 Superbike World Championship season The 1988 Superbike World Championship season was the inaugural F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on April 3 at Donington Park, and finished on October 3 at Manfeild Autocourse after 9 rounds.... |
Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
GBR Ret |
GBR |
HUN |
HUN |
GER |
GER |
AUT |
AUT |
JPN |
JPN |
FRA |
FRA |
POR |
POR |
AUS |
AUS |
NZL |
NZL |
- | 0 | ||||||||
| 1989 1989 Superbike World Championship season The 1989 Superbike World Championship season was the 2nd F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on March 27 at Donington Park, and finished on November 19 at Manfeild Autocourse after 11 rounds.... |
Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
GBR 7 |
GBR 13 |
HUN |
HUN |
CAN |
CAN |
USA |
USA |
AUT |
AUT |
FRA |
FRA |
JPN |
JPN |
GER |
GER |
ITA |
ITA |
AUS |
AUS |
NZL |
NZL |
44th | 12 | ||||
| 1990 1990 Superbike World Championship season The 1990 Superbike World Championship season was the 3rd F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on March 18 at Jerez, and finished on November 18 at Manfeild Autocourse after 13 rounds.... |
Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
ESP 14 |
ESP Ret |
GBR 6 |
GBR 6 |
HUN |
HUN |
GER |
GER |
CAN |
CAN |
USA |
USA |
AUT |
AUT |
JPN |
JPN |
FRA Ret |
FRA 8 |
ITA |
ITA |
MAS |
MAS |
AUS |
AUS |
NZL |
NZL |
19th | 30 |
| 1991 1991 Superbike World Championship season The 1991 Superbike World Championship season was the 4th F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on April 1 at Donington Park, and finished on October 19 at Phillip Island after 13 rounds.... |
Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
GBR Ret |
GBR 9 |
ESP 9 |
ESP 8 |
CAN |
CAN |
USA 11 |
USA 11 |
AUT |
AUT |
SMR 7 |
SMR 8 |
SWE 4 |
SWE 4 |
JPN 11 |
JPN 8 |
MAS 8 |
MAS 7 |
GER 9 |
GER 10 |
FRA 6 |
FRA 7 |
ITA 7 |
ITA Ret |
AUS |
AUS |
7th | 146 |
| 1992 1992 Superbike World Championship season The 1992 Superbike World Championship season was the 5th F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on April 5 at Albacete, and finished on October 25 at Manfeild after 13 rounds.... |
Ducati | ESP 12 |
ESP 10 |
GBR Ret |
GBR 1 |
GER 20 |
GER 11 |
BEL Ret |
BEL 8 |
ESP 5 |
ESP Ret |
AUT 6 |
AUT 7 |
ITA 7 |
ITA 4 |
MAS |
MAS |
JPN |
JPN |
NED 4 |
NED 2 |
ITA Ret |
ITA Ret |
AUS 7 |
AUS Ret |
NZL |
NZL |
9th | 134 |
| 1993 1993 Superbike World Championship season The 1993 Superbike World Championship season was the 6th F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on April 9 at Brands Hatch, and finished on October 17 at Estoril after 13 rounds.... |
Ducati | GBR Ret |
GBR |
GER 3 |
GER 7 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 1 |
SMR 5 |
SMR 3 |
AUT 4 |
AUT 4 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
SWE 1 |
SWE 1 |
MAS 1 |
MAS 1 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 24 |
NED 1 |
NED 1 |
ITA 4 |
ITA 4 |
GBR 2 |
GBR Ret |
POR Ret |
POR 1 |
2nd | 349,5 |
| 1994 1994 Superbike World Championship season The 1994 Superbike World Championship season was the 7th F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on May 2 at Donington, and finished on October 30 at Phillip Island after 11 rounds.... |
Ducati | GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
GER |
GER |
SMR Ret |
SMR 5 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 1 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 1 |
INA Ret |
INA 1 |
JPN 4 |
JPN 2 |
NED 1 |
NED 1 |
ITA 2 |
ITA 1 |
GBR 14 |
GBR 5 |
AUS 1 |
AUS 2 |
1st | 305 | ||||
| 1995 1995 Superbike World Championship season The 1995 Superbike World Championship season was the 8th F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on May 7 at Hockenheim, and finished on October 29 at Phillip Island after 12 rounds.... |
Ducati | GER 1 |
GER 1 |
SMR 2 |
SMR 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 1 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
ESP 2 |
ESP 1 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
USA 5 |
USA 7 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 1 |
JPN Ret |
JPN 1 |
NED 1 |
NED 1 |
INA 1 |
INA Ret |
AUS 4 |
AUS 2 |
1st | 478 | ||
| 1996 1996 Superbike World Championship season The 1996 Superbike World Championship season was the 9th F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on April 14 at Misano, and finished on October 27 at Phillip Island after 12 rounds.... |
Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
SMR 7 |
SMR 6 |
GBR 8 |
GBR 7 |
GER 5 |
GER 1 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 3 |
CZE 2 |
CZE 3 |
USA 8 |
USA 4 |
GBR 5 |
GBR Ret |
INA 2 |
INA 3 |
JPN 8 |
JPN 4 |
NED 1 |
NED 1 |
ESP 5 |
ESP 7 |
AUS 4 |
AUS 6 |
4th | 331 | ||
| 1997 1997 Superbike World Championship season The 1997 Superbike World Championship season was the 10th F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on March 23 at Phillip Island, and finished on October 12 at Sentul after 12 rounds.... |
Ducati | AUS 2 |
AUS 4 |
SMR 3 |
SMR 3 |
GBR 2 |
GBR 1 |
GER 4 |
GER 1 |
ITA 3 |
ITA 4 |
USA 2 |
USA 2 |
GBR Ret |
GBR 1 |
AUT 1 |
AUT Ret |
NED 2 |
NED 1 |
ESP Ret |
ESP Ret |
JPN 13 |
JPN Ret |
INA 3 |
INA 1 |
2nd | 358 | ||
| 1998 1998 Superbike World Championship season The 1998 Superbike World Championship season was the 11th F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on March 22 at Phillip Island, and finished on October 4 at Sugo after 12 rounds.... |
Ducati | AUS 1 |
AUS 3 |
GBR 7 |
GBR 3 |
ITA 6 |
ITA 2 |
ESP 9 |
ESP 1 |
GER 13 |
GER 13 |
SMR 4 |
SMR 3 |
RSA 2 |
RSA 2 |
USA 5 |
USA Ret |
GBR 4 |
GBR 2 |
AUT 3 |
AUT 2 |
NED 2 |
NED 1 |
JPN 3 |
JPN 4 |
1st | 351,5 | ||
| 1999 1999 Superbike World Championship season The 1999 Superbike World Championship season was the 12th F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on March 28 at Kyalami, and finished on October 10 at Sugo after 13 rounds.... |
Ducati | RSA 1999 Kyalami Superbike World Championship round The 1999 Kyalami Superbike World Championship round was the opening round of the 1999 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of 26-28 March 1999 at the 4.26km Kyalami Circuit in South Africa.... 1 |
RSA 1999 Kyalami Superbike World Championship round The 1999 Kyalami Superbike World Championship round was the opening round of the 1999 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of 26-28 March 1999 at the 4.26km Kyalami Circuit in South Africa.... 1 |
AUS 2 |
AUS 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
ESP 3 |
ESP 3 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 1 |
GER 1999 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round The 1999 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship Round was the 6th round of the 1999 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of 11-13 June 1999 at the Nürburgring. It was highly criticised by the riders after track officials failed to show race flags... 1 |
GER 1999 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round The 1999 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship Round was the 6th round of the 1999 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of 11-13 June 1999 at the Nürburgring. It was highly criticised by the riders after track officials failed to show race flags... 15 |
SMR 1 |
SMR 1 |
USA 5 |
USA 4 |
GBR 19 |
GBR 4 |
AUT 2 |
AUT 4 |
NED 1 |
NED 1 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
JPN 2 |
JPN 5 |
1st | 489 |
| 2000 2000 Superbike World Championship season The 2000 Superbike World Championship season was the 13th F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on April 2 at Kyalami, and finished on October 15 at Brands Hatch after 13 rounds.... |
Ducati | RSA 3 |
RSA Ret |
AUS 2 |
AUS Ret |
JPN |
JPN |
GBR |
GBR |
ITA |
ITA |
GER |
GER |
SMR |
SMR |
ESP |
ESP |
USA |
USA |
GBR |
GBR |
NED |
NED |
GER |
GER |
GBR |
GBR |
26th | 36 |
Other races
Formula TT
The Formula TT was a racing class for motorcycles from 1977 to 1989 as the official World Cup under the umbrella of International Motorcycling Federation...
World Championship for bikes, which was gradually fading after the 1988 commencement of the World Superbike Championship. In 1990 it dropped below the six races required for the FIM to class it as a Championship, rather than merely a Cup; again, he won it.
He made a handful of starts in Moto GP, filling in for Pierfrancesco Chili
Pierfrancesco Chili
Pierfrancesco 'Frankie' Chili, is a motorcycle racer who has raced in the Superbike World Championship and the 250cc and 500cc classes in Grand Prix. In World Superbike he had a record number of starts, as well as 10 poles and 17 wins. He retired at the end of the season...
on a ROC bike for a while in 1990, with a best finish of 6th at the Swedish Grand Prix
1990 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1990 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10-12 August 1990 at the Anderstorp.- 500 cc race report :...
. He also contested the 500cc British Grand Prix
British motorcycle Grand Prix
The British motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the World Motorcycle Racing season. Before 1977, the British Grand Prix was the Isle of Man TT, held there from 1949-1976.-Winners of the British motorcycle Grand Prix:...
several times. In 1992 he ran 6th before crashing on oil. In 1993
1993 British motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1993 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on August 1, 1993 at Donington Park.-500 cc race report:...
he qualified on the second row, and ran second early on after Alex Barros
Alex Barros
Alex Barros is a Brazilian motorcycle road racer. After a long career in MotoGP, for 2006 he moved to the Superbike World Championship...
, Mick Doohan and Kevin Schwantz
Kevin Schwantz
Kevin Schwantz is an American former World Champion motorcycle road racer during the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Early life:...
crashed on the first lap. he was set for third when he ran out of fuel, coasting over the line in 4th behind three Yamahas
Yamaha Motor Company
, is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...
. He was entered again in 1994
1994 British motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1994 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 24 July 1994 at the Donington Park circuit.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:...
, but withdrew pre-race - citing a hand injury but later admitting that he felt the ride was uncompetitive.
Fogarty broke the lap record at the Isle of Man TT
Isle of Man TT
The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...
in 1992. His lap at 18 minutes, 18.8 seconds (123.61 mph) on a Yamaha 750cc wasn't broken until seven years later by Jim Moodie from a standing start riding a Honda RC45 in 1999, taking the record to 124.45 mph.
In 1992 he teamed with Terry Rymer
Terry Rymer
Originally born Terance William Rymer Jr, Terry Rymer is a retired motorcycle road racer turned car and truck racer....
and Michael Simul to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans
24 Hours of Le Mans (motorcycle race)
The 24 Hours of Le Mans Moto is a motorcycle endurance race held annually since 1978 on the Bugatti Circuit Le Mans, Sarthe, France...
. They went on to win the World Endurance Championship
Endurance World Championship
Endurance World Championship is the premier worldwide endurance motorcycle racing championship. The championship season consists of a series of races held on permanent racing facilities. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for teams and one for...
for Kawasaki
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....
.
Riding for Ducati, Fogarty finished second at the 1995 Daytona 200
Daytona 200
The Daytona 200 is a 68-lap, motorcycle race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.-History:The race evolved from a beach racing venue in 1937 to the Daytona International Speedway course in 1961....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Scott Russell
Scott Russell (motorcyclist)
Raymond Scott Russell , aka Mr. Daytona, is an American sportscar racer and former championship motorcycle road racer, born in East Point, Georgia. He is a former World Superbike and AMA Superbike Champion, has won the Daytona 200 a record five times, and won the Suzuka 8 Hours in 1993...
crashed during the first lap of the race but was able to remount and pass Fogarty for the win. Fogarty said that the pace car regrouping following the yellow flag allowed Russell to close the gap significantly.
Career stats
| Year | Poles | Races | Podiums | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Time | Superbike | 21 | 219 | 109 | 59 | 33 | 17 | 4 |
Post-racing
Fogarty was forced to retire from racing in 2000 after a racing incident at Philip Island when he hit privateer Ducati rider Robert Ulm and crashed. He suffered multiple injuries, including a serious shoulder injury which failed to heal well enough to allow him to race again. He was replaced in the factory Ducati team by Troy BaylissTroy Bayliss
Troy Bayliss is a retired Australian motorcycle racer. During his career Bayliss won the Superbike World Championship three times, as well as the British Superbike Championship and a MotoGP race, all with Ducati. He finished his career after winning the 2008 World Superbike title...
.
In 2002, Ducati released a special limited edition model (only 300 units were built) in his honour, the Monster
Ducati Monster
The Monster is a motorcycle designed by Miguel Angel Galluzzi and produced by Ducati Motor Holding in Bologna, Italy since 1993...
S4 Fogarty.
In the same year, Fogarty founded the Foggy Petronas team in the World Superbike Championship (WSB). They entered with Carl's former team-mate Corser and James Haydon
James Haydon
James Richard Barnaby Haydon , was a world class motorcycle racer. He raced in 250cc and 500cc Grand Prix, MotoGP and the World Superbike Championship. He retired in 2008....
in 2003, but their three-cylinder Petronas FP1
Petronas FP1
The Petronas FP1 is a liquid-cooled inline three-cylinder homologation special sport bike that was produced in 2003 by Petronas.Originally developed jointly by Petronas and Sauber Petronas Engineering as the Petronas GP1 989cc prototype to compete in MotoGP, Petronas decided to race the motorcycle...
was never truly competitive. In 2004 they achieved two third places (one for Corser and one for Chris Walker
Chris Walker (motorcycle racer)
Chris Walker is a British motorcycle road racer. His nickname is The Stalker. He is a four-time runner-up in the British Superbike Championship, and a former race winner in the Superbike World Championship....
), but in this season there was little manufacturer support in WSB. Once several manufacturers returned for 2005, they were not competitive. Petronas
Petronas
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...
ended the project at the end of 2006, leaving Foggy's racing future unclear. Having tried and failed to find sponsorship for a team running customer Ducatis in 2007, in May Fogarty confirmed the team's return in 2008 as the official MV Agusta
MV Agusta
MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,...
team - only to later pull the plug on his team's activities and put their assets up for sale.
Carl Fogarty was never a person to stray away from controversy in the WSB paddock, and even in retirement, he frequently voices his opinion (most often in the British motorcycle newspaper MCN
Motorcycle News
MCN or Motor Cycle News is a weekly motorcycling newspaper published by Bauer Consumer Media, and based in Peterborough, United Kingdom. The title was founded by Cyril Quantrill in 1955 and bought by EMAP, before Bauer bought Emap's consumer media division in 2008...
) in which he often berates past rivals such as Troy Corser and Neil Hodgson. This attitude towards other racers has made him a love-or-hate personality in the motorcycling world.