Ohlins technician Jon Cornwell shares a laugh at Brands Hatch with Anthony “Slick” Bass and Carl Fogarty’s wife. Cornwell is remembered at Ducati Corse for a legendary moment during a tense post-race debrief, after Fogarty unloaded on the bike and team, saying he hated everything about it. After a long, uncomfortable silence, Cornwell squared up and told Fogarty he simply wasn’t riding hard enough. Fogarty stared him down, then finally exhaled and admitted the Canadian was right.

USGP winner Jimmy Filice (left) talks with Yamaha's Tom Kipp in the pit lane at Laguna Seca.

Then rookie Superbike rider Ben Bostrom on the grid at Elkhart with celebrity girlfriend Leeann Tweden.

Rich Oliver was one the last men to campaign the aging stone-axe that was the YZF750 Superbike, which was renown for doing basically nothing well but costing a fortune to develop and maintain.

Real hair.

When DuHamel's Honda spit him off at Laguna Seca, Doug Chandler was there to win the race. He brought his son, Jett, to the press conference with him.

Scott Russell only rode the Suzuki Superbike a few times; his crewchief was Stuart Shenton (left).

Before safety concerns ended its run, the World Superbike round at Brands Hatch was one of the most popular on the calendar, drawing race-day crowds of over 80,000.

The attendance at Brands was bolstered by several on-site pubs featuring a generous selection of beers. All served warm.

Eraldo Ferracci and family look on from victory circle in Wisconsin, well aware that once their 'B' rider Pascal Picotte won a Superbike race, the AMA would come calling. Sure enough, they did—ordering the Ducatis to carry ballast, which didn’t slow them down one bit.

V1 pf the Vance and Hines Ducati Superbike as ridden by Thomas Stevens.

Kawasaki and Rob Muzzy wanted Aaron Slight on their Daytona and WSBK teams. He had success, co-winning the Suzuka 8 Hours. However he hated many things about the Muzzy bike including the PM brakes.