Garry McCoy startet in der Super-Moto WM - Starterfeld 1.Lauf Castelletto di Branduzzo/ITA

After failing to broker a deal to continue his road racing career, Australian Garry McCoy will switch his focus to the Super-Moto World Championship in 2006. The Andorra-based 33-year-old, who competed in the last two Superbike World Championships, will start up his own Super-Moto team, and is planning to ride a KTM, pending final negotiations with the Austrian marque in mid March.

The five-time GP winner (two in the 125c and three in 500cc) is now back to full fitness after a crash-marred 2005 on the Foggy Petronas FP1 Superbike, and will become the first Australian to mount a full-time Super-Moto campaign.

According to McCoy's long-time partner, Jemma Voces, the diminutive Aussie has spent February in full training, after a short period spent back in Camden (NSW) during the off-season - three weeks in January.

"Because the situation wasn't really good as far as a (road racing) ride was concerned, we didn't spend that long back in Australia," said Voces. "But now we are looking at getting all the paperwork done in time to allow Garry to race in the Super-Moto title."

"There's a Super-Moto test track in Andorra for Garry to ride on, and there's also one just over the border in Spain. So he's not lacking for places to get up to speed."
McCoy has previously made irregular appearances in the hybrid dirt/pavement discipline, which is well suited to his spectacular, tire-smoking riding style - which reached a crescendo during his 500cc outings on the Red Bull Yamaha.

The Super-Moto World Championship, now into its fifth year, commences on April 30 in Italy, and concludes on November 5 in Greece. The defending champions are Gerald Delepine (Husqvarna) in the big-bore S1 class, and stalwart Boris Chambon (KTM) in S2.

S1 - Open class

#	Fahrer	Nation	Bike
1	Gérald Delépine	BEL	Husqvarna
6	Christian Iddon	GBR	Aprilia
11	Samuel Warren	GBR	Aprilia
12	Bernd Hiemer	GER	KTM
14	Cristian Cullino	ITA	Yamaha
15	Emanuele Giovanelli	ITA	Yamaha
17	Maxim Testu	FRA	Husqvarna
18	Cristiano Medizza	ITA	Honda
20	Adriano Allegretti	ITA	Honda
21	Martin Lind	SWE	Husaberg
23	Ludovic Lucquin	FRA	Honda
24	Guillaume Rigal	FRA	Honda
25	Michele Lavetti	ITA	TM
26	Frédéric Raynaud	FRA	KTM
28	Matthew Winstanley	GBR	KTM
30	Ivan Lazzarini	ITA	Husqvarna
31	Romain Titone	FRA	Kawasaki
32	Maurizio Lucarini	ITA	Aprilia
34	Marco Longhin	ITA	Yamaha
35	Matteo Migliori	ITA	Yamaha
36	Fabrizio Fiorucci	ITA	Honda
37	Enrico Sangalli	ITA	Honda
42	Garry McCoy	AUS	KTM
57	Gilles DeJong	BEL	KTM
74	Simone Girolami	ITA	TM
75	Robert Baraccani	ITA	TM
96	Ales Hlad	SLO	KTM
101	Thierry Van Den Bosch	FRA	Aprilia

S2 - 250cc 2 -stroke/450cc 4 -stroke

#	Fahrer	Nation	Bike
1	Boris Chambon	FRA	Yamaha
2	Adrien Chareyre	FRA	Husqvarna
5	Frédéric Bolley	FRA	Aprilia
8	Jérôme Giraudo	FRA	Aprilia
11	Davide Gozzini	ITA	Husqvarna
12	Thomas Chareyre	FRA	Husqvarna
13	Cristian Ravaglia	ITA	Suzuki
20	Ivan Boano	ITA	Honda
21	Enrico Foradini	ITA	Honda
23	Graziano Rispoli	ITA	Suzuki
27	Aurélien Rolland	FRA	Yamaha
28	Kevin Berthome	FRA	Yamaha
29	Massimiliano Gazzarata	ITA	Honda
30	Jean-Marc Gaillard	BEL	Honda
31	Luca Minutilli	ITA	KTM
32	Nestor Jorge Cabrera	SPA	Honda
34	Fabrice Lecoanet	FRA	Aprilia
35	Johann Schruf	AUT	Yamaha
36	Marcus Alden	SWE	KTM
38	Fabio Balducci	ITA	TM
39	Roland Resch	AUT	KTM
41	Daniel Hiemer	GER	Aprilia
46	Paolo Gaspardone	ITA	Honda
64	Sylvain Bidart	FRA	Honda
111	Massimo Manzo	ITA	Yamaha
121	Massimo Beltrami	ITA	Honda

Quelle: www.supermotos1.com