Veteran Pierfrancesco Chili and young Michel Fabrizio will ride CBR1000RRs for Team Honda DFXtreme in the 2006 World Superbike Championship, according to FGSport Group. Chili, 41, rode a CBR1000RR for Klaffi Honda in 2005 and finished 10th in the World Superbike Championship (second Honda rider, behind Chris Vermeulen) with six fifth-place finishes and 14 top-10 results. Chili has more World Superbike race starts than any other rider all time, 260, and is very popular with fans worldwide. Fabrizio, 21, rode a CBR600RR for Italia Megabike in 2005 and finished fifth in the World Supersport Championship with one pole position (Magny-Cours), five podium appearances (including seconds at Brands Hatch and Brno) and no finishes worse than fifth. The effort will be supported by Honda Italia and Honda Europe.
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