From a press release issued by Foggy Petronas Racing:

Troy Corser will start the new World Superbike season wearing a new helmet after signing a two-year deal with top French manufacturer Shark.

The Australian former world champ, who is preparing for the official winter test which starts at Valencia on Friday, is following in the footsteps of Foggy PETRONAS Racing boss Carl Fogarty in joining the Shark camp.

When Troy parted company with previous helmet suppliers Suomy, Shark jumped at the chance to sign one of the major names in the sport.

And he is hoping to be sporting his new helmet design, featuring the trademark croc logo in time for the opening race on March 2.

Troy said: “I am really happy to be with Shark. They are one of the safest helmet manufacturers and they have wanted to sign me for a couple of seasons. As soon as there was a parting of the ways with Suomy I sat down with them and we agreed a deal straight away.

“They are hoping to have a new model on the market by the middle of the season so I will be wearing the same model that Carl still uses for the first few rounds.”