The goal of this press release is to resolve every doubt related with rumours in Superbike’s ambient and specialised media. We have not retired from world championship due to financial problems. Just now we can forward some informations because just now the judges have decided that we are no longer in on the secret. On Monday the 28th of May 2007 the team truck of ALTO EVOLUTION HONDA, back from Silverstone, containing race bikes, spares and so on, was hijacked by a gang when it stopped for refuelling near Calais. The driver was kidnapped for more than six hours and the truck diverted. The driver was able to escape in Bruxelles – Belgium, where he alerted the police and confirmed the names of the people of the gang which had kidnapped him and stolen the truck. Amongst the members of the gang have been recognised four people: one of them was Mr. Sergio Bertocchi. Policemen from Belgium have immediately started investigations and, at the same time, Carabinieri in Italy have been alerted. Investigations have gone on strenuously and with outmost secrecy. On the 6th a van of ours was sent to Trieste to recover other spare parts and accessories still in Trieste”s warehouse. On the way back, in the first rest/service area out of Trieste, the same criminals have stolen the van and its content. Unluckily for them, following a great effort of electronic interception and lots of their’s tailing, law-enforcement personnel has had the opportunity to see the criminals in action in first person. Carabinieri have been on the van’s tail for a couple of hours and at last they have recovered the vehicle and its content and put them under sequestration. Meanwhile the subject liable for theft have been blocked. On Friday the 8th Carabinieri have given us communication that the truck has been found and is now in a safe place in Trieste, again judges have disposed sequestration of the goods. This, and only this, is the reason for which we will no tbe able to partecipate to the race in Misano on the 17th of June. There are no reasons to retire from championship, nor any financial difficulties whatsoever. Those who are responsible of the above mentioned facts have already been identified and will have to give reason in front of the judge for the many crimes. As soon as the goods will be in ours full possession we will get ready for Brno’s race working with the same will and achieving the same professional performance. We thank very much law-enforcement members, Carabinieri and judges who have done their best at their best to give us the opportunity to race again and take part to the Suberbike’s World Championship 2007. ALTO EVOLUTION HONDA W-.Tommasi – General manager