MOTORCYCLE RACING: Dean Ellison makes his debut as a full-time World Superbike rider when the 2007 series starts in Qatar this weekend.
Ellison, has been a wild card entry in British rounds in the past, but has now been snapped up by Italian-based Team Pedercini to ride on their Ducati999RS.
The Kendal rider will be mixing it with many of the current motorcycle greats in the high-profile televised series, including reigning double titleholder Troy Bayliss and Max Biaggi, who for many years clashed with fellow Italian Valentino Rossi on the MotoGP circuit.
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