I found a couple of reports,
heres the first from
www.crash.net/news_view~t~Foggy--won-t-fund-Hodgson--~cid~5~id~141620.htmWORLD SUPERBIKES News Wednesday, 3rd January 2007
Foggy 'won't fund Hodgson'.
Fogarty, WSBK Imola, 2006
Hodgson, AMA Superbike, US MotoGP 2006
Neil Hodgson lifts the 2003 World Superbike Championship trophy at Assen.
Neil Hodgson's manager, Roger Burnett, has claimed that Carl Fogarty could quickly complete a deal to run the former World Superbike champion this season - if he invested his own money in the project.
Foggy Racing has struggled to find a sponsor to replace Petronas, casting serious doubt on the team's participation in the 2007 championship, while Hodgson - an AMA SBK rider for the past two seasons - is desperately searching for a WSBK seat after being overlooked by long time employer Ducati.
While the two Britons have exchanged bitter words in recent years, each appears ready to bury the hatchet for a marriage of convenience - 2003 world champion Hodgson would provide King Carl's team with the potential to win races (depending on the machinery) plus plenty of sponsor-friendly publicity, while Foggy now represents Hodgson's best chance of racing for a top level team.
However, nothing will happen unless money is found and, with time fast running out before the new season starts in Qatar on February 24, Burnett believes that four-times world champion Foggy funding the project out of his own pocket is one of the last remaining options - but doubts it will happen.
and this one from
www.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/display.var.1106146.0..phpHodgson's career on the line
By Gavin Gibbon
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BURNLEY'S former World Superbike champion Neil Hodgson could be forced to swap life in the fast lane for the unemployment queue.
But the 33-year-old, who claimed the championship crown back in 2003, is desperate to avoid hanging up his helmet and is frantically trying to find a team to take him on.
It is thought an opportunity could exist with Blackburn bullet Carl Fogarty who is reported to be considering running Hodgson on MV Augustas, although Fogarty has played down that rumour.
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And while riding with Klaffi Honda is also a possibility, the East Lancashire flier must reach a decision on his future soon, with the season set to start on February 24 in Qatar.
Hodgson, who turned down a ride with Rizla Suzuki in the British Superbike Championship, admitted it was a concern.
He said: "I'm currently in a position that I feel very uncomfortable with. I haven't experienced it for over ten years. I am unemployed."
After two seasons with Ducati in the AMA Superbike championship, Hodgson was expecting to partner current World champion Troy Bayliss for the 2007 WSBK season - but Ducati instead opted to keep the underperforming Lorenzo Lanzi for a second year, a decision which angered the Burnley rider.
He added: "My career plans took an unsuspected turn when I was told by Ducati Corse that they would not be requiring my services for the 2007 World Superbike campaign.
"It appears that Troy Bayliss didn't want to be put under pressure by having a competitive team-mate and Ducati have bowed to his demands.
"This has left me as the longest-serving Ducati rider facing the prospect of changing brands for the first time in eight years.
"I've got a few options that we are currently working on. I suppose that in itself is a motivational prospect.
"I honestly believe that I've got another World Superbike Championship title in me."
But Bayliss, who received a similar allegation from Alex Barros, denied he had blocked anyone joining the team.
He said: "I am flattered they think I have that much power."
I hope it helps m8, but everything still looks like its in the balance.
