Every year at the end of January in an attempt to escape the winter blues thousands flock to London's Alexandra Palace for the Road Racing and Superbike Show to see the UK's leading performance shops roll out there race bike's and specials for the forthcoming year, 2002 is no exception.

Performance centre QB Carbon choose the show to unveil there latest trick machinery, Two MV Agusta endurance racers, a £60,000 Ducati based on Ben Bostrom's World Superbike machine and after their recent link up with World Endurance team Phase One a Suzuki GSXR1000 Endurance replica.

Any MV Agusta F4's turn heads but two at the Ally Pally are extra special. They are endurance racers built by QB Carbon to contest the 2002 British Endurance Championship.

Both bikes ooze exotica from their carbon fibre bodywork to the magnesium swingarm, wheels and triple-clamp and a host of factory parts you can't see, including the camshaft, pistons and clutch from an F4 SPR.

Engine work has raised compression from 10.5:1 to 13.5:1 and upped power to 140 bhp.

QB Carbon's link up with Phase One endurance has allowed them to produce a road legal replica based on the GSXR1000 endurance racer. Featuring carbon fibre bodywork, a stronger and stiffer swingarm with quick release rear wheel, race exhaust system, and rearset footrests. It also features a larger capacity carbon fibre fuel tank with twin fillers and more efficient free flowing airbox.

The all new carbon fibre fairing retains the standard headlight unit but features removable headlight covers for the complete race look, have both lights, one light or no lights showing. Alternatively a fairing identical to the one fitted to the QB Phase One race bike is available with two small headlights.

Weighing in 7 kg lighter than stock and with 8 bhp extra on tap it performs as good as it looks.

Replica's are available for around £10,000.

One of the most spectacular bikes at the show is the £60.000 Ben Bostrom replica Ducati, a highly tuned machine with many World Superbike specification components.