AUSSIE superstar Anthony Gobert did not take part in the final round of the AMA Superbike Championship.

And that might provide a clue that Gobert is lined up to team up with Carl Fogarty for next season's World Superbikes championship.

For the world champion is currently involved in a top secret testing session on the border between Croatia and Italy.

Fogarty said: "It's that secret even I haven't been told what we are doing."

Gobert, who has served a ban after testing positive for cannabis, is considered to be a star rider but with an unpredictable temperament.

And Fogarty is known to favour another year alongside current team-mate Troy Corser.

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