2006
Dirt-track this weekend
28 December 2006 by
Scunthorpe on a December afternoon might not be the warmest place to be in the UK – unless you want to see some hot American-style dirttrack racing! The Christmas Cracker at Scunthorpe Speedway this...
TT Legends
27 December 2006 by
Italian racing superstar Giacomo Agostini headlines a glittering array of racing legends appearing at next year’s Centenary TT. Many of the greatest names to have graced the Isle of Man TT races will...
Foggy praises Bayliss
27 December 2006 by
Carl Fogarty has revealed how much he thought the established stars of MotoGP were made to look average after Troy Bayliss’ dominant win in the final round of the 2006 season. Bayliss rode as a...
Edwards: No US boost
26 December 2006 by
Colin Edwards reckons Nicky Hayden’s stunning 2006 world championship success will have no impact on elevating MotoGP’s status in America. The Texas Tornado said motorcycle racing’s popularity across...
Corser: Superbikes easy
26 December 2006 by
Troy Corser has said he thinks modern racers have never had it so easy – and claimed that sophisticated electronic aids are allowing average riders to run at the pace of the very best. Now we want to...
Jentin’s ’07 plan
23 December 2006 by
British 125 champion Daniel Cooper will ride for the Jentin team in British Supersport in 2007. The 19-year-old from Stroud will have one new R6 plus the Piranha Yamahas fettled by Race Techniques and raced by Simon Andrews this year. Jentin will also run brand new 2007 R1s in the British Superbike class but have yet to confirm their rider, though team boss Bernie Toleman said: “We’re aiming to...
Motocross goes quiet
23 December 2006 by
Noise limits for four-stroke machines in ACU motocross and supermoto events are to be significantly reduced from January 1, 2008. Next year’s noise limits will remain at 96dba for both two and...
Klaffi Honda out of WSB
22 December 2006 by
The Austrian Klaffi Honda team that ran Alex Barros in 2006 has quit WSB due to a lack of budget. Team Boss Klaus Klaffenbock, a former Sidecar World Champion, has made his mark on the series during...
Harley eye UK Short Track
22 December 2006 by
Harley-Davidson could become the third major manufacturer to sign up for the 2007 UK Shorttrack championship. Hot on the heels of the news that American-style half-mile dirt-track racing is coming to...
Bayliss domination
21 December 2006 by
Troy Bayliss continued his utter domination of the official Pirelli test in Qatar, posting the best ever Superbike lap in the process with a time of 1m58.1. Bayliss stamped his authority on the test...
Toseland closes in
20 December 2006 by
Troy Bayliss set the pace again on day two at the official Pirelli Qatar test after slashing nearly two seconds off his best laptime. Improved track conditions gave all the top riders the opportunity...
Thai Racer in GPs
20 December 2006 by
Rookie Ratthapark Wilairot will make history by being the first Thai rider to race full-time in the GP world championship next season. Wilairot has signed a deal to race in the world 250 championship...
Kawasaki sign Easton
20 December 2006 by
Kawasaki will have their strongest presence in British racing since the days of Team Green in the early 80s after signing former British Supersport champ Stuart Easton to ride the all-new ZX-6R in the...
Schwantz at TT
19 December 2006 by
1993 World 500cc Champion Kevin Schwantz will join other road racing greats at the Isle of Man Centenary TT next year. Schwantz faces a hectic week of Suzuki themed activities across the Island...
Club racer's funeral
18 December 2006 by
The funeral of club racer Paul Williams is to be held next week at All Saints Church in Gobowen in Shropshire. Paul was killed after crashing his bike during testing at Mallory Park on Saturday December 9. Paul had finished third in this year’s EMRA 125 GP championship, and friends and competitors are being invited to attend the funeral at 11am on December 21. Dress is optional, so if you’re...
Win BSB tickets
18 December 2006
MCN London Motorcycle Show and Brands Hatch are giving away five pairs of entry tickets and two VIP hospitality places to the opening round of the 2007 championship. Held on the full-length GP...
Motocross in top sports
15 December 2006 by
A new survey of British sporting habits has shown that more than 33,000 people take part in motocross each month – putting it 65th out of 74 sports polled. The popularity of motocross puts it ahead of...
Checa beats GP rivals
14 December 2006
Carlos Checa beat off a host of rivals in a star-studded Supermoto race, as he put one over former GP rival Max Biaggi. The 34-year-old turned out on a Honda CRF450 for the traditional Bologna...
Neeves looks back at riding Rossi's bike
13 December 2006 by
Road Test Supremo Michael Neeves landed one of the plummest jobs of the year a few weeks ago, he got to get out on the cream of the MotoGP machinery at Valencia. Sitting round a beer down the pub...
Shakey: "I've got to start again"
13 December 2006 by
Shane Byrne has admitted he was so disappointed with his 2006 season with Rizla Suzuki, he sees his signing with old team Stobart Honda like the start of a new career in 2007. Byrne was finally...
Order official BSB calendar
13 December 2006
British Superbike fans looking for that extra something to fill their Christmas stockings fear no more. The official 2007 calendar is now available at a discounted price of £7.99 (normally £9.99) and...
Racers turn to baseball
12 December 2006 by
British racers might spend the winter months longing for warmer climes and thinking of their training regimes – Japanese racers play baseball. Race stars Yukio Kagayama, Nori Haga, Makoto Tamada,...
Hayden: “800s suit Dani”
12 December 2006 by
Nicky Hayden has joined Valentino Rossi in backing factory Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa to pose a massive threat in 2007. The American’s will be bidding to make a successful defence on his MotoGP...
1098 to race in British Superstock
11 December 2006
Ducati’s new 1098 V-twins might not be eligible to race in the superbike class for 2007 but we’ll still be able to see the exciting new Italian machines in top-class British racing next year. Ducati...
Flaming Bayliss caught by reader
08 December 2006 by
Here’s a pic I took of Troy Bayliss in August at the Brands Hatch round of World Superbikes
Video: Haydon's R1 deal
07 December 2006 by
New Virgin Yamaha signing James Haydon has spoken exclusively to MCN about his decision to return to the team. Watch the video clip to hear as he explains in his own words why he has made his move.
Video: Haslam off season
07 December 2006 by
Ever wanted to know what Leon Haslam gets up to away from the track? In part two of our special feature, see our BSB writer Gary Pinchin putting the questions to the MCN 2006 Man of the Year Watch the...
Video: Sepang monsoon
07 December 2006 by
Torrential rain has flooded parts of the track at Sepang, putting a halt to the MotoGP test – see our exclusive video report. MCN MotoGP reporter Matthew Birt is in Malaysia to follow the test and...
Memorial for Scottish world champion
07 December 2006 by
The Jock Taylor memorial will be officially unveiled in Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland later this month. Jock, a sidecar TT racer and four-times TT winner, finished his debut race and went on to...
Rossi helps fundraiser
07 December 2006 by
Valentino Rossi fans could get their hands on a piece of history and help a charity at the same time. The former World Champion has offered the gloves, boots, and racing suit he wore on that fatal day...
Kiwi Harris in TT return
07 December 2006 by
Kiwi roads ace Shaun Harris, winner of both the Production 1000cc and 600cc races at the 2003 TT Races, will make a return to the event in 2007. A 10-time New Zealand national champion, Harris has...
Shakey signs for Stobart
07 December 2006 by
Shane Byrne will team up with the team with which he won the British Superbike title after he re-signed to join Paul Bird’s Stobart Honda team for 2007. Byrne revealed to MCN that he turned his back...
Video: Crutchlow's CBR
06 December 2006 by
Cal Crutchlow took the British Supersport title with two races in hand so we took him out at Mallory Park to see just how much difference there is between his race bike and a standard Honda CBR600RR. Watch the video of the test then read the full story only in the September 27 edition of MCN.
Your video: Whit stoppie
06 December 2006 by
MCN reader Rob Leckey took this fantastic clip of Jamie Whitham doing a great stoppie at the Scarborough Gold cup last weekend. Leckey watched the whole event and was getting some footage of all the...
Haydon back at Virgin Yamaha
06 December 2006 by
James Haydon has snapped up one of the best rides remaining in British Superbikes, after signing to rejoin the Virgin Yamaha team for 2007. The 32-year-old will spearhead the team’s title challenge...
AMA test begins with British invasion
05 December 2006 by
Six-time US Superbike champ Mat Mladin topped Monday afternoon’s AMA Superbike Daytona tyre test, the first major shakedown for the 2007 US season. Mladin’s best time of 1:39.63 was a 0.1s quicker...