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Lavilla on Mallory pole

03 June 2006

Gregorio Lavilla has qualified on pole for the British Superbike round at Mallory Park, with Airwaves Ducati team-mate Leon Haslam taking second spot on the grid. Lavilla secured the first spot with...

A chequered history

03 June 2006

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TT Latest: Superstock

03 June 2006

Keep checking this story for the latest news from the Isle of Man TT: Latest news: Monday June 5, Supertock and Sidecar A: Bruce Anstey has won the TT Superstock race in the Scottish Life...

McGuinness' 600 win

03 June 2006

John McGuinness has won his tenth TT race and his second of the 2006 event. McGuinness took his HM Plant backed Honda CBR600RR to an average speed of 122.264mph over the 150 mile race Junior...

Three Yamaha beauties

03 June 2006

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MotoGP: Mugello results

03 June 2006

250cc GP result: 1. Jorge Lorenzo. 2. Alex de Angelis. 3. Andrea Dovizioso. 4. Yuki Takahashi. 5. Alex Debon. 6. Roberto Locatelli. 7. Marco Simoncelli. 8. Anthony West. 9. Shuhei Aoyama. 10. Andrea Ballerini. 11. Sylvain Guintoli. 12. Manuel Poggiali. 13. Sebastien Porto. 14. Arturo Tizon. 15. Fabrizio Perren. 16. Omar Menghi. 17. Dan Linfoot. 18. Alessio Palumbo. 19. Franz Aschenbrenner. DNF:...

Fantasy game month 3

03 June 2006

Game Month 3 of Fantasy Road Race 2006 came to an end with MotoGP action from Italy and Bennetts British Superbike races from Mallory Park. Valentino Rossi performed like his old self in taking...

Rider dies after TT crash

03 June 2006

Jun Maeda, the Japanese rider seriously injured in a practice crash at the Isle of Man TT, has died. The 38-year-old was in a high-speed collision with Irish rider Seamus Greene last Monday, May 29,...

Striking a model pose

03 June 2006

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TT: Hutchy disqualified

03 June 2006

Ian Hutchinson has been stripped of his second place in yesterday’s Junior Supersport TT after minor technical error saw him fall foul in post race scruitineering. Hutchinson took his McAdoo Kawasaki...

Rossi wins in Italy

03 June 2006

Valentino Rossi has revitalised his championship chances with a win at Mugello for the Italian GP. Rossi overtook polesitter Sete Gibernau early in the first lap but had to battle the Spaniard, Marco...

Hodgson still in title hunt

03 June 2006

Britain’s Neil Hodgson took a fourth and fifth place at the AMA Superbike meeting at Road America on Saturday June 3 and Sunday June 4, 2006, as championship leader Mat Mladin took a double win. In...

MotoGP at Misano in '07

01 June 2006

A provisional agreement will see a San Marino round of the MotoGP championship begin in 2007, and run for five years. The meeting was held between MotoGP rights holders Dorna, the Minister for...

Mallory: Friday practice

01 June 2006

British Superbike free practice two: 1 Ryuichi KIYONARI 56.073 2 Leon HASLAM 56.278 3 Michael RUTTER 56.381 4 Karl HARRIS 56.419 5 Jonathan REA 56.565 6 Gregorio LAVILLA 56.678 7 Michael LAVERTY...

Off-road round-up

01 June 2006

There’s been a packed off-road race schedule over the past week, so here’s your chance to catch up. In the Maxxis British MX championship round at Landrake on the Bank Holiday weekend, CAS Honda rider...

An enigmatic babe

01 June 2006 by Jim Blackstock

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Rossi at Yamaha in 2007

01 June 2006

Yamaha has confirmed that Valentino Rossi will stay with the factory for a fourth consecutive year in 2007 as MotoGP switches to an 800cc limit. The deal has been expected since Rossi announced he...

Rookies for 250GPs

01 June 2006

Two new faces will be riding at the Mugello GP, with practice beginning on Friday, June 2, 2006. Franz Aschenbrenner will be riding for the Kiefer BOS team as a replacement for the injured Dirk...

Mugello: Friday practice

01 June 2006

250cc free practice one: 1. Andrea Dovizioso 1:56.495. 2. Jorge Lorenzo 1:56.510. 3. Alex Debon 1:56.619. 4. Jakub Smrz 1:56.752. 5. Hector Barbera 1:56.774. 6. Marco Simoncelli 1:56.828. 7. Sylvain...

Bayliss does Brit double

27 May 2006

Troy Bayliss has completed a World Superbike double with two wins at the Silverstone round of the championship on Sunday, May 28, 2006. Bayliss had to fight hard in both races to overcome a strong...

A weekend with Toseland

27 May 2006

Motorcyclenews.com’s Angus Farquhar has spent the weekend working as part of James Toseland’s pit crew and you can read his account here. Click the links below to follow Angus through the weekend and...

Blog: BMW's 'GP' bike

27 May 2006

I’VE been studying our chat boards with particular interest lately, reading MCN website users’ take on a BMW MotoGP bike, next year or otherwise. As ever, forum users raise some very interesting points about the likelihood of us seeing a bike from the German company in MotoGP. Personally, I think at this stage it’s unlikely for 2007, but not for lack of commitment from the BMW personnel involved.

Cops launch minibike club

27 May 2006

The launch of ‘Pocket Bike Club’ has been hailed a success by Humberside police as the first volunteers completed training to marshal the safe use of mini motorcycles across Hull. Police have worked...

A cheeky smile...

27 May 2006

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A bad case of wind....

27 May 2006

The eternal dilemma of the brolly girl. Do you brush the hair from your face and risk dropping your brolly, or end up looking like Dougal from The Magic Roundabout? See over 400 sexy two-wheeled...

Don't turn away...

27 May 2006

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Babe out of sync...

27 May 2006

She wasn’t happy when she realised all the other stripes were horizontal… apparently she spent the rest of the day laying down in order to blend in…. See over 400 sexy two-wheeled models. Click...

Blog: Toseland, Sun AM

27 May 2006

It’s my final day in the Ten Kate WSB garage and the mood has certainly lifted with the weather. The track is dry and although we’re all freezing in the shade of the garage, out on track it’s looking...

WSB: Hill on pole

27 May 2006

World Supersport free practice 2: 1 Lagrive M. 1’37.530 2 Leblanc G. 1’37.673 3 Sofuoglu K. 1’38.043 4 Andersen K. 1’38.055 5 Vizziello G. 1’38.126 6 Parkes B. 1’38.643 7 Veneman B. 1’38.930 8 Fores...

New Irish road race

27 May 2006

A new Irish road race takes place on Saturday June 24, 2006 with the Donelly Group Bush Road Races taking place at the Bush circuit just outside Dungannon in Northern Ireland. Riders already confirmed include Dungannon’s Ryan Farquhar, John Burrows, Manfred Vogal and Dave Browne for the nine race programme, which inlcudes 125s, Junior Support 201-400cc, Senior Support 401-750cc, 250-400cc, 600...

RC takes AMA MX lead

27 May 2006

Ricky Carmichael has taken the championship lead in his final season of AMA Motocross. Carmichael took two wins at the second round of the series at Mt Morris. The first race saw him lead for the opening laps, before James Stewart took over. But Carmichael continued to battle and with just four laps left Stewart made a mistake and fell from his Kawasaki. Bikes for sale: Click here. MCN and user...

Blog: Toseland, Sat PM

27 May 2006

Continued from page 1 I’ve never seen a spanner move so fast. Time was running out for the session so speed was essential, but the mechanic’s hands were moving so fast they were almost a blur and it...

Blog: Toseland, Sat AM

27 May 2006

I’ve just spent the morning with James Toseland’s team in the Winston Ten Kate garage and a very wet slow morning it was. The rain started as the supersport practice session went out and Ten Kate...

Used by a brolly babe...

27 May 2006

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Heidolf to miss GPs

27 May 2006

German 250cc GP racer Dirk Heidolf will miss the Italian GP on Sunday, June 4 2006, following a crash in testing. The Kiefer Bos Racing rider was testing at the Sachsenring when he highsided and injured his right scaphoid and bruised his left ankle. Quality Bikes for Sale: Click here. MCN and user bike reviews. Click here. Browse over 1700 product reviews. Click here. Heidolf will undergo...

WSB: Silverstone results

27 May 2006

World Superbikes race two: 1. Bayliss. 2. Haga. 3. Toseland. 4. Pitt. 5. Barros. 6. Corser. 7. Xaus. 8. Walker. 9. Muggeridge. 10. Nieto. 11. Hill. 12. Abe. 13. Kagayama. 14. Laconi. 15. Fabrizio. 16. lanzi. 17. Nannelli. 18. Brookes. 19. Rolfo. 20. Clementi. DNF: Foret, Martin. DNS: Jones. Lap by lap report: Final lap results: Bayliss, Haga, Toseland, Pitt, Barros, Corser, Xaus, Walker,...