2006
British Outdoor Supercross heads to Kings Lynn
23 November 2006 by
The British Outdoor Supercross Championship heads to the new 500 metre track at the Norfolk Arena on the outskirts of King’s Lynn on Saturday (November 25). This will be the opening round of the...
British Motocross series signs up new sponsor
23 November 2006 by
The ACU Maxxis British Motocross Championship has signed up with high energy brand Relentless for 2007. Maxxis will continue to be the major sponsor for the championship with Relentless increasing...
Aoayam shatters Kato's Jerez 250GP lap record
23 November 2006 by
KTM’s Hiroshi Aoyama has smashed 1.6s off Daijiro Kato’s long-standing 250 lap record at Jerez. The Japanese rider, who rejected a move to Kawasaki’s MotoGP squad at the end of last season, set an...
Hopper's take on Honda
18 November 2006
After comprehensively outpacing the much-heralded new Honda RCV 800 at last week’s Sepang MotoGP test in Malaysia, Suzuki star John Hopkins has said he feels Honda have been too ambitious with their...
Plater wins in Macau
18 November 2006
Steve Plater triumphed in a record breaking Macau Grand Prix on Saturday (November 18), the 40th anniversary race, putting paid to Michael Rutter’s hopes of adding to his tally of wins. Rutter had...
Tamada's Dunlop hopes
18 November 2006
Tech-3 Yamaha newboy Makoto Tamada has revealed that the Dunlop front tyre on his Yamaha M1 is already inspiring him with more confidence than he ever had in his time with Michelin at Honda in 20096. ...
Rolfo rides the Blade
18 November 2006
New Ten Kate Honda star Roberto Rolfo got his first meaningful ride on the Ten Kate Honda Superbike he’ll be riding next year. Rolfo got his opportunity at Valencia’s big WSB test and has spoken of...
"Casey has best chance"
18 November 2006
Shock Valencia GP winner Troy Bayliss reckons Ducati has given fellow Aussie Casey Stoner the chance of a lifetime to be a big success in the MotoGP world championship. “I think it is the best...
Motorcross secures deal
18 November 2006
The ACU Maxxis British Motocross Championship has signed up with high energy brand Relentless for 2007. Maxxis will continue to be the major sponsor for the championship with Relentless increasing...
Lanzi - like a new rider
18 November 2006
Ducati World Superbike team boss Davide Tardozzi has revealed the transformation in form of under-fire star Lorenzo Lanzi in the major winter test held at Valencia this week is just like signing a new...
List grows for trials
18 November 2006
World number three rider Albert Cabestany has been added to the list of stars set to appear at the Sheffield Arena Indoor Trials in December. Cabestany will appear alongside Adam Raga, Takahisa...
Rossi impresses WRC
18 November 2006
While his rivals laboured in the searing Malaysian heat to get their new 800cc MotoGP bikes up to speed, Valentino Rossi chose four-wheels to draw a line under the 2006 season and give himself a break...
Supercross kicks off
18 November 2006
The British Outdoor Supercross Championship heads to the new 500 metre track at the Norfolk Arena on the outskirts of King’s Lynn on Saturday (November 25). This will be the opening round of the...
The sultry look...
18 November 2006
They told me to stand next to a bike, but there’s so many to choose from…
Capirossi offers advice
18 November 2006
Loris Capirossi has warned new factory Ducati team-mate Casey Stoner to cut out the crashing and risk-taking. Speaking for the first time about the Australian’s appointment, Capirossi admitted he’d...
Suzuki's other frame
18 November 2006
Insight into the development of the new impressive 800cc GSV-R Suzuki came after John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen revealed how their different riding styles are fundamentally affecting machine...
Shakey link to WSB
18 November 2006
Former British Superbike champ Shakey Byrne was an interested spectator in Valencia at the November World Superbike test – and he spent plenty of time in talks with Yamaha’s European race boss. The...
Forward thinking
18 November 2006
It doesn’t matter if my arm hurts, I am going to show off my tan…!!!
Kawasaki's secrets
18 November 2006
Kawasaki’s race boss Ichiro Yoda says he is not surprised that the new 800s can lap faster than the more powerful 990s they replace – despite giving away around 40bhp. Yoda revealed that in some...
Haslam's Ricard crashes
18 November 2006
Haslam was also impressed by the track itself: “Because the track is used for F1 car testing there’s no gravel traps. All the run-off is Tarmac so each time I crashed I slid 100s of yards – or at...
Goodwood dates out
11 November 2006
Patron of the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Revival, The Earl of March, has announced the dates of the two 2007 events. The 15th running of the Festival of Speed will take place over the weekend of...
Rider lists for 2007
11 November 2006
As riders and teams confirm their plans for the 2007 race seasons, we’re keeping you up-to-date with the latest moves in one handy place. Follow the links, right, for the latest news from World...
Video: Sepang monsoon
11 November 2006
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 he...
Macau celebrates 40th
11 November 2006
The 40th Macau Grand prix takes place this weekend, and this year’s GP promises to be fiercer than ever. In his final ride on the Stobart Honda Rutter is aiming to break the record of six Macau...
Schwantz faces Macau
11 November 2006
Race legends Kevin Schwantz, Ron Haslam and Mick Grant, plus modern-day riders Michael Rutter, John McGuinness and Cameron Donald will take part in special lap of honour preceding the Macau Grand Prix...
Data logging course
11 November 2006
FIRST time racers and race teams can learn how to use data logging systems on a new short course run by the University of Northampton. The two day course runs on December 4-5 2006 or February 13-14...
Steady start for Biaggi
11 November 2006
All eyes were on Max Biaggi at the major Valencia WSB test, as series fans waited to see how the four-time GP world champion would perform in his first track outing against the stars who will be his...
Hayden's injury secret
11 November 2006
Nicky Hayden has sensationally revealed he won the MotoGP world championship with a fractured right shoulder, picked up in the controversial Estoril clash with team-mate Dani Pedrosa. The American...
Triumph ride-off idea
11 November 2006
Triumph Triple Challenge organiser Tony Scott has thrown down the gauntlet to the organisers the Virgin Yamaha R6 Cup and GS-X-R Trophy one-make championships to promote a special end-of-season...
Win Toseland's leathers
11 November 2006
If you’ve ever wanted to get your hands on some genuine racing memorabilia this is your chance. In aid of Riders for Health, MCN’s WSB reporter Michael Guy is competing in the 2000 mile Enduro Africa...