2006
Tommy Hayden falls
11 November 2006
US Superbike star Tommy Hayden made a debut he’d probably like to forget on the Yoshimura Suzuki he will race next year, after a mammoth highside at the Sepang test in Malaysia. The works Suzuki AMA...
MVs to race in BSB
11 November 2006
Two MV Agusta F4 1000Rs will compete in British Superbike and Superstock in 2007, with new team Trackstar-Racing. The squad will consist of a two rider line-up with 22-year-old Irishman Brian...
Guintoli's crocked debut
11 November 2006
French MotoGP new boy Sylvain Guintoli had a painful graduation from 250s to the big bikes, after he broke his collar bone in his first ride on a MotoGP bike. Guintoli, riding for Tech-3 Yamaha as...
Edwards ready for 800s
11 November 2006
Yamaha star Colin Edwards gets his first taste tomorrow (Wednesday Nov 15, 2006) of the all-new 800cc M1 he and team-mate Valentino Rossi will campaign in MotoGP next year. So far Rossi is the only...
Blog: RfH marathon run
11 November 2006
Dean Ellison has sent the final instalment of his New York Marathon diary, which here talks about the race itself. He raised well over £1000 for Riders for Health, with more donations due, which will...
No BSB traction control
11 November 2006
It’s been the hot topic of the season, but while the cost, development and even the very existence of traction control systems have been hotly debated in WSB, 2006 BSB champ Ryuichi Kiyonari says it’s...
Rea on crutches
11 November 2006
New HM Plant Honda signing Jonathan Rea won’t be joining BSB Champion Ryuiichi Kiyonari at the first test of the 2007 Fireblade at Motegi later this month, as he’s still recovering from an operation. ...
Rutter takes pole
11 November 2006
Michael Rutter has taken provisional pole position in the opening qualifying session for the 40th running of the Macau Grand Prix. The 33-year-old BSB star lapped his Stobart Honda in 2.27.99, over...
Jacque ready for GPs
11 November 2006
Olivier Jacque claims he wasn’t bothered about being well down Kawasaki’s shopping list as the French rider clinched a shock return to MotoGP. The former world 250 champion was plucked out of the...
Six Day Enduro begins
11 November 2006
The 81st International Six Day Enduro kicked off on Monday night (Tuesday morning) in Taupo, New Zealand. The enduro is a team event consisting of 31 nations and 600 racers, riding 155 miles a day...
Pedrosa testing setback
11 November 2006
Dani Pedrosa’s winter testing schedule has taken a knock after he was forced to abandon plans to join a major three-day MotoGP test in Malaysia this week. Pedrosa has had an operation on his left...
Biaggi on top form
11 November 2006
New Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Max Biaggi set the fastest time at this week’s two-day World Superbike test at Valencia in Spain. The Italian recorded a time of 1:33.9 with team mate Yukio...
Renewed deal for WSB
11 November 2006
Motorcycle clothing and accessories manufacturer Axo Sport have renewed their contract with WSB rights holders, FGSport, for a further three years. Axo will continue as technical sponsor to the...
Hodgson rumour denied
11 November 2006
A flurry of talk which linked Neil Hodgson with Paul Bird in a mooted works Honda team for the 2007 British Superbike championship has prompted the star’s manager to pour cold water on the...
Sky view
11 November 2006
Oops, what a shame, it seems we have run out of material for our tops….!!!
Hopkins leads again
11 November 2006
Suzuki once again topped the timesheets in Sepang on day three of their 800cc testing. John Hopkins took more than a second off yesterday’s time to record a 2:01.64 lap ahead of team-mate Chris...
Feeling hot...
11 November 2006
So exactly what was happening over there to capture everyone’s attention….?
Rain halts testing
11 November 2006
Colin Edwards’ first chance to try out Yamaha’s 800cc MotoGP bike was cut short by rain on Wednesday. The American was testing the new bike for the first time at Sepang before torrential rain ended...
Rossi goes rallying
11 November 2006
He has barely turned a wheel in anger, but the World Rally Championship barely knows what has hit it with the hype prior to Valentino Rossi’s participance in this weekend’s New Zeland Rally already on...
Revised '07 BSB dates
11 November 2006
The 2007 British Superbike Championship calendar has undergone a radical revamp. It’s due to changes to the Formula One car calendar which, in turn, affects TV scheduling of all other televised...
JT on electronics focus
11 November 2006
While he may have been fastest yesterday in the first day of the WSB Valencia two-day test, James Toseland has revealed that his team is more concerned at developing the new electronics package fitted...
WSB testing update
11 November 2006
Day two of the Valencia World Superbike test sees Yamaha making big steps already with their new-for-07 R1. Yesterday, Noriyuki Haga and new team-mate Troy Corser rode a 2006 and 2007 bike each at...
Kiyo's season begins
11 November 2006
Reigning British Superbike champ Ryuichi Kiyonari jets back to Japan this week as he gets his title defence underway testing his new 2007-spec HRC Honda Fireblade. Kiyo said: “New bike is not so...
MCN racer wins award
11 November 2006
MCN has followed 15-year-old Alex Gault throughout his 2006 season, and the young rider has been awarded “The Ross Leigh Challenge Trophy”, to add to his 2006 Honda CB500 Cup title. Read the full...
Kawasaki and Eckl split
11 November 2006
Kawasaki has taken its entire MotoGP racing operation in-house after splitting with long-time team manager Harald Eckl. Eckl has run Kawasaki’s MotoGP programme, and before that the firm’s WSB...
Looking forward
11 November 2006
This cameraman couldn’t decide which of his models he liked best, the umbrella or the lady…
Rookie supermoto series
11 November 2006
The Husqvarna SM125 Challenge begins in 2007 as a cost effective entry to supermoto racing for riders between 14 and 19 years of age. The series is also a stepping stone for riders who have already...
Suzuki top at Sepang
11 November 2006
Suzuki proved the surprise package at the second day of the major Sepang MotoGP test today, with Rizla men John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen finishing top two. Hopper set a best time of 2:02.73 in a...
Curtain to miss first test
11 November 2006
2006 World Supersport runner-up Kevin Curtain will miss the first official winter test in Valencia next week as he continues to spend time in Australia. Curtain arrived at the final round of the 2006...
Honda's HM Plant deal
11 November 2006
Honda’s top BSB team will continue to carry their HM Plant livery for at least the next three years, after the firm committed to a new sponsorship deal. HM Plant Chairman John Jones has said that his...
Toseland tops test
11 November 2006
James Toseland has made an impressive start to the world Superbike winter testing season after he topped the timesheets at the first day of the major Valencia test taking place yesterday and today. ...
McGuinness' 160 miss
11 November 2006
John McGuinness had a moment as close as any other in his glittering roads racing career, after a huge moment at over 160mph in Macau today. The 11-time TT winner had the biggest moment of the day on...
Rutter confirms pole
11 November 2006
Michael Rutter took a step nearer a record-breaking seventh Macau GP win, after sealing pole position for Saturday’s race around the street circuit on his Stobart Honda Fireblade. He retained pole...