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Motegi MotoGP: Valentino Rossi laughs off Ryanair tax advert

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has laughed off a new advertising campaign by budget airline Ryanair that features a reference to the Italian’s current multi-million pound tax investigation. The advert was run in...

Motegi MotoGP: Loris Capirossi goes for Motegi hat-trick

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Italian Loris Capirossi has said he is confident of putting a nightmare 2007 season behind as he goes in search of a third successive victory at the Japanese MotoGP. The 34-year-old has won the last...

Motegi MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo’s Yamaha test cancelled

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo’s planned first serious test session on board Yamaha’s factory YZR-M1 in Japan next week has been cancelled. The Spaniard was due to ride on Tuesday after this weekend’s Japanese MotoGP...

MotoGP: Bridgestone turn the knife on Michelin

19 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Bridgestone celebrated another victory over rivals Michelin in Estoril with final confirmation that next year’s tyre rule tweak would not see an increase in the number of tyres available to...

MotoGP: Kenny Roberts says future could lie in World Superbikes

19 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Kenny Roberts admitted he would seriously consider moving to the World Superbike championship in 2008 if he was forced to quit MotoGP. Roberts, who has been involved in the MotoGP world championship...

MotoGP: James Toseland to make Yamaha MotoGP debut in Malaysia

19 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland will delay his long-awaited Yamaha MotoGP debut until a three-day test session at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia in mid-November. And MCN has also learned that Toseland and new...

Way back when

19 September 2007 by TIMBO

Rolling back the years!

Yamaha GMT 94 win World Endurance at Magny Cours

19 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

The French-based Yamaha GMT 94 of David Checa, Sébastien Gimbert and Olivier Four won the Bol d’Or at Magny Cours race by seven laps ahead of the Suzuki Endurance Racing team one, and 10 laps ahead of...

MCN's Michael Neeves - MRO Powerbike Championship. Final round at Snetterton.

19 September 2007 by Michael Neeves

MRO Powerbike championship. Round 10 (final round) – Snetterton 22th/23th September 2007. Pictures by www.swaffs.co.uk Here’s how MCN’s Senior Road Tester got on riding his Yamaha R1 long term test...

British Superbikes: Aaron Zanotti on Hydrex Honda for final two rounds

19 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

British Superbikes privateer Aaron Zanotti switches to a Hydrex Honda alongside regular rider Karl Harris for the final two rounds of the series but is not leaving the SMT team he has raced for this...

Video: At home with Jonathan Rea

19 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

The fastest rising star in the country, BSB rider Jonathan Rea, is already primed for the world stage so we caught up with him at his house in Larne, N. Ireland, to see how he relaxes in his downtime. Check out the video below to watch as Jonny takes us for a tour around his new house.

MotoGP: Infected arm rules Chaz Davies out of Motegi race

19 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

A reaction to a tetanus jab has cost Chaz Davies the chance of a Ducati MotoGP ride at Motegi this weekend. The 20-year-old needed an anti-infection jab after a crash at the final round of the US...

World Superbikes: Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser stay at Yamaha

19 September 2007 by Michael Guy

Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser have resigned to ride for the Yamaha Italia team for 2008. Both men came to the end of their one year contract at the end of this season and after positive results were...

MotoGP: Yamaha deny tyre rule U-turn

18 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi and Fiat Yamaha boss Davide Brivio have denied completing a dramatic U-turn over revised tyre regulations for 2008. With Fiat Yamaha confirming Michelin tyres for 2008, despite rumours...

Video: Acton and interviews from the Scarborough Gold Cup

18 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

MCN British Superbikes Reporter Gary Pinchin headed to Scarborough at the weekend to catch some of the amazing action from the Scarborough Gold Cup at Olivers Mount. Check out the video below to get a taste of the action and see what attracts riders like Ian Lougher, John McGuinness and Guy Martin to race motorcycles around the unbelievably tight and twisty circuit

British Superbikes: Leon Haslam gets the ride of his life in a Tornado

18 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Leon Haslam had the most exciting ride of his life recently when he was given a flight in a Tornado at RAF Marham in Norfolk. The British Superbike star, who is currently third in the championship,...

National Endurance – Round 5 preview

18 September 2007 by Alfonso Lygo

Hottrax Motorsport Racing Club National + Junior TAG Endurance Motorcycle Championship – Final Round 5 – Silverstone, Northants 6th October 2007. As the Hottrax Motorsport Racing Club Endurance...

Shorttrack: Brandon Robinson wins round six in Peterborough

18 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Brandon Robinson came half way around the world to race at the BMF show at Peterborough in the sixth round of the Silkolene Shorttrack Championship. Robinson showed the UK just why the 17-year-old...

AMA: Ben Spies clinches Superbike title at Laguna Seca

18 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies clinched the 2007 AMA Superbike Championship from team mate Mat Mladin at Sunday’s final round at Laguna Seca in California. Suzuki GSX-R1000s continued to dominate the...

AMA: 2008 dates released

18 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

The AMA has released details of its 2008 Superbike series as follows: March 5-8, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL Daytona 200 by Honda April 18-20, Barber Motorsports Park,...

MotoGP: Michelin delighted at new 2008 Yamaha deal

18 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Michelin boss Jean-Philippe Weber has spoken of his delight at Yamaha’s decision to agree a new deal to keep Valentino Rossi on Michelin rubber in the 2008 MotoGP world championship. Michelin have...

Triumph 675 race winner

17 September 2007 by neill forbes

Heres a pic of my son Liam racing his Triumph 675. The bike won its first race, the South African Tourist Trophy – a 3-hour endurance race. He is now racing it in our 600 superstocks and it is only 1...

Olivers Mount Gold Cup

17 September 2007 by paul dixon

McGuinness, Lougher, Dunlop, Finnegan, Farquhar, and not least Guy Martin. You would be forgiven for thinking it’s the IoM. But these were a few of the boys who put on a tremendous show at...

MotoGP: Chaz Davies confirmed for Ducati MotoGP ride at Motegi

17 September 2007 by Andy Downes

Chaz Davies will ride a factory-backed D’Antin Ducati at Motegi this weekend at the Japanese MotoGP. The chance of a ride as a stand-in came after the team sacked German rider Alex Hofmann on Sunday...

Gary Pinchin's Scarborough Auto 66 Blog: 'Chips and a beer taste good'

17 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Last weekend, with no British Superbikes to cover, the usual withdrawal symptoms began to hit so I spent my free weekend in Scarborough. Not to take the sea air but for a lazy weekend of race...

World Superbikes: Andrew Pitt signs two-year Ten Kate Honda deal

17 September 2007 by Andy Downes

Australian Andrew Pitt has signed a two-year deal to ride for the Honda Ten Kate team – but it’s not decided if it will be for the World Supersport or World Superbike team. It’s thought current...

World Superbikes: Carlos Checa in Ten Kate Honda talks

17 September 2007 by Andy Downes

Carlos Checa is holding a meeting with Ten Kate Honda right now (Monday lunchtime) to find out if the Spaniard will sign a deal to ride in World Superbikes next year. Carlos Checa is locked in a...

MotoGP: Ben Spies to make Suzuki MotoGP debut in Malaysia test

17 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies will be given his first chance to impress on Suzuki’s factory GSV-R MotoGP machine when he tests at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia next month. MCN understands the newly crowned American...

Latest MotoGP Standings

17 September 2007 by Sarah Carnell

MotoGP Championship standings after round 13: Rider: 1 Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlborough 287 2 Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha 211 3 Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda 188 4 John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki...

MotoGP: Chaz Davies set to replace Alex Hofmann for rest of 2007

17 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Chaz Davies is expected to ride in the last four races of the 2007 MotoGP world championship after German Alex Hofmann was axed last night from the D’Antin Ducati squad. Davies, who raced in the final...

Estoril MotoGP: Chaz Davies to replace Alex Hofmann for last four races?

16 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

British rider Chaz Davies could find himself drafted into the D’Antin Ducati team for the final four races of the 2007 MotoGP season after Alex Hofmann’s controversial retirement in Estoril today. The...

Estoril MotoGP reaction: Clutch problem ends Casey Stoner’s winning streak

16 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner revealed a clutch problem cost him the chance to become the youngest rider in history to win four successive MotoGP races, as he had to settle for third in a thrilling Estoril race.

Estoril MotoGP reaction: Dani Pedrosa second after epic scrap with Valentino Rossi

16 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa put his recent poor run of form behind him to finish a close second to a resurgent Valentino Rossi in Estoril today. The Spaniard hasn’t scored a podium since his dominant victory at the...

Estoril MotoGP reaction: Valentino Rossi dedicates Estoril win to rally legend Colin McRae

16 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi dedicated his stunning Estoril GP victory this afternoon to rally legend Colin McRae. The Scot was killed in a helicopter crash near his home in Scotland yesterday, and Rossi dedicated...

Estoril MotoGP: Valentino Rossi wins thrilling Portuguese race

16 September 2007 by Rob Hull

Anyone who said MotoGP was turning into somewhat of a bore-fest recently have had to eat their words this afternoon as the premier class race was a true flag-to-flag nail-biter with Valentino Rossi...

Estoril GP: Alvaro Bautista carves his way to an impressive win

16 September 2007 by Rob Hull

Reigning 125cc champion Alvaro Bautista made up for a horror start to barge his way from 12th to first in today’s Portuguese 250 Grand Prix race at Estoril. Bautista started from sixth on the grid,...