2007 | Page 44

Rain worsens for Supersport warm up

27 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Kawasaki’s Davide Giugliano was the fastest rider in the Supersport warm-up this morning after recording a 1:48.081. The session was red flagged twice after crashes involving Barry Veneman and...

TT starts with 186mph

27 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

British Supersport rider Ian Hutchinson recorded an unofficial time of 186mph through the Sulby Straight on the Isle of Man TT course in the first practice session on Saturday evening. Hutchinson got...

Fabrizio goes fastest in rain soaked warm up

27 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Honda’s Michel Fabrizio was surprisingly the fastest rider on track in this morning’s warm up at Silverstone. The riders struggled with heavy rain throughout the session but fortunately there were not...

Le Mans GP

27 May 2007 by gonzocbr

Rona and the guys at Le Mans for the GP.

Colin Edwards and my wife!

27 May 2007 by john kerrison

My wife Jan with Colin Edwards at Siverstone WSB.

My bike

27 May 2007 by Honey

I love riding…

Bayliss snatches pole at Silverstone

26 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Australian Troy Bayliss will begin tomorrow’s World Superbike races at Silverstone from pole position. The Ducati rider, who has won just two races so far this season, snatched pole from Noriyuki Haga...

honda pair lead the way in supersport qualifying

26 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda teammates Sofuoglu and Charpentier set the pace in the second supersport qualifying session. The pair led between them for the entire session with Charpentier finishing on top...

Rain, what rain?

26 May 2007 by Top Dog

The heavens may have opened at the Le Mans GP for the big race, but the rest of the weekend was scorchio. Here are pictures of the eventual top three enjoying the glorious Saturday sunshine going into...

Bradley at Le Mans

26 May 2007 by Top Dog

I was lucky enough to be at Le Mans for the MotoGP and got to see young Bradley Smith’s front row start and podium finish – the first of what hopefully will be many more to come. Here are a few...

Hayden wants gravel traps made safer

26 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Nicky Hayden has called for a change to trackside gravel traps to help protect fallen riders more in big crashes. Hayden made his call after crashing out of fourth place in the...

Corser throws down the gauntlet

26 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Australian Troy Corser set down the gauntlet for his rivals by twice breaking the lap record at Silverstone on Saturday morning. The Yamaha rider broke BSB rider Greorio Lavilla’s record time of...

Dorna pledge cash boost for MotoGP teams

26 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta has pledged to help with the lease costs incurred by independent teams in 2008. Ezpeleta, boss of Spanish rights owners Dorna, will make a financial contribution to all...

Great day at Snetterton

26 May 2007 by lee wilkinson

Had a great day at snetterton last Sunday. I sat on the inside of the esses and watched some great racing in the glorious sunshine,had a 200mph drag run too with some turbo hayabusas and took a few...

Share a bath

25 May 2007 by Dave

Who said the facilities at Le Mans hadn’t been updated? Mobile baths now on campsite.

Bayliss goes quickest in qualifying one

25 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Australian Troy Bayliss knocked more than a second off his free practice time to go quickest in the first timed session of the weekend at Silverstone. The Ducati rider recorded a time of 1:25.295...

Sofuoglu stays top in first timed practice

25 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Honda’s Kenan Sofuoglu continued to set the pace in the first timed session for supersport at Silverstone. The Turkish rider went half a second quicker than his fastest time fro this morning with a...

Suzuki confirm Melandri meeting

25 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Marco Melandri has held tentative discussions with Suzuki’s factory MotoGP squad. MCN has learned that the Italian met Rizla Suzuki team manager Paul Denning after he clinched his first podium of 2007...

Haga sets the pace at Silverstone

25 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Yamaha’s Noriyuki Haga was quickest in this morning’s first session as World Superbikes returns to England for the first time this season. Haga recorded a best time of 1:26.219 just pipping Britain’s...

McGuinness a safe bet for TT

25 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

On May 28, 1907 Charlie Collier took four hours, eight minutes and eight seconds on his Matchless single to take the overall victory in the first ever TT at an average speed of 38.21mph in a race...

Sofuoglu fastest in first supersport practice

25 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Current Supersport championship leader Kenan Sufuoglu was quickest in the first free practice session at Silverstone this morning. The Hannspree Ten Kate rider recorded a best time of 1:28.480 which...

Moto GP Donington - Appetiser

25 May 2007 by Kerry Green

It’s only a few weeks now to the Moto GP at Donington Park and I thought that some of you may appreciate an appetiser before this year’s event. Attached are a few pictures that I managed to take at...

How many virgins can you get in a cage?

25 May 2007 by Kerry Green

What a flipping liberty… the Virgin R6 Cup riders pay eighteen thousand quid plus VAT to race these bikes and they stick them in a cage before the race! How many virgins can you get in a cage in one...

Trip to Monza WSB

24 May 2007 by pitcrewman

Just got back from a trip to Monza for World Superbikes. This was my second trip there and we decided to stay in Milan and use the public transport system to get around, as last time, we stayed at...

Yamaha: No regrets about missing Stoner

24 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Fiat Yamaha boss Davide Brivio has told MCN he has no regrets about twice missing out on the signing of Casey Stoner to join Valentino Rossi. Yamaha pursued the Australian in the summer of 2005 and...

Hopkins keeping '08 options open

24 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

John Hopkins has refused to rule out a move away from Suzuki’s factory MotoGP squad in 2008. Although expressing his desire to continue his long-running relationship with the Japanese factory, the...

World Superbikes - Brands appetiser

24 May 2007 by Kerry Green

It’s only a few weeks now to WSB at Brands Hatch so I thought that some of you may appreciate an appetiser before this year’s event. Attached are a few pictures that I managed to take at last year’s...

The next Valentino

23 May 2007 by antony porter

This is my little boy Archie Valentino Porter, aged two and a half, on his dad’s SV650 Minitwin club race bike. And, yes, that is his proper name. Give him 15 years and he could be in GPs.

Telling fortunes for Gregorio and Leon

23 May 2007 by helen sanderson

Gregorio and Leon – Am I telling their fortunes??? Top blokes – happy to sign autographs and pose for piccies – great fun

Video: Vermeulen on his first MotoGP victory

23 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Chris Vermeulen took a fantastic first MotoGP victory at Le Mans in torrential rain at the weekend, MCN man Matt Birt caught up with him to find out what it felt like to take Suzuki’s first 800cc win.

Roberts eyes Brits for Donington GP

23 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Jeremy McWilliams, Neil Hodgson and James Haydon could be offered a golden chance to contest next month’s British GP for American legend Kenny Roberts’ squad. Team Roberts manager Chuck Aksland...

Thank you Steve Plater

23 May 2007 by Martin Gormley

At the finish of the North West 200 I went to the paddock with my nine-year-old grandson to show him some of the race bikes and their riders. I went to the Steve Plater team area and there was Steve...

Carmichael back with a win

23 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Team Makita Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael returned from his car racing exploits to motorcycle racing with a vengeance at the recent weekend’s season-opening round of AMA Toyota Motocross at Hangtown...

Old faithful to be pensioned off

23 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Jentin Racing boss Bernie Toleman says the team are pensioning off the incredible 2004 R1 that Simon Andrews qualified ninth on at Snetterton and that James Ellision used to win the Privateer Cup...

Nowland hurt at Snetterton

23 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Former World endurance champion Warwick Nowland joined the ranks of MV Agusta riders in the National Superstock series when he tried the Team STP entry on Friday. Unfortunately he crashed at the...

Action from the BSB snetterton

23 May 2007 by Kevin Langridge

Some Action from the BSB snetterton meeting