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Rossi slumps to 18th in Jerez GP practice

24 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

SEVEN times world champion Valentino Rossi slumped to a surprise 18th position in this morning’s third free MotoGP practice session in Jerez, as Carlos Checa topped the timesheets. LCR Honda rider...

Chilly Snett test gives little feedback

23 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Despite only 11-degrees of track temperature, several riders ventured out onto the icy wastes of Snetterton circuit for this afternoon’s final BSB practice session. Leon Haslam and Greogrio Lavilla...

Checa fastest in Jerez practice

23 March 2007 by matthew birt

Carlos Checa, Dani Pedrosa and Toni Elias completed a Spanish domination to the delight of a large home crowd in Jerez in this afternoon’s second free MotoGP practice session. As well as putting the...

Slow start for Snetterton BSB test

23 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Any hopes the top teams of BSB might have harboured about meaningful testing at Snetterton today were dashed by miserable weather this morning, Friday, March 23, 2007. Heavy mist and low track...

Roberts springs Jerez surprise

23 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

American Kenny Roberts Junior sprang an early surprise in Jerez this morning by topping the timesheets in the first free practice session for Sunday’s Spanish GP. After finishing a disappointing 13th...

Bridgestone to test front qualifier

23 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Bridgestone will experiment with a new front qualifying tyre at the MotoGP test immediately after this weekend’s Spanish GP. The soft front designed specifically for use in qualifying was due to be...

Suzuki brings forward performance tests

23 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Factory Suzuki duo John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen will test new engine parts immediately after this weekend’s Spanish GP in Jerez. The initial plan had been to test new V4 motor performance parts...

Stoner - No regrets about Yamaha

23 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner says he has got no regrets about missing out on the chance to partner Valentino Rossi in Yamaha’s factory MotoGP squad for the 2007 world championship. The 21-year-old was locked in...

TV's Parrish rides the MotoGP Suzuki

23 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

BBC pundit Steve Parrish will feature in a special ride on John Hopkins’ factory Suzuki GSV-R 800 in the build-up to the Beeb’s coverage of this weekend’s Spanish GP. Parrish is the first non...

Rossi looking forward to Jerez

22 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Seven-times world champion Valentino Rossi believes some good came out of his first round MotoGP defeat in Qatar to Casey Stoner. Rossi and his Fiat-backed Yamaha YZR-M1 was embarrassingly outgunned...

Stoner keeping feet on the ground

22 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP world championship leader Casey Stoner reckons he’s going to be keeping his feet firmly on the ground as he prepares to try and continue his brilliant start to the 2007 campaign in this...

Hopkins confidence sky high

22 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Factory Suzuki rider John Hopkins has admitted his confidence and morale were given a massive lift after his impressive fourth place finish in the season’s opening race in Qatar earlier this...

Kagayama's fitness battle

22 March 2007 by Michael Guy

Yukio Kagayama is fighting to be fit for next weeks Donington Park after dislocating his collarbone and deflating his lung in a sickening crash at Phillip Island at the start of the month. Kagayama...

Rossi at Coppice

22 March 2007 by jondartnell

My photo of Valentino Rossi taken on the Friday practice at Coppice corner at last year’s MotoGP at Donington.

Rob McElnea interview: Part two

21 March 2007 by Dan Thornton

Part two of our exclusive video interview with Virign Media team boss Rob McElnea looks at the rule changes for the 2007 Virgin Media R6 Cup. If you missed part one, which covered the Virgin British...

MotoGP want Toseland

21 March 2007 by Michael Guy

James Toseland’s winning start to the WSB season has put him at the top of Honda’s MotoGP shopping list for 2008. Satellite Honda squads Gresini and LCR have both expressed an interest in the...

Dorna wrong to ignore 250 and 125 teams

20 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

High-profile 125 and 250 team boss Jorge Martinez has spoken of his anger at the smaller classes being omitted from next month’s sponsorship summit in Barcelona. Dorna has arranged a two-day seminar...

Ducati expect Honda retaliation

20 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Ducati technical guru Filippo Preziosi reckons there’s an easy way for the likes of Honda to avoid a repeat of their humiliation in Qatar. Asked how much personal satisfaction he took from hammering...

Pitt devastated at Ilmor withdrawal

19 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Andrew Pitt has spoken for the first time about the bitter disappointment at Ilmor’s shock withdrawal from the MotoGP world championship last week. The Aussie, who suffered a crushing blow at the end...

Rob McElnea interview: Part one

19 March 2007 by Dan Thornton

Watch part one of an exclusive interview with Virgin Mobile Yamaha team boss Rob McElnea as the British Superbike and Supersport teams test at Croft, alongside the new riders in the Virgin R6...

Aoyama out of Jerez

19 March 2007 by Sarah Carnell

KTM rider, Hiroshi Aoyama, will miss the next round of the 250 grand prix after sustaining injuries in a crash at Qatar. The crash, suffered at the first meeting of the 2007 season, left the Red Bull...

Edwards desperate for more speed

19 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards has joined factory Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi in pleading for his YZR-M1 to get an urgent power upgrade. Rossi begged Yamaha engineers for a horsepower upgrade after factory Ducati...

Haslam fastest in Albacete

19 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Leon Haslam continued to set the pace in pre-season testing when he set the benchmark lap time in the three-day Albacete test this weekend on the Airwaves Ducati. Team-mate Gregorio Lavilla was...

Edwards remains upbeat

19 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards is confident he will bounce back from his disappointing start to the new MotoGP world championship campaign at the second round in Jerez this weekend. The American was sixth in the...

Repsol stars lead Madrid parade

19 March 2007 by Dan Thornton

Repsol Honda stars Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa led an 8000 bike convoy through the Spanish captial of Madrid on Sunday, March 18, 2007. The duo swapped their MotoGP machines for a pair of Honda...

Rossi Graham Madden rides for Yamaha

18 March 2007 by tufty

This is my son Rossi Graham Madden. He is only two years old and has already got his first MotoGP ride for Yamaha! Guess it’s all in the name! Plus he’s even got his own “brolly mummy”, pictured with...

Brand new look for Beowulf Racing in 2007

18 March 2007 by Jon Clark

When Beowulf Racing takes to the track for the start of the European Superstock 600 Championship (ESS 600) next month, they won’t just be sporting a new rider in the form of 17-year-old Gino Rea – the...

Beowulf Racing Blast Back in 2007

18 March 2007 by Jon Clark

Having endured an incident-packed 2006 season, the Somerset-based Beowulf Racing team appear to be back on track in 2007. In their fifth continuous year of international competition the squad will...

Hodgson wrong to reject Ducati GP ride

17 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Former British and World Superbike champion, Neil Hodgson, was wrong to have rejected the chance to join the D’Antin Ducati MotoGP squad for the 2007 world championship. That’s the view of his manager...

Burgess joy at Rossi deal

17 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess reckons the Italian’s recent new deal with Yamaha’s factory team killed off any suggestion of any hangover from last year’s shock MotoGP defeat. Rossi...

Suzuki to get engine upgrade

16 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Factory Suzuki duo John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen will test a different engine spec immediately after the Turkish GP in Istanbul next month. The Japanese factory is keen to build on an impressive...

Ducati sets Albacete BSB test pace

16 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

The first day of the major three-day BSB test at Albacete in Spain has seen the honours go to Airwaves Ducati’s Leon Haslam and Gregorio Lavilla. The pair took their works 999s to the top two times,...

Stoner: Criticism was unjust

16 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner reckons some of the criticism that came his way in his rookie MotoGP year last season was unjust as he aims to prove the doubters wrong in 2007. The factory Ducati rider was criticised...

Smith eyes '08 switch

16 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

British teenager Bradley Smith has set his sights on a switch to the world 250 championship in 2008. Smith, who is riding for the Repsol Honda 125 squad in GPs again this season, is confident a good...

MacPherson World Endurance comeback

16 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Former BSB and World Supersport factory rider and Iain MacPherson was at the Croft R6 Cup launch yesterday (Wednesday, March 14, 2007). He was acting as mentor to R6 Cup competitor 17-year-old Daniel...

New year of R6 Cup stars

15 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

It’s no wonder Virgin Media Cup boss Rob McElnea introduced this year’s series to the competitors and press by claiming: “We’ve proved the Cup is the best youth development road racing series...