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Hill on the pace at Croft

15 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Tommy Hill lapped Croft yesterday consistently quicker than his best-ever lap on race rubber around the 2.12-mile circuit. Hill was testing the all-new 16-valve Virgin Media Yamaha R1 alongside his...

Smart returns to Hawk

15 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Scott Smart will be on a ZX-10R in BSB again after completing his long-rumoured move back to the Hawk Kawasaki team today (Thursday, March 15, 2007). Smart, who rode for the team in 2004 before moving...

Richards takes Superstock ride

15 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Glen Richards took a 300-mile round trip from his home near Hinckley up to Croft to run in the new Yamaha R1 he’s racing in this year’s National Superstock series. This exercise was carried out after...

Breaking news: Ilmor out of MotoGP

15 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Ilmor dropped a bombshell today by announcing it has suspended its MotoGP team after just one round of the 2007 world championship. In a phone call to MCN this morning, Ilmor boss Mario Illien...

Are you (or your kid) the next Rossi?

14 March 2007 by Lucky Devils

We have got 6 free minimotos to give away for racing in the forthcoming 2007 race season. The bikes are 910 Polini Italian minimotos. The Rookies are being sponsored by Alistair Corner from Snap On and the best rookie in our opinion gets to keep the bike at the end of the season. To be in with a chance you must be over six years and a novice. So what are you waiting for? Ring 01254 580177 and ask...

My Supermoto attempt

14 March 2007 by phil [the flyin chef]

This was taken at my second ever Supermoto race. It started ok, until I got to the jump then it all went Pete Tong! I got a good picture though even if I did end up face down in the mud at the feet...

Q&A with Bridgestone boss

14 March 2007

Bridgestone’s Manager of Motorcycle Sport Hiroshi Yamada spoke to MCN about his firm’s winning start to the MotoGP season in Qatar. Ducati’s Casey Stoner took the first win of 2007 on Bridgestone...

Revised results for Philip Island WSB

14 March 2007 by Dan Thornton

A results for the Philip Island round of World Superbikes have been revised after the close finish for Michele Fabrizio and Max Neukirchner in eighth and ninth places. The official SBK time-keeper...

Ilmor - no regrets

14 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Ilmor MotoGP boss Mario Illien says he has got no regrets about embarking on the costly and difficult challenge of trying to be competitive in the MotoGP world championship arena. Despite a nightmare...

Stoner plays down title hopes

14 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has played down his MotoGP world title aspirations despite his stunning debut premier class win in Qatar. Stoner became the first rider in history to win an 800cc MotoGP race when he...

Camier - elbow down

14 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Leon Camier started the steep learning curve to superbike racing with his first ride on the 2007-spec Honda Racing Fireblade last week in Gaudix. He spent every day methodically working through...

Harris confirms TT entry

13 March 2007 by Dan Thornton

Former TT winner Shaun Harris has confirmed his entry for the 2007 Isle of Man TT, after a deal announced prior to Christmas fell through. The New Zealander last raced at the TT in 2004, and became a...

Video: Tommy Hill at the Virgin Yamaha launch

13 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

New season. New livery. New bike. The Yamaha R1 to be raced by Tommy hill and James Haydon is the only all-new motorcycle in BSB this year and the team unveiled it along with their new Virgin Media...

Media makeover for Virgin Yamaha

13 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

This is the first look at the new Virgin Media Yamaha which will race in BSB this year with Tommy Hill and James Haydon aboard. The team has continued its association with the iconic Virgin brand for...

MRO Powerbike Championship

12 March 2007 by Michael Neeves

MRO Powerbike Championship: Round 1 – Brands Hatch March 10-11, 2007 Wow, what an eye-opener. The step up from Forza Extreme to MRO Powerbikes is a big one; the pace is electrifying and everyone on...

Massive lean on Aprilia SXV450

12 March 2007 by Scott woodacre

Photos are of Scott Woodacre (17) – a rider with the RSM team rider at Kinsham raceway in Wales on March 9. This is absolutely as far as these bikes can be leaned over – the wheel bobbins are...

Faubel takes 125cc win

10 March 2007 by Dan Thornton

The 125cc race at Qatar saw a one-two for the Bancaja Aspar team, as Hector Faubel grabbed 25 points from team-mate Gabor Talmacsi. The pair were on their own for much of the race after third...

Lorenzo starts 250cc defence with a win

10 March 2007 by MCN

Jorge Lorenzo has begun his 250cc championship defence with a comfortable win in Qatar, from Alex de Angelis and Hector Barbera Barbera had a hard duel with Thomas Luthi, who finished fourth after...

Stoner takes the win in Qatar

10 March 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Casey Stoner has won the first MotoGP race of the season after a spectacular battle with Valentino Rossi. The two riders completely outpaced the rest of the field at the Qatar circuit but it was...

McWilliams out for Qatar

10 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

With just 40 minutes to go before the opening race of the season, it has been announced that Jeremy McWilliams will not race. Due to the injuries he has sustained, he sat out the morning warm-up...

Pedrosa heads morning warm-up

MotoGP bosses have pledged to invest a massive £25m in 2007 to help ease some of the sponsorship worries currently casting a cloud of world championship racing. The money will be split between teams...