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2006 British GP wheelies

07 March 2007 by Top Dog

Marco Melandri and Nicky Hayden wheelie up to Goddards at Donington 2006.

800cc MotoGP bikes more sensitive?

07 March 2007

Valentino Rossi and reigning world champion Nicky Hayden reckon the new generation 800cc machines are much more sensitive to set-up than last year’s brutally powerful 990 four-strokes. While faster...

Laverty praises boss

07 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Irish rookie Eugene Laverty has praised LCR Honda team boss Lucio Cecchinello on the eve of his world 250 championship debut in Qatar. The 20-year-old sacrificed a big-money British superbike ride in...

Stoner goes back to basics

07 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Aussie Casey Stoner has denied he and Dani Pedrosa have a significant advantage in the new 800cc MotoGP era that kicks off this weekend in Qatar. Stoner and Pedrosa are freshest out of the 250 class,...

Vermeulen Q and A

07 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

The new generation 800cc machines have already changed MotoGP racing beyond recognition, with faster corners speeds and later braking seeing lap times already faster than the more powerful 990cc...

Yukio on the mend

07 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Factory Suzuki rider Yukio Kagayama will crush Neil Hodgson’s hopes of a dramatic World Superbike return at Donington Park next month. Hodgson has been linked with a replacement ride on Suzuki’s...

Hopper gets green light

07 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

John Hopkins will race in the season’s opening MotoGP clash in Qatar after the American passed a medical check this morning at the Losail International Circuit. Hopkins though has rated his damaged...

Shorttrack Suzuki factory effort

07 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

The booming sport of American-style dirt track racing will feature a full-on Suzuki factory race team in this year’s Shorttrack UK series. Suzuki are backing Peter Boast in a bid to win the 2007 title...

Murphy to Superstock

07 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Keiran Murphy has made a last minute switch to the National Superstock to race a Goldstar Suzuki GSX-R1000. The 27-year-old from Ipswich had signed to ride a MSS Discovery Kawasaki in British Supersport for a second season but the team streamlined their efforts down to Michael Rutter in BSB and Stuart Easton in BSS when Murphy could not take sufficient backing to help pay for the ride. Murphy...

Hutchinson's CBR shakedown

07 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Ian Hutchinson had his first run-out on the Honda Racing CBR600RR he’ll race in British Supersport this year at Almeria and Guadix. Though there was no other Supersport team at Almeria , Hutchinson 1:17.1 best at Guadix compared favourably to the 1:16.9 that Stuart Easton did on the MSS Discovery Kawasaki a day before Honda arrive. Hutch said: “We tried lots of different chassis set ups and this...

Strijbos wins Hawkstone MX

07 March 2007 by MCN

Team Suzuki’s Kevin Strijbos won both MX1 motos at a soaking, windy and cold Hawkstone Park to give the Belgian-based team their first victory of the pre-season internationals and christen the 2007...

Reynolds back on track

07 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

John Reynolds was back on track last week at Guadix, in his Rizal Suzuki leathers too – but he wasn’t riding a BSB bike. Instead he was helping assess three challengers for the two British places in the GSX-R European Cup that’s being run as a supporting event at six of the WSB rounds this year. The contenders included: Leon Camier’s 18 year old brother Alex, plus Scots Alex Gault (16) and Jimmy...

Carmichael beats Stewart in AMA

07 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Team Makita Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael returned to the AMA Supercross series to beat James Stewart and Chad Reed at St Louis. The part-time 2007 competitor and reigning AMA Supercross Champion took the...

Buildbase Ducati

07 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Buildbase Ducati completed its first serious test of the year at Cartagena this week with Kieran Clarke and John Laverty getting their first ride on the new Ducati 1098s they will race in the National...

BSB in Spain?

07 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

While WSB is already two rounds into the 2007 schedule and MotoGP blasts off this weekend, BSB has to wait until April 1 before the first round at Brands Hatch. But things have been just as hectic as...

Shakey's scooter wind-up

06 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

The niggling war of words between Rizla Suzuki team manager Simon Buckmaster and Stobart Honda team owner Paul Bird just won’t go away. It erupted when Buckmaster said Bird’s Stobart Honda rider...

Wilson's superstock title bid

06 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Ben Wilson has secured a ride on a Suzuki GSX-R1000 in the National Superstock Championship. He will be supported by Windmill Cars in Boston, Lincolnshire and the Crescent Suzuki Performance Centre in...

Smith gets tech boost

06 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith’s hopes of enhancing his world championship reputation have been bolstered by the arrival of MotoGP-winning engineer Juan Martinez in his Repsol Honda 125 team. Martinez has been signed...

Legends back on track

05 March 2007 by Michael Guy

Unexpected stars at the Phillip Island WSB event included some of the series’ most famous riders of the past, and a much-appreciated reappearance for the first ever champion. Fred Merkel, who won the...

Foret's fortune

05 March 2007 by Michael Guy

Kawasaki bagged their first World Supersport win for four years yesterday after their two top men in the series showed a remarkable sense of team spirit at Phillip Island. Fabien Foret took the win...

Tyre woes for Jones in WSS

05 March 2007 by Michael Guy

World Supersport Brit Craig Jones saw a mystery tyre problem wreck his hopes of a top 10 finish at Phillip Island yesterday. The former FoggyPetronas man, our lone representative in the class,...

Yamaha confirms Fiat deal and reveals new colours

05 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

This is the first look at the Fiat-backed factory Yamaha YZR-M1 that Valentino Rossi hopes will win him back the MotoGP world championship in 2007. In one of the worst kept secrets of the paddock,...

Starts must improve says Max

05 March 2007 by Michael Guy

Max Biaggi has admitted he needs to get up to speed faster at the beginning of World Superbike races. The four-time GP world champion has repeatedly been able to get off the line with lightning speed...

Toseland v Max - a fan's perspective

05 March 2007 by Si Dearing

I’m just heading back to the UK after going down to Phillip Island for the WSB this weekend. Gorgeous fast track in a great location with an almost perfect result possible for JT. That’s the first...

Rea fastest in Spain

05 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Jonathan Rea bounced back from his crash at Guadix on Friday to post the fastest times on Saturday (March 3, 2007) and Sunday (March 4, 2007) of the BSB test aboard the HM Plant Honda. He was the...

Stoner backs Loris

05 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Factory Ducati rider Casey Stoner has backed team-mate Loris Capirossi to push rivals Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa all the way in the 2007 MotoGP world championship. While recent winter testing...

OJ fitness boost

05 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Factory Kawasaki rider Olivier Jacque has declared himself fit and raring to go for the new MotoGP world championship campaign which gets underway in Qatar next week. The French rider is confident he...

Edwards: "Best winter ever"

05 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards says there’s no doubt that his winter testing campaign was the best in his entire career as he attempts to breaking his MotoGP victory duck in 2007. Delighted at the performance of...

New Ilmor engine planned

05 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Jeremy McWilliams and Andrew Pitt could get another new spec engine in the Ilmor 800cc contender by the middle of the 2007 world championship. The British and Aussie riders got their first chance to...

Burgess eyes Pedrosa GP threat

05 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess has backed the Italian’s belief that factory Honda rider Dani Pedrosa will pose the biggest threat in the 2007 MotoGP world championship. Rossi names Pedrosa...

Happy Max Biaggi

04 March 2007 by craig clues

pic of me at philip island gp 2005 with happy max

Toseland takes title lead with win

04 March 2007 by MCN

James Toseland has taken the lead in the 2007 World Superbike championship with a hard-fought victory in the second race at Phillip Island. Max Biaggi led up to the first corner, but got pushed back...

Pics of JT from Aussie WSB

04 March 2007 by ANDREW FOWLER

MY MATE DARREN TOOK THESE PHOTOS OF JAMES TOSELAND IN THE WSB RACES AT PHILLIP ISLAND THIS WEEKEND. HE IS CHUFFED TO BITS WITH THE ONE OF JAMES WITH HANNAH AND CALUM SIMPSON.

Bayliss is back

04 March 2007 by Michael Guy

Troy Bayliss bounced back from his nightmare weekend in Qatar with vengeance by winning the opening WSB at Phillip Island today. Bayliss who was expected to struggle with tyre life was able to stick...

Bayliss on Australian pole

03 March 2007 by Michael Guy

Troy Bayliss put in an impressive Superpole lap to secure pole position for Sunday’s two WSB races. Bayliss set a new lap record in this mornings second qualifying session and although he couldn’t...

Roberts sees 700cc future

02 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Kenny Roberts believes that the MotoGP world championship will see a further capacity reduction in the future, with four-stroke 700s or 600s the most likely step. On the eve of the new 800cc era that...