2007
Chatter relief for Edwards
13 February 2007 by
Colin Edwards believes Yamaha’s chronic chatter problems that dogged the YZR-M1 990cc machine at the start of last season also affected critical stability under braking. Braking stability was a...
Burgess stays with Rossi
13 February 2007 by
Valentino Rossi said there is no doubt that he will continue his formidable partnership with Aussie crew chief Jerry Burgess in the MotoGP world championship. With Rossi announcing that he has...
Rossi: IRTA tests critical
13 February 2007 by
Former world champion reckons the final two pre-season tests in Qatar and Jerez will be absolutely critical in shaping the formbook in the early part of the new 800cc MotoGP world championship. Just...
800s better for Randy
13 February 2007 by
New Kawasaki number one Randy de Puniet believes the generation 800cc machines will help establish him more in the MotoGP world championship this season. The French rider has been one of the surprise...
Video: Rossi talks 800s
13 February 2007 by
MCN caught up with seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi at this week’s Sepang MotoGP test, and he spoke with us about how the tests have gone, and how he is making the transition to the new 800cc...
OJ: 800s are easier
13 February 2007 by
Factory Kawasaki rider Olivier Jacque reckons riding in the MotoGP world championship is a much easier proposition than when he last raced full-time in 2003. Huge advances in electronics have made the...
Rossi deal no suprise
13 February 2007 by
Colin Edwards said he wasn’t surprised that team-mate Valentino Rossi signed a new contract with Yamaha that will keep him in the MotoGP world championship until at least the end of 2008. Yamaha’s...
Cal faster at Calafat
13 February 2007 by
Rizla Suzuki completed a two-day test at Calafat, Spain yesterday and Superbike rookie Cal Crutchlow lapped faster than his more experienced team-mate Chris Walker. Crutchlow was having his first real...
Edwards' desert storm
08 February 2007 by
Colin Edwards is looking forward to continuing his recent good form when the whole MotoGP grid tests together for the first time this winter in Qatar. The three-day IRTA test gets underway next...
Jezza to ride in Qatar
08 February 2007 by
British hardman Jeremy McWilliams will try and ride the new Ilmor 800cc bike in next week’s Qatar IRTA test – just four days after undergoing surgery to remove a screw from his left leg. The...
Rizla's sunshine test
08 February 2007 by
While we’re shivering under the heaviest snowfalls in Britain for ten years Rizla Suzuki are testing at Calafat, Spain in ideal 24-degrees of sunshine. Chris Walker completed 90 trouble-free laps...
Desert run for Stoner
08 February 2007 by
Casey Stoner returns to the scene of his greatest MotoGP triumph of his short premier class career in Qatar next. And the Australian rider is hoping to make as big an impact at the IRTA test as he did...
Hayden wary of Qatar
08 February 2007 by
Nicky Hayden said he doesn’t know what to expect from the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. The MotoGP champion has said this ahead of testing Honda’s new 800cc RC212V for the first time in the...
Dani waits on new parts
08 February 2007 by
Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa anticipates a batch of new performance upgrades for his RC212V 800cc machine when he returns to the track for the IRTA test in Qatar on February 13. It is no secret...
The Who play at TT
08 February 2007 by
ROCK supergroup The Who have confirmed that they will open the Peel Bay Festival as part of the 100th TT party celebrations on the Isle of Man on May 30. The seven-day long festival is being held in a...
Rossi 'fully focussed'
08 February 2007 by
Colin Edwards has rubbished claims that factory Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi got distracted by a potential multi-million pound switch to Ferrari last season. Some have said that Rossi testing for...
Ilmor struggle in Sepang
07 February 2007 by
Andrew Pitt finished the Sepang test a massive 5.4s off the pace as it became apparent that the new Ilmor 800cc machine faces a massive task to be competitive for the start of the new MotoGP season in...
Kawasaki impress in test
07 February 2007 by
French rider Randy de Puniet continued Kawasaki’s impressive start to the new 800cc MotoGP era in Sepang as he clocked the third best time overall. The former factory Aprilia 250 rider was third best...
Edwards on record pace
07 February 2007 by
Colin Edwards gave himself a massive pre-season confidence boost in Sepang today when he ended the three-day test session with the fastest time on race and qualifying tyres. The Texas Tornado was...
Rossi happy with second
07 February 2007 by
Valentino Rossi’s quest to win back the MotoGP world title saw him play second fiddle for once to team-mate Colin Edwards in Sepang. The Italian finished second fastest in Malaysia, his best time on a...
Stoner: 800s harder
07 February 2007 by
Casey Stoner reckons the new generation 800cc machine are harder to ride than the old and more powerful 990cc MotoGP machines. The factory Ducati rider, who recently impressed in testing at his home...
Hayden wants drag cut
07 February 2007 by
Repsol Honda rider Nicky Hayden is hoping he can strike a new fairing of his Honda wish list when he returns to pre-season testing action in Qatar on February 13, 2007. The 25-year-old is hoping a new...
Rossi on top in Sepang
07 February 2007 by
Normal service was resumed today in Malaysia as former world champion Valentino Rossi clocked the fastest time on day two at Sepang. The 27-year-old, who was just beaten to the best time by factory...
De Puniet crashes
07 February 2007 by
Randy de Puniet walked away uninjured after crashing Kawasaki’s new ZX-RR 800 for the first time on the second day of testing in Sepang. The French rider crashed at turn 10 on the 13th lap of a...
Hopkins to end Oz misery
07 February 2007 by
American John Hopkins says he is determined to crack Phillip Island’s fast and flowing circuit when he goes to race Down Under in October. Hopkins shouldered some of the blame himself for his...
WSS: Ten Kate quickest
07 February 2007 by
Both Ten Kate Honda boys picked up where they left off by topping the timing sheets on the first day of testing in Valencia today. Defending Supersport Champion Sebastien Charpentier shared the...
JT fastest in Valencia
07 February 2007 by
James Toseland has posted the quickest time at today’s test in Valencia, 0.7 seconds faster than his rivals. Toseland has been testing his two identical bikes on the opening day of the test in Spain,...
Checa set for Qatar test
06 February 2007 by
Carlos Checa plans to complete two punishing race simulation tests in the grueling desert heat in Qatar when he resumes testing in a three-day session in Doha on February 13. The Qatar test is one of...
Race true test for Stoner
06 February 2007 by
Loris Capirossi has backed new factory Ducati team-mate Casey Stoner to emerge as a big threat in the 2007 MotoGP world championship, but admitted the real test for the young Aussie was yet to...
Testing D-day for Ducati
06 February 2007 by
Loris Capirossi believes the crunch test of how serious a threat Ducati’s new GP7 800cc machine will pose 2007 MotoGP world championship will come in the last two winter test sessions in Qatar and...
Hayden happier with 800
06 February 2007 by
Defending MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden has admitted he finally enjoyed riding Honda’s new RC212V 800 machine when he topped the timesheets in testing at Phillip Island. The switch from the...
Barros cautious on tyre
06 February 2007 by
Alex Barros reckons the forthcoming IRTA test in Qatar will give him the chance to properly assess Bridgestone tyres on his new Ducati GP7. The South American was third fastest recently at the Phillip...
Tyre boost for Melandri
06 February 2007 by
Marco Melandri has praised Bridgestone’s front tyre after his shock winter switch from Michelin. The Gresini Honda rider has added to the many plaudits of the Bridgestone front, which has a reputation...
Bou leads World Trials
06 February 2007 by
Spaniard Antonio Bou won Sunday’s World Indoor Trial at the Sant Jordi Stadium, Barcelona and now leads the series by six points. Montesa rider Bou set a fierce pace in the qualifiers dropping just...
Stewart wins again
06 February 2007 by
James ‘Bubba’ Stewart became the first rider to win all three Anaheim Supercross races in one season when he took Saturday’s fifth round of the AMA series. It was also his fourth win of the season and...
Blog: TT resurgence
06 February 2007 by
After recent MCN’s laden with ‘Rutter back the TT’, the ‘MV return to TT with Finnegan’ and ‘McGuinness sticks with Honda for TT,’ stories I was asked how come the TT has been getting so much space...