October

Race of the Year

22 October 2007 by 1127kat

Took my daughter Milly to see the Race of the Year at Mallory Park and it really lived up to its name “the friendly circuit”. We were down the pits mixing with likes of Hawk Kawasaki’s Scott Smart and...

IoM's marshal Mike

21 October 2007 by ashley pursey

Petrolhead Mike Harvey, a marshal of the TT & MGP races for the last 26 years unfortunately had a stroke on the Monday before christmas in 2006 which made him miss the 100th TT due to illness. Mike...

West's jump start

21 October 2007 by Antnee_

Kawasaki’s Anthony West incurred a Jump Start Ride Through Penalty at this Sunday’s Polini Malaysian Grand Prix, but why? To the eye he doesn’t appear to have moved forward too early, but is that...

Walker on the beach

21 October 2007 by Rachel

Stalker at the Weston Beach Race…

Sepang MotoGP Reaction: Valentino Rossi rues qualifying mistake after fifth place finish

21 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi was left to contemplate what might have been as he finished today’s Malaysian GP in Sepang in fifth place to miss out on claiming his 100th premier class podium. The 28-year-old was...

Sepang MotoGP Reaction: Dani Pedrosa surprised at Sepang speed

21 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Triple world champion Dani Pedrosa said he was surprised he could pose such a serious threat to Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri after he claimed only his second podium finish in the last seven races...

Sepang MotoGP Reaction: Marco Melandri returns to podium in Sepang

21 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Italian Marco Melandri claimed his first podium finish since the end of July with a gutsy ride to second place in Malaysia. Melandri notched only his third podium of a disastrous 2007 season as he...

Sepang MotoGP reaction: Casey Stoner on his 10th win in Sepang sauna

21 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner continued his domination of the 2007 season with his 10th victory in baking hot conditions in Sepang today. The 22-year-old claimed another start-to-finish victory...

Brands Hatch and the party's over

21 October 2007 by MrHarlequin

A slight end of season hysteria infected the crowd at the last round of the BSB at Brands Hatch last weekend, a hysteria that didn’t quite make it to the staff however, as discovered by a late...

Sepang MotoGP: Win for Gabor Talmacsi takes 125cc GP title to final race in Spain

21 October 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Gabor Talmacsi extended his championship lead with victory in the 125cc GP at Sepang, increasing his advantage from one point to ten over Hector Faubel. Faubel started the race from pole position but...

Sepang MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo is 2007 250cc GP champion, Hiroshi Aoyama wins race

21 October 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Jorge Lorenzo will take the 250cc world championship with him to the MotoGP class with Yamaha in 2008, as he sealed an almost certain title with a third place. He had looked likely to take the race...

Sepang MotoGP: Casey Stoner takes 10th win of 2007 as Valentino Rossi salvages fifth

21 October 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Casey Stoner has made history with his tenth victory of the 2007 MotoGP season, becoming the first rider to win the in the 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP classes at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. Pole...

Brands Indy pics

20 October 2007 by rutter nutter

BRILLIANT WEEKEND GREAT SAT EVE BEING ENTERTAINED BY TOM “ELVIS” SYKES #66 GLAD YOU’RE OKAY FROM THE BBQ BIKE SUNDAY STOBARTS NEW COLOUR~WHITE! SEE YOU ALL IN 2008 FITTING TRIBUTE TO OLLIE#46 MY ODE...

Red hot Haydon

20 October 2007 by mutleyscooby

James Haydon singing the track at Brands Hatch in the last round of the British Superbikes. Surprised he didn’t set fire to anyone.

Sepang MotoGP: Valentino Rossi predicts tough Sepang race from third row

20 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has admitted he faces a mountain to climb to record his 100th premier class podium in tomorrow’s Malaysian GP after he slumped to ninth in qualifying. The seven-times world champion...

Sepang MotoGP: Marco Melandri hoping to end Honda career in style

20 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Marco Melandri has vowed to repay Honda team boss Fausto Gresini with a storming finish to a disastrous 2007 season before he quits to join Casey Stoner in Ducati’s factory team. The Italian admitted...

Sepang MotoGP: Casey Stoner ready to challenge for 10th victory

20 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Newly-crowned MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner is confident he can take his 2007 victory tally into double figures after he claimed a front row start for tomorrow’s Malaysian GP in Sepang. The...

Sepang MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa confident after Malaysia pole position

20 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Spaniard Dani Pedrosa said he is confident of converting his impressive qualifying form into a positive race result in tomorrow’s Malaysian GP in Sepang. The Repsol Honda claimed his third successive...

Sepang MotoGP: Hector Faubel on pole for 125cc title decider

20 October 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Hector Faubel is on pole position for the deciding race of the 2007 125cc world championship, with current series leader Gabor Talmacsi in second place on the grid. Faubel grabbed pole with a time of...

Sepang MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa spares Michelin blushes with pole

20 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa stormed to pole position in the dying moments of today’s qualifying session in Sepang to spare Michelin’s blushes. Only Repsol Honda team-mate Nicky Hayden in sixth and Valentino Rossi in...

Sepang MotoGP: Hiroshi Aoyama takes pole for 250cc GP

20 October 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Hiroshi Aoyama has taken his first pole of the 2007 season, topping a KTM one-two as team-mate Mika Kallio qualifies second fastest. Aoyama posted a time of 2:07.429s, with Kallio 0.032s slower. Third...

Amended 2008 British Superbikes calendar released

19 October 2007 by Dan Thornton

An amended 2008 British Superbikes calendar has been released by organisers MCRCB Events Ltd, following the release of the 2008 World Superbike calendar. The 2008 British Superbike dates are...

Sepang MotoGP: Lucky escape for Chaz Davies on tough first day

19 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

British rider Chaz Davies had a lucky escape on the first day of the Malaysian GP in Sepang after he was involved in a tangle with Japan’s Shinya Nakano in this morning’s opening free practice...

Sepang MotoGP: Riders slam new Sepang surface

19 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner, Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden led widespread criticism of Sepang’s new track surface at the end of the first day of the Malaysian MotoGP. Rossi labelled the new tarmac a ‘disaster’...

Sepang MotoGP: Honda to crush Max Biaggi’s MotoGP return

19 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Honda is expected to announce tomorrow (Saturday) in Sepang that it will block a move by Fausto Gresini to lure controversial Italian Max Biaggi back into the MotoGP world championship in...

Vallelunga 1 Big Rock 0

19 October 2007 by edenroy

Vallelunga 1 Big Rock 0 Had a great trip to Vallelunga to watch JT hopefully lift title, unfortunately this had to wait a week. The circuit was great, everybody helpful in helping and explaining to us that tickets purchased from Big Rock were basically very limited. In fact limited to the Paddock enclosure(not to any of the tents) and some other remote areas that nobody was actually aware of. Paid...