September

Year: 2007

Month: September

Motegi MotoGP: Valentino Rossi suffers disastrous start to Motegi

21 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Valentino Rossi suffers disastrous start to Motegi

MotoGP Valentino Rossi has cast serious doubt on whether he will be able to prevent Ducati’s Casey Stoner from wrapping up his first MotoGP world title on Sunday after the Italian’s disastrous start...

Motegi MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa sets Motegi pace to mark new Honda deal

21 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa sets Motegi pace to mark new Honda deal

Dani Pedrosa celebrated signing a new factory Honda contract today in the Twin Ring Motegi by clocking the fastest time at the end of the first day of free practice for the Japanese MotoGP. Having...

Triumph 675's first South African pole

21 September 2007 by neill forbes

Triumph 675's first South African pole

My son Liam races a Triumph 675 in our 600 superstock class.The bike won its 1st race – the South African tourist trophy, a 3-hour endurance race in December. Liam, who is 17, does all the preparation...

Ducati up North endorsed by Loris?

20 September 2007 by peter mclean

Ducati up North endorsed by Loris?

Loris Caparossi liked my flag at the Estoril GP.

Motegi MotoGP: Valentino Rossi bids to end Motegi barren run

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Valentino Rossi bids to end Motegi barren run

Valentino Rossi is hoping he can end his long-running losing streak at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Japan to delay Ducati’s Casey Stoner clinching the MotoGP world championship on Sunday. The...

Video: Motegi MotoGP: Fans reaction tells its own story

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

If you wondered what fans in the homeland of the four Japanese factories of MotoGP think of the stars of the series – and why Valentino Rossi is still the prime asset to the men behind MotoGP despite his being miles off the title lead – you only need look at the reaction of Japanese fans. The cream of the MotoGP grid was rolled out for a traditional pre-race publicity bash in the heart of Tokyo...

Motegi MotoGP: Casey Stoner predicts close race as MotoGP title beckons

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Casey Stoner predicts close race as MotoGP title beckons

Marlboro Ducati’s Casey Stoner believes Sunday’s Japanese MotoGP could be a repeat of the classic Estoril clash last weekend as he stands on the brink of his first MotoGP world championship...

Motegi MotoGP: Valentino Rossi laughs off Ryanair tax advert

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Valentino Rossi laughs off Ryanair tax advert

Valentino Rossi has laughed off a new advertising campaign by budget airline Ryanair that features a reference to the Italian’s current multi-million pound tax investigation. The advert was run in...

Motegi MotoGP: Loris Capirossi goes for Motegi hat-trick

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Loris Capirossi goes for Motegi hat-trick

Italian Loris Capirossi has said he is confident of putting a nightmare 2007 season behind as he goes in search of a third successive victory at the Japanese MotoGP. The 34-year-old has won the last...

Motegi MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo’s Yamaha test cancelled

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo’s Yamaha test cancelled

Jorge Lorenzo’s planned first serious test session on board Yamaha’s factory YZR-M1 in Japan next week has been cancelled. The Spaniard was due to ride on Tuesday after this weekend’s Japanese MotoGP...

MotoGP: Bridgestone turn the knife on Michelin

19 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Bridgestone turn the knife on Michelin

Bridgestone celebrated another victory over rivals Michelin in Estoril with final confirmation that next year’s tyre rule tweak would not see an increase in the number of tyres available to...

MotoGP: Kenny Roberts says future could lie in World Superbikes

19 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Kenny Roberts says future could lie in World Superbikes

Kenny Roberts admitted he would seriously consider moving to the World Superbike championship in 2008 if he was forced to quit MotoGP. Roberts, who has been involved in the MotoGP world championship...

MotoGP: James Toseland to make Yamaha MotoGP debut in Malaysia

19 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: James Toseland to make Yamaha MotoGP debut in Malaysia

James Toseland will delay his long-awaited Yamaha MotoGP debut until a three-day test session at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia in mid-November. And MCN has also learned that Toseland and new...

Way back when

19 September 2007 by TIMBO

Rolling back the years!

Yamaha GMT 94 win World Endurance at Magny Cours

19 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Yamaha GMT 94 win World Endurance at Magny Cours

The French-based Yamaha GMT 94 of David Checa, Sébastien Gimbert and Olivier Four won the Bol d’Or at Magny Cours race by seven laps ahead of the Suzuki Endurance Racing team one, and 10 laps ahead of...

MCN's Michael Neeves - MRO Powerbike Championship. Final round at Snetterton.

19 September 2007 by Michael Neeves

MCN's Michael Neeves - MRO Powerbike Championship. Final round at Snetterton.

MRO Powerbike championship. Round 10 (final round) – Snetterton 22th/23th September 2007. Pictures by www.swaffs.co.uk Here’s how MCN’s Senior Road Tester got on riding his Yamaha R1 long term test...

British Superbikes: Aaron Zanotti on Hydrex Honda for final two rounds

19 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

British Superbikes: Aaron Zanotti on Hydrex Honda for final two rounds

British Superbikes privateer Aaron Zanotti switches to a Hydrex Honda alongside regular rider Karl Harris for the final two rounds of the series but is not leaving the SMT team he has raced for this...

Video: At home with Jonathan Rea

19 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

The fastest rising star in the country, BSB rider Jonathan Rea, is already primed for the world stage so we caught up with him at his house in Larne, N. Ireland, to see how he relaxes in his downtime. Check out the video below to watch as Jonny takes us for a tour around his new house.

MotoGP: Infected arm rules Chaz Davies out of Motegi race

19 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Infected arm rules Chaz Davies out of Motegi race

A reaction to a tetanus jab has cost Chaz Davies the chance of a Ducati MotoGP ride at Motegi this weekend. The 20-year-old needed an anti-infection jab after a crash at the final round of the US...

World Superbikes: Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser stay at Yamaha

19 September 2007 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser stay at Yamaha

Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser have resigned to ride for the Yamaha Italia team for 2008. Both men came to the end of their one year contract at the end of this season and after positive results were...

MotoGP: Yamaha deny tyre rule U-turn

18 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Yamaha deny tyre rule U-turn

Valentino Rossi and Fiat Yamaha boss Davide Brivio have denied completing a dramatic U-turn over revised tyre regulations for 2008. With Fiat Yamaha confirming Michelin tyres for 2008, despite rumours...

Video: Acton and interviews from the Scarborough Gold Cup

18 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

MCN British Superbikes Reporter Gary Pinchin headed to Scarborough at the weekend to catch some of the amazing action from the Scarborough Gold Cup at Olivers Mount. Check out the video below to get a taste of the action and see what attracts riders like Ian Lougher, John McGuinness and Guy Martin to race motorcycles around the unbelievably tight and twisty circuit

British Superbikes: Leon Haslam gets the ride of his life in a Tornado

18 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

British Superbikes: Leon Haslam gets the ride of his life in a Tornado

Leon Haslam had the most exciting ride of his life recently when he was given a flight in a Tornado at RAF Marham in Norfolk. The British Superbike star, who is currently third in the championship,...

National Endurance – Round 5 preview

18 September 2007 by Alfonso Lygo

National Endurance – Round 5 preview

Hottrax Motorsport Racing Club National + Junior TAG Endurance Motorcycle Championship – Final Round 5 – Silverstone, Northants 6th October 2007. As the Hottrax Motorsport Racing Club Endurance...

Shorttrack: Brandon Robinson wins round six in Peterborough

18 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Shorttrack: Brandon Robinson wins round six in Peterborough

Brandon Robinson came half way around the world to race at the BMF show at Peterborough in the sixth round of the Silkolene Shorttrack Championship. Robinson showed the UK just why the 17-year-old...

AMA: Ben Spies clinches Superbike title at Laguna Seca

18 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

AMA: Ben Spies clinches Superbike title at Laguna Seca

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies clinched the 2007 AMA Superbike Championship from team mate Mat Mladin at Sunday’s final round at Laguna Seca in California. Suzuki GSX-R1000s continued to dominate the...

AMA: 2008 dates released

18 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

AMA: 2008 dates released

The AMA has released details of its 2008 Superbike series as follows: March 5-8, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL Daytona 200 by Honda April 18-20, Barber Motorsports Park,...

MotoGP: Michelin delighted at new 2008 Yamaha deal

18 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Michelin delighted at new 2008 Yamaha deal

Michelin boss Jean-Philippe Weber has spoken of his delight at Yamaha’s decision to agree a new deal to keep Valentino Rossi on Michelin rubber in the 2008 MotoGP world championship. Michelin have...

Triumph 675 race winner

17 September 2007 by neill forbes

Triumph 675 race winner

Heres a pic of my son Liam racing his Triumph 675. The bike won its first race, the South African Tourist Trophy – a 3-hour endurance race. He is now racing it in our 600 superstocks and it is only 1...

Olivers Mount Gold Cup

17 September 2007 by paul dixon

Olivers Mount Gold Cup

McGuinness, Lougher, Dunlop, Finnegan, Farquhar, and not least Guy Martin. You would be forgiven for thinking it’s the IoM. But these were a few of the boys who put on a tremendous show at...

MotoGP: Chaz Davies confirmed for Ducati MotoGP ride at Motegi

17 September 2007 by Andy Downes

MotoGP: Chaz Davies confirmed for Ducati MotoGP ride at Motegi

Chaz Davies will ride a factory-backed D’Antin Ducati at Motegi this weekend at the Japanese MotoGP. The chance of a ride as a stand-in came after the team sacked German rider Alex Hofmann on Sunday...

Gary Pinchin's Scarborough Auto 66 Blog: 'Chips and a beer taste good'

17 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Gary Pinchin's Scarborough Auto 66 Blog: 'Chips and a beer taste good'

Last weekend, with no British Superbikes to cover, the usual withdrawal symptoms began to hit so I spent my free weekend in Scarborough. Not to take the sea air but for a lazy weekend of race...

World Superbikes: Andrew Pitt signs two-year Ten Kate Honda deal

17 September 2007 by Andy Downes

World Superbikes: Andrew Pitt signs two-year Ten Kate Honda deal

Australian Andrew Pitt has signed a two-year deal to ride for the Honda Ten Kate team – but it’s not decided if it will be for the World Supersport or World Superbike team. It’s thought current...

World Superbikes: Carlos Checa in Ten Kate Honda talks

17 September 2007 by Andy Downes

World Superbikes: Carlos Checa in Ten Kate Honda talks

Carlos Checa is holding a meeting with Ten Kate Honda right now (Monday lunchtime) to find out if the Spaniard will sign a deal to ride in World Superbikes next year. Carlos Checa is locked in a...

MotoGP: Ben Spies to make Suzuki MotoGP debut in Malaysia test

17 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Ben Spies to make Suzuki MotoGP debut in Malaysia test

Ben Spies will be given his first chance to impress on Suzuki’s factory GSV-R MotoGP machine when he tests at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia next month. MCN understands the newly crowned American...

MotoGP: Chaz Davies set to replace Alex Hofmann for rest of 2007

17 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Chaz Davies set to replace Alex Hofmann for rest of 2007

Chaz Davies is expected to ride in the last four races of the 2007 MotoGP world championship after German Alex Hofmann was axed last night from the D’Antin Ducati squad. Davies, who raced in the final...