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Qatar MotoGP: Valentino Rossi wary of premier class rookies

06 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

Qatar MotoGP: Valentino Rossi wary of premier class rookies

Valentino Rossi has admitted he will start his quest to regain the MotoGP world championship in Qatar on Sunday wary of the threat posed by the likes of premier class newcomers such as James Toseland...

Cadwell Park safety improvements

06 March 2008 by Liam Marsden

Cadwell Park safety improvements

Cadwell Park has recently unveiled safety improvements which were made through the winter to the Lincolnshire circuit. For riders the biggest benefit will be the Armco and extended run-off at Chris...

Cadwell Park safety improvements

06 March 2008 by Liam Marsden

Cadwell Park safety improvements

Cadwell Park has recently unveiled safety improvements which were made through the winter to the Lincolnshire circuit. For riders the biggest benefit will be the Armco and extended run-off at Chris...

Qatar MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo plays down Qatar hopes

06 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

Qatar MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo plays down Qatar hopes

Jorge Lorenzo has again played down his hopes of playing a starring role in Sunday’s historic night race in Qatar. The double world 250 champion raised expectations when he finished last week’s...

Qatar MotoGP: Casey Stoner joins list of James Toseland admirers

06 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

Qatar MotoGP: Casey Stoner joins list of James Toseland admirers

Reigning world champion Casey Stoner has joined the growing list of James Toseland admirers after the British rider’s impressive pre-season campaign. Toseland’s growing confidence with his Tech 3...

Qatar MotoGP: Casey Stoner ready to begin title defence

06 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

Qatar MotoGP: Casey Stoner ready to begin title defence

Casey Stoner has declared himself ready to kick off the defence of his MotoGP world crown in Qatar this Sunday. The Aussie starts the 2008 campaign as red-hot favourite after he dominated in 2007 with...

Qatar MotoGP: Nicky Hayden to run 2007 Honda in first race

06 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

Qatar MotoGP: Nicky Hayden to run 2007 Honda in first race

Nicky Hayden will ride a 2007 factory Honda RC212V when the 2008 MotoGP season kicks off in Qatar this weekend. One of the machines that Hayden finished last season on has been hastily flown to the...

Qatar MotoGP: Colin Edwards backs James Toseland to shine

06 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

Qatar MotoGP: Colin Edwards backs James Toseland to shine

Colin Edwards has praised fellow double World Superbike champion and Tech 3 Yamaha team-mate James Toseland on the eve of the new MotoGP world championship. After the British rider’s morale-boosting...

Qatar MotoGP: Qualifying concern for John Hopkins

06 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

Qatar MotoGP: Qualifying concern for John Hopkins

Factory Kawasaki rider John Hopkins believes the first qualifying session of 2008 under floodlights on Saturday night could be tough for Bridgestone. Bridgestone’s main weakness against rivals...

Qatar MotoGP: First race will be true test of lights

06 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

Qatar MotoGP: First race will be true test of lights

MotoGP safety bosses believe they will have to wait until after this weekend’s historic first night race to get an accurate gauge on how successful Qatar’s ground breaking new lighting system...

2008 F1 sidecar Championship preview

05 March 2008 by pat hamblin

THE 2008 CASTROL OILS/EASTERN AIRWAYS/FSRA F1 SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP Donington plays host to the first round of the biggest and best F1 Sidecar championship for many a year. A total of 26 teams has entered this year’s series – the only national championship to feature the reigning world champions! Donington is the first of seven meetings, each featuring two championship races, with the series...

James Toseland fan competes with number 52

05 March 2008 by gareth harper

James Toseland fan competes with number 52

My daughter, Lucy, was proud to wear James Toseland’s number in her first ever ski race in Austria. It must have done the trick, she came in in second place.

R1 Cup riders head to Croft for testing

05 March 2008 by Michael Neeves

R1 Cup riders head to Croft for testing

Pop over to Croft circuit in North Yorkshire on Thursday, March 20 and you’ll have the chance to see the R1 Cup grid in action for the very first time. This will be the first official test day for...

New MCN March 5: Get your free MotoGP poster and season guide

05 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

New MCN March 5: Get your free MotoGP poster and season guide

Get your hands on your FREE double sided MotoGP poster in this week’s MCN as we look forward to the historic opening race of the season in Qatar on Sunday. Plus we have a 16-page guide to the season...

Video: British Superbikes Almeria test: Airwaves Ducati's Shane Byrne and Leon Camier impress in testing

05 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Shane Byrne made sure everyone stood up and took notice of his return to Ducati as he lines up alongside Leon Camier for the Airwaves Ducati team in the 2008 British Superbike Championship. Byrne was on blistering form consistently lapping fast times each day while running race-distance simulations at the three day Pirelli test in Almeria, Spain. Meanwhile the Pirelli test was the first outing...

World Superbikes: Indonesia race cancelled

05 March 2008 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Indonesia race cancelled

The 2008 World Superbike calendar has been reduced to 14 rounds after it was confirmed that the proposed Indonesian race at Sentul on October 12 has been scrapped. When the provisional calendar was...

MotoGP: No shoulder concern for Casey Stoner

04 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: No shoulder concern for Casey Stoner

Casey Stoner will start the defence of his MotoGP crown on Sunday night in Qatar with no injury concerns on his left shoulder. The factory Ducati rider damaged ligaments in his left shoulder in the...

Computer generated plans unveiled for Silverstone redevelopment

04 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Computer generated plans unveiled for Silverstone redevelopment

The first computer generated images of the proposed redevelopment at Silverstone Circuit have been unveiled today (Tuesday). The circuit’s owners The British Racing Driver Club released the pictures...

MotoGP: Colin Edwards relishing historic night race

04 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Colin Edwards relishing historic night race

Colin Edwards is relishing being part of the historic first night MotoGP race in Qatar on Sunday (March 9) as the countdown to the 2008 world championships draws closer. The Tech 3 Yamaha rider...

British Superbikes Guadix test: Cal Crutchlow - 'I didn't think Ducati would be as fast here'

04 March 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes Guadix test: Cal Crutchlow - 'I didn't think Ducati would be as fast here'

Shane Byrne may have been at the top of the time sheets at Almeria but HM Plant Honda rider Cal Crutchlow had thought the Airwaves Ducati team would have struggled more at the Guadix circuit. He told...

MotoGP: James Toseland happy to have Valentino Rossi on side

04 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: James Toseland happy to have Valentino Rossi on side

Having Italian star Valentino Rossi on the same bike will boost British rider James Toseland’s hopes of making a big impression in his rookie MotoGP campaign. That’s the view of the double World...

World Superbikes: Max Biaggi breaks wrist in 170mph crash

04 March 2008 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Max Biaggi breaks wrist in 170mph crash

Max Biaggi saw his title campaign take a massive blow after two uncharacteristic crashes left him with no points and a badly broken left radius bone in his wrist in Phillip Island. After being the...

British Superbikes: Tena for Men Honda new for 2008 BSB grid

04 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

British Superbikes: Tena for Men Honda new for 2008 BSB grid

A new team featuring reigning privateer champion Tristan Palmer is ready to head on to the 2008 British Superbike Championship grid. Tena for Men Honda will run Tristan Palmer in the British Superbike...

MotoGP: Temperature concern for Chris Vermeulen

04 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Temperature concern for Chris Vermeulen

Factory Suzuki rider Chris Vermeulen is worried that cold temperatures could have a major impact on the historic first night race in Qatar on Sunday. Several riders complained about the length of time...

MotoGP Qatar test: Eugene Laverty gets pre-season boost

04 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP Qatar test: Eugene Laverty gets pre-season boost

Irish rider Eugene Laverty got a major pre-season tonic in Qatar this week after he produced some impressive lap time at the 250GP night test. Laverty, who is riding an Aprilia in 2008 after a torrid...

Stars look ahead to British Motocross Championship

04 March 2008 by Paul Harris

Stars look ahead to British Motocross Championship

Sunday the ninth of March sees the gate drop on the 2008 Maxxis British Motocross championship. The crown jewels in the domestic season, and one of the strongest national series in Europe, the series...

MotoGP Qatar test: Bradley Smith finishes fastest

04 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP Qatar test: Bradley Smith finishes fastest

Bradley Smith ended a brilliant 2008 testing campaign with the fastest time at the 125GP night test in Qatar. Just days before the new season kicks off under floodlights, Smith’s best time of 2:05.306...

MotoGP: James Toseland elated at Tech 3 Yamaha choice

03 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: James Toseland elated at Tech 3 Yamaha choice

James Toseland believes his impressive recent testing form has fully vindicated his decision to begin his MotoGP career with the Tech 3 Yamaha team. The British rider ended his maiden winter testing...

MotoGP: Fiat Yamaha strongest team for 2008 says Valentino Rossi

03 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Fiat Yamaha strongest team for 2008 says Valentino Rossi

Seven-times world champion Valentino Rossi believes Yamaha’s new look factory team with Jorge Lorenzo is the strongest in the 2008 MotoGP series. Speaking on the eve of the new season which kicks off...

MX1 and MX2: Tommy Searle, Tyla Rattray and Marc de Reuver clean up at Hawkstone

03 March 2008 by Paul Harris

MX1 and MX2: Tommy Searle, Tyla Rattray and Marc de Reuver clean up at Hawkstone

KTM UK rider Shaun Simpson led from the off in the first MX2 moto. Tommy Searle was right on his tail, but Simpson just shrugged off the pressure of having the world number two knocking on the door.

Phillip Island World Superbikes: TV highlights

03 March 2008 by MCN Sports desk

Following Troy Bayliss’s stunning double victory at his home circuit in Phillip Island at the weekend here are highlights from the second weekend on the World Superbike calendar. Check out highlights from race one on the right and highlights from race two and the crashes of the weekend below.   Race two highlights:   Terrible tumbles from Phillip Island:   Troy Bayliss crashes in Phillip Island...

MotoGP: Casey Stoner unsure on Jorge Lorenzo's early chances

03 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Casey Stoner unsure on Jorge Lorenzo's early chances

Reigning world champion Casey Stoner believes it will be tough for Jorge Lorenzo to have the same immediate impact in MotoGP like Dani Pedrosa did in 2006. Triple world champion Pedrosa made a...

Speedway World Champ heads all-star field at Poole

03 March 2008 by Brian Burford

Speedway World Champ heads all-star field at Poole

Reigning speedway World Champion Nicki Pedersen heads a world class field at Poole’s Wimborne Road Stadium this Sunday (March 9) to celebrate the club’s diamond anniversary. Pedersen, who wrapped up...

Chad Reed strikes back in Indianapolis AMA Supercross as Trey Canard continues 100 per cent win rate

03 March 2008 by Paul Harris

Chad Reed strikes back in Indianapolis AMA Supercross as Trey Canard continues 100 per cent win rate

AMA Supercross Championship favourite Chad Reed bounced back from two weeks of troubles to take his first win at Indianapolis, while Trey Canard has still to be defeated in the Lites class – at...

MotoGP: John Hopkins confident in fitness battle

03 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: John Hopkins confident in fitness battle

American John Hopkins is confident that he will have no problems riding at 100 per cent in the season’s opening race in Qatar, even though the Kawasaki rider concedes he will be below full...

MotoGP Qatar test: Brits take desert by storm with one-two

03 March 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP Qatar test: Brits take desert by storm with one-two

After James Toseland’s brilliant second place in the historic first MotoGP night test, British fortunes have continued to soar at the 125 and 250GP session in Qatar. In-form Aprilia rider Bradley...