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MotoGP Sepang test: Alex de Angelis crashes twice

05 February 2008 by Matthew Birt

San Marino rider Alex de Angelis escaped injury after crashes at the start and end on the opening day of testing in Sepang today. Boosted by a brilliant performance last week when he finished third...

MotoGP Sepang test: Valentino Rossi top after day one

05 February 2008 by Matthew Birt

Fiat Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi has topped the timesheets at the end of the first day of testing in Sepang. The Italian recorded a best time of 2:00.300 just over a second ahead of Repsol Honda’s Nicky...

David Knight crowned World Indoor Enduro Champion

05 February 2008 by MCN Sportsdesk

Manxman David Knight has been crowned World Cup Indoor Enduro champion after finishing second in the third and final round of the series in Genoa. Genoa was a cliff-hanger for Knight. He had some...

Chad Reed wins AMA Supercross in Anaheim

04 February 2008 by Paul Harris

Chad Reed won again on Saturday as his title bid gathers pace in the AMA Supercross series. The Thunder from Down Under edged a holeshot from Davi Millsaps, but when he tried to pull out, he found he...

Scott Russell returns to Daytona

04 February 2008 by Henny Ray Abrams

Scott “Mr Daytona” Russell will return to the scene of his greatest success when he makes a shock return to AMA professional racing in this year’s Superstock race during Bike Week 2008 in Daytona...

National Superstock: Astro superstockers get Kawasaki backing

04 February 2008 by Gary Pinchin

Astro Racing has become Kawasaki’s official superstock team for 2008 with Kenny Gilbertson on board. He has been campaigning ZX-10Rs in National Superstock under the Astro banner since 2006 and can’t...

British Superbikes: Rizla Suzuki test at Calafat again

04 February 2008 by Gary Pinchin

Rizla Suzuki continued their winter development programme with three days of testing at Calafat in Spain – their first chance to run on the Pirelli tyres they will race in British Superbikes this...

Video: Crutchlow and Jones visit the MCN offices

04 February 2008 by Michael Guy

British Superbike star Cal Crutchlow and World Supersport Brit Craig Jones pop into the MCN offices to bring us up to date on what they have been up to.

BSB Leon Wheelie Close Finish

03 February 2008 by Kerry Green

The BSB Donington Park second race was a very close finish. Recorded as a 0.056 second gap between winner Leon Haslam and runner up Tom Sykes. I was fortunate enough to be on hand to capture how close...

Desmo Flowers!

01 February 2008 by Jakob Tamburini Krygård

We had to replace my wifes fuel tank on her 99 Monster, and then we suddenly had Norways coolest (and most expensive) flower pot!

James Toseland third, Casey Stoner fastest

01 February 2008 by Matthew Birt

British rider James Toseland claimed a morale-boosting third place finish on the final day of testing at the Phillip Island circuit in Australia today. Get all the latest from the Phillip Island...

MotoGP Phillip Island test: John Hopkins ruled out of final day

31 January 2008 by Matthew Birt

A huge high-side crash at over 100mph has ruled John Hopkins out of the final day of action in Phillip Island tomorrow. The American has a badly torn muscle between his left groin and hip after he...

MotoGP Phillip Island test: James Toseland gains first rain experience

31 January 2008 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland got his first taste of riding Yamaha’s YZR-M1 in rain conditions on a weather-hit second day of testing in Phillip Island. The 27-year-old posted a best time of 1.43.719 on a dismal...

MotoGP champ Casey Stoner helps Leon Camier's recovery

31 January 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner is proving an invaluable ally in Leon Camier’s bid to regain full fitness ahead of the new British superbike campaign. Factory Ducati rider Stoner has become...

MotoGP Phillip Island test: Day two roundup

31 January 2008 by Matthew Birt

Reigning MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner produced a masterful exhibition of wet and dry weather riding to dominate the second day of testing in Phillip Island. In persistent rain showers that fell...

MotoGP Phillip Island test: Casey Stoner rampant on home track

30 January 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner produced another ominously fast performance on his home track today to set the best time on race tyres in Phillip Island. While Colin Edwards claimed the fastest...

Video: MSS Kawasaki team update

30 January 2008 by Gary Pinchin

MCN Sports Editor Gary Pinchin recently visited the MSS Discovery British Superbike team at its headquarters to speak to team owner Nick Morgan In our video interview Morgan talks us through the bike and gives his opinion on the previous and current riders. You can read the full interview in the latest copy of MCN (Wednesday 30th January) Watch our interview with Stuart Easton

Video: Honda test at Almeria

30 January 2008 by Michael Guy

Watch our video of the Honda World Superbike temas testing their new 2008 WSB bikes at Almeria. The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team finished the first test onboard the brand new 2008 specification Honda CBR1000RR at the top of the time sheets in Almeria last week. WSB rookies Carlos Checa and Ryuichi Kiyonari set identical lap times on the final day and left the Spanish circuit convinced of the...

MotoGP Phillip Island test: Track knowledge boosts James Toseland

30 January 2008 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland put his vast experience of the Phillip Island circuit to good use today with the British rider making an impressive start to his fourth winter test in Australia. The Tech 3 Yamaha rider...

MotoGP Phillip Island test: Colin Edwards solves qualifier issues

30 January 2008 by Matthew Birt

A Michelin qualifying tyre used surprisingly early by Colin Edwards helped the Texan register the fastest lap on the opening day of testing at the Phillip Island circuit in Australia. Edwards opted to...

MotoGP Phillip Island test: Day 1 roundup

30 January 2008 by Michael Guy

Colin Edwards continued his impressive pace for his new Tech 3 Yamaha team by topping to the time sheets on day one of this week’s official MotoGP test in Phillip Island Australia. Edwards used his...

Video: Relentless Suzuki boss talks

29 January 2008 by Gary Pinchin

The Relentless TAS Suzuki team have plenty of expierence building superbike-spec GSX-1000s for the roads but the requirements of BSB are very different. This year the team is moving into the British series with their 2007 British Supersport champion Michael Laverty Watch the video below to see team boss Phillip Neill interviewd about the bike and read the full story in this weeks copy of MCN...