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The Doctors in Valencia

08 November 2007 by colinpage123

The Doctors in Valencia

My Wife and Brother in law at This years Valencia Moto GP. We were asked for about one hundred and fifty photos on the Saturday.

British Superbikes: Stobart Honda moves to World Superbikes for 2008

08 November 2007 by Sarah Carnell

British Superbikes: Stobart Honda moves to World Superbikes for 2008

In one of the biggest shocks of 2007 Stobart Honda boss Paul Bird has announced he is moving his team to the World Superbike Championship for 2008. Paul Bird has lost both his 2007 riders, Shane Byrne...

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi believes Casey Stoner will get stronger in 2008

08 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi believes Casey Stoner will get stronger in 2008

Valentino Rossi reckons Ducati rival Casey Stoner will prove to be an even bigger threat in 2008. The Italian, who is currently recovering from three broken bones in his right hand after a massive...

MotoGP: Software glitch likely cause of Valentino Rossi’s Valencia retirement

08 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Software glitch likely cause of Valentino Rossi’s Valencia retirement

Yamaha has revealed a software glitch in its electronics system was the probable cause of Valentino Rossi’s Valencia retirement last Sunday that cost the Italian second place in the MotoGP world...

Babe of the day

08 November 2007 by Liam Marsden

Babe of the day

Todays babe of the day (Thursday).

Fonsi Nieto and Max Neurkirchner get first taste of Alstare Suzuki

08 November 2007 by Michael Guy

Fonsi Nieto and Max Neurkirchner get first taste of Alstare Suzuki

Alstare Suzuki’s 2008 riders got their first taste of the factory Suzuki GSX-R1000 in preparation for next years championship campaign. Spaniard Fonsi Nieto and German Max Neukirchner completed a...

MotoGP: Nicky Hayden worried by Valentino Rossi’s Bridgestone switch

08 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Nicky Hayden worried by Valentino Rossi’s Bridgestone switch

Former MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden fears Valentino Rossi’s switch to Bridgestone tyres in 2008 will make it tougher for Michelin to fight back next season. Bridgestone now has Valentino Rossi...

Legend Sheene lives on

08 November 2007 by Jeff Waller

Legend Sheene lives on

I took this picture at Valencia at the MotoGP on Sunday. The Legend lives on. I’m sure he was looking down and saying “I could beat that F***ing lot with a fag in my mouth” ! Kind regards Jeff...

Gary Pinchin's British Superbikes blog: BSB's wholesale changes

08 November 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Gary Pinchin's British Superbikes blog: BSB's wholesale changes

I don’t know about you but I can’t wait for next year’s British Superbike season to blast off. I’ve been around the series for a while now and I certainly can’t remember a time when there’s been such...

2008 Hottrax Motorsport Racing Club National

08 November 2007 by Alfonso Lygo

2008 Hottrax Motorsport Racing Club National

Hottrax Motorsport Racing Club (HMRC) has started outlining their exciting plans for the 2008 National Endurance Championships. This builds on a highly successful inaugural season that saw fast, close...

My son and Marco Melandri

07 November 2007 by lee bedson

My son and Marco Melandri

This is a picture of my son josh with Moto GP rider Marco Melandri at East Midlands airport ready for valencia.

MotoGP: Loris Capirossi eager to try 2008 Suzuki in Sepang

07 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Loris Capirossi eager to try 2008 Suzuki in Sepang

Loris Capirossi said he is keen to evaluate Suzuki’s prototype 2008 factory GSV-R machine in Malaysia next week after he made a positive start to winter testing in Valencia.  The Italian made his...

MotoGP: Yamaha promise Jorge Lorenzo full support

07 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Yamaha promise Jorge Lorenzo full support

Yamaha has assured double world 250 champion Jorge Lorenzo he will be given identical technical support to Valentino Rossi in 2008 after he made a solid start to his MotoGP career in Valencia. Jorge...

Casey Stoner ends Valencia test fastest

07 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner ends Valencia test fastest

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner ended the first test session in preparation for the 2008 season in Valencia today with the fastest time. Riding a slightly modified version of his 2007 factory...

Video: MotoGP: 2008 winter test on track for teams

07 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

Check out the video below as MCN’s MotoGP reporter Matthew Birt gets action from the first test of the 2008 MotoGP motorcycles in Valencia. Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha are among the teams who have been out testing at the Spanish track yesterday and today. Jorge Lorenzo on the Yamaha YZR-M1 is one of several riders testing bikes for the first time.

MotoGP: Picture special Valencia winter test

07 November 2007 by Liam Marsden

MotoGP: Picture special Valencia winter test

Check out these pictures taken at the first winter MotoGP test in Valencia. Suzuki, Ducati, Kawasaki and Yamaha were among the teams at the two day test with their first real chance to see what their...

MotoGP: Michelin and Bridgestone confident data will remain secret at Yamaha

07 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Michelin and Bridgestone confident data will remain secret at Yamaha

Michelin and Bridgestone bosses laid down a series of non-negotiable demands to ensure critical tyre and development information isn’t leaked inside Yamaha’s factory MotoGP team next season. There...

MotoGP: Bridgestone eager to begin work with Valentino Rossi

07 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Bridgestone eager to begin work with Valentino Rossi

Bridgestone boss Hiroshi Yamada said he is looking forward to prospect of working with Valentino Rossi in 2008, despite being one of the Italian’s fiercest critics in his bid to ditch Michelin. Yamada...

Norasport Championship final from Cadwell Park

07 November 2007 by Kathryn Drayton

Norasport Championship final from Cadwell Park

450 National Championships: Mick Bertram secured a move after up from the B group with a clear lead from Paul Wilby in race one, but it was Nick Allison who had the fastest lap and then finished in...

Journalist's mishap with Nicky Hayden's MotoGP Honda

07 November 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Journalist's mishap with Nicky Hayden's MotoGP Honda

At Valencia a select number of journalists have been given the chance to ride the MotoGP machines of the 2007 season. You’ll be able to see updates from MCN’s Michael Neeves on this site, and also in...

Rizla Suzuki sign Tom Sykes

07 November 2007 by Matt

Tom Sykes has signed for Rizla Suzuki for the 2008 BSB championship. The grinner has confirmed that he will be riding along side the two times Japanese Champion Atsushi Watanabe in the british premier series.

Babe of the day

07 November 2007 by Liam Marsden

Babe of the day

Todays babe of the day.         Don’t forget there are 28 new motorcycle launches, in MCN, Wednesday, November 7, 2007.

British Superbikes: Tom Sykes signs for Rizla Suzuki

07 November 2007 by Gary Pinchin

British Superbikes: Tom Sykes signs for Rizla Suzuki

Rizla Suzuki have completed their 2008 line-up with the signing Tom Sykes. The 22-year-old from Huddersfield with ride alongside Rizla’s other new signing Atsushi Watanabe, the 2007Japanese Superbike...

British Superbikes: Shane Byrne and Leon Camier sign for Ducati

07 November 2007 by Gary Pinchin

British Superbikes: Shane Byrne and Leon Camier sign for Ducati

All the speculation is over – GSE Racing are back in British Superbikes.   They have linked up with Airwaves for the fourth year running. They have factory 1098R F08 Ducatis and have signed Shane...

MotoGP: Casey Stoner tops first day of 2008 winter testing

06 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Casey Stoner tops first day of 2008 winter testing

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner started preparations for the defence of his title in Valencia today, immediately continuing his dominant form that won him 10 races last season. With Casey Stoner...

MotoGP: Loris Capirossi impresses on Suzuki debut

06 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Loris Capirossi impresses on Suzuki debut

Veteran Italian Loris Capirossi was the most impressive of the several riders who changed machinery in the first winter test for the 2008 season in Valencia today. Making his debut on Suzuki’s factory...

MotoGP: Engine glitch stalls Nicky Hayden’s 2008 Honda debut

06 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Engine glitch stalls Nicky Hayden’s 2008 Honda debut

Nicky Hayden’s first chance to evaluate Honda’s new factory RC212V in Valencia today (Tuesday) was beset by problems as he completed only 14 laps on the 2008 V4. A problem with a new pneumatic valve...

Conor Cummins signs for NCT Racing in National Superstock

06 November 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Conor Cummins signs for NCT Racing in National Superstock

Manxman Conor Cummins has signed to ride for Neil Haslam’s Midlands-based NCT Racing in the National Superstock series next year. The 21-year-old from Ramsey, one of the new crop of young racing stars...

Milan show: KTM reveals World Superstock race bike

06 November 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Milan show: KTM reveals World Superstock race bike

KTM has revealed it will race in World Superstock next year and plans to move up to World Superbikes. The firm broke the news at the launch of the production version of its RC8 1190 superbike at the...

MotoGP: Ducati not pursuing Michelin deal

06 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Ducati not pursuing Michelin deal

Ducati bosses refused to deny in Valencia they had contacted Michelin in response to Valentino Rossi’s controversial move to Bridgestone. Disgruntled at the way Valentino Rossi’s switch to use the...

Video: MotoGP: 2008 MotoGP season gets underway in Valencia

06 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

The 2008 MotoGP world championship has kicked off today (Tuesday) in Valencia, and we have video of a host of riders getting their first opportunity to test new machinery. Today’s test session, which kicked off at 2pm local time, saw John Hopkins make his Kawasaki debut, Loris Capirossi jump on Suzuki’s GSV-R machine, and Marco Melandri join world champion Casey Stoner in Ducati’s factory squad.

Rossi just after his Valencia crash

06 November 2007 by hioctaine

Rossi just after his Valencia crash

A pic of Rossi just after he fell off at Valencia.

MotoGP: Michael Schumacher stuns in Ducati 800 MotoGP ride

05 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Michael Schumacher stuns in Ducati 800 MotoGP ride

Ferrari Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has shown he is no slouch on two wheels today in Valencia with an incredible performance on Casey Stoner’s world championship-winning factory...

MotoGP: Yamaha admit Bridgestone tyres switch is 'risky'

05 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Yamaha admit Bridgestone tyres switch is 'risky'

Valentino Rossi’s factory Yamaha MotoGP team boss admitted the Italian’s controversial switch to Bridgestone tyres in 2008 is a massive risk. But Davide Brivio said Yamaha had no choice but to support...

Nicky Hayden catches first glimpse of 2008 Honda

05 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden catches first glimpse of 2008 Honda

Nicky Hayden has caught a first glimpse of the new 2008 Honda RC212V 800 that he will debut in Valencia tomorrow (Tuesday). The former world champion spotted the new bike in the Repsol Honda garage...

MotoGP: Michelin confident despite Valentino Rossi departure

05 November 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Michelin confident despite Valentino Rossi departure

Michelin believe they still have a big enough talent pool to help wrestle back the MotoGP world championship from rivals Bridgestone in 2008. While Bridgestone now have world champion Casey Stoner and...