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The excitement of the Isle of Man TT

18 June 2007 by Ciaran Broad

Here are a few photos from the Isle Of Man TT. They were taken at Keppal Gate, St Ninians and Union Mills where we saw some great action of the riders. I was also lucky enough to see John McGuinness...

Side car crash at Isle of Man TT

18 June 2007 by Kim Gallop

I have some pictures that I believe you might be interested in of the sidecar crash at Ballaugh Bridge during the sidecar TT race “B” on June 2, 2007. I have added two of the pictures that I have...

Video: Biaggi/Haga crash and WSB Misano highlights

18 June 2007 by Angus Farquhar

The first World Superbike race at Misano on Sunday was marred by Max Biaggi managing to crash his motorcycle in to Noriyuki Haga, sending them both in to the gravel and we’ve got the crash in slow...

Video: Misano World Supersport race highlights

18 June 2007

Check out the video below to watch the highights from the World Sueprsport motorcycle race at Misano.

British Supersport rider Guy Sanders dies after Mondello Park crash

18 June 2007 by Gary Pinchin

British Supersport rider Guy Sanders has died following a serious multi-bike incident in the first lap of the re-started British Supersport race at Mondello Park in Ireland on Sunday. Sanders...

Stobart boys

18 June 2007 by custom900

Great day at Mondello, managed to meet Shakey and Grinner Sykes just before the racing.

Ducati MotoGP boss admits Casey Stoner exceeding expectations

18 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner’s Ducati boss has admitted the Australian’s brilliant performances in the 2007 MotoGP world championship have gone well beyond pre-season expectations. Livio Suppo reckons he thought the...

Kawasaki to make Randy de Puniet new MotoGP contract offer

18 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

Kawasaki bosses have confirmed to MCN they are on the brink of making a new contract offer to MotoGP rider Randy de Puniet. The Japanese factory has an option on the French rider until July 1, 2007...

Raining gravel

17 June 2007 by Paul Atkinson

I caught this shot as an official in a series of shots of Mike Farrel sliding off on Sunday, June 17 at the Croft British Historic Racing weekend. It had just started to rain and the circuit was...

World Superbikes: Misano: Troy Bayliss takes second race and double win for Xerox Ducati

17 June 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Troy Bayliss has taken a double win at the Misano round of the World Superbike championship with victory in race two on the factory Xerox Ducati. It was a dominant performance for the Australian, with...

British Superbikes: Mondello Park: Jonathan Rea takes first BSB win in Race Two in Ireland

17 June 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Jonathan Rea has taken the first win of his British Superbike career at his home round at Mondello Park in Ireland. The Ulsterman took his HM Plant Honda to victory in a race full of drama and action,...

British Superbikes: Mondello Park: Haslam wins race one for Airwaves Ducati

17 June 2007 by MCN Sportsdesk

Leon Haslam took his first win of the 2007 British Superbike season in dominant style on the Airwaves Ducati, leading from start to finish at Mondello Park, despite finishing just 0.158 seconds ahead...

Misano World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss wins race one

17 June 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Troy Bayliss has won the first race of the Misano round of the World Superbikes championship for Xerox Ducati, with Troy Corser claiming second on the Yamaha Italia motorcycle, and ex-British...

Me, Schwantz and Reynolds

16 June 2007 by paul guest

Here’s a photo of me with Kevin Schwantz and John Reynolds at the centenary 2007 TT at Quarter Bridge. Thanks Guys.

Yamaha cool on fifth MotoGP bike talk

16 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha has played down speculation it will run five bikes in the 2008 MotoGP world championship. With reigning world 250 champion Jorge Lorenzo seemingly a certainty to join Yamaha in MotoGP next...

British Superbikes: Mondello Park pole for Jonathan Rae

16 June 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Jonathan Rae has secured pole for HM Plant Honda at Mondello Park in Ireland, leaving it until very nearly the end of the final qualifying session. The Honda rider posted a lap of 1:46.776 to put...

World Superbikes: Troy Corser claims pole position for Yamaha in Misano Superpole

16 June 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Troy Corser has taken pole position at the Misano round of the World Superbike championship, making his point in the weekend long battle with fellow Australian Troy Bayliss. Corser claimed his 40th...

British MotoGP 250 team forced to delay return

16 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

The Winona WCM team has been forced to abandon plans to make a return to the world 250 championship at the British MotoGP. Issues with a proposed sponsorship deal have forced bosses Andy Hyde and...

2008 World Superbike technical rules and regulations announced

16 June 2007 by Michael Guy

Technical regulations for the 2008 World Superbike Championship have finally been anounced allowing 1200cc twins to compete in next year championship. As predicted in MCN three weeks ago the new rules...

Troy Bayliss leads Misano World Superbike final qualifying

16 June 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Troy Bayliss posted the fastest time in the final qualifying session of the Misano round of World Superbikes, posting a time of 1:35.395 on the factory Xerox Ducati. He demoted Tory Corser, with whom...

HM Plant Honda duo Kiyonari and Rae top Mondello Park times

16 June 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

The HM Plant Honda team of Ryuichi Kiyonari and Jonathan Rae posted the fastest two times in the third practice session for the Mondello Park round of British Superbikes. The Honda duo took advantage...

Casey Stoner out in Montmelo?

16 June 2007 by Dave Hutchinson

I took this photo of my wife Nicola with ‘Casey’ in Montmelo, Barcelona, after his stunning victory over Rossi. (We were told after the photo that this was actually Casey’s brother). But thanks anyway...

Ryuichi Kiyonari the man to beat in British Superbikes at Mondello Park

15 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Ryuichi Kiyonari set the pace on his HM Plant Honda in a miserable wet practice day at Mondello Park in readiness for Sunday’s sixth British Superbike round of the season. Defending British...

Valentino Rossi: MotoGP qualifying tyre ban impossible to police

15 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

A ban on qualifying tyres in MotoGP would be impossible to police, according to MotoGP world title rivals Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi. Prohibiting soft qualifying tyres has been discussed in...

Billy McConnell goes fastest in British Supersport at Mondello

15 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Yamaha’s Billy McConnell knocked four seconds off his time from this morning to go fastest in the second free practice for British Supersport at Mondello Park. Billy McConnell recorded a 1:53.727...

Troy Bayliss switches places with Troy Corser on the World Superbike timesheets in Misano

15 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Australia’s Troy Bayliss was fastest in this afternoon’s first qualifying session for the World Superbikes at Misano in Italy. The Ducati rider recorded a best time of 1:36.479 and knocked 0.4secs...

MotoGP's Casey Stoner: 'Phillip Island test convinced me I could win'

15 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP world championship leader Casey Stoner reckons a successful test session at his home track in February started to convince him he could win on Ducati’s new GP7. A three-day session on home soil...

Craig Jones second in World Supersport qualifying one in Misano

15 June 2007 by Michael Guy

Craig Jones clicked instantly with the revised Misano circuit to finish the opening World Supersport qualifying session and just missed out on provisional pole by 0.001sec. Jones riding the...

Ryuichi Kiyonari fastest in British Superbike free practice at Mondello Park

15 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Honda’s Ryuichi Kiyonari was the fastest man in the British Superbikes Friday free practice at Mondello Park. The Japanese rider, who is currently leading the British Superbike championship, recorded...

Guy Sanders fastest for British Supersport practice at Mondello Park

15 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Kawasaki’s Guy Sanders was the fastest man at Mondello Park this morning in the first of the British Supersport practices. Guy Sanders, who is currently 10th in the British Supersport championship,...

Troy Corser sets the pace for World Superbikes in Misano

15 June 2007 by Michael Guy

World Superbike’s Australian pair Troy Corser and Troy Bayliss put their knowledge of the revised Italian circuit of Misano to good use by finishing the opening free practice session in first and...

Gloomy Mondello Park for start of British Superbike round

15 June 2007 by Gary Pinchin

We’re half an hour away from starting of practice for the Mondello Park British Superbike round in Ireland and there’s a distinct feeling of déjà vu as far as the weather goes. Last year’s British...

Anthony West heads Supersport practice in Misano

15 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Australian Anthony West was the fastest Supersport rider in the first free practice session in Misano this morning (Friday). The Yamaha rider, who has been deputising for the injured Kevin Curtain and...

KRC Motorcycle Endurance Championship 2007 - Round One

15 June 2007 by Alfonso Lygo

KRC Motorcycle Endurance Championship 2007 – Round One @ Mallory Park 20 May 2007 With a small but quality field the first round of the KRC Endurance Championship got off to a fast and furious start...

Hottrax Motorsport Racing Club National + Junior TAG Endurance Motorcycle Championship Round 2

15 June 2007 by Alfonso Lygo

Hottrax Motorsport Racing Club National + Junior TAG Endurance Motorcycle Championship – Round 2 – Knockhill, Scotland 28th April 2007 HOTTRAX National Endurance Championship – 6 hours Series leaders...

Hottrax Motorsport Racing Club National + Junior TAG Endurance Motorcycle Championship

15 June 2007 by Alfonso Lygo

Following the establishment of the Hottrax Motorcycle Racing Club over the 2006/7 winter, much hard work by Dave Mabbut and the HMRC team came to successful fruition on the Easter weekend over the...

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