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Faubel claims victory and championship lead in Mugello

03 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Faubel claims victory and championship lead in Mugello

Hector Faubel gave Italian motorcycle company Aprilia plenty to cheer about with a victory and the championship lead at their home Grand Prix. The Spaniard, who started from pole position, vied with...

Edwards baffled at slow speed

03 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

Edwards baffled at slow speed

American Colin Edwards was left scratching his head searching for answers after he qualified in a disastrous 16th place for today’s Italian GP in Mugello. The Fiat Yamaha rider ended close to six...

Ellison to get help from Ten Kate and Honda

03 June 2007 by Michael Guy

Ellison to get help from Ten Kate and Honda

James Ellison is set to get a technical boost to his American Superbike campaign after Ten Kate and Honda America agreed to work together to further develop the Honda CBR1000RR Superbike. Ellison...

Bautista claims his pole of the season

02 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Bautista claims his pole of the season

Alvaro Bautista has secured his first pole position of the season this afternoon by recording a 1:57.435 lap at Mugello. The Spaniard beat his own best time from qualifying one by almost 12 seconds...

Aussie one-two as rain wreaks havoc at Mugello

02 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

Aussie one-two as rain wreaks havoc at Mugello

Casey Stoner and Chris Vermeulen will start first and second for tomorrow’s Italian GP in Mugello as a rain interrupted weekend continued in this afternoon’s decisive qualifying session. World...

Faubel secures pole for 125s at Mugello

02 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Faubel secures pole for 125s at Mugello

Hector Faubel has secured pole position for tomorrow’s 125 race in Mugello after setting the fastest lap in the first of the two qualifying sessions. The Honda rider, who was only 20th in the second...

Simon says follow me in Mugello

02 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Simon says follow me in Mugello

Julian Simon was the fastest rider for the 250s in Mugello this morning. The Spaniard recorded a best time of 1:55.660 this morning, although this was five tenths of a second slower than his best time...

First race postponed at Isle of Man TT

02 June 2007 by Gary Pinchin

First race postponed at Isle of Man TT

Saturday’s superbike race at the Isle of Man TT was postponed due to bad weather and will now take place on Monday, starting at 10.45am. All the riders and bikes were sat on the Glencrutchery Road...

Pedrosa fends off Italian challenge

02 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

Pedrosa fends off Italian challenge

Dani Pedrosa clocked the fastest time in this morning’s third free practice session in Mugello to hold off the increasing threat posed by Italy’s big-name trio. The Spaniard’s best of 1.50.108 gave...

Brits crash unhurt in Mugello

02 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

Brits crash unhurt in Mugello

British duo Bradley Smith and Danny Webb both escaped injury after crashing in this morning’s 125 free practice session in Mugello. With rain threatening constantly during the 45-minute session, the...

Melandri rejects new Honda chassis

02 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

Melandri rejects new Honda chassis

Marco Melandri has ditched a new Honda chassis that he tested for the first time yesterday in Mugello. The Gresini Honda rider only got the dry morning session to evaluate the new frame for his...

Hondas top Friday TT practice

02 June 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Hondas top Friday TT practice

Ian Hutchinson topped the leaderboard in the Superbike and Superstock classes in Friday’s final practice for this year’s Centenary TT races on the Isle of Man. Hutch clocked a 127.04mph lap on the HM...

Fire red-flags TT practice

02 June 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Fire red-flags TT practice

Friday night’s practice was red-flagged at the Isle of Man TT due to fire on the course following a three-rider crash at the Black Dub, involving Belgian rider Michael Weynand, Ballymoney’s Victor...

DeAngelis on provisional pole for 250s

01 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

DeAngelis on provisional pole for 250s

Aprilia’s Alex De Angelis was the fastest rider in the first qualifying session for the 250s this afternoon. De Angelis recorded a best time of 2:07.137, some 12 and a half seconds down on his best...

Stoner fastest in Mugello monsoon

01 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

Stoner fastest in Mugello monsoon

MotoGP world championship leader Casey Stoner ended a rain-lashed second free practice session quickest as monsoon conditions hit the Mugello circuit. A best lap of 2.07.107 as the torrential rain...

125 riders suffer as monsoon conditions hit Mugello

01 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

125 riders suffer as monsoon conditions hit Mugello

This afternoon’s first qualifying session for the 125s was hampered by a thunder storm and monsoon conditions.  Spain’s Hector Faubel was quickest on the Italian circuit at Mugello with a time of...

Toseland impresses in Suzuka Eight-hour test

01 June 2007 by Michael Guy

Toseland impresses in Suzuka Eight-hour test

James Toseland has impressed during a two day ‘Audition Test’ in Japan for the prestigious Suzuka Eight-hour race. Riding at the technical circuit for the first time in his career, Toseland got to...

Lorenzo fastest for 250s

01 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Lorenzo fastest for 250s

Current 250 championship leader Jorge Lorenzo was the fastest rider in free practice this morning after setting a best lap of 1:53.529. The Spaniard was more than a second faster than his fellow...

Your essential TT schedule

01 June 2007 by David Batchelor

Your essential TT schedule

The minutes are counting down to the start of race week on the Island. Here’s a schedule of events so you won’t miss a moment of your TT action: PRACTICE (ROADS CLOSE 15 MINUTES BEFORE START OF...

Vermeulen gambles with front qualifier

01 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

Vermeulen gambles with front qualifier

Chris Vermeulen has gambled by selecting a front Bridgestone qualifying tyre in his allocation for this weekend’s Italian GP in Mugello. The Aussie hasn’t even tested the new soft front but has chosen...

TT on the TV

01 June 2007 by David Batchelor

TT on the TV

You can catch all the action from this year’s TT on the satellite and cable channel ITV4. Every night from 9pm there’s an hour of that day’s highlights material, with incisive commentary and...

Pedrosa off to a flying start at Mugello

01 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

Pedrosa off to a flying start at Mugello

Spaniard Dani Pedrosa cast aside Honda’s disappointing start to the 2007 MotoGP season with a dominant performance in this morning’s opening free practice session for the Italian GP. Under threatening...

Pasini fastest in 125 first practice

01 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Pasini fastest in 125 first practice

Aprilia’s Mattia Pasini was quickest in the first 125 practice at Mugello this morning. The Italian recorded a best lap time of 1:59.247 on his home circuit, just over four 10th of a second ahead of...

Yamaha target Toseland for 2008

01 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha target Toseland for 2008

Yamaha has placed James Toseland on a 2008 transfer target list. Tech 3 Yamaha chief Herve Poncharal confirmed to MCN in Mugello that Toseland is on a shortlist of rider targets he has drawn up for...

McGuinness hits 129mph

31 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

McGuinness hits 129mph

The 130mph Isle of Man TT lap gets tantalisingly closer. John McGuinness clocked a stunning 129mph lap tonight (Thursday) on the HM Plant Honda in practice for Saturday’s superbike race. McGuinness...

Yamaha admit Mugello speed concern

31 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha admit Mugello speed concern

Valentino Rossi’s team boss Davide Brivio has admitted Yamaha is worried about the speed advantage title rival Casey Stoner will hold going into this weekend’s Mugello GP in Italy. The long and...

Yukio's ferry happy to meet his fans

31 May 2007 by Brett Amey

Yukio's ferry happy to meet his fans

We spoke to Yukio Kagayama on the ferry returning from Le Man MotoGP the other day. He seemed fit and was on his way to Silverstone.

Hopkins: More horsepower remains Suzuki's main target

31 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Hopkins: More horsepower remains Suzuki's main target

Suzuki still needs to squeeze more horsepower out of its factory GSV-R motor to get close to threatening Ducati’s early 2007 dominance. That’s the opinion of American John Hopkins, who praised the...

Video: Cal Crutchlow speaks to MCN

31 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Video: Cal Crutchlow speaks to MCN

MCN BSB reporter Gary Pinchin caught up with Rizla Suzuki rider Cal Crutchlow during the recent BSB test at Donington Park. Check out the video below to se what Cal has to say about his season so far...

We met Chris Walker!

31 May 2007 by Roger Spencer

We met Chris Walker!

Here’s a picture of us two ‘oldies’ on our nine-year-old Fazer and my wife Shirley with Chris Walker at Assen World Supers in 2006.   Great paper, look forward to reading the next issue.

Video: Bradley Smith on his first podium in 125GP

31 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Video: Bradley Smith on his first podium in 125GP

British teenager Bradley Smith got his first GP podium at the Le Mans round of the championship so GP reporter Matthew Birt visited him at his house to see how it feels to be the first Brit on a 125GP...

Biaggi snubs MotoGP return

31 May 2007 by Michael Guy

Biaggi snubs MotoGP return

Max Biaggi has snubbed a return to MotoGP after revealing to MCN that he’s happy in WSB. At Silverstone last weekend Biaggi’s Alstare Suzuki team stated their intention to switch to MotoGP with team...

No way to treat fans of MotoGP

31 May 2007 by Roger Spencer

Rossi fans, fiancee Shirley and myself, have just returned from the Le Mans Moto GP £800 worse off following paying for the best seats at the GP and accommodation etc. The attraction of the seats in the ‘Privilege’ grandstand was that a pit walk was included on the Saturday.   Saturday came and as instructed all in the grandstand waited for 40 minutes and then marched over to the pits. We were...

Puig: Pedrosa waiting for Honda to improve

31 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Puig: Pedrosa waiting for Honda to improve

Dani Pedrosa’s mentor Alberto Puig believes the Spaniard will return to winning ways once Honda’s new factory RC212V gets major improvements. The triple world champion is still winless in 2007 as he’s...

Nori supporters' day out at Silverstone

31 May 2007 by P Berriman

Nori supporters' day out at Silverstone

Please find attatched a few pics of my son Daniel putting up his Nori banner with his sister Rachel. Also a few other pictures including a ‘rare’ Biaggi photo. P.Berriman

Burgess: Tough to find weakness in Stoner

31 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Burgess: Tough to find weakness in Stoner

Valentino Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess has conceded it will be difficult for the Fiat Yamaha rider to expose a weakness in Casey Stoner’s when the MotoGP world championship resumes in Mugello this...