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Aspar stand in the way of Alstare's MotoGP switch

31 May 2007 by Michael Guy

Aspar stand in the way of Alstare's MotoGP switch

Alstare Suzuki could have a fight on their hands if they want to be the second factory Suzuki team in MotoGP next season. As revealed in MCN this week (May 30, 2007) Alstare want to switch from WSB...

MCN's Michael Neeves - MRO Powerbike Championships at Pembrey

31 May 2007 by Michael Neeves

MCN's Michael Neeves - MRO Powerbike Championships at Pembrey

MRO Powerbike championship. Round 5 – Pembrey 26/27th May 2007. Qualifying: 3rd Superpole race: DNF  Race 1: 3rd Race 2: 1st Championship position: 4th When I won my first ever MRO Powerbike race on...

WSB Silverstone

30 May 2007 by Andrew Tilley

WSB Silverstone

Just a few photos I took at Silverstone.

Wednesday's TT practice cancelled

30 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Wednesday's TT practice cancelled

This evening’s TT practice was cancelled due to poor conditions. Persistent rain made track conditions dangerous and low cloud cover would have prevented the medical helicopter taking off to attend to...

Vermeulen confident with new Suzuki motor

30 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Vermeulen confident with new Suzuki motor

Aussie Chris Vermeulen has told MCN he is confident that a new spec Suzuki V4 motor will bolster his hopes of adding to his maiden MotoGP success in France earlier this month. Vermeulen is now hoping...

Rossi: Pedrosa still a title threat

30 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Rossi: Pedrosa still a title threat

Valentino Rossi has refused to rule Dani Pedrosa out of contention for the 2007 MotoGP world championship. The Spaniard is third in the standings behind series leader Casey Stoner and Rossi having...

Hayden admits double trouble

30 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Hayden admits double trouble

Nicky Hayden has admitted the combination of Honda and Michelin’s struggle to match its rivals has made the defence of his MotoGP world crown doubly difficult. Honda’s new factory RC212V 800 contender...

McGuinness does it again on day two but Anstey also shines

30 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

McGuinness does it again on day two but Anstey also shines

John McGuinness was once again the fastest man on the island as the IOM TT hit day two of practice hitting an average of more than 128mph. The HM Plant Honda rider beat his practice time on Monday by...

Suzuki boss backs Vermeulen for more success

30 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki boss backs Vermeulen for more success

Factory Suzuki boss Paul Denning has backed Aussie rider Chris Vermeulen to build on his French GP victory and become an even bigger influence in the MotoGP world championship. Denning was thrilled...

Tuesday's TT blog: McGuinness sets the pace

30 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Tuesday's TT blog: McGuinness sets the pace

There’s only been a handful of laps over 128mph in TT history between John McGuinness, Cameron Donald, Bruce Anstey and Ian Lougher and they’ve come at the height of a racing situation. But McGuinness...

We won't go again

30 May 2007 by Anonymous

Me, my son and brother went to watch the WSB at Silverstone. We sat in the freezing rain waiting for the second race to then hear that it was to dangerous for the riders. I thought we might have had some sort of a refund… We wont be going again

Silverstone surfing

29 May 2007 by Clive McNeil

Silverstone surfing

Just a few more pictures from a wet Silverstone…

Vankeymeulen injury woes

29 May 2007 by Clive McNeil

Speculation that Didier Vankeymeulen will be out of the Superstock 1000 and World Endurance championships for 3 months after his Silverstone crash may be slightly pessimistic. The TTSL-MGM Racing rider has broken his L1 vertebrae, along with a wrist but hopes to be back on a bike earlier than was feared.

Rossi urges for Michelin improvement

29 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Rossi urges for Michelin improvement

Valentino Rossi has urged Michelin to improve its new generation 800cc tyres with the most critical phase of the MotoGP series kicking off this weekend in Mugello. With six races in the next eight...

Mackenzie secures first British win in MX1

29 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Mackenzie secures first British win in MX1

British MX1 rider Billy Mackenzie secured his first win in the series last weekend in Japan. Mackenzie ran away with the first race ahead of David Philippaerts and Josh Coppins and the 23-year-old was...

Puig delighted with Brit Smith

29 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Puig delighted with Brit Smith

The man who gave Bradley Smith his big world championship break has paid tribute to the British teenager after his historic career first 125 GP podium in Le Mans last weekend. Alberto Puig selected...

Video: Toseland's Silverstone highside

29 May 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Video: Toseland's Silverstone highside

James Toseland survived an amazing highside in the first race at Silverstone only to get back up and finish in eigth place. Check out the video below to see the crash and highlights of the rain soaked...

Schwantz talks to MCN

29 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Schwantz talks to MCN

Kevin Schwantz attended his first GP since the switch to 800cc so we caught up with him to find out what he thinks of the new machines, which riders he’s keeping an eye on and what his plans are with...

McGuinness already the man to beat at TT

29 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

McGuinness already the man to beat at TT

John McGuinness has recorded the fastest lap for the first timed practice session of the IOM TT. The HM Plant Honda rider recorded a best of 18:06.77 for the Superbikes on the second run on Monday...

Wash out at Silverstone

29 May 2007 by Steve James

If it’s not F1 Siverstone are not interested! It seems all they’re interested in is making money, they do not care about the fans. Having decided to brave the rain to support our local hero JT we arrived at the circuit and paid our £45. We decided to go to Becketts Corner as this had been recommended as a good spot. We noticed that despite the wheather conditions all the stands except for the...

Craig Jones misses out on World Supersport podium

29 May 2007 by chickste

Craig Jones misses out on World Supersport podium

Craig Jones fell victim to the soaking Silverstone conditions after they had promised to bring him his first podium finish of the season. The Rêve Ekerold Honda rider carved through the field from his...

Macau GP pictures

29 May 2007 by Glenn

Macau GP pictures

Here’s some pics from Macau last November, I went out there on business and got a ride in the 40th Anniversary Macau GP parade lap. One pic is of me with Schwantz and Steve Plater after he’d just won...

Vermeulen confirms Kawasaki approach

29 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Vermeulen confirms Kawasaki approach

French GP winner Chris Vermeulen has been approached about a switch to Kawasaki’s factory team in 2008. Kawasaki is one of two factory teams to have made contact with the Aussie, who claimed a...

Kagayama crash

29 May 2007 by silfox

Kagayama crash

Yukio Kagayama falling off during Silverstone’s Saturday practice. He had a problem with his brakes.

Seat fiasco made Silverstone dangerous

28 May 2007 by scottdb

Did anyone like the “roaming grandstand seat” arrangement at Silverstone for the WSB meeting? I have been to many racing events and never seen so many arguments. The idea is everyone who paid entrance had a grandstand seat. However, hundreds of fans either hadn’t been there before or weren’t aware that not all grandstands were covered. My friend and I knew we wanted to be at the dodgy chicane in...

Rain at Silverstone

28 May 2007 by Paul Bennett

I was unfortunate enough to attend WSB at Silverstone and witness half a day’s racing with no mention of a refund. The riders who I admired so much said conditions were too dangerous to race so I expect relaxed in the corporate entertainment of the hospitality areas provided by various sponsors whilst I rode in the same pi**ing rain back to north Devon. Like hundreds of other bikers I had handed...

WSB pictures

28 May 2007 by littlenorty

WSB pictures

Just a couple of pictures from the Silverstone round of WSB: Troy Corser at Bridge and Karl Muggeridge at Farm on the cool down lap after Superpole.

Silverstone wash-out

28 May 2007 by dghackett

Well done Eurosport for swapping channels… I had set for it to record WSB while I was out, but missed the lot. Well done for all those that went to Silverstone and all those racing in such horrible conditions. My 16-year-old son had a good start to his motorcycling career – he took his CBT in that terrible weather.

Why was it cancelled?

28 May 2007 by wisp

Silverstone WSB cancelled!? I was there, it wasn’t raining that bad – in fact when the second superbike race should have started it wasn’t even raining, they sweeped all the water off the racing lines. I’ve seen much worse at Brands and Donington BSB last year and Donington MotoGP the year before. I reckon the riders just didn’t fancy it… 45 quid for a couple of races is bo**ocks. I sat there all...

Star-spotting at Silverstone WSB

28 May 2007 by Steve guest

Star-spotting at Silverstone WSB

Had a great time at Silverstone WSB getting pics of the family with the top stars… Pic 1: Troy this is England you won’t need the sunglasses this weekend. Pic 2: This is what I do when I see the way...

Silverstone pricing

28 May 2007 by andy wallis

Firstly I would like to agree with everybody else about the crap TV coverage of Silverstone WSB by Eurosport. My big gripe is that I went to Silverstone on Friday for practice, which was great. Really wanted to go Sunday… I dont know if it’s me but £45 each to get in on race day is the usual Silverstone pull your pants down pricing. It’s true what Mr Ecclestone says: this race facility really...

Rain stops play at Silverstone

27 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Rain stops play at Silverstone

The second World Superbike race at Silverstone was cancelled due to concerns of safety after a day of heavy rain. The riders had made their way to the grid for the start of race two at about 3.30pm...

Sub West wins Supersport race

27 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Sub West wins Supersport race

Australian Anthony West has won the Supersport race at Silverstone this afternoon in appalling conditions. The Yamaha rider, who is currently standing in for the injured Kevin Curtain, secured the win...

Video: Toseland's broken CBR1000RR

27 May 2007 by Michael Guy / Sarah Carnell

Video: Toseland's broken CBR1000RR

Check out the video below as our World Superbike reporter, Michael Guy, takes a look at James Toseland’s Honda after his race one crash.  JT slid off in dramatic fashion in the opening laps of race...

Rossi's feathered fan

27 May 2007 by blackbirddee

Rossi's feathered fan

What happened to Rossi then? This is the wife’s African Grey parrot. She is called Dax, and she can say “come on Rossi, get going”!

Bayliss wins race one at soggy Silverstone

27 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Bayliss wins race one at soggy Silverstone

Troy Bayliss won the first World Superbike race of the day at Silverstone in treacherous conditions. The Australian battled all the way with Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser taking the lead from pole...