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BSB Oulton Park

09 May 2007 by Anonymous

BSB Oulton Park

BSB at Oulton Park was brilliant. Shame about the Suzuki sparks again. If you think of some good captions for the pictures like we did, you will be in for a good laugh.

Pedrosa praises Stoner form

09 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Pedrosa praises Stoner form

Dani Pedrosa has praised former world 250 championship rival Casey Stoner following the Australian’s storming start to his Ducati MotoGP career. Pedrosa and Stoner are long term rivals having faced...

Melandri joins Checa and Hayden in Eight-Hour frame

09 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Melandri joins Checa and Hayden in Eight-Hour frame

Italian Marco Melandri is the latest big-name MotoGP rider to be linked with a ride in the prestigious Suzuka Eight-hour endurance race.  This year’s race is the 30th anniversary and Honda is...

Anstey quickest in first NW200 practice

09 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Anstey quickest in first NW200 practice

Bruce Anstey was the fastest man on track at the North West 200 in last night’s (Tuesday) first qualifying on his Relentless Suzukis in the superbike, supersport and superstock classes. The quiet Kiwi...

Corser fit despite dislocation

09 May 2007 by Michael Guy

Corser fit despite dislocation

Troy Corser believes he will be fighting fit for this weekend Monza WSB race despite discovering that he dislocated his hip at Assen two weeks ago. Corser crashed out spectacularly of an almost...

Bridgestone boss hails Stoner performance

09 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Bridgestone boss hails Stoner performance

Bridgestone boss Hiroshi Yamada has spoken of his admiration for Aussie Casey Stoner after the factory Ducati rider claimed a hat-trick of victories in the first four races of 2007. Stoner has made an...

Haydon expects to be back for Mondello

09 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Haydon expects to be back for Mondello

James Haydon insists he’s expecting to be back in the saddle of the Virgin Yamaha at Mondello Park on June 17, 2007. Haydon struggled to adapt to the Pirelli-shod Yamaha in the first three BSB rounds...

Martinez talks 2008 MotoGP plans

09 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Martinez talks 2008 MotoGP plans

Jorge Martinez, boss of the biggest team operating outside of the MotoGP world championship, has revealed he is locked in negotiations to join the premier class next season. Martinez, who runs five...

No team orders at Airwaves Ducati - yet

09 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

No team orders at Airwaves Ducati - yet

When Gregorio Lavilla and Leon Haslam were scrapping in the first race at Oulton last Monday on their Airwaves Ducatis, one question on a lot of people’s minds was, ‘aren’t there any team orders?’ At...

Team HM Plant taking the right line

09 May 2007 by Top Dog

Team HM Plant taking the right line

Kiyo and Rea taking the inside line into lodge corner at Oulton Park.

More Shakey wheelies

09 May 2007 by Top Dog

More Shakey wheelies

Kerry got some really good wheelie pictures from Clay Hill but meanwhile over at Deer Leap Shakey was also saving wear on the front tyre, and here are a couple of photos.

Leon Haslam - great bloke

08 May 2007 by kenny nash

Leon Haslam - great bloke

I managed to get this picture of Leon Haslam with my 14-month-old son Camron. We met Leon in the pit lane at this week’s round of the BSB at Oulton Park. What a great bloke and a great rider.

Hayden backs Honda to improve struggling 800s

08 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Hayden backs Honda to improve struggling 800s

Reigning world champion Nicky Hayden has backed Honda to drastically improve its struggling factory RC212V 800 after the American’s woeful start to 2007. The defence of Hayden’s world crown has been a...

My Oulton Park pictures

08 May 2007 by Arthur Patchett

My Oulton Park pictures

These images were taken at the first BSB Oulton Park round. They were taken over the weekend and include practice and race shots. What a great weekend.

Nieto favourite over Hodgson for Kawasaki ride

08 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Nieto favourite over Hodgson for Kawasaki ride

Neil Hodgson’s hopes of a shock return to the MotoGP world championship in the French GP could be crushed. A verbal agreement between Kawasaki MotoGP bosses and PSG-1 Kawasaki World Superbike rider...

Scarborough Festival of Speed

08 May 2007 by Phil Edge

Scarborough Festival of Speed

The Scarborough Festival of Speed over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend culminated in the second running of the Ian Watson Spring Cup National Road Races. Run over the 2.43-mile Oliver’s Mount public...

Got them both

08 May 2007 by yummytracey

Got them both

This is a picture of me JT and his manager Roger Burnett taken in the paddock at Oulton Park.

Norasport Championship round two

08 May 2007 by Kathryn Drayton

Norasport Championship round two

The Bank Holiday Weekend started with sunshine, as round two of both the British and National Championships commenced at Lydd International Raceway. Lewis Cornish continued to make his mark as an up...

JT gets snapped

08 May 2007 by Anonymous

JT gets snapped

My kids and my nephews very happy to be snapped with James Toseland at Oulton Park.

Junior Road Race LCRRC round 1

08 May 2007 by phoenix-racing

LCRRC Three Sisters, Round 1 Thankfully, a gorgeous day greeted the competitors for this opening round, in itself, unusual for early April in Wigan. If you are not familar with the LCRRC, this is the hotbed of up and coming UK talent, with the vast majority of the up and coming young [125GP] riders cutting their teeth on the GP50cc & GP70cc machines, usually after a spell on mini moto. Also at...

Sykes & Walker Wheelies

08 May 2007 by Kerry Green

Sykes & Walker Wheelies

Anything Shakey Byrne can do, Tom Sykes and Chris Walker can do better. Or, can they? You decide. Both riders pulled these monster wheelies from the bottom to the top of Clay Hill. The fans...

Shakey's monster wheelie

08 May 2007 by Kerry Green

Shakey's monster wheelie

Is there any wonder that Shakey Byrne is one of the fans favourites. We were fortunate to see Shakey pull a wheelie from the bottom of Clay Hill all the way to the top. Well done Shakey. Regards...

Hobbs wins Supersport race

07 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Hobbs wins Supersport race

Padgetts Motorcycles rider Dennis Hobbs took the honours at Oulton Park today (Monday) following a race-long battle with Relentless Suzuki’s Ian Lowry. Lowry had the upper hand following this...

Kiyonari takes race two but Lavilla weaves through

07 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Kiyonari takes race two but Lavilla weaves through

Ruichi Kiyonari secured win number three of the season at Oulton Park this afternoon in a thrilling second race. The Japanese rider and defending champion had to fight hard for his win. Despite...

Lavilla claims race one at Oulton Park

07 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Lavilla claims race one at Oulton Park

Gregorio Lavilla was back to winning ways in race one at Oulton Park this afternoon (Monday, May 7, 2007). The Spaniard, who won the first four races of the season, diced with teammate Leon Haslam...

Kiyo fastest in morning warm up

07 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Kiyo fastest in morning warm up

HM Plant’s Ryuichi Kiyonari set the pace in this morning’s warm up session on a damp track at Oulton Park. The Japanese rider set a best time of 1:45.876, completing eight laps around the Cheshire...

McGuinness snapped at Oulton

06 May 2007 by mark bolland

McGuinness snapped at Oulton

I got this picture of John McGuinness and my mate, Andy ‘mad dog’ Brown’s, wife Carol at Oulton Park. This was taken at Sunday’s pit lane walk. They will be thrilled to see this. Bolly

Lavilla pole at Oulton

06 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Lavilla pole at Oulton

Gregorio Lavilla claimed his and Dunlop’s first pole position of the year for tomorrow’s fourth round of the Bennetts’ British Superbike championship at Oulton Park. The Airwaves Ducati rider just...

NW200 and IOM TT

06 May 2007 by skanner30

NW200 and IOM TT

Anyone off to the NW200 or TT this year? I intend doing both this year, and am going to be doing photography of practice and races. Anyone got suggetions on where to be on the IOM TT circuit for...

Plater wins Albacete Six Hour

06 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Plater wins Albacete Six Hour

Steve Plater and Spanish team-mate Julien Mazuecos dominated Saturday’s Six Hour Nightime Endurance race at Albacate in Spain. The Kawasaki France factory duo won by a lap from their Suzuki Endurance...

Three wins out of four for Stoner

06 May 2007 by Rob Hull

Three wins out of four for Stoner

Casey Stoner has continued his superb start to the season by taking his third win of the season at the Shanghai GP at China. Stoner stretches his lead in the title race to 15 points over Valentino...

Lorenzo extends 250 Championship lead

06 May 2007 by Rob Hull

Lorenzo extends 250 Championship lead

Defending 250cc World Champion, Jorge Lorenzo, celebrated his birthday weekend with a dominant performance, taking pole and the win in China. Despite a mistake early on in the race Lorenzo, who...

First 125 win for Pesek

06 May 2007 by Rob Hull

First 125 win for Pesek

Czech rider Lucas Pesek scored his first Grand Prix victory this morning at the fourth race of the season in China. The Derbi rider took the win in front of a freight train of around ten riders all in...

Haslam tops first day at Oulton

05 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Haslam tops first day at Oulton

Leon Haslam topped the afternoon session at Oulton Park in practice for Bank Holiday Monday’s fourth round of the Bennetts British Superbike championship. Haslam, still badly bruised from his 174mph...

Rea tops BSB practice

05 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Rea tops BSB practice

Jonathan Rea set the pace in the first free practice session at Oulton Park in preparation for Bank Holiday Monday’s fourth round of the Bennett’s British Superbike Championship. His best time on the...

Capirossi rues missed opportunity after Vermeulen crash

05 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Capirossi rues missed opportunity after Vermeulen crash

Veteran Italian Loris Capirossi reckons he could have claimed a place on the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s Shanghai GP had he not crashed out with Aussie Chris Vermeulen at the end of...