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Bayliss has the pace

28 April 2007 by Michael Guy

Troy Bayliss will go into this afternoons Superpole in confident mood after setting the fastest time during the second qualifying session along with the best laps on a race tyre. Bayliss, like most of...

Shakey gives a wave to his friends

27 April 2007 by Emma Selling

More pictures from BSB round one. Shakey gives a wave to his fans. Leon Camier is out in front. Jonathan Rea is spinning up.

Toseland chats about Assen Day One

27 April 2007 by Dan Thornton

Watch James Toseland speak to MCN’s Michael Guy, following the first day of practice for the World Superbike round at Assen on Sunday, April 29, 2007.

Hopkins confident for China despite new engine fear

27 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Factory Suzuki rider John Hopkins is confident he can run at the front in the China GP on May 6, 2007 despite fears that a new engine may not be ready for the Shanghai clash. The American cast doubt...

Lavilla ups the pace at Silverstone

27 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Gregorio Lavilla upped the pace in the second practice session at Silverstone this afternoon (Friday) by going half a second quicker. The Spaniard, who has won all four races so far this weekend,...

Charpentier bounces back to take pole

27 April 2007 by Michael Guy

Sebastian Charpentier showed no ill effects of his pelvis and coccyx injuries by securing provisional pole position in the first qualifying session today (Friday). In what was his first day on a bike...

Toseland in control

27 April 2007 by Michael Guy

James Toseland saved his best till last by securing pole position in the dying minutes of first qualifying. Onboard the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda, Toseland’s final two laps were both good enough for...

Hill is Silverstone pace setter

27 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Virgin Media Optoma Loans’ Tommy Hill topped the time sheets following the first practice session at Silverstone. Hill was pole man at Thruxton and also set the pole time for last year’s WSB round at...

Xaus fastest in first WSB free practice

27 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Spain’s Ruben Xaus recorded the best time at the first WSB free practice in Assen. The Sterilgarda Ducati man completed his fastest lap in 1min 40.460secs just ahead of Britain’s James Toseland who...

Dorna chief plays down MotoGP cash concerns

26 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta has refuted suggestions that the current dire economic climate in world championship racing has reached crisis status. With only 19 riders on the grid and teams suffering...

Checa lined up to partner Hayden at Suzuka Eight-Hour

25 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Reigning premier class world champion Nicky Hayden could be joined by fellow MotoGP rider Carlos Checa in one of Honda’s top factory teams competing in the prestigious Suzuka Eight-Hour endurance...

British Minimoto Championships - Round two, Larkhall

25 April 2007 by Gary Moore / Gordon Campbell

Senior Classes On the 20th April the second round of the MiniMoto Racing Association (MMRA) British Minimoto Championship rolled into Larkhall, 20 miles South of Glasgow for another weekend of fast...

Q&A with Bridgestone boss following Turkish GP

25 April 2007

Bridgestone enjoyed its most successful race weekend to date at the Istanbul Park in Turkey at the weekend. This is a circuit which has previously offered the tyre manufacturer one of...

Rossi opposes Ecclestone's GP shake-up idea

25 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has spoken out against Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone’s suggestion the 125 and 250 GP classes should be stripped of their world championship status to help make MotoGP more...

Curvy Riders MCC recruiting new Brolly Blokes

25 April 2007 by Ed

Here’s Curvy Riders MCC Northern Ireland Regional Rep, Charlie, with the latest CRMCC Brolly Bloke Robert Dunlop….but not a brolly in sight! For more CRMCC Brolly Blokes check out the site!...

Video: Rutter talks at George Whites

24 April 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Michael Rutter attended the opening of George White’s new Swindon super centre last weekend and while he was there BSB commentator Fred Clarke got him on stage for a quick chat. Watch the video below...

Edwards seeks Michelin backlash

24 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Double World Superbike champion Colin Edwards is confident Michelin will bounce back from its Turkey trouncing to turn the tables on tyre rivals Bridgestone in the Shanghai GP on May 6, 2007. The...

Charpentier back but Pitt stays

24 April 2007 by Michael Guy

Reigning world Supersport champion Sebastian Charpentier will be back in action at this weekend’s Assen round after missing the previous two races through injury. Charpentier suffered a painful fall...

Mason loses two rides in one weekend

24 April 2007

Gary Mason may have the distinction of being the only rider in AMA racing to lose two rides on one weekend. It happened at Barber Motorsports Park where the Englishman was without his Corona Extra...

Martin to ride Yamaha 600 at Assen

24 April 2007 by Michael Guy

Just hours after finding out he wouldn’t be riding his DFX Honda Superbike at Assen, Steve Martin received a call from Yamaha’s Kevin Curtain asking him if he’d ride his World Supersport R6 at this...

Be Lavilla's grid girl

24 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

Would you like to be Lavilla’s grid girl at the next round of the Bennett’s British Superbike at Silverstone on April 29? Bennetts is giving one lucky MCN female reader the opportunity to represent...

Video: We speak to Honda's TT riders

24 April 2007 by Angus Farquhar

MCN’s BSB reporter headed to Castle Combe recently to catch up with the Honda riding TT racers as they prepare for this years race. Watch the video below to see all the action and interviews with the likes of John McGuinness.

Hayden turns to US legend

23 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Under pressure Nicky Hayden has turned to American racing legend Freddie Spencer in a bid to help prevent the defence of his MotoGP world championship crown turning into an embarrassing...

Strijbos wins for Portugal

23 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

The Grand Prix of Portugal was a memorable one for Kevin Strijbos and Team Suzuki. The Belgian left the third round of 15 in the 2007 FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship with his second career...

Hodge's GSX-R victory

23 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Lee Hodge maintained his domination of the 2007 ACU Suzuki GSX-R Trophy series with victory in round two of the competition at Croft, North Yorkshire on Sunday. On a track made treacherous by rain,...

Jordan's team score first win

23 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Basketball legend Michael Jordan celebrated the first win for his Jordan Motorsports Suzuki team in style at Barber Motorsports Park on Sunday. His rider, Aaron Yates, took his 2007 Suzuki GSX-R1000...

Property prices fall!!

23 April 2007 by neiljt

At Phakisa Freeway, South Africa, last month, during a Northern regions Battle of The Twins race, Ryan Van Heerden ever so gently drops his 1098. A moment later, both riders were in the “kitty...

Michelin probe Rossi tyre vibe

23 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

With Valentino Rossi’s stinging criticism ringing in his ears, Michelin boss Jean-Philippe Weber flew back to France today to begin an immediate post mortem on the tyre disaster that struck the...

Honda's Castle Combe test

23 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

“As far as I’m concerned, I could race that on the roads right now and be happy with it,” said John McGuinness as he gave his Dunlop-shod HM Plant Honda he’ll be racing at the North West 200 the once...

Podium man Plater on Le Mans

23 April 2007 by MCN

Steve Plater took a brilliant third at Le Mans on Sunday, top Brit in the 24-hour race. Here’s how he saw it. “It was a bit of an up and down race because we had to play catch-up after the first two...

Suzuki's Le Mans one-two

23 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Steve Plater and his Kawasaki France team-mates Frenchman Gwen Gabbiani and Julian Mazuecos from Spain finished third in the weekend’s Le Mans 24 hours – but the race was dominated by Suzuki France...

Phase One struggle

23 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Britain’s leading World Endurance team Phase One finished this weekend’s Le Mans 24-hour round of the QMMF FIM Endurance World Championship in ninth place. This was after an epic fight from Aussie...

Balls of fire

23 April 2007 by Steve Kane

Some pictures from the Thruxton BSB round.

British team's Le Mans 24hrs diary

23 April 2007 by Dan Thornton

The British Diablo 666 team has competed at the opening round of the 2007 World Endurance Championship at Le Mans. Below is the diary of how the event went for the team over practice, qualifying and...

Cal on fire

23 April 2007 by Top Dog

Cal Crutchlow was setting the place on fire at the Oulton Park test day this weekend.

Stoner wins in Turkey

22 April 2007 by Rob Hull

Marlboro Ducati’s Casey Stoner has won his second race of the season at the third round of the MotoGP championship at Istanbul. The young Aussie took a dominant win from fellow young-gun Toni Elias...

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