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Mason loses two rides in one weekend

24 April 2007

Mason loses two rides in one weekend

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

Martin to ride Yamaha 600 at Assen

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

Be Lavilla's grid girl

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

Hayden turns to US legend

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

Strijbos wins for Portugal

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

Hodge's GSX-R victory

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

Jordan's team score first win

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

Property prices fall!!

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

Michelin probe Rossi tyre vibe

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

Honda's Castle Combe test

“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

Podium man Plater on Le Mans

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

Suzuki's Le Mans one-two

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

Phase One struggle

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

Balls of fire

Some pictures from the Thruxton BSB round.

British team's Le Mans 24hrs diary

23 April 2007 by Dan Thornton

British team's Le Mans 24hrs diary

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 on fire

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

Stoner wins in Turkey

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...

Rossi and Edwards claim Yamaha pole one-two

21 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Rossi and Edwards claim Yamaha pole one-two

Fiat Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards abruptly halted Ducati’s domination at the Istanbul Park by claiming the top two positions on the grid for tomorrow’s Turkish GP. Current world...

Thank you ACU

21 April 2007 by ashley jones

Thank you ACU

It was the first round of the ACU Motostar Championship at Brands Hatch this weekend. The sun was shining and the engines were roaring. I was racing in the 125 producton class and was there some...

Mystery rider gets podium at Thruxton

20 April 2007 by scottdb

Mystery rider gets podium at Thruxton

My mate Jon on his podium of the season!

BSB crashes galore

20 April 2007 by david willoughby

BSB crashes galore

Here is a sequence of three crashes from race day at Thruxton circuit for the BSB 2007 championship. Plus there is one of Walker after his bike blew up.

Worthy sicky

20 April 2007 by Michelle Hesketh

Worthy sicky

Today I pulled a sicky for the first time ever and went to see a friend who was working as a technician at Oulton Park on a BSB test day. It was a fantastic experience and I bumped into my favourite...

Bautista sets 250 pace

20 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Bautista sets 250 pace

Master MVA Aspar rider, Alvaro Bautista, is the provisional pole sitter for the 250 GP in Turkey after going fastest in the first qualifying practice. The Spaniard set the fastest lap of the session...

Stoner and Capirossi take charge in Istanbul

20 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Stoner and Capirossi take charge in Istanbul

Factory Ducati duo Casey Stoner and Loris Capirossi dominated this afternoon’s second free practice session at the Istanbul Park circuit in Turkey. Stoner, who claimed his one and only rookie MotoGP...

Video: Racing the Triumph 675

20 April 2007 by Howard Boylan

Video: Racing the Triumph 675

Watch senior road tester, Michael Neeves, in the Triumph Triple Challenge. In this video he takes to the track at Snetterton for round one on the Triumph 675 Daytona. This is a one make series, which...

Craig Jones at Donington

20 April 2007 by LEE WILKINSON

Craig Jones at Donington

Our British World Supersport rider Craig Jones at Donington Park at the beginning of April.

Turkey GP future in the air

20 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Turkey GP future in the air

This weekend’s Turkish MotoGP race at the impressive Istanbul Park racetrack could be the last with no decision taken yet on whether it will be dumped off the 2008 world championship schedule. In a...

Pasini on provisional 125 pole

20 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Pasini on provisional 125 pole

Polaris World rider Mattia Pasini is on provisional pole for Sunday’s Turkish 125 GP after setting the quickest time in qualifying practice one. Pasini recorded a best time of 2:05.739 on his Aprilia...

Lorenzo leads 250s

20 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Lorenzo leads 250s

Jorge Lorenzo topped the timesheets for the first 250cc practice of the weekend in Turkey. The Fortuna Aprilia rider, championship leader and winner of the first two races, set a time of 1:59.483 at...

First track test for Ducati's 1200 version of 1098

20 April 2007 by Michael Guy

First track test for Ducati's 1200 version of 1098

The Ducati World Superbike squad have completed their first test on the 1200cc version of the 1098 they intend to race in 2008. Eighteen-year-old Domenico Colucci, who currently rides for the Xerox...

Edwards fastest in crash strewn Turkey first session

20 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Edwards fastest in crash strewn Turkey first session

American Colin Edwards took the spoils in an opening MotoGP session at Istanbul littered with mistakes and crashes. Fiat Yamaha rider Edwards clocked a best time of 1.57.422 in just an eight-lap...

Chris Walker's tank slapper

20 April 2007 by Lee Kendall

Today I was at Oulton Park watching a mate getting some test time in on his CBR6R for this weekend’s club racing.   There were four teams from the British Superbikes also, one being Chris Walker’s team.    Chris was out on track doing some testing, I was stood on the pit lane wall watching the start / finish straight when he came up the straight, he had the biggest tank slapper I have ever...

Brit smith tops first Turkey 125 practice

20 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Brit smith tops first Turkey 125 practice

Bradley Smith made a perfect start to the Turkish GP in Istanbul today (Friday) when he topped the 125 timesheets in the opening free practice session. The Repsol Honda rider clocked the best time of...

Roberts Jnr to get Istanbul upgrades

19 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Roberts Jnr to get Istanbul upgrades

Former world 500 champion Kenny Roberts Junior will run two modified swingarms at this weekend’s Turkish GP in Istanbul. This has been done in a bid to solve chronic rear grip issues that have...

F1 boss Ecclestone at Turkish GP

19 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

F1 boss Ecclestone at Turkish GP

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone made a surprise appearance in Istanbul today on the eve of the Turkish MotoGP weekend. It is not clear why Ecclestone is in Turkey or for how long he plans to...