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Flaming Steve Plater, Brands Hatch April 7

12 April 2007 by Steve Male

Flaming Steve Plater, Brands Hatch April 7

I took this shot at Druids Bend in the Saturday free practice at Brands Hatch. Steve must have known about the “fuelling issue”, as there were about 20 people taking this same shot…..

British Superbikes at Brands Hatch

11 April 2007 by Kevin Langridge

British Superbikes at Brands Hatch

More action from Easter Monday’s BSB round at Brands Hatch.

Hellier after his crash at Brands

11 April 2007 by Lee Rudrum

Hellier after his crash at Brands

This was Dane Hellier from the Virgin Media Cup in warmup at Paddock Hill. He crashed out of third place in the race too taking the second placed man with him.

Pitt waiting as Supersport regulars fight fitness

11 April 2007 by Michael Guy

Pitt waiting as Supersport regulars fight fitness

Supersport front runners Sebastian Charpentier, Kevin Curtain and Broc Parkes are all fighting to be fit to race at Valencia this weekend after braking bones less than two weeks ago at Donington...

Ducati goes official with WSB quit threat

11 April 2007 by Andy Downes

Ducati goes official with WSB quit threat

Ducati has officially confirmed it will quit superbike racing at the end of this year unless rules change to allow 1200cc twins to race in the championship. The Italian manufacturer insists the 1200...

Mac meets his idol, Troy

10 April 2007 by jim stewart

Mac meets his idol, Troy

This is a picture of my lad, Mac with his idol Troy Corser. I just want to say what a top bloke, which is more than I can say about Max Biaggi the grumpy t**t.

BSB Brands hatch action

10 April 2007 by kevin Langridge

BSB Brands hatch action

Action from the first weekend at Brands Hatch as Plater gets it hot!

WSB Donington pictures from the Esses

10 April 2007 by Top Dog

WSB Donington pictures from the Esses

Here are a few pictures taken from down on the Esses at WSBK at Donington earlier this month.

Bayliss fights to be fit for Valencia

10 April 2007 by Michael Guy

Bayliss fights to be fit for Valencia

Despite Troy Bayliss’ sickening injuries sustained in his Donington crash, current series leader James Toseland has warned not to write off the tough Australian. Bayliss crashed out of the lead in...

Toseland targets Valencia win

10 April 2007 by Michael Guy

Toseland targets Valencia win

James Toseland heads to the fourth round of the WSB championship at Valencia this weekend desperate to put his race two mechanical failure at Donington behind him by taking the win. Toseland looked...

Response from Donington Park over camping

10 April 2007

A statement has been issued by Donington Park with regards to the story about not being able to camp in vans. “The decision to allow only purpose vehicles into Donington Park campsites was made some time ago based on health and safety guidelines issued by the local authority.” Anyone who pre-books a space on the camp sites receives an information leaflet outlining this. People who turn up on the...

Camier's dream start

09 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Camier's dream start

Rookie Leon Camier had a dream start to life in the British Superbike championship with two podiums from his second and third places in the first two races. The 20-year-old was in the top four...

Lavilla makes it a double

09 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Lavilla makes it a double

Gregorio Lavilla secured a winning double as he stormed to victory in race two of the British Superbike championship at Brands Hatch. The Spaniard took an early lead in the race and now also takes an...

Lavilla wins season opener

09 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Lavilla wins season opener

The opening British Superbike championship lived up to expectation as an enthralling race saw rookie Leon Camier give the more experienced BSB riders a scare. Local rider Camier, who originates form...

Drama for Supersport

09 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Drama for Supersport

The British Supersport Championship race was full of incident with two red flags, riders taken to the medical centre, a safety car, a ride through penalty and a disqualification. Dennis Hobs took an...

Stars gather for pit walkabout

09 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Stars gather for pit walkabout

Hundreds of fans took the chance to meet their heroes at the first pit lane walkabout of the new season. Most of the top BSB riders and some supersport riders signed autographs and had their photos...

Lavilla fastest in warm-up

09 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Lavilla fastest in warm-up

Gregorio Lavilla topped the timesheets in warm up at Brands Hatch this morning just hours before the start of the new season. The Airwaves Ducati rider recorded a best time of 1:26.205 ahead of...

Vermeulen targets qualifying improvement

09 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Vermeulen targets qualifying improvement

Chris Vermeulen has admitted he must drastically improve on his qualifying performances to have any hope of adding to his one MotoGP podium finish in 2007. The factory Suzuki rider has struggled so...

Rea on pole at Brands BSB

08 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Rea on pole at Brands BSB

Jonathan Rea is on pole position for tomorrow’s opening round of the Bennett’s British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch. The HM Plant Honda rider was only fifth in the morning’s free practice...

Hopkins backs Rossi and Pedrosa for title scrap

08 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Hopkins backs Rossi and Pedrosa for title scrap

American John Hopkins has backed MotoGP rivals Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa to be the two main contenders for the 2007 premier class world championship crown. The Yamaha and Honda rivals are the...

Rea still setting the pace

07 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Rea still setting the pace

Jonathan Rea continues to be the fastest man on track in free practice at Brands Hatch despite not going any faster in this afternoon’s session than he had this morning. Rea’s best time on the HM...

Rea continues lead in Brands first practice

07 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Rea continues lead in Brands first practice

Jonathan Rea set the pace throughout pre-season testing and was fastest in the first free practice session of the new BSB season at Brands Hatch this morning. Rea clocked a 1:26.28, 0.45s quicker than...

Stoner laughs off Ducati speed advantage

07 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Stoner laughs off Ducati speed advantage

Qatar GP winner Casey Stoner reckons his factory Ducati will be a serious threat even at tight and twisty tracks where the Bologna factory’s new GP7 won’t be able to maximise its top speed...

New superbike format

06 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

New superbike format

The AMA has ditched its superstock support class at AMA Superbike nationals and says it plans to incorporate some of the regulations from the production-based class into superbike – without actually...

Four tracks give Rossi speed concern

06 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Four tracks give Rossi speed concern

Valentino Rossi has expressed his concern about Ducati’s horsepower and top speed advantage at four tracks which remain on the 2007 MotoGP world championship calendar. The seven-times world champion...

Polita's crashed bike

06 April 2007 by ANDY FOWLER

Polita's crashed bike

This is Polita’s trashed bike being taken away at Donington earlier this month.

Gentlemen

05 April 2007 by Az

Toseland appeared to have some last minute nerves before qualifying on saturday! I also bumped into another gent coming out of the loo, the one and only JR I just hope they washed their hands before...

Thanks WSB

05 April 2007 by Mike Attwood

I just wanted to write in and say a huge thank you to the World Superbike guys who appeared at Donington last weekend. My fiance, Tracey, has recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age...

Top weekend at WSB

05 April 2007 by Richard Mushet

Top weekend at WSB

I had an excellent weekend at Donington watching Toseland, Bayliss, Haga, Sofuoglu et al and just thought I’d share a few pictures. I was absolutley gutted for Toseland of course, and Bayliss. I...

Nieto off at Coppice

05 April 2007 by Kevin Langridge

Nieto off at Coppice

Fonsi Nieto takes to the Kitty Litter at Coppice in race two at the Donington WSB round then bins it. He wasn’t happy and unfortunatly he was unable to get the bike re started, which resulted in...

Troy Corser at Donington

05 April 2007 by lee wilkinson

Troy Corser at Donington

This is Troy Corser at Hollywood, Donington Park on April 1, 2007.

Stoner happy to be in early title hunt

05 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Stoner happy to be in early title hunt

Aussie Casey Stoner is confident he will be able to maintain his brilliant start to the 2007 season and pose a genuine threat to ruining Valentino Rossi’s hopes of regaining the MotoGP world...

Rossi celebrates Jerez win

05 April 2007 by Andy Lawson

Rossi celebrates Jerez win

I travelled to the MotoGP in Jerez and managed to get this picture of Rossi celebrating his victory. Andy Lawson

Trying Bayliss's bike for size

05 April 2007 by Richard Priestley

Trying Bayliss's bike for size

My daughter Shelley wants one for Xmas! Here she is trying out Troy Bayliss’s championship winning Ducati for size

Toseland poses for a pic

05 April 2007

Toseland poses for a pic

Barry and Martin have their picture taken with with James Toseland just before the second race at Donington last Sunday.

Changing my support from Max to JT

05 April 2007 by Az

I’ve been a huge Max Biaggi fan for years but didn’t have the time off work or the money to go see a live race. That is until last weekend at Donington. I jumped in the car and travelled hundreds of miles, spent hundreds of pounds on tickets, b&b, petrol etc and had the best weekend ever. I spent time with James Toseland, Noriyuki Haga, Troy Bayliss and Bussei Giovanni. I also met a few BSB guys...