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Corser from Biaggi

14 February 2007 by Michael Guy

Corser from Biaggi

Troy Corser continued his strong pre season form onboard the Yamaha Italia R1 to top the time sheets in a two day test in Qatar.  Although his lap time was one second slower than Troy Bayliss’...

Hayden storms desert

14 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Hayden storms desert

Reigning world champion Nicky Hayden has topped the timesheets on the first morning of the IRTA test in Qatar. Just before 1pm local time, the American posted an impressive 1.57.087 to leapfrog Yamaha...

Rossi sets Qatar pace

14 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Rossi sets Qatar pace

Valentino Rossi has laid down an early marker to his MotoGP rivals by breaking his own 990cc lap record on the opening morning of the Qatar IRTA test today. In what is a dress rehearsal for the...

Oulton improvments

14 February 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Oulton improvments

Druids corner at Oulton Park has a new larger run-off area and gravel trap with the Armco barrier moved back by 72 feet.  New Rizla Suzuki signing Chris Walker last raced at Oulton seven years ago but...

Edwards' car switch

14 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Edwards' car switch

Colin Edwards is ploughing some of his hard earned cash into what he hopes will be a lucrative retirement plan by forming his own supercar club in America. The factory Yamaha rider unveiled his master...

Fifth SX win for Bubba

14 February 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Fifth SX win for Bubba

James Stewart scored his fifth AMA Supercross win of the season but he had to come from the back to beat Chad Reed and Tim Ferry at Houston, Texas on Saturday night. A massive 49.973 fans filled the...

Martin praises Foggy

14 February 2007 by Michael Guy

Martin praises Foggy

Steve Martin has revealed that switching to the DFX Honda CBR1000RR has been harder than expected after riding the FP1 for the Foggy Petronas team. After two years on the 900cc triple Martin is...

Steve Spray’s Norton demo

14 February 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Steve Spray’s Norton demo

Former British Superbike Champion Steve Spray was back in action recently – riding the ex-Steve Hislop 1992 Senior TT-winning Norton Rotary in New Zealand. Spray and the Norton starred in the Pukekohe...

World sidecars at Brands

14 February 2007 by Gary Pinchin

World sidecars at Brands

World Sidecars have clinched a championship round at Brands Hatch – sharing the billing with the DTM, the European-based touring car series. The meeting on June 10/11 gives Sidecar World Champions Tim...

Fuel limits hold the key

14 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Fuel limits hold the key

Valentino Rossi believes the new fuel capacity regulations for the 800cc MotoGP world championship will add an intriguing dimension to the season. Race bosses slashed fuel capacity from 22 litres to...

Bou! Antonio's fourth win

14 February 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Bou! Antonio's fourth win

Montesa HRC rider Antonio Bou continues to dominate the World Indoor Trials Championship. He won Saturday night’s round at Lisbon in front of a packed house of 6000 fans and now leads the championship...

Yamaha levels field

14 February 2007 by Mathew Birt

Yamaha levels field

Yamaha bosses have given Colin Edwards cast iron assurances that his factory Yamaha 800cc machine will start the new season next month getting exactly the same treatment as Valentino Rossi. Edwards...

Rossi finds fitness

14 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Rossi finds fitness

Valentino Rossi believes he is returning to his best fitness levels after he picked up the pace in Sepang this week as he continues to plot winning back the MotoGP crown in 2007. Rossi was 0.6s faster...

Rossi: No F1 distraction

14 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Rossi: No F1 distraction

Valentino Rossi has rebuked suggestions that a potential switch to Formula One with Ferrari was partly to blame for his shock MotoGP world championship defeat in 2006. This time last year Rossi was...

OJ to repay Kawasaki

13 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

OJ to repay Kawasaki

Former world 250 champion Olivier Jacque is confident he can repay the faith Kawasaki MotoGP bosses have shown in him after the French rider was plucked from the wilderness to make a full-time premier...

Improved Michelin rear

13 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Improved Michelin rear

Colin Edwards reckons Michelin’s aggressive winter development programme hasn’t only concentrated on the new impressive 16-inch front tyre. A batch of new spec rear tyres were tested at the Sepang...

Rossi on guard at turn one

13 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Rossi on guard at turn one

Valentino Rossi admits he will be wary of potential first corners hazards in 2007 after his nightmare in the opening race in Jerez almost a year ago. Rossi’s wretched run of luck in 2006, which...

Kawasaki close the gap

13 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Kawasaki close the gap

Factory Kawasaki rider Randy de Puniet reckons the Japanese factory’s new ZX-RR 800 will be competitive from the first race of the new MotoGP world championship. The French rider says the gap between...

Chatter relief for Edwards

13 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Chatter relief for Edwards

Colin Edwards believes Yamaha’s chronic chatter problems that dogged the YZR-M1 990cc machine at the start of last season also affected critical stability under braking.  Braking stability was a...

Burgess stays with Rossi

13 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Burgess stays with Rossi

Valentino Rossi said there is no doubt that he will continue his formidable partnership with Aussie crew chief Jerry Burgess in the MotoGP world championship. With Rossi announcing that he has...

Rossi: IRTA tests critical

13 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Rossi: IRTA tests critical

Former world champion reckons the final two pre-season tests in Qatar and Jerez will be absolutely critical in shaping the formbook in the early part of the new 800cc MotoGP world championship. Just...

800s better for Randy

13 February 2007 by Matthew BIrt

800s better for Randy

New Kawasaki number one Randy de Puniet believes the generation 800cc machines will help establish him more in the MotoGP world championship this season. The French rider has been one of the surprise...

Video: Rossi talks 800s

13 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Video: Rossi talks 800s

MCN caught up with seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi at this week’s Sepang MotoGP test, and he spoke with us about how the tests have gone, and how he is making the transition to the new 800cc...

OJ: 800s are easier

13 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

OJ: 800s are easier

Factory Kawasaki rider Olivier Jacque reckons riding in the MotoGP world championship is a much easier proposition than when he last raced full-time in 2003. Huge advances in electronics have made the...

Rossi deal no suprise

13 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Rossi deal no suprise

Colin Edwards said he wasn’t surprised that team-mate Valentino Rossi signed a new contract with Yamaha that will keep him in the MotoGP world championship until at least the end of 2008. Yamaha’s...

Cal faster at Calafat

13 February 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Cal faster at Calafat

Rizla Suzuki completed a two-day test at Calafat, Spain yesterday and Superbike rookie Cal Crutchlow lapped faster than his more experienced team-mate Chris Walker. Crutchlow was having his first real...

Edwards' desert storm

08 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Edwards' desert storm

Colin Edwards is looking forward to continuing his recent good form when the whole MotoGP grid tests together for the first time this winter in Qatar. The three-day IRTA test gets underway next...

Jezza to ride in Qatar

08 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Jezza to ride in Qatar

British hardman Jeremy McWilliams will try and ride the new Ilmor 800cc bike in next week’s Qatar IRTA test – just four days after undergoing surgery to remove a screw from his left leg. The...

Rizla's sunshine test

08 February 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Rizla's sunshine test

While we’re shivering under the heaviest snowfalls in Britain for ten years Rizla Suzuki are testing at Calafat, Spain in ideal 24-degrees of sunshine. Chris Walker completed 90 trouble-free laps...

Desert run for Stoner

08 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Desert run for Stoner

Casey Stoner returns to the scene of his greatest MotoGP triumph of his short premier class career in Qatar next. And the Australian rider is hoping to make as big an impact at the IRTA test as he did...

Hayden wary of Qatar

08 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Hayden wary of Qatar

Nicky Hayden said he doesn’t know what to expect from the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. The MotoGP champion has said this ahead of testing Honda’s new 800cc RC212V for the first time in the...

Dani waits on new parts

08 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Dani waits on new parts

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa anticipates a batch of new performance upgrades for his RC212V 800cc machine when he returns to the track for the IRTA test in Qatar on February 13. It is no secret...

The Who play at TT

08 February 2007 by MCN

The Who play at TT

ROCK supergroup The Who have confirmed that they will open the Peel Bay Festival as part of the 100th TT party celebrations on the Isle of Man on May 30. The seven-day long festival is being held in a...

Rossi 'fully focussed'

08 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Rossi 'fully focussed'

Colin Edwards has rubbished claims that factory Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi got distracted by a potential multi-million pound switch to Ferrari last season. Some have said that Rossi testing for...

Ilmor struggle in Sepang

07 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Ilmor struggle in Sepang

Andrew Pitt finished the Sepang test a massive 5.4s off the pace as it became apparent that the new Ilmor 800cc machine faces a massive task to be competitive for the start of the new MotoGP season in...

Kawasaki impress in test

07 February 2007 by Matthew Birt

Kawasaki impress in test

French rider Randy de Puniet continued Kawasaki’s impressive start to the new 800cc MotoGP era in Sepang as he clocked the third best time overall. The former factory Aprilia 250 rider was third best...