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Motocrossing Marco

30 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Marco Melandri had a lucky escape on the first day of testing at Phillip Island today after he ran off the track flat-out in sixth gear at the Australian tracks perilous first corner. The Italian ran...

Pick your Fantasy teams for 2007

30 January 2007 by Richard Fairbairn

THIS IS NOW CLOSED CLICK HERE FOR THE 2008 FANTASY ROAD RACE Who cares who wins the MotoGP, WBS, or BSB titles… the real action will be taking place in office and mates’ mini-leagues around the...

Video: John Hopkins

29 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

We have exclusive footage from Sepang from MCN’s MotoGP writer Matthew Birt.

Video: Chris Vermeulen

29 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

We have exclusive footage from Sepang from MCN’s MotoGP writer Matthew Birt.

Video: Rizla GP riders

29 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

With Rizla Suzuki continuing to look like the team best prepared for the start of the season, here Chris Vermeulen talks in Sepang to our GP reporter Matthew Birt about the challenges he and the team...

World Endurance teams

29 January 2007 by MCN

There are just two British riders among the 17 teams that make up the permanent entry list for this year’s World Endurance championship. North West 200 double-winner and Macau GP winner Steve Plater...

Speedway's richest race

29 January 2007 by MCN

The Speedway Grand Prix promoters are billing the final race at the last round of this year’s World Championship as the richest minute in motorsport. The meeting will take place at Veltins-Arena,...

Champ relishes PI test

29 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Factory Honda rider Nicky Hayden is looking forward to this week’s Phillip Island test session to kick start the defence of his MotoGP world crown. Horsepower and electronic issues have hampered the...

Loris: We must find limits

29 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Italian veteran Loris Capirossi has refused to point the finger of blame at Ducati’s test team for failing to get a new engine management and electronic engine braking system up to speed...

Rossi wants more power

28 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha still needs to improve engine performance despite Valentino Rossi’s test topping performance in Sepang last week. The Italian said he expects further performance upgrades when he returns to the...

Kawasaki boss aims high

28 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Kawasaki bosses have set an ambitious target to build an 800cc bike good enough to attract the cream of MotoGP talent by the end of 2009. Technical boss Ichiro Yoda said: “Our target to achieve a...

Hopkins: Suzuki are right

28 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki’s decision not to build a new 800cc bike that was a radical departure from its 2006 factory GSV-R 990cc machine is a key reason for the Japanese manufacturers blistering start to the new world...

Hayden gets used to 800

28 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden reckons he is finally getting accustomed to life on the new 800cc machines as he goes in search of recapturing his world title in 2007. Hayden was a big fan of the...

Ducati: no mpg worries

28 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Loris Capirossi has denied persistent rumours that Ducati is on a knife-edge with the new fuel capacity regulations that come into force for the 2007 MotoGP world championships. As well as the...

No let up for Aussie star

28 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Chris Vermeulen is hoping that Suzuki continues to aggressively develop its new 800cc machine to keep the Japanese factory at the sharp end of the timesheets in winter testing. Vermeulen and John...

Blog: Sepang over

27 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Howdy folks, sorry I didn’t blog last night but I didn’t get back from the track until 10pm, grabbed some room service and crashed out in a crumpled heap. Firstly a quick update on the sunburn, which...

Vermeulen: 'PI test vital'

27 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Chris Vermeulen reckons the acid test of how far Suzuki has progressed with its new 800cc GSV-R will come at the next two tests in Australia and Qatar. Phillip Island was the worst track for Suzuki...

Stoner targets electrics

27 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner goes home to Phillip Island this week hoping to make some in-roads into solving some of the electronic and power delivery gremlins that have dogged him at the last two tests on board...

Rossi backs Edwards

27 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has backed factory Yamaha team-mate Colin Edwards to make his big MotoGP breakthrough in 2007 – because the new 800cc bikes are more like a superbike. Double World Superbike champion...

GP champ's pain fades

27 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden is confident that his right shoulder will be restored to full fitness in time for the start of the 2007 MotoGP world championship in Qatar on March 10, 2007. Hayden returned to action in...

Loris wants fast start

27 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Loris Capirossi is confident he can maintain the good form he showed at the end of the recent Sepang test session where he finished third fastest when he returns to the track on Tuesday at Phillip...

Hopper wants 16” tryout

27 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

John Hopkins said he would try a Bridgestone 16-inch front tyre in Australia this week if one became available. Despite Bridgestone bosses pledging not to follow rivals Michelin by switching to a new...

Pensioner for 2008 Dakar

27 January 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Tackling the Dakar Rally at 65 and becoming its oldest ever competitor was never going to be easy. But despite being forced out by freak sandstorms Scotland’s Robbie Allan is already targeting the...

Hayden rules out diet

27 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden says he won’t go on a crash diet to help him adjust to Honda’s small new RC212V 800cc MotoGP mchine. Before Christmas Hayden had hinted he might need to shed weight to help him make the...

Marco: "right to move"

27 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Bridgestone’s renowned front tyre has already convinced Marco Melandri that he was right to switch from Michelin at the end of last season. The Italian has been impressed with the Bridgestone front in...

Win your racing dream

26 January 2007 by MCN

If you ever fancied having a go at racing, here’s your chance. For the price of a £20 competition ticket www.givemethekeys.com are giving away a Cagiva Raptor 650 race bike and full spares package to...

Rossi wants record haul

26 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has targeted a 300-point haul to win back his MotoGP world championship crown. Rossi is still smarting after throwing away the title when he crashed out of the last round decider with...

Pedrosa wants new parts

26 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa is hoping he will get some new parts from Honda in time for this week’s Phillip Island test in a bid to spark some momentum into his 2007 pre-season campaign. The Spaniard was...

Tyre war heats up

26 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

American Colin Edwards believes it is too early to gauge whether Michelin’s new 16-inch front tyre will be a match for its Bridgestone rival in the 2007 MotoGP world championship. Michelin is pushing...

Melandri finding style

26 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Italian Marco Melandri believes he is slowly adapting his style to suit the new generation 800cc machines. The former world 250 champion has only tested Honda’s new RC212V twice and after finishing in...

Brit's Hawkstone bid

26 January 2007 by Gary Pinchin

British hero Billy Mackenzie is aiming to upset the world’s motocross stars at this year’s Hawkstone Park International in Shropshire on Sunday, March 4, 2007. Many of the leading factory riders use...

Edwards: 'BHP to spare'

26 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards reckons Yamaha has played it safe so far in the new 800cc MotoGP era and still has plenty more engine performance to come before the start of the 2007 season in Qatar. The Texas Tornado...

WSB final testing

26 January 2007 by Michael Guy

World Superbike testing enters its final stage in February with all the top teams completing their own tests at various tracks around the world. First to get on track are the factory Kawasaki squad...

Video: Kiyo on 07 Blade

25 January 2007 by MCN

Surprise attendee at the Sepang MotoGP test was Ryuichi Kiyonari. He was out on a Suzuka Eight Hour-spec Fireblade. Watch this video to hear just how different it sounds from the MotoGP bikes.

Kawasaki after Nakano

25 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Kawasaki’s technical chief Ichiro Yoda has admitted losing Shinya Nakano at the end of 2006 was a big blow. But Yoda added it shouldn’t seriously hamper development of the new ZX-RR 800cc...

Edwards praises tyre

25 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards was raving about the performance of Michelin’s new 16- inch front tyre in Sepang this week (January 2007). The French tyre company is pushing all of its top riders to try the smaller...

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