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Thai Racer in GPs

20 December 2006 by MCN

Rookie Ratthapark Wilairot will make history by being the first Thai rider to race full-time in the GP world championship next season. Wilairot has signed a deal to race in the world 250 championship...

Toseland closes in

20 December 2006 by Michael Guy

Troy Bayliss set the pace again on day two at the official Pirelli Qatar test after slashing nearly two seconds off his best laptime. Improved track conditions gave all the top riders the opportunity...

Kawasaki sign Easton

20 December 2006 by Gary Pinchin

Kawasaki will have their strongest presence in British racing since the days of Team Green in the early 80s after signing former British Supersport champ Stuart Easton to ride the all-new ZX-6R in the...

Schwantz at TT

19 December 2006 by MCN

1993 World 500cc Champion Kevin Schwantz will join other road racing greats at the Isle of Man Centenary TT next year. Schwantz faces a hectic week of Suzuki themed activities across the Island...

Club racer's funeral

18 December 2006 by MCN

The funeral of club racer Paul Williams is to be held next week at All Saints Church in Gobowen in Shropshire. Paul was killed after crashing his bike during testing at Mallory Park on Saturday December 9. Paul had finished third in this year’s EMRA 125 GP championship, and friends and competitors are being invited to attend the funeral at 11am on December 21. Dress is optional, so if you’re...

Win BSB tickets

18 December 2006

MCN London Motorcycle Show and Brands Hatch are giving away five pairs of entry tickets and two VIP hospitality places to the opening round of the 2007 championship. Held on the full-length GP...

Motocross in top sports

15 December 2006 by MCN

A new survey of British sporting habits has shown that more than 33,000 people take part in motocross each month – putting it 65th out of 74 sports polled. The popularity of motocross puts it ahead of...

Checa beats GP rivals

14 December 2006

Carlos Checa beat off a host of rivals in a star-studded Supermoto race, as he put one over former GP rival Max Biaggi. The 34-year-old turned out on a Honda CRF450 for the traditional Bologna...

Neeves looks back at riding Rossi's bike

13 December 2006 by Michael Neeves

Road Test Supremo Michael Neeves landed one of the plummest jobs of the year a few weeks ago, he got to get out on the cream of the MotoGP machinery at Valencia. Sitting round a beer down the pub...

Shakey: "I've got to start again"

13 December 2006 by Gary Pinchin

Shane Byrne has admitted he was so disappointed with his 2006 season with Rizla Suzuki, he sees his signing with old team Stobart Honda like the start of a new career in 2007. Byrne was finally...

Order official BSB calendar

13 December 2006

British Superbike fans looking for that extra something to fill their Christmas stockings fear no more. The official 2007 calendar is now available at a discounted price of £7.99 (normally £9.99) and...

Racers turn to baseball

12 December 2006 by Sarah Carnell

British racers might spend the winter months longing for warmer climes and thinking of their training regimes – Japanese racers play baseball. Race stars Yukio Kagayama, Nori Haga, Makoto Tamada,...

Hayden: “800s suit Dani”

12 December 2006 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has joined Valentino Rossi in backing factory Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa to pose a massive threat in 2007. The American’s will be bidding to make a successful defence on his MotoGP...

1098 to race in British Superstock

11 December 2006

Ducati’s new 1098 V-twins might not be eligible to race in the superbike class for 2007 but we’ll still be able to see the exciting new Italian machines in top-class British racing next year. Ducati...

Flaming Bayliss caught by reader

08 December 2006 by Andy Long

Here’s a pic I took of Troy Bayliss in August at the Brands Hatch round of World Superbikes

Video: Haydon's R1 deal

07 December 2006 by Angus Farquhar

New Virgin Yamaha signing James Haydon has spoken exclusively to MCN about his decision to return to the team. Watch the video clip to hear as he explains in his own words why he has made his move.

Video: Haslam off season

07 December 2006 by Angus Farquhar

Ever wanted to know what Leon Haslam gets up to away from the track? In part two of our special feature, see our BSB writer Gary Pinchin putting the questions to the MCN 2006 Man of the Year Watch the...

Video: Sepang monsoon

07 December 2006 by Angus Farquhar

Torrential rain has flooded parts of the track at Sepang, putting a halt to the MotoGP test – see our exclusive video report. MCN MotoGP reporter Matthew Birt is in Malaysia to follow the test and...

Memorial for Scottish world champion

07 December 2006 by Sarah Carnell

The Jock Taylor memorial will be officially unveiled in Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland later this month. Jock, a sidecar TT racer and four-times TT winner, finished his debut race and went on to...

Rossi helps fundraiser

07 December 2006 by Sarah Carnell

Valentino Rossi fans could get their hands on a piece of history and help a charity at the same time. The former World Champion has offered the gloves, boots, and racing suit he wore on that fatal day...

Kiwi Harris in TT return

07 December 2006 by Gary Pinchin

Kiwi roads ace Shaun Harris, winner of both the Production 1000cc and 600cc races at the 2003 TT Races, will make a return to the event in 2007. A 10-time New Zealand national champion, Harris has...

Shakey signs for Stobart

07 December 2006 by Gary Pinchin

Shane Byrne will team up with the team with which he won the British Superbike title after he re-signed to join Paul Bird’s Stobart Honda team for 2007. Byrne revealed to MCN that he turned his back...

Video: Crutchlow's CBR

06 December 2006 by Angus Farquhar

Cal Crutchlow took the British Supersport title with two races in hand so we took him out at Mallory Park to see just how much difference there is between his race bike and a standard Honda CBR600RR. Watch the video of the test then read the full story only in the September 27 edition of MCN.