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Video: Drag disaster

04 December 2006 by jdc03

2002 Suzuki GSXR 600 drag racing and almost flipping over …

Video: Drag Racing at York Raceway

04 December 2006 by SHIFTA3

A CBX 1150cc six cylinder Drag bike with a rear mounted camera, accomapied by a topless mechanic !

Pictures from Mallory Park BSB

04 December 2006 by Biker Bird

Heres a few pictures I took at the British Superbikes 2005 at Mallory. I saw so many crashes that day. I crossed the bridge the same time as John Reynolds was hobbling across. It was a fantastic day...

Knight wins toughest race of his career

04 December 2006 by Dave Rawlings

For the second year running David Knight has won the arduous Red Bull Last Man Standing Enduro event in Texas. The race is two laps of a hellish 40 mile circuit in Bulcher, which includes rock faces,...

Operation goes well for McWilliams

04 December 2006 by Matthew Birt

Jeremy McWilliams has undergone successful surgery on the broken left femur he suffered in a horror crash at last week’s Jerez MotoGP test. The 42-year-old had a rod inserted in his left femur at a...

Photos from Oulton park British Superbikes

04 December 2006 by Steve Hulme

Some race pics from the British Superbike round at Oulton Park

A race marshal shares his pictures

04 December 2006 by Bob Davies

Here’s what we see from the marshal’s side of the fence…

Video: James Stewart Jr Ripping

04 December 2006 by lotus22

James Stewart at his backyard track.

Video: Rossi scooter wheelie action!

01 December 2006 by aurecorse

Valentino Rossi with a yamaha scoot(50cc) in assen.

Camel pull-out of GP's

01 December 2006 by MCN

After four years in Moto GP, Camel has pulled out of International Motorsport including sponsoring the factory Yamaha team. The rumour that the bright yellow sponsor would be pulling out of Moto GP...

Bridgestone boss Q&A

01 December 2006 by MCN

The man heading up Bridgestone’s assault on bike racing has spoken after the end of the MotoGP testing for the year. The firm has upped its input into the class after signing two more big names –...

Plater still wants GB ride

01 December 2006 by Gary Pinchin

Macau GP winner Steve Plater is still chasing a full-time ride in Britain – preferably on a superbike but would also take a top-line Supersport ride. One possible option is joining the two-man MSS...

Video: Ducati bike test Goodwood UK

01 December 2006 by nicholastate

Ducati engine test, turn the sound up its great..

Chaz’s dream fizzles out

01 December 2006 by Matthew Birt

Chaz Davies hopes of landing an Ilmor MotoGP ride have all-but gone after a planned test of the bike had to be aborted due to technical faults. The team lost the first day of the test setting the...

MotoGP Blog: Confused in Jerez

30 November 2006 by Matthew Birt

MCN MotoGP reporter Matt Birt exclusively shares hs views post Valencia.. Matt has spent years living out of a suitcase to follow the MotoGP circus around the world, to get the inside scoops for MCN…...

Adult Supercross begins

30 November 2006 by Sarah Carnell

The first round of the adult Maxxis British Outdoor Supercross Championship gets underway this weekend. High hopes have been pinned on the event following the success of the youth classes a fortnight...

Pedrosa finishes fastest at Jerez MotoGP test

30 November 2006 by Matthew Birt

With MotoGP testing over for the year, Dani Pedrosa goes into the enforced winter break with his tail up after setting the fastest time overall at the Jerez test ending this afternoon. Pedrosa slapped...

Rossi in charge in Jerez

30 November 2006 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi may have found himself criticised for taking a few days off at the Sepang test earlier this month to go rally driving, but he:s making up for it in Spain this week. Some fans...

McWilliams in hospital

30 November 2006 by Matthew Birt

Jeremy McWilliams crashed heavily this afternoon at Jerez, and reports from hospital suggest that the veteran star has badly broken his left leg. McWilliams lost the front of the Ilmor X3 800 at the...

Kawasaki dig at Eckl

29 November 2006 by Matthew Birt

Kawasaki has broken its silence over the reason for its hurried split with former MotoGP team boss Harald Eckl, blaming his close involvement with the Ilmor team for the shock move to take the whole...

Toseland shares sponsors with Melandri

29 November 2006 by Matthew Birt

Marco Melandri and Toni Elias will share the same sponsors as James Toseland’s World Superbike team for 2007. The pair’s Gresini Honda MotoGP team signed a sponsorship deal with electronics firm...

Cairoli's unexpected world title

29 November 2006 by Sarah Carnell

Antonio Cairoli sealed the 2006 SX UEM Championship, claiming his second biggest international prize of his young career in the process. The 2005 MX2 World Champion had already won the Milan leg of...

Rutter's Kawasaki deal

29 November 2006 by Gary Pinchin

Michael Rutter has sealed a deal to ride factory-backed Kawasaki ZX-10Rs for a brand new British Superbike team in 2007. The most experienced rider in BSB will be back with Kawasaki next year for the...

Youth Supercross results

29 November 2006 by Sarah Carnell

Despite a heavy downpour on Friday night, and another two-hour drenching on Saturday, the new 500 metre clay based track was in superb condition for the opening encounter at the Norfolk Arena. The...

Jerez MotoGP timesheet

28 November 2006 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi ended the first day of the final major MotoGP test of the year at the top of the timesheets. Rain brought the decrease in lap times to a temporary halt after lunch, at which point...

Jerez MotoGP testing update

28 November 2006 by Matthew Birt

The last MotoGP test of the year has had a slow start, with cold temperatures and rain curtailing meaningful evaluation of the next generation 800s. Ex-champ Valentino Rossi was quickest this morning...

MotoGP testing starts in Jerez

28 November 2006 by MCN

MotoGP’s top men and teams are back out riding today, at the start of the last major test of the year. A two-month testing ban follows this week’s action, which will keep them off track until...

Davies' dream ride

28 November 2006 by Matthew Birt

Teenage star Chaz Davies will be handed the chance any young rider dreams about tomorrow, with a test of the new Ilmor X3 800cc MotoGP bike in Spain. Despite agreeing to ride in the USA next year he...

Ellison makes switch to U.S. Superbikes

27 November 2006 by Matthew Birt

James Ellison began the process of rebuilding his career in AMA Superbikes when he rode a Corona Honda FireBlade this weekend. The 26-year-old will use the bike to race in 2007 and made the most of...

Valentino Rossi's World Rally success

27 November 2006 by MCN

Valentino Rossi won his first car racing title on Sunday – before going on to say that we can probably expect to see more. The Italian MotoGP star won the glitzy Italian Monza Rally, and went a step...

ACU launches new youth MX series

27 November 2006 by Sarah Carnell

The ACU has announced four rounds of the Maxxis British Motorcross Championship will cater for a Youth Class next season. The races will be for riders aged between 14 and 17 on January 1, 2007, which...

Irish racer talks to MCN

25 November 2006

Ryan Farquhar is one of the top Irish racers on the roads. His 2006 season was wrecked by an arm injury at the very start of the season but now he is fully fit and plans to bounce back in style in...

The right clothing?

25 November 2006

Boy this thing’s so big I can’t get my leg over……

Do you like my hat?

25 November 2006

Stalker does not look impressed by his choice of model. Perhaps he’s thinking he may need to borrow the brolly when those clouds come over….!!

Revealing the latest...

25 November 2006

Accessories come with an additional cost…

BSB stars launching at the Mountain at Cadwell Park

24 November 2006 by Dale Fordham

I took this pic at the Cadwell Park round of the British superbike championship, and as everyone that at work has asked for a copy after seeing it on my computer, I though I’d share it.

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