2007 | Page 17

Show some respect

26 June 2007 by Anonymous

I just want to say to the idots out there that booed Casey, I hope you feel guilty. On Thursday when he was on stage for the auction he got booed, but thankfully Julian Ryder sorted out the booers and told them off. And on Sunday on the warm-down lap there were more disrespectful people booing him. All I can say is ‘why’? Is it because he’s leading the championship? Sore Rossi fans or something?...

What's everyone's problem?

26 June 2007 by Kirsty Ewart

I can’t understand how people are complaining about Donington. This was my first year going and it was fine. Yes it took time to get to the car park, but when you’re going though a one-lane village that isn’t built to accommodate this amount of traffic, this is expected! As for people complaining about the mud… I’m sorry but rain cannot be helped; after all we are in Britain and do expect rain.

Great race, rubbish facilities

26 June 2007 by Philip Moore

Attended the GP for the second year with my family and the racing was brilliant! Well done to Bradley and all the Brits and all the winners! The losers however were those of us that had to endure Donington’s appalling lack of investement in facilities like decent toilets. How they expect families with children to endure the crap (literally) provison of basic facilities is scandalous. Donington...

Donington: what a mess

26 June 2007 by Steve

Having promised to take my son to Donington for five years I finally get round to it, and what a mess it is. Takes us 1.5 hours to get into the car park, get to the entrance and go to pay and they want 8% extra to pay by credit card. When we finally get in, what a mess. Mud everywhere and hardly anywhere to sit, why is the MotoGP still held here every year? There must be a least two other tracks...

A ray of sunshine on a damp day!

25 June 2007 by Alan McKeeman

OK, so he didn’t make the podium this year, but he brightened up a wet day for the tens of thousands of his fans who watched Valentino take fourth place at Donington. www.alanmckeeman.com

Lucky for some?

25 June 2007 by Kevin Connel

I brought my daughter ‘Ci’ to the British MotoGP at Donington as a treat for her 18th birthday in the hope she might get to meet one of the stars. She got more than she bargained for; lucky or what?...

Donington better than ever

25 June 2007 by mel

What a great weekend. Top entertainment – JT’s Crash and Oasis tribute band Wonderwall. Respect to all the riders, still nailing it in the rain. Donington’s race weekend just keeps getting better.

Super Donington

25 June 2007 by wonkeydonkey10

Just been to Donington Park for this year’s MotoGP and have to say as usual, me and my missus thoroughly enjoyed it, despite the terrible weather again. It does make you appreciate, even more so however, the sheer talent these guys have from the front of the grid to the back. Disappointingly Rossi did not pull it off this weekend but I understand he did have trouble with poor tyres. That said...

Day of Champions

25 June 2007 by Anonymous

On the Thursday we were queuing to get through to the paddock when we were told by a spectator we needed to get our hand stamped first. So we started to trek back up looking for someone with a stamp, or someone official to ask. We came across an official with a stamp who we asked “do you stamp our hands”. He replied “no, keep on going they’re all waiting”. So we walked some more only to find no...

Donington GP pics

25 June 2007 by Emma Selling

Here’s some pictures from the British GP: Texas Tornado out in front; Need a lift?; Nicky Hayden waiting to be lapped; Disappointment as naughty fans invade the track, depite being warned not to.

Nicky and Dani

25 June 2007 by gary baker

Photos of Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa making my 12-year-old son Cameron’s dreams come after meeting them both at this weekend’s Donington MotoGP. They very kindly signed his jacket, too.

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi puts British MotoGP loss behind him

25 June 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

He may have finished a distant fourth at the British MotoGP yesterday, but Valentino Rossi is getting on with life taking in the first day’s action at Wimbledon today (Monday). The Italian MotoGP...

Sort out facilities, Donington

25 June 2007 by Anonymous

The racing at Donington was excellent, as usual. However, directions for camping and parking were usless. Camping facilities were diabolical for the amount of people present. 2006 facilities were better and knowing how bad the weather was going to be I feel a bit more effort could have been made to avoid the mud surrounding the showers and toilets. It seems they waited until the mud was too bad...

GP idiots

25 June 2007 by Rob Cawley

After the stupid track invasion at Donington on Sunday after the MotoGP, is it only a matter of time until a spectator or rider gets killed? Bike racing could really suffer, with tracks closed down or racing stopped altogether until measures are put in place to stop any invasions taking place. It only takes one accident and a politician who wants to make his mark somewhere and hey presto, we lose...

Donington GP gripes

25 June 2007 by Mark Hunt

For me the Donington GP has had its day. £60 on the gate to sit on muddy grass, drink the same over-priced coffee, queue for the bogs, listen to the same commentators plugging over-priced British Superbike merchandise, while watching races with very little homegrown talent (except for Dan and Bradley). To the organisers… You can’t just hope that it won’t rain and then things will be OK. Wake up,...

Bradley's babes

25 June 2007 by Andy Bradley

A couple of pics of my six-year-old son Mark Bradley from Hull while at the Donington GP, with the Tissot and Rizla babes!

Brit GP qualifying shots

25 June 2007 by Andy Bradley

A few pics from Saturday’s qualifying session.

That's entertainment?

25 June 2007 by craig rogers

I had to pay £10 per night for entertainment at the British GP to watch groups I have not heard of (exept JT’s Crash), toilets filled to the brim with crap, showers that do not work and over-priced drink and food. Great racing, though.

Donington crash shots

24 June 2007 by Arthur Patchett

These images were taken at Donington MotoGP during the weekend. Most of the pictures were taken from the Old Hairpin on Sunday, although a couple were taken at the Esses on Friday.

Knee down at Donington

24 June 2007 by P.Berriman

My Son Daniel and his Cousin Dale – burning Donington Park up ‘Hair Bare Stylie’. Taken in good weather on Saturday afternoon.

British GP: Post race reaction: Bradley Smith

24 June 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Bradley Smith survived three crashes in practice including a particularly vicious highside at Coppice to finish seventh in Sunday’s GP125 race at Donington. The 16-year-old Brit is now equal seventh...

British GP: Post race reaction: Chris Vermeulen

24 June 2007 by Rob Hull

After winning in the wet at Le Mans many weren’t surprised to see Chris Vermeulen on the podium at Donington this weekend. The Aussie set a stunning pace in the closing stages of the race, closing the...

British GP: Post race reaction: Colin Edwards

24 June 2007 by Rob Hull

Colin Edwards scored his best result of the season at the British GP this weekend. The Texan Tornado not only took pole, he lead for a good portion of the race before being caught and overtaken by...

British GP: Post race reaction: Casey Stoner

24 June 2007 by Rob Hull

Australian Casey Stoner racked up his fifth victory of the year at Donington Park today pulling 26 points clear of Valentino Rossi in the title hunt. The 21-year-old Ducati rider rode faultlessly in...

British GP: Q&A: Dan Linfoot

24 June 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Dan Linfoot finished ninth in the appalling wet conditions of the Donington GP250 race in his debut on the Team Sicilia Aprilia. It was the 18-year-old’s first race of the season and his only...

British GP: Bradley Smith gets seventh; Mattia Pasini clinches first win of ‘07

24 June 2007 by Rob Hull

A battered and bruised Bradley Smith fought his way to a heroic seventh position in the 125 race at the British GP after suffering a mammoth get-off in qualifying on Saturday. The 15-year-old Repsol...

British GP: Casey Stoner wins at Donington

24 June 2007 by Rob Hull

Championship leader Casey Stoner has put in a masterful performance at Donington Park to claim victory at the British GP, his fifth win of the season. The Australian Marlboro Ducati rider took...

British GP: Andrea Dovizioso closes gap on Jorge Lorenzo; Dan Linfoot ninth

24 June 2007 by Rob Hull

Andrea Dovizioso was handed victory one lap from the end at the British GP when leader Alex De Angelis dropped his Master Aprilia going down Craner Curves on the way to a certain first win of the...

British MotoGP: Anthony West tops morning warm-up at British GP

24 June 2007 by Rob Hull

Anthony West has proved his wet riding credentials this morning by posting the fastest lap of a morning warm-up at a dreary drenched Donington Park. The heavens opened this morning before the first...

Dirty Rossi

24 June 2007 by Andy Morton

Rossi’s muddy, after crashing at Donington.

British MotoGP: Colin Edwards admits struggle despite British MotoGP pole position

23 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards reckons he still needs to drastically improve his speed through the tight and slow final section at Donington Park despite claiming pole position for tomorrow’s 30-lap British MotoGP...

Rossi gets off!

23 June 2007 by Jason Neale

Here are three photos of Valentino Rossi’s crash after the back end of his bike came round on him and highsided him into the kitty litter in Friday morning’s free practice session for the British...

Rossi fans Joe and Jamie

23 June 2007 by bill hutcheson

My son Joe and his cousin Jamie in the KTM Superduke paddock at Donington MotoGP. Guess who they want to win?

British GP: Eugene Laverty starts 250 race from 15th

23 June 2007 by Rob Hull

British 250cc hopeful Eugene Laverty will line up on the fourth row of the grid for Sunday’s race at Donington aboard his LCR Honda. The 21-year-old from Ballymena posted a qualifying time of...

British MotoGP: Colin Edwards denies Valentino Rossi as Yamaha dominate British MotoGP qualifying

23 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

American Colin Edwards claimed his second career MotoGP pole position this afternoon at Donington Park to deny Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi in an enthralling end to final qualifying. The...

British GP: Bradley Smith on third row after massive high-side crash at Donington Park

23 June 2007 by Matthew Birt

Battered and bruised Bradley Smith will start tomorrow’s British 125 GP from the third row of the grid after he suffered a vicious high-side crash at the end of this afternoon’s final qualifying...