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Tamada stays put in GPs

14 January 2006

The Konica Minolta Honda team will again run Makoto Tamada in a one rider team in 2006. The Japanese rider will face his fourth season in the MotoGP championship, with the first testing taking place...

06 TT gets safety boost

14 January 2006

Isle of Man TT organisers have responded to safety fears about the event by tripling the marshalling budget and implementing £30,000 worth of safety changes to the course. The improvements are the...

Double babes for champ

14 January 2006

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Zanetti gets GP ride

14 January 2006

Lorenzo Zanetti has signed for the Skilled ISPA Racing Team to compete in the 125cc world championship in 2006. The 18-year-old Italian competed in several races in 2005, finishing the season in 17th...

Honda supplies Roberts

14 January 2006

Honda has announced its 2006 motorcycle road race plans – confirming the supply of engines to Team Roberts in MotoGP. The intention is to take titles in each category and win with ‘next-generation...

Coma takes Dakar win

14 January 2006

Marc Coma has won the overall race on the 2006 Dakar Rally. The Spanish rider, who came second last year, won the race without taking victory in a single stage, saying at the end it was the race win...

06 Desmosedici unveiled

14 January 2006

Ducati’s 2006 MotoGP bike, the Desmosedici GP06, has been launched at Madonna di Campiglio in Italy. It will be ridden by Sete Gibernau and Loris Capirossi in the MotoGP, both of whom were present...

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14 January 2006

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Carchano joins 250GPs

14 January 2006

Jordi Carchano will race for the Stop and Go team in the 250cc GP world championship in 2006, in a move for both rider and team from the 125cc class. Carchano rode for the Aspar team in 2005, and...

Minimoto track plea

14 January 2006

Minimoto fans want your help to make a track available at the historic Brooklands estate in Surrey. A 60 acre site at the estate is due to be taken over by the local Elmbridge council. Currently on...

Rolfo tests at Valencia

07 January 2006

Roberto Rolfo has begun testing the SC Carrachi Ducati 999 he will race in the World Superbike championship in 2006. The former MotoGP star was at the Valencia circuit last week for a three day test,...

Lampkin falls in Sheffield

07 January 2006

Dougie Lampkin missed out on the final of the first round of the World Indoor Trial championship on Saturday, January 7, 2005, following problems in the qualifying round. The British Montesa-HRC...

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07 January 2006

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2006 TT loses one race

07 January 2006

The 2006 TT race schedule has been released with one less race than in previous years. For 2006, the second Supersport race has been ditched due to concerns about safety and the mechanical stresses...

MX star fined for wheelie

07 January 2006

A former Scottish motocross champion has found himself with eight points on his driving licence after wheeling a minibike. Stuarty Flockhart of East Lothian came fourth in the 2003 world championship. The 26-year-old was caught on CCTV at a skatepark on Boxing Day 2004 in Perth in Scotland, pulling a wheelie on a 49cc bike beloning to his younger brother. Edinburgh News (external site) reports...

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07 January 2006

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07 January 2006

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Upgrades at Laguna Seca

07 January 2006

Improvements are underway at Laguna Seca for the MotoGP event on July 23, 2006. Around $7 million dollars will be spent on safety and facility upgrades, including repaving the entire surface of the...

The new chequered flag

07 January 2006

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BSB live on ITV1

07 January 2006

British Superbikes has received what could be its biggest boost in popularity for years after securing coverage of all 13 rounds on ITV1. The deal, which is still subject to contract, sees the...

Indoor Trials entries

07 January 2006

The five riders who will take part in every round of the 2006 Indoor Trail World championship have been confirmed as the top three from 2005, Adam Raga (SPA-GasGas), Takahisha Fujinami (JPN-Honda),...

Camel cash starts row

07 January 2006

The decision for Yamaha to run under Camel sponsorship in 2006 is now the subject of war of words between Yamaha and former sponsors Gauloises, a brand of Altadis. The cigarette firm has issued a...

Cheer up love...

07 January 2006

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Jenkner retires from GPs

07 January 2006

German 250cc GP racer Steve Jenkner has announced his retirement after nine seasons in the world championship. The 29-year-old has taken the decision following long negotiations. 2005 was his first...

West leaves KTM

07 January 2006

Anthony West has signed for the Keifer Racing Team for 2006, leaving KTM to ride an Aprilia in the 250cc GP championship. The Australian had one year left on his contract with KTM as a test rider,...

Dakar: Stage 8

07 January 2006

Stage eight of the Paris-Dakar has seen Frenchman David Casteu take the stage win on his KTM from Blais and Cyril Despres, who had led the race int he early stages before a crash on stage seven. The...

Jail for riding minimoto

07 January 2006

A man has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for riding a minimoto while drunk. George Kaiser will is facing time behind bars as a result of the US’s three-strikes-and-your-out rule. He already has...

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07 January 2006

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Honda track merger

07 January 2006

Two of the three circuits in Japan owned by Honda will merge in June, 2006, with Suzuka and Twin Ring Motegi coming under the same management. Prior to the agreement, Honda will obtain all...

Kids club needs your help

07 January 2006

The Burton and District Sporting Motorcycle Club is looking for support with the news that the local council won’t rent them land after 10 years at the same site. The ACU-affiliated voluntary club is...

Caldecott dies on Dakar

07 January 2006

Repsol KTM rider Andy Caldecott has died on Stage 9 of the Dakar after crashing at high speed. The Australian crashed his bike on one of the fast sections of the 599km stage and was pronounced dead...

Dakar: Stage 13

07 January 2006

Giovani Sala took the win on stage 13 of the Dakar Rally, beating Cyril Despres by more than three minutes to win the day. The win puts Sala up to third in the overall rankings behind Marc Coma,...

Stewart starts with win

07 January 2006

James Stewart has won the opening round of the 2006 AMA Supercross series, showing his skill in passing both leader Chad Reed and off-road legend Ricky Carmichael. Stewart suffered a bad start in the...

Yamaha get Camel cash

07 January 2006

The Yamaha MotoGP squad will be sponsored by the Camel cigarette brand in 2006. An agreement was announced on Monday, January 9th, 2006, between Yamaha Motor Co.,Ltd, and a subsidiary of Japan...

Dakar: Stage 11

07 January 2006

Racing has resumed in the Dakar, following the cancellation of stage 10 due to the death of Australian Andy Caldecott. Stage 11 saw 100 riders tackling the challenging tracks in Mali, with the added...

Dakar: Stage 12

07 January 2006

The 12th stage of the Dakar rally ran from Bamako to Labe, with a special stage beginning as the riders crossed the border between Mali and Guinea. In the morning, Carlo De Gavardo lost over 30...