2006

Year: 2006

Month: ALL

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...

Team Enduro for 2006

07 January 2006

A new Team Competition will be part of the 2006 British Enduro Championship, inspired by the domination of David Knight in the World Championship and the performance of the British team at the...

Boorman out of Dakar

01 January 2006

Charley Boorman has been forced to pull out of the Dakar on the same day that last year’s winner, Cyril Despres, saw his hopes dashed of keeping the title. Boorman crashed and broke his hand during...

CCM debuts with Plater

01 January 2006

The CCM FT35R made its shorttrack racing debut at Scunthorpe Speedway circuit, ridden by British Superbike star Steve Plater. Plater took his bike to an impressive sixth position on Monday, January...

Dakar: Stage 4

01 January 2006

Isidre Esteve Pujol has won the fourth stage of the Dakar coming from a 19th place start to take the fastest time of the day. The KTM rider took advantage of the fact that it is much faster to follow...

Dakar: Stage 5

01 January 2006

Reigning Dakar winner Cyril Despres took another stage win on the fifth day of the Dakar. One of the longest stages yet followed the course of the Adraa valley across Morocco for most of the day with...

Lampkin sticks with HRC

01 January 2006

Trials legend Dougie Lampkin has extended his deal with Repsol-Montesa HRC for a further two years. The two parties have been together for the past six seasons already, during which time Lampkin has...

Having a good time...

01 January 2006

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01 January 2006

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Dakar: Stage 3

01 January 2006

Australian Andy Cladecott won the third stage of the Dakar Rally and first stage in Africa. The stage was hard work for the bikes with challenging navigation and lots of big rocks to contend with. ...

R6 Cup returns to TV

01 January 2006

The Natural Born Racers series, which follows the young hopefuls of the Virgin Mobile R6 Cup, returns to TV screens on Sunday, January 8, 2006. The third season of this show will cover the 2005...

Dakar: stage 2

01 January 2006

Ruben Faria has won the second stage of the Dakar, taking his victory in the final European stage. The competitiors said goodbye to the continent with a second special stage lined with hoards of...

Things are looking up...

01 January 2006

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Honda Pons out for 2006

01 January 2006

The Honda Pons team run by former double 250cc World Champion Sito Pons, will not compete in the 2006 motoGP World Championship. Following 25 successive seasons, the decision has been prompted by the...

In the pink....

01 January 2006

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