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Swedish GP star dies

26 August 2006

The winner of the 1973 and 1974 125cc Grand Prix World championships Kent Andersson has died at the age of 64. Swedish rider Andersson was born on August 1, 1942 in Landvetter, starting to race at the age of 19 with a 250cc Monark. He scored his first Grand Prix points in the 250cc class in 1966 riding for Swedish brand Husqvarana, before a move to Yamaha in 1969 and his first GP wins in Germany...

Haslam takes BSB lead

26 August 2006

Haslam takes BSB lead

Leon Haslam leads the 2006 British Superbike championship by 15 points following a win and a second place at the 11th round at Cadwell Park. The first race saw torrential rain just before the start,...

Assen '06 preview

26 August 2006

Assen '06 preview

The ninth round of the WSB championship kicks off at Assen in the Netherlands this weekend with series leader Troy Bayliss for Ducati and rival Noriyuki Haga in second place battling it out. ...

Taking a babe break...

26 August 2006

Taking a babe break...

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Babe with a purpose..

26 August 2006

Babe with a purpose..

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Rider dies at Cadwell

26 August 2006

A young rider died and a marshal and another rider were injured in separate incidents at the weekends racing at Cadwell Park. Ashley Martin (18) from Shiptonthorpe died in hospital after sustaining serious head injuries in a crash at the Gooseneck during Sunday qualifying for the British Supersport Championship. He was unconscious at the scene of the crash and, after being treated by medical...

Ready for Weston Race?

26 August 2006

Ready for Weston Race?

The Weston Beach race takes place on October 21 and 22, 2006, with top MX stars Stefan Everts and Tyla Rattray heading the list of entries. Everts is the most successful rider in MX1 history, and has...

McCoy tests Brit GP bike

26 August 2006

McCoy tests Brit GP bike

Former MotoGP star and Grand Prix winner Garry McCoy is testing the British Ilmor GP machine at Albacete. McCoy is riding today, Tuesday, August 29 and Wednesday August 30, 2006. This would suggest...

Babe cloning project

26 August 2006

Babe cloning project

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Cadwell BSB results

26 August 2006

Results from the 11th round of the 2006 British Superbike championship from Cadwell Park: British Superbike race two: result to follow. British Superbike race one result: Gregorio LAVILLA 28:03.401 Leon HASLAM 28:08.708 Ryuichi KIYONARI 28:24.012 Shane BYRNE 28:33.639 Tommy HILL 28:39.113 Glen RICHARDS 28:39.224 Craig COXHELL 28:49.156 Dean THOMAS 28:51.807 Jon KIRKHAM 28:51.847 Karl HARRIS...

Haslam on Cadwell pole

26 August 2006

Haslam on Cadwell pole

Leon Haslam has qualified on pole position for the Cadwell Park round of the British Superbike championship, with team-mate Gregorio Lavilla starting from second on the grid. Haslam posted a time of...

Warren claims SM title

26 August 2006

Warren claims SM title

Sam Warren has won the British Supermoto title despite one round remaining in the season. The Aprilia 550 rider claimed the championship on August 29, 2006 at the Pembrey circuit in Norfolk. His...

Everts denied 100th win

26 August 2006

Everts denied 100th win

Josh Coppins won the second MX1 class race at Desert Martin in Northern Ireland to deny Stefan Everts his 100th career win, even as Everts ensured Yamaha will win the 2006 Manufacturers title. Everts...

Ducati keep Capirossi

26 August 2006

Ducati keep Capirossi

Loris Capirossi will again race for the Ducati MotoGP team in 2007, in a renewed one year deal to ride the 800cc Desmosedici GP7. Capirossi has ridden for the Italian team since 2003, and has won...

Gault report

26 August 2006

Gault report

Race 2: Now, the plot thickens. Remember his crash at Knockhill? The petrol tank had been damaged. We did a fantastic repair job that was until I had put the amount of fuel in, which I thought would...

Ducati stick with Bayliss

26 August 2006

Ducati stick with Bayliss

Troy Bayliss will race for the factory Ducati squad in WSB in 2007, as confirmed in a blog post by Ducati boss Federico Minoli. Describing the decision to retain both MotoGP star Loris Capirossi and...

Babe in some confusion

26 August 2006

Babe in some confusion

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Giving us the eye...

26 August 2006

Giving us the eye...

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AMA crash for Hodgson

19 August 2006

AMA crash for Hodgson

Neil Hodgson suffered a mixed weekend at the Virginia International Raceway round of the AMA Superbike season on August 19/20 2006, taking third in the first race on Saturday, but crashing out of the...

Yamaha release Clarke

19 August 2006

Yamaha release Clarke

The Virgin Mobile Yamaha team has released Kieran Clarke from his team duties in the run up to Cadwell Park, focusing on remaining riders Tommy Hill and Billy McConnell. The reasons for the split...

Bright-eyed babes

19 August 2006

Bright-eyed babes

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Brilliant babes

19 August 2006

Brilliant babes

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Ducati tests MotoGP 800

19 August 2006

Ducati tests MotoGP 800

Loris Capirossi has tested the new 800cc Ducati MotoGP machine which will race under new rules in 2007, lapping just 1.6 seconds off the pace of his current Desmosedici race bike. The unveiling took...

GP bikes ride in London

19 August 2006

GP bikes ride in London

Loris Capirossi had the chance to intimidate some couriers in London on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 as he rode the Ducati Desmosedici in a display for around 20,000 people. The event was held to...

Brno GP results

19 August 2006

Brno GP results

125GP: Alvaro BAUTISTA Mika KALLIO Gabor TALMACSI Sergio GADEA Thomas LUTHI Mattia PASINI Nicolas TEROL Joan OLIVE Pablo NIETO Fabrizio LAI Sandro CORTESE Stefan BRADL Mike DI MEGLIO Manuel...

Babe's sunny disposition

19 August 2006

Babe's sunny disposition

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Wildcards for Japan GP

19 August 2006

Wildcards for Japan GP

Test rider Naoki Matsudo and Kousuke Akiyoshi have both been confirmed as wild card entries for the Japanese Grand Prix on September 24, 2006. Matsudo has spent the 2006 season as the test rider for...

Ducati quit AMA in 2007

19 August 2006

Ducati quit AMA in 2007

Ducati North America and Ducati Corse have announced that their participation in the AMA Superbike Championship with a factory team will stop at the end of the 2006 season. The Amercian-based Ducati...

Capriossi takes Brno win

19 August 2006

Loris Capriossi stunned the GP paddock today with a flag to flag victory in the Brno GP. Capirossi stormed off the line from his second place on the grid to take a one second lead by the end of the first lap. The Ducati rider went on to stretch out a massive lead throughout the rest of the race eventually slowing on the last lap to take a comfortable five second win. After escaping the scrum it...

First pic: Rossi's 800

19 August 2006

Valentino Rossi and Loris Capirossi got a taste of their new bikes yesterday as they took to the Brno track on the 2007 800cc machines. These pictures are the first look at Rossi’s new bike as he put in a quick test of the machine in-between laps of his current M1. Despite the bike being an early prototype he managed to get within 2 seconds of his lap pace during Sunday’s GP. Capirossi was also...

Keep your chin up...

19 August 2006

Keep your chin up...

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Rain hits Brno test

19 August 2006

Rain hits Brno test

Rain hit the second day of MotoGP testing at Brno on Tuesday, August 22, with Loris Capirossi testing the Desmosedici GP7 under wet conditions for the first time. With rain from 10am till midday,...

Final title for Carmichael

19 August 2006

Final title for Carmichael

Ricky Carmichael has taken his seventh and final AMA Motocross title with two rounds remaining in his last competitive season in a legendary career. Carmichael won both races at the Binghamtpon round...

Rossi takes pole

19 August 2006

Rossi takes pole

Valentino Rosi has continued his domination of the Brno round of the MotoGP championship taking pole position for Sunday’s race. The Italian took the fastest lap both on Friday and in the Saturday...

Babe starts the week

19 August 2006

Babe starts the week

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Short skirt Friday?

19 August 2006

Short skirt Friday?

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