August

Year: 2006

Month: August

Brit MX win for Coppins

12 August 2006

Josh Coppins took both Moto wins at the British MX round at Wakes Colne near Colchester on August 13, 2006, as team-mate Ken De Dycker closed on the British Motocross title. In both races New...

Babe catching a chill...

12 August 2006

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Valentino Rossi has just confirmed to MCN that he will be riding next season’s 800cc Yamaha MotoGP bike at Brno circuit on Monday. The bike is currently in transit from Japan and Rossi has been told...

Gault's Red Bull chance

12 August 2006

One of MCN’s regular club race reporters, Alex gault, has been invited to test for the Red Bull Rookies Cup. Gault suffered some bad luck in the Scottish championship on Sunday, August 6, 2006, as he...

Haslam takes Croft win

12 August 2006

Leon Haslam has justified his claim to the 2006 British Superbike title with a stunning win in the second race at Croft in North Yorkshire today, Sunday, August 13, 2006. Haslam overhauled the...

Brits at German 24hrs

12 August 2006

The British Yamaha Phase One team took third, with fellow Brits Diablo 666 finishing sixth at the Oschersleben 24 Hours round of the 2006 World Endurance Championship. The race was won by the Suzuki...

Historic Carmichael win

12 August 2006

Ricky Carmichael has already claimed perfect seasons in his career, but in his final AMA Motocross season, he has also become the first racer to lap an entire field of riders. The achievement came at...

Babe optional extra...

12 August 2006

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Nice pose....

12 August 2006

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Harris tops Cadwell test

12 August 2006

Karl Harris was the dominant player in the official BSB test at Cadwell Park on Thursday. The Honda rider finished fastest in two out of three sessions and finished the day with the fastest time...

A lovely pair...

12 August 2006

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Picture perfect...

12 August 2006

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Focus on the babes...

12 August 2006

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An Italian babe welcome

12 August 2006

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Rossi tops Brno day 1

12 August 2006

Valentino Rossi has topped the first day of practice for the Brno GP. The Yamaha rider dominated the second session of the day setting a time almost a second and a half faster than any rider well...

Monkeying around

12 August 2006

Rob and Sam Nuttall have been riding 5,000 mile round the coastline of Britain on monkeybikes. The two blokes are avoiding all motorways in their six-week journey that should finish today as they roll into Blackpool North Pier this afternoon. For bikes for sale Click here For bike reviews Click here For product reviews Click here The boys are raising money for McMillan Cancer Support and if...

BSB Croft results

12 August 2006

Here are the full results from the Croft round of the British Superbike championship. Race two: 1 Leon HASLAM 2 Karl HARRIS 3 Gregorio LAVILLA 4 Shane BYRNE 5 Ryuichi KIYONARI 6 Michael RUTTER 7 Michael LAVERTY 8 Peter HICKMAN 9 Glen RICHARDS 10 Craig COXHELL 11 Steve PLATER 12 Dean THOMAS 13 Jonathan REA 14 Jon KIRKHAM 15 Chris MARTIN 16 Ollie BRIDEWELL 17 Michael HOWARTH 18 Ben WILSON 19 Howie...

Rea takes Croft pole

12 August 2006

Jonny Rea has once again proved that he is a man to watch after taking the pole position for Sunday’s British Superbike races at Croft. The Red Bull Honda rider put in a stunning lap to set the...

Superhero Bayliss

05 August 2006

Tory Bayliss and Lorenzo Lanzi will be racing in fancy dress at Brands Hatch this weekend. The two Xerox Ducati riders are celebrating the launch of the new Superman movie by racing in special...

Brands photo gallery

05 August 2006

We’re down at Brands Hatch all weekend to bring you all the latest from World Superbikes so we thought we’d share the best of our photos with you. Click here to see the motorcyclenews.com group on Flickr and browse our photos. And why not join the group and add your photos of Brands Hatch or anything else bike related. It’s really easy to do and you can even comment on pictures you like,...

Babes of the brolly...

05 August 2006

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Beach of a babe...

05 August 2006

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Everts takes MX1 title

05 August 2006

Stefan Everts has won the 2006 MX1 world championship with two wins at his home round at Namur in Belgium. It took his career total to ten world championships in an 18 year career, with the...

Get set for Croft BSB

05 August 2006

The British Superbike championship travels to the Croft circuit in North Yorkshire on August 11-13, and the championship is closer than at any point so far. Just 14 points seperate Ryuichi Kiyonari,...

Minimotos at NEC Show

05 August 2006

Legal and legitimate minimoto riders will get a boost with the news the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show will showcase the positive side of racing at the 2006 show in Birmingham. The...

Double flip wins X games

05 August 2006

Motocross madman Travis Pastrana has performed the first ever double backflip at an official competition after landing the trick at the summer X-Games. Pastrana mastered the incredibly dangerous...

Babes share a ride...

05 August 2006

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WSB Brands results

05 August 2006

World Superbike race one: 1 Bayliss T. 36’26.855 2 Toseland J. 36’28.512 3 Haga N. 36’29.103 4 Pitt A. 36’29.715 5 Kagayama Y. 36’36.521 6 Corser T. 36’43.586 7 Walker C. 36’43.747 8 Barros A.

Brands video highlights

05 August 2006

We spent the weekend in the pits at Brands Hatch so we thought we’d show you what it’s like to be in the thick of it. Check out the videos below to see all the bikes and pit action from the World...

Wins for Bayliss/Haga

05 August 2006

Noriyuki Haga improved on his second place in race one, to take a victory at Brands Hatch despite the close attention for Troy Bayliss throughout the race. Bayliss pushed his Ducati to the limit,...

Branded Brands babe

05 August 2006

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Rea stays top at Croft

05 August 2006

Jonathan Rea has continued to dominate the practice sessions for the British Superbike round at Croft in North Yorkshire on Sunday, August 13, 2006. Leon Haslam has gone second quickest, ahead of...

Brands Sunday warm-up

05 August 2006

James Toseland has gone fastest in the morning warm-up session for the Brands Hatch round of World Superbikes, with Tommy Hill third quickest. Reigning champion Troy Corser fell during the session at...

Delicate babe

05 August 2006

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Tyre boss on 2006 GPs

05 August 2006

With six races to go in the 2006 MotoGP world championship, Hiroshi Yamada, Bridgestone Motorsport’s Motorcycle Racing Manager, has spoken about the season so far Mr. Yamada, how would you summarise...

Bayliss on Brands pole

05 August 2006

Troy Bayliss posted a new best lap at Brands Hatch to take pole position as as the last man out onto the circuit for Superpole. Karl Muggeridge had posted a time of 1;25.901 early in Superpole which proved hard to beat, with James Toseland, Troy Corser and Andrew Pitt all coming close. But it was Noriyuki Haga who improved as the penultimate rider, only to lose out to Bayliss within the space of...