May

Year: 2006

Month: May

Bayliss does Brit double

27 May 2006

Troy Bayliss has completed a World Superbike double with two wins at the Silverstone round of the championship on Sunday, May 28, 2006. Bayliss had to fight hard in both races to overcome a strong...

I’VE been studying our chat boards with particular interest lately, reading MCN website users’ take on a BMW MotoGP bike, next year or otherwise. As ever, forum users raise some very interesting points about the likelihood of us seeing a bike from the German company in MotoGP. Personally, I think at this stage it’s unlikely for 2007, but not for lack of commitment from the BMW personnel involved.

A weekend with Toseland

27 May 2006

Motorcyclenews.com’s Angus Farquhar has spent the weekend working as part of James Toseland’s pit crew and you can read his account here. Click the links below to follow Angus through the weekend and...

Cops launch minibike club

27 May 2006

The launch of ‘Pocket Bike Club’ has been hailed a success by Humberside police as the first volunteers completed training to marshal the safe use of mini motorcycles across Hull. Police have worked...

Used by a brolly babe...

27 May 2006

Hopefully as James Ellison gets quicker in MotoGP, brolly girls will stop using him as a place to rest their umbrellas…. See over 400 sexy two-wheeled models. Click here. Quality bikes for sale.

Blog: Toseland, Sun AM

27 May 2006

It’s my final day in the Ten Kate WSB garage and the mood has certainly lifted with the weather. The track is dry and although we’re all freezing in the shade of the garage, out on track it’s looking...

A cheeky smile...

27 May 2006

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Heidolf to miss GPs

27 May 2006

German 250cc GP racer Dirk Heidolf will miss the Italian GP on Sunday, June 4 2006, following a crash in testing. The Kiefer Bos Racing rider was testing at the Sachsenring when he highsided and injured his right scaphoid and bruised his left ankle. Quality Bikes for Sale: Click here. MCN and user bike reviews. Click here. Browse over 1700 product reviews. Click here. Heidolf will undergo...

Blog: Toseland, Sat PM

27 May 2006

Continued from page 1 I’ve never seen a spanner move so fast. Time was running out for the session so speed was essential, but the mechanic’s hands were moving so fast they were almost a blur and it...

Blog: Toseland, race 2

27 May 2006

Even after two times standing on the grid I’m still not used to it. I’m helping prepare the bike that just took James Toseland to a home podium. After the frantic dash to collect up everything and...

WSB: Hill on pole

27 May 2006

World Supersport free practice 2: 1 Lagrive M. 1’37.530 2 Leblanc G. 1’37.673 3 Sofuoglu K. 1’38.043 4 Andersen K. 1’38.055 5 Vizziello G. 1’38.126 6 Parkes B. 1’38.643 7 Veneman B. 1’38.930 8 Fores...

Don't turn away...

27 May 2006

We don’t know what this young lady has done, but Andrew Pitt is definitely giving her the cold shoulder…. See over 400 sexy two-wheeled models. Click here. Quality bikes for sale. Click here. Find...

A bad case of wind....

27 May 2006

The eternal dilemma of the brolly girl. Do you brush the hair from your face and risk dropping your brolly, or end up looking like Dougal from The Magic Roundabout? See over 400 sexy two-wheeled...

RC takes AMA MX lead

27 May 2006

Ricky Carmichael has taken the championship lead in his final season of AMA Motocross. Carmichael took two wins at the second round of the series at Mt Morris. The first race saw him lead for the opening laps, before James Stewart took over. But Carmichael continued to battle and with just four laps left Stewart made a mistake and fell from his Kawasaki. Bikes for sale: Click here. MCN and user...

New Irish road race

27 May 2006

A new Irish road race takes place on Saturday June 24, 2006 with the Donelly Group Bush Road Races taking place at the Bush circuit just outside Dungannon in Northern Ireland. Riders already confirmed include Dungannon’s Ryan Farquhar, John Burrows, Manfred Vogal and Dave Browne for the nine race programme, which inlcudes 125s, Junior Support 201-400cc, Senior Support 401-750cc, 250-400cc, 600...

Blog: Toseland, Sat AM

27 May 2006

I’ve just spent the morning with James Toseland’s team in the Winston Ten Kate garage and a very wet slow morning it was. The rain started as the supersport practice session went out and Ten Kate...

Babe out of sync...

27 May 2006

She wasn’t happy when she realised all the other stripes were horizontal… apparently she spent the rest of the day laying down in order to blend in…. See over 400 sexy two-wheeled models. Click...

WSB: Silverstone results

27 May 2006

World Superbikes race two: 1. Bayliss. 2. Haga. 3. Toseland. 4. Pitt. 5. Barros. 6. Corser. 7. Xaus. 8. Walker. 9. Muggeridge. 10. Nieto. 11. Hill. 12. Abe. 13. Kagayama. 14. Laconi. 15. Fabrizio. 16. lanzi. 17. Nannelli. 18. Brookes. 19. Rolfo. 20. Clementi. DNF: Foret, Martin. DNS: Jones. Lap by lap report: Final lap results: Bayliss, Haga, Toseland, Pitt, Barros, Corser, Xaus, Walker,...

Blog: Toseland, Race 1

27 May 2006

Continued from page 1 New tyres were put on and everything was double checked to make sure it was all still ok for the restart and more fuel was put in. Then it was back out on the grid for the second...

Rossi wins sport award

20 May 2006

Valentino Rossi has been awarded the ‘Spirit of Sport’ award at the annual Laureus World Sports Awards in Barcelona on Monday, May 22. The ‘Spirit of Sport’ award was present to the Camel Yamaha...

Three wise babes...

20 May 2006

OK, we’re not sure what’s particularly wise about them, but they are babes, and there are three of them…. See over 400 sexy two-wheeled models. Click here. Quality bikes for sale: Click here. Browse...

Fantasy race month 3

20 May 2006

The third Game Month of Fantasy Road Race 2006 commenced with the MotoGP meeting in France and the BSB race weekend at Mondello Park, although adverse weather conditions ultimately caused the cancellation of the latter. At Le Mans, Valentino Rossi looked all set for his second race victory of the season before mechanical problems resulted in his retirement for the second successive race. This...

WSB: Silverstone Friday

20 May 2006

WSB First qualifying: Troy Bayliss and Troy Corser dominated the first qualifying session for Silverstone WSB despite big crashes for Bayliss and Toseland. Toseland, Chris Walker and Bayliss all...

Suzuki wins at Albecete

20 May 2006

The Suzuki Castrol team of Keiichi Kitagwa, Matthieu Lagrive and Vincent Philippe has won the Albacete 8 Hour endurance race. The team ran a consistent race despite drama from the start when a...

Kiyo seals Mondello pole

20 May 2006

RUICHI Kiyonari confirmed his pace around the twisty Mondello track in securing pole for tomorrow’s two Bennett’s BSB races here. The HM Plant Honda rider sits ahead of Shane Byrne and championship...

Win MX tickets

20 May 2006

We’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to each of the three rounds of the Rhayader evening motocross series in Wales. The series takes place on Wednesday evenings throughout the summer and provides...

Blog: Substitute racer

20 May 2006

Mr Neeves is away racing his long-term GSXR1000 in France; therefore I’ve taken his seat in the Bracken KTM 660 cup. He didn’t need to ask me twice, I nearly bit his arm off, but on reflection I may...

Blog: In the Ten Kate pit

20 May 2006

Angus Farquhar is spending the weekend working in the Winston Ten Kate World Superbike garage with James Toseland at Silverstone: I’ve just finished my first day at Silverstone and it’s pretty amazing to see what it is like behind the scenes at a meeting like this. When you sit in the grandstands or watch it at home on telly it’s really hard to appreciate just how much work goes in to trying to...