November

Year: 2006

Month: November

Forward thinking

18 November 2006

It doesn’t matter if my arm hurts, I am going to show off my tan…!!!

Macau celebrates 40th

11 November 2006

The 40th Macau Grand prix takes place this weekend, and this year’s GP promises to be fiercer than ever. In his final ride on the Stobart Honda Rutter is aiming to break the record of six Macau...

Rider lists for 2007

11 November 2006

As riders and teams confirm their plans for the 2007 race seasons, we’re keeping you up-to-date with the latest moves in one handy place. Follow the links, right, for the latest news from World...

Feeling flirty

11 November 2006

“It’s ok, I sacked my fashion designer following this shoot…”

FIRST time racers and race teams can learn how to use data logging systems on a new short course run by the University of Northampton. The two day course runs on December 4-5 2006 or February 13-14...

Goodwood dates out

11 November 2006

Patron of the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Revival, The Earl of March, has announced the dates of the two 2007 events. The 15th running of the Festival of Speed will take place over the weekend of...

Tommy Hayden falls

11 November 2006

US Superbike star Tommy Hayden made a debut he’d probably like to forget on the Yoshimura Suzuki he will race next year, after a mammoth highside at the Sepang test in Malaysia. The works Suzuki AMA...

Guintoli's crocked debut

11 November 2006

French MotoGP new boy Sylvain Guintoli had a painful graduation from 250s to the big bikes, after he broke his collar bone in his first ride on a MotoGP bike. Guintoli, riding for Tech-3 Yamaha as...

Video: Sepang monsoon

11 November 2006

Torrential rain has flooded parts of the track at Sepang, putting a halt to the MotoGP test – see our exclusive video report. MCN MotoGP reporter Matthew Birt is in Malaysia to follow the test and he...

Schwantz faces Macau

11 November 2006

Race legends Kevin Schwantz, Ron Haslam and Mick Grant, plus modern-day riders Michael Rutter, John McGuinness and Cameron Donald will take part in special lap of honour preceding the Macau Grand Prix...

Renewed deal for WSB

11 November 2006

Motorcycle clothing and accessories manufacturer Axo Sport have renewed their contract with WSB rights holders, FGSport, for a further three years. Axo will continue as technical sponsor to the...

Hodgson rumour denied

11 November 2006

A flurry of talk which linked Neil Hodgson with Paul Bird in a mooted works Honda team for the 2007 British Superbike championship has prompted the star’s manager to pour cold water on the...

Win Toseland's leathers

11 November 2006

If you’ve ever wanted to get your hands on some genuine racing memorabilia this is your chance. In aid of Riders for Health, MCN’s WSB reporter Michael Guy is competing in the 2000 mile Enduro Africa...

Hayden's injury secret

11 November 2006

Nicky Hayden has sensationally revealed he won the MotoGP world championship with a fractured right shoulder, picked up in the controversial Estoril clash with team-mate Dani Pedrosa. The American...

Edwards ready for 800s

11 November 2006

Yamaha star Colin Edwards gets his first taste tomorrow (Wednesday Nov 15, 2006) of the all-new 800cc M1 he and team-mate Valentino Rossi will campaign in MotoGP next year. So far Rossi is the only...

Steady start for Biaggi

11 November 2006

All eyes were on Max Biaggi at the major Valencia WSB test, as series fans waited to see how the four-time GP world champion would perform in his first track outing against the stars who will be his...

Blog: RfH marathon run

11 November 2006

Dean Ellison has sent the final instalment of his New York Marathon diary, which here talks about the race itself. He raised well over £1000 for Riders for Health, with more donations due, which will...

Triumph ride-off idea

11 November 2006

Triumph Triple Challenge organiser Tony Scott has thrown down the gauntlet to the organisers the Virgin Yamaha R6 Cup and GS-X-R Trophy one-make championships to promote a special end-of-season...

Jacque ready for GPs

11 November 2006

Olivier Jacque claims he wasn’t bothered about being well down Kawasaki’s shopping list as the French rider clinched a shock return to MotoGP. The former world 250 champion was plucked out of the...

MVs to race in BSB

11 November 2006

Two MV Agusta F4 1000Rs will compete in British Superbike and Superstock in 2007, with new team Trackstar-Racing. The squad will consist of a two rider line-up with 22-year-old Irishman Brian...

Biaggi on top form

11 November 2006

New Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Max Biaggi set the fastest time at this week’s two-day World Superbike test at Valencia in Spain. The Italian recorded a time of 1:33.9 with team mate Yukio...

No BSB traction control

11 November 2006

It’s been the hot topic of the season, but while the cost, development and even the very existence of traction control systems have been hotly debated in WSB, 2006 BSB champ Ryuichi Kiyonari says it’s...

Six Day Enduro begins

11 November 2006

The 81st International Six Day Enduro kicked off on Monday night (Tuesday morning) in Taupo, New Zealand. The enduro is a team event consisting of 31 nations and 600 racers, riding 155 miles a day...

Rea on crutches

11 November 2006

New HM Plant Honda signing Jonathan Rea won’t be joining BSB Champion Ryuiichi Kiyonari at the first test of the 2007 Fireblade at Motegi later this month, as he’s still recovering from an operation. ...

Pedrosa testing setback

11 November 2006

Dani Pedrosa’s winter testing schedule has taken a knock after he was forced to abandon plans to join a major three-day MotoGP test in Malaysia this week. Pedrosa has had an operation on his left...

Rutter takes pole

11 November 2006

Michael Rutter has taken provisional pole position in the opening qualifying session for the 40th running of the Macau Grand Prix. The 33-year-old BSB star lapped his Stobart Honda in 2.27.99, over...

Sky view

11 November 2006

Oops, what a shame, it seems we have run out of material for our tops….!!!

Hopkins leads again

11 November 2006

Suzuki once again topped the timesheets in Sepang on day three of their 800cc testing. John Hopkins took more than a second off yesterday’s time to record a 2:01.64 lap ahead of team-mate Chris...

Rain halts testing

11 November 2006

Colin Edwards’ first chance to try out Yamaha’s 800cc MotoGP bike was cut short by rain on Wednesday. The American was testing the new bike for the first time at Sepang before torrential rain ended...

The relaxed look

11 November 2006

Hanging on for dear life. Just me and my pole…..

Rossi goes rallying

11 November 2006

He has barely turned a wheel in anger, but the World Rally Championship barely knows what has hit it with the hype prior to Valentino Rossi’s participance in this weekend’s New Zeland Rally already on...

Feeling hot...

11 November 2006

So exactly what was happening over there to capture everyone’s attention….?

Kiyo's season begins

11 November 2006

Reigning British Superbike champ Ryuichi Kiyonari jets back to Japan this week as he gets his title defence underway testing his new 2007-spec HRC Honda Fireblade. Kiyo said: “New bike is not so...

Kawasaki and Eckl split

11 November 2006

Kawasaki has taken its entire MotoGP racing operation in-house after splitting with long-time team manager Harald Eckl. Eckl has run Kawasaki’s MotoGP programme, and before that the firm’s WSB...

JT on electronics focus

11 November 2006

While he may have been fastest yesterday in the first day of the WSB Valencia two-day test, James Toseland has revealed that his team is more concerned at developing the new electronics package fitted...

Relaxed, don't think so

11 November 2006

Don’t laugh, I slept funny and my neck hurts…