August

Year: 2007

Month: August

Brno MotoGP Reaction: Hopkins hails Stoner after career best result

19 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

American John Hopkins claimed his best ever MotoGP result today in Brno before paying tribute to the performance of runaway championship leader Casey Stoner. Hopkins finished a distant second to...

Brno MotoGP Reaction: Casey Stoner cruises to Brno win

19 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner extended his MotoGP world championship lead to a massive 60- points with another faultless performance in this afternoon’s Czech Republic GP in Brno. With closest rival Valentino Rossi...

Brno MotoGP: 125cc win for Hector Faubel

19 August 2007

Hector Faubel emerged from a five rider battle to take victory at the Brno GP round, winning from Mattia Psini and home rider Lukas Pesek. Fellow Czech rider Gabor Talmacsi lost his lead in the 125cc...

Brno MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo wins Brno 250cc GP

19 August 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo won his seventh race of the season and built his title lead at Brno, looking set to move into the MotoGP class with a second title. Lorenzo led from start to...

Brno MotoGP: Casey Stoner wins as Valentino Rossi's title hopes fade

19 August 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Casey Stoner produced a dominant display at the Brno MotoGP round as he led from start to finish to win for Ducati and extend his title lead. Stoner started from pole and was able to consistently put...

Ulster GP: less than perfect

19 August 2007 by Arby Jones

I often wonder why I bother going to road racing events, but once you’re there it soon becomes apparent we go. I travelled to this year’s Ulster Grand Prix along with many others, and was with greeted rain, sodden fields, and limited parking facilities. Did this put me off? Not a chance. You cannot account for the weather, you have to take what you have and make the most of it. It is in this...

Brno MotoGP: Taro Sekiguchi breaks pelvis in 250 horror crash

19 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

Japanese 250 GP rider Taro Sekiguchi has suffered a broken pelvis and two fractured ribs after a high-speed horror crash in this morning’s warm-up session. The 31-year-old was violently catapulted...

Brand Hatch babes

19 August 2007 by scottdb

Some of the babes at Brands WSB.

Learn how to fix Troy Bayliss's Ducati!

19 August 2007 by scottdb

Troy Bayliss binned his bike at Druids in race one at Brands WSB. A mechanic showed us how to fix his Ducati for race two! Actually seems quite easy to do, apparently, you don’t need any tools, you...

MCN Exclusive Brno MotoGP: Colin Edwards agrees to join James Toseland at Tech 3 Yamaha

18 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards has confirmed to MCN that he has agreed to join British rider James Toseland in the Tech 3 Yamaha squad for the 2008 MotoGP world championship. Edwards has held meetings with Yamaha...

Brno MotoGP: Stoner claims Brno pole position

18 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner’s relentless surge to the MotoGP world title continued this afternoon in the Czech Republic when he denied reigning champion Nicky Hayden pole position in Brno. Stoner’s best time of...

Brno MotoGP: Melandri out of Brno MotoGP race

18 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

A neck injury has forced Marco Melandri to withdraw from tomorrow’s 22-lap Czech Republic MotoGP race in Brno. The Gresini Honda rider hasn’t been on track today after missing yesterday afternoon’s...

Brno MotoGP: Stoner says Rossi title hopes not a dream

18 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

Aussie Casey Stoner has refuted suggestions that Valentino Rossi’s 2007 MotoGP world title bid is now only a dream. In a recent interview, Rossi’s Fiat Yamaha crew chief Jerry Burgess said this year’s...

Brno MotoGP: Vermeulen excited to partner Capirossi in 2008

18 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

Chris Vermeulen reckons the arrival of Loris Capirossi in Suzuki’s factory MotoGP squad next season will give him the chance to learn from one of world racing’s most experienced campaigners. Capirossi...

Brno MotoGP: Stoner back on top in final Brno practice

18 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

After Sylvain Guintoli’s surprise yesterday, normal service was resumed in Brno this morning when MotoGP world championship leader Casey Stoner topped the timesheets in the final free practice...

British Superbikes: Superstock leader Glen Richards aims to switch to Supersport for 2008

17 August 2007 by Gary Pinchin

National Superstock championship leader Glen Richards is aiming to switch to supersport next year with the Embassy team he’s currently with. But he says there’s little chance of him going back into...

Brno MotoGP: Suzuki to test new engine spec

17 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

Chris Vermeulen and John Hopkins will test a new GSV-R V4 engine spec in a two-day test session after Sunday’s Czech Republic MotoGP race in Brno. Designed for more horsepower and speed throughout the...

Brno MotoGP: Alex Debon takes provisional 250 pole

17 August 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Aprilia’s Alex Debon has taken provisional pole for Sunday’s 250 MotoGP race after recording the fastest lap in this afternoon’s first qualifying session. The Spaniard’s best lap of 2:03.718 after...

Brno MotoGP: Sylvain Guintoli surprise top man in Brno

17 August 2007 by Sarah Carnell

French rider Sylvain Guintoli grabbed some of the limelight from Casey Stoner this afternoon when he caused a big surprise by clocking the fastest time in Brno’s second free practice session. The Tech...

Brno MotoGP: Nerve problem sidelines Marco Melandri in Brno

17 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

Luckless Italian Marco Melandri has missed this afternoon’s second MotoGP free practice session in Brno after suffering a lack of feeling in his left arm. Doctors believe the problem has been caused...

Ulster GP: Fastest ever roads lap for John McGuinness

17 August 2007 by MCN Sport

John McGuinness continued to show he is the man who can conjure lap records on the world’s fastest road circuits after setting a fastest-ever roads lap in the Dundrod 150 race yesterday. The Dundrod...

Brno MotoGP: Lukas Pesek takes provisional 125 pole at home GP

17 August 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Lukas Pesek has taken provisional pole position for his home MotoGP in Brno after going quickest in the first 125 qualifying session this afternoon. The Derbi rider was up the top of the timesheets...

Brno MotoGP: GP bound Jorge Lorenzo goest fastest in 250 free practice

17 August 2007 by Sarah Carnell

New Yamaha MotoGP signing Jorge Lorenzo was the fastest man in the first 250 practice this morning. The Spaniard recorded a best lap of 2:03.283 on his Aprilia just minutes before the end of the...

Brno MotoGP: Yamaha team member quits over Valentino Rossi tax probe

17 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

A member of Valentino Rossi’s Fiat Yamaha team has resigned with immediate effect as the on-going £40m tax probe into the seven-times world champion rumbles on in Brno. A fall-out of the investigation...

Brno MotoGP: Ducati's Casey Stoner in dominant form

17 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP world championship leader Casey Stoner returned to action this morning in Brno in dominant fashion to set the fastest time in the opening free practice session. Casey Stoner, who holds a...

Brno MotoGP: Gabor Talmacsi fastest in 125 free practice

17 August 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Aprilia’s Gabor Talmacsi was the quickest 125 rider in this morning’s first practice of the Brno MotoGP. The Hungarian recorded a best lap of 2:09.815 ahead of Spaniard Sergio Gadea in second place...

Brno MotoGP: Casey Stoner reckons Valentino Rossi won’t be distracted by tax probe

17 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP world championship leader Casey Stoner reckons a multi-million pound tax evasion investigation will not distract title rival Valentino Rossi from trying to overhaul the Aussie to claim an...

Ulster GP: Bruce Anstey beats adverse weather

17 August 2007 by MCN Sport

Changeable weather conditions at the Ulster Grand Prix in Northern Ireland has seen only two classes benefit from dry track time for qualifying. Both Superbike and Supersport were hampered by heavy...

MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen backs James Toseland for MotoGP success

16 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

Rizla Suzuki’s Chris Vermeulen has backed British rider James Toseland to make an immediate impact in the 2008 MotoGP world championship. James Toseland recently confirmed that he would quit World...

Brno MotoGP: Nicky Hayden says tyre rule hurting MotoGP

16 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

Reigning MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden believes that tyres are now playing too much of a pivotal role in the outcome of this year’s premier class races. And echoing the comments of Valentino...

Brno MotoGP: Casey Stoner sad to see Loris Capirossi quit Ducati

16 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP world championship leader Casey Stoner has told MCN of his sadness at the departure of Loris Capirossi to rivals Suzuki. The 34-year-old Italian confirmed this afternoon in Brno he had signed a...

Ulster GP:Weather slows world's fastest road race

16 August 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

The unpredictable Irish weather hit the first qualifying sessions for the Ulster Grand Prix last night. Last year Ian Hutchinson set the average lap speed at a blistering 130.829mph but today he only...

Brno MotoGP: Lorenzo tests Yamaha MotoGP bike

16 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

MCN can reveal Jorge Lorenzo tested Yamaha’s factory YZR-M1 during the summer break at the Almeria circuit. The reigning world 250 champion, whose move to Yamaha in MotoGP for 2008 was confirmed last...

World Superbikes: Ten Kate boss talks to MCN about 2008

16 August 2007 by Michael Guy

The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team are in no hurry to announce their replacement for James Toseland in World Superbikes despite attending last weeks Croft British Superbikes race to speak with series...

Brno MotoGP: John Hopkins won't test Suzuki 2008 parts

16 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki will prevent John Hopkins from testing any new 2008 prototype parts in a two-day test session in Brno next week after his big money switch to Kawasaki for next season. John Hopkins will still...

MCN Exclusive Brno MotoGP: Loris Capirossi signs for Suzuki

16 August 2007 by Matthew Birt

As was exclusively revealed by MCN five weeks ago, Loris Capirossi will announce this afternoon in Brno that he has signed a contract with Suzuki’s factory MotoGP team for the 2008 world...