January

Year: 2007

Month: January

Vermeulen's new chassis

22 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Aussie Chris Vermeulen will test a brand new tailor-made chassis built just for him tomorrow at the Sepang MotoGP test. Vermeulen, who was second quickest on the opening day of 2007 winter testing in...

Hayden fifth

22 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Nicky Hayden completed just 38 laps of the opening day of testing in Malaysia today as he made his first track appearance since undergoing shoulder surgery in November. The...

New chasis for KRJR

22 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Kenny Roberts will try a new chassis on only his second day of testing the all-new KR212V 800cc machine tomorrow at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. The new chassis was only finished last Wednesday at...

Rossi third after break

22 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi finished third fastest on the opening day of the Sepang test as he revealed his seven-week break saw his wretched run of bad luck continue. After a season of misfortune in 2006 that...

Suzuki fastest in Sepang

22 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki started where they left off last year, with Rizla men John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen first and second fastest on day one today of the major Sepang MotoGP test which ends the winter testing...

Checa and Guintoli crash

22 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Carlos Checa and Sylvain Guintoli both escaped injury after crashing out at the opening day of testing in Sepang as the MotoGP grid returned to the track after a seven-week lay-off. Checa crashed...

Kiyo suprise in Malaysia

22 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Reigning British superbike champion Ryuichi Kiyonari was a surprise addition to the Sepang line-up. The Japanese rider was testing two Honda FireBlade machines for a ‘multitude’ of purposes according...

WSB skips Turkey

22 January 2007 by Michael Guy

The 2007 World Superbike calendar has finally been confirmed as a 13 round series starting in Qatar next month. The provisional calendar included a 14th round rumoured to be the awesome Istanbul...

Laconi ready for 2007

22 January 2007 by Michael Guy

After a disastrous 2006 campaign, former WSB front runner Regis Laconi believes he can turnaround his fortunes in 2007. This is thanks to new spec Ohlins suspension and his down sized team. Last year...

Metzger breaks back

22 January 2007 by MCN

Freestyle motocrosser Mike Metzger broke his back attempting a back-flip in Long Beach, California on Wednesday, January 17, 2006. According to reports on the Long Beach Presstelegram Metzger was...

Richards in World Enduro

21 January 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Out of work BSB star Glen Richards has joined the Phase One Endurance team for the seven-round world championship. Since finishing fifth in the 2005 BSB series on a Kawasaki ZX10, Australian Richards...

UK1 signs teenagers

21 January 2007 by MCN

Former 125 British title–winning team UK1 Racing are continuing their philosophy of fostering new young riders. They have announced they have signed 14-year-old Connor Behan alongside 13-year-old...

MV in BSB

20 January 2007 by MCN

While the world waits to see if Carl Fogarty can pull off a deal to run factory MV Agusta machinery in WSB, an enterprising team have already finalised their plans to race two of the exotic Italian...

WSB Entry Lists

19 January 2007 by Michael Guy

Despite being crowned world Superbike champion, Troy Bayliss has revealed that he won’t be running the no.1 plate in 2007. Bayliss who races under the no.21 switched to the no.1 plate for 2001 after...

WSB gets new sponsor

19 January 2007 by Michael Guy

Ten Kate Honda’s title sponsor, Hannspree have arrived in the world of bike racing with a bang. The TV and computer monitor manufacturer are not only sponsoring the Honda WSB team they are also...

Dakar Rally: Stage 12

19 January 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Spaniard Isidre Esteve took his second Dakar stage victory when he took yesterday’s 12th stage from Ayoun to Kayes. The KTM rider finished over three minutes ahead of Portuguese Paulo Goncalvez...

Superstock 600 European Championship entry list

18 January 2007 by Michael Guy

N. Start N. Rider Nat. Motorcycle Team Name 1 7 Renato Constantini ITA Honda CBR 600RR Team Italia Megabike AX # 52 2 8 Andrea Antonelli ITA Honda CBR 600RR Team Italia Megabike AX # 52 3 12 Angelo Colitti ITA Kawasaki ZX6RR Lightspeed – Kawasaki Supported 4 11 Ashley Carlucci ITA Kawasaki ZX6RR Lightspeed – Kawasaki...

WSB Entry List

18 January 2007 by Michael Guy

N. Start N. Rider Nat. Motorcycle Team Name 1 21 Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati 999F07 Ducati Xerox Team 2 57 Lorenzo Lanzi ITA Ducati 999F07 Ducati Xerox Team 3 41 Noriyuki Haga JPN Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia 4 11 Troy Corser AUS Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia 5 3 Max Biaggi ITA Suzuki GSXR1000 K7 Team...

World Supersport Entry List

18 January 2007 by Michael Guy

N. Start N. Rider Nat. Motorcycle Team Name 1 16 Sebastien Charpentier FRA Honda CBR 600RR Ten Kate Honda Team 2 54 Kenan Sofuoglu TUR Honda CBR 600RR Ten Kate Honda Team 3 11 Kevin Curtain AUS Yamaha YZFR6 Yamaha SSP Racing 4 23 Broc Parkes AUS Yamaha YZFR6 Yamaha SSP Racing 5 55 Massimo Roccoli ITA Yamaha...

Superstock 1000 FIM entry list

18 January 2007 by Michael Guy

N. Start N. Rider Nat. Motorcycle Team Name 1 71 Claudio Corti ITA Yamaha YZF R1 Team Lorenzini by Leoni 2 81 Michele Pirro ITA Yamaha YZF R1 Team Lorenzini by Leoni 3 19 Xavier Simeon BEL Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra 4 37 Raffaele Felice ITA Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 Celani Team Suzuki Italia 5 3 Mark...

Capirossi talks '07

18 January 2007 by Dave Rawlings

Loris Capirossi has admitted 2007 will be the biggest of his long and successful racing career as time runs out for him to realise of his ambition of becoming MotoGP world champion. Speaking at...

Cliff Carr dies

18 January 2007 by MCN

Seventies road racing star Cliff Carr passed away in hospital on Wednesday, January 10 after suffering a liver-related disease. Sixty-two-year-old Carr came from Leyland, Lancashire but, after...

Interview: Casey Stoner

18 January 2007 by Dave Rawlings

Casey Stoner reckons he needs more critical testing time before he’ll be able to show the potential threat he could pose as a factory Ducati rider in the 2007 MotoGP world championship. The...

Dakar Rally update

18 January 2007 by Gary Pinchin

There was no special stage counting towards the Dakar times yesterday, just a 280km connection from Nema to Ayuon. Spaniard Marc Coma leads the rally by more than 54 minutes from Frenchman Cyril...

Vermeulen Q&A

18 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Aussie Chris Vermeulen embarks on his second year in the MotoGP world championship next week when testing resumes at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. The former World Superbike runner-up had a...

Emmett to ride Honda

18 January 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Sean Emmett’s turbulent racing career has another lease of life. Britain’s bad boy of racing has linked up with Liverpool-based PR Branson Honda to race in BSB this year. Emmett said: “The perennial...

New Virgin BSS Team

17 January 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Virgin Yamaha will field Billy McConnell and Tom Grant on R6s in British Supersport this year, in a radical departure for the Rob McElnea-owned outfit. Though McElnea’s Scunthorpe-based crew have won...

Nakano looking for wins

17 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Honda new boy Shinya Nakano has targeted breaking his premier class victory duck and becoming a consistent podium challenger in the 2007 MotoGP world championship. The Japanese rider is preparing for...

Rea's MX rehab

17 January 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Jonathan Rea has taken delivery of a new CR250F motocross today as he continues his rehabilitation programme following recent extensive knee surgery. The new HM Plant Honda signing ruptured his ACL...

Dakar Rally: Stage 10

17 January 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Portugal’s Helder Rodrigues won stage 10 of the Dakar Rally, beating overall leader Marc Coma by just 44 seconds. This was also a change to the last few days with Rodrigues on his Yamaha ending the...

New Roberts 800

17 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

This is the world’s first look at the gorgeous new Kenny Roberts-built 800cc MotoGP bike. This was designed and built in less than 90 days in readiness for the 2007 world championship. The bike is the...

Hayden needs to refocus

16 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden should abandon plans to shed weight to help him make the transition to Honda’s new RC212V 800cc contender. The American recently said he would need to lose weight to...

FIM wants MotoGP growth

16 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

New FIM president Vito Ippolito has vowed to have a more global MotoGP world championship in the future, with more riders emerging from countries not known for being hotbeds of motorcycling...

Back to Bikes

16 January 2007

Courageous Simon Lawson who was paralysed from the chest down in an accident five years ago has returned to the sport he loves. Lawson, son of Workington Comets speedway star Steve Lawson will ride...

Dakar Rally: Stage Nine

16 January 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Marc Coma continues to keep ahead of the pack following stage nine of the Dakar Rally. The Spaniard on his KTM now sits 54 minutes 36 seconds ahead of his nearest rival, Cyril Despres, following their...

1098 rule change nearer

16 January 2007 by Dave Rawlings

The boss of Ducati has revealed that a rule change to officially allow the bike to race in World Superbikes could be a step closer. Ducati President and CEO Federico Minoli has called again for an...