July

Year: 2007

Month: July

Czech World Superbikes: Alto Evolution bring in security guards

19 July 2007 by Michael Guy

The Alto Evolution squad were back in the World Superbike paddock in Brno for the first time since Silverstone following their team truck and bikes being hijacked and then subsequently impounded by...

World Superbikes: Toseland weighs Yamaha and Honda offers for 2008

19 July 2007 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland goes into this weekend’s Brno World Superbike round in the Czech Republic with two clear choices open to him for 2008. The Tech 3 Yamaha MotoGP team has made it clear they want the WSB...

Bradley Smith gets works Aprilia offer

19 July 2007 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith has been offered a factory Aprilia ride in the 2008 125cc world championship. The 16-year-old, one of the brightest British prospects for a generation, has been approached about signing...

MotoGP: Loris Capirossi in shock Rizla Suzuki move

18 July 2007 by Matthew Birt

MCN understands Marlboro Ducati’s Loris Capirossi has agreed to join Suzuki’s MotoGP team next year. This will see Italian joining Chris Vermeulen in the Rizla Suzuki squad after the Aussie agreed to...

American-style TT speedway comes to Kings Lynn

18 July 2007 by Gary Pinchin

King’s Lynn’s Speedway oval has never seen racing like that served up on Saturday night as American-style TT dirt track motorcycling thrilled the crowd. The TT format – the latest Stateside import...

British Superbikes: Gregorio Lavilla recuperating at home

18 July 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Gregorio Lavilla is still recovering from his crash in the first British Superbikes race at Oulton Park last Sunday. The Airwaves Ducati star fell in the middle of the pack going in to the first...

David Knight will ride in the National EnduroCross series

18 July 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Manxman David Knight has announced today (Wednesday) he is will be racing all three rounds of the AMA/Maxxis National EnduroCross Series. David Knight, known throughout the industry as one of the...

British Supersport: Statement concerning Ian Hutchinson's Oulton Park jump start

18 July 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Following post race comments concerning race winner Ian Hutchinson’s alleged jump start in the British Supersport race at Oulton Park on Sunday and why there was no imposition of a jump start penalty,...

British Superbikes: Picture exclusive of Ryuichi Kiyonari's Oulton Park crash

18 July 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Photographer Neil Gilbert was certainly in the right place at the right time to get these exclusive pictures of HM Plant Honda’s Ryuichi Kiyonari crashing out of the British superbikes race on...

Steve Martin talks to MCN about joining British Superbikes' Virgin Yamaha

18 July 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Steve Martin is expected to make his British Superbike debut for the Virgin Yamaha team at Croft on August 12, 2007. The Australian will also be on-board for the remaining races at Cadwell Park on...

Laguna Seca MotoGP: Roger Lee Hayden told to impress by Kawasaki

18 July 2007 by Matthew Birt

Kawasaki bosses have told Roger Lee Hayden his Laguna Seca wild card is a chance to put himself in the shop window for a full-time MotoGP world championship ride. The youngest of the Hayden racing...

Oulton Park competition winner enjoys great battles

18 July 2007 by Dave Rawlings

A life long biking fanatic, Tony Cooper is a regular visitor to British Superbike races, and was on hand at Oulton Park for Round Eight of the Championship as winner of the THINK! Road Safety and MCN...

Kiyo down at Druids

18 July 2007 by Anonymous

Kiyo wanted to get back on his smashed up machine in race two at Oulton. Hope all is well.

Rossi had it coming

17 July 2007 by Geepier

Well something had to give. After reading John Hopkins’ statement of how Vale is overiding the Yamaha, watching a frustrated Valentino try to pass Randy De Puniet at a part of the track labelled as audacious and then bin it was no surprise. The downhill waterfall, a favoured passing place, only demonstrated the Yam’s lack of grunt against a Kawasaki, never mind a Ducati. Even shortshifting two...

Oulton Park highside

16 July 2007 by simon charity

Just returned from round eight of BSB at Oulton Park and managed to catch a few shots of Tom Grant highsiding his Virgin Media Yamaha R6 in the very wet supersport race.

Norasport Championship from Teeside

16 July 2007 by Kathryn Drayton

Norasport had the fourth Round of the British Supermoto Championship at Teesside this weekend which also hosted the Fifth Round of the National Championships. In the Youth racing on Saturday Oliver...

German MotoGP reaction: Valentino Rossi: 'I made a mistake, I'm sorry'

16 July 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Valentino Rossi had admitted he “made a mistake” following his uncharacteristic crash out of the German MotoGP on Sunday. The seven-time world champion was battling to get past Randy de Puniet in the...

MX1 World Championship: Double Italian celebrations for Sebastien Pourcel

16 July 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Kawasaki’s Sebastien Pourcel took a double victory at round 10 of the MX1 motocross championship in Italy at the weekend. There was double celebration for the Pourcel family as Sebastien’s brother,...

Robinson's builders

16 July 2007 by Kerry Green

Jamie Robinson should get the builders in more often. Getting someone else to do those niggly little jobs around the house has obviously paid dividends and allowed him to concentrate on his racing.

Walker at Oulton

16 July 2007 by Carl Clarke

Chris Walker at Oulton Park, Saturday qualifying… Do you think he’s happy?

Greg's off

16 July 2007 by Alan Sheen

Photo taken at Oulton as Greg Lavilla was dumped in front of me. Wish Greg well – amazed he was back for the second race after this.

Rea's crash

15 July 2007 by GARY BAGSHAW

Taken on Sunday at Oulton Park, BSB race one. Jonathan Rea’s off while leading coming out of Druids. Only a basic digital camera so no zoom options – sorry!

German MotoGP reaction: Sachsenring podium boosts Nicky Hayden ahead of Laguna Seca

15 July 2007 by Matthew Birt

Reigning MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden’s bid for a third successive victory on home soil next weekend at Laguna Seca got a major boost today when he claimed third place in the German MotoGP...

German MotoGP reaction: Loris Capirossi roars back to form in Germany

15 July 2007 by Matthew Birt

Loris Capirossi put a dismal 2007 MotoGP campaign behind him with second place in today’s Sachsenring clash. The veteran Italian avoided the problems suffered by a host of Bridgestone riders as he...

German MotoGP reaction: Dani Pedrosa ends barren run with dominant German victory

15 July 2007 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa won his first MotoGP race for 12 months in dominant fashion at the Sachsenring in Germany today to revitalise his MotoGP world title aspirations. In searing heat, Dani Pedrosa was ice...

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Jonathan Rea recovers to win race two

15 July 2007 by Sarah Carnell

HM Plant Honda’s Jonathan Rea recovered from a massive race one crash to storm to victory in the second British Superbikes’ race at Oulton Park this afternoon. The Ulsterman lost an early lead, which...

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Ian Hutchinson wins British Supersport race

15 July 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Ian Hutchinson has convincingly won the British Supersport race at Oulton Park this afternoon by more than four seconds ahead of HM Plant Honda’s John McGuinness. Hutchinson took the lead from the...

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Ryuichi Kiyonari paddles to victory in race one

15 July 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Ryuichi Kiyonari paddled to victory with conviction at a rain hit Oulton Park for race one of the British Superbike Championship. The Japanese rider finished more than 20 seconds ahead of second...

German MotoGP: Repsol Honda fight back with Dani Pedrosa win and Nicky Hayden third

15 July 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Repsol Honda announced they are back to the MotoGP paddock in style today as Dani Pedrosa took his first win of the season and Nicky Hayden claimed a second third place. Dani Pedrosa won the battle...

German MotoGP reaction: Brave Brit Bradley Smith claims Sachsenring top 10

15 July 2007 by Matthew Birt

British teenager Bradley Smith came through a severe mental and physical examination today to claim a brilliant eighth place finish in the German 125 MotoGP. Riding with broken bones in his left foot,...

German MotoGP: Hiroshi Aoyama leaves it late in 250 Sachsenring race

15 July 2007 by Sarah Carnell

KTM rider Hiroshi Aoyama snatched victory on the final corner in a gripping 250 race at the Sachsenring in Germany. This was the Japanese rider’s fourth victory in the 250 class and the first of the...

German MotoGP: Pole man Gabor Talmacsi wins 125 race at Sachsenring

15 July 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Pole man Gabor Talmacsi rode the perfect race at the Sachsenring this morning to take victory in the 125s. The Hungarian led from the start and kept pushing throughout the leave a gap and the fighting...

German MotoGP: Nicky Hayden and Carlos Checa have lucky escapes

14 July 2007 by Matthew Birt

Reigning MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden reckons he came close to slamming into Carlos Checa as the Spaniard ran across the track following a crash in today’s Sachsenring final qualifying session. ...

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Jonathan Rea secures pole position

14 July 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Jonathan Rea claimed his third successive pole position and his fourth of the season at Oulton Park for Sunday’s eighth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. After wet practice plagued...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi reckons German challenge tougher than Assen

14 July 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi reckons starting from sixth place for tomorrow’s German MotoGP will be a much tougher proposition than when he surged from 11th to win last month’s Dutch MotoGP in Assen. The...

German MotoGP: Mika Kallio takes pole from Jorge Lorenzo for 250 race

14 July 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Finland’s Mika Kallio has taken pole position for tomorrow’s 250 MotoGP race in Germany from championship leader Jorge Lorenzo. Lorenzo had taken provisional pole yesterday with a time of 1:24.857...