June

Year: 2007

Month: June

It's a hard life

29 June 2007 by scott donaldson

You wouldn’t think it was such a worry getting ready to sit on Capirossi’s Ducati! George Square, Wednesday, June 27.

World Superbike Brno test: Sebastien Charpentier buries demons to go fastest

29 June 2007 by Michael Guy

Reigning World Supersport Champion, Sebastian Charpentier buried his demons of the Brno circuit by topping the time sheets in a two-day official test at the track. Twelve months ago Sebastien...

World Supersport: Josh Brookes joins Honda in World Supersport

29 June 2007 by Michael Guy

Australian Josh Brookes has signed to ride for the Stiggy Motorsport team to compete in the final five rounds of the World Supersport Championship. Josh Brookes began the season riding for the new...

World Superbike Brno test: Resurgent Yukio Kagayama goes fastest in Brno

28 June 2007 by Michael Guy

Yukio Kagayama stormed to the top of the timesheets on day two of the Brno World Superbike test with impressive 2m00.4s lap around the 3.35-mile circuit on race rubber. The Japanese Alstare Suzuki...

First blood to Noriyuki Haga at World Superbikes test in Brno

27 June 2007 by Michael Guy

Noriyuki Haga drew first blood in day one of the official Pirelli World Superbike test in Brno with a seriously impressive lap time just half a second off his last year’s pole time. Despite cold...

World Superbikes Brno test gets underway

26 June 2007 by Michael Guy

The two day official Pirelli test in Brno got underway today (Tuesday) with all the World Superbike top men out in force working on updated parts and new specification Pirelli tyres. At midway point...

Anthony West to pay severe compensation to Yamaha

26 June 2007 by Michael Guy

Kawasaki’s new MotoGP signing Anthony West has been forced to pay severe compensation to Yamaha to get out of his contract with the factory World Supersport team. Following regular rider Kevin...

Video: Toseland talks about a move to MotoGP

22 June 2007 by Angus Farquhar

James Toseland spent most of Thursday on stage at the Donington Day of Champions playing with his band Crash, but when the power tripped out he did a brief interview revealing how far advanced his...

Alto Evolution Honda part company with Josh Brookes

20 June 2007 by Michael Guy

With their race trucks and bikes impounded, Alto Evolution Honda has got enough problems, but they were compounded further at Misano when their rider Josh Brookes left the team. Brookes was the...

Sergio Bertocchi defends World Superbike truck hijacking

19 June 2007 by Michael Guy

Former World Superbike team boss Sergio Bertocchi who was accused of hijacking the Alto Evolution team trucks, was in Misano at the weekend, defending his position. Sergio Bertocchi doesn’t deny that...

World Superbikes' Ten Kate Honda set to grow in 2008

19 June 2007 by Michael Guy

The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda squad are planning to be the biggest team in the World Superbike paddock by running a satellite Superbike and Supersport team alongside their existing four man set-up in...

Video: Biaggi/Haga crash and WSB Misano highlights

18 June 2007 by Angus Farquhar

The first World Superbike race at Misano on Sunday was marred by Max Biaggi managing to crash his motorcycle in to Noriyuki Haga, sending them both in to the gravel and we’ve got the crash in slow...

Video: Misano World Supersport race highlights

18 June 2007

Check out the video below to watch the highights from the World Sueprsport motorcycle race at Misano.

World Superbikes: Misano: Troy Bayliss takes second race and double win for Xerox Ducati

17 June 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Troy Bayliss has taken a double win at the Misano round of the World Superbike championship with victory in race two on the factory Xerox Ducati. It was a dominant performance for the Australian, with...

Misano World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss wins race one

17 June 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Troy Bayliss has won the first race of the Misano round of the World Superbikes championship for Xerox Ducati, with Troy Corser claiming second on the Yamaha Italia motorcycle, and ex-British...

World Superbikes: Troy Corser claims pole position for Yamaha in Misano Superpole

16 June 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Troy Corser has taken pole position at the Misano round of the World Superbike championship, making his point in the weekend long battle with fellow Australian Troy Bayliss. Corser claimed his 40th...

2008 World Superbike technical rules and regulations announced

16 June 2007 by Michael Guy

Technical regulations for the 2008 World Superbike Championship have finally been anounced allowing 1200cc twins to compete in next year championship. As predicted in MCN three weeks ago the new rules...

Troy Bayliss leads Misano World Superbike final qualifying

16 June 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Troy Bayliss posted the fastest time in the final qualifying session of the Misano round of World Superbikes, posting a time of 1:35.395 on the factory Xerox Ducati. He demoted Tory Corser, with whom...

Troy Bayliss switches places with Troy Corser on the World Superbike timesheets in Misano

15 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Australia’s Troy Bayliss was fastest in this afternoon’s first qualifying session for the World Superbikes at Misano in Italy. The Ducati rider recorded a best time of 1:36.479 and knocked 0.4secs...

Craig Jones second in World Supersport qualifying one in Misano

15 June 2007 by Michael Guy

Craig Jones clicked instantly with the revised Misano circuit to finish the opening World Supersport qualifying session and just missed out on provisional pole by 0.001sec. Jones riding the...

Troy Corser sets the pace for World Superbikes in Misano

15 June 2007 by Michael Guy

World Superbike’s Australian pair Troy Corser and Troy Bayliss put their knowledge of the revised Italian circuit of Misano to good use by finishing the opening free practice session in first and...

Anthony West heads Supersport practice in Misano

15 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Australian Anthony West was the fastest Supersport rider in the first free practice session in Misano this morning (Friday). The Yamaha rider, who has been deputising for the injured Kevin Curtain and...

Misano resurfaced with hours to spare ahead of world Superbikes

15 June 2007 by Michael Guy

The Misano circuit had over 500 metres of tarmac replaced less than 48 hours before the World Superbike’s top men got out on track due to an excessive amount of bumps around the revised circuit. ...

JT and friends

14 June 2007 by spud1098

Two of my friends, Becky and her step-mum Nicky, finally meet James Toseland, after watching at Silverstone, and then playing with his band Crash.

Video: Corser in flying stunt display

14 June 2007 by Angus Farquhar

The World Superbike paddock was treated to some amazing flying from the Blades stunt plane team and we’ve got some great video of Troy Corser, Steve Parrish and our own Michael Guy and they were thown around over Silverstone by the acrobatic pilots before the World Superbike race.