August

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Picture special - James Toseland celebrates double win

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Picture special - James Toseland celebrates double win

Britain’s James Toseland started his celebrations as soon as he passed the chequered flag following his second win of the day at Brands Hatch yesterday.  The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda winner was...

Video: Brands Hatch World Superbikes race one highlights

Britain’s James Toseland wowed thousands of fans at Brands Hatch at the World Superbike round on Sunday with a double victory. Check out the race one video highlights to see how he started off the day.

ACU monitoring foot and mouth situation

ACU monitoring foot and mouth situation

The ACU are closely monitoring the current foot and mouth situation – even though the outbreak is very localised at present. Off Road motorcycle sport is dependant on the goodwill of farmers for the...

Toseland takes Haga

Toseland takes Haga

Toseland moves by Haga between Sheene Curve and Stirling on the first lap of race two at Brands WSB.

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Picture exclusive - life in the pits

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Picture exclusive - life in the pits

Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at a World Superbike meeting? Take a look at MCN’s picture exclusive as we check out life in the pits at Brands Hatch. We see Xerox Ducati mechanics...

Bayliss crash

Bayliss crash

Here is a series of four images of Bayliss’s crash in race one at Brands Hatch.

UK Endurance championship, round 4 preview

UK Endurance championship, round 4 preview

Hottrax Motorsport Racing Club National + Junior TAG Endurance Motorcycle Championship – Round 4 – Snetterton, Norfolk 26th + 27th August 2007. The Endurance teams arrive at the Norfolk ex-WW II...

Kagayama's Brands crash

Kagayama's Brands crash

Kagayama’s crash at Brands Hatch WSB.

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss - 'the championship's over'

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss - 'the championship's over'

Ducati’s Troy Bayliss has admitted his World Superbike Championship title hopes are all but over following a disappointing race day at Brands Hatch. The Australian was hoping to repeat his success of...

Video: Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Race two press conference

Britain’s James Toseland recorded an  historic double victory today at Brands Hatch in the World Superbike Championship. Check out the video to see what James Toseland says about the first double victory of his World Superbike career.

Victorious Toseland

Victorious Toseland

Here’s Toseland at Brands WSB this weekend.

Brands Hatch World Supersport: Sebastien Charpentier disqualified from results

Brands Hatch World Supersport: Sebastien Charpentier disqualified from results

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda’s Sebastien Charpentier has been disqualified from the World Supersport race at Brands Hatch this afternoon for failing to go to parc ferme. The French rider was supposed to...

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: James Toseland takes first ever double

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: James Toseland takes first ever double

Britain’s James Toseland recorded an historic double victory today and the first of his World Superbike career as he won race two by only 1.686secs ahead of a feisty Noriyuki Haga. The Hannspree Ten...

Brands Hatch World supersport: Kenan Sofuoglu crowned champion

Brands Hatch World supersport: Kenan Sofuoglu crowned champion

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda’s Kenan Sofuoglu was crowned World Supersport champion at Brands Hatch this afternoon after securing second place in the race. The Turkish rider is 80 points ahead of his...

Video: James Toseland wins Brands Hatch race one

James Toseland has taken a fantastic victory in race one at Brands Hatch World Superbikes. Check out the video below to see his emotional podium appearance and the post race press conference.

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Toseland wins race 1

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Toseland wins race 1

An emotional James Toseland has won race one of the World Superbikes round at Brands Hatch. The Brit got a storming start in to third place and it only took him a few laps to make his way to the front...

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: James Toseland welcomes his fans

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: James Toseland welcomes his fans

Britain’s James Toseland took a moment to take in the atmosphere at Brands Hatch this morning as thousands of fans cheered him around the circuit in warm up. He spent his first lap waving to the...

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Superpole highlights video

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Superpole highlights video

Check out the video highlights from superpole for the World Superbike round at Brands Hatch. Britain’s James Toseland was just beaten by last man out, Ducati’s Troy Bayliss in this exciting fight for...

Brands Hatch World Supersport: Tommy Hill looking forward to dicing with top guys

Brands Hatch World Supersport: Tommy Hill looking forward to dicing with top guys

British Superbike rider Tommy Hill is looking forward to dicing with the big boys as he starts his first World Supersport race at Brands Hatch tomorrow.  The Yamaha rider, filling in for the injured...

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: James Toseland 'gutted' at second spot on grid

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: James Toseland 'gutted' at second spot on grid

Britain’s James Toseland has admitted he was gutted at being beaten to pole position for tomorrow’s World Superbike races at Brands Hatch by Ducati’s Troy Bayliss.  The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider...

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss pips James Toseland in superpole battle

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss pips James Toseland in superpole battle

Xerox Ducati’s Troy Bayliss won the first of the battles at Brands Hatch as he pipped Britain’s James Toseland to pole position by just 0.028secs.  Thousands of spectators cheered as Hannspree Ten...

Brands Hatch World Supersport: One-two start for Hannspree Ten Kate Honda pair

Brands Hatch World Supersport: One-two start for Hannspree Ten Kate Honda pair

Sebastien Charpentier and Kenan Sofuoglu recorded a one-two for Hannspree Ten Kate Honda for the World Supersport race at Brands Hatch tomorrow. Charpentier did not manage to improve on his best time...

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss tops qualifying after practice two

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss tops qualifying after practice two

Troy Bayliss was the man of the moment in qualifying practice two at Brands Hatch this morning. The Australian Ducati rider shot to the top of the timesheets just after the half way point of the...

Brands Hatch World Supersport: Craig Jones produces weekend best to go third in practice two

Brands Hatch World Supersport: Craig Jones produces weekend best to go third in practice two

Britain’s Craig Jones produced his best performance of the weekend so far to go third quickest in the second World Supersport free practice at Brands Hatch this morning. The Reve Ekerold Honda Racing...

Toseland's mistake

James Toseland, talented WSB racer making the usual MotoGP mistake. He won’t get to see the front of the grid, let alone the podium. Just ask Neil Hodgson and Troy Bayliss. I blame his manager – the package is crap!

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: James Toseland fired up by Troy Bayliss' comments

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: James Toseland fired up by Troy Bayliss' comments

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda’s James Toseland reckons Troy Bayliss’ comments in MCN saying that spoiling the party for James Toseland at Brands Hatch is his goal have only fired up the 26-year-old Brit to...

British Superbikes: James Haydon tests for Hawk Kawasaki

British Superbikes: James Haydon tests for Hawk Kawasaki

James Haydon was back on a British Superbike this week when he tested the Hawk Kawasaki at Mallory. Although he was only eight tenths off the lap record after four 20-minute sessions, Haydon is still...

Corona’s exit – what it means

Corona’s exit – what it means

Corona’s announcement that they will withdraw their backing of the Alstare Suzuki squad at the end of the year leaves the biggest team in the paddock without a title sponsor. The factory Suzuki team...

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: James Toseland battles it out to go fastest in qualifying one

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: James Toseland battles it out to go fastest in qualifying one

Britain’s James Toseland was back on the pace for the first qualifying practice session this afternoon following a scintillating battle with Ducati Xerox rider Troy Bayliss at Brands Hatch. Hannspree...

Brands Hatch World Supersport: Sebastien Charpentier secures provisional pole

Brands Hatch World Supersport: Sebastien Charpentier secures provisional pole

Sebastien Charpentier secured himself provisional pole position for Sunday’s World supersport race at Brands hatch following the first qualifying practice session.  The French Hanspree Ten Kate rider...

Neil Hodgson's Brands Hatch interactive video guide map

Neil Hodgson's Brands Hatch interactive video guide map

With Brands Hatch World Superbikes this weekend we’ve put together a special interactive video map of the track to give you a guide to the best places to watch. Click on the icons on the map below to...

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss' party spoiling plans on track

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss' party spoiling plans on track

Troy Bayliss’ plans to spoil James Toseland’s party at brands Hatch are on course so far after the Ducati Xerox rider pipped Toseland to top the times in the first free practice at Brands Hatch.  The...

Brands Hatch World Supersport: Yamaha's Tommy Hill impresses despite crash

Brands Hatch World Supersport: Yamaha's Tommy Hill impresses despite crash

Tommy Hill made an impressive World Supersport debut onboard the Yamaha World SSP Racing R6 to finish the first session in fourth place.   Tommy Hill was on the pace straight away and topped the time...

Corona end Suzuki and WSB sponsorship

Corona end Suzuki and WSB sponsorship

Corona Extra has announced that their long term sponsorship of the Alstare Suzuki squad will finish at the end of the season. Corona have been a sponsor of Alstare for ten years, which is far longer...

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss out to spoil the party

Brands Hatch World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss out to spoil the party

Ducati rider Troy Bayliss is out to spoil the British party at the Brands Hatch World Superbikes round this weekend by beating Ten Kate Honda’s James Toseland. Here the Australian talks to MCN’s World...

Toseland's decision

JT, are you mental? Surely racing is all about winning. You’re not going to do that on a second-string MotoGP bike like the Tech 3 Yamaha. Honda offer you a lot of money to stay on their new Fireblade for next season and your turn it down? You must be mad!