May

Year: 2007

Month: May

Moto GP Donington - Appetiser

25 May 2007 by Kerry Green

It’s only a few weeks now to the Moto GP at Donington Park and I thought that some of you may appreciate an appetiser before this year’s event. Attached are a few pictures that I managed to take at...

How many virgins can you get in a cage?

25 May 2007 by Kerry Green

What a flipping liberty… the Virgin R6 Cup riders pay eighteen thousand quid plus VAT to race these bikes and they stick them in a cage before the race! How many virgins can you get in a cage in one...

Trip to Monza WSB

24 May 2007 by pitcrewman

Just got back from a trip to Monza for World Superbikes. This was my second trip there and we decided to stay in Milan and use the public transport system to get around, as last time, we stayed at...

Yamaha: No regrets about missing Stoner

24 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Fiat Yamaha boss Davide Brivio has told MCN he has no regrets about twice missing out on the signing of Casey Stoner to join Valentino Rossi. Yamaha pursued the Australian in the summer of 2005 and...

Hopkins keeping '08 options open

24 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

John Hopkins has refused to rule out a move away from Suzuki’s factory MotoGP squad in 2008. Although expressing his desire to continue his long-running relationship with the Japanese factory, the...

World Superbikes - Brands appetiser

24 May 2007 by Kerry Green

It’s only a few weeks now to WSB at Brands Hatch so I thought that some of you may appreciate an appetiser before this year’s event. Attached are a few pictures that I managed to take at last year’s...

The next Valentino

23 May 2007 by antony porter

This is my little boy Archie Valentino Porter, aged two and a half, on his dad’s SV650 Minitwin club race bike. And, yes, that is his proper name. Give him 15 years and he could be in GPs.

Telling fortunes for Gregorio and Leon

23 May 2007 by helen sanderson

Gregorio and Leon – Am I telling their fortunes??? Top blokes – happy to sign autographs and pose for piccies – great fun

Video: Vermeulen on his first MotoGP victory

23 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Chris Vermeulen took a fantastic first MotoGP victory at Le Mans in torrential rain at the weekend, MCN man Matt Birt caught up with him to find out what it felt like to take Suzuki’s first 800cc win.

Roberts eyes Brits for Donington GP

23 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Jeremy McWilliams, Neil Hodgson and James Haydon could be offered a golden chance to contest next month’s British GP for American legend Kenny Roberts’ squad. Team Roberts manager Chuck Aksland...

Thank you Steve Plater

23 May 2007 by Martin Gormley

At the finish of the North West 200 I went to the paddock with my nine-year-old grandson to show him some of the race bikes and their riders. I went to the Steve Plater team area and there was Steve...

Carmichael back with a win

23 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Team Makita Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael returned from his car racing exploits to motorcycle racing with a vengeance at the recent weekend’s season-opening round of AMA Toyota Motocross at Hangtown...

Old faithful to be pensioned off

23 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Jentin Racing boss Bernie Toleman says the team are pensioning off the incredible 2004 R1 that Simon Andrews qualified ninth on at Snetterton and that James Ellision used to win the Privateer Cup...

Nowland hurt at Snetterton

23 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Former World endurance champion Warwick Nowland joined the ranks of MV Agusta riders in the National Superstock series when he tried the Team STP entry on Friday. Unfortunately he crashed at the...

Action from the BSB snetterton

23 May 2007 by Kevin Langridge

Some Action from the BSB snetterton meeting

Schwantz and Rossi hail 'rain wizard' Vermeulen

23 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki legend Kevin Schwantz hailed Chris Vermeulen’s stunning rain-lashed Le Mans victory as ‘amazing.’ American Schwantz, who won the world 500 title for Suzuki in 1993, was raving as Vermeulen gave...

Leon my hero

23 May 2007 by Dave

Sent by Scotch Dave from Scunthorpe. This is me and Leon at Cadwell in August 2006. A mint picture of my hero.

North West 200 - Must concentrate harder

23 May 2007 by Steve Ebbrell

I have a couple of shots of the NW200 superbike race startline incident. One is Anstey daydreaming as his fellow frontline riders spot his boiling radiator. The second is an action shot of the...

BSB blog: new rules under discussion

23 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

So the BSB organisers have upstaged WSB promoters FG Sport yet again after confirming their 2008 British superbike regulations in May to give everyone involved in the British series plenty of time to...

Tech 3 close to new Yamaha deal

23 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha is close confirming the French-based Tech 3 squad will continue to operate its two-rider satellite team in 2008. MCN understands lengthy negotiations between Yamaha management and Tech 3 bosses...

Thomas parks Ducati

23 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Dean Thomas will race the Samsung Ducati in Superstock as well as his BSB Samsung Suzuki in the future after Jon Kirkham quit the team to race a Yamaha. Thomas said: “Kirkham quit the team because he...

BSB riders - best for fans

22 May 2007 by Dean Gray

The riders in BSB are the best in the world – they have plenty of time for the fans to have pictures taken and just a chat. Chris Walker, Leon Haslam and Gregorio Lavilla all had time to have photos...

Burgess praises Kawasaki 800

22 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Kawasaki is a top rider away from mounting a consistent podium threat in the MotoGP world championship. That’s the view of Valentino Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess, who has been impressed by the...

Elias and Stoner clear the air

22 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Toni Elias has held clear the air talks with Casey Stoner after the pair got involved in an on-track skirmish for the third race in a row. Having incurred the wrath of Stoner, Valentino Rossi, Alex...

England win short track team race

22 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

England came out on top in the first-ever Short Track of Nations – a team race of America dirt track-style racing on the Peterborough speedway track at the East of England Showground. Short track UK...

Impressive KTM Super Dukes

22 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

The KTM 990 Super Duke Battle made a big impression on BSB fans at Snetterton with some bar-to-bar racing deciding Sunday’s thriller. Darren Fry came out on top of a thrilling nine-bike,...

Virgin and Haydon part company

22 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Virgin Yamaha have announced they have parted company with James Haydon. Haydon was alleged to have injured his shoulder, which is why he missed the past two BSB rounds. But he had struggled to adapt...

Hayden admits title dreams slipping away

22 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Nicky Hayden has conceded his hopes of retaining the MotoGP crown are slipping away just five races into the 2007 season. Hayden’s tough title defence continued in Le Mans on...

Lowry rides to victory at Snetterton

22 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Ian Lowry won his first British Supersport race at Snetterton, making the most of his Relentless Suzuki horsepower, to fend off a determined challenged from Dennis Hobbs on the Padgett Honda. Lowry,...

No wildcards for Silverstone

22 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Even if WSB don’t follow BSB’s rules package for 2008, it seems unlikley to make any different regarding potential wild card entries in World rounds. For the first time ever, there will be no British...

Schwantz: Rossi still title favourite

22 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki legend Kevin Schwantz reckons Valentino Rossi is still hot favourite to reclaim the MotoGP world title despite Casey Stoner’s impressive start to the new campaign. Stoner’s third place in a...

Laverty secures first 1098 superstock podium

22 May 2007 by Gary Pinchin

John Laverty put the Buildbase Ducati 1098 on the podium for the first time this year in the Superstock race when he finished a fighting third at Snetterton last weekend. Racing the all-new 1098s at...

NW200 awesome day out

22 May 2007 by skanner30

Here’s a few pics I took at the NW200 recently at the Port Triangle section. Bruce Almighty rules!

Monza Superstock crash aftermath

21 May 2007 by pitcrewman

Managed to get a picture of the damaged bike from the big Superstock crash at Monza SBK. See “related news” below for previous pics of the crash from anonymous sender. I wouldn’t want the bill for...

Smoking in public!

21 May 2007 by MARK GILLINGS

Will Jonathan Howorth – seen here celebrating at Snetterton at the weekend – still be allowed to do this after the smoking ban in public comes into force in July?

Rutter's Snetterton crash

21 May 2007 by shaun gee

Wanted to share my pics of Michael Rutter’s crash at Snetterton at the weekend. Ouch!