Moto GP 250/125: First test for 2007 Red Bull KTM teams in Jerez November 27, 2006
The newly formed Red Bull KTM Team has met in Jerez/Spain for three days of testing ahead of the coming season. Hiroshi Aoyama and Mika Kallio put in very fast lap times with the new KTM 250 FPR for the 2007 season. Randy Krummenacher and the new team …
Moto GP: Rizla Suzuki relishing final test
Rizla Suzuki Moto GP travels back to Europe for its final test of 2006, determined to continue with the promising start shown by the new Suzuki GSV-R800 at recent tests.
The new 800cc has already produced promising performances at Valencia and Sepang, with John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen filling …
SBK: Kawasaki Corse meet San Marino’s Secretary of State
On 20 November at 3.30 pm, a cordial meeting was held beetween the Secretary of State (Minister) for Foreign Affairs, Fiorenzo Stolfi, and the PSG-1 Kawasaki Racing team which represents the well known Japanese factory in the Superbike World Championship, and which has its head office …
Reece Bancell and Kirk McCarthy awards given out in Australia November 23, 2006
Both the 2006 Reece Bancell Scholarship and the 2006 Kirk McCarthy Memorial Award winners were announced at the Australian Superbike Championship Presentations on Sunday night.
Chris Cassella, who finished sixth in the Australian Supersport Championship, was presented the Reece Bancell Scholarship while …
Rally: Mick Extance determined for a top 20 finish at the Dakar
Optoma Loans Honda Dakar rider, Mick Extance wooed the crowd at the annual Dirt Bike Show, Stoneleigh with his determination to continue his reign as the most successful British rider in the annual Dakar rally.
43 year old Extance from Spondon near Derby, unveiled his Honda CRF450X at the show as he enters …
Ducati and NCR build New Blue November 22, 2006
NCR has been commissioned to create a modern replica of “Old Blue”—the 1977 Daytona winning 750SS campaigned by Cook Neilson and Phil Schilling throughout the mid 1970’s.Cook Neilson, the then editor of Cycle magazine, possessed a unique combination of skills making him successful as both a journalist and a racer. With the help of Managing Editor and ace mechanic Phil Schilling, they were able to build the 750SS into a remarkably successful race bike through a remarkable combination of experimentation, tuning and rider skill. Phil quickly nicknamed the motorcycle “Old Blue” in reference to the team’s attractive livery.
On March 11th, …
Rally: Americans in Final Preparations for 2007 Dakar Rally
Last week, the organizers of the 2007 Dakar Rally unveiled the route of the 29th edition of the Euromilhões Lisboa-Dakar 2007 rally that will take place from the 6th to the 21st of January 2007.
American car drivers, which include NASCAR ace Robby Gordon and …
NCR Millona One Shot Tricolore November 21, 2006
Top of the MILLONA range, the ONE SHOT TRICOLORE version represent the technological excellence of NCR.
It does not only confirm, but it even surpasses the world record as the lightest two-cylinder motorcycle in the world, which belonged to the Millona One Shot MY 2006 winner of 25 races in the Supertwins …
Rally Dakar: CBV’s Christophe Barriere-Varju at the Sydney Motorcycle Show
On the first day of the Sydney Motorcycle Show at the Olympic Park in Homebush we saw the first Dakar Rally enthusiast who came to our stand. “People are incredibly amazed at that race” says Christophe Barriere-Varju who has a stand (CBV …
Australian Superbike: Suzuki’s Budgen Third in Australian Superbikes
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Robbie Bugden sealed third place in the 2006 Australian Superbike Championship and led the charge in Suzuki’s Manufacturer’s Championship victory at Eastern Creek Raceway on Sunday.
Bugden and his team mate Shawn Giles wrapped up the 2006 season on a high note with both riders on the podium for the …