WSS: Ten Kate Honda prepares for third Supersport battle March 28, 2007
The first two rounds of the World Supersport Championship in Qatar and Australia proved the 2007 series to be one of the most competitive yet. The third round will take place at Donington Park this weekend and once again it could be anyone’s race. However, …
BSB: Virgin on top at Snetterton March 27, 2007
After two days of arctic conditions at the Norfolk circuit, the Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha riders were greeted by radiant sunshine for the final day of the official 2007 Bennetts British Superbike test. It was well worth the wait with three of the …
Moto GP: Konica Minolta Honda enjoys productive wet Jerez test day
The Konica Minolta Honda Team and rider Shinya Nakano enjoyed a very productive wet test session at the Jerez circuit today. With the majority of teams present from yesterday’s Spanish Grand Prix, the rainy conditions allowed Shinya to try Michelin’s wet-weather …
Moto GP: Stoner quick in the wet with Desmosedici GP7 at Jerez post-race Test
Casey Stoner showed today that he is a quick rider in all conditions with the Ducati Desmosedici GP7, even in the cold and wet conditions that greeted the MotoGP riders the day after Sunday’s Spanish GP at Jerez.
The young Australian, determined to make use of the conditions and time available to test …
Moto GP: Kawasaki’s de Puniet picks up points at Jerez Weekend
Randy de Puniet scored Kawasaki’s only world championship points after bringing his Ninja ZX-RR home in a hard fought 13th place in today’s Spanish Grand Prix, which was won by Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) from home hero Dani Pedrosa (Honda) and watched by more than 132,000 spectators.
De Puniet’s fellow countryman, and Kawasaki teammate, …
Moto GP: Ducati’s Stoner Fifth after great fight back
Ducati Marlboro Team man Casey Stoner rode a hard-fought race in front of more than 130,000 fans at Jerez today, fighting all the way to finish fifth and put himself second in the World Championship. Team-mate Loris Capirossi had a more difficult day on the occasion of his 250th …
Moto GP: Suzuki’s Hopkins crashes whilst on podium pace
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racer John Hopkins saw his hopes of a podium dashed today as he crashed out from fourth place during the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez.
Hopkins had been involved in a 13-lap battle with World Champion Nicky Hayden, and had just managed to get past him and begin …
Moto GP: Tough tenth for Shinya Nakano and Konica Minolta Honda
Shinya Nakano took his Konica Minolta Honda RC212V to a tough tenth place in today’s Spanish GP at Jerez. The 29-year-old Japanese rider’s confidence took a knock during warm-up with a harmless crash on the last lap of the morning session and this affected …
Moto GP: Double podium glory for Fiat Yamaha Team in Jerez
Valentino Rossi returned to the top step of the podium today after leading for all 27-laps of the Grand Prix of Spain, taking his first victory since Sepang last year and his 46th win of the four-stroke MotoGP era. Rossi’s 26th win for Yamaha also …
BSB: Airwaves Ducati complete final tests at Snetterton
Airwaves Ducati riders Leon Haslam and Gregorio Lavilla have completed their final weekend of testing before the start of the 2007 British Superbike season, which commences at Brands Hatch in two weeks time.
Having tested in France and Spain over the winter both riders used this weekend to re-acclimatize to the colder, wetter …