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The Tech 3 Team will compete in the 2006 MotoGP World Championship with two riders, Spaniard Carlos Checa and Briton James Ellison, both on Yamaha M1s fitted with Dunlop tyres. Read more.....
Dani Pedrosa relives his World Championship 250cc win three months ago in the saddle of his new Repsol Honda RC211V. After their initial training in Malaysia and a few days' rest, Repsol Honda Team riders Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden resumed their training schedule today at the charismatic Phillip Island circuit in southern Australia. The weather was good on the first day of practice, allowing the team to take full advantage of the day. Read more.....
Marco Melandri was the fastest rider on track while Toni Elias made his debut with the RC211V on the Australian track. Read more.....
The Konica Minolta Honda Team has started its season with the first day of test in Australia, on the fast circuit of Phillip Island. The team has worked with perfect weather conditions: 22°C air temperature and 50% humidity rate in the afternoon. In the afternoon, the temperature on the ground reached the 41°C. Read more.....
Loris Capirossi returns to the track where he had a spectacular crash in
2005 while Sete Gibernau continues his familiarisation with the new
Desmosedici at Phillip Island. Read more.....
Shinya Nakano and Randy de Puniet were back in green at Phillip Island today, as the Kawasaki Racing Team unveiled the new 2006 Ninja ZX-RR livery during the opening day of a three-day test at the Australian circuit. Read more.....
BMW Motorrad UK has announced pricing details of its 2006 model line-up. The first half of the year will see five new motorcycles launched across the company's dealer network - each incorporating the Motorrad design philosophy to produce lighter, faster and sportier motorcycles. Read more.....
The beginning of the Konica Minolta Team 2006 season is planned for January the 31st in Phillip Island. The team will be engaged in three days test on the fast Australian circuit. Read more.....
Visitors to the International Historic Motorsport Show at
Stoneleigh Park on 24-26 February 2006 will have a rare chance
to examine such exceptional specimens from the world of racing,
rallying and motorcycling as: Read more.....
Dougie Lampkin recorded his best result to date in the current edition of the World indoor series when he finished fourth in Milan earlier today. Lampkin came within six seconds of qualifying for the three man final. However he narrowly lost out on the time tie decider to his team mate Fujinami, after the Repsol Montesa HRC pair both finished the first lap on fifteen marks apiece. Read more.....
YOU could win two VIP passes worth £600 to join Rizla Suzuki at the opening round of the 2006 British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch on Sunday, March 26th, in this free to enter competition in conjunction with Express Insurance. Read more.....
The gate gets ready to drop on the season's big opening meeting. Read more.....
23-year-old Ben Castleton from Scarborough, North Yorkshire is desperately seeking funding and product support for this years 2006 Road Racing season. Castleton is hoping to compete in the British Supersport Cup and after a fraught two years is hoping that his luck will turn for the better and to build on the potential he has previously shown. Read more.....
The Camel Yamaha Team completed their three-day test in Sepang, Malaysia today with more promising work on the new 2006-spec YZR-M1. Both Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards concentrated mainly on work for Michelin in the morning and made some important progress in this area with the tyre manufacturer. After lunch both riders then completed a long run in order to gather information about the new M1 in race conditions, and were both pleased with the performance of the bike and the improvement in times from the race in September. Read more.....
Dani Pedrosa totals 200 laps and 1,108 km while team mate Nicky Hayden chalks up 245 laps for a total of 1,357 km. Read more.....
Marco Melandri leaves Sepang as the fastest Honda rider, while his team mate Toni Elias continues improving his lap time. Read more.....
The Kawasaki Racing Team concluded their final day of testing at the Sepang circuit today, with Shinya Nakano and Randy de Puniet both setting their fastest lap times of the test during the afternoon session. Read more.....
Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau both hit the front on final day of
three-day test at Sepang. Read more.....
After much speculation seven times Isle of Man TT Winner Ian Lougher unveiled his 2006 Superbike ride at the recent 2006 Isle of Man TT Press Launch. Lougher again teams up with Paul Bird Motorsport onboard the Stobart Honda Superbike at all of the major road races on the 2006 calendar. Read more.....
Camel Yamaha Team riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards both made progress on the development of the 2006-spec YZR-M1 in Malaysia today, despite the day being cut short by rain. The morning saw high temperatures and building humidity at the Sepang track before it gave way to a rainstorm in the mid-afternoon. Both riders decided not to carry on testing and now hope for good weather tomorrow in order to make the most of the final day. Read more.....
The annual National BikeSafe event, supported by the major motorcycle
manufacturers, is taking place on April 1st and 2nd at Cheltenham
Racecourse in Gloucestershire. The event will run from 10am - 5pm on
both days and entry is free. Read more.....
Three days of hard work were undertaken by the Winston Ten Kate Team at Almeria, in what were often less than ideal weather conditions. Read more.....
Dani Pedrosa squeezes the last minute out of the track time despite the rain; he and team mate Nicky Hayden are again among the fastest at Sepang. Read more.....
Kawasaki riders, Shinya Nakano and Randy de Puniet, both improved their lap times during the second day of testing at Sepang today, before the onset of rain brought the test to a premature end. Read more.....
Airwaves Ducati are delighted to announce the signing of a new official
technical partner for the 2006 season. Direct CCTV and Security systems Ltd
is a specialist in the design, installation and maintenance of the best
bespoke security solutions for the commercial and domestic market. It has
built an enviable reputation as a specialised company with the resources to
offer a comprehensive security service. Read more.....
Development work continues on the Desmosedici GP6 in Sepang: Sete
Gibernau and Loris Capirossi immediately on the pace. Read more.....
After the Christmas holidays and nearly a month-long break, the MotoGP riders got back on track today at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia, according to their 2006 pre-season work-out schedule. The goal of today's session was to loosen up over as many laps as possible and slowly get back into the pace of competition. Read more.....
Dougie Lampkin got the news that he both feared and expected, when a scan at a Barcelona clinic earlier today revealed that he is suffering from a broken rib. Whilst initial examinations following his heavy crash in Marseille over a week ago suggested nothing more than heavy bruising, a specialist told Lampkin today that his injury was worse than had first been diagnosed. Dougie has broken his ninth rib on his right hand side, which is at the lower edge of the rib cage and is basically a floating bone. Read more.....
The Camel Yamaha Team launched its 2006 campaign today, with the first of three-days of testing in Sepang, Malaysia. After a six-week holiday the team is back at its favourite testing venue alongside other MotoGP Teams from Yamaha, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki. A cloudy morning with a few spots of rain at one stage gave way to a sunny afternoon and Yamaha's Factory Team riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards were able to complete a full day of testing on their new 2006-spec YZR-M1s. Read more.....
Marco Melandri scores the third fastest time while Toni Elias continues his apprenticeship on the RC211V. Read more.....
From the snows of Madonna di Campiglio to the oppressive heat of
Malaysia: the Ducati Desmosedici GP6 takes to the track for the first
time in 2006. Read more.....
The Kawasaki Racing Team got the 2006 MotoGP season off to a flying start during the opening day of a planned four-day test at Malaysia's Sepang circuit. Read more.....
Dougie Lampkin will fly back to Barcelona, Spain later tonight so that he can under go a scan tomorrow morning in an attempt to discover the full extent of his injuries, which he sustained at Marseille last weekend. Unable to practice or train during the last week, Lampkin endured another difficult outing when he could only manage sixth place at the third round of the indoor series held in Granada, Spain earlier this afternoon. Read more.....
The Kawasaki Racing Team will get their 2006 MotoGP World Championship campaign underway in Malaysia on Monday, when Shinya Nakano and Randy de Puniet take to the Sepang circuit for the first of three scheduled overseas tests. Read more.....
With everything in place to ensure a safe and successful TT fortnight, attention can be switched to the outstanding entry list. Without doubt the overall entry for the 2006 TT Races will be the strongest ever to have been assembled, with 11 previous winners, two former World Champions and top riders from British Superbike, AMA Superbike and Irish Road Racing. Read more.....
Training sessions for the Isle of Man TT Marshals for 2006 started in earnest last weekend, with the first of ten sessions planned between now and the start of TT 2006. Read more.....
Team Klaffi Honda will take part in World's Superbike Championship 2006
without Max Neukirchner. Honda supports our team in 2006 with a
financial budget, which definitively suffices only for one rider. By
request of Honda this rider is Alex Barros. Read more.....
After a long lay-off due to injury and the withdrawal of his team's title
sponsor last season Jon Kirkham will be making a welcome return to the
British Superbike paddock with Jentin Racing. Read more.....
Forceful winds across the Phillip Island circuit affected Foggy PETRONAS Racing's testing efforts on the fourth and final day of its Australian test. Read more.....
President of Ducati Motor Holding, Federico Minoli, introduces the 2006 Ducati MotoGP Team project: Read more.....
Dougie Lampkin is delighted to announce an important addition to his 2006 team, as the multi World champion goes in search of a record breaking eighth outdoor trials World title. Having been absent during last year, to establish his own property maintenance business back in the UK, James Lampkin has agreed terms to re-join Dougie for an full out assault on the 2006 World outdoor championship. Read more.....
FPR's experienced and youthful pairing of Steve Martin and Craig Jones today made significant progress with the team's pre-season testing programme, on the third of a four day test at Phillip Island. Read more.....
Maria Costello, the UK's fastest woman motorcycle racer, this week confirmed that Bering would become her main sponsor for the 2006-racing season. The French based motorcycle clothing company confirmed the deal at the recent Motorcycle Trade Expo Show. Read more.....
Strong winds at Phillip Island's costal circuit proved a force to be reckoned with for FPR's Steve Martin and Craig Jones, on the second day of the team's four day test. Read more.....
Loris Capirossi follows on from Sete Gibernau in press conference. New
Ducati Desmosedici GP6 launched. Read more.....
Learning to ride a motorcycle comes naturally to some and not so for others. Either way, it's a good instructor who brings it all together and helps the pupil become a confident new motorcyclist. Read more.....
Foggy PETRONAS Racing's Steve Martin and Craig Jones showed good pre-season form today for the first of a four day test at Phillip Island in Australia. Read more.....
After the last part of 2005 where many transfers have characterized various surprises, the queen class of Motorcycle racing opens its fifth season from when the MotoGP arrived with the 990cc prototype with four strokes.
The Konica Minolta Honda Team will present with the same 2005 configuration for the new season. Read more.....
After 16 agonising days, only half of the competitors that started the 2006 Euromilhões Lisbon to Dakar Rally reached the end at Dakar today.
Race to Dakar rider and six-times competitor, Simon Pavey was one of the lucky ones to finish the race and in an impressive 86th position. His BMW team-mates of Charley Boorman and Matt Hall were forced to withdraw during the event due to injury and sheer exhaustion. Read more.....
In the early hours of the morning one truck, one quad and twelve cars were still making their ways to the bivouac in Labé, Guinea. However, onwards and upwards was the only mission for remaining Race to Dakar team member, Simon Pavey, as he embarked on today's thirteenth stage of the 2006 Euromilhões Dakar Rally. Read more.....
The end of the 2006 Euromilhões Dakar Rally is now firmly in sight for Race to Dakar competitor, Simon Pavey, as he successfully completed today's penultimate stage from Tambacounda to Dakar finishing in 86th position. Read more.....
Dougie Lampkin's miserable opening to 2006 continued when he suffered a freak crash mid way through the qualifying heat of the second round of the World indoor series held in Marseille, France late last night. Lampkin was left battered and bruised, and was unable to continue as he was tossed backwards off the massive step in section five. Despite suffering injuries to his ribs, back and hands, Dougie counted himself lucky to have escaped more serious injuries after his bike hit him whilst he lay helpless and winded on the arena floor. Read more.....
BMW Motorrad UK has exceeded its target of '5,000 registrations in 2005' having sold a record number of 5,614 new motorcycles last year, according to the latest industry figures released by the Motorcycle Industry Association. Read more.....
Fans of classic competition motorcycles are in for a rare
treat at the 3rd International Historic Motorsport Show at
Stoneleigh Park on 24-26 February 2006. A feast of famous
bikes and riders will be coming to the Show, with Giacomo
Agostini opening the Show to the public at 10.30am on
Saturday 25 February. Read more.....
Multiple winner Michael Rutter will be the leading personality at the launch of this year's international North West 200. Read more.....
A new BBC television series hits our screens next week featuring mouth-watering recipes from around the world, stunning locations and a pair of refreshingly unpretentious motorcycle-riding presenters known as the 'Hairy Bikers'. Read more.....
Those wishing to purchase a new Suzuki have an added incentive from 9th January with a new comprehensive 2-year Free service programme, which covers no less than 13 models in the current Suzuki range. Read more.....
For the first time since 1996, the Dakar rally returned to Guinea today, which gave all competitors a great opportunity to test themselves in conditions well suited to enduro specialists, including rocks, jumps, potholes and water crossings. Read more.....
The Isle of Man Department of Tourism and Leisure in association with the Manx Motor Cycle Club are pleased to announce details of the race programme for the 2006 Isle of Man TT Races. Read more.....
Race to Dakar rider Simon Pavey is on his way to Bamako after successfully completing today's special stage on day 12 of the 2006 Euromilhões Lisbon to Dakar Rally. He is riding alongside friend and fellow BMW rider Nick Plumb, following the retirement of team-mate Matt Hall from the rally earlier this week. Read more.....
Day nine of the Dakar certainly lived up to its billing as the toughest yet. The mammoth Mauritanian stage from Nouakchott to Kiffa was by far the biggest test yet. Not only was it the longest stage at 874km but it combined some of the toughest terrain as well. Two huge sections of dune combined with a total special stage length of nearly 600km meant the previous day's rest period was much needed. Read more.....
As a mark of respect for the death of Australian rider Andy Caldecott, who died yesterday, the organisers agreed with the riders to neutralise the tenth stage of the rally. This meant that for the entire field of bike racers today's leg was a liaison stage and the times would not count towards their overall standings. Read more.....
The motorcycle market has had an interesting year in 2005 starting with Roads Minister David Jamieson launching the Government's Motorcycle Strategy, announcing the mainstreaming of motorcycling as a form of transport and ending with new motorcycle registrations showing little movement on 2004. Read more.....
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the start of a new partnership with JT International (JTI), a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco Inc., whose brand CAMEL will become the new title sponsor of Yamaha's Factory MotoGP Team for 2006. Read more.....
It has been an excruciating battle for any competitor in 2006 Euromilhões Lisbon to Dakar Rally to get as far as the Rest Day at Nouakchott. Almost one hundred motorcycle competitors have already been forced to retire from the Rally from either a mechanical failure or injury, and the 129 remaining competitors still have a long way to go. Read more.....
Dougie Lampkin began his 2006 competitive campaign with a disappointing showing at the opening round of the World indoor series held at Sheffield arena late last night. Having recently signed another contract with the Repsol Montesa HRC team, which will see the multi World remain with the Spanish factory for the next two years, Lampkin had hoped to open his 2006 account with a strong result in front of his home fans. Read more.....
Race to Dakar riders Simon Pavey and Matt Hall have successfully finished the eighth day of the 2006 Euromilhões Lisbon to Dakar Rally to arrive at the destination of the Rest Day at Nouakchott. Since the start of the Rally on 31 December 2005, competitors who have made it this far have raced over 4,900 km from Portugal, through Spain, Morocco and Mauritania and endured some of the most punishing terrain imaginable. Read more.....
Charley Boorman has been forced to retire from the 2006 Euromilhões Lisbon to Dakar Rally after crashing and breaking his hand on day five of the event - one third of the way through his first Dakar rally. The stage from Ouarzazate to Tan Tan was 819km in length and included a 315km special stage. Read more.....
Race to Dakar riders Simon Pavey and Matt Hall have raced BMW F650 GS Dakar motorcycles for almost 14 hours to complete the seventh stage of the treacherous 2006 Euromilhões Lisbon to Dakar Rally today. They only have one more day of racing before the official race Rest Day in Nouakchott. Team-mate Charley Boorman was forced to retire after breaking his hand on day five of the event and is following the event as part of the overall Race to Dakar project. Read more.....
The Race to Dakar team has successfully completed the hardest day so far of the Euromilhões Lisboa Dakar 2006. Stage 5 of the gruelling event had a bit of everything: fast, stony tracks, rocks, potholes, heavy fog, and a serious amount of distance to cover. Read more.....
Klaus Klaffenböck's latest sensational deal is the engagement of Alex
Barros for his Team Klaffi Honda. After 15 years in the top class of
motorcycle racing Alex Barros is easily one of the most successful and
experienced riders in MotoGP. Read more.....
The Race to Dakar team have successfully completed day 4 of the 2006 Euromilihões Dakar Rally after enduring the toughest and longest special event so far. Read more.....
The Race to Dakar team of Charley Boorman, Matt Hall and Simon Pavey had their first taste of riding and navigating on African soil today as the trio battled through stage three of the 2006 Euromilhões Dakar Rally from Nador to Er Rachidia, Morocco. Read more.....
The Race to Dakar team set sail for Morocco tonight happy in the knowledge they've completed the first two days without any major hitches. Today's 567 km stage took the competitors from Portimão, Portugal to the Spanish coastal town of Malaga where they caught a ferry to the African continent. Read more.....
