the perfect line through Old Hall bend, from kerb, to kerb to kerb - with a bit of grass and rumble strip thrown in for good measure. With a face presumable beetroot-purple with rage, Adolf, the vertically challenged busy-body leaps into his 1.2 Clio and sets

for "joyriding" purposes — just that it is only a minutely small percentage that involves any violence. That said, when you return to the spot where you left your R1 unanchored for less than 2 minutes while you rushed indoors for a leak, only to see a 14 year

will get ever closer to a win. It's now been nearly a year since Pedrosa's last win, his longest losing streak since he started racing in the 125 class back in 2001.And if Pedrosa or another Honda rider doesn't win at Barcelona, it will also be Honda

from other teams, a remarkable step, as Pedrosa has been with Honda since entering Grand Prix in 2001. Unless HRC can turn the RC212V around, the unthinkable might happen, and Pedrosa might start to look elsewhere for a ride in 2008. He'll be looking

, with the margin of victory under a second in all but two of the nine premier class races held here so far, the difference within 1/10th of a second at a couple of those races. For the track really rewards guts, determination, and a willingness to stuff the bike

're now in the perfect position to stuff the bike up the inside into MG, putting a punishing block pass on your opponent, forcing him wide, and wrecking his drive for Turns 11 and 12, which start tight before opening up, and get faster and faster

the British 450 and Open Summer Championships as well as the Open Winter Championship. By 2005 Christian was racing for Husaberg in the World Championship, finishing 6th overall. Aprilia then signed him up in 2006 to team up with supermoto legend Thierry Van

1300 is here because of its turbine-like power plant and interesting technical party trick. The smaller yet spicier contestants are in the form of an ageing but recently modified Honda VFR that's entering its third decade of service, and the somewhat

and noise, eliminating the need for a power-sapping balance shaft. The new V4 typically produces more than 80% of its maximum torque (115.3Nm/8,500 rpm) at 3,000rpm. To allow the rider to comfortably take full advantage of this torque, delivery is smoothed

as the Open Winter Championship. By 2005 Christian was racing for Husaberg in the World Championship, finishing 6th overall. Aprilia then signed him up in 2006 to team up with supermoto legend Thierry Van Den Bosch in a fully factory team. Christian finished