, and both will ride in each race, changing over in the pits around half distance. Plans are also afoot to introduce a Le Mans-style running start, which is certain to cause some drama and excitement for both spectators and competitors alike.To meet the new

've absolutely no idea. Maybe some trail riding, possibly a squirt on a local motocross track. I've even thought about chopping it in for modern trials bike.Any (half-sensible) suggestions are welcome.So what else is waiting to grace the Skilton workbench? A

with little rest between rides. On race day Spencer would do both practice sessions and then race back-to-back in 250s followed immediately by 500s - often without even changing leathers. While all the other 500cc competitors conserved their energy by relaxing

to the needs of asphalt riding.SwingarmA one-piece, aluminium die-cast swingarm. Its contour was modified to conform to the bending moment curve using special ribbing and various wall thicknesses, to give it optimal torsional and flexural rigidity

double-whammy by cracking the lap record by almost one and a half seconds, pipping HM Plant Honda's Jonathan Rea by a mere 0.083 secs.Leon Haslam, riding the Airwaves Ducati, clocked up the third fastest time of the day with a lap of 1m 19.209secs. Tom

the possibility to see our rider Shinya Nakano to really show what he is capable of. I still believe he has both the potential and capacity to ride our Honda RCV212V hard, but as we have seen this year he has found it difficult to adapt to the new technical

closing his gap to the top six significantly." Riding Perspective with Casey Stoner (Ducati Corse) - 2007 MotoGP World Champion "It is going to be a very special feeling to race in front of my home crowd this weekend with the championship decided

are looking forward to continuing their success following Randy de Puniet's excellent second place, his first premier class podium, and Anthony West's hard-fought seventh. Riding the ZX-RR, powered by the latest incarnation of the 800cc, four-stroke engine

position 2006: Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda Team RC211V-Michelin), 1m 29.020s MICHELIN IN AUSTRALIA Australia is a keen motorcycling nation, with bike sales showing impressive growth in recent years. The country's big outdoors encourages off-road riding

finding Mallory Park if you've never been before, especially when signing on starts at 7:00am. Make yourself au fait with where you're going the night before and take along the circuit's phone number in case you get lost.2. Your kitGet all your riding kit