2006

Full results of the the Polytec 53rd Macau Grand Prix final.

The end of the 2006 MotoGP season also marked the last ever race for the 990cc prototypes, including Yamaha's YZR-M1, with new 800cc engine regulations being introduced for next season.

Part one of the Yamaha technical presentation detailed how the YZR-M1 has evolved since its 2002 racing debut, and part two will now concentrate specifically on the 2006 machine.

Sunday's third and final day of Rally New Zealand saw five-times MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi gain two further positions to finish the penultimate round of the World Rally Championship 11th overall.

The Kawasaki Racing Team has confirmed to Crash.net that team principal Harald Eckl is leaving, but would not comment further.

Jorg Muller did all he could in the second race for the World Touring Car Championship in Macau, but it wasn't enough to prevent Andy Priaulx from securing the title for the second successive season.

The end of the 2006 MotoGP season also marked the last ever race for the 990cc prototypes, including Yamaha's YZR-M1, with new 800cc engine regulations being introduced for next season.

Bill Davis Racing has announced that 1995 Craftsman Truck Series Champion Mike Skinner will return to the organisation in a Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series through to the 2009 season.

Next years inaugural Champ Car race on the streets of Las Vegas will be supported by the Historic Grand Prix Series, a series that has already attracted several star names to compete in what looks like being an excellent event.

Stobart VK's Matthew Wilson has been fined and handed a one-minute penalty for the next event, the Wales Rally GB after he was clocked speeding on Friday in NZ prior to the start of the first special stage.

Complete Bud Pole qualifying results and starting line-up for Sunday's Ford 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

After an impressive season that saw him claim the 2006 Star Mazda Championship, 17-year-old Adrian Carrio will get a chance to prove that he's ready to compete in the 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Championship.

While the two other Honda MotoGP riders testing at Sepang listed engine performance as the main area of urgent development, new LCR rider Carlos Checa spent his time trying to find a suitable chassis set-up.

Following Winston's withdraw from international motorsport, Ten Kate Honda has announced Hannspree as its new title sponsor for the 2007 season - and confirmed Roberto Rolfo as its second World Superbike rider.

SS3 - Pirongia West 2 (20.38 km): Gronholm fastest through a dry but slightly rutted SS3; Hirvonen second; Stohl third; Pons fourth; Sordo fifth; Henning Solberg sixth; Rossi 20th quickest - despite a puncture; Wilson stopped in the stage and retired from the leg - engine problems; Latvala

The F3 Euroseries' determination to maintain its stranglehold on the Macau Grand Prix got off to a good start on Friday [17 November] as its drivers locked out the top three places in qualifying.

Former WCM and Tech 3 MotoGP rider, James Ellison, has signed to ride a factory supported Honda for the Corona Extra team in the 2007 AMA Superbike championship.

The Somerset 'Mike Manning Audio' Rebels will be looking to appoint a new team manager ahead of the 2007 season following the not totally unexpected news that current team boss, Mick Bell, has decided to step down from the role.

Petter Solberg has said that he is convinced the 2007-spec Subaru Impreza will be good and that this will allow the Banbury-based team to return to the front of the pack and challenge Ford and Citroen for event wins.

Natalie Barratt may be familiar with the OMV World Rally Team, having driven for it in 2005, but there will be a number of unfamiliar elements to her return to action on this weekend's Propecia Rally New Zealand.

Day one of the Sepang MotoGP test was brought to a premature end by torrential rain, which fell on the Malaysian circuit from 1pm, flooding parts of the track - in particular turn three (pictured), where the water was waist-deep!

While the 2006 Champ Car World Series season finale in Mexico City witnessed arguably the most spectacular finish to a race this season, it also marked the end of a 40 year association between the series and car builder Lola.

The excitement and anticipation grows for the Opening Round of the biggest ice racing series in history. The ICE/International Championship Events organized and produced series will visit over 20 cities this winter beginning with Green Bay, WI on December 2nd.

The FIM Off-Road Awards - where the 2006 Motocross and SuperMoto world champions will be crowned - take place in Monte Carlo on Saturday 25 November.