Three times Superbike World Champion Troy Bayliss took the first major step in his new four-wheel racing career this week as he test drove Craig Lowndes' 2009 TeamVodafone V8 Supercar at Queensland Raceway in Australia. he former Ducati Xerox man put in over 80 laps of the circuit, impressing team engineers with his precise control and split-second...
Rally figures recognised by the British Monarchy
Ford's world rally team director Malcolm Wilson and a leading figure in Australian motor sport, Garry Connelly, have been named in The Queen's Birthday Honours list. Wilson was admitted to the Order of the British Empire after being awarded an OBE (Officer of the British Empire) for his services to British motorsport.The award recognises distinguished...
Kawasaki ER-6n (2009)
Technical SpecificationsEngineEngine typeDisplacementMax powerMax torqueBore x StrokeCompression ratioStarting systemIgnitionFuel systemLubricationClutchTransmissionGear RatiosLiquid cooled, 4-stroke, parallel twin, DOHC, 8 valves649 cm353.0 kw (72.0 PS) @8,500 rpm66.0 kw (6.7...
Sebastien Loeb’s crash in his own words
Sebastien Loeb has returned the Service Park in Loutraki and has spoken about the crash on SS7 that took him out of the rally. Loeb said: “It was my fault. It happened after I went around a high-speed right-hand corner, I was bit too sideways then the hit a big stone with the left-hand front wheel and that sent the car into the air. The car rolled...
Murray powers into Queen's final
British number one Andy Murray stormed into his first grass-court final with a 6-2 6-4 win over Juan Carlos Ferrero at the Aegon Championships at Queen's.The top seed will face American James Blake on Sunday, after four-times champion Andy Roddick retired with an ankle injury early in their semi-final. Murray will be full of confidence after an impressive...
Harrington misses cut in Memphis
Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia's US Open preparations suffered a blow as they missed the cut at the storm-delayed St Jude Classic in Memphis.Ireland's Harrington ended his second round on Saturday but two bogeys in his last three holes took him to four over, while Spaniard Garcia was three over. American Brian Gay hit a second-round 66 to take...
Teams agree to scrap Kers system
The Formula One Teams' Association has agreed to abandon the energy storage and recovery system (Kers) for the 2010 season, BBC Sport understands.The optional Kinetic Energy Recovery System can give cars a power boost, but only Ferrari and McLaren are now still using it seven races into the season. Fota will drop it because of its poor uptake - and...