Jolet Jao won both the Expert Stock Stock and Expert Modified races in the Honda XRM Supermoto Challenge held at the Fort last March 18 and organized by Speedgear Sports Inc and Honda Phils Inc. .

Chua, Santiago and Dela Cruz wins races. Armande Canare injured

YRS-Yamaha’s Maico Buncio won the 110SS Expert and 125cc Modified in the “Summer Explosion” Circuit Racing in Clark Pampanga held last March 19. Major underbone and scooter teams from Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga and Bataan like YRS, TONICHI, SPEEDMASTER, AGC, REVZONE, VELOCITY and METRAKIT attended the event held at the fast go-kart circuit.

The Philippines was the venue for the Asian Launch of Metzeler’s new sport tire, the SportTec M3, last March 14-16. The event was held at the New World Hotel in Makati City, Pontefino Hotel in Batangas City and at the Batangas Racing Circuit. More than 50 delagates composed of journalists, dealers, importers and customers came from Malaysia. Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong ,Taiwan and the Philippines.

Saturday at The Fort Taguig City near Jeames (former Dencios) and NBC Tent for HONDA ONE MAKE RACE. Registration starts at 8am to 5pm.

Honda XRM SUPERMOTO CHALLENGE
March 18 Saturday at THE Fort TAGUIG CITY.

Clark Race moved from MARCH 18 to MARCH 19th Sunday

ZEUS Helmets & POLO boots partners with the MOTORCYCLE RIDERS COURSE to contribute to motorcycle safety & education in the Philippines.

Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra experienced practically every sort of emotion in the second round of the Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island today with Troy Corser causing most of the ups and downs.

Yamaha Motor Italia rider Noriyuki Haga battled traction problems to grab a brace of fourth places at round two of the Superbike World Championship at the Phillip Island circuit in Australia.

Camel Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi clocked the fastest time once again on the second day of MotoGP Official Test at the Catalunya Circuit in Spain, after another encouraging session for Yamaha. With Rossi again setting the pace for much of the day, closely followed by his team-mate Colin Edwards, the pair took advantage of the warm afternoon conditions to continue to run through their pre-season testing programme at an impressive rate.

FORTUNA HONDA riders Marco Melandri and Toni Elías completed their second day of official testing duties at the Circuit de Catalunya in cold weather conditions today. The two riders worked hard throughout the day although at the end they were forced to settle for twelfth and seventeenth position respectively. Marco was able to complete the programme he had for today although we was unable to reach the desired results. The Italian, who produced a stunning run of results at the end of last season to seal second place in the championship, knocked a fraction of a second off his time from yesterday but that was not enough to leave him satisfied at the end of the day. His team-mate Toni Elías, who is riding a MotoGP bike for the first time at this track, was unable to improve on the 1’44.672 he clocked yesterday. Tomorrow the riders will have the opportunity to demonstrate their potential in front of thousands of spectators, who will flock to the track to enjoy the timed BMW Award session which runs from 14:05 until 14:45.

Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racers John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen both improved their lap times during today’s Official MotoGP Test at Catalunya in Spain.

Camel Yamaha Team riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards made their first formal track appearances of the year today as the MotoGP Official Tests got underway at the Montmelo circuit in Catalunya. The traditional pre-season curtain raiser runs for three days, with a timed 40-minute session determining the winner of a new car in an exciting climax to the action on Sunday afternoon at 1405h.

Today the first day of official MotoGP tests took place at Circuit de Catalunya, the first time this season that all of the 2006 World Championship contenders have come face to face as they prepare to do battle for the consecrated premier-class crown. In good weather conditions the majority of MotoGP riders began to lap at around 11am, when the cold morning temperatures began to subside. FORTUNA HONDA riders Marco Melandri and Toni Elias, who both spent the whole day working on the set-up of their Honda RC211V machines, ended the session with the eighth and ninth fastest times respectively. Marco worked towards improving his overall setting by focusing on Michelin tyre tests while his team-mate Toni Elias worked on different aspects of the RC211V as he aimed to improve his feeling with the bike.

Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racer John Hopkins recorded the fourth fastest time on the first day of the Official MotoGP Test at Catalunya, Spain today.

El Racing Tech has advised Inside Racing that their first race scheduled on Sunday March 5 is postponed.

Suzuki has teamed up with Rizla – the world’s premier rolling papers brand – and agreed a two-year partnership for the title sponsorship of its premier motorcycle race team in the prestigious MotoGP World Championship. The title of the team will be Rizla Suzuki MotoGP.

Milan, Italy-With exactly one month to go before the first race of the new MotoGP season, the Camel Yamaha Team today celebrated the start of its 2006 campaign with a Team Presentation in Milan, in front of 300 guests and international media. World Champion Valentino Rossi and his American team-mate Colin Edwards, who was celebrating his 32nd birthday today, were joined on stage by VIP guests from Yamaha and Japan Tobacco International, as well as Italian TV presenter Marco Mazzocchi, who compered the presentation.

Round two - Phillip Island Phillip Island, Australia

Track length: 4448 m, Opened: 1956
Fastest Lap Ever: 1' 32.193 (Troy Corser, 2001)
WSB lap record: 1' 33.019 (Troy Corser, 2001)
Last year WSB winner: Troy Corser, Troy Corser

After a sensational weekend of racing in Qatar, round two of the Superbike World Championship takes place coming weekend at the Phillip Island circuit, located a little more than an hour's drive south of Melbourne.

Round: 1 - Qatar
Circuit: Losail Circuit
Date: 24 February 2006
Temp: 30ºC
Weather: Sunny

Yamaha Motor Italia rider Andrew Pitt will start tomorrow's two 18-lap races from the front row of the grid after an impressive superpole lap saw him set the third fastest time. Team-mate Noriyuki Haga also put in a strong qualifying performance and will start from the second row, in sixth position.

Inside Racing The Video DVDs numbers 2 to 5 will be available at the SM Valenzuela Motorcycle and Scooter Motorshow on Feb 24 and 25 only. Set for release in shop by March 1, the new DVDs will be available in advance at the show. Features 2005 Race Highlights and show features: