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Hot-shot Haslam aims to overhaul champ Checa

BRITAIN’S Leon Haslam fired a warning shot to polesitter Carlos Checa last night as he vowed: “I will be having a go if I’m up there.”Read

Burns going Dutch for the new season

CHRIS Burns is going Dutch for the new season after signing a deal to contest the ONK Dutch Superbike Championship with the GS Racing team.Read

Aussies beat Brits

BERWICK Bandits took their chance to honour one of their most worthy of testimonial recipients last night at Shielfield Park when four teams of international stars took to the track to raise funds for injured Czech Adrian Rymel.Read

Casey Stoner takes pole for Qatar MotoGP

CASEY STONER started how he means to go on this season after cruising to pole at Qatar last night.Read

Rob Huff takes top spot for Touring opener

BRIT Rob Huff will lead a Chevrolet one-two off the front row at Curitiba as the World Touring Car Championship roars into action this afternoon.Read

Berwick Bandits 43 Newcastle DIamonds 50

NEWCASTLE Diamonds are on track to win the Tyne-Tweed Trophy for the third year in a row after claiming a seven-point win over Berwick Bandits in the first leg last night at Shielfield Park.Read

Berwick Bandits 43 Newcastle DIamonds 50

NEWCASTLE Diamonds are on track to win the Tyne-Tweed Trophy for the third year in a row after claiming a seven-point win over Berwick Bandits in the first leg last night at Shielfield Park.Read

Touring car star Alex is joining Plato for season

CUMBRIA’S Alex MacDowall will team up with Jason Plato again this year after re-signing with the factory RML/Chevrolet squad to contest the British Touring Car Championship.Read

Superteen Chrissy scoops top award

TEENAGER Chrissy Rouse picked up his first prize of the season last week after scooping a top award – and his new team boss believes it will be the first of many this year.Read

Reigning champion signs up for Chevy

JASON PLATO will defend his MSA British Touring Car Championship crown with the RML-run Chevrolet UK factory team in 2011.Read

North boys shine in Spain

ACROSS in the world of two-wheels, the north’s British Superbike boys have been out in action last week as pre-season testing got under way.Read

James Ellison bounces back after operation

JAMES ELLISON has bounced back from keyhole surgery this week to repair damage to his knee.Read

Chrissy Rouse ready to make Mallory Park debut

UP-and-coming youngster Chrissy Rouse is firing up his new machine for the first time at Mallory Park today.Read

Duo chase Super success

THERE is just a week to go until the 2011 World Superbike Championship begins at Phillip Island, Australia – and our local boys are fired up and ready to go.Read

Vaulkhard gears up for a BTCC return

HARRY VAULKHARD could be set for a British Touring Car Championship return in 2011 with the bamboo engineering squad.Read

Laverty bags top-10 . . with a difference

EUGENE Laverty scored his first top 10 of the year last week after his iPhone app proved an instant success with race fans.Read

Chat with golden oldies

TWO golden oldies of the motorcycle racing world are heading north this week to take part in a chat night.Read

Chrissy Rouse could be a star - SGR boss

NORTHUMBERLAND motorcycle team SGR Racing is heading out to Ireland this week as it begins its 2011 pre-season programme.Read

James Ellison hopes for big-screen success

IT’S an exciting time for Kendal’s James Ellison. The British Superbike rider ended last week’s test at Aragon in Spain with consistently fast laps and a good set-up ahead of the opening round of the 2011 championship which will be staged at the end of the month.Read

Dan is aiming to be the man on Honda

DAN LINFOOT will be back on the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship grid this season on board a Honda.Read

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