Team Alstare Suzuki riders Fonsi Nieto and Yukio Kagayama were back in action today testing their GSX-R1000s at Qatar - just seven weeks after the World Superbike season finished.

Although conditions were far from ideal this morning - when strong winds gusted across the track bringing sand and dirt from the nearby construction sites - the afternoon was better and both riders began to try some new material towards the end of the day.

Third team rider Max Neukirchner was absent from the test as a "gentleman's agreement" between the top teams means that only two riders per team are allowed to take part.

Casey Stoner unlucky at Jerez, Melandri happy with his day, Ducati Marlboro Team riders Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri continued testing at Jerez today but the team's day was marred by a crash involving Stoner. The World Champion fell heavily at turn three, sustaining suspected ligament damage to his left shoulder. He was treated by Clinica Mobile staff who put his left arm in a sling, he then returned to his hotel to rest.

Melandri worked hard all day on chassis and suspension set-up, using only race tyres. By the end of the day he was happy with the set-up his crew had dialled into his Desmosedici. Tomorrow the Italian will focus on tyre testing.

Casey Stoner, 1m 40.833s, 32 laps, Everything was going very well today. We were focusing on tyre testing, as we had planned, when I crashed at turn three.

Rossi completes first day of testing with Bridgestone as Lorenzo's third Yamaha test gets underway in Jerez

Valentino Rossi, back in action for the first time since breaking his hand in Valencia, tested his Yamaha M1 on Bridgestone tyres for the first time today at the Spanish circuit of Jerez. The three-day test is the final test of 2007 and Rossi was joined in the garage by his new 2008 team-mate, Jorge Lorenzo, as well as the majority of the MotoGP paddock.

Rossi, his team and his engineers used today as a chance to get to know the Bridgestone technicians, whom they will be working with next season, and to understand the initial adjustments they need to make to the bike to suit the new tyres. Rossi's comments were positive and, having started testing at midday on a sunny but cold day in Jerez, he completed 49 laps. Despite still suffering from some pain in his hand, the Italian's best time of 1'40.514 was good enough for third and was just 0.293 seconds off Casey Stoner, who topped the time sheets.

Claudio de Carli is proud to announce that his MX2 World Championship team will from now on be called the Yamaha Red Bull De Carli Team, signifying the stronger collaboration between the team and the world leader in the energy drinks market. Since 2006 Red Bull has been a team partner and after two very successful seasons, in which Antonio Cairoli finished second in 2006 and celebrated his second MX2 World Championship title this year, both parties agreed to intensify their relationship.

Partnering title holder Cairoli in the 2008 MX2 world championship will be the team's current riders Matteo Bonini and Alessandro Lupino, all riding Yamaha YZ250F machines tuned by the team race department under direct supervision of Claudio De Carli.

The agreement, sealed with a simple handshake between Red Bull Motorsport management and Claudio De Carli, offers the team many opportunities to further strengthen its structure and competitiveness.

The Kawasaki Racing Team arrived back in Europe, after concluding three successful days of development testing at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia.

John Hopkins was pleased with the positive progress he made over the three day testing, and happy with the working relationship developing between him and his new crew. The new Kawasaki pilot heads now for Southern Spain, and the final three-day test of the year, determined to use the technical and demanding Jerez circuit to perfect the set-up of his Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR ahead of the winter break.

Anthony West was also considered happy about Sepang Circuit testing, although the 26-year-old Australian was a little disappointed not to have finished closer to his new team mate on the time sheet. Kawasaki used the Malaysia Sepang testing for evaluating the new engine components,

BQR Suzuki's David de Gea won the 2007 Formula Extreme class of CEV "Campeonato de España de Velocidad" at Sunday's sixth round of seven in Valencia as Suzuki GSX-R1000s swept the first three places - and dominated the entire series.

The Murcian rider, defending his two titles in a row and his fourth in five years, won the race while the main competitor Carmelo Morales (Yamaha) finished seventh.

Suzuki team mate Javier Sardá finished second and Sergio Fuertes from the Motorrad Suzuki Team completed a Suzuki podium.

De Gea and the BQR Suzuki GSX-R1000 have won three of the six CEV Formula Extreme races this year and finished second and third in the remaining rounds.

Aboard his WR450F Frenchman Johnny Aubert has produced his first overall ISDE win at the 82nd running of the International Six Days Enduro held at La Serena, Chile. Topping the Enduro 2 class by being the fastest rider overall his efforts contributed substantially in helping his Yamaha UFO Corse A team to win the Manufacturers award. Johnny's blistering speed also played a key role in helping France place second behind Italy in the World Trophy team competition.

Viewed by many as being the rider that would battle it out with reigning overall ISDE winner Juha Salminen for the top spot in the Enduro 2 class Aubert's six-day event started in the best possible way as he won the E2 class ahead of Salminen on day one. With Juha then fighting back and winning day two ahead of Johnny on day three Aubert struck again to win the E2 class for a second day.

The Fiat Yamaha Team completed an intense second day of testing in Malaysia with 2008 rider Jorge Lorezo today, despite a wet track first thing delaying the start of action until after midday. Heavy rain overnight and an overcast sky throughout the morning meant the Sepang track took a long time to dry out but, once the sun finally shone through the clouds, the temperature quickly rose into the low 30s, the asphalt dried and work got underway.

Lorenzo continued to work on general set-up with his new team, concentrating specifically on improving his braking and also completing a few laps on the new 2008 prototype M1. He improved on his time from yesterday, completing 48 laps and setting the 10th fastest lap of the day in a time of 2'04.021, with the quickest lap of the day set by John Hopkins in a time of 2'02.200. Tomorrow will see the team complete one final day of testing before they head home to Europe.

Carlson Wins AMA Supermoto unlimited championship, while the team also wins team championship by 1 point.

Morongo casino (California, USA) was the venue for the final 2 rounds of the AMA Supermoto Championship. Benny Carlson rode to a conservative 5th place in Saturdays final, clinching his 2nd AMA Supermoto Unlimited Championship and his 1st for the team.

Due to Atkins' broken left arm, flat track expert Henry Wiles and French Supermoto pro Kevin Bethome were brought as replacement riders to earn points for the teams' championship. Henry Wiles rode to an amazing 6th place in Saturdays final, and Kevin Bethome did the same putting the team on the box in 4th place beside Ben Carlson in 2nd during Sunday's final event. This gave the team enough points to win the team championship over factory KTM by 1 point.

Heavy rain in Sepang drastically limited track time for the Fiat Yamaha Team today, as they began three days of testing in Malaysia alongside several other MotoGP teams. With Valentino Rossi still at home recuperating from a broken hand, it is just Jorge Lorenzo taking part in the team's testing program this week, the 20-year old Spaniard riding the M1 for the second time since the end of the season as he prepares to officially join the team in January.

After rain early in the morning it took some time for the track to dry out and Lorenzo did not get started until just after 11am. The MotoGP rookie completed 26 laps as he continued to develop his understanding of his new bike and tires and was looking forward to continuing his work in the afternoon, but another heavy rainstorm after lunch meant the track did not dry out sufficiently again and the team abandoned testing for the day. Lorenzo posted the 9th fastest time of the day with a lap of 2'04.433, with the unofficial time sheets topped by Randy de Puniet, in a time of 2'03.033.