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Video: James Toseland Catalunya video diary

13 June 2008 by Angus Farquhar

James Toseland took a hard-fought sixth place at the Catalunya GP last weekend and here he talks about his race with ‘Crash’ band-mate Paul. Check out the video to see Toseland chatting in his motorhome after the race.

Snetterton British Superbikes: Ducati meet homologation regulation

13 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Rumours that Ducati would not make the homologation regulation in British Superbikes for units sold in the UK have been quashed today with an official release from the MCRCB. Ducati had to sell at...

Snetterton British Superbikes: Leon Haslam counters on Shane Byrne no-show in free practice two

13 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Leon Haslam set the fastest time of the opening day at round five of the British Superbike Championship at Snetterton, capitalising on a non-appearance from title leader Shane Byrne. The Airwaves...

Nurburgring World Superbikes: Troy Corser fastest again in first qualifying

13 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Troy Corser backed his pace in this morning’s free practice session to take provisional pole with an impressive 1min 57.257 lap this afternoon. The Yamaha Italia rider has clearly gelled with the...

Nurburgring World Supersport: Britain's Craig Jones in provisional second

13 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Britain’s Craig Jones has qualified on the provisional front row after a strong first qualifying session saw him end the day in second spot behind the factory Yamaha R6 of Broc Parkes. Jones is still...

Nurburgring World Supersport: Solid start for Hill in Germany

13 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Tommy Hill admitted that the pace of his rivals came as a bit of a shock in the opening World Supersport free practice session at the Nurburgring this morning. Riding for the first time in seven...

Snetterton British Superbikes: Michael Howarth to sit-out round five

13 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Tena for Men Honda’s British Superbike Cup rider, Michael Howarth, has told MCN he will be sitting-out this weekend’s round at Snetterton after injuring himself in training earlier this week. Howarth,...

Snetterton British Superbikes: Marshall Neill represents SMT Honda

13 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Marshall Neill has been drafted in by the SMT Honda squad to replace the still-injured Adam Jenkinson for this weekend’s British Superbike round at Snetterton, and round six at Mallory Park in a...

Snetterton British Superbikes: Shane Byrne tops first session

13 June 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbike Championship leader, Shane Byrne, has set the fastest time of the first session for this weekend’s fifth round of the season at Snetterton. Running with the 175kg weight penalty in...

Nurburgring World Superbike: First blood to Troy Corser

13 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Troy Corser set the fastest time in this morning’s rain hit first practice session at the Nurburgring, in Germany. Corser was one of a handful of riders that elected to switch to slick tyres on the...

Nurburgring World Supersport: Broc Parkes dominant in first practice

13 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Yamaha’s Broc Parkes used his previous knowledge of the Nurburgring circuit to dominate the opening rain affected Supersport free practice session. From the opening minutes the Australian set the...

Garry McCoy and SC Triumph forced out of Nurburgring race

13 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Garry McCoy and his SC Triumph World Supersport team have been forced to withdraw from the German round of the championship at the Nurburgring this weekend due to a shortage of parts. After a...

Ben Spies talks British MotoGP ride

12 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies has spoken about his forthcoming Suzuki MotoGP debut at the British MotoGP on June 22, 2008. The reigning American superbike champion has been called up to replace injured Italian Loris...

Valentino Rossi warns young riders over safety

12 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has warned young riders to be more safety conscious after recent incidents in Mugello and Barcelona. The seven-times world champion, who sits on the MotoGP Safety Commission, has...

Carlos Checa joins elite few with Nurburgring track knowledge

12 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa is one of a small number of riders who will bring previous track knowledge of the Nurburgring circuit to this weekends seventh round of the World Superbike championship. Checa joins...

Scott Nicholls diary: Hectic travelling between Eastbourne and Poland

12 June 2008 by Macalister Bryan

After a couple of days off, it was back into the normal hectic schedule of the season. I was in Poland on Friday for a re-arranged fixture. It was a bit of a disaster as my Polish motorbike problems...

Carlos Checa Confident ahead of Nurburgring race

12 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa heads into this weekend’s round seven of the World Superbike Championship in Nurburgring in determined mood after taking a double victory last time out in the USA. Before that Checa had...

Win a pair of VIP tickets to see Airwaves Ducati at Snetterton

12 June 2008 by MCN Sportsdesk

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR ENTRIES, THE WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. Want to watch Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and Leon Camier Kick Up A Gear at the next round of the British...

Sete Gibernau to make Ducati comeback

12 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

Sete Gibernau will step out of retirement to test Ducati’s 2009 prototype machine in Mugello next week. The Spaniard quit at the end of 2006 after winning nine MotoGP races and twice finishing...

Suzuki confirm Ben Spies for British MotoGP

12 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

As revealed by MCN yesterday, Suzuki has confirmed that reigning American superbike champion Ben Spies will replace injured Loris Capirossi at the British MotoGP and Spies has said he’s really...

Ben Spies to replace Loris Capirossi in Donington MotoGP

11 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

Reigning American superbike champion Ben Spies will make his long-anticipated MotoGP debut in the British GP at Donington Park on June 22. Suzuki is expected to officially announce the deal later this...

Dorna boss shrugs off 600cc conflict

11 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta has denied a new 600cc four-stroke class to replace the 250GP series in 2011 will cause conflict with World Superbike bosses. Despite fears that a new 600cc class would...

Nicky Hayden begins Honda talks as Ducati rumour hots up

11 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has started talks with Honda as rumours intensify that he is a red-hot favourite to join reigning world champion Casey Stoner in Ducati’s factory squad. Hayden is out of contract at the...

Big rise in BBC MotoGP audience

11 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

The number of MotoGP fans tuning into watch live coverage on the BBC has swelled by 21 per cent during the first seven races of 2008. Largely thanks to the arrival of double World Superbike champion...

Yamaha to ease pressure on Jorge Lorenzo

11 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha will drastically reduce Jorge Lorenzo’s off-track commitments for the foreseeable future to help the Spaniard get his rookie MotoGP campaign back on track. Lorenzo is still recuperating from...

Casey Stoner reserves judgement on new 600cc proposal

11 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Casey Stoner has said he will reserve judgement on the merits of a new 600cc four-stroke series to replace the current 250GP two-stroke world championship. The Motorcycle Sport...

Shorttrack UK Championship: Marco Belli wins at Amman Valley

11 June 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Reigning Shorttrack UK champion Marco Belli won the second round of the season at the half-mile Amman Valley Circuit in Carmarthen, South Wales at the weekend. The CCM rider on the British FT510...

Bid for signed Bradley Smith shirt

10 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

You could meet rising star Bradley Smith at the British MotoGP at Donington Park by bidding for a limited edition Polaris World Aprilia team shirt. Smith, who is the youngest British rider in history...

Jorge Lorenzo to leave Barcelona hospital

10 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo will leave hospital in Barcelona today (Tuesday), five days after he suffered severe concussion in a practice crash for the Catalunya MotoGP. The 21-year-old underwent a successful skin...

Tommy Hill ready to race in Germany

10 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Britain’s Tommy Hill will make his long awaited return to racing this weekend competing in the sixth round of the World Supersport Championship at Nurburgring in Germany. Hill was ruled out of...

AMA Motocross: James Stewart and Ryan Villopoto win again in Texas

10 June 2008 by Paul Harris

Episode three of the James Stewart and Ryan Villopoto Show played out at Freestone in the Lone Star state on Sunday. Kawasaki’s dynamic duo stayed cool as the opposition wilted in the tremendous heat,...

Casey Stoner baffled at struggling Ducati colleagues

10 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has admitted he is baffled as to why he is the only rider capable of producing wins and podiums for Ducati. With ten wins on his way to a dominant success in last year’s MotoGP title...

Danny Webb at the 2008 Thundersprint

09 June 2008 by Dave Stamp

My daughter Laura (on the right) and her friend Elizabeth with Danny Webb at the launch of the 2008 Thundersprint at Northwich

Dani Pedrosa in Catalunya test crash scare

09 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

Just over 24 hours after his dominant victory in the Catalunya GP, Dani Pedrosa has been taken to hospital in Barcelona for precautionary checks on a back injury suffered in a massive testing crash...

New American Ducati team set for WSB in 2009

09 June 2008 by Michael Guy

An all-new American Ducati team named Boulder Motorsports have announced their intention to race in the World Superbike Championship in 2009. Team representatives were at the Miller Motorsports Park...

MotoGP World Exclusive: Ducati roll out 2009 prototype

09 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

This is the first world exclusive look at Ducati’s new 2009 prototype MotoGP motorcycle, which has just broken cover in Catalunya. Tested behind closed doors in Mugello and Estoril since the beginning...