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Sete Gibernau’s Ducati squad quits MotoGP

12 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Sete Gibernau’s Ducati squad quits MotoGP

Sete Gibernau’s Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati squad has withdrawn from the MotoGP world championship with immediate effect. The Spanish squad, run by former 125GP racer Pablo Nieto, is the latest...

Supporting JT at Laguna Seca

11 July 2009 by ste60

Supporting JT at Laguna Seca

Me and my mate Chris supporting JT at Laguna Seca. Great place, great race.

Byrne upbeat about current run of results

10 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Byrne upbeat about current run of results

Shane Byrne aims to continue his strong run of form into next weeks official SBK test at Imola and onto the tenth round of the Championship at Brno a week after. In the last three rounds Shakey has...

WSB men ready for two day Imola test

10 July 2009 by Michael Guy

WSB men ready for two day Imola test

WSB’s big guns head to Italy next week for an official two day test at the revised Imola circuit, which was last used by SBK back in 2006. Championship leader Noriyuki Haga will sit out of the test...

MCN on the way to Laguna Seca

10 July 2009 by costheydooo

MCN on the way to Laguna Seca

Rachael Brooke on her way to Laguna Seca, 3am Birmingham Airport

Rea: “I know Imola from watching the Edwards and Bayliss battle”

10 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Rea: “I know Imola from watching the Edwards and Bayliss battle”

Jonathan Rea has revealed he can’t wait to test at Imola next week as he feels like he already knows the track from watching Troy Bayliss’ and Colin Edwards’ epic title battle back in 2002 at the...

Me with Mckenzie and McGuinness

10 July 2009 by Steven Harley

Me with Mckenzie and McGuinness

What can I say? Me with the legends that are Nial McKenzie & John McGuinness at Knockhill. Absolutely awesome.

Honda deny dumping Yuki Takahashi

10 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Honda deny dumping Yuki Takahashi

Honda has vigorously denied throwing rookie Yuki Takahashi – its only Japanese MotoGP rider – on the scrapheap. Claims by the Scot Honda team that it had reluctantly released Yuki Takahashi because...

Kenny Roberts looks to Britain for Moto2 chassis project

10 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Kenny Roberts looks to Britain for Moto2 chassis project

American legend Kenny Roberts will turn to British expertise to help his plans for a shock return to racing in the new 600cc four-stroke Moto2 class. The Californian wants to run a two-rider effort in...

Valentino Rossi: Jorge Lorenzo facing massive decision on future

10 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi: Jorge Lorenzo facing massive decision on future

Valentino Rossi reckons it would be a massive decision for Jorge Lorenzo to turn his back on Yamaha and make a shock switch to rivals Honda. Lorenzo has been linked with a move to Honda’s factory...

Yamaha boss ecstatic at Valentino Rossi future pledge

10 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss ecstatic at Valentino Rossi future pledge

Yamaha boss Masao Furusawa has spoken of his delight at Valentino Rossi’s recent pledge to continue racing until the end of 2013 at least. When the 30-year-old notched his 100th Grand Prix victory in...

Meeting my heroes at Donington WSB

10 July 2009 by Luke Samuels

Meeting my heroes at Donington WSB

I went to the World Superbike at Donington Park and met two of my heroes. The legend Kevin Schwantz and Ben Spies the legend to be! Also James Toseland who I went to High School with in Kiverton.

Title still on for Laverty says team boss Buckmaster

10 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Title still on for Laverty says team boss Buckmaster

Parkalgar Honda team boss Simon Buckmaster believes that Eugene Laverty still has a chance of winning the World Supersport title despite being 28 points adrift of Yamaha man Cal Crutchlow. Buckmaster...

Bayliss tips Spies for WSB title

09 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Bayliss tips Spies for WSB title

Reigning World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss believes that Ben Spies and the factory Yamaha team are on target to secure the prestigious WSB crown in 2009. Following on from Spies’ emphatic double...

Haslam satisfied with Brno test

09 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Haslam satisfied with Brno test

Stiggy Honda men Leon Haslam and John Hopkins have completed a two day test at Brno in preparation for the next round of the championship which takes place at the Czech track on 24th to 26th...

Manx Radio to broadcast Southern ‘100’

09 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Even if you can’t make it to the Southern 100 you can listen to the race commentary live on Manx Radio via the internet. The Steam Packet Southern 100 international road races  commence next week on Monday 13th July 13 and continue through until Thursday evening July 16, all covered by Manx Radio. Race fans off the Island will be able to pick up the commentaries via the web on...

Guy Martin to race at Scarborough

09 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Guy Martin to race at Scarborough

Six time International Oliver’s Mount Gold Cup Cup winner, Guy Martin is to race his Hydrex Honda at this weekend’s Cock o’the North Road Races to attempt to regain his title he has previously won on...

Tommy Bridewell to race at Mallory BSB

09 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Tommy Bridewell to race at Mallory BSB

Tommy Bridewell has announced he will race in the next BSB round at Mallory Park on July 19. Aboard the Team NB Suzuki GSX-R1000K6, the 20-year-old from Etchilhampton near Devizes has won the last...

Tommy Hill gets Worx Suzuki ride at Mallory

09 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Tommy Hill gets Worx Suzuki ride at Mallory

Tommy Hill is back in BSB, riding for the Worx Suzuki team at Mallory Park on July 19. The 24 year-old completed a successful test on-board Sylvain Guintoli’s 2009 GSX-R1000 and was offered a one-race...

Valentino Rossi: Great mistake to dismiss Casey Stoner threat

09 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi: Great mistake to dismiss Casey Stoner threat

Valentino Rossi has told MCN it would be a great mistake to dismiss Casey Stoner’s MotoGP title hopes as the Aussie struggles to overcome health problems. Stoner has surrendered crucial ground in the...

Casey Stoner thrilled at Nicky Hayden progress

09 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner thrilled at Nicky Hayden progress

Casey Stoner has spoken of his delight at Nicky Hayden’s recent drastic improvement on Ducati’s factory GP9 machine. After a torrid start to 2009, Kentucky rider Hayden has started to make...

Honda in talks with Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso

09 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Honda in talks with Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso

Dani Pedrosa’s first win in 13 months last weekend in Laguna Seca couldn’t have come at a better time as he started negotiations over a new factory Honda contract. HRC is desperate to retain the...

Yamaha not worried about Ferrari swoop for Valentino Rossi

09 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha not worried about Ferrari swoop for Valentino Rossi

Yamaha is not anticipating a Ferrari swoop for Valentino Rossi to make a sensational move to Formula One next year. The Italian was linked with a big-money move to F1 for the umpteenth time late last...

Brogan to ride injured Richards’ BSB Honda

08 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Brogan to ride injured Richards’ BSB Honda

HM Plant Honda have nominated reigning British Superstock Champion Steve Brogan to stand in for injured Glen Richards at the next round of the British Superbike Championship at Mallory Pak on 17-19...

Knighter switches for Kawasaki

08 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Knighter switches for Kawasaki

The world’s top enduro rider, David Knight has moved to Kawasaki machinery for the remainder of the 2009 season. The Manxman quit BMW recently after a disappointing first half of the season and has...

Brno test: Crutchlow “It’s chaos out there!”

08 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Brno test: Crutchlow “It’s chaos out there!”

Cal Crutchlow continued to impress by lapping on World Supersport race pace first time out at the Brno circuit, despite riding on a track day and having to contend with a track full of slower...

Knighter switches for Kawasaki

08 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Knighter switches for Kawasaki

The world’s top enduro rider, David Knight has moved to Kawasaki machinery for the remainder of the 2009 season. The Manxman quit BMW recently after a disappointing first half of the season and has...

Weekend of dreams in Catalunya

08 July 2009 by Gary & Paula

Weekend of dreams in Catalunya

Just thought you may like to see some photos of Paula and I at the Catalunya GP being very well looked after by the Rizla Suzuki team. The team were fantastic, the racing breathtaking and the weather...

Testing underway for Crutchlow and Haslam in Brno

07 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Testing underway for Crutchlow and Haslam in Brno

British riders Leon Haslam and Cal Crutchlow are benefitting from testing at the Brno circuit today ahead of the tenth round of the World Superbike and Supersport championship at the Czech track later...

Rae Man

07 July 2009 by Darren Pugh

Rae Man

My Daughter Amber and Johnny Rae at the wsbk Donnington. What a great weekend we had. The great man had so much time for us.

Michael Dunlop: Skerries man of the meeting

06 July 2009 by Phil Edge

Michael Dunlop, Ryan Farquhar and Keith Amor were in blistering form totally dominating round eleven of the Duke Road Race Rankings, the Aon Bikecare Skerries 100, held on the 2.9mile public roads course in North County Dublin. Dunlop was declared Man of the Meeting after taking three wins: Supersport 600, Junior 250cc and Lightweight 125cc and two third places on the Uel Duncan-sponsored Robinson...

TTX GP launch Zero Carbon road race series

06 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

TTX GP launch Zero Carbon road race series

TTXGP, the force behind the inaugural zero emission motorcycle race at this year’s Isle of Man TT races, has joined forces with Auto Cycle Union Events (ACUE),  to run the world’s first national zero...

SMT Honda face uncertain future

06 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

SMT Honda face uncertain future

SMT Honda team owner Robin Croft has admitted that he may be forced to close his race team unless he can unearth a major backer to help with the costs of running Aussie prospect Jason O’Halloran in...

Rutter’s hopes dashed at Knockhill

06 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Rutter’s hopes dashed at Knockhill

Sunday’s Knockhill BSB didn’t bring the kind of results Michael Rutter and the Worx Crescent Suzuki were looking for. Rear grip issues affected Rutter’s progress in the first race and he finished 11th...

Bridewell double top in Knockhill BSB Cup

06 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Bridewell double top in Knockhill BSB Cup

Following on from a victorious return to BSB at Snetterton a couple of weeks ago, Wiltshire rider Tommy Bridewell scored a superb double victory in the Cup competition at a sun-kissed Knockhill in...

BSB blog: Not over ‘till it’s over

06 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

BSB blog: Not over ‘till it’s over

What’s that American cliché for not counting your chickens too quickly? It’s not over ‘till it’s over? Well it could be over a lot sooner than Leon Camier’s rivals think unless they come up with a new...