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Yamaha boss: ‘Keeping Valentino Rossi is priority’

13 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss Masao Furusawa has insisted the top priority for the Japanese factory is to keep Valentino Rossi for the 2011 MotoGP world championship campaign. The 31-year-old Italian has once again...

Kevin Schwantz looks at 2011 MotoGP market

13 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

With speculation currently rife about the future plans of some of the big name stars in the MotoGP world championship, American legend Kevin Schwantz has assessed the 2011 rider market. Valentino...

Aspar confirms Moto2 chassis switch

13 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez has confirmed his Moto2 squad will switch to a Suter MMX chassis from next weekend’s French GP at Le Mans. The Spaniard has ditched chassis supplier RSV after an indifferent...

Fantasy Road Race Round up

12 May 2010 by Rhonda Morgan

It seems there was only one team worth having for round 2 of the MCN Fantasy Road Race as clearly demonstrated by the top four team which all drew. The culmination of Mika Kallio, Randy de Puniet, Max...

Too much grip hampers Davies in Monza

12 May 2010 by Michael Guy

Factory Triumph rider Chaz Davies consolidated his impressive fourth place in the Supersport Championship standings after finishing in seventh place at Monza last weekend. After a strong start, Davies...

Bayliss to make WSB comeback

12 May 2010 by Michael Guy

WSB legend Troy Bayliss has revealed to MCN that he wants to make a Superbike comeback in 2011. The three time champion retired at the end of 2008 after emphatically wrapping up his third crown, but...

Corser makes history with BMW podium

11 May 2010 by Michael Guy

Troy Corser’s secured BMW’s landmark first WSB podium after making radical changes to his BMW S1000RR between race one and race two at Monza. The Australian veteran engineered an impressive...

Jerry Burgess hopes Valentino Rossi will stay at Yamaha

11 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s legendary crew chief Jerry Burgess is hoping the nine-times world champion will pen a new deal to remain with Yamaha’s factory MotoGP squad in 2011. Rossi’s contract with the Fiat...

Colin Edwards targets Le Mans boost

11 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards is confident he can kickstart his 2010 MotoGP campaign in Le Mans later this month having made significant progress with the set-up of his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine. Edwards...

Toseland: “I’ll be fit to race in Kyalami”

11 May 2010 by Michael Guy

James Toseland has told MCN this morning that he will be OK to race in Kyalami this weekend despite being involved in a horrific first corner pile-up in Monza on Sunday. Toseland crashed on the...

Rea frustrated with ninth, but moves to joint fifth in the standings

11 May 2010 by Michael Guy

When Superstock 600 champions Gino Rea graduated to the World Supersport Championship onboard the Intermoto Czech Honda, no one could have predicted that he would be fifth in the standings after the...

Tommy Hill's crash at Oulton Park

10 May 2010 by madaboutmotorcycles

more pics i took of tommy hills crash at oulton park rob blinkhorn track photographer

Ducati 'working hard' to keep Casey Stoner

10 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ducati bosses say they will leave no stone unturned to ensure Casey Stoner is not tempted by a rival offer to quit the Bologna factory at the end of the 2010 MotoGP world championship. Honda has...

Jerry Burgess praises Nicky Hayden revival

10 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s factory Yamaha crew chief Jerry Burgess has praised American Nicky Hayden’s brilliant revival in 2010. Hayden has been transformed by Ducati’s smoother Big Bang GP10 motor and he’s...

Suzuki boss expects axe for 800s

10 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki’s factory MotoGP boss Paul Denning believes the current generation 800cc four-stroke bikes will race for only one more season after 2010. Denning believes that every manufacturer entering the...

Aspar to switch to Suter Moto2 chassis

10 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez’s Moto2 squad will switch to a Suter MMX chassis for the remainder of the 2010 world championship. The Spaniard will ditch current chassis supplier RSV after an indifferent...

WSB Monza: Race 2 results - Biaggi wins again

09 May 2010 by MCN

Max Biaggi took first again at Monza. Biaggi crossed the line with over four seconds between him and Leon Haslam. Troy Corser took third place with, Leon Camier was forth with Tommy Sykes in fifth...

WSS Monza results - Laverty victorious

09 May 2010 by MCN

1 50 E. LAVERTY IRL Parkalgar Honda Honda CBR600RR 2 54 K. SOFUOGLU TUR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR 3 26 J. LASCORZ ESP Kawasaki Motocard.com Kawasaki ZX-6R 4 51 M. PIRRO ITA HANNspree...

WSB Monza: Race 1 results - Biaggi first, Toseland second

09 May 2010 by MCN

Max Biaggi took first place in Monza today with James Toseland taking second and Cal Crutchlow third. Leon Haslam was forth and Leon Camier took fifth. 1 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing...

WSB Monza: Fabrizio on top in second qualifying

08 May 2010 by Michael Guy

Xerox Ducati man Michel Fabrizio stormed to an impressive fastest time in second qualifying this morning at Monza. The 25 year old Italian attacked the fast 3.58 mile circuit to set a stunning...

WSB Monza: Crutchlow on top again in first qualifying

07 May 2010 by Michael Guy

Cal Crutchlow fired his Sterilgarda Yamaha to provisional pole position for the fifth round of the World Superbike Championship at Monza. After heavy rain before the start of the session riders were...

Kagayama ruled out of Yoshimura's Monza debut

07 May 2010 by Michael Guy

Following his high speed crash at Oulton Park, Yukio Kagayama has been ruled out of competing at Monza this weekend for the Yoshimura Suzuki team. Kagayama crashed heavily and has a suspected C7...

Laverty on top in Monza Free Practice

07 May 2010 by Michael Guy

Assen race winner Eugene Laverty set the fastest time in the opening Free Practice session at Monza this afternoon. Onboard the Parkalgar Honda Laverty was at the top of the time-sheets when heavy...

Crutchlow sets the pace with final flying lap

07 May 2010 by Michael Guy

Sterilgarda Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow set the fastest time in Free Practice at Monza on his final lap of the opening hour long session, which was hit by sporadic light rain. In what is his team’s...

Wet weather forecast and track changes at Monza

07 May 2010 by Michael Guy

The fifth round of the World Superbike Championship gets underway at a modified Monza circuit today. The historic Italian circuit features a revised first chicane in an effort to improve safety,...

Honda cagey over Casey Stoner talks

06 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Honda management are being cagey about an approach for 2007 world champion Casey Stoner. The Australian’s father and manager Colin Stoner attended last weekend’s Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez where he...

Nicky Hayden satisfied with 2010 form

06 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has declared himself satisfied with his impressive start to the 2010 MotoGP world championship. The Kentucky rider endured a nightmare debut season with Ducati but has been a revelation...

Colin Edwards hails Jorge Lorenzo’s Jerez win

06 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

American rider Colin Edwards has hailed Jorge Lorenzo’s late victory in last weekend’s Spanish MotoGP race as ‘brilliant’. The double World Superbike champion is a big admirer of 23-year-old Lorenzo,...

Loris Capirossi ‘excited’ to see first TT

06 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Factory Suzuki rider Loris Capirossi has spoken of his excitement at the prospect of witnessing the famous Isle of Man TT races for the first time next month. The veteran Italian will make his first...

Tommy Hill's fastest lap

05 May 2010 by Rob Reynolds

Picture of Tommy Hill putting in his fastest lap at Oulton Park qualifying.

Kevin Schwantz praises resurgent Nicky Hayden

05 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

American legend Kevin Schwantz has hailed Nicky Hayden’s brilliant start to the 2010 MotoGP world championship. The Texan said he was impressed that Hayden’s incredible work ethic, patience and talent...

Casey Stoner: Lorenzo made us look silly

05 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner reckons Spanish GP winner Jorge Lorenzo made his rivals look silly after the Fiat Yamaha rider’s brilliant late victory in Jerez last weekend. Lorenzo fought back from fifth place in the...

Hill's off at Oulton

05 May 2010 by Mr Paul Korkus

Here’s some pictures I took of Tommy Hill’s tumble during Saturday’s afternoon practice session at Oulton Park.

Andrea Dovizioso seeking easier Honda

05 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Italian rider Andrea Dovizioso believes Honda still needs to make its factory RC212V contender a more manageable package in 2010. Although Honda management continue to insist that the bike is not good...

Dani Pedrosa quickest at Jerez test despite crash

04 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa ended a one-day test session at the Jerez circuit with the fastest time after the Spaniard had luckily escaped injury in a high-speed crash. The Repsol Honda rider ended one of only two...

Oulton BSB: Michael Laverty takes the win in race 2

03 May 2010 by James Keen

Relentless Suzuki rider Michael Laverty took the win in the second British Superbike race at Oulton Park today. Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati rider Michael Rutter placed second, followed by Tommy...