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Burgess says Honda must win in 2011

20 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Honda will never have a better chance of winning the MotoGP world championship than in 2011, according to Valentino Rossi’s legendary crew chief Jerry Burgess. The winter addition of Aussie Casey...

Cal Crutchlow targets big step after mid-season

20 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow has tipped himself to be much more competitive in the second half of his rookie MotoGP world championship campaign in 2011. The British rider was an impressive 11th on his Monster Yamaha...

Bradley Smith relishing Tech 3 challenge

20 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith reckons he’s loving the challenge of trying to make the Tech 3 Racing Moto2 project a consistent top six contender in 2011. The Oxfordshire rider has been one of the revelations of the...

Hutchinson confirmed for TT start

20 April 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Ian Hutchinson’s Yamaha team boss Shaun Muir confirmed at last night’s TT 2011 party at the Vila Marina, Douglas that the team is going ahead with plans for their rider to make a brief test at...

Yamaha won’t expand MotoGP effort in 2012

19 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha will not increase its involvement beyond four bikes when the new 1000cc four-stroke MotoGP class is introduced in 2012. The Japanese factory has no plans to increase its entry beyond its...

2011 results no influence on Suzuki's MotoGP future

19 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki’s decision whether to quit MotoGP completely or return with a fully-fledged two-rider factory effort in 2012 won’t rely heavily on early season results this year. The Japanese factory blamed...

Leon Haslam won’t test BMW-powered MotoGP bike

19 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Leon Haslam will not be called upon to help develop a new BMW-powered MotoGP bike being readied for the 2012 MotoGP world championship campaign by Scott Redding’s Marc VDS Racing squad. The factory...

Super seven for Ryan Farquhar at Oliver's Mount

18 April 2011 by Phil Wain

Ryan Farquhar got his 2011 road racing season underway in perfect style on Sunday when he dominated the Ian Watson Trophy races at Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough. The KMR Kawasaki rider was again in...

Honda TT Legends fifth in Bol d’Or

18 April 2011 by MCN Sports Desk

The Honda TT Legends team finished its debut Bol d’Or in an impressive fifth place after a gruelling 24-hour race that saw John McGuinness, Steve Plater and Keith Amor complete 796 laps of the...

Ian Watson Spring Cup, Olivers Mount pictures

18 April 2011 by simon charity

Spring Cup, Olivers Mount Scarborough The UK road racing season got under way at the ever popular seaside public roads circuit, Olivers Mount in Scarborough, North Yorkshire on Sunday. A perfect day...

Then there were four… Stewart wins in Seattle as Supercross heats up.

17 April 2011 by Paul Harris

Alas, alas, the Fabulous Five have become the Furious Four – after fourteen rounds of intense racing, the AMA Supercross series had been ridiculously close, with five riders in genuine contention with just three rounds left to run, but one of the five, rookie Trey Canard, has become the first to fall out of the title race. The factory Honda rider fell in testing on Wednesday and broke his femur –...

Assen WSB: Carlos Checa takes race two victory

17 April 2011 by Liam Marsden

Championship leader Carlos Checa has won the second superbike race at Assen to continue his excellent start to the 2011 WSB season. The Spaniard led for the majority of the race after choosing a...

Assen WSS: Chaz Davies takes win after two red flags

17 April 2011 by Liam Marsden

ParkinGO Yamaha rider Chaz Davies has taken his first victory of the 2011 season after two seperate incidents saw the supersport race red flagged twice. Brit Sam Lowes caused the first red flag after...

Assen WSB: Jonathan Rea takes race one win

17 April 2011 by Liam Marsden

Castrol Honda rider Jonathan Rea has continued his good from at the Assen circuit with a victory in the first race of the day. It looked as though Carlos Checa would dominate the race from the front...

Assen WSB: Luca Scassa takes supersport pole

16 April 2011 by Liam Marsden

ParkinGO Yamaha rider Luca Scassa has taken pole position at Assen ahead of the supersport race tomorrow. The Italian rider stole pole position from Brit rider Sam Lowes in the last few minutes of the...

Assen WSB: Carlos Checa on pole

16 April 2011 by Liam Marsden

World Superbike championship leader Carlos Checa has continued his dominance of the 2011 season by taking his third successive pole position at Assen today. Checa set pole with a fastest lap of...

Rea ups his game to secure provisional pole at Assen

16 April 2011 by Michael Guy

Castrol Honda rider Jonathan Rea secured provisional pole position at Assen today when he posted an impressive 1.36.035s best on his last lap of the hour long qualifying session. After struggling with...

Snetterton BSB testing

16 April 2011 by Glenn Penfold

Here are some pictures from BSB testing at Snetterton

Assen WSB: Smrz rules practice, Sykes top placed Brit

15 April 2011 by Michael Guy

Jakub Smrz stole the show in the opening qualifying session for the third round of the World Superbike Championship at Assen by securing provisional pole position on his Effenbert Ducati. The Czech...

Assen WSB: Lowes secures provisional WSS front row

15 April 2011 by Michael Guy

Sam Lowes continued his impressive run of form since joining the World Supersport championship by securing his place on the provisional front row at the end of first qualifying at Assen. The Parkalgar...

Honda angered by illegal clutch rumours

15 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Honda boss Shuhei Nakamoto has vented his frustration again at suggestions earlier this season that the new factory RC212V machine was using an illegal dual clutch system. Rumours appeared in Italy...

John Hopkins eyes Suzuki MotoGP wild cards

15 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

John Hopkins was already plotting a dramatic return to the MotoGP world championship in 2011 before Alvaro Bautista’s cruel injury blow saw him a make a shock comeback in Jerez earlier this month. The...

Michael Rutter at Brands Hatch

15 April 2011 by Freezeframe

Michael Rutter taken during testing for the British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch.

Hopkins testing at Brands Hatch

15 April 2011 by Freezeframe

John Hopkins testing at Brands ready for British Superbikes.

Over his shoulder

14 April 2011 by Richard Leach

Is John Hopkins worried (and is looking over his shoulder) about his rivals catching and surpassing his early supremacy?

Haslam predicts tough competition at Assen WSB

14 April 2011 by Michael Guy

Leon Haslam believes that this weekends WSB round at Assen is wide open with a host of riders all capable of fighting for glory. Last year Haslam secured second place in the opening race riding the...

Dani Pedrosa criticises weight limit plan

14 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa has launched a scathing attack on proposals to introduce a combined rider and bike weight limit in MotoGP. The Spaniard, who is a massive 21kg lighter than the heaviest rider in MotoGP,...

Bridgestone tyre deal best for MotoGP

14 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Booming costs would have made it impossible to ditch the single tyre rule in favour of a return to multi-brand competition in MotoGP. Bridgestone signed a new three-year deal to be the sole tyre...

Andrea Dovizioso defends Pedrosa over shoulder problem

14 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso has jumped to the defence of factory Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa as the Spaniard faces a race to be fit for the next race in Portugal early next month. Pedrosa underwent surgery on a...

Mixed fortunes for Swan Yamaha at Snetterton BSB test

14 April 2011 by Gary Pinchin

It was a day of mixed fortunes for Swan Yamaha at Snetterton yesterday (Wednesday) in the final BSB pre-season shakedown before the teams go to Brands Hatch next weekend for the first round of the...

No parts issue for factories after Japan earthquake

13 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Japan’s devastating recent earthquake and tsunami won’t impact on forthcoming races in the MotoGP world championship. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent deadly tsunami was one of the biggest...

Sykes’ confidence booster for Assen

13 April 2011

PBM Kawasaki factory rider Tom Sykes goes to the Assen WSB round this week full of confidence after topping the times in the one-day test at Brands Hatch yesterday (Tuesday). Rather than try to test...

Tom Sykes fastest at Brands Hatch BSB test

13 April 2011 by Gary Pinchin

WSB star Tom Sykes was the quickest rider during the Brands BSB test yesterday (Tuesday). The Kawasaki factory rider was having a run-out to try some different settings ahead of this weekend’s Assen...

Rossi/Stoner Jerez inquiry not a blame game

13 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

An inquiry into the immediate aftermath of the controversial recent Jerez MotoGP crash involving Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner will not be a blame game or witch hunt against marshals caught up in...

Texas on MotoGP calendar from 2013

13 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

A MotoGP race will take place at the new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas from 2013 onwards. The circuit has signed a ten-year deal with MotoGP rights holders Dorna and the event will feature...

Ducati Grandstand tickets on sale for British MotoGP

12 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

Ducati has announced a dedicated Ducati grandstand for the AirAsia British MotoGP at Silverstone and tickets are on sale now. Here’s a breakdown of the tickets and pricing: Ducati Grandstand £148.09...