April

Day of Champions tickets selling fast

12 April 2011 by MCN Newsdesk

Tickets to Riders for Health’s “Day of Champions” are selling fast, with only a limited number of morning paddock passes left. The charity event, held on the Thursday before the British MotoGP on 9th...

Furusawa retirement influenced by Valentino Rossi's Ducati move

12 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss Masao Furusawa has admitted he’d have delayed his retirement had Valentino Rossi not quit and joined Ducati in 2011. Furusawa played a fundamental role in the most successful period in...

Dani Pedrosa begins shoulder rehab

12 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa has kicked off his bid to regain full fitness ahead of the next round of the 2011 MotoGP world championship in Portugal next month. The Spaniard is recovering from an operation last week...

Stewart smokes 'em in St Louis

11 April 2011 by Paul Harris

The Supercross Circus went to St Louis this week. After a fairly extraordinary month (even by his standards), James Stewart came out and just plain beat everyone straight up to take his first win since February. The Yamaha star gated well and was soon by the holeshotting Ivan Tedesco for the lead, but Ryan Dungey was right there and quickly into second – there was nothing, however, that he could...

Nicky Hayden makes Ducati GP12 debut

11 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has completed his first assessment of Ducati’s new 1000cc four-stroke MotoGP at the Jerez circuit in Spain. Less than 24 hours after Valentino Rossi completed his first evaluation of the...

Rossi completes first test onboard Ducati Desmosedici GP12

08 April 2011 by Michael Guy

Nine time world champion Valentino Rossi has completed his first test onboard the Ducati GP12 at Jerez today. Rossi will campaign the all-new bike in 2012 when technical regulations in MotoGP change...

Cal Crutchlow undergoes successful arm surgery

08 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow has undergone successful surgery in Modena, Italy, to cure a right arm problem that has troubled the talented British rider in the first two races of the 2011 MotoGP world...

McGuinness to start number one at TT

08 April 2011 by MCN Sportsdesk

Fifteen time TT race winner John McGuinness has confirmed that he will be the first rider away on Glencrutchery Road. He will take the prestigious number one slot in all five solo races. McGuinness...

Video: Casey Stoner applauds Valentino Rossi after Jerez drama

08 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

This is the moment Casey Stoner sarcastically applauded MotoGP rival Valentino Rossi after the Australian was forced out of last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez. The footage was shot from the inside of the first corner at the start of the lap nine, just moments after the Aussie had been the innocent victim of a mistake under braking by nine-times world champion Rossi. Stoner stood on a...

Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden to test 2012 Ducati in Jerez

08 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi will kick off Ducati’s bid for glory in the new 1000cc MotoGP world championship in 2012 today, the Italian making his test debut on the GP12 prototype machine at the Jerez circuit in...

Haslam gears up for Assen race with three day Valencia test

07 April 2011 by Michael Guy

Leon Haslam and his BMW Motorrad Italia WSB team will conclude a three-day private test at Valencia today. Following a solid start to the season that has seen the 27 year old Brit secure four top five...

Cal Crutchlow to undergo arm surgery

07 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow will have surgery on his right arm in Italy later today (Thursday) to cure an am pump issue that has plagued him at the start of the of the 2011 MotoGP world championship. The Monster...

Dani Pedrosa undergoes successful shoulder surgery

06 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Spaniard Dani Pedrosa has commenced his battle to be 100 per cent fit for the next MotoGP race in Estoril after undergoing successful surgery on his left shoulder in Barcelona. The triple world...

2012 MotoGP grid to decided by early June

06 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Norton and Scott Redding’s Marc VDS Racing squad will find out whether they will form part of the new 1000cc MotoGP world championship in 2012 in early June. The current 800cc format will be scrapped...

Silverstone launches ‘Back The Brits’ campaign

06 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Silverstone has launched its ‘Back The Brits’ campaign as the 2011 British Grand Prix edges ever closer. Silverstone Managing Director Richard Phillips flew out to the Spanish MotoGP race last weekend...

Rossi, Stoner crash to be investigated by MotoGP Race Direction

05 April 2011 by Michael Guy

MotoGP Race Direction have announced that they will hold a hearing to discuss the crash that saw Valentino Rossi collide with Casey Stoner on lap eight of the Jerez race last weekend. Following the...

Jerez MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo unhappy with marshals

04 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo spoke of his disappointment at how marshals handled the aftermath of Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner’s collision during yesterday’s thrilling MotoGP race in Jerez. The Spaniard...

Jerez MotoGP: Ben Spies rues missed podium opportunity

04 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies blew a golden chance to claim a Yamaha 1-2 in yesterday’s rain-lashed Jerez MotoGP race. The American had just moved into second place by Dani Pedrosa on lap 25 when he lost control of his...

Jerez MotoGP: Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner reaction

04 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi admitted he made a massive mistake after the Italian took out Casey Stoner during a fight for victory in yesterday’s captivating Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. The nine-times world...

Jerez MotoGP: Colin Edwards robbed of podium

04 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards suffered last lap heartache in Jerez when a technical failure cost him third place in yesterday’s Spanish Grand Prix. The Texan had easily pulled away from fellow American Nicky Hayden...

Jerez MotoGP: Nicky Hayden grateful for third

04 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden rode his luck to claim his first MotoGP podium since last September in a crash strewn Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez yesterday. The factory Ducati rider would have finished way down the...

Jerez MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow in top ten despite crash

04 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow claimed his first MotoGP top ten in an action-packed Jerez race yesterday, despite crashing out with seven laps remaining. The British rider was looking to maintain a brilliant podium...

Jerez MotoGP: Bradley Smith claims fantastic fourth

04 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith put up a brilliant podium fight in yesterday’s rain-hit Jerez Moto2 race as the British rider continued his outstanding start to the 2011 world championship campaign. The Oxfordshire...

Canard cranks up the pressure in Texas

03 April 2011 by Paul Harris

The merry-go-round of the 2011 Supercross series continued in Texas on Saturday. Mike Alessi was quickest out of the gate, but Trey Canard was on hand and straight through into the lead – Ryan Dungey tried to follow Canard through but tangled with Alessi, allowing Chad Reed to pass both of them, and then James Stewart came past the lot of them. Speedy Reedy fought back and made his way back into...