June
Catalunya MotoGP: Stoner dominates to take win
05 June 2011 by
Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner has dominated the Barcelona MotoGP at Catalunya to take his third win of the 2011 season. World champion Jorge Lorenzo got a good start to lead for the first couple of...
Catalunya MotoGP: Bradl wins Moto2 race from pole
05 June 2011 by
German Stefan Bradl has won an incident-packed Moto2 race at Ctalunya after starting from pole position. Stefan Bradl was unable to pull away from the res of the pack early on, but a crash from Thomas...
Catalunya MotoGP: Terol wins after Zarco gets 20 second penalty
05 June 2011 by
Nicolas Terol has won the Catalunya 125GP race after Johann Zarco was given a 20 second penalty for what race direction feel was an ‘illegal overtake’ on the final sprint to the line. Championship...
Catalunya MotoGP: Marco Simoncelli vows to race hard but fair
04 June 2011 by
Italian Marco Simoncelli has vowed to race hard but fair in tomorrow’s Catalunya MotoGP race after he stormed to a brilliant maiden pole position at the Montmelo track today. Simoncelli’s riding will...
Catalunya MotoGP: Valentino Rossi pushing for Ducati upgrades
04 June 2011 by
Valentino Rossi has urged Ducati to continue rolling out new parts for his factory GP11 machine after he finished over 0.8s off pole position in Catalunya today. The Italian emerged unscathed from a...
Catalunya MotoGP: Bradl takes Moto2 pole
04 June 2011 by
Stefan Bradl continued his 100% pol position record in 2011 today with another pole position at Catalunya. The German dominated tha majority of the qualifying session, setting a best time of 1’46.753.
Catalunya MotoGP: Terol on pole
04 June 2011 by
125GP championship leader has continued his dominance of the 2011 season by taking pole position at his home GP at Catalunya. Team-mate Hector Faubel stole pole position from Terol towards the end of...
Catalunya MotoGP: Simoncelli takes first MotoGP pole
04 June 2011 by
San Carlo Honda rider Marco Simoncelli has taken his first pole position in MotoGP at Catalunya. Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner had to settle for second on the grid, just 0.016 seconds behind...
Isle of Man TT 2011: John McGuinness takes Superbike win
04 June 2011 by
Honda TT Legends rider John McGuinness has won the Dainese Superbike TT race to record his 16th win at the Isle of Man TT. The race got underway right on time under excellent weather. Ryan Farquhar...
John Hopkins turns down Repsol Honda and Tech 3
04 June 2011 by
MCN understands that John Hopkins has turned down approaches from Repsol Honda and Monster Yamaha Tech 3 to ride in next weekend’s British MotoGP round at Silverstone. HRC apparently approached...
Isle of Man TT blog: Anstey tops practice
03 June 2011 by
Bruce Anstey laid down his marker tonight for tomorrow’s six-lap Dainese Superbike TT with a 131.431mph on the Padgetts Honda – the first 131mph lap of the 2011 TT and it could have been even faster...
Colin Edwards out of British Grand Prix
03 June 2011 by
Colin Edwards will miss next weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone after he broke his right collarbone in a heavy crash during practice at the Catalunya track in Spain earlier today. The...
TT 2011: The party
03 June 2011 by
Where to get your fix of the 2011 TT Friday, June 3 1820-2050 TT practice Tourist: Take a stroll along Douglas Prom with a ride back on the horse-drawn tram. Or ride the steam train down to Castletown...
Isle of Man TT blog: oil stops practice
03 June 2011 by
TT Thursday night. Traditionally the night to find out who’s really on the pipe. The riders are well dialled, the course has rubber down and it’s time for some seriously fast laps. Tonight was perfect...
Catalunya MotoGP: Ben Spies looks to revive fortunes
02 June 2011 by
Ben Spies is confident he can put a disappointing start to his second season in the MotoGP world championship behind him in this weekend’s Catalunya clash near Barcelona. The Texan is currently...
Catalunya MotoGP: Rivals surprised by Dani Pedrosa withdrawal
02 June 2011 by
Dani Pedrosa’s late withdrawal from his home race in Catalunya was a big surprise for his MotoGP rivals. Repsol Honda team-mate Casey Stoner and factory Ducati rider Valentino Rossi both said they...
Catalunya MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo urges restraint from Spanish fans
02 June 2011 by
Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo has urged Spanish fans to refrain from giving Marco Simoncelli a hostile reception during this weekend’s Catalunya MotoGP round. After Simoncelli’s controversial...
Honda unveils new NSF250R Moto3 bike
02 June 2011 by
Honda has taken the wraps off its new Moto3 250cc four-stroke racer in Catalunya this afternoon. The new NSF250R was given its first public viewing during a special HRC presentation in the Montmelo...
Lorenzo practices start at Barcelona traffic light GP
02 June 2011 by
Commuters in downtown Barcelona faced some tough competition at the traffic light GP yesterday, with reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo and the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP team descending on the...
Isle of Man TT blog: Anstey setting pace
02 June 2011 by
I can’t believe how busy the Island is so early. Normally things are quiet early in the week then there’s a huge influx of visitors on the Thursday and the atmosphere comes alive. This year I was...
Pedrosa to miss Catalunya race
01 June 2011 by
Dani Pedrosa will miss this weekend’s race at Catalunya, as the Spaniard is still recovering from surgery to repair his right collarbone that was broken in a controversial collision with Marco...
Double fatality in TT sidecar practice
01 June 2011 by
Sidecar practice was marred by a double fatality. Bill Currie and Kevin Morgan both lost their lives when they crashed their Yamaha outfit at Ballacrye on the first lap of practice. The session was...
Isle of Man TT blog: TT is go!
01 June 2011 by
I don’t know why the Thruxton BSB round had to be scheduled to clash with the opening of TT 2011 but it certainly played havoc with those teams who compete in the short circuit series and the...
Marco Simoncelli remorseful over Pedrosa collision
01 June 2011 by
Marco Simoncelli has moved to calm the storm of controversy surrounding his collision with Dani Pedrosa in the recent French Grand Prix by admitting his aggressive overtake was wrong. In the initial...
Marco Simoncelli kicks off contract talks with Honda
01 June 2011 by
Honda has kicked off talks with Italian star Marco Simoncelli over a new two-year factory deal. Although the former 250GP world champion rides for the satellite San Carlo Gresini Honda squad, he is a...