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Australian WSS: Cluzel on pole for season opener

21 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Frenchman Jules Cluzel has taken the first pole position of 2015 on the MV Agusta, holding off former champion Kenan Sofuoglu in a tightly fought battle for the front row. The second MV of Lorenzo...

Australian WSB: Rea gifted superpole after red flagged session

21 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jonathan Rea has been gifted the first World Superbike pole position of 2015, after a red flag in the second superpole session caused WSBK officials to take the unusual decision of abandoning the...

World Superbikes weekend coverage guide

20 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

The 2015 racing season kicks back into life this weekend after a long break, with World Superbikes at Phillip Island in Australia. It’s an eleven hour time difference, though, and that means that it’s...

Crutchlow and Miller unveil CWM LCR Honda

20 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow and Jack Miller have unveiled their 2015 CWM LCR Honda MotoGP machines at an event in central London only days before jetting off to Malaysia for the second of three pre-season MotoGP...

Australian WSB: Lowes top early on, Bayliss held back

20 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After all the hype and hometown happiness, a calibration error on Troy Bayliss’s Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB Panigale meant he only did a handful of laps in the morning session at PI, then only...

Australian WSS: Cluzel and Sofuoglu slug it out

20 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The new WSS season got underway with two old hands out front and on top, provisional pole man Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) and Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), with Sofuoglu in...

Top three for Danny Kent at Jerez

19 February 2015 by Steve English

With cold and windy conditions having been the norm for the opening day two days of the second Moto3 test of the year warmer conditions offered reason for optimism for British riders Danny Kent and...

Iddon admits Jack Valentine key to Halsall Suzuki move

19 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

New Halsall Suzuki rider Christian Iddon has admitted that the involvement of legendary team boss Jack Valentine in the project was a crucial factor in tempting him home from the world scene to the...

Video: WorldSBK 2015 preview

19 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

With the start of the 2015 World Superbike season only days away, we look at the year ahead – and the year just past – in preparation!

Black Eagle Racing MV Agusta recruits Harrison and Johnston for Classic TT

19 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Rising TT stars Dean Harrison and Lee Johnston will team up for this year’s Classic TT, with the twenty five year olds aboard a brace of ultra-exotic MV Agusta machines run by the Black Eagle Racing...

Yamaha ready to debut full seamless gearbox at Sepang 2

19 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo’s long and patient wait for Yamaha to deliver a full seamless shift gearbox looks certain to end next week. Yamaha’s seamless shift gearbox has only operated on...

No imminent Michelin testing for Maverick Vinales

19 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP rookie Maverick Vinales will not participate in next week’s crucial Michelin test at the Sepang track in Malaysia. And Suzuki has confirmed the 2013 Moto3 world champion will not take part in...

Bayliss: The Phillip Island viewpoint

19 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Fergus Cameron, the Managing Director of the Phillip Island circuit, was asked about the ‘Bayliss Factor’ the day before track action took place at Phillip Island, but he was still unsure of how many...

Bayliss: His new rivals’ viewpoint

19 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After the reality of Troy Bayliss being the replacement for the injured Davide Giugliano sank in with the WSB paddock, his rivals this weekend gave their viewpoints on what it means to compete against...

Giugliano disappointed but fortunate

19 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The severity of the L1 and L2 vertebrae fractures suffered by Davide Giugliano in recent PI tests means he will miss out on any track action for 90 days, which will take him right through to the gap...

Bayliss: 'Why not?' to WSB return

19 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The whirlwind induction of three-time WSB Champion Troy Bayliss into the Aruba.it Ducati Racing Team after the injury of regular rider Davide Giugliano has been the only story in Superbike town at...

Johnston and Farquhar team up for Lightweight TT

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

TT rising star Lee Johnston will team up with fellow Northern Irishman Ryan Farquhar for the lightweight class at the 2015 Isle of Man TT. 26 year old Johnston will join Farquhar’s KMR Kawasaki team...

Sam Lowes fastest on day two in Jerez

18 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

British rider Sam Lowes has impressed again in the Moto2 world championship pre-season by topping the timesheets on the second day of testing in Jerez. The Speed Up rider clocked a best time of...

Last chance for MCN Fantasy Road Race

18 February 2015 by MCN

With just days until the WSB men role out of pit lane for the opening practice session of round one at Phillip Island, now is the time to enter your MCN Fantasy Road Race competition run in...

Video: Suzuki at Sepang testing

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Suzuki has released a new behind-the-scenes video from the opening MotoGP test of the season at Sepang in Malaysia on February 4-7th. The short news video features on track action and interviews...

Bayliss comeback ride explained by team boss Marinelli

18 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

As soon as the knowledge came through that Davide Giugliano would not be able to ride his Aruba.it Ducati Superbike at the Australian round, the not-quite-serious idea passed through the paddock that...

Hickman return to TT with Briggs Equipment BMW

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Peter Hickman will return to the Isle of Man TT in 2015, as the Lincolnshire rider aims to better his incredible 129mph newcomers lap from last year. He’ll ride for the Lee Hardy Racing BMW team that...

Cadwell Park to host classic racing festival

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Lincolnshire’s Cadwell Park will host a new International Classic event in July, with Grand Prix legend Giacomo Agostini set to headline a whole host of stars who are set to attend the two day...

Zanotti becomes 39th BSB rider with A-Plant Yamaha

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Aaron Zanotti is set to become the 39th rider on the 2015 MCE British Superbike grid, making a switch from Suzuki to the brand new Yamaha R1. The Loughborough resident also has a new sponsor, with...

Keith Amor set for full roads campaign

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Former Honda TT Legends rider Keith Amor will make a full return to the road racing paddock in 2015, expanding his bikes to include a 1000cc machine for the first time since his retirement after...

Breaking news: Bayliss to make World Superbike return!

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss will dramatically return to the opening round of the series this weekend in Phillip Island, after Aruba.it Ducati rider Davide Guigliano was ruled out...

Video: 2015 Hell's Gate Rally

17 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Red Bull KTM rider Jonny Walker has unseated fellow Brit Graeme Jarvis as the King of Hell’s Gate, ending the Husqvarna rider’s incredible run of four wins in for years despite the truly hellish...

Jonny Walker wins ‘hardest ever’ Hell’s Gate Rally

17 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Red Bull KTM rider Jonny Walker has unseated fellow Brit Graeme Jarvis as the King of Hell’s Gate, ending the Husqvarna rider’s incredible run of four wins in for years despite the truly hellish...

Dungey extends Supercross lead with Texan win

17 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ryan Dungey has extended his AMA Sueprcross championship lead with his second win of the season in from of a packed AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Leading from Holeshot Award to chequered flag for...

Dave Johnson to make Classic TT debut

17 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Australian Dave Johnson will make his Classic TT debut in 2015, with the TT frontrunner signing up to ride a Suzuki GSX-R1100 in the Formula One class for Yorkshire based Team York Suzuki/Big Dog...

Cluzel and Zanetti lead for MV

17 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The MV Agusta Reparto Corse pairing of Jules Cluzel and Lorenzo Zanetti headed up no less than four Kawasaki machines as the WSS class spent two days on track at Phillip Island for the final tests of...

Lowes tops the testing Brit Pop

17 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The star of the two day WSB final testing show at Phillip Island may well have been Aprilia Racing Red Devils Roma rookie Jordi Torres by any normal standards, as he split the usual phalanx of British...

Video: Welcome to BSB 2015!

17 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

With the MCE British Superbike Championship only 45 days away at Donington Park, here’s a sneak peek of what you can expect in 2015!

Aprilia's Torres learning fast

17 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After losing some time in previous winter tests to bad weather new WSB rider Jordi Torres is making up for lost time at the PI tests, and doing so at a more than decent pace for a series rookie. Fifth...

Power key factor in Hickman’s BMW switch

16 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

The power difference between the new BMW S1000RR and the Honda Fireblade they campaigned last season was the key difference for Lee Hardy’s RAF Reserves BMW team’s off-season manufacturer change,...

Andrea Dovizioso: “I believe we could fight for championship’

16 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Italian Andrea Dovizioso believes he has the potential to fight the likes of Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi for the 2015 MotoGP world championship crown. The former 125GP world champion made the...

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