Motorcycle Sport & Racing News

Year: ALL

Thailand and Chile to host WSB in 2015, MotoGP in ’16?

20 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Thailand and Chile to host WSB in 2015, MotoGP in ’16?

Thailand and Chile could be surprise additions to the 2015 World Superbike calendar ahead of a possible inclusion on the MotoGP schedule the following season, MCN has learned. Javier Alonso, Dorna’s...

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne seals crown with double win

19 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne seals crown with double win

Shane Byrne has taken the 2014 MCE British Superbike title in style by finishing off his weekend at Brands Hatch with a double victory after lifting the crown after the first race of the day. Byrne...

Brands Hatch BSB: Shakey takes the title in style

19 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brands Hatch BSB: Shakey takes the title in style

Shane Byrne has become the first ever four time MCE British Superbike champion in style at Brands Hatch, only needing to finish fourth after injury ruled out Ryuichi Kiyonari but settling for nothing...

Australia MotoGP: Rossi wins topsy turvy race, Smith on podium!

19 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Australia MotoGP: Rossi wins topsy turvy race, Smith on podium!

Valentino Rossi has taken his second victory of the year at Philip Island, in a race of attrition that saw only fourteen riders finish, and saw Bradley Smith take his first ever Grand Prix podium. The...

Australia Moto2: Vinales wins, denies Rabat championship for another week

19 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Australia Moto2: Vinales wins, denies Rabat championship for another week

Maverick Vinales has taken the win at Philip Island to deny Tito Rabat the Moto2 title until at least next time out at Sepang. Rookie Vinales was one of a group of five riders that made an early break...

Australia Moto3: Home boy Miller triumphs by a fraction

19 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

$Australia Moto3: Home boy Miller triumphs by a fraction$

Home boy Jack Miller has triumphed in front of his home crowd at Philip Island, taking victory with a superb tactical last lap after a Moto3 knife fight race. He took the flag by less than 0.03, with...

Kiyonari to ride warmup to assess broken collarbone

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Kiyonari to ride warmup to assess broken collarbone

A battered and bruised Ryuichi Kiyonari will return to the MCE British Superbike track tomorrow, with the triple champion confirming to MCN that he will attempt to ride in the morning’s 10-minute...

Brands Hatch BSB: Mainwaring takes victory as Byrne crashes out!

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brands Hatch BSB: Mainwaring takes victory as Byrne crashes out!

Howie Mainwaring has taken a stylish wet weather victory at Brands Hatch, holding off rain man Josh Waters and a resurgent Jon Kirkham to take the win by mere centimetres. However, the main drama of...

Brookes and Byrne launch war of words ahead of BSB finale

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brookes and Byrne launch war of words ahead of BSB finale

Josh Brookes and Shane Byrne have launched a war of words ahead of this weekend’s first MCE British Superbike race, after the Australian jokingly commented after qualifying that it was like the triple...

Brands Hatch BSB: Ellison on pole as War for Four pressure reaches critical

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brands Hatch BSB: Ellison on pole as War for Four pressure reaches critical

James Ellison has controlled all three MCE British Superbike qualifying sessions to take pole position at Brands Hatch, exploiting his position outside the Showdown to make the post of the pressure...

Ryuichi Kiyonari breaks collarbone at Brands Hatch

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ryuichi Kiyonari breaks collarbone at Brands Hatch

The 2014 MCE British Superbike championship took a major plot twist this morning after Ryuichi Kiyonari crashed out of the free practice three session at Brands Hatch, breaking his collarbone and...

Australia Moto2: Rabat puts one hand on the title for MarcVDS with pole

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Australia Moto2: Rabat puts one hand on the title for MarcVDS with pole

Tito Rabat has put one hand on the Moto2 title for the MarcVDS team at Philip Island, and him and his teammate Mika Kallio look set to go down to the wire for the crown. The duo will both start from...

Australia MotoGP: Marquez cruises to Philip Island pole as Crutchlow on front row

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Australia MotoGP: Marquez cruises to Philip Island pole as Crutchlow on front row

Marc Marquez has cruised to pole position at Philip Island, taking the number one spot by 0.234 from a surprise performance from Cal Crutchlow, after rain hit the Q2 session at the seaside...

Australia Moto3: Marquez takes home fight to Miller, with two Brits on second row

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Australia Moto3: Marquez takes home fight to Miller, with two Brits on second row

Alex Marquez has taken the fight for the Moto3 crown firmly to homeboy Jack Miller by comprehensively out-qualifying the Australian and taking pole in the process. Marquez ended the session only 0.014...

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne lands the first hit of the weekend

17 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne lands the first hit of the weekend

Shane Byrne has landed the first hit of the weekend over championship rival Ryuichi Kiyonari by taking the top spot on the opening day of action at Brands Hatch. Byrne finished the day at his home...

Scottish teen Rory Skinner selected for Red Bull Rookies

17 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Scottish teen Rory Skinner selected for Red Bull Rookies

Thirteen year old Aprilia Superteen champion Rory Skinner has been successfully selected for the 2015 Red Bull Rookies, and will join Bradley Ray in the Moto3 feeder series for next season. The...

Casey Stoner to make MotoGP testing return for Honda

16 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner to make MotoGP testing return for Honda

Casey Stoner will make a surprise return to MotoGP after HRC confirmed to MCN in Australia today that the double world champion will test a factory RC213V in Japan later this month. Stoner will...

Scott Redding admits contact with Jerry Burgess about crew chief role

15 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding admits contact with Jerry Burgess about crew chief role

Scott Redding’s Marc VDS Racing squad contacted Jerry Burgess about a crew chief role with the British rider next season when he switches to a factory Honda RC213V, MCN can exclusively reveal. The...

Honda confirms new RC213V-RS won't be ready until February

15 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda confirms new RC213V-RS won't be ready until February

Honda has confirmed its all-new production Honda RC213V-RS machine will not be ready for Jack Miller and Eugene Laverty to debut until the first MotoGP showdown of 2015 in Malaysia. The RC213V-RS...

Ellison staying with GBmoto Kawasaki for 2015

15 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ellison staying with GBmoto Kawasaki for 2015

James Ellison will remain with Lloyds British GBmoto Kawasaki for the 2015 MCE British Superbike season, after signing an extension to his contract to remain with the team for next season. Switching...

Scott Redding excited to work with Jonathan Rea’s crew chief

14 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding excited to work with Jonathan Rea’s crew chief

Scott Redding believes his new crew chief Chris Pike is the right man to help him to challenge MotoGP’s established elite like Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo in the future. Pike is...

Mika Kallio explains decision to reject Aspar and Forward MotoGP deals

14 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Mika Kallio explains decision to reject Aspar and Forward MotoGP deals

Mika Kallio wasn’t so desperate to return to MotoGP in 2015 that he would ride for a pittance after confirming he did turn down offers from Aspar Honda and Forward Racing. Kallio has made no secret of...

Randy de Puniet joins Crescent Suzuki WSB squad

14 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Randy de Puniet joins Crescent Suzuki WSB squad

Former MotoGP podium finisher Randy de Puniet will join the Voltcom Crescent Suzuki team for the 2015 World Superbike championship. De Puniet, who has been testing the new Suzuki GSX-RR MotoGP project...

Josh Brookes to remain with Milwaukee Yamaha in BSB

14 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes to remain with Milwaukee Yamaha in BSB

Josh Brookes has surprised the MCE British Superbike paddock by agreeing a new deal that will see the Australian remain with Milwaukee Yamaha for the 2015 BSB season. Having made it clear he wanted to...

MotoGP: Marquez wins second World Championship in Motegi!

12 October 2014 by Steve Hunt

MotoGP: Marquez wins second World Championship in Motegi!

With Marc Marquez needing to finish ahead of both Rossi and Pedrosa in order to secure the World Championship, round fifteen at Honda’s ‘home’, Motegi circuit, the scene was perfectly set. It was the...

Moto GP Qualifying: Italians spoil Honda party

11 October 2014

Moto GP Qualifying: Italians spoil Honda party

With the havoc forecasted from Typhoon Vongfong seemingly blowing over, it was warm air and blue skies that greeted qualifying at Motegi in Japan today. And then – in the final moments of the session...

Moto GP: Moto3 Qualifying Results

11 October 2014

Moto GP: Moto3 Qualifying Results

A great qualification for British fans (and riders) sees Danny Kent take his first pole for Husqvarna and John McPhee complete the front row in third.

Tech 3 boss: Colin Edwards ‘perfect’ for Yamaha/Michelin development role

08 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Tech 3 boss: Colin Edwards ‘perfect’ for Yamaha/Michelin development role

Colin Edwards is the perfect choice to spearhead Yamaha’s intensive preparations for the switch to Michelin tyres in 2016. That’s the view of the American’s former Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team boss...

No MotoGP reunion for Scott Redding and ex-Marc VDS crew chief

08 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

No MotoGP reunion for Scott Redding and ex-Marc VDS crew chief

Scott Redding’s former crew chief Pete Benson has confirmed he will honour his two-year deal with Moto2 world title favourite Tito Rabat and not complete a fairytale return with the British rider now...

Suzuki never launched strong bid to sign Dani Pedrosa

08 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki never launched strong bid to sign Dani Pedrosa

Suzuki has denied talks to end Dani Pedrosa’s career long association with Honda ever got serious. Reports had suggested that Suzuki, who will return to MotoGP full-time in 2015 after being in...

Forward Racing plan to continue developing own chassis

07 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Forward Racing plan to continue developing own chassis

Forward Racing will continue to develop its own chassis for 2015, despite admitting it is unlikely to race any frame other than the factory-spec version supplied by Yamaha next season. The...

Honda thrilled to land Enea Bastianini for Moto3 challenge

06 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda thrilled to land Enea Bastianini for Moto3 challenge

Honda management say it was vital to secure the services of teenage Italian sensation Enea Bastiainini for its 2015 Moto3 world championship assault. With leading Honda Moto3 duo Alex Marquez and Alex...

Mika Kallio misses Forward Yamaha chance

06 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Mika Kallio misses Forward Yamaha chance

Mika Kallio missed out on a last minute chance to return to the MotoGP world championship in 2015. The Finnish rider was made an 11th hour proposal to join ex-Moto2 world champion Stefan Bradl in the...

Silverstone BSB: Kiyo makes it one each for title fighters

05 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Silverstone BSB: Kiyo makes it one each for title fighters

Ryuichi Kiyonari has made it one apiece for the BSB title fighters at Silverstone, taking the fight to Shane Byrne in the second race of the day to hold off his fellow triple champion and mean that...

Silverstone BSB: Byrne battles to race one win

05 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Silverstone BSB: Byrne battles to race one win

Shane Byrne has extended his championship lead with only four races left in the MCE British Superbike series, taking a dramatic race win at Silverstone. Main title rival Ryuichi Kiyonari was second,...

Magny Cours WSB: Melandri defiant in victory

05 October 2014 by Liam Marsden

Magny Cours WSB: Melandri defiant in victory

Marco Melandri defied team orders to take victory in the second race at Magny Cours and his 100th WSB race. It was again Jonathan Rea who took the lead and this time out managed to stay at the front...