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Cal Crutchlow savours ‘sweet’ second pole position

25 August 2013 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow’s reckons his record breaking second MotoGP pole position of 2013 in Brno was sweeter than his milestone first pole in Assen earlier this season. When the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider...

Moto2 Brno: Kallio wins, Redding maintains championship lead

25 August 2013 by Steve Hunt

Mika Kallio took the chequered flag for Marc VDS racing and his first ever Moto2 victory after a tough and uncompromising race in Brno. It was a result that was doubly-celebrated in the Marc VDS...

Rossi and Lorenzo explain poor Brno qualifying

24 August 2013 by Matthew Birt

Factory Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have explained their troubles after being easily outgunned by British rider Cal Crutchlow in today’s qualifying session at the Brno track. Rossi will start tomorrow’s 22-lap race from a lowly seventh, the nine-times world champion the slowest Yamaha, with rookie Bradley Smith finishing 0.172s clear to claim the final spot on the second row of...

Cadwell BSB: Lowes the time sheets on day one

24 August 2013 by Simon Patterson

Alex Lowes was the fastest man in free practice at Cadwell Park today, putting the Samsung Honda 0.2 seconds clear of the Tyco pairing of Josh Brookes and PJ Jacobsen at the Honda team’s local track. With heavy overnight rain and this morning, the first free practice session of the Bank Holiday weekend was lost – a forecast for sunshine for Sunday and Monday meant that the wet data gained will...

Bradley Smith thrilled by best ever qualifying

24 August 2013 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith was thrilled with his best ever MotoGP qualifying performance in Brno this afternoon when the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider finished less than 0.2s away from a maiden front row. Smith’s...

Brno: Pole and lap record for Crutchlow

24 August 2013 by Steve Hunt

Cal Crutchlow took his second pole position of the 2013 season with a track record around the Brno track on his Tech 3 Yamaha and a stunning 1:55.527 in a second qualifying session which came alive in...

Set-up eludes Cal Crutchlow again on Yamaha upgrades

23 August 2013 by Matthew Birt

All year Cal Crutchlow has wanted the same factory spec fuel tank and seat unit that works Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have been racing. But after racing the new parts to fifth in...

Valentino Rossi predicts big Brno battle

23 August 2013 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi is expecting a titanic multi-rider battle for the victory in Sunday’s Brno MotoGP race after a closely contested opening day of practice in the Czech Republic earlier. The top six on...

New chassis joins Rossi and Lorenzo’s Yamaha wish list

23 August 2013 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha’s engineering staff are coming under increasing pressure from Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo to upgrade its factory YZR-M1 in a bid to fight off the threat posed by rivals Honda. The factory...

Brno MotoGP: Bradl takes provisional pole with late lap

23 August 2013

A late lap from Stefan Bradl in the second of today’s two free practice sessions at Brno was enough to make the German the fastest rider of the day at the Czech circuit, taking the top spot from Jorge...

Cal Crutchlow unsure on new fuel tank future

22 August 2013 by Matthew Birt

British rider Cal Crutchlow could ditch a new fuel tank and seat unit for his home race at Silverstone next weekend after struggling for pace in the latter stages of last weekend’s Indianapolis clash...

Guy Martin refused permission to race at Classic TT

22 August 2013 by Simon Patterson

Guy Martin has dramatically been refused permission to take part in the Classic TT at the last minute, after turning up to sign on for the event today, with the regulations stating that riders must...

Valentino Rossi urges Yamaha to upgrade M1

22 August 2013 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi doesn’t believe the introduction of a new seamless shift gearbox will suddenly transform his factory YZR-M1 into a package capable of consistently beating the rival Honda RC213V...

Ducati speak to Hayden and Dovizioso after Indy tangle

22 August 2013 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has confirmed that Ducati management has spoken to him and factory Desmosedici teammate Andrea Dovizioso about avoiding a repeat of recent tangles for the remainder of the 2013 MotoGP...

Cal Crutchlow's Ducati race debut pencilled in for March 23

21 August 2013 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow’s Ducati race debut in 2014 is expected to be under the Losail International Circuit floodlights in Qatar on March 23. The season’s opening race will follow three pre-season test...

Stefan Bradl never worried by Cal Crutchlow speculation

21 August 2013 by Matthew Birt

Stefan Bradl says he never got nervous that his prized LCR Honda seat would go to Cal Crutchlow for 2014. Crutchlow was linked with an 11th hour switch to Lucio Cecchinello’s squad before the British...

Alex Lowes linked with PBM MotoGP ride

21 August 2013 by Matthew Birt

Alex Lowes could be set for a MotoGP switch in 2014, with strong rumours in Indianapolis last weekend that the BSB title contender is close to agreeing a deal to move to Paul Bird’s squad. MCN...

LCR Honda: Cash support needed to run Nicky Hayden in '14

20 August 2013 by Matthew Birt

Five years after being unceremoniously dumped by Honda less than 18 months after winning the 2006 MotoGP world championship, Nicky Hayden could be poised to renew his association with the Japanese...

Big interest in Forward Racing Yamaha seats

20 August 2013 by Matthew Birt

Forward Racing’s recent deal to lease a Yamaha YZR-M1 engine and chassis package for 2014 has sparked a huge surge in interest from riders keen to secure one of two spots up for grabs. Current riders...