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Stage 6: Brits continue to battle their way through longest day of Dakar

11 January 2013 by Michael Guy

Today’s 4.30am start was made even worse after the Dakar switched time zones from Peru to Chile which meant that everyone in the Bivouac lost two hours sleep. The sleep depravation was compounded by...

Dakar Stage 6: Lopez wins again as Despres ups the pace, Pain leads overall

11 January 2013 by Michael Guy

Local hero Francisco Lopez rewarded the thousands of Chilean fans that turned out to support him by securing his third stage win of the 2013 Dakar. The Copec KTM rider won the demanding 455km timed...

Dakar Stage 5: Mixed fortune for the Brits – Forman flying, Bounds injured

09 January 2013 by Michael Guy

The 136KM timed special on stage five of the 2013 Dakar may have been short, but it proved to be seriously eventful for the UK’s riders. At the front of the field Welshman Tim Forman excelled on the...

Dakar Stage 5: Veteran Casteau secures stage win, Despres solid, Barreda in trouble

09 January 2013 by Michael Guy

Frenchman David Casteau secured his first Dakar stage win since 2010 to close in on compatriot Olivier Pain at the top of the overall standings. Casteau is a vastly experienced Dakar veteran renowned...

Dakar Stage 4 – Mixed fortune for Brits in tough 720KM day

09 January 2013 by Michael Guy

Stage four of the 2013 Dakar threw up some of the biggest challenges of the race so far with the riders having to race through the timed 290KM special before completing a massive 430KM liaison...

Stage 4: Barreda wins, Despres furious

08 January 2013 by Michael Guy

Cyril Despres has hit out at his rivals for their tactics during the fourth stage on day fours testing 290km special. The four time Dakar champion aimed some telling words towards a number of riders...

Monster deal for Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo

08 January 2013 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha’s factory MotoGP squad, featuring Valentino Rossi and reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo in 2013, has signed a two-year sponsorship agreement with US energy drink giant Monster. Monster...

WSB 2012 – a year to remember

08 January 2013 by Michael Guy

The 2012 WSB season will be remembered for a multitude of reasons. After 14 rounds and 27 races (Monza race two was cancelled) the championship fight came down to the wire. In fact it was the closest...

Dakar Stage 3: Lopez bounces back to take stage win, Despres secures overall lead

07 January 2013 by Michael Guy

Francisco Lopez bounced back after his disastrous day two to win stage three today which saw the Dakar leave Pisco and arrive in Nazca. The Chilean rider had the advantage of starting a long way...

Dakar Stage 3: Watt leads the way with six remaining Brits all in top 100

07 January 2013 by Michael Guy

Irishman Stan Watt secured another strong result on stage three of the Dakar to finish 37th fastest at the end of the timed 242KM special. The KTM rider now sits 37th overall in the standings and is...

Dakar Stage 2: Barreda wins stage as all the top men get lost

07 January 2013 by Michael Guy

Husqvarna man Joan Barreda Bort secured a convincing victory in stage two of the Dakar to o the overall lead of the race. The 29 year old Spaniard showed his sheer pace to win by 3m 16s despite making...

Will Cal Crutchlow get a win in 2013?

07 January 2013 by MCN

Cal Crutchlow was the first British rider to step on to a MotoGP podium in 12 years when he finished third at Brno in 2012. Can he move up to the top step in 2013? pollcomment

Are Dakar riders the world's bravest racers?

07 January 2013 by MCN

The 2013 Dakar kicked off on January 5 and the competitors will have to ride tough off road stages which no mere mortal would even consider for a full two weeks. Does this make them the toughest...

NW200 legends on Vauxhall dealers tour

07 January 2013

Four of road racing’s biggest stars will be on a tour of Northern Ireland’s Vauxhall dealers next week to celebrate the car brand’s title sponsorship of the 2013 North West 200. TT legend John...

Casey Stoner memories: Colin Edwards

06 January 2013 by Matthew Birt

In the final part of MCN’s exclusive series of Stoner memories Colin Edwards recalls a side to the Aussie few seldom see in the immediate aftermath of the tragic accident in Sepang last year that...

Crutchlow's lows of 2012

06 January 2013 by Matthew Birt

2012 was a golden year for British sport. Bradley Wiggins became the first UK winner of the Tour de France and Andy Murray became the first British man to win a tennis Grand Slam for 76 years. And...

Dakar stage 1: Brits deliver on potential in opening stage of 2013 Dakar

06 January 2013 by Michael Guy

Sherco rider James West ended the opening day of the 2013 Dakar as the highest placed Brit finishing the day 38th fastest. The Dubai based rider was just 1m 08s behind pace setter Francisco Lopez and...

Dakar stage 1 – Local hero Lopez takes opening stage victory

05 January 2013 by Michael Guy

Chilean Francisco Lopez claimed victory in the opening stage of the 2013 Dakar. The KTM rider completed the 13km timed special in 7m 51s just one second faster than sand specialist Frans Verhoeven...

Dakar Blog - Ready to race

05 January 2013 by Michael Guy

Well if I thought the Dakar village was busy yesterday, it’s gone into overdrive today. To whip up the crowds even more than they were all the big hitters had to go through the technical and...

Portimao 2012

05 January 2013 by darren gough

I went to Portimao, Portugal last September for my first WSB meeting. I was very excited to be seeing my hero Tom Sykes. The first race was probably the best I have witnessed. After a huge crash...

Casey Stoner memories: Lucio Cecchinello

05 January 2013 by Matthew Birt

In the sixth part of MCN’s exclusive series of Stoner memories, Lucio Cecchinello, who gave Stoner his first Grand Prix ride and big break into MotoGP in 2006, talks about their time together. “We...

Crutchlow's highs of 2012

05 January 2013 by Matthew Birt

2012 was a golden year for British sport. Bradley Wiggins became the first UK winner of the Tour de France and Andy Murray became the first British man to win a tennis Grand Slam for 76 years. And...

Dakar Blog – The calm before the storm

04 January 2013 by Michael Guy

Well it’s started, I arrived in Lima, Peru late last night 17 hours after leaving London Heathrow. The 40 minute taxi journey from the airport to my hotel was an experience in itself, lots of close...

Casey Stoner memories: Jerry Burgess

04 January 2013 by Matthew Birt

In the fifth part of MCN’s exclusive series of Stoner memories, Valentino Rossi’s legendary crew chief Jerry Burgess gives his thoughts on his no-nonsense compatriot. “I think we all know Casey is...

Casey Stoner memories: Livio Suppo

03 January 2013 by Matthew Birt

In the fourth part of MCN’s exclusive series of Stoner memories, Livio Suppo, who signed Stoner for Ducati at the end of 2006 and then worked with him at HRC, shares his thoughts. “I think his Phillip...

Casey Stoner memories: Chris Richardson

02 January 2013 by Matthew Birt

In the third part of MCN’s exclusive series of Stoner memories, Stoner’s former LCR mechanic Chris Richardson recalls his first encounter with the supremely talented Aussie. “My first year with Lucio...

2012 MOTOGP MOMENTS – LORENZO LANDS SECOND TITLE

01 January 2013 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo has come a long way since he was a carefree and crash-happy MotoGP rookie in 2008. Eager to show he was a natural successor to Yamaha’s incumbent number one Valentino Rossi, Lorenzo...

Casey Stoner memories: Andy Dawson

01 January 2013 by Matthew Birt

In the second part of MCN’s exclusive series of Stoner memories, Ohlins suspension technician Andy Dawson, who worked with the Australian throughout his MotoGP career at Ducati and Honda, recalls his...

Casey Stoner memories: Vittoriano Guareschi

31 December 2012 by Matthew Birt

2012 marked the end of an era when double MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner hung up his leathers after finishing third in the Valencia race in November. The Australian– widely acclaimed as one of the...

2012 MOTOGP MOMENTS – VALENCIA

30 December 2012 by Matthew Birt

It’s rarer than rocking horse manure to see a rider win a Grand Prix having started from the pit lane and rare to witness a rider charge from the back of the grid to claim victory. So for both to...

Meet your new Dakar heroes

30 December 2012 by Michael Guy

British riders have a long tradition of competing in the world famous Dakar Rally and 2013 is no exception – from factory-supported riders through to top privateers and individuals fulfilling their...

2012 MOTOGP MOMENTS - VALENTINO ROSSI BACK TO YAMAHA

29 December 2012 by Matthew Birt

You’d have got better odds on Valentino Rossi coming round to your house for Christmas dinner than you would have got on the Italian completing a shock return to Yamaha in 2013. Had Casey Stoner not...

2012 MOTOGP MOMENTS – BRNO

27 December 2012 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP has often been accused of being about as entertaining as watching hair grow, but there were still reminders in 2012 of why we all fell in love with motorcycle racing. The new 250cc four-stroke...

2012 MOTOGP MOMENTS – DUCATI DISASTER

26 December 2012 by Matthew Birt

It’s the Valencia MotoGP test in November, 2010 and the wave of optimism sweeping through Ducati’s factory garage is so powerful it could almost knock you off your feet. Valentino Rossi has arrived to...

2012 MOTOGP MOMENTS – BEN SPIES AND ROTTEN LUCK

25 December 2012 by Matthew Birt

You wouldn’t want to be sitting next to Ben Spies on a plane after the shocking bad luck that struck the Texan in 2012. The switch to fire-breathing 1000cc prototypes was supposed to be the catalyst...

2012 MOTOGP MOMENTS - A NEW BRITISH STAR IS BORN

24 December 2012 by Matthew Birt

The emergence of Scott Redding and Bradley Smith in recent years convinced the world that young British riders were worthy of a punt on the Grand Prix stage again. We might not be churning out...

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