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Sepang MotoGP: Ben Spies vows to brave pain

22 October 2011 by Matthew Birt

Battered and bruised Ben Spies has vowed to ride through the pain barrier in tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix after he experienced another physically punishing day at the Sepang circuit. The Texan is...

Sepang MotoGP: Casey Stoner targets 10th win

22 October 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner is confident he can overcome Repsol Honda team-mates Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso to claim a 10th win of 2011 in tomorrow’s Sepang MotoGP race. Repsol Honda took a clean sweep of the...

Sepang MotoGP: Luthi takes first Moto2 pole

22 October 2011 by Liam Marsden

Interwetten rider Thomas Luthi has secured his first Moto2 pole position, beating title hopeful Stefan Bradl at the Sepang circuit. Stefan Bradl and Michel Pirro complete the front row in second and...

Sepang MotoGP: Finger injury rules out heartbroken John Hopkins

22 October 2011 by Matthew Birt

The serious finger injury John Hopkins suffered in a crash during practice for the Brno MotoGP round back in August has forced the American to withdraw from tomorrow’s Sepang race in Malaysia. Hopkins...

Sepang MotoGP: Pedrosa storms to pole

22 October 2011 by Liam Marsden

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa will start tomorrow’s race from pole position despite crashing on only his fifth lap during qualifying. Pedrosa heads a Repsol Honda front row, with Casey Stoner and...

Sepang MotoGP: Nicolas Terol takes pole position

22 October 2011 by Liam Marsden

125GP championship leader Nicolas Terol will start tomorrow’s race at the Sepang circuit, Malaysia from pole position after edging out team-mate Hector Faubel in the final moments of the...

Sepang MotoGP: Valentino Rossi slow and struggling in 13th

21 October 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi had another instantly forgettable day on Ducati’s factory Desmosedici machine after the Italian finished the first day of practice at a scorching hot Sepang in a lowly 13th place. The...

Injury rules Bradley Smith out of Sepang Moto2 race

21 October 2011 by Matthew Birt

British rider Bradley Smith has been ruled out of Sunday’s Malaysian Moto2 Grand Prix after being hospitalised following a huge crash in this morning’s opening practice session. The Tech 3 Racing Team...

Sepang MotoGP: Casey Stoner not worried by Pedrosa’s hot pace

21 October 2011 by Matthew Birt

New MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner said he isn’t worried to be so far behind factory Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa at the end of the first day of practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Aussie...

Sepang MotoGP: Injury agony for frustrated Ben Spies

21 October 2011 by Matthew Birt

The high-speed crash that ruled Ben Spies out of last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island continued to be a major source of pain for the American on the first day of practice in Malaysia...

Sepang MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa dominates opening practice

21 October 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa dominated the opening day of practice for Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang, the Repsol Honda beating new world champion Casey Stoner by over 0.8s in typically hot and humid...

Crescent Suzuki poised to confirm WSB future

20 October 2011 by Michael Guy

The British-based Crescent Suzuki Racing team are expected to confirm their switch to WSB in 2012. As reported in MCN this week, the current BSB squad have been in on-going discussions with WSB bosses...

Hutchinson back on a superbike

20 October 2011 by MCN Sportsdesk

Ian Hutchinson was back on a Swan Yamaha superbike at Mallory yesterday as he continued his racing comeback. Hutchy will ride the Swan Yamaha at Macau next month and Swan technician Mick Shanley said:...