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British Grand Prix: Casey Stoner shivers to commanding win

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

British Grand Prix: Casey Stoner shivers to commanding win

Casey Stoner conquered driving rain and ice cold summer temperatures to romp to a commanding British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone yesterday. The Australian became the first Honda rider to win...

British MotoGP: Heroic Colin Edwards claims podium

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

British MotoGP: Heroic Colin Edwards claims podium

American Colin Edwards secured his first MotoGP podium finish in nearly two years with a heroic ride to third place in a rain-lashed British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider...

British MotoGP: Damage limitation for Valentino Rossi

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

British MotoGP: Damage limitation for Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi ended a miserable debut at the Silverstone circuit with a lucky sixth place as the Italian conceded he was way off the pace throughout the entire British Grand Prix weekend. The...

British MotoGP: Distraught Marco Simoncelli remains positive

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

British MotoGP: Distraught Marco Simoncelli remains positive

Marco Simoncelli blew another chance to break his MotoGP podium duck in Silverstone yesterday, the Italian succumbing to atrocious conditions while he was running in third place. The San Carlo Gresini...

British Grand Prix: Rare mistake costs Jorge Lorenzo

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

British Grand Prix: Rare mistake costs Jorge Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo failed to finish a MotoGP race for the first time since the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island in 2009 after a rare blunder cost him the world championship lead at Silverstone. The...

British Grand Prix: 28th to second for Bradley Smith

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

British Grand Prix: 28th to second for Bradley Smith

Bradley Smith produced a fantastic display of overtaking in appalling conditions to claim his maiden Moto2 podium with a stunning comeback at Silverstone. Starting from a lowly 28th on the grid after...

Lorenzo crash pics

13 June 2011 by Dave Stening

Lorenzo crash pics

We were at the MotoGP today and I got these shots of Lorenzo crashing.

Misano WSB: Checa does the double

12 June 2011 by MCN

Misano WSB: Checa does the double

Carlos Checa took the win in the second WSB race at Misano to record another double race win. Alitalia rider Max Biaggi again finished second, ahead of Noriyuki Haga onboard the Pata Aprilia, who...

British MotoGP: Folger takes 125GP victory

12 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

British MotoGP: Folger takes 125GP victory

Red Bull Ajo Motorsport rider Jonas Folger has taken victory in the 125GP race at Silverstone ahead of Frenchman Johann Zarco. Aspar Aprilia rider Hector Faubel finished third – his first podium of...

Misano WSB: Checa takes race one win

12 June 2011 by MCN

Misano WSB: Checa takes race one win

Althea Ducati rider Carlos Checa has extended his World Superbike championship lead with victory in race one at Misano, Italy. WSB champion Max Biaggi led for the majority of the race, but Checa...

British MotoGP: Stoner dominates wet race

12 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

British MotoGP: Stoner dominates wet race

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner has taken the lead in the MotoGP championship with a dominant victory at a rain soaked Silverstone circuit. Current champion Jorge Lorenzo got the holeshot into the...

British MotoGP: Bradl wins, Smith battles to second

12 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

British MotoGP: Bradl wins, Smith battles to second

Viessmann Kiefer Racing rider Stefan Bradl has won the British Moto2 race in wet conditions after by 7.601secs from Britain’s Bradley Smith. Bradl got the holeshot, with pole setter Marc Marquez...

British Grand Prix: Casey Stoner saddened by Crutchlow injury

11 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

British Grand Prix: Casey Stoner saddened by Crutchlow injury

Australian Casey Stoner said he was saddened to learn that British star Cal Crutchlow will miss his home race at Silverstone tomorrow through injury. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider broke his...

British Grand Prix: Rivals surprised by Valentino Rossi’s slump

11 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

British Grand Prix: Rivals surprised by Valentino Rossi’s slump

Casey Stoner, Marco Simoncelli and Jorge Lorenzo were all at a loss to explain Valentino Rossi’s surprise slump during qualifying for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Rossi finished a...

Thruxton BSB

11 June 2011 by Kevin Langridge

Thruxton BSB

More BSB action from Thruxton, 2011

Thruxton BSB pics

11 June 2011 by Kevin Langridge

Thruxton BSB pics

BSB Action from a wet Thruxton 2011

British Grand Prix: Valentino Rossi slow and frustrated

11 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

British Grand Prix: Valentino Rossi slow and frustrated

Valentino Rossi admitted he was way too slow and deeply frustrated after he endured a nightmare qualifying session at the Silverstone circuit today. The Italian will start tomorrow’s 20-lap British...

Isle of Man TT blog: Simply wonderful

11 June 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Isle of Man TT blog: Simply wonderful

After all the roller coaster of emotions of the week, the rain-delayed Senior ended the 2011 TT on a high note with John McGuinness beating Guy Martin in an epic six-lapper that will go down in...

British MotoGP: Marquez gets Moto2 pole, Redding second

11 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

British MotoGP: Marquez gets Moto2 pole, Redding second

125GP champion Marc Marquez has taken pole position for the 18 lap Moto2 race at Silverstone tomorrow. Marquez dominated the session, looking much more like the racer he was last year in the 125GP...

Misano WSB: Tom Sykes takes pole

11 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

Misano WSB: Tom Sykes takes pole

Factory Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes will start tomorrow’s WSB races at Misano from pole position after knocking Carlos Checa off the top spot in damp conditions. Championship leader Carlos Checa set the...

British MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow out of home GP

11 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

British MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow out of home GP

British hopeful Cal Crutchlow will not start tomorrow’s British MotoGP race after crashing in the early stages of qualifying. The Tech 3 rider had just started his third lap when he fell at the first...

British MotoGP: Stoner takes pole position

11 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

British MotoGP: Stoner takes pole position

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner will start tomorrow’s Silverstone MotoGP from pole position after battling with Jorge Lorenzo and Marco Simoncelli for the entirity of the session. Stoner set the...

British MotoGP: Vinales takes 125GP pole

11 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

British MotoGP: Vinales takes 125GP pole

Spaniard Maverick Vinales will start tomorrow’s 125GP race at Silverstone from pole position after setting a best time of 2’14.684 in qualifying. The Blusens by Paris Hilton rider takes his first ever...

WSB Misano combined qualifying times

11 June 2011 by Michael Guy

1. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 1’35.609 2. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’35.931 3. Michel Fabrizio (Team Suzuki Alstare) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’36.052 4. Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’36.246 5. Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Team) Yamaha YZF R1 1’36.273 6. Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 1’36.377 7. Tom...

Great day at MotoGP

11 June 2011 by Laura & Richard

Great day at MotoGP

I secured ride-in tickets again this year for MotoGP but was disappointed that paddock passes were all sold out. Having met a wonderful lady in the Riders for Health tent we were able to buy two...

Checa in control as Corser crashes out

10 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Checa in control as Corser crashes out

Carlos Checa picked up where he left of at Miller two weeks ago by dominating both Free Practice and First Qualifying at Misano today. The Althea Ducati rider found his rhythm to post consistent fast...

British MotoGP: Stoner consistent in FP2

10 June 2011 by MCN

British MotoGP: Stoner consistent in FP2

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner was consistently fastest throughout the damp second practice session at Silverstone this afternoon. Stoner led the session until Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda...

Isle of Man TT: Senior race delayed until 5:15pm

10 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

Isle of Man TT: Senior race delayed until 5:15pm

The Senior TT race has been delayed for the second time today, with the new re-scheduled start time now 5:15pm. The seinor race was originally due to get underway at 12:15pm, but organisers decided to...

Lowes back to full fitness and leading the way at Misano

10 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Sam Lowes proved he is back to full fitness and ready to challenge at the front of WSS once again by topping the timesheets in first qualifying at Misano toady. The Parkalgar Honda rider set a best lap of 1.39.541 to move to provisional pole position after running in the top three throughout the 45minute session. Speaking to MCN, he said: “It feels great to be back on the bike and feeling fit. My...

Silverstone MotoGP: Stoner sets pace in FP1

10 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

Silverstone MotoGP: Stoner sets pace in FP1

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner has ended the first free practice session of the weekend at Silverstone with the fastest time under cloudy skies. Stoner topped the session with a fastest time of...

Isle of Man TT blog: Gary Johnson a worthy winner in re-scheduled Supersport race

10 June 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Isle of Man TT blog: Gary Johnson a worthy winner in re-scheduled Supersport race

Gary Johnson was a worthy winner in yesterday’s re-scheduled Supersport TT on the East Coast Construction Honda. He had a great run to Glen Helen on the first lap to make up 3.2s on John McGuinness...

Isle of Man TT blog: Has the future of the TT changed?

10 June 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Isle of Man TT blog: Has the future of the TT changed?

Has the future of the TT changed forever after Wednesday’s Supersport debacle? Early morning rain delayed the start of the race and there were still damp patches reported around the course when...

Isle of Man TT: McGuinness and Amor ready for Senior

10 June 2011 by MCN

Isle of Man TT: McGuinness and Amor ready for Senior

The 2011 Isle of Man TT concludes today with the Senior superbike race at 12.15pm. 16-times TT winner John McGuinness and his team mate Keith Amor have been interviewed ahead of the event. McGuinness...

Toseland committed to race again despite career threatening injuries

09 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Toseland committed to race again despite career threatening injuries

Having withdrawn from this weekend’s WSB round at Misano along with next weeks Aragon race, James Toseland has revealed to MCN the reasons behind his decision and the extent of his career threatening...

British Grand Prix: Colin Edwards fit to race after medical

09 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

British Grand Prix: Colin Edwards fit to race after medical

Colin Edwards has been declared fit to ride in this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, just six days after he broke his right collarbone in a practice crash at Catalunya. Edwards was...

Zemke to race in BSB

09 June 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Zemke to race in BSB

Californian Jake Zemke has joined Team WFR Honda in the BSB Evo class and will make his debut at Knockhill on June 19. The American star has been keen to find a berth in BSB for some time and replaces...