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Lowes on the pace at Brands test

22 March 2010 by MCN Sports Desk

Lowes on the pace at Brands test

British Supersport Championship Team GNS Racing concluded their hectic pre-season testing schedule with Sam Lowes and Paul Jordan taking part in the official BSB test at Brands Hatch. Following...

Amor in TT Zero

22 March 2010 by MCN Sports Desk

Amor in TT Zero

Keith Amor may be struggling to come up with a range of machinery for his 2010 roads campaign after quitting the JMF Millsport Yamaha team but he does have one confirmed ride for the 2010 TT. He’s...

Valentino Rossi delighted with versatile 2010 Yamaha

22 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi delighted with versatile 2010 Yamaha

Reigning MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi believes Yamaha’s ability to work at a range of different tracks and in varying conditions will prove a precious asset in 2010. The Italian is aiming to...

Yamaha satisfied with 2010 engine performance

22 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha satisfied with 2010 engine performance

Valentino Rossi’s team boss Davide Brivio believes the Italian’s hopes of capturing a 10th world title in 2010 have been massively boosted by the performance of Yamaha’s new factory YZR-M1...

Casey Stoner ends 2010 pre-season on top

20 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner ends 2010 pre-season on top

Casey Stoner ended Valentino Rossi’s domination of the 2010 MotoGP pre-season campaign with an impressive display on Ducati’s factory GP10 machine in Qatar tonight.  The Aussie slashed 0.4s off his...

Valentino Rossi dazzles under Qatar floodlights

18 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi dazzles under Qatar floodlights

Reigning MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi continued his phenomenal pre-season form in Qatar tonight. The Italian ended the first night of the penultimate test under the Losail International...

Hungary off MotoGP calendar again

18 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Hungary off MotoGP calendar again

The Hungarian round of the 2010 MotoGP world championship at the Balatonring has been cancelled for a second successive year. Due to take place on September 19 and be the 14th round of this year’s...

Julian Simon impresses in Ducati MotoGP test

18 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Julian Simon impresses in Ducati MotoGP test

Reigning world 125GP champion Julian Simon has produced an eye-catching performance in Jerez after making a shock debut on Ducati’s GP10 test bike. With Ducati’s test rider Franco Battaini sidelined...

FB Corse to enter MotoGP in Jerez

18 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

FB Corse to enter MotoGP in Jerez

The new FB Corse squad claims to have been given approval to start racing in the 2010 MotoGP world championship from the third round in Jerez. The three-cylinder project has been given the green light...

Satellite Ducati boss demands big improvement

17 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Satellite Ducati boss demands big improvement

Pramac Ducati boss Paolo Campinoti has said he expects significantly better results in 2010 from Finn Mika Kallio and Spanish rookie Aleix Espargaro. Campinoti branded a tough 2009 as one of the worst...

Pramac Ducati goes green for 2010

17 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Pramac Ducati goes green for 2010

The Pramac Ducati squad has gone all eco-friendly for the 2010 MotoGP world championship having unveiled its new paintscheme for Mika Kallio and Aleix Espargaro in Qatar today. Instead of its...

Qatar confirms Monday race if rain strikes again

17 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Qatar confirms Monday race if rain strikes again

The opening round of the 2010 MotoGP world championship will be held at night on Monday, April 12 if the scheduled race on the previous night is postponed. Teams have already been notified of the...

Anthony West and MZ given Moto2 lifeline

17 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Anthony West and MZ given Moto2 lifeline

Former factory Kawasaki MotoGP rider Anthony West will contest the inaugural Moto2 world championship in 2010. The Aussie has been given clearance to ride in the 250cc two-stroke replacement class...

Hiroshi Aoyama adjusting to MotoGP electronics

17 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Hiroshi Aoyama adjusting to MotoGP electronics

Reigning 250GP world champion Hiroshi Aoyama reckons getting accustomed to the huge influence of electronic rider aids will be one of the biggest challenges ahead of his rookie MotoGP campaign in...

Ben Spies reveals modest 2010 ambitions

16 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies reveals modest 2010 ambitions

Ben Spies has never been one for making outlandish predictions. Yet the normally guarded Texan broke rank recently, revealing his 2010 MotoGP aspirations after another attention-grabbing performance...

2010 is make or break, admits Marco Melandri

15 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

2010 is make or break, admits Marco Melandri

Marco Melandri has conceded 2010 could make or break his career. The Italian reckons he’s got one last chance in the premier class after an appalling 2008 campaign with Ducati and the stress of...

Suzuki boss expectant ahead of Qatar test

15 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki boss expectant ahead of Qatar test

Suzuki boss Paul Denning has told MCN the acid test of how much the 2010 factory GSV-R machine has improved will come during this week’s final winter test session in Qatar. A major target for Suzuki...

Motivated Dani Pedrosa reveals 2010 targets

15 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Motivated Dani Pedrosa reveals 2010 targets

Factory Honda rider Dani Pedrosa has targeted a consistent challenge for race wins in 2010 as the MotoGP paddock prepares to conclude pre-season preparations in Qatar this week. Speaking at the...

Jorge Lorenzo confirms Qatar test participation

15 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo confirms Qatar test participation

Last year’s MotoGP world championship runner-up Jorge Lorenzo has confirmed he will participate in the final winter test session in Qatar later this week. The Spaniard was a major doubt having broken...

Tardozzi backs Xaus for Portimao return

12 March 2010 by Michael Guy

Tardozzi backs Xaus for Portimao return

BMW Team Manager Davide Tardozzi has given his backing to Ruben Xaus to make a return to racing in Portimao following his nightmare weekend at the season opener in Phillip Island.       During the...

WSB paddock still waiting on Aprilia engine verdict

12 March 2010 by Michael Guy

WSB paddock still waiting on Aprilia engine verdict

The SBK commission is expected to make a statement on the technical regulations regarding Aprilia’s new RSV4 gear driven cam motor before the second round of the championship at Portimao on 26th to...

BSB Blog: Easton fastest in final day of Spanish testing

12 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

BSB Blog: Easton fastest in final day of Spanish testing

Stuart Easton and James Ellison topped the leaderboard on the final day of BSB testing at Guadix, Spain. The Swan Honda pair were separated by less than a tenth of a second after dominating the final...

Silverstone track developments on schedule

10 March 2010 by Michael Guy

Silverstone track developments on schedule

Silverstone’s new track developments are nearing completion with the new layout and spectator facilities expected to be finished by the end of the month. The Northamptonshire circuit will host BSB,...

BSB Blog: Sun shines on Guadix BSB test

10 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

BSB Blog: Sun shines on Guadix BSB test

After the heavy early morning snow had cleared the Guadix BSB test got underway at around 14.45pm yesterday. An hour later the track had virtually dried out and Guadix looked picture postcard perfect...

Tunstall undecided on BSB Evo

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Tunstall undecided on BSB Evo

Tom Tunstall is facing an agonising decision whether or not to switch to BSB Evo or stay in the BSB class. The former Privateer Cup Honda rider tried both configurations of engine at Cartagena and is...

Relentless Suzuki create impression in Spain

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Relentless Suzuki create impression in Spain

Relentless by TAS Suzuki pair Alastair Seeley and Michael Laverty showed their potential with some impressive laps times at the Cartagena BSB test, despite having about half the track time of their...

Lougher’s TT plans on track

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Lougher’s TT plans on track

Ian Lougher was testing at Cartagena with his own Black Horse Finance Kawasaki team. He’s riding on the roads with a brace of Kawasakis this year but is fielding Conor Cummins in National Superstock...

Hodgson adapts to Motorpoint Yamaha

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Hodgson adapts to Motorpoint Yamaha

Motorpoint Yamaha rider Neil Hodgson got his first chance to ride the ex-Airwaves factory R1 at Cartagena last week. He explained to MCN what the experience was like. “I couldn’t believe it when I was...

Tommy Hill and the Cartagena test

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Tommy Hill and the Cartagena test

Tommy Hill was satisfied with his and the Worx Suzuki team’s progress at Cartagena, the first time they’ve been up against BSB rivals in pre-season testing. He finished the test with the same 1:33.5...

BSB blog: Spanish test hit by snow

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

BSB blog: Spanish test hit by snow

I got a bit of a shock this morning at 07.00am when I yanked open the shutters of my hotel window here at Guadix to see a white out! Yes, the terrible weather that hit Barcelona yesterday has found...

Lorenzo doubtful for Qatar test

09 March 2010 by Marc Potter

Lorenzo doubtful for Qatar test

Jorge Lorenzo has confirmed to MCN that he is unlikely to make the next pre-season testing following a broken right hand in a motocross training accident on February 12. Lorenzo, 22, was speaking...

Coghlan finishes fifth in Daytona 200

09 March 2010 by MCN Sports Desk

Coghlan finishes fifth in Daytona 200

Kev Coghlan finished fifth in the 69th Daytona 200. It was the Scot’s first time on the famed Daytona banking and he was one of five riders to lead the race for ‘Daytona Sportbike’ class machines.

Superbikes back for 2011 Daytona 200?

08 March 2010 by Henny Ray Abrams

The Daytona 200 could be making a shock return to Superbikes after possibly the smallest crowd and one of the smallest fields in the 69 year history of the season-opener. Tyre concerns forced the switch to middleweight motorcycles in 2005, with Superbikes only using one of Daytona’s famed bankings. But the factories have gradually lost interest and the decision to revert to Superbikes began late...

Gossip from the Cartagena pit lane

08 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Gossip from the Cartagena pit lane

Joe Dickinson and Graeme Gowland were both at the Barry Symmons-run Cartagena Pro Test with their ex-Eugene Laverty Parkalgar Hondas that they’ll race in British Supersport this year. 16-year old...

Camier backs Sport Relief

08 March 2010 by Michael Guy

Camier backs Sport Relief

Factory Aprilia World Superbike rider, Leon Camier is making the most of his Superpole crash at Phillip Island in the opening round of the series by auctioning off his damaged screen in aid of Sport...

Don’t always believe the lap time hype

08 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Don’t always believe the lap time hype

Even if the weather was more Mallory than Malaga, there were some real revelations at Cartagena in the first real BSB pre-season test of 2010. First came the shock of seeing Rob McElnea’s team...