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Zemke’s Daytona Superbike double

08 March 2010 by Henny Ray Abrams

After ten years of riding Hondas, Jake Zemke switched to Suzuki with immediate success. The former Daytona 200 winner gave basketball hall of famer Michael Jordan his first Superbike victory by...

Hill and Suzuki top Cartagena testing

07 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Worx Suzuki pair Tommy Hill and Yukio Kagayama set the pace in four days of testing Cartagena, Spain. Hill was in sensational form, clocking a 1:33.5 on the final day to go 0.9s inside the unofficial...

Tommy Hill still setting the pace in Spain

06 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Tommy Hill continues to set the pace on the Worx Suzuki in the first major BSB pre-season test at Cartagena. He posted a best lap of 1:34.5 to go three tenths quicker than James Ellison on the Swan...

Hodgson and Linfoot get works Yamahas

05 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Motorpoint Yamaha duo Neil Hodgson and Dan Linfoot have got the works R1s that Leon Camier and James Ellison raced to a resounding 1-2 in the 2009 British Superbike championship. In a shock and...

Valentino Rossi urges re-think from Marco Simoncelli

05 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has urged close pal Marco Simoncelli to take time to analyse why he has having such a baptism of fire in MotoGP, Rossi has tipped his compatriot to emerge as a major future star in...

Colin Edwards praises Yamaha development

05 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards has heaped praise on Yamaha after his impressive start to the 2010 MotoGP world championship testing campaign. The Texan has finished in the top five in both Sepang tests in Malaysia...

Suzuki delighted with Alvaro Bautista impact

05 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki’s factory MotoGP boss Paul Denning has spoken of his delight at the early performances of new recruit Alvaro Bautista. The Spaniard produced easily his best performance on the new GSV-R machine...

Marco Melandri expects good relationship with Marco Simoncelli

05 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Former MotoGP world championship runner-up Marco Melandri is confident the fact that he will partner another big name Italian star in the same team in 2010 won’t be a major issue. The former world...

Nicky Hayden cautious after Sepang test

04 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has played down hopes he could emerge as a regular podium contender in 2010 after his impressive top three finish in the recent Sepang MotoGP test in Malaysia. The American gave his...

Relentless reveal their 2010 BSB GSX-R1000

04 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Relentless by TAS Suzuki took the wraps off their 2010 BSB GSX-R1000s to reveal this sensational new skeletal paintjob. It’s not just the paint that’s different. There’s a host of technical changes...

BSB Blog: The 2010 season starts here

04 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

BSB testing starts in earnest this week (Thursday, March 4) for some of the top teams at Cartagena, Spain. It’s a hectic four-day test, swiftly followed by another three at Guadix with the influx of...

Hungary on course for September clash

04 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

The Hungarian GP at the new Balatonring looks certain to go ahead later this year. The circuit was due to host the first Hungarian GP since 1992 last season but was dropped off the calendar because...

Scott Redding upbeat despite lowly finish

04 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

British teenager Scott Redding declared himself happy with progress on his Marc VDS Racing Moto2 machine despite finishing a lowly 28th at the first official test in Valencia. Using Honda’s new spec...

Michael Dunlop finalises his 2010 plans

03 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Michael Dunlop has finalised his superbike ride for 2010 – the Gareth Robinson-owned, Honda Fireblade with a Chris Mehew-built motor that Michael smashed the Southern 100 lap record with last year and...

Mason fighting fit for MSS Kawasaki

03 March 2010 by MCN Sports Desk

Privateer Cup champion Gary Mason has been using the winter break to good effect with a brutal martial arts training regime to prepare himself for the new season on the MSS Colchester Kawasaki. Mason...

Black Bear in XR1200 Trophy

03 March 2010 by MCN Sports Desk

Black Bear Harley-Davidson in Newmarket has put the finishing touches to the bike they will run for 38-year old Warren Scott in the Harley-Davidson XR1200 Trophy. The series features at selected BSB...

Swan Honda gear up for Spanish test

03 March 2010 by MCN Sports Desk

The Swan Honda team are preparing for their main pre-season test ahead of the opening round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship as the countdown to the start of the season...

Cameron Donald back in Ireland

03 March 2010 by Stephen Davison

Aussie road race star Cameron Donald brought the sunshine with him when he arrived back into Northern Ireland this week to begin his racing season with the Relentless Suzuki squad. Donald always...

Peter Linden back with Phase One Endurance for Classic Bol d'Or

03 March 2010 by MCN

Peter Linden, 2000 Endurance World Champion, will be re united with his old team at this year’s Classic Bol d’Or. The Swedish fighter pilot will partner UK Endurance racer Hugh Brasher, on Phase One’s...

Ben Spies grateful for Casey Stoner advice

03 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

American Ben Spies reckons the help and advice he’s getting from the likes of former world champion Casey Stoner is proving a massive help in him adapting to the MotoGP world championship. The...

Injury no big blow for Jorge Lorenzo, says Yamaha boss

03 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s Fiat Yamaha team boss Davide Brivio doesn’t believe Jorge Lorenzo’s early 2010 MotoGP title assault will be badly hindered by the Spaniard missing a third of pre-season testing. The...

Edmeades to debut KTM at TT

03 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

KTM will be at the TT for the first time ever this year James Edmeades riding Redline Motorcycles RC8Rs in the two superbike races and the Superstock TT. Edmeades is no stranger to the TT course,...

SMT sign Christian Iddon

03 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Supermoto star Christian Iddon has signed to ride for sorrymate.com SMT Honda in BSB this year. Iddon, a nine-times British Supermoto champion and former factory Aprilia rider in the World Supermoto...

Julian Simon heads close Moto2 timesheets

03 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world 125GP champion Julian Simon headed the timesheets on the second day of official Moto2 testing at the Valencia circuit in Spain yesterday. And hopes that a spec Honda engine, controlled...

BMW make historic TT return

03 March 2010 by MCN Sports Desk

Having recently re-joined the International stage, German manufacturer BMW has wasted no time in tackling the biggest test of all with the announcement that an official manufacturer supported team...

Christian Iddon: From supermoto to superbike

03 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Supermoto star Christian Iddon will make his BSB debut this year riding for the sorrymate.com SMT Honda team. He told MCN about his switch from supermoto to superbike. So you’ve got a BSB ride with...

Toni Elias fastest at first official Moto2 test

02 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Toni Elias showed why he is a hot favourite to win the inaugural Moto2 world championship after he topped the timesheets on the first day of the opening official test session in Valencia. The...

Dani Pedrosa Q and A

02 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa is confident he will be competitive when the new MotoGP season kicks off in Qatar next month. The Spaniard has had a tough pre-season campaign so far and issues in setting up his new...

Andrea Dovizioso Q and A

02 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

British GP winner Andrea Dovizioso has praised the effort Honda is putting in to try and claim its first 800cc MotoGP world championship in 2010. The Repsol Honda rider reckons development of the new...

Valentino Rossi is overwhelming title favourite, says Colin Edwards

01 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards has tipped former factory Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi as an overwhelming favourite to retain his MotoGP world title in 2010. Rossi has been in sensational pre-season form and the...

FB Corse told to prove competitiveness

01 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

The new FB Corse squad will only be given clearance to race in the 2010 MotoGP world championship if it can demonstrate its new three-cylinder 800cc machine is competitive. International Race Teams...

Jerry Burgess happy with Yamaha engine performance

01 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess reckons Yamaha has achieved its double target with the new 2010 factory YZR-M1 engine. With a team now restricted to using only six engines for the entire...

Good times at Snetterton

28 February 2010 by RDBARKER

Happy times at Snetterton. The racing was fun too!

Phillip Island WSB: Checa takes the win on the last lap

28 February 2010 by James Keen

Althea Ducati rider Carlos Checa won the second World Superbike race at Phillip Island after a last-lap pass on race 1 winner Leon Haslam. Alstare Suzuki rider Haslam finished just 0.3 secs behind...

Phillip Island WSS: Laverty takes clear victory

28 February 2010 by James Keen

Parkalgar Honda rider Eugene Laverty claimed victory in the opening World Supersport race at Phillip Island today. Laverty dominated the race from the start. He got into a comfortable rhythm at the...

Phillip Island WSB: Haslam claims maiden victory in race 1

28 February 2010 by James Keen

A photo finish was need to confirm Brit Leon Haslam’s first ever World Superbike victory in race 1 at Philip Island today. The Team Suzuki Alstare rider finished just 0.004secs ahead of Ducati Xerox...

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