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Yoshimura commit to three WSB wild card rides, Kagayama to race in two

10 February 2010 by Michael Guy

Yoshimura commit to three WSB wild card rides, Kagayama to race in two

Yukio Kagayama may have left WSB at the end of 2009, but he’ll back in the paddock for two rounds in 2010 onboard a Team Yoshimura GSX-R1000 in addition to his full time job of riding for the Worx...

Ben Spies happy with new Yamaha performance

09 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies happy with new Yamaha performance

Ben Spies believes his 2010 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine will be a competitive package after he impressed again during winter testing in Sepang last week. The Texan made his debut on Yamaha’s new...

Aprilia unveil new Alitalia tricolour livery

09 February 2010 by Michael Guy

Aprilia unveil new Alitalia tricolour livery

The factory Aprilia team of Max Biaggi and Leon Camier unveiled their new 2010 livery in Rome, Italy today. Having competed their debut WSB season without a title sponsor, the Italian manufacturer...

Aprilia and BMW silent on MotoGP plans

09 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Aprilia and BMW silent on MotoGP plans

Aprilia and BMW have not yet stated their intention to be part of the MotoGP world championship when 1000cc four-strokes are allowed to race in 2012. As part of another major shake-up of MotoGP rules,...

Honda reshuffle factory team for 2010

09 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Honda reshuffle factory team for 2010

Desperate to win its first MotoGP title of the 800cc era and first premier class crown since 2006, Honda unveiled a new management structure during last week’s winter test session at the Sepang...

Valentino Rossi cools future talk

09 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi cools future talk

Valentino Rossi has decided to step away from commenting on the constant speculation surrounding his future plans in MotoGP. The Italian is in the last year of a two-season deal with Yamaha’s factory...

Win stripped from Le Touquet victor

08 February 2010 by James Sharpe

Win stripped from Le Touquet victor

The world’s biggest off road race ended in controversy yesterday when the victor was stripped of his win because of a loud exhaust. Kawasaki rider Yves Duedon thought he’d won the prestigious Le...

Scott Redding gets crew chief boost

08 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding gets crew chief boost

Scott Redding has been given a massive pre-season boost after it was confirmed that Nicky Hayden’s former MotoGP world championship-winning crew chief Pete Benson is to oversee the British rider’s...

Casey Stoner unconcerned by Yamaha performance

08 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner unconcerned by Yamaha performance

Casey Stoner has denied being overly concerned by the impressive performance of Yamaha’s new 2010 YZR-M1 contender after last week’s Sepang test in Malaysia. Reigning MotoGP world champion Valentino...

10,000 fans turnout for Valentino Rossi’s first Thai appearance

08 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

10,000 fans turnout for Valentino Rossi’s first Thai appearance

Ten thousand fans attended Valentino Rossi’s first public appearance in Thailand last weekend. Rossi and Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo took part in a special two-day PR visit immediately after...

Mini Moto 125GPs

07 February 2010 by Peter Johnson

Mini Moto 125GPs

I’ve been in to motorcycles for about 22 years or so, and I’m also an amateur photographer. I took this at this MotoGP 125 race and tried this tilt shift effect just for fun.

800s and 1000cc bikes to race against each other in 2012

05 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

800s and 1000cc bikes to race against each other in 2012

800cc four-stroke machines could race against a batch of new 1000cc bikes in MotoGP in 2012, MCN can reveal. In a surprise development on the second and final day of testing at the Sepang circuit in...

Valentino Rossi dominates Sepang test

05 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi dominates Sepang test

Reigning world champion Valentino Rossi struck a massive early psychological blow against his MotoGP rivals with a dominant performance at the two-day Sepang test. Rossi ended a rain-hit second day...

2010 WSB grid: 25 riders, 7 manufacturers, 6 world champions

05 February 2010 by Michael Guy

2010 WSB grid: 25 riders, 7 manufacturers, 6 world champions

In three weeks the 2010 World Superbike championship kicks off at Phillip Island in what promises to be one of the most hotly contested title fights in history. With no clear favourite and up to ten...

Ducati boss tips Fabrizio for success

05 February 2010 by Michael Guy

Ducati boss tips Fabrizio for success

Xerox Ducati Boss Ernesto Marinelli believes Michel Fabrizio will be a genuine title contender in 2010. Now in his third year with the team Fabrizio finished third in the overall standings in 2009...

Camier aims to learn from Biaggi

04 February 2010 by Michael Guy

Camier aims to learn from Biaggi

Leon Camier believes that he can glean valuable information from his team-mate Max Biaggi in an effort to get to the front of WSB this year. In testing Camier has spent time recalibrating his mind and...

Valentino Rossi makes flying start to 2010

04 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi makes flying start to 2010

Valentino Rossi made the perfect start to his campaign for a 10th world title after he topped the timesheets on the opening day of 2010 winter testing at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. The...

1000cc move to entice Valentino Rossi to race on?

04 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

1000cc move to entice Valentino Rossi to race on?

Valentino Rossi has hinted that he could prolong his career to race in the new 1000cc MotoGP world championship in 2012. The current 800cc four-stroke format will be scrapped at the end of 2011 with a...

Valentino Rossi expects strong challenge from Ben Spies

04 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi expects strong challenge from Ben Spies

Reigning world champion Valentino Rossi has backed Ben Spies to have a successful debut campaign in MotoGP. The Italian believes Texan Spies has all the attributes to be a major threat in 2010 after...

Jorge Lorenzo Q and A

04 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo Q and A

Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo has spoken about his thoughts ahead of the 2010 MotoGP world championship campaign. Preparing for this third year in Yamaha’s official factory team, the double world 250GP...

Yamaha boss predicts podium challenge from Ben Spies

04 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss predicts podium challenge from Ben Spies

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis is confident that Ben Spies will be a podium threat in his first full season in the MotoGP world championship. After a record-breaking surge to the World Superbike championship...

More secrets at Fiat Yamaha in 2010

04 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

More secrets at Fiat Yamaha in 2010

The controversial issue of data sharing between Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo has taken another twist after Yamaha bosses insisted there will be less sharing of information between the pair next...

Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha boss talks 2010

04 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha boss talks 2010

Valentino Rossi’s factory Yamaha boss Davide Brivio has given his thoughts on the forthcoming 2010 MotoGP campaign, including the much talked about future of the reigning world champion. Not...

Fewer mistakes vital for Jorge Lorenzo, says new Yamaha boss

04 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Fewer mistakes vital for Jorge Lorenzo, says new Yamaha boss

Jorge Lorenzo’s new team boss Wilco Zeelenberg reckons the key to the Spaniard mounting a stronger challenge for MotoGP glory in 2010 will be making fewer mistakes than last season. Zeelenberg, who...

Laverty: “Cal is doing me a favour”

03 February 2010 by Michael Guy

Laverty: “Cal is doing me a favour”

Eugene Laverty claims that Cal Crutchlow’s impressive testing form since switching to WSB is a major boost for his own career. In 2009 Laverty and Crutchlow fought a thrilling battle for supremacy...

Stuart Easton’s Swan Honda BSB colours revealed

03 February 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Stuart Easton’s Swan Honda BSB colours revealed

These are exclusive first pictures of the new Swan Honda livery that Stuart Easton will race with in 2010. Easton will have a team-mate but exactly who that is will not be revealed until the team’s...

Swan Honda boss gives his thoughts on BSB 2010

03 February 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Swan Honda boss gives his thoughts on BSB 2010

Team owner Shaun Muir unveiled his new-look Swan Honda outfit this week exclusively for MCN readers. So after we got the photo shoot done that appears in MCN today (Wednesday, Febraury 3) we sat down...

Why BSB’s radical new points structure is a winner

03 February 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Why BSB’s radical new points structure is a winner

The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship has a radical, not to mention complicated, new championship points structure for 2010. It’s all been done with one aim in mind – to spice up the...

MotoGP bosses set for more 1000cc talks in Sepang

03 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP bosses set for more 1000cc talks in Sepang

The introduction of a new 1000cc capacity limit for the 2012 MotoGP world championship campaign will be further discussed at this week’s Sepang test session in Malaysia. MotoGP bosses thrashed out an...

Swiss Moto2 squad shows of 2010 project

03 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Swiss Moto2 squad shows of 2010 project

The Technomag CIP squad has shown off its new Moto2 contender that will challenge for honours in the new 600cc four-stroke world championship class in 2010. The team will run Swiss rider Dominique...

Valentino Rossi: ‘Yamaha is my first choice’

03 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi: ‘Yamaha is my first choice’

Valentino Rossi has reiterated his desire to remain at Yamaha in 2011 if he opts to delay retirement. Rossi’s premier class future has already been the subject of frenzied speculation with the...

Casey Stoner backs Bradley Smith for title assault

02 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner backs Bradley Smith for title assault

Casey Stoner reckons rising British star Bradley Smith will be a serious 125GP world title contender in 2010. The Aussie has been monitoring Smith’s career closely and was impressed with the...

Why I miss Brands Hatch WSB

02 February 2010 by ameg2808

Why I miss Brands Hatch WSB

We always loved the atmosphere at Brands Hatch WSB, and here’s just a few of the reasons why!

Dakota Mamola to race in British 125 series

01 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Dakota Mamola to race in British 125 series

Dakota Mamola, the 15-year-old son of MotoGP legend Randy Mamola, will contest at least nine rounds of the 2010 British GP125 championship. The Barcelona-based Californian will race for Team KRP,...

Rizla sign new Suzuki MotoGP deal

01 February 2010 by Matthew Birt

Rizla sign new Suzuki MotoGP deal

Rizla will remain as title sponsor of Suzuki’s factory MotoGP effort in 2010 and 2011, as was first reported by MCN at the beginning of December, Suzuki announced today (Monday) that it had secured a...

McCoy back in MotoGP with FB Corse

31 January 2010 by Michael Guy

McCoy back in MotoGP with FB Corse

Garry McCoy will make a sensational return to the Grand Prix paddock where he made his name after signing a two-year deal to ride for FB Corse in MotoGP. MCN can confirm that the 37 year old...