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Dani Pedrosa looks to cut out mistakes

26 January 2010 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa looks to cut out mistakes

Dani Pedrosa has admitted he will need to cut out costly errors if he is to claim an elusive MotoGP crown in 2010. The Spaniard has failed to seriously challenge for the premier class campaign in his...

Jerry Burgess hails Yamaha YZR-M1 machine

26 January 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jerry Burgess hails Yamaha YZR-M1 machine

Yamaha’s factory YZR-M1 MotoGP machine will be remembered as one of the greatest bikes in racing history, according to Valentino Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess. Burgess and Rossi transformed the...

Peter Hickman steps up to BSB proper

25 January 2010 by MCN Sportsdesk

Peter Hickman steps up to BSB proper

Louth-based Peter Hickman is to remain with the Northamptonshire-based Ultimate Racing team and will make the step up from the British Superbike Cup series to contest the full British Superbike...

Rea leads Brit dominance of Portimao WSB test

24 January 2010 by Michael Guy

Rea leads Brit dominance of Portimao WSB test

Jonathan Rea set the pace on the third and final day of the WSB test in Portimao with a lap time under the circuit best lap set by Ben Spies. Riding the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda, Rea spent the three...

WSS test: Laverty asserts dominance in final session

24 January 2010 by Michael Guy

WSS test: Laverty asserts dominance in final session

Eugene Laverty ended the three day test at Portimao in first place after an impressive final day performance on his Parkalgar Honda. Laverty set a best time of 1’45.104 on lap 26 of the session and...

WSB Test: Sunday First session times

24 January 2010 by Michael Guy

1 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1’43.059 2 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’43.060 3 41 N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1’43.657 4 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1’43.675 5 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1’43.785 6 35 C. CRUTCHLOW GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1’44.233 7 2 L. CAMIER...

WSB test: Rea fastest again on drying track

23 January 2010 by Michael Guy

WSB test: Rea fastest again on drying track

Jonathan Rea stayed a the top of the standings after the second timed session today with a lap time on 1’49.107 set in damp conditions. The Ten Kate Honda man finished ahead of friend and rival Leon...

WSB Test: Rea fastest at wet Portimao

23 January 2010 by Michael Guy

Jonathan Rea overhauled Leon Haslam on his final lap of a rain hit opening practice session at Portimao circuit this morning. After heavy overnight rain no one ventured out on track for over one hour until Sylvan Guintoli braved the elements on his Alstare Suzuki. Aprilia’s Leon Camier looked smooth and impressive to set the early pace before Aussie Chris Vermeulen took control at the front. In...

WSB Test: Haslam secures top spot, Five Brits in top six

22 January 2010 by Michael Guy

Leon Haslam continued to set the pace at the end of day one of official testing at Portimao onboard his Alstare Suzuki. The 26 year old has now been fastest during both sessions in Portugal after topping the time in winter testing at Valencia last December. Speaking to MCN, he said: “I wasn’t expecting the grip to be as good as when we tested here after the final race and it wasn’t, but we’ve...

Silverstone World Superbike round confirmed

22 January 2010 by Matthew Birt

Silverstone World Superbike round confirmed

Silverstone will host the British round of the World Superbike championship in 2010, as was revealed by MCN earlier this week. Originally scheduled to take place at crisis-hit Donington Park on August...

Steve Plater and Anthony West head new World Endurance squad

22 January 2010 by Matthew Birt

Steve Plater and Anthony West head new World Endurance squad

Reigning British Supersport champion and 2009 Senior TT winner Steve Plater is expected to lead an assault on this year’s World Endurance series with former factory Kawasaki MotoGP rider Anthony...

Portimao WSB test: Haslam on top in first timed session

22 January 2010 by Michael Guy

Portimao WSB test: Haslam on top in first timed session

Alstare Suzuki rider Leon Haslam got his 2010 winter testing programme off to a strong start with an impressive 1m 43.023s lap during the opening two hour 20 minutes session to put him at the top of...

Valentino Rossi impresses in Ferrari F1 test

22 January 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi impresses in Ferrari F1 test

Rain and fog couldn’t prevent Valentino Rossi from showing his prowess on four wheels as the Italian bike legend ended a two-day test session in a 2008 Ferrari F1 car thrilled with his pace. Rossi,...

Dungey beats Stewart in Phoenix Supercross

22 January 2010 by Paul Harris

Dungey beats Stewart in Phoenix Supercross

Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey came out and simply blew the pack away in round two of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross championship at Phoenix. The night opened with not inconsiderable drama when...

World’s top riders set for Hawkstone International motocross

22 January 2010 by MCN Sportsdesk

World’s top riders set for Hawkstone International motocross

The world’s leading motocrossers are heading to Hawkstone Park for the massive pre-season international motocross on March 7. MX1 World number two Max Nagl is just one of the top names who has...

Brits top ten in Anaheim supercross Lites

22 January 2010 by Paul Harris

Brits top ten in Anaheim supercross Lites

Brits Tommy Searle and Max Anstie finished in the top ten in their AMA Supercross Lites debuts at Anaheim. Right from the start of the 250cc four-stroke race  it was a pair of Pro Circuit Kawasakis at...

Stewart fires opening salvo in 2010 AMA Supercross battle

22 January 2010 by Paul Harris

Stewart fires opening salvo in 2010 AMA Supercross battle

James Stewart took victory in California as Anaheim’s Angel Stadium played host to the opening round of the 2010 AMA Supercross championship. With reigning title holder Stewart and Australian Chad...

Michelin control tyre for Spanish Moto2

22 January 2010 by MCN Sportsdesk

Michelin has become the official and exclusive tyre supplier to the Spanish Speed Championship’s newly-created Moto2 category. The deal is for a period of three seasons. Struck jointly with Spain’s motorcycling governing body and with the championship’s promoter, DORNA, this agreement will permit Michelin to increase the awareness of its products via this fiercely fought series. “Our presence in...

Johnson joins AIM Suzuki for BSB Evo

22 January 2010 by MCN Sportsdesk

Johnson joins AIM Suzuki for BSB Evo

Roads star Gary Johnson will race an AIM Suzuki in the new BSB Evo class this year as well as in the three major international road races at the North West 200, TT and Ulster Grand Prix. Johnson said:...

Gino Rea trains with BSB champ Leon Camier

22 January 2010 by MCN Sportsdesk

Gino Rea trains with BSB champ Leon Camier

European Superstock 600cc Champion Gino Rea and BSB Champ Leon Camier have been making the most out of the good weather in Spain. Like the beginning of 2009, Rea has been pre-season training in Spain...

Debon to ride British-built FTR in Moto2

22 January 2010 by MCN Sportsdesk

Debon to ride British-built FTR in Moto2

FTR Moto will supply machinery to the Motor Sport 69 Team of Spanish rider Alex Debon for his campaign in the inaugural Moto2 World Championship in 2010. Debon will race the M210 in the 17-round...

Farquhar’s bikes get Magic Bullets

22 January 2010 by MCN Sportsdesk

Farquhar’s bikes get Magic Bullets

TT winner and multiple Irish Champion Ryan Farquhar will be backed by fuel Magic Bullet this season. Magic Bullet is an advanced fuel treatment, formulated for high revving performance motorcycles,...

2010 World Endurance bikes: Heavier and quieter!

22 January 2010 by MCN Sportsdesk

2010 World Endurance bikes: Heavier and quieter!

World Endurance bikes will be heavier and quieter in 2010 thanks to rule changes imposed by the FIM this winter. The other big change to the regulations is that the Superpole session will run to the...

Cummins on his 2010 Kawasaki rides

22 January 2010 by MCN Sportsdesk

Cummins on his 2010 Kawasaki rides

McAdoo Kawasaki Racing’s Conor Cummins is ready and raring to go in 2010 having re-signed for the Cookstown-based official Kawasaki UK road racing team. Cummins has put pen to paper on a new deal to...

Barn Corner gets run-off

22 January 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Barn Corner gets run-off

It’s one of those things you never thought possible. The exit of Barn Corner at Cadwell – with proper run-off.  While everyone has been wrapped up, concentrating on who’s riding what in 2010 and how...

Interview: Bradley Smith - ’I don’t feel like an adult’

22 January 2010 by Guy Procter

Interview: Bradley Smith - ’I don’t feel like an adult’

Nice. It’s a suffocating thing to be called. But only if you’re as vacuous as the average vacuum-packed, teeth-whitened teenage overachiever. MCN talks to a man who’s looked beneath his...

No New Year weight loss for Hiroshi Aoyama

21 January 2010 by Matthew Birt

No New Year weight loss for Hiroshi Aoyama

While millions of people embark on a weight loss regime for the New Year, reigning 250GP world champion Hiroshi Aoyama is looking to do the opposite. The Japanese rider has embarked on a rigorous...

Suter MMX: the most popular bike in Moto2

21 January 2010 by Guy Procter

Suter MMX: the most popular bike in Moto2

A third of the bikes taking part in Moto2 could be Suter MMXs, the provisional list of entries reveals. The Swiss firm – which built Kawasaki’s MotoGP chassis and will supply slipper clutches to the...

Rain fails to dampen Valentino Rossi’s Ferrari fun

21 January 2010 by Matthew Birt

Rain fails to dampen Valentino Rossi’s Ferrari fun

Rain and a couple of early spins failed to dampen Valentino Rossi’s enjoyment as he got behind the wheel of a Ferrari F1 car for the sixth time at the Catalunya circuit in Spain yesterday...

Video: Inmotec MotoGP bike on track

21 January 2010 by Matthew Birt

This is the new Inmotec MotoGP machine seen in track testing recently in Spain. The Spanish V4 800cc contender was ridden by test rider Ivan Silva and has now completed 12 successful days of testing as Inmotec still hopes to be part of the MotoGP world championship in 2010 with selected wild card appearances. Test rider Silva said: “The engine is very powerful and very easy to ride. This is very...

McCoy eyes Moto2 ride?

20 January 2010 by Michael Guy

McCoy eyes Moto2 ride?

Following the revelation that he has been dropped from the Triumph BE1 World Supersport squad, Garry McCoy has revealed that his best option of securing a ride could lie in the new Moto2 class in...

Laverty aims to pick up where he left of at Portimao despite no testing

20 January 2010 by Michael Guy

Laverty aims to pick up where he left of at Portimao despite no testing

Parkalgar Honda rider Eugene Laverty has told MCN that he intends to pick-up where he left off at the end of last season by running at the front at this weeks three day test at Portimao. Last time...

John Hopkins to race in MotoGP and American superbikes?

20 January 2010 by Matthew Birt

John Hopkins to race in MotoGP and American superbikes?

John Hopkins could go from having no ride to two in 2010. Hopkins’ representatives have informed MCN that he could make a shock MotoGP return this season riding for the Italian-based FB Corse...

Charpentier back in World Supersport action

20 January 2010 by Michael Guy

Charpentier back in World Supersport action

Double World Supersport champion Sebastien Charpentier will make his return to the championship where he enjoyed unprecedented success after signing to ride for the BE1 Triumph squad in...

Casey Stoner wants to stay at Ducati

20 January 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner wants to stay at Ducati

Casey Stoner has given Ducati a massive boost ahead of the 2010 MotoGP world championship by stating he has no intention of quitting the Bologna factory when his current contract expires. The...

McCoy loses BE1 Triumph World Supersport ride

20 January 2010 by Michael Guy

McCoy loses BE1 Triumph World Supersport ride

Racing legend Garry McCoy has been told that he is out of a job less than six weeks before the start of the World Supersport championship. McCoy was expected to continue racing for the Italian BE1...