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Silverstone: The fastest MotoGP track in the world

04 November 2009 by Mike Nicks

Silverstone: The fastest MotoGP track in the world

Riders will lap Silverstone at an average speed of more than 122mph at the British MotoGP in 2010, making the new circuit the fastest on the MotoGP calendar by a clear 10mph. Silverstone date to...

Plater still unsure of 2010 plans

04 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Plater still unsure of 2010 plans

Like everyone else Steve Plater is waiting to hear about Louth-based Honda Racing’s plans for 2010. He told MCN: “Obviously I’ve spoken to Honda about next year but I’ve heard nothing since so I’ve no...

Valencia MotoGP: Still plenty to play for

04 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Valencia MotoGP: Still plenty to play for

Valentino Rossi may have sealed the 2009 MotoGP World Championship at Sepang, but there’s plenty to play for in the final MotoGP round of the season at Valencia this weekend. Probably the most...

Aoyama on the verge of 250 World title

04 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Aoyama on the verge of 250 World title

After prevailing in his epic battle with Marco Simoncelli at Sepang, Hiroshi Aoyama is within touching distance of being named the 2009 250cc World Champion in the final race of the season – and...

Valencia MotoGP: Niccolo Canepa to miss final race

04 November 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valencia MotoGP: Niccolo Canepa to miss final race

Niccolo Canepa’s spectacular crash during practice at Phillip Island last month will be his last memory of MotoGP for a while after the Italian was ruled out of this weekend’s season finale in...

Valencia MotoGP: Casey Stoner eyes hat-trick

04 November 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valencia MotoGP: Casey Stoner eyes hat-trick

Casey Stoner is looking to end a troubled 2009 campaign in positive fashion in Valencia this weekend with the Aussie chasing a third successive victory. The 24-year-old has been in brilliant form...

Jerry Burgess: Valentino Rossi could race until 2015

04 November 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jerry Burgess: Valentino Rossi could race until 2015

Valentino Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess believes the Italian could carry on racing until the end of 2015 at least. Burgess reckons Rossi could carry on dominating in MotoGP into his mid-thirties in...

Silverstone date to change in MotoGP calendar reshuffle?

04 November 2009 by Matthew Birt

Silverstone date to change in MotoGP calendar reshuffle?

The 2010 British MotoGP at Silverstone could be moved from its provisional June 6 slot with a major re-shuffle of next season’s premier class calendar expected. Finalising next year’s calendar has...

BSB and TT stars head for Wannerroo

03 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

BSB and TT stars head for Wannerroo

Top British racers are in Australia this weekend for the 2009 Kings of Wannerroo International. Headlining the entry are WSB starJonathan Rea and former MotoGP man Jeremy McWilliams while MSS...

Valencia MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen targets points milestone

03 November 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valencia MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen targets points milestone

Aussie Chris Vermeulen is hoping to end his MotoGP career in style this weekend and preserve his 100 per cent point-scoring record in 2009. Vermeulen, who is leaving MotoGP to return to World...

Valencia MotoGP: Bradley Smith aims for strong finish

03 November 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valencia MotoGP: Bradley Smith aims for strong finish

Having secured second place in the 125GP world championship with a brilliant run of five successive podium finishes, Bradley Smith is aiming to end 2009 on a high at the season’s final race in...

Valencia MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa seeks winning finish

03 November 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valencia MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa seeks winning finish

Home favourite Dani Pedrosa wants to end a largely disappointing 2009 MotoGP campaign in style with victory in Sunday’s final race in Valencia. The Spaniard has again failed to mount a serious title...

Valencia MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo looking to clinch second overall

03 November 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valencia MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo looking to clinch second overall

Jorge Lorenzo has unveiled a double plan for this weekend’s final MotoGP clash in Valencia. The Spaniard is hoping to notch a fifth victory in an impressive 2009 title challenge and is also aiming to...

Valencia MotoGP: Valentino Rossi relaxed and ready

03 November 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valencia MotoGP: Valentino Rossi relaxed and ready

Valentino Rossi hopes to end another MotoGP world championship-winning campaign at bogey circuit Valencia on Sunday. The Italian has endured a nightmare recent run at the Valencia track, which started...

Ryan Farquhar wins Irish Motorcyclist of the year

02 November 2009 by Andy Downes

Ryan Farquhar wins Irish Motorcyclist of the year

Ryan Farquhar is the NGK Enkalon Irish Motorcyclist of the Year for 2009. Ryan received the trophy in the workshop at his Killyman, Co Tyrone home on the evening before he left for the Kings of...

Hodgson close to Motorpoint Yamaha deal

02 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Hodgson close to Motorpoint Yamaha deal

Neil Hodgson is thought to be close to agreeing terms to ride for Rob McElnea’s Motorpoint Yamaha team next year. McElnea was the former WSB champion’s first port of call when he visited the Croft BSB...

Karl Harris to MSS Kawasaki

02 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Karl Harris to MSS Kawasaki

Karl Harris is talking with MSS Colchester Kawasaki team for the 2010 season but MCN understands a deal – if finalised – won’t just be for BSB but also for the roads. Harris has talked about having a...

LPE Kawasaki to launch 2010 team at Stoneleigh

02 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

LPE Kawasaki to launch 2010 team at Stoneleigh

After their debut season as Kawasaki Team Green’s official UK motocross squad LPE Kawasaki has now announced their 2010 rider line-up. With the winner of the 2009 British MMX Championship, Kristian...

FTR field two-man Moto2 team

02 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

FTR field two-man Moto2 team

Brit-based FTR Moto will have a two-rider line-up for the final two Moto2 Spanish Championship races at Jerez on November 15 and at Valencia on November 22. Working closely with its development...

Ellison and Richards in Qatar 8hr

02 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Ellison and Richards in Qatar 8hr

BSB stars James Ellison and Glen Richards are spearheading the British-base Phase One assault on the Qatar 8hr on November 14, the final round of the 2009 World Endurance Championship. Both Ellison...

Blog: Brits on the superbike world stage

02 November 2009 by Michael Guy

Blog: Brits on the superbike world stage

After 14 rounds in 12 countries across five continents you’d think that the WSB paddock would be ready for a winter break, but after witnessing the two-day test at Portimao I personally can’t wait for...

Happiest guy in Portimao?

31 October 2009 by jamierob

Happiest guy in Portimao?

My son had a great time at Portimao and he blagged a boot from Troy Corser a Kneeslider from JR ,Yukio Kagayama and Eugene Laverty.

Enjoying Silversone BSB

31 October 2009 by Natalie Allen

Enjoying Silversone BSB

Natalie enjoying the Silverstone round of the BSB Championship.

Daley Mathison DDM Racing Cadwell Oct 24/25th

30 October 2009 by simon charity

Daley Mathison DDM Racing Cadwell Oct 24/25th

Daley Mathison and his DDM Racing Team competed in the final round of the Auto 66 Championships at Cadwell Park last weekend. The final meeting of the season for the Co Durham based 18 year old real...

Sheffield Endurocross is ready to rock

30 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Sheffield Arena. This Saturday night. The World’s best enduro and trials riders go head-to-head in the opening round of the World Endurocross series. It is first time in history that the FIM Indoor Enduro World Championship has visited the Sheffield Arena and in the last few months the event promoters, Future West, have been scouring South Yorkshire for all of the necessary ingredients required to...

WSB Blog: 2010, who's your money on?

30 October 2009 by Michael Guy

WSB Blog: 2010, who's your money on?

After14 rounds in 12 countries across five continents you’d think that the WSB paddock would be ready for a winter break, but after witnessing the two day test at Portimao I already can’t wait for the...

Portimao WSB exclusive video: Toseland in action

29 October 2009 by Michael Guy

Portimao WSB exclusive video: Toseland in action

James Toseland made his WSB return in a two day test at Portimao this week. Onboard Ben Spies title winning Yamaha R1, Toseland completed a massive 207 laps and spoke to MCN at the end of day two...

Mattia Pasini signs Moto2 deal

29 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Mattia Pasini signs Moto2 deal

Italian Mattia Pasini will ride for the JiR Moto2 team in 2010. Pasini’s deal with the JiR squad, run by former MotoGP boss Gianluca Montiron, is expected to be confirmed before the end this week. The...

Gresini admits Moto2 funding issue

29 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Gresini admits Moto2 funding issue

Fausto Gresini has denied he is contemplating pulling the plug on his new Moto2 team. Gresini was due to run two bikes designed and built by Japanese tuning specialists Moriwaki in 250cc two-stroke...

Scott Redding meets Hollywood star’s Moto2 team

29 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding meets Hollywood star’s Moto2 team

British teenager Scott Redding has met the Moto2 team backed by Hollywood star Antonio Banderas about a 2010 ride in the new four-stroke 600cc class. Redding flew to Spain shortly after returning from...

Honda needs stronger leadership, says Mick Doohan

29 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Honda needs stronger leadership, says Mick Doohan

Aussie legend Mick Doohan reckons Honda needs stronger leadership to drag itself out of the doldrums in MotoGP. After watching factory Honda rider Dani Pedrosa recently outclassed by Casey Stoner and...

Yamaha confident Valentino Rossi will stay

29 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha confident Valentino Rossi will stay

Yamaha boss Masao Furusawa is confident the Italian will not leave the Japanese factory when his current contract expires at the end of the 2010 MotoGP world championship. The 30-year-old, who wrapped...

Gino Rea impressive on Crutchlow Yamaha

29 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Gino Rea impressive on Crutchlow Yamaha

Newly-crowned European Superstock 600 champion Gino Rea has just completed a hugely impressive test aboard Cal Crutchlow’s title-winning Yamaha World Supersport R6 at Portimao. The young Londoner’s...

Rea dominates proceedings on second day of Portimao test

29 October 2009 by Michael Guy

Rea dominates proceedings on second day of Portimao test

Jonathan Rea picked up where he left off on Tuesday with another accomplished performance onboard the Ten Kate Honda during day two of testing at Portimao. Get all the latest WSB news Having spent...

Lougher launches Team Blackhorse Kawasaki

29 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Lougher launches Team Blackhorse Kawasaki

Ian Lougher has switched his race team from Yamaha to Kawasaki for the 2010 season on the roads and on short circuits. He will run the team under the banner of Team Blackhorse Kawasaki. The...

Portimao test – Rea on top, lap times tumble

28 October 2009

Portimao test – Rea on top, lap times tumble

Jonathan Rea starts the second day of WSB testing in Portimao today in optimistic mood having dominated proceedings on day one. Rea who claimed a double podium in Sunday’s races has shown unrelenting...