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Phillip Island: Simoncelli closes in on title with win

18 October 2009 by Liam Marsden

Reigning 250GP champion Marco Simoncelli closed to within12 points of the championship lead at Phillip Island after victory at Phillip Island. Championship leader Hiroshi Aoyama was unable to run at...

Phillip Island MotoGP: Simon takes win and 125GP championship

18 October 2009 by Liam Marsden

Aspar Aprilia rider Julian Simon won the Phillip Island 125GP race ahead of team-mate Bradley Smith and with it the 125GP championship. Simon didn’t have it all his own way during the race, and had to...

Phillip Island MotoGP: Stoner takes home win

18 October 2009 by Liam Marsden

Australian Casey Stoner has won his home GP at Phillip Island for the third year in a row after battling with reigning champion Valentino Rossi. The two riders soon pulled away from the rest of the...

Valentino Rossi’s stepfather commits suicide

18 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi was rocked by a personal tragedy on the eve of the Phillip Island MotoGP race, with news of the suicide of the Italian’s stepfather. Mauro Tecchi, second husband of Rossi’s mother...

Haslam racing Suzuki in Sunday’s Mallory Rallycross

17 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

WSB star Leon Haslam won’t be making his WSB Alstare Suzuki debut until next year but he will be making his Suzuki debut this Sunday at Mallory Park – in the British Rallycross Championship. Haslam...

Australia MotoGP: Valentino Rossi eyes title boost

17 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi told MCN that he aims to pounce on a bad Phillip Island weekend so far for MotoGP title rival and Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo. Rossi starts tomorrow’s 27-lap race with an...

Australia MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa bounces back for front row

17 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa admitted he was lucky to escape injury after he bounced back from a heavy qualifying crash to claim a place on the front of the grid for tomorrow’s Australian MotoGP clash. Hopes of the...

Australia MotoGP: Bradley Smith ‘annoyed’ at late mistake

17 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

British teenager Bradley Smith admitted he was annoyed with himself after a late crash in 125GP qualifying cost him his chance of a front row start for tomorrow’s Phillip Island race. Smith was...

Checa signs for new Altea Ducati Team for 2010

17 October 2009 by Michael Guy

Spanish veteran Carlos Checa will ride a Ducati 1198 in the World Superbike Championship in 2010. The long time GP man arrived in WSB in 2007 where he spent two years campaigning the Ten Kate Honda...

Australia MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo fourth and frustrated

17 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo couldn’t hide his frustration in Phillip Island today after he surrendered his 100 per cent front row qualifying record in 2009. For the first time in 15 races this season, the...

Australia MotoGP: James Toseland aims high

17 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

British rider James Toseland believes he can still mount a strong challenge for a top six finish in tomorrow’s Australian MotoGP, despite only qualifying in 12th position on the grid. The 28-year-old...

Australia MotoGP: Casey Stoner storms to home pole

17 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner stormed to his first pole position since the opening round of the season to delight a large home crowd at Phillip Island this afternoon. Just two minutes of an exciting qualifying session...

Australia MotoGP: Late crash costs Bradley Smith front row

17 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

A last lap crash cost Bradley Smith his eighth front row start of 2009, the British rider starting tomorrow’s Phillip Island 125GP from fifth place spot on the grid. The 18-year-old was looking good...

Australia MotoGP: Niccolo Canepa out of next two races

17 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Niccolo Canepa will miss tomorrow’s Australian MotoGP clash in Phillip Island and next weekend’s Sepang race in Malaysia. The Italian suffered a massive crash at Phillip Island’s fast first corner in...

Laverty satisfied after successful Portimao test

16 October 2009 by Michael Guy

Eugene Laverty declared himself happy and ready to race after a strong two day test at Portimao this week. The Parkalgar Honda rider heads into the season finale at the Portuguese track trailing...

New backer opens doors for Westmorland

16 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

James Westmorland raced his JW racing/JT Performance Triumph in British Supersport at Oulton last weekend with a new backer: Came (pronounced Camay), an international company specialising in...

Exclusive: Tech 3 unveil Moto2 contender

16 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

This is the first look at the Tech 3 Moto2 contender that will contest the new four-stroke world championship in 2010. The French team will release this picture of its prototype Moto2 bike in...

Australia MotoGP: Casey Stoner searching for grip

16 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Birthday boy Casey Stoner reckons his bid for a third straight home win in Australia will depend on him finding crucial rear grip after he ended opening practice in second place. Celebrating his 24th...

Australia MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo bemoans slow start

16 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo came crashing back down to earth with a bump in Phillip Island today after the Spaniard could only finish opening practice in a lowly sixth place. Fresh from his dominant victory in the...

Australia MotoGP: Valentino Rossi thrilled at fast start

16 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi declared himself delighted with his opening practice performance in Phillip Island today after the Italian struck a crucial early blow against Jorge Lorenzo. A best lap of 1.31.032 saw...

Australia MotoGP: James Toseland satisfied in seventh

16 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

British rider James Toseland didn’t let a small crash dampen a positive start to the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island today after he ended opening practice in an encouraging seventh place. The...

Australia MotoGP: Valentino Rossi tops opening practice

16 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi fired an early and ominous warning to MotoGP title rival Jorge Lorenzo after the Italian dominated today’s opening practice session at Phillip Island. Desperate to bounce back from his...

Australia MotoGP: Bradley Smith makes strong start

16 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith kicked off his quest for a fourth straight 125GP podium in impressive fashion, the British teenager clocking the second quickest time in opening practice for Sunday’s Phillip Island...

2009 Oulton Park winners

16 October 2009 by christboak

2009 Winners – Oulton Park

Steve Plater and Gill

16 October 2009 by christboak

Steve and me after he won the BSS at Oulton Park.

Karl Harris and Gill

16 October 2009 by christboak

Me and Karl Harris before the big off at Oulton!

Leon and the Girls!

16 October 2009 by christboak

Us with Leon at Oulton Park last weekend.

Weston Beach Race faces uncertain future

15 October 2009 by Luke FitzGerald

The UK’s largest beach race could be scrapped indefinitely following last weekend’s multiple crash, according to the Bristol Evening Post. Altogether 19 riders were taken to hospital after the crash...

Yamaha back NEC Supercross

15 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Yamaha UK have a major investment in this year’s British Supercross Championships, which bursts into life at the NEC on November 28 and repeats again on December 5 at the same venue. In addition to...

Andrews survives monster crash

15 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Simon Andrews was concussed, battered and bruised after he had barrel-rolled across the gravel trap on the first lap of the final race at Oulton on Sunday. The MSS Kawasaki rider had finished sixth...

FTR's Moto2 debut a success

15 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

The all-new British-built FTR Moto M209 made a successful debut in the Spanish Moto2 championship round at Barcelona and the machine will now continue the development in Spain with the Joe Darcey...

Guintoli operation

15 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Sylvain Guintoli was due in surgery today to have one screw removed from the plates and pins that were used to repair the tibia and fibula smashed in his Donington Park crash early in the...

What next for Glen Richards?

15 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

With the season over Glen Richards faces a difficult period, waiting to hear what HM Plant Honda’s plans are for 2010 – and how he might figure in them. After a painful Silverstone comeback Richards...

Rutter's promising Oulton ruined by crash

15 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

After all their technical issues that plagued the Bathams Ducati at Silverstone, Michael Rutter and his makeshift crew finally got the vee-twin running sweetly at Oulton but it all ended in tears when...

Denning's take on Guintoli's WSB switch

15 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Now that the dust has settled on Sylvain Guintoli’s move to Alstare Suzuki there’s time to reflect on how the situation developed into the major moves that took not only Guintoli back to the world...

Australia MotoGP: Casey Stoner not worried by title fight

15 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Home favourite Casey Stoner says the MotoGP title fight between Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo is of little concern to him as he chases a third straight victory in Phillip Island on...

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