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Australia MotoGP: Valentino Rossi focused on Jorge Lorenzo threat

15 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi insists he will not let the threat posed by Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa distract him from trying to win his thrilling MotoGP title fight against Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge...

Australia MotoGP: Casey Stoner confident of home hat-trick

15 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner believes he can mount a strong challenge for a third successive home victory at Phillip Island this weekend. Recovered from the recent chronic fatigue issues that forced him to miss three...

Australia MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ‘I need at least two wins’

15 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo reckons he will need to win at least two of the final three races of the season to have any chance of beating Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi in the 2009 MotoGP world...

Australia MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen aims for strong finish

15 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Aussie Chris Vermeulen hopes to bow out of MotoGP with a strong finish as he prepares to return to World Superbikes in 2010. Vermeulen will leave Suzuki’s factory squad at the end of the season having...

Oulton Park burnouts

15 October 2009 by james braide

The best racing this year in the British Superstock 1000 and fantastic burnouts at Oulton Park.

James Toseland to make Yamaha WSB debut in Portimao test

15 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland will definitely make his Yamaha R1 World Superbike debut in a test session at the Portimao circuit in Portugal later this month. Tech 3 Yamaha boss Herve Poncharal confirmed in Phillip...

Sam And BIG ED

14 October 2009 by Sam Williams

The first time I met BIG ED at Silverstone, he is awesome 🙂

Australia MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo plays down title prospects

14 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo has again played down his 2009 MotoGP title prospects ahead of this weekend’s crucial Australian race at Phillip Island. The 22-year-old believes all the pressure is on Fiat Yamaha...

Neukirchner: "It's good to be back at Honda"

14 October 2009 by Michael Guy

New Ten Kate Honda signing Max Neukirchner maintains he is back to fitness and is set to get his first ride on the CBR1000RR Superbike in a two day test at the Parkalgar circuit after the final round...

Crutchlow and Laverty to benefit from Portimao test

14 October 2009 by Michael Guy

World Supersport championship rivals Cal Crutchlow and Eugene Laverty are leaving nothing to chance in their battle for supremacy with both men testing at Portimao this week ahead of next weekend’s...

Tech 3 confirm Mattia Pasini Moto2 talks

14 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Tech 3 Yamaha boss Herve Poncharal has confirmed his interest in 125 and 250GP race winner Mattia Pasini as a top option for the new Moto2 600cc world championship in 2010. The French team will run...

Batta backs new Suzuki signings

14 October 2009 by Michael Guy

Alstare Suzuki team boss Francis Batta has given his unconditional backing to his two new 2010 WSB signings. Following a split with his former number one rider Max Neukirchner, Batta has secured an...

Donington Park given two week reprieve

14 October 2009 by Michael Guy

Following reports in the National press suggesting that Donington Park will lose the 2010 Formula One race, the Leicestershire circuit has been granted a two week extension by F1 boss Bernie...

James Toseland’s crew chief to move to Moto2

14 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

The departure of James Toseland from MotoGP has proved costly for the crew chief at the centre of a bust-up between the British rider and Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team-mate Colin Edwards last winter. Gary Reynders, who left Texan Edwards at the end of the 2008 MotoGP world championship to make a controversial switch to work with Toseland, will move to the new Tech 3 Moto2 squad. The arrival of Ben...

Celebrations!

14 October 2009 by Mandy Richards

I was at Oulton Park for the final round of the BSB last weekend and actually stood at the front of the podium when Leon Camier was presented his trophy for becoming the MCE BSB Champion 2009. The atmosphere was fantastic and I felt truly honoured to be there to share his moment and get covered in the celebratory champagne! What a fantastic weekend! Thanks to all the riders for making it a truly...

James Toseland to test R1 WSB bike in Portimao?

14 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland looks certain to make his Yamaha World Superbike debut before the end of the month, MCN can reveal. The British rider is hotly-tipped to make a shock R1 appearance at the Portimao test...

My son at BSB

13 October 2009 by nigaltomlinson

This is my one year old son at the BSB final having his picture taken with Sylvain Guintoli and the Worx Crescent Suzuki girls. What a fab day.

Big Ed at Oulton Park

13 October 2009 by G Jones

Josh with Big Ed at BSB Oulton Park

Australia MotoGP: Casey Stoner targets home hat-trick

12 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner is confident he can claim a third successive victory on home soil at Phillip Island this weekend. All eyes will be on the 23-year-old in only his second race since his comeback from...

Australia MotoGP: Valentino Rossi looking to bounce back

12 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi is aiming to bounce back from his bitterly disappointing performance in the recent Estoril MotoGP when his title fight with Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo resumes in Australia...

Australia MotoGP: Bradley Smith looks to extend podium run

12 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith is targeting a fourth successive podium to continue his recent impressive 125GP form in Australia this weekend. After a dip in from at the halfway stage in the world championship, the...

Australia MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa aims for strong finish

12 October 2009 by Matthew Birt

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa is confident he can finish a disappointing 2009 campaign on a high. The Spaniard has again failed to mount a serious world title threat this season but goes into the...

Contract? What contract?

12 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

When I got the tip-off on Saturday morning at Oulton Park that Sylvain Guintoli had been snatched from the Worx Suzuki team to ride for Alstare Suzuki in WSB I simply didn’t believe it. fter all, I...

Neukirchner confirmed at Ten Kate Honda

12 October 2009 by Michael Guy

Max Neukirchner will make a dramatic switch to Ten Kate Honda in 2010 to ride alongside Britain’s Jonathan Rea. MCN exclusively revealed on Saturday that Neukirchner met with the Dutch team at their...

Guintoli to Alstare Suzuki WSB

12 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Sylvain Guintoli will make a dramatic switch to WSB with Alstare Suzuki – replacing Max Neukirchner, who has signed for Ten Kate Honda. Guintoli’s move has been sanctioned by the Suzuki factory – even...

On the grid with Steve Plater

12 October 2009 by Gail Middlemore

Me and Platerman on the grid at Oulton minutes before setting off on his championship winning ride !

Plater takes British Supersport title in style

12 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Steve Plater clinched the British Supersport title the best way possible on Sunday at Oulton Park – by taking an emphatic win in the final race of the championship. For Plater it was the end to a...

BSB releases 12-race 2010 calendar

12 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Next year’s BSB series features 12 races with two of them – Brands in August and the final Oulton round – again scheduled as triple headers with one race on a Saturday and two races the following...

Multiple crash stops Weston Beach race

12 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

The 27th running of the Weston Beach Race was cancelled today, following a major incident on the main straight involving more than a dozen riders. A collision within the main pack, as the competitors...

The last round of BSB 2009

12 October 2009 by kierongriffiths

The last round and the last race of the season. I think the picture says it all!

Mascots at Oulton Park

12 October 2009 by kierongriffiths

At Oulton Park for the final round of BSB I think the mascots had reached breaking point!

BSB Oulton Park: Race 3 results - Camier victorious

11 October 2009 by MCN

Leon Camier finished his title-winning 2009 MCE British Superbike season in style at Oulton Park with his 19th win of the season on the Airwaves Yamaha. Camier led from the first lap to the finish,...

BSB Oulton Park: Race 2 results - Camier fends off determined Easton

11 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Leon Camier won his 18th race win of the year after another frantic scrap with Stuart Easton at Oulton Park. Following on from yesterday’s race won by Easton, the race went down to the wire with the...

BSB Oulton Park: Race 1 - Easton beats Camier in first Oulton race

10 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Stuart Easton claimed his second BSB race win of the season after a real head-to-head scrap with recently crowned champion Leon Camier to produce what most experts in pit lane were calling the race of...

Harris Promo Racing Moto2 tested

10 October 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Brit-based Harris Performance has completed the latest development tests of its Moto2 race machine and announced that it is ready to accept orders from confirmed Moto2 teams and other interested...

Max Neukirchner to Ten Kate Honda

09 October 2009 by Michael Guy

Max Neukirchner is poised to make a dramatic switch to the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda squad in 2010. MCN understands that the 26 year old German is set to leave his current position in the Alstare...

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