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Silverstone BSB: Camier’s ninth pole of the season

26 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Leon Camier took his ninth pole position of the year ahead of tomorrow’s penultimate rounds of the MCE British Superbike at Silverstone. Camier only needs to finish ahead of his Airwaves Yamaha...

Imola WSB: Fabrizio takes maiden pole

26 September 2009 by Liam Marsden

Xerox Ducati rider Michel Fabrizo has taken his first pole position at Imola ahead of rookie Ben Spies. It looked like championship leader Ben Spies had pole position wrapped up, but Fabrizio managed...

Imola WSB: Fabrizio takes provisional pole in qualifying

26 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Michel Fabrizio picked up where he left off in practice to secure provisional pole position for this afternoons Superpole shoot-out. The Italian rider finished just 0.039 seconds ahead of Jonathan Rea...

Imola WSS: Crutchlow continues to dominate with pole position

26 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Cal Crutchlow secured his ninth pole of the 2009 season with a stunning final lap of the qualifying session at Imola. Onboard his factory Yamaha, the 23 year old Brit set a blistering 1m 50.680 second...

WSB Imola: Fabrizio sets the pace at Imola

25 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Xerox Ducati man Michel Fabrizio made the most of the single, one hour free practice session at Imola to set the fastest time of the day. The 25 year old Italian was the only man to lap under 1m 50s,...

Crutchlow fastest despite lack of grip

25 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Cal Crutchlow secured the fastest time in this afternoons delayed World Supersport free practice session at Imola. The current championship leader set a best lap of 1m 52.751, 1.2 seconds slower than...

Silverstone BSB: Camier and Ellison top practice

25 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Leon Camier can clinch the MCE British Superbike title this weekend at Silverstone and warmed up for the potential celebrations by setting the pace in practice today. Camier only needs to finish in a...

Imola WSB: Practice sessions finally get underway

25 September 2009 by Michael Guy

On track action at Imola has finally got underway following the postponement earlier this afternoon due to poor circuit grip. Since the top WSB men boycotted the session, the track has been cleaned...

Valentino Rossi expects more Yamaha dominance

25 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi expects Yamaha to continue dominating the MotoGP world championship after a hugely successful 2009 campaign. The 30-year-old Italian, who has won six races on board the Fiat Yamaha...

Sykes in medical centre following free practice crash

25 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Tom Sykes has been taken to the medical centre following a second lap crash during first free practice this afternoon. The factory Yamaha man high sided his Yamaha R1 exiting the final corner and has...

WSB Imola: Riders refuse to race on slippery Imola track

25 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Leading World Superbike riders have refused to ride in the opening free practice session at Imola due to slippery track surface. In a session than only lasted five minutes and 36 seconds before it was...

James Toseland assessing 2010 options

25 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland is assessing a number of opportunities for 2010 after his release from the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 MotoGP squad. The double World Superbike champion, who is expected to be replaced at...

Mattia Pasini crashes twice during Ducati test

25 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Mattia Pasini ended his second test on Ducati’s GP9 MotoGP machine with glowing praise from Bologna bosses despite two crashes in the three-day outing. The Italian impressed on the factory GP9 at the...

Imola Exclusive: Rea commits next two years to WSB with Ten Kate

25 September 2009 by Michael Guy

MCN can exclusively reveal that Britain’s Jonathan Rea will remain a WSB rider with the Ten Kate Honda squad in 2010 and 2011. Despite receiving massive interest from rival WSB teams and MotoGP squads...

Neil Hodgson at the Gold Cup

24 September 2009 by Ian Butterwick

Myself and Neil Hodgson at the Gold Cup Races in Scarbrough.

Chad at Goodwood Revival

24 September 2009 by mickrobo

Photo of your Adam Child in action at Goodwood Revival, more stars in action can be seen on my motorcycle gallery at: www.msrphotographic.co.uk

Spies: “It’s crunch time”

24 September 2009 by Michael Guy

World Superbike series leader Ben Spies has admitted that this weekends Imola showdown is pivotal point in his title aspirations and the result will play a major part in how he rides in the final two...

Rea full of confidence for Imola

24 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Having won last time out at Nurburgring onboard his Hannspree Ten Kate Honda, Jonathan Rea arrives in Imola full of confidence for this weekends race. The 22 year old sits fourth in the championship...

Honda Moto2 engine not ready until early March

23 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Honda will not deliver its highly-tuned new Moto2 600cc engine until the beginning of March, MCN has learned. Delays in development of the Moto2 engine project has seen HRC scrap plans to make...

Scarborough and speedway for Reeves!

23 September 2009 by Phil Wain

Sidecar star Tim Reeves explored two very different forms motorcycle sport this week – with a winning debut at the Scarborough Gold Cup and a day of riding speedway bikes with John McGuinness at Stoke...

Jorge Lorenzo is victim of his own success

23 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo’s eye-catching performances in MotoGP have made his job of defeating Valentino Rossi even tougher. According to Rossi’s Fiat Yamaha team boss Davide Brivio, Lorenzo’s success has only...

Leon Camier can win title at Silverstone

23 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Leon Camier can wrap up the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in the opening race of this Sunday’s penultimate round at Silverstone. The Airwaves Yamaha rider sits on a 99.5 point advantage...

Guintoli looks forward to Silverstone’s open spaces

23 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

The MCE British Superbike Championship reaches its penultimate round this weekend at Silverstone and for Sylvain Guintoli it’s another step on his journey back from injury and yet another case of...

Blog: BSB’s open dialogue ensures a bright future

23 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

By now I’m guessing you’ll have read about the new BSB Evo class that’s going to be introduced next year. Personally, I think it’s the only way forward for superbike racing in the current economic...

Seeley to debut BSB Evo class bike

23 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Recently-crowned National Superstock champion Alastair Seeley will ride a new BSB Evo specification GSX-R1000 at Silverstone this weekend. Seeley will make his BSB debut riding a Relentless by TAS...

BSB announces new superbike Evo class

23 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Next year’s MCE British Superbike championship will include a new ‘evolution’ class to replace the Privateer Cup competition. BSB Evo has been proposed by series promoters MSVR after extensive...

Go Eugene!

23 September 2009 by rob davis

It will be great to see some more new blood in WSS. I love my Triumph 675 and just want to see it get on the podium. But I must admit I’m rooting for Eugene Laverty!

Xaus ‘hopeful’ about Imola return

22 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Ruben Xaus remains hopeful that he will make his return to racing at this weekends round of the World Superbike Championship at Imola. Xaus suffered a huge crash during the opening race at Brno in...

Colin Edwards deserved 2010 deal, says Yamaha boss

22 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards thoroughly deserved a new Tech 3 Yamaha contract because of his impressive performances in 2009, says factory boss Lin Jarvis. The Texan will stay with the Tech 3 squad in 2010 having...

Marco Simoncelli to race Aprilia in Imola WSB clash?

22 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Speculation is increasing that reigning 250GP world champion Marco Simoncelli could make a shock World Superbike debut on a factory Aprilia RSV4 in Imola this weekend. The Italian is reportedly...

Guy Martin on racing a BSB bike at Scarborough

22 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

On Sunday Guy Martin racked up his seventh straight Scarborough Gold Cup race win. He did it the hard way. Instead of riding his regular superbike – which has a kit ECU and plush suspension – he raced...

Randy de Puniet signs new LCR Honda deal

22 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Randy de Puniet has signed a new contract with the LCR Honda squad. Despite lengthy discussions about a move to the Tech 3 Yamaha squad as replacement for James Toseland, the French rider will remain...

Ian Lougher back in British 125 seiries

22 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Veteran roads star Ian Lougher returns to short circuit racing this weekend when he takes part in the British GP125 race at Silverstone. Lougher won three races last weekend at Scarborough in the 125,...

Gary Johnson’s Scarborough learning curve

22 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Gary Johnson was racing his own Honda at Scarborough, the same bike he’s run in the last two National Superstock rounds at BSB meetings. Johnson said: “The last time I came to Scarborough was in 2007 on a friend’s road bike so this is my first Scarborough on a proper racing machine. “I’ve never braked so hard, so many times in one lap on a race circuit. This place is really hard work (with all...

Neil Hodgson at Scarborough

22 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Neil Hodgson turned race fan this weekend spending two days hanging out in the Scarborough Gold Cup paddock. Hodgson told MCN: “It’s 20 years since I raced here. I came here when I was 15 and still...

Blog: The sensation of Scarborough

22 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

There’s something really, really cool, but really, really scary about spectating at Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough. Hanging over a fence made from 4×2 timber is all that separates you from touching road...

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