MCN
Reviews For sale News Insurance

Motorcycle Sport & Racing News

Skittles

09 September 2009 by ijpain002

Skittles

Two pictures taken at Cadwell park BSB one before a strong gust of wind swept across the park straight and the consequences of the damage it caused in the second. Ian.J.Pain

Farquhar's Manx double continues Duke Rankings dominance

09 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Farquhar's Manx double continues Duke Rankings dominance

Ryan Farquhar overcame a nasty practice spill to take a double victory at last week’s Manx Grand Prix and continue his amazing run of success in 2009. The Dungannon rider slipped off his 350cc Honda...

Firestar back Moto Rapido

09 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Firestar back Moto Rapido

Firestar Energy is backing Scott Smart’s Moto Rapido Ducati 1198S in the National Superstock series for the rest of 2009 season and 2010 when the team will be expanded to two riders.   Moto Rapido...

Guintoli’s comeback continues at Croft

09 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Guintoli’s comeback continues at Croft

Sylvain Guintoli is looking forward to another round of challenges in the tenth round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Croft this weekend.  The Frenchman is on the comeback trail after...

MOTO GP, MISANO 2009

07 September 2009 by KARENWILFORD

MOTO GP, MISANO 2009

Misano September 2009. What a weekend. My Idol, Mr James Toseland.

Harris on Node 4 Yamaha at Croft

07 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Harris on Node 4 Yamaha at Croft

One door shuts, another opens. Karl Harris was sacked last week by Hydrex Honda. Now he’s been given a reprieve by his former team boss Rob McElnea and will ride the Node 4 Yamaha at Croft this...

Kiyonari to ride HM Plant Honda at Croft

07 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Kiyonari to ride HM Plant Honda at Croft

Double BSB Champion Ryiuchi Kiyonari makes a dramatic return to BSB this weekend at Croft riding for HM Plant Honda. The team has obtained special permission from Kiyo’s Ten Kate Honda WSB team for...

Hill confirmed for Hydrex Honda

06 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Hill confirmed for Hydrex Honda

One rider’s sacking is another rider’s gain and when Karl Harris was shown the door last week, most pundits thought it was only a matter of time before Tommy Hill was confirmed as his replacement at...

WSB Nurburgring: Race 2 results

06 September 2009 by MCN

WSB Nurburgring: Race 2 results

1 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 2 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1  3 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 4 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 5 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR  6 11 Corser...

MotoGP Misano results

06 September 2009 by MCN

MotoGP Misano results

1 Valentino ROSSI Fiat Yamaha Team 2 Jorge LORENZO Fiat Yamaha Team  3 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team  4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Repsol Honda Team  5 Loris CAPIROSSI Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 6 Toni ELIAS San...

WSB Nurburgring: Race 1 results

06 September 2009 by MCN

WSB Nurburgring: Race 1 results

1  19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1  2  41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 3   7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR  4  65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR  5   3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory  6  91...

MotoGP Misano: 125 and 250 results

06 September 2009 by MCN

MotoGP Misano: 125 and 250 results

125 results 1 Julian SIMON SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia   2 Nicolas TEROL SPA Jack & Jones Team Aprilia 3 Bradley SMITH GBR Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 4 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Red Bull KTM...

WSS Nurburgring results

06 September 2009 by MCN

WSS Nurburgring results

1 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R6 2 50 Laverty E. (IRL) Honda CBR600RR 3 26 Lascorz J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-6R 4 55 Roccoli M. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 5 99 Foret F. (FRA) Yamaha YZF R6  6 8...

WSB: Hopkins and Tamada hospitalised

06 September 2009 by Michael Guy

WSB: Hopkins and Tamada hospitalised

John Hopkins and Makoto Tamada have been taken to hospital following a first race, first lap, first corner crash. In the incident Hopkins appeared to be run over by Ryuichi Kiyonari with Tamada being...

WSS Nurburgring: Crutchlow storms to pole in Germany

05 September 2009 by Michael Guy

WSS Nurburgring: Crutchlow storms to pole in Germany

Cal Crutchlow stormed to his eighth pole position of his rookie World Supersport year with a blistering 1m 57.866s lap set on his final lap of the session. Crutchlow’s incredible time would have been...

WSB Nurburgring: Haga takes the fight to Spies in second qualifying

05 September 2009 by Michael Guy

WSB Nurburgring: Haga takes the fight to Spies in second qualifying

Noriyuki Haga showed that he is ready to take this year’s title fight down to the wire by out qualifying title rival Ben Spies in the final minutes of the hour long session. Onboard his Xerox Ducati...

WSS Nurburgring practice: Crutchlow dominant, Laverty on fire

05 September 2009 by Michael Guy

WSS Nurburgring practice: Crutchlow dominant, Laverty on fire

Cal Crutchlow stamped his authority on the Nurburgring race weekend with a blistering lap time in the second free practice session 1.8 seconds faster than his closest rival. The in form Brit’s lap...

Ryan Farquhar Manx GP Double

05 September 2009 by suzukimad

Phil Wain PR  Farquhar does the double at Manx GP Ryan Farquhar overcame a nasty practice spill to take a double victory at this week’s Manx GP and continue his amazing run of success in 2009. The Dungannon rider slipped off his 350cc Honda at Guthrie’s Memorial in the final practice session, sustaining a broken bone in his hand, but he re-grouped to take both the Post Classic and 500cc Classic...

Rea on top in wet first qualifying, Spies struggles

04 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Rea on top in wet first qualifying, Spies struggles

Ten Kate Honda man Jonathan Rea claimed provisional pole in a rain hit first qualifying session at Nurburgring today. The 22 year old dominated the hour long session and sighted electronic...

Spies confirms two year Yamaha deal for WSB and MotoGP

04 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Spies confirms two year Yamaha deal for WSB and MotoGP

WSB sensation Ben Spies has ended months of speculation over his future by signing a two year deal with Yamaha Motor Europe. His new contract is expected to see him remain in WSB in 2010 before...

Richards rules out Croft comeback

04 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Richards rules out Croft comeback

Glen Richards has ruled out a BSB comeback at Croft after riding a stock road bike at the circuit today. The HM Plant Honda star was sidelined by a broken femur at Knockhill in July but has had to...

Camier aiming to spend holiday in WSB paddock

04 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Camier aiming to spend holiday in WSB paddock

Leon Camier admitted during the weekend that he’s off to Italy and Germany ‘on holiday’ this week.  Not surprising perhaps he’s chosen to take a holiday the same weekend of the WSB race at the...

Seeley relies on spare bike to wrap up title

04 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Seeley relies on spare bike to wrap up title

Alastair Seeley wrapped up the National Superstock title with his ninth win in nine races so far this year. Closest rival in the points Steve Brogan crashed after tagging the rear end of Adam...

Hydrex Honda sack Harris

04 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Hydrex Honda sack Harris

Hydrex Honda boss Shaun Muir has sacked Karl Harris. Muir was fuming with what he described as a lack of effort and race-craft after Harris’ dismal 15th and eighth places at Monday’s Cadwell Park BSB...

Knight back in World Enduro

02 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Knight back in World Enduro

Manxman, David Knight, made a return to the World Enduro Championship podium at the penultimate round of the 2009 series staged in Serres, Greece this weekend. It was the 31-year-old Manxman’s first...

BSB Blog: The silly season starts here

02 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

BSB Blog: The silly season starts here

Naturally the chat in the cramped Cadwell pit lane during the Bank Holiday MCE British Superbike championship round was all about GSE Racing and last week’s announcement that Airwaves would not be...

Leon Camier’s smoking problem explained

02 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Leon Camier’s smoking problem explained

Airwaves Yamaha have discovered the cause of the smoke that was seen coming from Leon Camier’s R1 during the second BSB race at Cadwell Park on Monday – and ultimately led to his disqualification for...

Brits racing Down Under

02 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Brits racing Down Under

British riders feature heavily in the Kings of Wannerroo Raceway, near Perth, Australian on November 6-8. The meeting, at Barbagallo Raceway features the following Brits riding locally-provided...

Competitor dies in Manx Newcomers race

02 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Competitor dies in Manx Newcomers race

Richard Bartlett died after crashing his Honda CBR600 in yesterday’s Manx Grand Prix Newcomers race. The organisers, the Manx Motor Cycle Club, released the following statement: “The Manx Motor Cycle...

Racing results round-up: August 29-31

01 September 2009 by MCN Sports Desk

Racing results round-up: August 29-31

MOTOGP, INDIANAPOLIS, USA, SUNDAY BRITISH SUPERBIKES, CADWELL PARK, LINCS, BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY KNOCKHILL, FIFE, SATURDAY-SUNDAY MALLORY PARK, LEICS, SUNDAY TONFANAU, GWYNEDD, SUNDAY BRANDS HATCH,...

Richard Cooper replaces Ruben Xaus at BMW for Nurburgring race

01 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Richard Cooper replaces Ruben Xaus at BMW for Nurburgring race

Britain’s Richard Cooper has been drafted into the factory BMW WSB squad for this weekend’s race at the Nurburgring in Germany. Twenty six year old Cooper will replace Spaniard Ruben Xaus who suffered...

Cadwell Park BSB: Ellison wins, Camier disqualified

31 August 2009 by Phil Wain

Cadwell Park BSB: Ellison wins, Camier disqualified

There was a sensational end to the second British Superbike race at Cadwell Park today when Leon Camier was excluded from the results after he failed to observe a black and orange flag on the final...

Cadwell BSB: McConnell takes Supersport win

31 August 2009 by Phil Wain

Cadwell BSB: McConnell takes Supersport win

Billy McConnell ensured the race for the British Supersport Championship title showed no signs of slowing down when he took the victory at Cadwell Park on Monday to reduce series leader Steve Plater’s...

Cadwell Park BSB: Camier takes 15th race win

31 August 2009 by Phil Wain

Cadwell Park BSB: Camier takes 15th race win

Leon Camier took his fifth win in a row and his 15th of the season when he dominated the opening British Superbike race at Cadwell Park on Monday. Second off the line, Camier trailed early leader...

Cadwell Park BSB: Seeley claims Superstock title

31 August 2009 by Phil Wain

Cadwell Park BSB: Seeley claims Superstock title

Alastair Seeley became the first British champion to be crowned in the 2009 season when he won today’s Metzeler Superstock 1000cc race at Cadwell Park on his Relentless by TAS Suzuki. The win...

Muggas at Cadwell Park

31 August 2009 by didi99

Muggas at Cadwell Park

Muggas at Cadwell trying to figure out how to beat the Mountain