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Blog: Epic Ulster Grand Prix

19 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Blog: Epic Ulster Grand Prix

What an epic Ulster Grand Prix. I’m just so glad I was able to get there on Saturday to witness what turned out to be a day packed with thrilling races. I was gutted to have missed out on being able...

Guintoli back in action on Worx Suzuki

19 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Guintoli back in action on Worx Suzuki

Sylvain Guintoli will race the Worx Suzuki at Cadwell Park on August 31 – his first meeting since the Donington Park accident on May 25 that left him with a badly smashed lower right leg.  Guintoli...

UGP meeting the riders....

18 August 2009 by AnDyMcKiNsTrY

UGP meeting the riders....

When i was at the UGP i got the chance to meet some of my favourite riders. Some pics of me with them: All the Dunlops, (Micheal,William and Sam)Stuart Easton,Conor Cummins,Keith Amor,Cameron...

Ducati offer Jorge Lorenzo £13m bumper pay deal

18 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Ducati offer Jorge Lorenzo £13m bumper pay deal

Ducati has made Jorge Lorenzo a lucrative multi-million pound offer to quit Yamaha. Desperate to sign a top rider while the future of Casey Stoner remains the subject of intense speculation, Marlboro...

No third factory Honda for Jorge Lorenzo

18 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

No third factory Honda for Jorge Lorenzo

Honda has rubbished the prospect of expanding its factory MotoGP line-up to three bikes in 2010 to prise Jorge Lorenzo away from rivals Yamaha. New HRC President Tetsuo Suzuki confirmed that Honda...

Jorge Lorenzo dominates Brno MotoGP test

18 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo dominates Brno MotoGP test

A new electronics package on his factory Yamaha YZR-M1 helped Jorge Lorenzo dominate the Brno MotoGP test yesterday. Shrugging off the bitter disappointment of crashing out of the lead in Sunday’s...

Ducati disappointed with Alvaro Bautista’s Suzuki decision

18 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Ducati disappointed with Alvaro Bautista’s Suzuki decision

Ducati boss Livio Suppo has spoken of his disappointment that Alvaro Bautista shunned the chance to ride a GP10 next year. The 24-year-old turned down the chance to ride in the new Aspar Ducati squad...

Mika Kallio opens talks with Tech 3 Yamaha

18 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Mika Kallio opens talks with Tech 3 Yamaha

Mika Kallio has joined the increasing queue of MotoGP talent looking to secure a ride with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team in 2010, MCN can reveal. The Finn’s management held talks with Tech 3 boss...

Donnington WSB 2009

17 August 2009 by Dave Lamb

Donnington WSB 2009

Meeting the lovely Oli and World Superbikes Donnington, and got to meet a few more of my favorite riders while i was there 🙂

Meeting JT

17 August 2009 by Sam Williams

Meeting JT

Meeting James Toseland at MOTOGP I was working in the hospitality suite at Donnington park a very long day but was made bareable by getting to see JT a lovely Guy and he made time for everyone in...

Farquhars Ulster Grand Prix

17 August 2009 by suzukimad

. .Phil Wain PR wrote: Farquhar claims Man of the Meeting at Ulster GP Ryan Farquhar’s remarkable 2009 season continued on Saturday when he claimed the Man of the Meeting award at the International Ulster Grand Prix, the final International road race of the season. The KMR Kawasaki rider carried his National form on to the International stage and left the Dundrod venue with two wins, two seconds...

Flew back from Afghanistan for the Donny GP

17 August 2009 by Stitch Ritchie

Flew back from Afghanistan for the Donny GP

I have attached a photo of my two sons, Jordan and Kobey with a cracking mad bunch of Vale fans at Donington – what a day it was.  I was back on R&R from Afghanistan and could not miss the last GP...

Racing results round-up: August 15-16

17 August 2009 by MCN Sports Desk

Racing results round-up: August 15-16

MOTOGP, BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC, SUNDAY AMA SUPERBIKES, ALTON, VA, SATURDAY-SUNDAY ULSTER GP, DUNDROD, CO ANTRIM, THURSDAY DUNDROD 150, DUNROD, CO ANTRIM, THURSDAY ULSTER GP, DUNDROD, CO ANTRIM, SATURDAY...

Brno MotoGP test: Moto2 test rider breaks foot

17 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP test: Moto2 test rider breaks foot

Former MotoGP racer David de Gea has suffered a small break in his foot after crashing the new Blusens Honda Moto2 600cc machine in Brno earlier today. The Spaniard had clocked a best time of...

Brno MotoGP test: Mattia Pasini makes Ducati debut

17 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP test: Mattia Pasini makes Ducati debut

Mattia Pasini has made his debut on the Pramac Ducati GP9 at the Brno MotoGP test session in the Czech Republic this morning. The 24-year-old, who finished runner-up in yesterday’s 250GP, has...

Brno MotoGP test: Honda test Ohlins suspension

17 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP test: Honda test Ohlins suspension

Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso have started to assess Ohlins suspension during today’s at the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic. The factory Honda duo will run back-to-back tests against current...

Brno MotoGP: ‘Stupid’ to rule out Jorge Lorenzo says Valentino Rossi

17 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP: ‘Stupid’ to rule out Jorge Lorenzo says Valentino Rossi

Reigning MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi said it would be stupid to rule out Jorge Lorenzo from the 2009 MotoGP world championship race. A 102nd victory for the Italian in Brno yesterday after...

Brno MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo concedes title race is over

17 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo concedes title race is over

Dejected Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo conceded his 2009 MotoGP title aspirations were all but over after he made another costly mistake in yesterday’s Czech Republic GP in Brno. Desperate to try and keep...

Brno MotoGP: James Toseland claims ‘lucky’ ninth

17 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP: James Toseland claims ‘lucky’ ninth

James Toseland admitted he was fortunate to claim a seventh top ten finish in 2009 in yesterday’s Czech Republic MotoGP race in Brno. The British rider ended the 22-lap race in ninth position after he...

Brno MotoGP: Mika Kallio slams Marco Melandri

17 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP: Mika Kallio slams Marco Melandri

Mika Kallio’s factory Ducati debut ended in disaster when he ended up in the gravel trap after a late tangle with Marco Melandri in a battle for sixth place. Kallio and Melandri were both hoping to...

Brno MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa urges Honda improvement

17 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa urges Honda improvement

Dani Pedrosa admitted Honda still has to make major improvements to its factory RC212V machine after the Spaniard claimed a lonely second place in the Brno MotoGP clash yesterday. Leading for a few...

Brno MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen out of Suzuki?

17 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen out of Suzuki?

Confirmation that Alvaro Bautista will join Suzuki’s factory MotoGP team in 2010 appears to have placed the future of Aussie rider Chris Vermeulen in serious doubt. Bautista has signed a two-year deal...

Brno MotoGP: Alvaro Bautista left wheelie embarrassed

17 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP: Alvaro Bautista left wheelie embarrassed

This is new Suzuki MotoGP recruit Alvaro Bautista’s most embarrassing moment after he spectacularly looped a celebration wheelie in Brno. The Spaniard had just clinched third place behind Marco...

Ian Hutchinson smashes Ulster GP Superstock record

16 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Ian Hutchinson smashes Ulster GP Superstock record

Ian Hutchinson had to smash the lap record on the final lap of Saturday’s opening Superstock race at the Ulster Grand Prix to beat local favourite Ryan Farquhar. The race was run in two parts after a...

William Dunlop smashes Ulster GP Supersport record

16 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

William Dunlop took his first-ever victory on a four-stroke machine in an international road race when he won Saturday’s second Ulster GP Supersport race. Dunlop had already won the GP250 race earlier in the afternoon, beating brother Michael, but was a class apart in the second supersport, winning by over four seconds on a day where close finishes had been the order of the day. Dunlop led...

Cummins and Martin share UGP Superbike honours

16 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Cummins and Martin share UGP Superbike honours

Manxman Conor Cummins proved that Thursday’s win and his new outright lap record in the Dundrod 150 Superbike was no fluke when he took the £4000 first prize in Saturday’s eight-lap Ulster Grand Prix...

Brno MotoGP: Rossi wins, Lorenzo crashes out

16 August 2009 by Liam Marsden

Brno MotoGP: Rossi wins, Lorenzo crashes out

Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi has won the Brno MotoGP race after team-mate Jorge Lorenzo crashed out of the lead. Rossi led unchallenged from the start, until Lorenzo caught up midway through the...

Brno MotoGP: Suzuki to confirm Alvaro Bautista signing

16 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP: Suzuki to confirm Alvaro Bautista signing

Suzuki will confirm they have signed Spaniard Alvaro Bautista later on today. The 250GP world championship contender shunned the chance to join Jorge Martinez’s Aspar Ducati MotoGP squad to accept a...

Brno MotoGP: Marco Simoncelli wins 250GP race

16 August 2009 by Liam Marsden

Brno MotoGP: Marco Simoncelli wins 250GP race

Reigning 250GP World Champion Marco Simoncelli took the win at the Brno MotoGP round after a race-long battle between several riders. Simoncelli eventually pulled away from the following pack but he...

Brno MotoGP: Terol takes 125GP win

16 August 2009 by Liam Marsden

Brno MotoGP: Terol takes 125GP win

Spaniard Nicolas Terol has taken the win at the Brno circuit in the 125GP class ahead of current championship leader and fellow Spaniard Julian Simon. The two Spaniards managed to pull away from the...

Meeting Agostini at Brands Hatch

15 August 2009 by zoe leuchars

Meeting Agostini at Brands Hatch

This is my partner Graham Bendall meeting the all time great Agostini and getting him to sign his number plate off his Suzuki GSX-R at Brands Hatch BSB.

Brno MotoGP: Valentino Rossi blames front tyre for crash

15 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP: Valentino Rossi blames front tyre for crash

Valentino Rossi blamed the poor performance of one of Bridgestone’s two front tyre options in Brno for his late qualifying crash today. The 30-year-old lost the front-end of his factory Yamaha YZR-M1...

Brno MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ready for tough battle

15 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ready for tough battle

Jorge Lorenzo believes he could face another epic clash with Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi in tomorrow’s Czech Republic MotoGP race. Lorenzo preserved his 100 per cent front row qualifying...

Brno MotoGP: James Toseland slumps to 14th

15 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP: James Toseland slumps to 14th

James Toseland gave himself a mountain to climb in tomorrow’s 22-lap Czech Republic MotoGP after he could only qualify in 14th position. The 28-year-old blamed set-up issues once he switched to the...

Brno MotoGP: Medicine mistake fails to slow Colin Edwards

15 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP: Medicine mistake fails to slow Colin Edwards

British GP runner-up Colin Edwards failed to let illness cost him the chance of equalling his best qualifying result of the season in Brno today. The Texan was left struggling well below 100 per cent...

Brno MotoGP: Valentino Rossi claims pole despite late crash

15 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brno MotoGP: Valentino Rossi claims pole despite late crash

A late crash failed to prevent Valentino Rossi from ending Jorge Lorenzo’s early domination of the Czech Republic GP weekend when he stormed to his third straight pole position at the Brno circuit...