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Assen MotoGP: James Toseland fast on radical new Yamaha set-up

25 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Assen MotoGP: James Toseland fast on radical new Yamaha set-up

James Toseland was delighted with his opening day performance in Assen today after the British rider rode a radically revised Monster Yamaha YZR-M1 to the ninth quickest time in practice. Toseland’s...

Assen MotoGP: Randy de Puniet shocks title contenders

25 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Assen MotoGP: Randy de Puniet shocks title contenders

Randy de Puniet produced a big shock on the opening day of practice in Assen, the LCR Honda rider edging out MotoGP title contenders Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner to set the fastest...

Assen MotoGP: Top five for Bradley Smith and Danny Webb in 125GP practice

25 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Assen MotoGP: Top five for Bradley Smith and Danny Webb in 125GP practice

Bradley Smith and Danny Webb made a fast start to the Dutch GP in Assen today, the British pair setting the fourth and fifth best times respectively in opening 125GP practice. In sunny but windy...

Assen MotoGP: 100th win not a distraction for Valentino Rossi

25 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Assen MotoGP: 100th win not a distraction for Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi insists he will not let the prospect of winning his 100th Grand Prix in Assen this weekend be a major distraction. The Italian’s epic last corner victory over Fiat Yamaha team-mate...

Michael Rutter gets Worx Suzuki for Knockhill

25 June 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Michael Rutter gets Worx Suzuki for Knockhill

Michael Rutter will get a third BSB meeting on the Worx Suzuki while contracted rider Sylvain Guintoli recovers from the injuries he sustained at Donington in May. The Verwood-based team have...

Assen MotoGP: Yamaha wary of Dani Pedrosa influence

25 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Assen MotoGP: Yamaha wary of Dani Pedrosa influence

Valentino Rossi’s Fiat Yamaha team boss Davide Brivio believes Spaniard Dani Pedrosa could still play a vital role in deciding the outcome of the 2009 MotoGP world championship. Although the Repsol...

Assen MotoGP: Gresini Honda confirms Marco Simoncelli signing

24 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Assen MotoGP: Gresini Honda confirms Marco Simoncelli signing

Marco Simoncelli will ride for the Gresini Honda squad in 2010, the Italian team has just announced in Assen tonight. As expected, the reigning world 250GP champion has shunned Yamaha, Ducati and...

Ten Kate Honda secure new George White sponsorship deal

24 June 2009 by Michael Guy

Ten Kate Honda secure new George White sponsorship deal

George White Motorcycles will become a sponsor of the Ten Kate racing team for the remainder of the 2009 season and to celebrate they’re offering you the chance to win two VIP Hospitality passes for...

Assen MotoGP: Marco Simoncelli to confirm Honda deal

24 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Assen MotoGP: Marco Simoncelli to confirm Honda deal

Marco Simoncelli is expected to officially confirm he has signed a Honda deal for next year’s MotoGP world championship in Assen this week. The reigning world 250GP champion has signed a contract...

Casey Stoner: ‘I puked during Catalunya race’

24 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner: ‘I puked during Catalunya race’

Aussie Casey Stoner has revealed the full extent of his stomach problems during the recent Catalunya MotoGP race, the 23-year admitting to MCN that he vomited twice inside his helmet on his way to a...

Andrea Dovizioso wants more Honda help

24 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso wants more Honda help

Andrea Dovizioso has pleaded with Honda for more new parts after his successful debut on a new RC212V chassis in Barcelona last week. The Italian topped the timesheets during a one-day test at the...

Farquhar back on track in Duke rankings

23 June 2009 by Phil Edge

Farquhar back on track in Duke rankings

After Ryan Farquhar‘s disappointing Isle of Man TT he was back to his top form at the Bush National Road Races, the ninth round counting towards the Duke Road Race Rankings 2009. The Dungannon man,...

Valentino Rossi motivated by Jorge Lorenzo challenge

23 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi motivated by Jorge Lorenzo challenge

The increasing threat posed by Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo is providing great motivation for reigning MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi. That’s the view of Rossi’s factory Yamaha team...

Colin Edwards looking for front-end confidence

23 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards looking for front-end confidence

Colin Edwards is hoping he can solve some confidence-sapping front-end issues to bolster his hopes of a second successive MotoGP podium in Assen this weekend. The Texan has been plagued with a vague...

Racing results round-up: June 20-21

23 June 2009 by MCN Sports Desk

Racing results round-up: June 20-21

WORLD SUPERBIKES, MISANO, ITALY, SUNDAY BRITISH SUPERBIKES, SNETTERTON, NORFOLK, SUNDAY BUSH ROAD RACE, CO TYRONE, SATURDAY THRUXTON, HANTS, SATURDAY MONDELLO PARK, CO KILDARE, SUNDAY ISLE OF MAN,...

Consistency the key for Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo

22 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Consistency the key for Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo

Fiat Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have both admitted that consistency is going to be crucial as the MotoGP world championship heads into arguably its most critical phase in Assen this...

Win signed James Toseland replica race kit

22 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Win signed James Toseland replica race kit

You could see Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo continue their epic MotoGP world title battle at Donington Park next month while also winning exclusive signed James Toseland race...

Dani Pedrosa to ride in Assen

22 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa to ride in Assen

Spaniard Dani Pedrosa will be back in action in this weekend’s Dutch GP in Assen. MCN understands that Honda seriously considered withdrawing the Spaniard from the Holland clash to give him more time...

Next two races not crucial for Nicky Hayden’s future

22 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Next two races not crucial for Nicky Hayden’s future

Nicky Hayden has denied that the next two races in Assen and Laguna Seca will be crucial for his Ducati future in MotoGP. All three of Hayden’s premier class victories have come in Holland or at his...

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo title scrap 'positive' for Yamaha

22 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo title scrap 'positive' for Yamaha

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo’s unfolding rivalry is a ‘big positive’ for Yamaha. The Fiat Yamaha duo head to this weekend’s Dutch GP in Assen tied on 106-points with 2007 world champion Casey...

Farquhar takes terrific four wins at Bush

22 June 2009 by Phil Wain

Farquhar takes terrific four wins at Bush

Ryan Farquhar bounced back strongly from a disappointing Isle of Man TT campaign to rack up four race wins on his KMR Kawasaki’s at the Bush Road Races on Saturday, the local meeting for the Dungannon...

Me and my mate at Snetterton BSB

21 June 2009 by blackblade1

Me and my mate at Snetterton BSB

Please can you add me and my mate Phil to the “your Pics” pages. We will be well chuffed. It’s taken at Snetterton today after a great days racing. We look a bit dodgy but we are top blokes. Phil with...

Meeting The Stalker

21 June 2009 by ijpain002

Meeting The Stalker

Me stalking my hero “The Stalker” and getting my copy of his book signed at Donnington

Me and John McGuinness

21 June 2009 by ijpain002

Me and John McGuinness

Me discussing the finer points of how to become a world record TT racer with a certain John McGuiness.

Mr Carter?

21 June 2009 by ijpain002

Mr Carter?

While at Snetterton for the BSB I bumped into this chap walking towards the pits. I’m sure I have seen him somewhere before but the name escapes me .

BSB Trio

21 June 2009 by ijpain002

BSB Trio

While at Snetterton for the BSB I bumped into these 3 in the paddock area and put my name down should a rider vacancy become available. But I’m not holding my breath.

Snetterton BSB: Camier makes it two out of two at Snetterton

21 June 2009 by Phil Wain

Snetterton BSB: Camier makes it two out of two at Snetterton

Leon Camier made it two wins from two today when he comfortably won the second British Superbike race at Snetterton. The Airwaves Yamaha rider hit the front on the fifth lap and was never headed as he...

Misano WSB: Jonathan Rea victorious in race 2

21 June 2009 by James Keen

Misano WSB: Jonathan Rea victorious in race 2

Brit rider Jonathan Rea took his first win in race 2 at the Misano WSB round for the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Team. Second place went to Ducati Xerox rider Michel Fabrizio on his 1098R, just ahead of...

Snetterton BSB: Camier wins first Snetterton race

21 June 2009 by Phil Wain

Snetterton BSB: Camier wins first Snetterton race

Leon Camier has taken the first British Superbike Championship race at Snetterton today, coming home ahead of the Honda duo of Stuart Easton and Josh Brookes. The original race was stopped on the...

Misano WSB: Spies claims victory in race 1, Byrne takes 2nd

21 June 2009 by James Keen

Misano WSB: Spies claims victory in race 1, Byrne takes 2nd

American rider Ben Spies claimed victory in race 1 at Misano for the Yamaha WSB team.      It was Brit and Sterilgarda rider Shane Byrne that claimed second place onboard his Ducati 1098R, leaving...

Meeting my heroes at Snetterton

21 June 2009 by Lucy

Meeting my heroes at Snetterton

This is me at Snetterton qualifying day, June 20, 2009. Just want to say what a great day it was apart from the pouring rain! Here are photos of me with Leon Camier, James Ellison, and Michael...

Misano WSB: Hopkins out as rain hits Misano

21 June 2009 by Michael Guy

Misano WSB: Hopkins out as rain hits Misano

John Hopkins will not ride in the two WSB races at Misano today due to injuries sustained in Assen in April. Hopkins planned to make his comeback this weekend, but has struggled throughout practice...

Misano WSB: Smrz denies Spies of eighth consecutive pole

20 June 2009 by Michael Guy

Guandalini Ducati rider Jacob Smrz ended Ben Spies unprecedented run of pole positions by securing the fastest lap time in the three stage Superpole shootout at Misano this afternoon. Using a new multi lap Pirelli qualifying tyre the Czech rider set a stunning 1m35.435s best to set a new circuit best lap in the process. Smrz has shown throughout 2009 that he is capable of putting in fast laps, but...

My son with the HM Plant TT riders

20 June 2009 by yzinger

My son with the HM Plant TT riders

My son Jack with the HM Plant Honda boys. Taken on Mad Sunday at the Honda garage in Douglas.

Snetterton BSB: Camier and Ellison 1-2 as rain lashes Snetterton

20 June 2009 by Phil Wain

Snetterton BSB: Camier and Ellison 1-2 as rain lashes Snetterton

Leon Camier has taken pole position today for the fifth round of the British Superbike Championship at Snetterton in a session that was hit by rain in the closing stages. With rain falling on part of...

Have you seen stolen MZ racers?

20 June 2009 by Mark Bairstow

Have you seen stolen MZ racers?

Two hand built MZ 250 single racers were stolen from a house In Syresham, Northants earlier this year, along with trailer, awning, the lot. There has been not so much of a sniff on my bikes and the...