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Dakar Day three – Simon Pavey Blog

06 January 2009 by Michael Guy

Simon Pavey used his experience gained from competing in seven Dakar rallies during his careers to post another strong result on day three of the 2009 event. The 41 year old Australian claimed an...

Harley-Davidson announce XR1200 prize money and tyre details

06 January 2009 by Rob Hull

Harley-Davidson has confirmed today that the one-make XR1200 series that will run as part of British Superbike weekends in 2009 will have Dunlop solely supplying tyres for the championship. Dunlop,...

Marco Melandri rules out World Superbike move

06 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

Not that there are any top factory rides going vacant in World Superbikes, Marco Melandri has ruled out saving his 2009 season with a switch to WSB. The Italian is currently searching for a ride...

Jorge Lorenzo: I want to spend my whole career with Yamaha

06 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo will tell Yamaha bosses he wants to spend his entire MotoGP career with the Japanese factory as he prepares to thrash out a new deal. Yamaha management confirmed to MCN in late October...

600cc Moto2 class to feed MotoGP talent

06 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

The new 600cc class could be used by some of the non-factory teams in MotoGP as ‘feeder’ outfits to help them nurture talented young riders for a premier class future. The Scot Honda team that will...

Can I have my bike back please?

06 January 2009 by kev cooper

Here is a photo sequence of Karl Harris getting a face full of Tom Sykes’s Rizla Suzuki in BSB

Lucio Cecchinello rules out Marco Melandri swoop

05 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

LCR Honda team boss Lucio Cecchinello has told MCN he won’t be offering Marco Melandri a MotoGP lifeline in 2009. Former world 250 champion Melandri is frantically searching for a ride following the...

MotoGP calendar cut not answer to cost saving

05 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP team bosses believe a reduction in the number of MotoGP races would have little or no impact on slashing costs. With the global credit crunch forcing the likes of Honda, Yamaha and Ducati to...

Tech 3 Yamaha boss dismisses John Hopkins move

05 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

Tech 3 Yamaha team manager Herve Poncharal has categorically denied considering bringing in John Hopkins to partner James Toseland for the 2009 MotoGP campaign. Rumours circulated that Hopkins was...

Simoncelli keen but unlikely to make WSB wild card appearance

05 January 2009 by Michael Guy

Reigning 250GP World Champion Marco Simoncelli has expressed his desire to compete as a wild card in WSB in 2009 following a brief but successful test on the new Aprilia RSV4 Superbike in Valencia...

2009 Dakar Rally: Simon Pavey day two blog

05 January 2009 by Michael Guy

BMW’s Simon Pavey raced his BMW G 650 Xchallenge to 81st position on day two of the 2009 Dakar. His strong results see’s the Australian move up to 100th overall, 14 places higher than his day one...

Dakar Day two: Coma slowed by mechanical problem but stays in control

05 January 2009 by Michael Guy

Spaniard Marc Coma had his day one lead slashed by over nine minutes after a technical problem slowed the factory KTM man during the second special stage of the 2009 Dakar. Coma dominated the opening...

Dakar: Simon Pavey Blog

04 January 2009 by Michael Guy

BMW Off-Road Skills instructor Simon Pavey got his 2009 Dakar off to a solid start on Saturday. The honorary Brit returns to the Dakar Rally after a two-year break. His last outing was back in 2006,...

Mark Coma dominates opening day of the Dakar

04 January 2009 by Michael Guy

Repsol KTM rider Marc Coma got his Dakar off to the best possible start by winning the opening 733KM day from Buenos Aires to Santa Rosa, whilst his rivals faltered. The Spanish rider finished a...

Llewellyn to make track comeback?

03 January 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Former BSB racer Matt Llewellyn is contemplating a comeback to racing – in the all-new Harley-Davidson XR1200 Trophy that will at BSB meetings this year. It is three years since Llewellyn, now 40,...

Is anybody else need help?

02 January 2009 by Anonymous

it was made earlier this year for laughs but now it comes somehow closer to reality…

Telford Ice Speedway cancelled

02 January 2009 by MCN News Desk

Telford Ice Speedway chiefs have reluctantly cancelled their plans for February’s big event. An upgrade of plant machinery at the venue has meant there’s a strong chance the ice rink will not be ready...

Ducati forced to revise 2009 line-up

02 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

Ducati has been forced to revise its 2009 line-up, with rookie Niccolo Canepa now to campaign his first MotoGP season for the new Onde 2000 squad. Canepa will now partner returning Spanish veteran...

Shorttrack UK 2009 race dates

02 January 2009 by Gary Pinchin

There will be eight rounds of the American-inspired Shorttrack UK series in 2009, kicking off at the Norfolk Arena, Kings Lynn on May 3 and reaching its climax at Rye House Speedway, Hoddesdon on...

John Hopkins still waiting on Kawasaki

01 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

American John Hopkins is still waiting for official confirmation that Kawasaki will plunge the MotoGP world championship into crisis by withdrawing its factory team from the 2009 season. Kawasaki has...

Stuart Higgs: "We've got more champions than last year"

01 January 2009

British Superbike Series Organiser, Stuart Higgs, has said there is more established talent in the championship for 2009 despite losing the top four from 2008. When 2008 Champion Shane Byrne and Leon...

2009 Dakar ready for kick off

01 January 2009 by Michael Guy

The 2009 Dakar has been totally revamped with competitors facing an all new challenge across Argentina and Chile. The event has been run since 1979 and its original route began under the arches of the...

BSB Review: Best race in pictures

01 January 2009 by MCN News Desk

Shane Byrne was expected to take the title at Croft but a massive high-side during the second free practice session on Friday left the champion-elect battered and bruised. Byrne passed fit to...

Isle of Man TT: The roads: the line-up

01 January 2009 by MCN Sports Desk

The 50th anniversary of Japanese giant Honda’s first Isle of Man TT in June will be celebrated with a proven winning line-up featuring 14-times TT victor John McGuinness and Steve Plater. The duo will...

Extra BSB races at Oulton and Brands

31 December 2008 by Gary Pinchin

Two of the 2009 British Superbike Championship rounds will feature a new-look three race BSB format – boosting the series to 26 races over the 12 championship rounds. Series organisers MSVR have...

Superstock price-capped

31 December 2008 by Gary Pinchin

MSVR, the BSB series organisers, have announced that there will be a price cap placed on machines eligible for the Superstock 1000cc class in 2009. The MCRCB, the rulemaking body for the MSVR-run...

John Hopkins confirms Kawasaki quit bombshell

31 December 2008 by Matthew Birt

American John Hopkins has confirmed Kawasaki has notified him of its intention not to compete in the 2009 MotoGP world championship. The bombshell news was communicated to the 25-year-old on December...

Kawasaki silent on MotoGP withdrawal

31 December 2008 by Matthew Birt

Kawasaki is remaining silent on shock plans to quit MotoGP with immediate effect. News of the withdrawal broke yesterday (Tuesday) and threatens to plunge the MotoGP world championship into a major...

BSB Review: Ducati 1098R in numbers

31 December 2008 by MCN News Desk

In this year’s review of the year MCN named the Ducati 1098R as the bike of the year in the British Superbike championship. Here’s why, in numbers. 14 – Number of race wins Ducati had in BSB in...

The changing weight regulation timeline

31 December 2008 by Rob Hull

When British Superbike organisers adapted the minimum weight regulation for V-twins in May it sparked the biggest riot in recent BSB history. Here’s how it all happened. February Jonathan Palmer...

Can I have my bike back please

30 December 2008 by Kev Cooper

This I will never forget caught the start of it and then the straw bails as the bike stopped infront of me

Kawasaki quits MotoGP?

30 December 2008 by Matthew Birt

Rumours are circulating that Kawasaki has shut down its factory MotoGP squad with immediate effect. The move would leave Marco Melandri and American John Hopkins without a ride for 2009 and the...

Ben Spies: “I wish I could have raced Bayliss”

30 December 2008 by Michael Guy

American Ben Spies has revealed that he would have loved to have raced with Troy Bayliss sighting the Australian as one of his all time favourite riders. Since arriving in the WSB paddock, the three...

KTM announce RC8 series rules

30 December 2008 by Gary Pinchin

KTM has now announced the full rules package for the 2009 RC8 Cup, which will run at BSB meetings and replaces the highly-successful Superduke series that ran for two seasons. KTM’s Event Manager...

Ruben Xaus welcomes British young guns in to WSB

29 December 2008 by Michael Guy

Ruben Xaus has revealed that he can’t wait to race with the influx of young British riders entering World Superbikes next year after getting to see Tom Sykes, Leon Haslam and Jonathan Rea up close...

BSB Review: The moment that made us wince, in pictures

29 December 2008 by Rob Hull

One of the most unforgettable moments of the 2008 British Superbike campaign was this almighty off at Thruxton back in April. Do you think you’d be able to get up and walk away from being slammed in...

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