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Record breaking Scarborough victory for Guy Martin

22 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Guy Martin overtook David Jeffries’ and Geoff Duke’s record of five International Gold Cup wins to take his sixth victory at the Oliver’s Mount circuit in Scarborough. Martin won both legs of the...

Loris Capirossi looks for more Motegi success

22 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Loris Capirossi is confident he can put a miserable Indianapolis clash behind him as he goes in search of an incredible fourth straight win at the Twin Ring Motegi this weekend. Get the latest MotoGP...

Eugene Laverty hails stunning podium

22 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Eugene Laverty hailed his brilliant World Supersport podium in Vallelunga as the ‘best day’ of his career. The Irish rider, who has quit his Blusens Aprilia 250 squad for the remaining four races to...

Valentino Rossi focused on clinching title

22 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi will be hoping to complete a dramatic turnaround by wrapping up his sixth MotoGP world title in this weekend’s Japanese GP. Get the latest MotoGP news Four successive wins mean the...

Vallelunga WSB: Haga takes the double win in Italy

21 September 2008 by James Keen

Japanese rider Noriyuki Haga won the second race at Vallelunga this afternoon, giving him the double at the Italian circuit. Troy Bayliss looked set to take 2nd place and the world championship in the...

Vallelunga World Supersport: Brit Johnny Rea ran an immaculate race to take the win

21 September 2008 by James Keen

Johnny Rea ran an immaculate race at Vallelunga to take a well deserved victory. Parkes claimed second on the podium and Laverty earned third after a hard-fought race. As the race got underway at...

Vallelunga WSB: Haga dominates race 1 to take victory

21 September 2008 by James Keen

Noriyuki Haga took his fifth win of the year at race 1 in the World Superbikes round at Vallelunga today, leaving Max Biaggi to take second in front of his home crowd. Troy Corser rounded out the...

Max Biaggi's 2009 Aprilia race bike revealed

21 September 2008 by James Keen

Italian Max Biaggi has signed to ride for Aprilia in 2009 and we have official pictures and details of the Aprilia V4 race bike he’ll be piloting next season. The RSV4 will make its debut in the 2009...

Vallelunga WSB: Bayliss tops superpole session

20 September 2008 by James Keen

Troy Bayliss has backed up his performance in the qualifying sessions by coming out top in superpole. Bayliss, who finished fastest in the 2nd qualifying session and 3rd in the first session,...

Vallelunga World Supersport: Rea claims third to earn himself a front row start

20 September 2008 by James Keen

British rider Rea, who took second in the first qualifying session, claimed third to earn himself a front row start at the second World Supersport qualifying season this afternoon. Broc Parkes lead...

Vallelunga WSB: Bayliss quickest in 2nd qualifying session

20 September 2008 by James Keen

Aussie Troy Bayliss put in a good performance to claim the top spot on the time sheets in the second qualifying session at Vallelunga. Bayliss finished third in yesterday’s qualifying session 1,...

Vallelunga WSB: Haga survives spectacular crash to take pole

19 September 2008 by Michael Guy

Noriyuki Haga claimed provisional pole position despite enduring one of the toughest days of his career with two crashes in the qualifying that wrecked his Yamaha Italia R1. Haga described his second...

Vallelunga WSB: Haga continues form in qualifying to finish fastest

19 September 2008 by James Keen

Noriyuki Haga continued his good form to take provisional pole in the World Superbike qualifying session earlier today at Vallelunga. Spanish rider Ruben Xaus placed second on his Ducati 1098, closely...

Valelunga World Supersport: Rea on provisional front row

19 September 2008 by Michael Guy

World Supersport championship contender Jonathan Rea claimed second place in a rain hit first qualifying session at Vallelunga to secure his place on the provisional front row for Sundays World...

Vallelunga WSB: Haga tops time sheets in first free practice

19 September 2008 by James Keen

The World Superbike weekend at Vallelunga is underway and Haga has kicked things off by topping the time sheets in the first free practice session today. Australian Troy Corser came in second,...

Max Biaggi signs for Aprilia WSB

19 September 2008 by Michael Guy

Max Biaggi will ride for Aprilia in the World Superbike Championship in 2009. MCN has learned that the current Sterilgarda Ducati rider signed a two year deal with Aprilia on Thursday and there will...

Nicky Hayden looking to build on Indy podium

19 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden is hoping to use his first podium finish in 15 months in Indianapolis earlier this month as a springboard for more success as he prepares to enter the last four races of his Honda...

Dani Pedrosa more confident for Motegi

19 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Spaniard Dani Pedrosa is confident he can make more of an impression in next weekend’s Japanese GP after a low-key debut on Bridgestone tyres earlier this month in America. Get all the latest MotoGP...

Jimmy T & us

18 September 2008 by MICK GARVEY

Travelled from Sheffield to Indy Moto GP and met James Toseland, what a top boy! He seemed really pleased to know soemone from his hometown was here to watch him perform, he had plenty of time to...

Valentino Rossi expects more from Dani Pedrosa

18 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has said he expects plenty more from Honda rival Dani Pedrosa in the final four races after the Spaniard’s low-key Bridgestone debut in Indianapolis. Get the latest MotoGP...

Marco Melandri backs Nicky Hayden to succeed at Ducati

18 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Marco Melandri believes Nicky Hayden will be able to prove that Ducati’s MotoGP contender is not just a one-rider bike after the American clinched a deal to partner Casey Stoner in 2009. Get the...

Suzuki ponders new recruitment strategy

18 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki will eventually have to follow the young rider recruitment strategies of rivals like Ducati and Yamaha if they are to break the big three’s domination of the four-stroke MotoGP era. Get the...

The perks of working at XEROX

18 September 2008 by john welly

My wife, who is a receptionist at XEROX, had her photo taken with a couple of racers the other day, I couldn’t believe it when she showed me the pic!

Toseland & Edwards at Indy

18 September 2008 by Denis Mallett

Just looking through the holiday snaps I took at Indianapolis Moto GP last weekend and found this rather interesting one of James Toseland and Colin Edwards. Thought I’d share it with you. Perhaps...

British F2 Sidecar championship: Nick Crowe and Mark Cox take third consecutive win

18 September 2008 by MCN Sports Desk

Nick Crowe and Mark Cox (A&J Groundworks LCR Honda) won their third consecutive race in the Yokohama/ACU/FSRA British Sidecar Championship at Brands Hatch after a race long duel with Simon Neary and...

Bradley Smith: the most polite 17 year old... ever!

17 September 2008 by darrylbacciochi

All my Christmases came at once on Sunday 7th September 2008 at Donington. I met a legend and fellow italian, the great Frankie and also the most polite 17 year old………..ever!

Jorge Lorenzo denies Bridgestone demand

17 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo has denied demanding Yamaha bosses secure him a shock switch to Bridgestone tyres for the rest of the season. The Spaniard categorically denied rumours that he asked to quit Michelin to...

Jorge Martinez baffled by Toni Elias rejection

17 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Martinez has spoken of his shock at Toni Elias’s decision to shun a third factory Kawasaki machine to re-join the Gresini Honda squad in 2009. Elias was the leading target for Martinez to ride...

Bradley Smith to sign for Aspar Aprilia

17 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith will sign for the Aspar Aprilia team in the 2009 125GP world championship later this week. MCN has been told the deal will be officially confirmed on Friday, but Smith was given...

Maxtra 125GP team continues 2009 recruitment drive

17 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

The new Maxtra 125 team, spearheaded by British legend John Surtees, continued its 2009 recruitment drive in Indianapolis last weekend. Team boss and former factory Suzuki chief Garry Taylor was in...

Nicky Hayden: Indy success vital for America

17 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

New Ducati recruit Nicky Hayden believes the success of the Indianapolis race is crucial to help boost interest in MotoGP in America. Hayden, who was confirmed as Casey Stoner’s 2009 Ducati team-mate...

GSE Racing to switch to Yamaha for 2009

17 September 2008 by James Keen

GSE Racing have announced today that they have signed a deal with Yamaha Motor UK to run the new YZF-R1 in the British Superbike Championship in 2009. Colin Wright, Team Manager, had this to say: ‘We...

Loris Capirossi to contest Suzuki rally

17 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Loris Capirossi will switch from two to four wheels later this year when he contests the Suzuki Tempest Rally on November 8. The event includes 80km of gravel stages in the forests and military...

Racing results round-up: September 13-14

15 September 2008 by MCN Sports Desk

Each week we will have a full list of the racing results from the previous weekend. Click on the name of the championship you wish to see the results of. MOTOGP, INDIANAPOLIS, USA, SUNDAY BRITISH...

Croft British Superbikes: Michael Laverty not finding side grip

15 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Talented Relentless Suzuki superbike representative Michael Laverty couldn’t quite solve a gearing problem he’d had all weekend with his GSX-R1000 at Croft, and a lack of side grip only worsened the...

Croft British Superbikes: Michael Rutter struggles with illness

15 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Michael Rutter looked like death warmed up over the full course of the tenth round of the British Superbike Championship, riding with severe migraines all weekend. Rutter did well to hide it on...

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