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Croft British Superbikes: Tom Sykes: ‘I’m not going to give up’

15 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Tom Sykes offered a stern warning to Shane Byrne after the Croft weekend that he wasn’t going to make it easy for the Airwaves man to reclaim his second British Superbike title. Sykes along with Leon...

Croft British Superbikes: Karl Harris miffed by poor performance

15 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Rob Mac Racing Yamaha front man Karl Harris admitted even he couldn’t put his finger on why he struggled at Croft this weekend for the tenth round of the BSB Championship. Harris scored a brace of...

Casey Stoner excited by Nicky Hayden’s Ducati deal

15 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Casey Stoner has told MCN he is looking forward to the prospect of partnering Nicky Hayden after the American’s much-anticipated move to Ducati was confirmed today. Stoner and...

Ducati confirm Nicky Hayden deal

15 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

After Honda’s earlier announcement confirming the departure of Nicky Hayden, Ducati has just officially confirmed the American will join Casey Stoner in its factory team for 2009. The 27-year-old will...

Honda grateful to Nicky Hayden

15 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

HRC management has thanked Nicky Hayden for his contribution to its MotoGP effort after the Japanese factory released the 2006 world champion. Hayden will move to Ducati in 2009, with Italian Andrea...

Honda confirm Nicky Hayden departure

15 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Honda has confirmed that Nicky Hayden will no longer ride for its official factory team, with Ducati expected to officially announce today that the American will partner Casey Stoner in 2009. Hayden...

Croft British Superbikes: Frustrating weekend for Airwaves despite win

15 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Both GSE Racing representatives, Shane Byrne and Leon Camier, said they were frustrated by the weekends events at Croft even though the latter scored just his second BSB career victory. Byrne headed...

Croft British Superbikes: Mediocre home race for James Ellison

15 September 2008 by Rob Hull

It was a weekend of what could have beens for Croft local, James Ellison, who struggled throughout the weekend just a week after impressing everyone at Donington with his wildcard performance at the...

Croft British Superbikes: Leon Haslam makes it three winning weekends in a row

15 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Leon Haslam built on his race two win at Knockhill and stunning double win at Cadwell Park with another victory this weekend at Croft. Haslam’s shambolic start to the 2008 campaign has took a massive...

Croft British Superbikes: John Laverty ties up Cup title

15 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Shane Byrne might not have been able to put his championship to bed this weekend at Croft, but one Ducati rider who did was John Laverty who took the Daily Star Cup title. Laverty finished sixteenth...

Indianapolis MotoGP Reaction: Valentino Rossi creates history with 69th win

15 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi created another slice of history in Indianapolis today when he became the most successful MotoGP rider with 69 wins. Victory in a storm lashed Indianapolis clash saw him break Italian...

Indianapolis MotoGP Reaction: Tyre issue leaves Casey Stoner fourth

15 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Casey Stoner reckons a rear grip issue cost him the chance of a podium assault as he restored some of his battered confidence with a determined ride to fourth place in a...

Indianapolis MotoGP Reaction: Jorge Lorenzo buries rain jinx

15 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Spanish rookie Jorge Lorenzo overcome his rain jinx in a storm-lashed Indianapolis GP to claim the first wet weather podium of his career. Get all the latest MotoGP news The Fiat Yamaha rider, who...

Indianapolis MotoGP Reaction: Nicky Hayden back on podium

15 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Home favourite Nicky Hayden produced his best ride of 2008 to finish a weather-hit Indianapolis GP in second place. Get the latest MotoGP news Indianapolis MotoGP: Rossi wins red flagged rain soaked...

Indianapolis MotoGP Reaction: James Toseland slumps to 18th

15 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

British rider James Toseland had a nightmare Indianapolis GP today as he dropped from eighth to 18th in appalling conditions. Get all the latest MotoGP news The British rider made a promising start...

Indianapolis MotoGP: 250cc race cancelled due to worsening weather

14 September 2008 by Angus Farquhar

MotoGP race officials have decided not to go ahead with the 250GP at the Indianapolis circuit because of the worsening weather conditions. The remnants of Hurricane Ike are passing over the American...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Rossi wins red flagged rain soaked race

14 September 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Valentino Rossi has taken the win in the second race of the day to be red flagged because of the rain at Indianapolis MotoGP. Rossi was in the lead with seven laps to go when race officials decided...

Indianapolis MotoGP: LCR Honda confirm Randy de Puniet

14 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

LCR Honda has confirmed that French rider Randy de Puniet will stay with the team in 2009. Although de Puniet signed a two-year deal for 2008 and ’09, team boss Lucio Cecchinello has still announced...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Kawasaki confirm Marco Melandri swoop

14 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Kawasaki has confirmed that Italian rider Marco Melandri will join John Hopkins in its factory squad for the 2009 MotoGP world championship. As was exclusively revealed by MCN four weeks ago in Brno,...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Redding just misses podium finish

14 September 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Scott Redding narrowly missed out on a podium finish in the rain stopped Indianapolis 125GP. Redding got a great start from the second row of the grid to hold third place for most of the race, but was...

Croft British Superbikes: Haslam takes race two win

14 September 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Leon Haslam has taken his fourth win in five races after finishing in the top spot in the second British Superbikes race at Croft. Haslam didn’t get a great start, sitting down in fifth on the first,...

Croft British Superbikes: Camier takes second BSB win

14 September 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Leon Camier has taken the win in the first race at the Croft round of the British Superbike championship. The Airwaves Ducati rider didn’t get a great star, going sixth in to the first corner, but he...

Croft British Superbikes: Cal Crutchlow pole reaction

14 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Cal Crutchlow has admitted he was as surprised as anyone when he scored his third pole of the season at Croft, his second BSB pole at the North Yorkshire circuit in consecutive years. Crutchlow set a...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Casey Stoner hampered by wrist injury

14 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner admitted his left wrist injury is causing him major problems in Indianapolis as he saw his run of seven successive pole positions ended by Valentino Rossi. The Aussie qualified second on...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Danny Webb claims brilliant front row

14 September 2008

British teenager Danny Webb claimed only the second front row start of his 125GP career today with a brilliant performance in Indianapolis. The Aprilia rider will start tomorrow’s race from fourth...

Indianapolis MotoGP: James Toseland rues set-up mistake

14 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland blamed a late set-up mistake for costing him the chance to record a second row grid position for tomorrow’s MotoGP debut at the famous Indianapolis circuit. The Tech 3 Yamaha rider was...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Webb secures front row start

14 September 2008 by Angus Farquhar

British rider Danny Webb has equaled his best qualifying position in GPs by securing fourth place and a front row start for the Indianapolis 125GP. The DeGraaf Aprilia rider came home just over half a...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Eugene Laverty ruled out of 250GP

13 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Irish rider Eugene Laverty has been ruled out of tomorrow’s Indy 250GP after a massive high-side crash in this afternoon’s final qualifying session. The Blusens Aprilia rider was brought crashing back...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Nicky Hayden just misses front row

13 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Home favourite Nicky Hayden was denied a front row start for tomorrow’s Indianapolis MotoGP debut by just 0.094s. The Repsol Honda rider will start the 28-lap race, just three hours from his home in...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Ben Spies qualifies top Suzuki

13 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies showed Suzuki bosses what they might be missing out on next season after he was the best GSV-R qualifier in Indianapolis today. The American will start his third MotoGP race from fifth place...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Rossi takes pole

13 September 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Valentino Rossi pushed aside all concerns over the new Indianapolis MotoGP track to take an impressive pole position for sunday’s race. The torrential rain conditions from Friday blew away leaving the...

Croft British Superbikes: Tom Sykes needing front-end feel

13 September 2008 by Rob Hull

In-form Rizla Suzuki rider Tom Sykes says he’ll need to fine-tune the front-end setup of his GSX-R1000 tomorrow if he is to continue his impressive run of BSB results. Sykes has only been off the...

Croft British Superbikes: Dental dilemma for Shane Byrne

13 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne will start from third on the grid for tomorrow’s British Superbike races despite carrying injuries picked up in yesterday’s crash and losing his replacement teeth during...

Croft British Supersport: Hudson Kennaugh pole

13 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Hudson Kennaugh has taken his third pole position of the season at Croft for round ten of the British Supersport Championship. Kennaugh, who lies second in the standings behind Glen Richards, set a...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Toni Elias tops final practice

13 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Toni Elias continued his surprise resurgence in Indianapolis this morning as he topped the final practice session in vastly improved weather conditions. Having claimed successive podium finishes in...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Storms threaten Indy race

13 September 2008 by Matthew Birt

Thunderstorms forecast for Sunday have placed the inaugural Indianapolis MotoGP under serious threat after Valentino Rossi confirmed the race would be abandoned in torrential rain. Rossi said a repeat...

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