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James Ellison wants dry conditions at Oulton to prove worth

15 July 2008 by Rob Hull

James Ellison has his fingers crossed for good weather when the BSB paddock returns to Oulton Park this weekend. The Kendal rider picked up a second position on the first visit of the season to the...

Bridewell sister to do charity skydive in memory of brother Ollie

15 July 2008 by Rob Hull

Charlotte Bridewell has announced she will do a charity skydive to raise money for Cancer Research in memory of her brother Ollie Bridewell who died at Mallory Park nearly a year ago. It will be a...

Jorge Lorenzo excited ahead of Laguna debut

15 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo is relishing the prospect of making his Laguna Seca debut this weekend after his disappointing early exit from last weekend’s Sachsenring clash. The Fiat Yamaha rider crashed out of the...

MCN at the TT

15 July 2008 by Stuart Mills

Our rented accommodation at the TT was fantastic, unfortunately the short straw was drawn by Ade and I and we had to share the pink room!

Valentino Rossi looking to break American jinx

15 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi will be looking to bury his American jinx and extend his MotoGP world championship lead in this weekend’s Laguna Seca clash. Laguna is one of the rare tracks where the 29-year-old has...

Cock O' The North Road Races

14 July 2008 by simon charity

Ian Lougher took the win in the 12 lap feature race to claim victory in the Cock O’ The North Road Race at Scarborough’s Olivers Mount Circuit. The Northern Ireland based road race specialist won on...

Cock o' The North disappointment

14 July 2008 by Mr and Mrs Forster

We have just been to the cock o’ the north meeting at Scarborough and what a dissappointment. To pay £59 for the weekend entry and a programme and for only 1 top rider to turn up and win everything but 1 race and 6 sidecars to turn up and only 4 in the last race. All races were a procession. Guy Martin was entered on the programme but in MCN was going to goodwood so they knew he wasn’t going to...

Dani Pedrosa injury update

14 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

The Repsol Honda team has still not ruled out the possibility of Dani Pedrosa participating in this weekend’s American GP after he underwent further medical examinations in Barcelona today. The triple...

Racing results round-up: July 12-13

14 July 2008 by MCN Sportsdesk

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. MOTO GP, SACHSENRING, GERMANY, SUNDAY WORLD...

Rider identification in MotoGP

14 July 2008 by Roger Spencer

Lets hope we have a commentary by Jack Burnacle and James Whitham when the BEEB take over Moto GP. Sorry, but I have had enough of those two old women on Eurosport name dropping and boring us with...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Rain specialist Chris Vermeulen back on podium

13 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Chris Vermeulen did little to dispel the theory that he is a rain expert after he claimed his first podium of 2008 in a weather-hit German GP. The Aussie surged through from the fifth row to claim...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Casey Stoner maintains stunning recovery

13 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Reigning MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner continued his brilliant 2008 recovery with a third straight victory in a rain-soaked German GP. Just a month after virtually being written off as a title...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Alex de Angelis surprised with fourth

13 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Honda rookie Alex de Angelis admitted he was surprised to have made such a strong challenge for the podium today after he came close to a maiden top three finish in appalling conditions in Germany.

Sachsenring MotoGP: Colin Edwards disappointed to miss out on top five

13 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

The best run of results in Colin Edwards’ career came to an abrupt end today when he crashed out of fifth place in today’s rain-lashed German GP. Bidding for a sixth successive top five finish,...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo sorry for early exit

13 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Factory Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo apologised to his team after he crashed out of the top six on only the third lap in today’s wet Sachsenring race. The Spaniard had just exited turn four when he...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Valentino Rossi snatches series lead with second

13 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi moved back into the lead in the MotoGP world championship after he claimed a hard fought second in a rain-lashed Sachsenring clash. Starting from seventh on the grid, Rossi needed...

Sachsenring MotoGP: James Toseland 11th in tough German clash

13 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

British rider James Toseland had a tough wet MotoGP debut at the Sachsenring today as he got lapped on his way to a lowly 11th place finish. The Tech 3 Yamaha rider looked to be capable of mounting a...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa in doubt for Laguna Seca

13 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa is a major doubt for next weekend’s American GP at Laguna Seca after he endured a disaster in Germany this afternoon. Not only did a massive first corner crash on lap six saw him...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Casey Stoner cruises to victory at the German GP

13 July 2008 by James Keen

Casey Stoner claimed a comfortable victory at the Sachsenring in Germany after early leader Dani Pedroda crashed out of the race. Valentino Rossi took second and Rizla Suzuki rider Chris Vermeulen...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Marco Simoncelli dominated the German GP and now leads the 250 world championship

13 July 2008 by James Keen

Metis Gilera rider Marco Simoncelli seized the lead in the 250GP world championship with a dominant win today in a rain-hit Sachsenring GP. Starting from pole and gambling on running a new spec...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Di Meglio wins German 125 GP as Bradley Smith just misses out on a podium finish

13 July 2008 by James Keen

Despite a very close race at the front, Mike Di Meglio opened up a large gap late in the race to take his third win of the season today at the Sachsenring and further secure his position at the top of...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Casey Stoner romps to fourth straight pole

12 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Casey Stoner looks a strong favourite to notch a crucial win in tomorrow’s German GP after he stormed to a fourth consecutive pole position in today’s qualifying session. The...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Colin Edwards claims fifth front row start

12 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

In-form American Colin Edwards is confident he can challenge for a third podium of 2008 after he secured a front row start at the Sachsenring today. The Tech 3 Yamaha rider posted a best time of...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo sorry for baulking Valentino Rossi

12 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo has apologised to Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi after he inadvertently baulked the Italian on a fast qualifying lap this afternoon. As Lorenzo rounded the final turn to...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Valentino Rossi predicts tough race from third row

12 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi reckons he’s in for a tough German GP at the Sachsenring tomorrow after he was left languishing on the third row of the grid. The Italian could only log a best time...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa surprised with second on the grid

12 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Last year’s German GP winner Dani Pedrosa said he was surprised to have finished on the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s Sachsenring clash. The Spaniard will start the 30-lap clash from second...

Sachsenring MotoGP: James Toseland content with fourth row

12 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

A late set-up change helped James Toseland claim a respectable 11th place on the grid for tomorrow’s German GP at the Sachsenring. The British rider has been struggling with the set-up of his Tech 3...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Bradley Smith second on grid for 125GP

12 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

British rider Bradley Smith came within just 0.093s of claiming a fourth pole position in 2008 as he had to settle for second on the grid at the end of this afternoon’s 125GP final qualifying...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Marco Simoncelli to start at the front of the grid in the Sachsenring 250 GP

12 July 2008 by James Keen

Italian Marco Simoncelli, racing for the Metis Gilera team, has dominated both of the 250cc qualifying sessions to earn himself pole position in tomorrow’s 250 GP at the Sachsenring in...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Casey Stoner qualifies in pole position for the German MotoGP

12 July 2008 by James Keen

Casey Stoner went out on track at the Sachsenring for the MotoGP qualifying session and smashed the lap record he set only yesterday, by a further half a second, giving him pole position for...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Talmacsi claims pole position for the 125cc GP

12 July 2008 by James Keen

Following on from his success in yesterday’s free practise session, reigning world champion Gabor Talmacsi topped the timesheets in today’s 125 qualifying session, giving him pole position on the grid...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Pedrosa tops timesheets in final free practice session

12 July 2008 by James Keen

Despite a fast crash in yesterday afternoon’s second free practise session, Dani Pedrosa has come out fighting this morning and took first place on the timesheets. Pedrosa’s fastest lap was his last...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Casey Stoner fastest after massive crash

11 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Casey Stoner walked away unhurt from a massive fifth gear crash in this afternoon’s second free practice session to dominate the opening day at the Sachsenring. Stoner ended...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Valentino Rossi bemoans Yamaha set-up

11 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s bid to regain the MotoGP world championship lead in Germany this weekend didn’t get off to a great start when he languished over a second off the blistering pace set by a resurgent...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Alex de Angelis thrilled with second

11 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

Rookie Alex de Angelis caused a major surprise on the opening day of action at the Sachsenring when he claimed second place on the Gresini Honda. The San Marino rider clocked a best time of 1.21.993...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa unnerved by crash

11 July 2008 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP world championship leader Dani Pedrosa brushed off a fast crash in this afternoon’s second free practice session in Germany that left him only fifth on the overall timesheets. The Repsol Honda...

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