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Snetterton British Supersport: Steve Plater wins in his first 600 circuit race of the season

15 June 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Steve Plater has taken the British Supersport win in his first 600 circuit race of the season in a shortened race after the red flags were brought out at Snetterton for a crash. Plater had been...

Nurburgring World Superbikes: Noriyuki Haga takes double win in epic battle of the Yamahas

15 June 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Noriyuki Haga has been declared the winner in a shortened race two after an epic battle with Yamaha teammate Troy Corser at the Nurburgring to take his second victory of the day. The pair had been...

Snetterton British Superbikes: Leon Camier wins enthralling first race in battle of the Ducatis

15 June 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Leon Camier has taken the first race victory of the day, his first of the season and the first of his BSB career at Snetterton in an enthralling battle with his team-mate Shane Byrne. Leon Haslam got...

Nurburgring World Supersport: Andrew Pitt victorious in Aussie 1-2-3

15 June 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda’s Andrew Pitt has won the World Supersport race at the Nurburgring after taking the lead just three laps from the end. It had looked as if fellow Australian Broc Parkes was...

Nurburgring World Superbikes: Noriyuki Haga wins race one with superb control

15 June 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Yamaha’s Noriyuki Haga has won the first World Superbike race of the day at the Nurburgring in style over two seconds ahead of Troy Bayliss. The Japanese rider took to the circuit still suffering from...

Nurburgring World Superbikes: Yukio Kagayama unfit to race in Germany

15 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Alstare Suzuki’s Yukio Kagayama has been declared unfit to race in today’s two Superbike races following a crash in free practice yesterday (Saturday). Kagayama missed Superpole and was taken to the...

Snetterton British Supersport: Glen Richards takes pole

14 June 2008 by Rob Hull, Sarah Carnell

Embassy Triumph Glen Richards has qualified on pole position for tomorrow’s British Supersport race at Snetterton. Richards recorded a best lap of 1:07.707 in the first of the two qualifying sessions...

Snetterton British Superbikes: Stuart Easton out of rounds five and six

14 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Stuart Easton will miss tomorrow’s races after a high-speed crash at Snetterton in qualifying today (Saturday). Easton crashed before the rain came down in the session in huge fashion, dumping his...

Me and John McGuinness at the 2008 TT

14 June 2008 by santy71

Discussing tactics with John McGuinness before the Senior race race at the 2008 Isle of Man TT.

Nurburgring World Superbikes: Max Neukirchner takes pole for home round

14 June 2008 by Michael Guy

German Max Neukirchner scorched to a sensational Superpole lap and will line up in pole position for tomorrow’s two World Superbike races at Nurburgring. The Alstare Suzuki man stunned even himself...

Snetterton British Superbikes: Shane Byrne scores fourth pole in rain-hit qualifying session

14 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Shane Byrne boasts his fourth pole position out of five attempts this season with the fastest time in this afternoon’s qualifying session, that’s been shortened due to rainfall. The start of the...

Nurburgring World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss sets the pace in final free practice

14 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Troy Bayliss slashed over half a second off his provisional pole setting lap during the in final free practice session finishing 0.399 seconds faster than his closest rival Max Neukirchner. Yamaha’s...

Nurburgring World Supersport: Craig Jones on front row, Tommy Hill on second row

14 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Brits Craig Jones and Tommy Hill put in sensational performances in final qualifying this afternoon to secure second and eight places on the grid respectively for tomorrow’s World Supersport...

Snetterton British Superbikes: Shane Byrne back, and on top in free practice three

14 June 2008 by Rob Hull

After missing yesterday’s second free practice session, Shane Byrne is back at Snetterton today and has set the fastest time of the weekend. Byrne re-established himself as the fastest rider after...

Nurburgring World Superbikes: Troy Bayliss back to his best in Germany

14 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Troy Bayliss bounced back from a difficult day yesterday to take provisional pole position with a stunning 1min 56.598sec lap in the dying minutes of the hour long session. Bayliss looked to be...

Nurburgring World Supersport: Broc Parkes fastest again, Tommy Hill in top ten

14 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Australian Broc Parkes continued his domination of the World Supersport class by topping the time sheets once again at the Nurburgring. The Yamaha rider has previous knowledge of the track and is...

Fiat Yamaha on the road

14 June 2008 by SamRelf

Just saw these guys on my way home from work today, wonder where their heading?

Video: James Toseland Catalunya video diary

13 June 2008 by Angus Farquhar

James Toseland took a hard-fought sixth place at the Catalunya GP last weekend and here he talks about his race with ‘Crash’ band-mate Paul. Check out the video to see Toseland chatting in his motorhome after the race.

Snetterton British Superbikes: Ducati meet homologation regulation

13 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Rumours that Ducati would not make the homologation regulation in British Superbikes for units sold in the UK have been quashed today with an official release from the MCRCB. Ducati had to sell at...

Snetterton British Superbikes: Leon Haslam counters on Shane Byrne no-show in free practice two

13 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Leon Haslam set the fastest time of the opening day at round five of the British Superbike Championship at Snetterton, capitalising on a non-appearance from title leader Shane Byrne. The Airwaves...

Nurburgring World Superbikes: Troy Corser fastest again in first qualifying

13 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Troy Corser backed his pace in this morning’s free practice session to take provisional pole with an impressive 1min 57.257 lap this afternoon. The Yamaha Italia rider has clearly gelled with the...

Nurburgring World Supersport: Britain's Craig Jones in provisional second

13 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Britain’s Craig Jones has qualified on the provisional front row after a strong first qualifying session saw him end the day in second spot behind the factory Yamaha R6 of Broc Parkes. Jones is still...

Nurburgring World Supersport: Solid start for Hill in Germany

13 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Tommy Hill admitted that the pace of his rivals came as a bit of a shock in the opening World Supersport free practice session at the Nurburgring this morning. Riding for the first time in seven...

Snetterton British Superbikes: Michael Howarth to sit-out round five

13 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Tena for Men Honda’s British Superbike Cup rider, Michael Howarth, has told MCN he will be sitting-out this weekend’s round at Snetterton after injuring himself in training earlier this week. Howarth,...

Snetterton British Superbikes: Marshall Neill represents SMT Honda

13 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Marshall Neill has been drafted in by the SMT Honda squad to replace the still-injured Adam Jenkinson for this weekend’s British Superbike round at Snetterton, and round six at Mallory Park in a...

Snetterton British Superbikes: Shane Byrne tops first session

13 June 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbike Championship leader, Shane Byrne, has set the fastest time of the first session for this weekend’s fifth round of the season at Snetterton. Running with the 175kg weight penalty in...

Nurburgring World Superbike: First blood to Troy Corser

13 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Troy Corser set the fastest time in this morning’s rain hit first practice session at the Nurburgring, in Germany. Corser was one of a handful of riders that elected to switch to slick tyres on the...

Nurburgring World Supersport: Broc Parkes dominant in first practice

13 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Yamaha’s Broc Parkes used his previous knowledge of the Nurburgring circuit to dominate the opening rain affected Supersport free practice session. From the opening minutes the Australian set the...

Garry McCoy and SC Triumph forced out of Nurburgring race

13 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Garry McCoy and his SC Triumph World Supersport team have been forced to withdraw from the German round of the championship at the Nurburgring this weekend due to a shortage of parts. After a...

Ben Spies talks British MotoGP ride

12 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies has spoken about his forthcoming Suzuki MotoGP debut at the British MotoGP on June 22, 2008. The reigning American superbike champion has been called up to replace injured Italian Loris...

Valentino Rossi warns young riders over safety

12 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has warned young riders to be more safety conscious after recent incidents in Mugello and Barcelona. The seven-times world champion, who sits on the MotoGP Safety Commission, has...

Carlos Checa joins elite few with Nurburgring track knowledge

12 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa is one of a small number of riders who will bring previous track knowledge of the Nurburgring circuit to this weekends seventh round of the World Superbike championship. Checa joins...

Scott Nicholls diary: Hectic travelling between Eastbourne and Poland

12 June 2008 by Macalister Bryan

After a couple of days off, it was back into the normal hectic schedule of the season. I was in Poland on Friday for a re-arranged fixture. It was a bit of a disaster as my Polish motorbike problems...

Carlos Checa Confident ahead of Nurburgring race

12 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa heads into this weekend’s round seven of the World Superbike Championship in Nurburgring in determined mood after taking a double victory last time out in the USA. Before that Checa had...

Win a pair of VIP tickets to see Airwaves Ducati at Snetterton

12 June 2008 by MCN Sportsdesk

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR ENTRIES, THE WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. Want to watch Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and Leon Camier Kick Up A Gear at the next round of the British...

Sete Gibernau to make Ducati comeback

12 June 2008 by Matthew Birt

Sete Gibernau will step out of retirement to test Ducati’s 2009 prototype machine in Mugello next week. The Spaniard quit at the end of 2006 after winning nine MotoGP races and twice finishing...

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