German MotoGP 2016

James Toseland at Thunder Road

James Toseland at Thunder Road

Met James Toseland at Thunder road today. What an absolutely lovely man. He had plenty of time for my daughters and all of his fans.

Yamaha coy on James Toseland departure

Yamaha coy on James Toseland departure

Yamaha MotoGP boss Lin Jarvis has denied a final decision on James Toseland’s future has been taken. Although it seems certain World Superbike star Ben Spies has agreed to join fellow Texan Colin...

James Toseland loses MotoGP ride

James Toseland loses MotoGP ride

James Toseland is likely to make a swift but reluctant return to World Superbikes in 2010 after losing his MotoGP ride. World Superbike sensation Ben Spies has opted to quit World Superbikes and move...

Wayne Rainey: Yamaha’s 2009 YZR-M1 is best GP bike ever

Wayne Rainey: Yamaha’s 2009 YZR-M1 is best GP bike ever

Yamaha legend Wayne Rainey reckons Valentino Rossi’s current YZR-M1 800cc machine is arguably the greatest MotoGP bike ever built. This year’s factory Yamaha has firmly established itself as the...

Valentino Rossi looking for error free finish

Valentino Rossi looking for error free finish

Valentino Rossi is determined to eradicate some of the crucial mistakes that have dogged him in 2009 as he prepares to wrap up a ninth world title. With just four races of the campaign remaining in...

Honda to offer higher spec lease machines in 2010

Honda to offer higher spec lease machines in 2010

Honda will give its independent teams the chance to lease an RC212V machine almost identical to the spec run by its factory team in 2010 to help them survive the worldwide economic crisis. In a bid to...

Valentino Rossi: 'I won’t race without JB'

Valentino Rossi: 'I won’t race without JB'

Valentino Rossi will only continue racing in the MotoGP world championship as long as legendary engineer Jerry Burgess agrees to continue at the helm of his factory Yamaha crew. Since they first...

Eddie Lawson: Yamaha now best MotoGP machine

Eddie Lawson: Yamaha now best MotoGP machine

American legend Eddie Lawson reckons Yamaha’s YZR-M1 is now comfortably the best MotoGP bike on the grid. Fiat Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have won nine out of 13 races so far in 2009...

Suzuki switch is ‘big risk’ admits Alvaro Bautista

Suzuki switch is ‘big risk’ admits Alvaro Bautista

Alvaro Bautista admitted he is taking a ‘big risk’ by signing a two-year deal with Suzuki’s factory MotoGP squad. But the Spaniard said the only way he can become a big premier class player is to ride...

Having a great time at Laguna Seca

Having a great time at Laguna Seca

Me and the good lady at Laguna Seca this year and pretending to ride the cork screw. Meeting JT was great, a real gentleman. Plus Paul & Bec with MCN on the Laguna stand.

LCR Honda to run Hiroshi Aoyama in 2010?

LCR Honda to run Hiroshi Aoyama in 2010?

Lucio Cecchinello’s satellite Honda squad could be expanded to a two-rider effort in 2010. Already committed to run one RC212V next season, likely to be for current rider Randy de Puniet, it is...

Caffe Latte abandons MotoGP plan

Caffe Latte abandons MotoGP plan

Thomas Luthi’s hopes of a shock MotoGP move are over after his Caffe Latte Aprilia 250GP squad abandoned plans to switch to the premier class in 2010. The Swiss outfit had confirmed its intention to...

Loris Capirossi confident Suzuki can improve

Loris Capirossi confident Suzuki can improve

Loris Capirossi believes he can still make Suzuki a potent MotoGP force – even though a factory GSV-R hasn’t been on the podium for 13 months. The veteran Italian, who confidently boasted he would be...

Jerry Burgess: ‘Valentino continues to amaze me’

Jerry Burgess: ‘Valentino continues to amaze me’

Valentino Rossi’s legendary crew chief Jerry Burgess believes the reigning world champion is riding better than ever in 2009. Even though Rossi has won over 100 Grand Prix races and been racing in the...

Colin Edwards doubts James Toseland’s MotoGP future

Colin Edwards doubts James Toseland’s MotoGP future

Colin Edwards has added to the major doubt about James Toseland’s MotoGP future by admitting the British rider is unlikely to be his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team-mate in 2010. Edwards has agreed a new...

Donington appoints Wembley & O2 Arena whip-cracker

Donington appoints Wembley & O2 Arena whip-cracker

Donington has appointed the woman credited with turning around struggling building projects at Wembley stadium and the Millennium Dome to ensure the changes are completed in time for next July’s F1...

Rossi at Misano

Rossi at Misano

My husband and I went to the race at San Marino last sunday. Luckily we had a paddock pass and went and stood by Rossi’s motor home waiting for him to come out. fter waiting for about an hour, the...

Brno 2009

Brno 2009

Sarah and myself (Nick Eady) at Brno this year.

MOTO GP, MISANO 2009

MOTO GP, MISANO 2009

Misano September 2009. What a weekend. My Idol, Mr James Toseland.

MotoGP Misano results

MotoGP Misano results

1 Valentino ROSSI Fiat Yamaha Team 2 Jorge LORENZO Fiat Yamaha Team  3 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team  4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Repsol Honda Team  5 Loris CAPIROSSI Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 6 Toni ELIAS San...

MotoGP Misano: 125 and 250 results

MotoGP Misano: 125 and 250 results

125 results 1 Julian SIMON SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia   2 Nicolas TEROL SPA Jack & Jones Team Aprilia 3 Bradley SMITH GBR Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 4 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Red Bull KTM...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Lorenzo wins, Rossi and Pedrosa crash

Indianapolis MotoGP: Lorenzo wins, Rossi and Pedrosa crash

Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo has won the Indianapolis MotoGP race after team-mate Valentino Rossi and fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa crashed out. Pedrosa crashed out of the lead early on in the race...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Espargaro takes first ever win

Indianapolis MotoGP: Espargaro takes first ever win

Derbi Racing team rider Pol Espargaro has taken his first ever race win at the Indianapolis GP ahead of Britain’s Bradley Smith. Espargaro crossed the line 0.120 seconds ahead of Smith, with Fontana...

Indy MotoGP: James Toseland in dark over future

Indy MotoGP: James Toseland in dark over future

James Toseland has told MCN in Indianapolis today that he is still waiting for news on whether he will be retained by the Tech 3 Yamaha squad in 2010. Toseland’s future has been the subject of...

Indy MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen determined to stay in MotoGP

Indy MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen determined to stay in MotoGP

Axed factory Suzuki rider Chris Vermeulen has spoken of his determination to stay in the MotoGP world championship in 2010. Vermeulen, who remains Suzuki’s only four-stroke MotoGP winner, will be...

Indy MotoGP: Valentino Rossi saves engine life

Indy MotoGP: Valentino Rossi saves engine life

Valentino Rossi reckons his decision to spend over 20 minutes in the pits during practice in Indianapolis today could become a common sight when new engine restrictions come into force in MotoGP next...

Indy MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa tops rain-lashed practice

Indy MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa tops rain-lashed practice

Dani Pedrosa splashed his way to the fastest time in MotoGP practice as the bad weather curse struck the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway again today. A year after the inaugural Indy MotoGP clash...

Indy MotoGP: Bradley Smith third quickest in 125GP practice

Indy MotoGP: Bradley Smith third quickest in 125GP practice

Bradley Smith made a positive start to the Indianapolis GP weekend today, the Aspar Aprilia rider clocking the third best time in opening practice. Smith logged a best time of 1.50.878 in the final...

Indy MotoGP: Loris Capirossi rejected shock Ducati approach

Indy MotoGP: Loris Capirossi rejected shock Ducati approach

Loris Capirossi has confirmed he rejected a surprise late approach from Ducati after his new Suzuki deal was announced in Indianapolis. Capirossi confirmed to MCN yesterday that he was approached...

Indy MotoGP: No new tactics from Jorge Lorenzo

Indy MotoGP: No new tactics from Jorge Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo insists he won’t radically overhaul his race tactics in a bid to end a succession of deflating defeats to factory Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi. Lorenzo has failed to beat Rossi in...

Indy MotoGP: Colin Edwards hopeful Yamaha want him for 2010

Indy MotoGP: Colin Edwards hopeful Yamaha want him for 2010

Colin Edwards is confident he remains part of Yamaha’s MotoGP plans for the 2010 world championship. The Texan has yet to secure a deal with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad for next season while he...

Indy MotoGP: Nicky Hayden unfazed by Ducati rumours

Indy MotoGP: Nicky Hayden unfazed by Ducati rumours

Nicky Hayden reckons he’s not letting the constant speculation surrounding who Ducati might sign in 2010 worry him ahead of this weekend’s Indianapolis MotoGP race. Ducati has already tried and failed...

Indy MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa approached by Ducati

Indy MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa approached by Ducati

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa is in negotiation with Ducati about a 2010 deal after the Bologna factory lost out on capturing fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo. With nobody seemingly certain that Aussie...

Indy MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo right to turn down Ducati says Valentino Rossi

Indy MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo right to turn down Ducati says Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi believes Jorge Lorenzo was right to shun the offer of a multi-million deal to switch to Ducati next season. Lorenzo will remain alongside the 30-year-old in Yamaha’s factory team...

Indy MotoGP: Suzuki delighted to keep Loris Capirossi

Indy MotoGP: Suzuki delighted to keep Loris Capirossi

Suzuki boss Paul Denning has spoken of his delight at clinching a new deal with Loris Capirossi but also of his sadness at releasing Chris Vermeulen. Capirossi will partner Spaniard Alvaro Bautista on...

Indy MotoGP: Loris Capirossi confirms new Suzuki deal

Indy MotoGP: Loris Capirossi confirms new Suzuki deal

Veteran Italian Loris Capirossi will partner rookie Alvaro Bautista in Suzuki’s factory MotoGP squad next season. As was revealed by MCN last week, the Japanese factory confirmed Capirossi has signed...