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Bradley Smith samples ‘awesome’ Laguna Seca

Matthew Birt, 16 April 2013 16:30

Bradley Smith got his first chance to experience the unique Corkscrew section at Laguna Seca recently when he rode a Yamaha R1 to learn the technical and challenging California track ahead of his first MotoGP race there in July. Smith flew out to take part in a Yamaha Champions Riding School and the two-day experience gave the Oxfordshire rider the ...

Video: Honda TT Legends 2013 preview

MCN, 16 April 2013 08:43

With the Endurance World Championship just around the corner, Honda TT Legends have produced a preview of their third year in the championsip ahead of this weekend's opening round, the Bol d'Or, at Magny-Cours. Check out the team's 2013 preparation in their own words.

BSB Race 1: Shakey storms to race one victory

Simon Patterson, 14 April 2013 14:27

Shane Byrne stormed to victory in the first race at Thruxton, after holding off a late push from Tyco Suzuki racer Josh Brookes. After Alex Lowes led early on, Byrne overtook on lap two, pulling away from the group and taking Lowes with him, gapping over a second over third placed Chris Walker. Title contender Brookes, originally in third dropped ...

WSS Aragon: Lowes in control on opening day at Aragon, but expecting big race battle

Michael Guy, 12 April 2013 20:10

Sam Lowes dominated the opening qualifying session at Aragon today, despite still suffering the effects of a badly sprained left wrist sustained in testing last week. The Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha rider set a lap time that was not only 0.463s clear of his nearest rival, but a time faster than the outright best Supersport lap of the Aragon circuit.Speaking to ...

Aragon WSB: Laverty from Davies in first qualifying, Camier injured

Michael Guy, 12 April 2013 18:23

Factory Aprilia man Eugene Laverty stole provisional pole position from his friend and rival Chaz Davies on his final lap of qualifying at Aragon today. The current championship leader posted a 1:58.548 best to move ahead of Davies after overcoming a number of small electronic issues during this morning Free practice session and this afternoons qualifying.Speaking to MCN, he said: ...

Jerry Burgess: We need to improve to challenge Jorge Lorenzo

Matthew Birt, 12 April 2013 09:51

Valentino Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess believes Jorge Lorenzo’s dominant victory in the opening MotoGP round in Qatar last Sunday was proof of how much Rossi has to improve to consistently battle with the Spaniard for victories in 2013. Lorenzo might have made the perfect start to the defence of his crown with a runaway success at the Losail International ...

Yamaha boss: Jorge Lorenzo a ‘winning machine’

Matthew Birt, 11 April 2013 10:40

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis reckons reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo is a ‘winning machine’ after the Spaniard’s brilliant start to the defence of his crown in Qatar last weekend. The 25-year-old recorded an emphatic start-to-finish victory at the Losail International Circuit to make the perfect start to his bid for a third premier class crown. Lorenzo was never in any ...

Bradley Smith vows to learn from Qatar error

Matthew Birt, 10 April 2013 12:09

Bradley Smith has vowed to learn from the early mistake that ended his MotoGP debut in Qatar after just five laps. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider was pushing to move back inside the top 10 when he lost the front-end of his YZR-M1 machine at Turn 7. Smith said: “We changed the bike from the warm-up to the race ...

Qatar MotoGP: Espargaro beats Redding to Moto2 win

Matthew Birt, 07 April 2013 19:04

2012 Moto2 runner up Pol Espargaro kicked off 2013 in style with victory in Qatar after a race long battle with Brit Scott Redding. It was Takaaki Nakagami who took the lead early in the race, but the Japanese rider was unable to hold off Redding and Espargaro midway through the race. Redding took the lead with 15 laps remaining ...

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne wins season opener

Liam Marsden, 07 April 2013 13:09

Reigning champion Shane Byrne started the 2013 season where he finished 2012 with victory at Brands Hatch. Byrne got a good start from pole position ahead of Samsung Honda rider Alex Lowes. Josh Brookes led the for the mid portion of the race but the Australian was unable to hold off Byrne at his favourite circuit. John Kirkham continued his ...