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Daytona 200: BMW's Richard Cooper finishes fifth

MCN, 11 March 2008 15:21

Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport were celebrating after the Daytona 200 at the weekend as Britain’s Richard Cooper and team-mate Brian Parriott finished a sensational fifth and sixth. And with Attack Kawasaki’s Chaz Davies winning the race, Cooper was the second Brit in the top six. Both riders had heart-stopping moments on the opening lap, with Parriott crashing, but each brushed ...

THINK! competition winner reports from Donington Park

MCN, 11 October 2007 17:12

MCN THINK! competition winner, Tim Pritchard was lucky enough to report from the British Superbikes round at Donington Park and came face to face with some racing legends. Read Tim's report here: And so it was that having entered and won the THINK! competition, myself and fellow photographer, Rob Brookes found ourselves at Donington Park for the British Superbike Championships as “reporters”. ...

BSB in Glasgow

MCN, 11 June 2007 11:18

The stars of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship roar into George Square in Glasgow with a show-stopping performance on Wednesday June 27 as they warm up for the Knockhill round of the series the following Sunday.There will be a strong Scottish presence including Scottish motorcycling legend and three-time British Superbike champion, Niall MacKenzie, former British Supersport champion Stuart Easton and ...

Podium man Plater on Le Mans

MCN, 23 April 2007 14:13

Steve Plater took a brilliant third at Le Mans on Sunday, top Brit in the 24-hour race. Here’s how he saw it. “It was a bit of an up and down race because we had to play catch-up after the first two hours. We tested a new fuel warning light pre-season which tells the rider there is five litres of ...

Lorenzo starts 250cc defence with a win

MCN, 10 March 2007 14:52

Jorge Lorenzo has begun his 250cc championship defence with a comfortable win in Qatar, from Alex de Angelis and Hector Barbera Barbera had a hard duel with Thomas Luthi, who finished fourth after leading from the start on his debut in the class. Andrea Dovizioso finished fifth from Roberto Locatalli. Meanwhile KTM rider Mika Kallio pulled out in the final ...

Strijbos wins Hawkstone MX

MCN, 07 March 2007 08:57

Team Suzuki's Kevin Strijbos won both MX1 motos at a soaking, windy and cold Hawkstone Park to give the Belgian-based team their first victory of the pre-season internationals and christen the 2007 RM-Z450 in the best way possible. The 21-year-old Belgian followed World Championship rivals Josh Coppins and Ken de Dycker in the first moto around the chilly and blustery ...

Donington Park sold

MCN, 05 February 2007 11:14

The landscape of who owns what in British racing changed dramatically this morning.An announcement has been made that Donington Park racetrack has been sold by the long-time owners the Wheatcroft family to a consortium of investors.The newly-formed Donington Ventures Leisure Limited has bought the entire 80-hectare site of the track, and a further surrounding 220 hectares of land,.It is a ...

World Endurance teams

MCN, 29 January 2007 11:03

There are just two British riders among the 17 teams that make up the permanent entry list for this year’s World Endurance championship. North West 200 double-winner and Macau GP winner Steve Plater is in the factory Kawasaki France team on a ZX10 while former Crescent Suzuki rider James Hutchins lines up on the 666 Diablo Kawasaki.Top British-based team Phase One ...

Lady In White dies

MCN, 15 January 2007 10:50

Gwen Crellin, better known as the ‘Lady in White’ in the Isle of Man, has died at the age of 89. Given the nickname by 10-time TT winner Giacomo Agostini, she was a marshall for many years, headed a number of fundraisers on the Island. In 1994 Crellin received an MBE for her services to the IoM community and in ...

Thai Racer in GPs

MCN, 20 December 2006 16:30

Rookie Ratthapark Wilairot will make history by being the first Thai rider to race full-time in the GP world championship next season. Wilairot has signed a deal to race in the world 250 championship with the Spanish outfit Stop And Go Racing Team. A deal was signed between Stop and Go Racing and A.P. Honda in Bangkok today and Wilairot ...