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Neukirchner: "It's good to be back at Honda"

Michael Guy, 14 October 2009 13:07

New Ten Kate Honda signing Max Neukirchner maintains he is back to fitness and is set to get his first ride on the CBR1000RR Superbike in a two day test at the Parkalgar circuit after the final round of the championship. The 26 year old German will return to Honda following time onboard a Pedercini Ducati in 2006 and three ...

James Toseland to test R1 WSB bike in Portimao?

Matthew Birt, 14 October 2009 09:35

James Toseland looks certain to make his Yamaha World Superbike debut before the end of the month, MCN can reveal. The British rider is hotly-tipped to make a shock R1 appearance at the Portimao test session due to take place immediately after the final race in Portugal on October 25. Toseland is expected to dash back from competing in the ...

Suzuki deny engine crisis

Matthew Birt, 09 October 2009 13:55

Suzuki has denied it will be the first factory to fall foul of new engine reliability rules in the MotoGP world championship. Factory boss Paul Denning denied rumours that both Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen were rapidly running out of GSV-R engines because of major reliability issues. Under rules introduced to save costs from the Brno GP onwards, a rider ...

Suzuki delay Chris Vermeulen’s Kawasaki WSB debut

Matthew Birt, 09 October 2009 13:45

Suzuki will not give special permission for Aussie rider Chris Vermeulen to make his Kawasaki World Superbike debut before the end of the MotoGP season. Kawasaki will test immediately after the final WSB round in Portimao on October 25 and had requested that Vermeulen make his debut on the ZX-10R. Vermeulen would be available for the test with it falling ...

Chris Vermeulen admits Ducati concern

Matthew Birt, 08 October 2009 14:20

Chris Vermeulen has admitted he was worried about joining Ducati in MotoGP next season because of the difficulty in matching compatriot Casey Stoner’s results. Confident he would not be another high-profile victim of Ducati’s fickle Desmosedici, Vermeuelen still opted to reject a chance to join the Pramac satellite squad, instead signing a two-year deal with Kawasaki’s World Superbike effort. Asked ...

Aleix Espargaro to land permanent Ducati deal?

Matthew Birt, 05 October 2009 09:56

Spaniard Aleix Espargaro looks certain to be rewarded with a permanent Ducati MotoGP deal for 2010 after impressing as a replacement rider in Indianapolis and Misano earlier this season. Espargaro is expected to be confirmed as Mika Kallio’s team-mate in the satellite Pramac Ducati squad. The Spaniard impressed Ducati and Pramac bosses when he deputised for Finnish rider Kallio when ...

Estoril MotoGP results: Lorenzo wins, Stoner takes second

MCN, 04 October 2009 16:54

Team mates Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi started the race together but Lorenzo soon opened up a gap between the two riders. Rossi finished 23 seconds behind Lorenzo which left the Italian off the podium. Casey Stoner was second, with Dani Pedrosa taking third. Results:1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 2 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA ...

Chris Vermeulen signs Kawasaki World Superbike deal

Matthew Birt, 02 October 2009 18:21

Aussie Chris Vermeulen has signed a two-year deal to ride for Kawasaki in the 2010 World Superbike championship. As was widely expected, the current factory Suzuki rider penned his deal in Estoril today at the start of the Portuguese MotoGP clash. Vermeulen met Kawasaki boss Ichiro Yoda in Estoril last night to finalise details of his contract that will see ...

James Toseland loses MotoGP ride

Matthew Birt, 17 September 2009 13:17

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 to the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad where he will join fellow Texan Colin Edwards next season in an all-American team. According to MCN sources, Toseland’s departure ...

Loris Capirossi confident Suzuki can improve

Matthew Birt, 14 September 2009 13:56

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 a consistent rostrum challenger in 2009 after an impressive pre-season, signed a new one-year deal in Indianapolis recently. And despite Suzuki seemingly falling further behind ...