September

Croft British Superbikes: Camier takes second BSB win

Croft British Superbikes: Camier takes second BSB win

Leon Camier has taken the win in the first race at the Croft round of the British Superbike championship. The Airwaves Ducati rider didn’t get a great star, going sixth in to the first corner, but he...

Croft British Superbikes: Cal Crutchlow pole reaction

Croft British Superbikes: Cal Crutchlow pole reaction

Cal Crutchlow has admitted he was as surprised as anyone when he scored his third pole of the season at Croft, his second BSB pole at the North Yorkshire circuit in consecutive years. Crutchlow set a...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Casey Stoner hampered by wrist injury

Indianapolis MotoGP: Casey Stoner hampered by wrist injury

Casey Stoner admitted his left wrist injury is causing him major problems in Indianapolis as he saw his run of seven successive pole positions ended by Valentino Rossi. The Aussie qualified second on...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Danny Webb claims brilliant front row

Indianapolis MotoGP: Danny Webb claims brilliant front row

British teenager Danny Webb claimed only the second front row start of his 125GP career today with a brilliant performance in Indianapolis. The Aprilia rider will start tomorrow’s race from fourth...

Indianapolis MotoGP: James Toseland rues set-up mistake

Indianapolis MotoGP: James Toseland rues set-up mistake

James Toseland blamed a late set-up mistake for costing him the chance to record a second row grid position for tomorrow’s MotoGP debut at the famous Indianapolis circuit. The Tech 3 Yamaha rider was...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Webb secures front row start

Indianapolis MotoGP: Webb secures front row start

British rider Danny Webb has equaled his best qualifying position in GPs by securing fourth place and a front row start for the Indianapolis 125GP. The DeGraaf Aprilia rider came home just over half a...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Eugene Laverty ruled out of 250GP

Indianapolis MotoGP: Eugene Laverty ruled out of 250GP

Irish rider Eugene Laverty has been ruled out of tomorrow’s Indy 250GP after a massive high-side crash in this afternoon’s final qualifying session. The Blusens Aprilia rider was brought crashing back...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Nicky Hayden just misses front row

Indianapolis MotoGP: Nicky Hayden just misses front row

Home favourite Nicky Hayden was denied a front row start for tomorrow’s Indianapolis MotoGP debut by just 0.094s. The Repsol Honda rider will start the 28-lap race, just three hours from his home in...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Ben Spies qualifies top Suzuki

Indianapolis MotoGP: Ben Spies qualifies top Suzuki

Ben Spies showed Suzuki bosses what they might be missing out on next season after he was the best GSV-R qualifier in Indianapolis today. The American will start his third MotoGP race from fifth place...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Rossi takes pole

Indianapolis MotoGP: Rossi takes pole

Valentino Rossi pushed aside all concerns over the new Indianapolis MotoGP track to take an impressive pole position for sunday’s race. The torrential rain conditions from Friday blew away leaving the...

Croft British Superbikes: Tom Sykes needing front-end feel

Croft British Superbikes: Tom Sykes needing front-end feel

In-form Rizla Suzuki rider Tom Sykes says he’ll need to fine-tune the front-end setup of his GSX-R1000 tomorrow if he is to continue his impressive run of BSB results. Sykes has only been off the...

Croft British Superbikes: Dental dilemma for Shane Byrne

Croft British Superbikes: Dental dilemma for Shane Byrne

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne will start from third on the grid for tomorrow’s British Superbike races despite carrying injuries picked up in yesterday’s crash and losing his replacement teeth during...

Croft British Supersport: Hudson Kennaugh pole

Croft British Supersport: Hudson Kennaugh pole

Hudson Kennaugh has taken his third pole position of the season at Croft for round ten of the British Supersport Championship. Kennaugh, who lies second in the standings behind Glen Richards, set a...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Toni Elias tops final practice

Indianapolis MotoGP: Toni Elias tops final practice

Toni Elias continued his surprise resurgence in Indianapolis this morning as he topped the final practice session in vastly improved weather conditions. Having claimed successive podium finishes in...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Storms threaten Indy race

Indianapolis MotoGP: Storms threaten Indy race

Thunderstorms forecast for Sunday have placed the inaugural Indianapolis MotoGP under serious threat after Valentino Rossi confirmed the race would be abandoned in torrential rain. Rossi said a repeat...

Croft British Superbikes: Cal Crutchlow scores career fourth pole

Croft British Superbikes: Cal Crutchlow scores career fourth pole

Cal Crutchlow has backed up his fine Croft pole from 2007 with Rizla Suzuki with another first position British Superbike start tomorrow. The HM Plant Honda rider posted a best lap of 1.20.386, over a...

Practice makes perfect

Practice makes perfect

A days practice at croft (12th sept) did not go too well for some riders!

Croft British Superbikes: HM Plant Honda head FP3

Croft British Superbikes: HM Plant Honda head FP3

HM Plant Honda team-mates Leon Haslam and Cal Crutchlow have topped this morning’s final British Superbike practice session in damp conditions at Croft. Heavy rain overnight has meant a drying track...

Croft British Superbikes: Tom Sykes desperate to impress at home round

Croft British Superbikes: Tom Sykes desperate to impress at home round

Tom Sykes set the fastest time of Free Practice 2  on the first day at Croft British Superbikes despite crashing out of the first session in the morning. Sykes crashed at the fast Tower corner but...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Eugene Laverty on provisional front row

Indianapolis MotoGP: Eugene Laverty on provisional front row

Irish rider Eugene Laverty produced a brilliant display of wet weather riding to claim a place on the provisional front row of the grid for Sunday’s Indianapolis 250GP. In appalling conditions for...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Toni Elias signs for Gresini Honda?

Indianapolis MotoGP: Toni Elias signs for Gresini Honda?

Plans to run a third factory Kawasaki in 2009 appear to have hit trouble in America with top target Toni Elias heavily rumoured to have signed a deal to rejoin Fausto Gresini’s satellite Honda...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Marco Melandri’s Kawasaki deal to be confirmed

Indianapolis MotoGP: Marco Melandri’s Kawasaki deal to be confirmed

Kawasaki will confirm Marco Melandri as the second rider in its 2009 factory team in Indianapolis this weekend. MCN understands the deal will be announced either today (Saturday) or just before...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Anthony West shines in torrential rain

Indianapolis MotoGP: Anthony West shines in torrential rain

Anthony West might have been axed from Kawasaki’s factory MotoGP squad for 2009, but the Aussie produced a stunning display in Indianapolis to dominate a rain-lashed opening day of free...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Valentino Rossi worried by gloomy forecasts

Indianapolis MotoGP: Valentino Rossi worried by gloomy forecasts

Dire weather forecasts predicting more heavy rain in Indianapolis have seen MotoGP world championship leader Valentino Rossi raise concerns about Sunday’s inaugural Indy clash. The Fiat Yamaha rider...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Casey Stoner third but unhappy

Indianapolis MotoGP: Casey Stoner third but unhappy

Reigning world champion Casey Stoner’s tough period continued on the opening day in Indianapolis today, with the Aussie third fastest but far from happy in treacherous conditions. Stoner walked away...

Indianapolis MotoGP: James Toseland alarmed by grip levels

Indianapolis MotoGP: James Toseland alarmed by grip levels

British rider James Toseland reckons a repeat of the torrential downpours that hit the opening day of practice in Indianapolis during Sunday’s race will make it ‘impossible’ to ride. The Tech 3 Yamaha...

Indianapolis MotoGP: West sets wet provisional pole

Indianapolis MotoGP: West sets wet provisional pole

The new Indianapolis circuit had posed some concerns for a few MotoGP riders before they rode it but despite the torrential rain conditions the track seems to have gone down well, with wet weather...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Scott Redding on provisional front row

Indianapolis MotoGP: Scott Redding on provisional front row

Scott Redding has continued his impressive start to the inaugural Indianapolis race by claiming second on the provisional 125GP grid. The Blusens Aprilia rider once again impressively mastered tricky...

Croft British Superbikes: Shane Byrne crash reaction

Croft British Superbikes: Shane Byrne crash reaction

Shane Byrne will have to wait on a medical in the morning to determine whether or not he will be fit enough to race this weekend. Get all the latest BSB news The championship leader highsided at the...

Croft British Supersport: Hudson Kennaugh on top on day one

Croft British Supersport: Hudson Kennaugh on top on day one

Raceways Yamaha rider Hudson Kennaugh is desperate to keep his British Supersport title bid alive and started round 10 at Croft as he means to go on by setting the fastest lap. Get all the latest BSB...

Indianapolis MotoGP: Anthony West fastest in wet first practice

Indianapolis MotoGP: Anthony West fastest in wet first practice

Axed factory Kawasaki rider Anthony West showed his wet weather prowess this morning to top the timesheets in a rain-hit opening free practice session in Indianapolis. Get all the latest MotoGP...

Croft British Superbikes: Tom Sykes heads rain and crash interrupted FP2

Croft British Superbikes: Tom Sykes heads rain and crash interrupted FP2

Tom Sykes set the fastest lap of the second Free Practice session of the day this afternoon with a time set in the opening minutes before the session was red flagged. Get all the latest BSB...

Croft British Superbikes: Shane Byrne crashes in Free Practice 2

Croft British Superbikes: Shane Byrne crashes in Free Practice 2

British Superbike Championship leader Shane Byrne has highsided his Airwaves Ducati ten minutes into the second 50-minute free practice session of the day. Get all the latest BSB news Byrne, who was...

Perfect day at Donington ruined

Went to my first ever WSB meeting at Donington Park on sunday 7th after buying some paddock passes off ebay. Me and the mrs had an amazing day. Great to get so close and involved in the paddock. Met lifelong hero randy mamola, ron haslam etc. perfect day. UNTIL…. leaving at 4.20 returned to redgate corner where i parked my beloved Aprilia rsv mille and found out it had been stolen. At a total...

Indy MotoGP: Scott Redding splashes to second

Indy MotoGP: Scott Redding splashes to second

British rookie Scott Redding posted the second fastest time in this morning’s opening 125GP practice session at a rain-lashed Indianapolis circuit. Get all the latest MotoGP news On a historic day...

Croft British Superbikes: Shane Byrne starts strong

Croft British Superbikes: Shane Byrne starts strong

Shane Byrne has had the ideal start to what could be his title-clinching race weekend by setting the quickest time in this morning’s first free practice session. Get all the latest BSB news Byrne,...