July

Year: 2009

Month: July

BSB Mallory Park: Race 2 results

19 July 2009 by Phil Wain

Leon Camier has won a rain hit second British Superbike race at Mallory Park this afternoon to maintain his Championship lead. The race was held in torrential rain and was ultimately red flagged...

BSB Mallory Park: Riders and team managers fuming after crash

19 July 2009 by Phil Wain

Riders and team managers are still fuming after the incident in today’s opening British Superbike race at Mallory Park when Josh Brookes triggered a crash that saw six of the leading runners...

German MotoGP results: Rossi wins after clash with Lorenzo

19 July 2009 by MCN

Valentino Rossi defended his world title successfully at the Sachsenring beating his team mate Jorge Lorenzo by just over a tenth of a second. Rossi and Lorenzo left the pack behind by the 13th...

BSB Mallory Park: Race 1 results

19 July 2009 by Phil Wain

James Ellison has taken a dramatic victory in today’s first British Superbike race at Mallory Park in one of the most controversial races in the premier class’ history. The red flag came out on the...

German MotoGP 125 & 250 results

19 July 2009 by MCN

Julian Simon followed on from his strong practice and qualifying to take victory in the 125 class of the German Moto GP. Bradley Smith was unable to finish after two crashes, leaving Danny Webb to be...

BSB Mallory Park: Sunday Morning warm-up

19 July 2009 by Phil Wain

Tommy Hill topped the times in a slightly damp warm-up session at Mallory Park this morning where, with spots of rain in the air, lap times were three seconds down initially from those set in...

Meeting Tommy Hill at Mallory Park

19 July 2009 by Dazzler918

Go Tommy! From Dazzler and fan club Bromwyn & Skye

German MotoGP: Nicky Hayden says thanks and sorry to Niccolo Canepa

18 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden apologised to rookie Niccolo Canepa after a bizarre incident during a rain-lashed Sachsenring MotoGP qualifying this afternoon. Pushing to try and claim his first Ducati front row start,...

BSB Mallory Park : Qualifying results

18 July 2009 by Phil Wain

Leon Camier extended his run of British Superbike pole positions to five when he again took first place in this afternoon’s qualifying session at Mallory Park. The 22-year old overcame engine problems...

German MotoGP: Casey Stoner saves strength for race

18 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner admitted he sacrificed the chance to claim a 17th MotoGP pole position to conserve energy ahead of tomorrow’s German GP at the Sachsenring. The factory Ducati rider settled for third...

German MotoGP: James Toseland ‘gutted’ with 14th

18 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland admitted he was ‘gutted’ to have qualified down in a lowly 14th place at a rain-lashed Sachsenring today. The British rider finishd just 0.4s off the top six a qualifying session for...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi takes pole at soaked Sachsenring

18 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi produced a stunning last lap to snatch pole position in atrocious conditions for tomorrow’s German MotoGP race at the Sachsenring. The 30-year-old Italian, looking to extend his...

BSB: Walker - happy to be back at Mallory

18 July 2009 by Phil Wain

After a tough start to the 2009 British Superbike season, Chris Walker has enjoyed a resurgence in form of late and that shows no signs of slowing down at Mallory Park this weekend. The...

BSB Mallory : Brogan enjoying Superbike outing

18 July 2009 by Phil Wain

Reigning National Superstock champion Steve Brogan has been making steady progress so far this weekend at Mallory as he has his first Superbike outing since 2005. Brogan, deputising for the injured...

BSB Mallory Park: Free practice report

18 July 2009 by Phil Wain

Tommy Hill again set the pace for Sunday’s British Superbike round at Mallory Park, topping the third and final free practice session just as he had done throughout the opening day. The 24-year old...

German MotoGP: Bradley Smith splashes to front row

18 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith will start the German 125GP from second on the grid after a rain-lashed qualifying session at the Sachsenring this afternoon. The Oxfordshire rider clocked a best lap of 1.39.686 to...

German MotoGP: Casey Stoner fast but fatigued again

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner might have set the fastest time in opening practice for this weekend’s German MotoGP race, but the Aussie is still struggling with the chronic fatigue that has drastically slowed him...

German MotoGP: Nicky Hayden gains more confidence

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden’s sudden upsurge in confidence continued in Germany today, the American enjoying another positive outing on Ducati’s factory GP9. Having scored a season best fifth place in Laguna Seca...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi confident of front row

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi is confident he can claim a crucial place on the front row of the grid from the German MotoGP after he ended opening practice in third place. Rossi is desperate to...

German MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen high-side pics

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

These pictures show just how lucky Aussie Chris Vermeulen was to walk away from a spectacular high-side at the end of today’s rain-hit opening practice session at the German MotoGP. The Aussie lost...

Hill and Suzuki top first Mallory BSB practice

17 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

It’s early days, but Tommy Hill topping the first BSB practice session at Mallory Park on his Worx Suzuki debut made everyone sit up and take notice. Hill led most of the session and finished up 0.31s...

Guy Martin wins Southern 100 ‘championship’ race

17 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Guy Martin finally got the better of Ryan Farquhar in yesterday’s third and final day of racing at the on the 4.25mile Billown road course near Castletown. Martin’s Hydrex Honda crossed the line in...

German MotoGP: Error adds to Chris Vermeulen’s injury woes

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Chris Vermeuelen suffered another big injury blow in Germany today when he crashed heavily at the end of opening free practice at the Sachsenring. The Aussie, who is still struggling to shake off...

German MotoGP: James Toseland upbeat despite lowly finish

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

British rider James Toseland was in upbeat mood at the Sachsenring this afternoon despite finishing a weather-hit opening practice session down in 14th place. Toseland’s best lap of 1.24.317 was only...

German MotoGP: Casey Stoner fastest in mixed conditions

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner cast aside lingering doubts about his fitness to top the timesheets in the opening practice session for Sunday’s German MotoGP race at the Sachsenring today. The Aussie’s best lap of...

Donington WSB

17 July 2009 by LINDA WATSON

We had a great weekend at Donington Park WSB. All the riders we met were lovely.

German MotoGP: Bradley Smith third in storm-lashed practice

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

British teenager Bradley Smith set the third best time in an opening 125GP practice session disrupted by stormy weather at the Sachsenring today. The session started under grey and gloomy skies but...

German MotoGP: James Toseland gets electronics boost

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland’s hopes of a strong weekend in the German MotoGP have been boosted by the arrival of new electronics for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1 rider. Toseland and American team-mate Colin...

German MotoGP: Mystery surrounds Casey Stoner health issues

16 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Mystery continues to surround the cause of Casey Stoner’s current health problems after the Aussie denied suffering from mild anaemia on the eve of this weekend’s German MotoGP clash at the...

WSB Test Imola: Rea on top after blitzing final session

16 July 2009 by Michael Guy

Jonathan Rea finished the two day official Superbike test at the top of the leader board after overhauling the previously dominant Michel Fabrizio in the final minutes off the test. Rea completed a...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi sad to see Sete Gibernau depart

16 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has spoken of his sadness at seeing former great foe Sete Gibernau forced out of MotoGP by the sudden departure of the Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati team. Gibernau’s squad withdrew...

German MotoGP: Nicky Hayden satisfied with Ducati progress

16 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

American Nicky Hayden has talked of his satisfaction at finally making some big progress on Ducati’s fickle factory GP9 machine. The Kentucky rider has finished eighth and fifth in the last two...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi expects renewed Dani Pedrosa threat

16 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP world championship leader Valentino Rossi is anticipating a renewed challenge from Dani Pedrosa after the Spaniard ended Honda’s worst losing streak for nearly three decades in America earlier...

German MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa gets new Honda engine

16 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

American MotoGP winner Dani Pedrosa will assess a new Honda RC212V motor in practice for the German GP at the Sachsenring this weekend. The Spaniard, who ended a 13-month victory drought in Laguna...

WSB test Imola: Neukirchner confirmed with four fractured Vertebra

16 July 2009 by Michael Guy

$WSB test Imola: Neukirchner confirmed with four fractured Vertebra$

Max Neukirchner could be out for the remainder of the 2009 season following confirmation that he has fractured four vertebras when he crashed his Alstare Suzuki GSXR1000 this morning. The 26 year old...

Farquhar wins 600cc races at Southern 100

16 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Ryan Farquhar took the Senior and 600cc race wins at the Southern 100 yesterday evening, to add the 1000cc victory he scored on Tuesday night. The Dungannon-based Kawasaki privateer has now beaten...