July

Year: 2010

Month: July

Silverstone WSB: Crutchlow on pole

31 July 2010 by Pierre Galpin

Cal Crutchlow dominated Superpole this afternoon with an impressive 2’04.091 fastest lap in preparation for tomorrow’s WSB race – the time would have placed him fifth on the grid of the MotoGP...

Silverstone WSB: Gino Rea shines on his soil, Sufuoglu third

31 July 2010 by Pierre Galpin

British rider Gino Rea dominated the second Supersport 600 free practice today during WSB’s tenth round at Silverstone. The Honda Intermoto rider, currently seventh in the general standing, eased to...

Silverstone WSB: Crutchlow blitzes first qualifying to take provisional pole

30 July 2010 by Michael Guy

Factory Yamaha man Cal Crutchlow made his intentions for the weekend clear by posting a stunning 2’05.664 lap – 0.342s faster than his closet rival Jonathan Rea. Crutchlow has made a habit of setting...

Silverstone WSB: Rea leads Brit charge in practice

30 July 2010 by Michael Guy

Jonathan Rea led an all British charge at the end of the opening Free Practice session at Silverstone today. The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider was the only man to set a sub 2.07s lap time to finish...

Colin Edwards keen on Ducati WSB deal

30 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards is in talks about a deal to spearhead Ducati’s factory World Superbike effort in 2011. The popular Texan is seriously contemplating a return to World Superbikes for the first time since...

Laguna Seca to stage Moto2 and 125 class in 2011?

30 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Laguna Seca could soon play host to the full MotoGP schedule with plans under discussion to run the Moto2 and 125GP races in California next year. Ever since Laguna Seca returned to the Grand Prix...

Suzuki results damaging for future recruitment

30 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki’s dismal form in 2010 is seriously weakening its bid to attract top talent to its factory effort. Loris Capirossi and Alvaro Bautista have scored just six top ten finishes between them in the...

It’s motorcycle racing. But not as we know it

30 July 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Out in that big wide world of motorcycle racing, some of the biggest events of the year were kicking off. At Laguna Seca Jorge Lorenzo was trouncing his rivals again and Rossi was writing another...

Eddie Lawson: Jorge Lorenzo a worthy champion

29 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP legend Eddie Lawson reckons Jorge Lorenzo will be a worthy new world champion at the end of the 2010 world championship campaign. Even Fiat Yamaha rider Lorenzo has admitted fearing that his...

Andrea Dovizioso eager to see Casey Stoner at Honda

29 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso says he’s fascinated to see how new Honda recruit Casey Stoner will gel with a factory RC212V machine in 2011. The Italian said it would be intriguing to see how the Aussie morphs his...

Monster plan MotoGP expansion

29 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

American energy drink giant Monster is planning to expand its involvement in the MotoGP paddock next season. Monster is close to agreeing a new deal with Herve Poncharal’s Tech 3 Yamaha MotoGP squad,...

Are your Silverstone tickets lost in the post?

28 July 2010 by Guy Procter

MCN would like to hear from you if you’ve bought tickets for this weekend’s WSB round at Silverstone and they haven’t arrived. If you’re still awaiting tickets in the post, please email...

Tech 3 play down Cal Crutchlow approach

28 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Tech 3 Yamaha has denied being at an advanced stage in talks with British rider Cal Crutchlow over a MotoGP switch in 2011. With Ben Spies taking Valentino Rossi’s place in the factory Yamaha squad...

Ducati good enough to win, says Nicky Hayden

28 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Former world champion Nicky Hayden believes Ducati’s factory GP10 is good enough to win races even though it has yet to triumph in 2010. Aussie Casey Stoner told MCN after last weekend’s US MotoGP...

Nicky Hayden hails Jorge Lorenzo’s form

28 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

American Nicky Hayden reckons it is almost impossible to find a weakness in current MotoGP world championship leader Jorge Lorenzo. The Spaniard has obliterated the field in 2010 with six wins in the...

Casey Stoner to make Honda debut at Valencia test

28 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner will make his factory Honda debut immediately after the final race of the season in Valencia. Ducati has agreed to release the Australian to begin testing a factory RC212V machine after...

Ducati expands MotoGP entry for 2011

28 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ducati will expand its involvement in MotoGP to six bikes in 2011. The extra Desmosedici GP11 will be campaigned by Czech Republic rider Karel Abraham. The shock move follows an impressive test...

Pingley's thoughts: Engines

28 July 2010 by Peter Ingley

There has been much discussed in the public domain, behind closed doors and in the media about the ever increasingly sensitive subject of engines in the MotoGP class recently. Regulations were introduced in 2009 at the Czech Grand Prix governing the number of engines for the rest of the season allowing five engines for the final seven Grands Prix and this was further reduced to six engines for the...

Snetterton pics

27 July 2010 by adysmith

Here’s a few pictures I took at Snetteron BSB.

Shorttrack reaches the Peaks

26 July 2010 by MCN Sports Desk

The Pozzani Silkolene Shorttrack Championship climbs up to the Buxton Speedway track in the breathtaking surroundings of the Peak District for round five of the national championship. Local hero and...

Suzuka 8 Hours – hour by hour

26 July 2010 by Tracy Hagen

Hour 1 Yoshimura’s Sakai converts pole into a healthy lead, helped by three slower teams getting off the line sooner than the fastest Hondas. Musashi Honda’s Takahashi and F.C.C. TSR Honda’s...

Kiyonari and Takahashi Perfect at Suzuka

26 July 2010 by Tracy Hagen

Musashi RT Harc-Pro Honda riders Ryuichi Kiyonari and Takumi Takahashi rode a flawless race to the checkered flag in the Suzuka 8 Hours, the third round in the FIM world endurance championship. The pair completed 215 laps in temperatures that reached 95 °F, but they beat the heat as easily as they did the other bikes, lapping second place at the six hour mark. The win was Honda’s 22nd in 33...