July

Year: 2010

Month: July

BSB reschedules racing programme

08 July 2010 by MCN Sportsdesk

The BSB series organisers have issued this statement: Following the postponement of various British and National Championship races at Oulton Park and Knockhill, the following revisions and...

Brogan in fitness battle for Snetterton

08 July 2010 by MCN Sportsdesk

Jentin BMW rider Steve Brogan is spending time in the lead up to Snetterton inside a hyperbaric oxygen chamber on the Isle of Man. Brogan raced at Knockhill, despite discovering that he had broken...

Bautista to ride GSVR at Brands BSB

08 July 2010 by MCN Sportsdesk

Álvaro Bautista will be giving some high-speed demonstration laps aboard his Rizla Suzuki GSV-R800 on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix during the eighth round of the MCE British Superbike round on August...

Guy Martin out of Southern 100

08 July 2010 by MCN Sportsdesk

Current Southern 100 Solo Champion, Guy Martin has withdrawn from the Steam Packet International Southern 100 Road Races, which commence next Monday 12th July and run through to Thursday 15th, on...

World Supersport Wildcard for Lowes

08 July 2010 by MCN Sportsdesk

British Supersport championship leader Sam Lowes has secured a prestigious wild card entry for the forthcoming World Supersport Championship round to be held at Silverstone on August 1. Following a...

Valentino Rossi undecided on shock Germany return

08 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi is undecided about whether to make a shock return from injury at next weekend’s German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring. The Italian icon made a surprise return to action in Misano...

Aussie star to ride HM Plant superstocker

08 July 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Australian Bryan Staring is to make a one-off appearance on injured Steve Plater’s HM Plant Honda superstock bike in the next round at Snetterton on July 18. Staring, 23 years old from Melbourne...

First pics: Rossi looking good on R1 at Misano test

07 July 2010 by Guy Procter

MCN’s Michael Neeves has managed to talk his way into a heavily-secured Misano circuit this afternoon where Rossi is due to take the track for the first time since his shin-breaking Mugello crash.

Valentino Rossi testing R1 WSB machine in Misano

07 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi will be back on two wheels today just 32 days after breaking his right leg at Mugello last month. The nine-times world champion will test a Yamaha R1 World Superbike machine at the...

Me at the MotoGP Silverstone

05 July 2010 by abbey99

me at Aintree corner on thursday watching the riders go round the circuit on peds Abbey99

Scott Smart Off Knockhill

05 July 2010 by Nicola

Scott Smart off a knockhill, handled great and got right back on again, Fantastic

My girlfriend Emma with Ian Hutchinson

05 July 2010 by neiltaylor72

My girlfriend Emma, pictured with Ian Hutchinson 5mins before his race. Top bloke. myself,pictured with ian huchinson,legend!

Catalunya MotoGP: Faultless Jorge Lorenzo stretches title lead

05 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo looks virtually unstoppable in his quest for a maiden MotoGP crown after he cruised to yet another convincing victory in his home race at the Catalunya circuit. Lorenzo extended his...

Catalunya MotoGP: Casey Stoner rues early braking mistake

05 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner was left to rue an early braking mistake as his winless run in MotoGP continued in Catalunya. The Aussie had to settle for third place as his victory hopes were dashed by a mistake at the...

Catalunya MotoGP: First corner blunder costs Dani Pedrosa

05 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa’s hopes of claiming the bragging rights in Spain over Yamaha rival Jorge Lorenzo were effectively ended at the first corner of the Catalunya MotoGP race. The triple world champion...

Catalunya MotoGP: Brake issue costs Andrea Dovizioso

05 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

A rear brake problem cost Andrea Dovizioso his hopes of denying Jorge Lorenzo a fifth victory in 2010 at a sun-drenched Catalunya track in Spain. The former world 125GP champion was mounting a...

Catalunya MotoGP: Ben Spies frustrated despite top six

05 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies certainly wasn’t celebrating despite extending his recent impressive run in MotoGP with a hard fought top six in Catalunya. The 25-year-old was cursing a lack of rear grip in the opening...

Catalunya MotoGP: Alvaro Bautista jubilant with top five

05 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Alvaro Bautista produced the big shock of the Catalunya MotoGP race after he claimed a career best fifth in front of his home crowd. Dogged by lingering shoulder injury and a struggling factory Suzuki...

Catalunya MotoGP: Randy de Puniet delighted with fourth

05 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Randy de Puniet’s fantastic 2010 MotoGP campaign continued in brilliant fashion at the Catalunya circuit. The French rider scored his best result of the season with a deserved but lonely fourth place...

Catalunya MotoGP: Scott Redding retires with crash damage

05 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding blamed damage sustained in a multi-rider first corner pile-up for his early exit from the Catalunya Moto2 race. The British teenager was not one of nine riders to crash in the carnage...

Catalunya MotoGP: Bradley Smith thrilled with second

05 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith was thrilled with his best result of the 2010 125GP world championship campaign after an epic last lap in Catalunya yesterday. The Oxfordshire rider’s podium hopes looked to have been...

Knockhill BSB: Race 2 abandoned due to bad weather

04 July 2010 by James Keen

The second British Superbike race at Knockhill has been abandoned today due to adverse weather conditions. The race was started but red flagged after MSS Colchester Kawasaki rider Simon Andrews came...

Knockhill BSB: Rutter victorious in race 1

04 July 2010 by James Keen

Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati rider Michael Rutter claimed victory in the first race at today’s Knockhill British Superbike clash. The race was delayed by two red flags – the first due to the heavy...

Catalunya MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo strolls to easy win

04 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo continued his relentless march towards a maiden MotoGP world title in 2010 after another crushing victory at the Catalunya circuit in Spain today. The Fiat Yamaha rider was left to...

Catalunya MotoGP: Yuki Takahashi wins action-packed Moto2 race

04 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Yuki Takahashi won an eventful Catalunya Moto2 race this afternoon to claim a first win for the French-based Tech 3 Racing squad. The former Scot Honda MotoGP rider had never claimed a Moto2 podium in...

Catalunya MotoGP: Bradley Smith claims dramatic second

04 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith produced a stunning last lap to claim his second podium finish in the last three races of 2010 after a thrilling climax to the Catalunya 125GP in Spain. The British teenager, who had...

Catalunya MotoGP: Alex de Angelis back in MotoGP

04 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Alex de Angelis will get a chance to resurrect his MotoGP career having been confirmed as Hiroshi Aoyama’s injury replacement in the Interwetten Honda squad. Japanese rider Aoyama is currently...

Knockhill BSB: Brookes on pole despite engine failure

03 July 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Josh Brookes grabbed pole position in today’s final qualifying session at Knockhill going into Sunday’s sixth round of the MCE British Superbike championship. Brookes suffered an engine failure in...

Catalunya MotoGP: Ben Spies upset with Aleix Espargaro

03 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Ben Spies hit out at fellow MotoGP rookie Aleix Espargaro after a thrilling climax to qualifying at a scorching hot Catalunya today. The Texan was infuriated with the...

Catalunya MotoGP: Nicky Hayden continues to struggle

03 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden’s troubled Catalunya MotoGP weekend continued this afternoon after the American slumped to his worst qualifying performance of the season. The Kentucky rider was only able to clock a best...

Catalunya MotoGP: Casey Stoner renews attack on slower riders

03 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has launched another scathing attack on his MotoGP rivals after this afternoon’s qualifying session at the Catalunya circuit in Spain. The Australian’s frustration boiled over again today...

Catalunya MotoGP: Randy de Puniet plays down podium hopes

03 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Randy de Puniet reckons he’s only get a slender chance of causing an upset in tomorrow’s Catalunya MotoGP race as he targets a first podium finish of 2010. The former factory Kawasaki rider is...

Catalunya MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo predicts gruelling race

03 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo reckons he will have to dig deep to register his third successive MotoGP victory of 2010 on home soil at the Catalunya track tomorrow. The home crowd favourite claimed his third straight...

Knockhill BSB: Brookes on pole

03 July 2010 by James Keen

HM Plant Honda rider Josh Brookes claimed pole today in the roll for pole session ahead of tomorrow’s Knockhill BSB clash. Brookes’ team mate Ryuichi Kiyonari finished second on the time sheets,...

Catalunya MotoGP: Iannone on pole, Redding 12th

03 July 2010 by James Keen

Fimmco Speed Up rider Andrea Iannone topped the timesheets to claim pole position for tomorrow’s Moto2 clash in Catalunya. Tech 3 Racing rider Yuki Takahashi will start from second on the grid, with...

Catalunya MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo takes third successive pole

03 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo stormed to his third successive pole position at the end of a thrilling MotoGP qualifying session at a scorching hot Catalunya circuit this afternoon. The Spaniard, who is aiming for a...