2012

Year: 2012

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Seeley fastest in NW200 qualifying

15 May 2012 by Gary Pinchin

Alastair Seeley topped Superbike and Supersport qualifying on his Tyco TAS Suzuki on the first day of qualifying for the 2012 Relentless International North West 200. The ‘Wee Wizard’ was also second...

Colin Edwards won’t rush injury return

15 May 2012 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards has pledged not to rush back to MotoGP action from the broken left collarbone he suffered in Estoril earlier this month, but is still optimistic of a comeback in the forthcoming...

Poll: What should Rossi do?

14 May 2012 by MCN

It’s not going well for the Italian legend this year. Seventh at the Portuguese MotoGP is his best result so far and rumours of retirement persist in the media. If you were Rossi, what would you do...

Hickman dropped by MSS Kawasaki

14 May 2012 by Gary Pinchin

Peter Hickman has lost his full-time ride with the MSS Bathams Kawasaki team in BSB. Following his decision to ride a rival manufacturer’s machine at the weekend’s Donington Park WSB round, Hickman...

Donington Park WSB: Rea takes controversial race win

13 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Honda rider Jonathan Rea has won an eventful second race at Donington Park in a race which saw plenty of aggresive overtaking from all the front runners. Rea was fourth at the start of the final lap,...

Donington Park WSB: Sam Lowes takes first WSS win

13 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Brit Sam Lowes has taken his first World Supersport victory in front of his home crowd at Donington Park today. Lowes didn’t get the best start from second on the grid, dropping back to fifth place,...

Donington Park WSB: Melandri takes race one win

13 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Italian Marco Melandri has won race one at Donington Park and taken BMW’s first WSB victory. It was a one-two for BMW as Brit Leon Haslam claimed second place ahead of pole sitter Tom Sykes. Haslam...

Donington Park WSB: Sykes takes home pole

12 May 2012 by MCN

Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes will start from pole position at Donington Park tomorrow for the fourth time this season. Sykes set a fastest time of 1’27.716, beating the previous track best by 0.3 seconds.

Paddock pass debacle at Donington

12 May 2012 by Anonymous

Charging £30 for a paddock pass, Donington officials failed to man the paddock gate on Saturday. Indeed there was no paddock gate. Spectators walked without sign or hindrance through the paddock and through the paddock tunnel to find themselves later trapped on the infield or faced with a very long walk back to their point of origin. Eventually an angry standoff led to officials being pushed aside...

Donington Park WSB: Smrz ends first qualifying on top

11 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Team Effenbert Liberty Ducati rider Jakub Smrz has taken provisional pole after setting the fastest lap during the weekend’s opening qualifying session. The rain flags came out for a short while at...

Donington Park WSB: Sykes heads FP1

11 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Tom Sykes finished the first session of the Donington Park WSB weekend on top after setting a fastest time of 1’30.756 in dry but windy conditions. Fellow Brit Leon Camier finished FP1 in second...

James Ellison keeps Paul Bird ride for Le Mans

11 May 2012 by Matthew Birt

James Ellison will be on board the Paul Bird Motorsport Aprilia ART machine at next weekend’s French MotoGP round, despite threats to replace him with BSB title contender Shane Byrne. Bird had...

Gary Mason and Peter Hickman to race at Donington WSB

10 May 2012 by Michael Guy

British Superbike contenders Gary Mason and Peter Hickman will compete in the fifth round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park this weekend. Current Quattro Plant Kawasaki rider Mason...

Dramatic U-turn sees Liberty Racing commit to WSB future

10 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Following the Effenbert Liberty Racing’s un-compromising statement at Monza last weekend, which brought into question the teams future participation in the World Superbike championship, the team have...

Colin Edwards: “My two big choices were Vermeulen or Haslam”

09 May 2012 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards advised his Forward Racing MotoGP squad that Chris Vermeulen and Leon Haslam were his preferred options to replace him during next weekend’s French Grand Prix at Le Mans. The Texan will...

Bemsee Premier 1000 racing blog: A long way from home

09 May 2012 by Michael Neeves

As a lad who’s lived in Kent for most of his life, I get a nosebleed living up near the MCN offices in Peterborough, so my week on the road sleeping in the back of the van visiting Oulton Park for a...

Chris Vermeulen to replace Colin Edwards in Le Mans

09 May 2012 by Matthew Birt

Aussie Chris Vermeulen will make a return to MotoGP action next week when he replaces injured Colin Edwards in the French Grand Prix. Forward Racing rider Edwards has been ruled out with the badly...

Valentino Rossi rubbishes retirement talk

09 May 2012 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has moved quickly to dismiss reports claiming the Italian star was going to retire at the end of 2012. A report in today’s Daily Telegraph claimed Rossi would retire at the end of his...

Cal Crutchlow: Stoner is in another league

08 May 2012 by Matthew Birt

British rider Cal Crutchlow believes it will be tough for Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa to wrestle the MotoGP title away from Casey Stoner in 2012 based on the reigning world champion’s recent...

Oulton Park BSB: Byrne takes first win of 2012

07 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider Shane Byrne has taken his first victory of 2012 in the third and final race at Oulton Park today in dry conditions. Byrne, who led for the majority of the second race...

Oulton Park BSB: Walker wins wet first race

07 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Bournemouth Pr1mo Kawasaki rider Chris Walker has taken his 21st race victory in BSB in wet conditions at Oulton Park today. Walker last won a BSB race at Brands Hatch in 2000. It was Shane Byrne who...

Oulton Park BSB: Hill takes victory from Haga

06 May 2012 by MCN

Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill saw off team-mate Noriyuki Haga to win an eight lap sprint at Oulton Park today. Australian Josh Brookes finished third onboard the Tyco Suzuki. The race was red flagged...

Estoril MotoGP: Cortese takes win

06 May 2012 by MCN

KTM rider Sandro Cortese has taken his first Moto3 victory of 2012 ahead of rival Maverick Vinales. Kalex KTM rider Luis Salom took the third step of the podium. The final lap was a tough saw a tough...

Sykes secures first dry WSB win at Monza

06 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Kawasaki man Tom Sykes secured his maiden WSB win in dry conditions in a shortened second race at Monza today. The 27 year old who started on the front row made a blistering start and was never headed...

Oulton Park BSB: Hill on pole for triple header

06 May 2012 by MCN

Current BSB champion Tommy Hill will start tomorrow’s first BSB race at Oulton Park from pole position, with team-mate Noriyuki Haga also starting from the front row for the first time in 2012. Rapid...

Lowes denied first win after epic battle with Cluzel

06 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Sam Lowes claimed second position in the Monza WSS race after a brilliant battle with PTR team-mate Jules Cluzel. The 21 year old Brit looked set for his maiden world championship win but lost the...

Estoril MotoGP: Stoner victorious

06 May 2012 by MCN

Current MotoGP champion Casey Stoner dominated at Estoril today to take his second victory in a row onboard his Repsol Honda and his first ever win at the Portugese circuit. Stoner lead from start to...

Estoril MotoGP: Marquez takes second win of 2012

06 May 2012 by MCN

Moto2 title hopeful Marc Marquez has taken his second victory of the 2012 season at Estoril today after a last lap battle with fellow Spaniard Pol Espargaro. Thomas Luthi led for the majority of the...

Monza WSB race one cancelled for safety reasons

06 May 2012 by Michael Guy

The opening World Superbike race at Monza has been cancelled for safety reasons following heavy rain at the Italian circuit. The race initially got underway in dry conditions with Tom Sykes and Sylvan...

Tyre issues could jeopardise Monza WSB races

06 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Following yesterday’s Superpole session which saw full wet weather tyres disintegrating along the 200mph front straight at Monza there is genuine concern for today’s two WSB races. Through a mixture...

Estoril MotoGP: Stoner takes first pole of 2012

05 May 2012 by MCN

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner has taken his first pole position of the 2012 season at Estoril today, beating team-mate and title rival Dani Pedrosa. Tech 3 rider Cal Crutchlow continues his...

Monza WSB: Guintoli takes pole

05 May 2012 by MCN

Team Effenbert Liberty Ducati rider Sylvain Guintoli will start tomorrow’s WSB races at Monza from pole position after coping with the difficult track conditions during superpole. Superpole was...

WSB: Fabrizio takes provisional pole as BMW continue to dominate

04 May 2012 by Michael Guy

BMW Motorrad Italia Goldbet rider, Michel Fabrizio scorched to provisional pole position in the opening qualifying session at Monza. The 27 year old Italian who was second fastest in this morning Free...

Estoril MotoGP: Stoner leads dry second practice

04 May 2012 by MCN

Casey Stoner tops the times from Friday free practice at Estoril. The dry second practice session of the day allowed the Australian Repsol Honda rider to post a time of 1:38.396. Yamaha’s Ben Spies...

WSS: Lowes leads the way in Monza first qualifying

04 May 2012 by Michael Guy

Brit Sam Lowes asserted his dominance at the top of the timesheets to secure provisional pole position at Monza today. The Bogdanka Honda rider set a lap time equal to Eugene Laverty’s 2010 circuit...

Poll: Will Cal Crutchlow maintain his MotoGP form?

01 May 2012 by MCN

Cal Crutchlow scored another brilliant fourth place in last weekend’s MotoGP, making it three fourths in a row if you count the final race of last season. Is this enough to count as form? Can we...