February

Year: 2012

Month: February

Solid start for Scott Redding and Bradley Smith in Jerez

17 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding and Bradley Smith made a solid start to the Jerez Moto2 test in Spain yesterday (Thursday) when both posted lap times good enough to secure top ten places on a windy opening day. Marc...

Danny Kent sets Moto3 pace in Jerez

17 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

British teenager Danny Kent’s hopes of emerging as a consistent podium threat in the new Moto3 class in 2012 got another major early boost in Jerez yesterday (Thursdsay). The Red Bull KTM rider topped...

Casey Stoner becomes a father for the first time

17 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

Reiging MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner and wife Adriana are celebrating the birth of their first child. Stoner became a father to a baby girl named Alessandra in Switzerland last night. A short...

Mugen to race Zero TT

16 February 2012 by MCN Sports Desk

Japanese company Mugen has confirmed that it will be participating in the 2012 SES TT Zero Race, which takes place as part of the TT Races on the Isle of Man. The Japanese based company, which was...

Jorge Lorenzo surprised at slow CRT pace

16 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

Former world champion Jorge Lorenzo is the latest high profile rider to express concerns about the huge gulf in lap times between the factory 1000cc prototypes and new CRT machinery. The Spaniard got...

Estoril MotoGP gets go ahead for 2012

16 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

Estoril will feature on the 2012 MotoGP world championship calendar after negotiations with rights owners Dorna were successfully concluded earlier this week. The Portuguese Grand Prix, scheduled to...

Manx GP survey online

16 February 2012 by Gary Pinchin

A second survey about the Manx Grand Prix Festival has been launched following the decision by the Isle of Man Government Department of Economic Development to review all elements of the event. This...

Phillip Island WSB test: Checa ends test on top, Laverty injured

15 February 2012 by Michael Guy

Reigning World Superbike champion Carlos Checa picked up where he left off by finishing the three day test in Phillip Island at the top of the time sheets. The 39 year old set a best time of 1.31.8s...

Casey Stoner expects resurgent Yamaha in 2012

15 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

Reigning MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner is expecting an even stronger challenge from Yamaha rivals Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies in the inaugural 1000cc MotoGP world championship in 2012. The...

Ride Silverstone with Cal Crutchlow and Bradley Smith

15 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

All of us at some point have dreamed of following in the tyre tracks of Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner and British Grand Prix heroes Cal Crutchlow and Bradley Smith by lapping the legendary Silverstone...

Padgetts sign Scassa and Lowry for BSB

15 February 2012 by Gary Pinchin

Padgett’s are back in BSB having signed Italian Luca Scassa and the overlooked Ian Lowry to ride their Hondas. Scassa comes to BSB for the first time after finishing fifth in last year’s World...

Marc Marquez motocross training but not ready for Moto2

14 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

Marc Marquez has regained sufficient vision back in his damaged right eye to begin training on a motocross bike, but the Spaniard is not yet ready to return to Moto2 action. Marquez has withdrawn from...

Leon Morris to race Panigale in National Superstock

14 February 2012 by Gary Pinchin

Ducati 848 Challenge champion Leon Morris steps up to National Superstock with a Hirebase-backed Ducati 1199 Panigale run by Coventry-based John Hackett’s JHP Racing team. Morris said: “This is a...

Stefan Bradl looking to kick Moto2 habits

14 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

Moto2 world champion Stefan Bradl admits he needs to kick old habits to become a consistent top 10 threat in MotoGP after an encouraging debut on Honda’s new RC213V machine in Sepang recently. The...

Josh Brookes replaces Hopkins at Philip Island

14 February 2012 by Laura Stevens

Tyco Suzuki’s Josh Brookes will get another chance to race before the start of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship season, after getting called up to compete at the opening WSB round at...

Phillip Island WSB test: Carlos Checa fastest on day two

14 February 2012 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa picked up the pace and put in a 1’32.2 second lap on a dry and warm second day of testing in Australia. The World Champion got down to more work on his overall race set-up with the Althea...

British Eurosport renews MotoGP deal

14 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

British Eurosport has extended its MotoGP deal to continue covering the world championship for 2012 and 2013. The contract extension means that MotoGP fans will continue to watch live coverage of the...

Danny Kent boosted by early Moto3 speed

14 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

British teenager Danny Kent got a major pre-season boost in Valencia last week when he ended the first major Moto3 test with the fourth quickest time. The Red Bull KTM rider has made a brilliant...

Gino Rea close to securing Gresini Moto2 ride

14 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

Despite appearing on the official 2012 Moto2 entry list and testing again for the Gresini Moriwaki squad in Valencia last week, British rider Gino Rea says his deal still hasn’t been signed to...

PR Kawasaki seek Andrews’ replacement

13 February 2012 by Gary Pinchin

PR Racing Kawasaki are seeking a replacement for Simon Andrews in BSB after they parted company at the weekend PR team owner John Jameson told MCN: “There’s been a concern over Simon’s fitness. He...

Haga replaces Hutchinson at Swan Yamaha

13 February 2012 by Gary Pinchin

Noriyuki Haga will replace the injured Ian Hutchinson in the Swan Yamaha team alongside 2011 BSB champion Tommy Hill. The 36-year-old Japanese rider has been signed for the full season while...

Scott Redding continues to dominate Valencia Moto2 test

10 February 2012

Scott Redding’s brilliant start to the 2012 Moto2 winter testing campaign continued at a chilly Valencia yesterday. Having set the pace on the opening day with a lap of 1.36.5, the Kalex rider...

65 years a TT fan

09 February 2012 by ian huntly

In 2012 I will be celebrating 65 years as a TT fan, having made my first visit in 1947. I have some of my vast collection of pictures on Facebook and have a number of websites about the TT. Please see...

Scott Redding sets pace in Valencia Moto2 test

09 February 2012

Bitterly cold temperatures didn’t prevent British rider Scott Redding from making a brilliant start to 2012 in Valencia yesterday when he topped the timesheets on the opening day of Moto2 testing. A...

Dan Stewart’s all Honda roads campaign

08 February 2012 by Gary Pinchin

Cumbrian rider Dan Stewart will again spearhead the Wilcock Consulting campaign at the 2012 Isle of Man TT races, fuelled by Monster Energy. The Barrow in Furness rider has enjoyed the support of...

Chris Walker back on Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki

08 February 2012 by Gary Pinchin

Chris Walker is back in the Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki BSB team. Walker was re-instated after the team was completely restructured on Monday following the news last week that original team owner Dan...

Ian Hutchinson aims to race NW200 and TT

08 February 2012 by Gary Pinchin

Ian Hutchinson reckons he’ll be racing at the North West 200 and TT this year in spite of re-breaking his left leg in practice for the Revolution Show at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle show, London...

Crescent Fixi Suzuki unveil 2012 WSB contender

07 February 2012 by Michael Guy

The British based Crescent Fixi Suzuki team have unveiled the bike they will campaign in the 2012 World Superbike Championship. The proven team have heavily updated the GSXR1000 that they campaigned...

Bradley Smith eager to assess new Tech 3 Moto2 bike

07 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

It might not be a revamp of Ducati GP12 proportions, but Bradley Smith is eagerly anticipating finding out whether a brand new Mistral 610 machine he will debut in Valencia tomorrow (Wednesday) is the...

Scott Redding looking to continue fast winter form in Valencia

07 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

British rider Scott Redding is hoping to continue his dazzling pre-season form this week when the Moto2 testing campaign resumes in Valencia. The Marc VDS Racing rider topped the timesheets in Jerez...

Jules Cluzel set for WSS title assault with British PTR Honda squad

07 February 2012 by Michael Guy

Former Moto2 rider Jules Cluzel has signed a last minute deal to ride for the PTR Honda squad in the 2012 World Supersport Championship. The 23 year old Frenchman who secured seventh overall in the...

Alvaro Bautista impressed with Honda electronics

07 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

Alvaro Bautista reckons Honda’s electronics are so well advanced that when he made his RC213V 1000cc debut in Sepang last week he felt slower than Suzuki’s 800! The Spaniard finished ninth with a best...

Valentino Rossi has Mugello metalwork removed

07 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has undergone a successful operation to remove the titanium rod that was inserted in his right tibia following a high-speed practice crash at the 2010 Italian MotoGP race. The...

Team Effenbert Liberty Ducati launch 2012 team in style

07 February 2012 by Michael Guy

The five man World Superbike and Superstock 1000 Effenbert Liberty Ducati team unveiled their team in a glamorous launch high up in the Piemonte mountains in Italy. The three man Superbike team of...

Splitlath sign John Laverty and Florian Marino

06 February 2012 by Laura Stevens

The Splitlath Redmond Racing team confirmed their 2012 line up ahead of the forthcoming MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship season as John Laverty returns from injury and is joined by former...

Kyle Ryde’s season in doubt

06 February 2012 by Gary Pinchin

British 125 champion Kyle Ryde’s plans to race a Moto3 Honda this year are in jeopardy after the team’s proposed title sponsor withdrew their backing at the 11th hour. Kyle’s father Sean told MCN: “We...