August

Year: 2015

Month: August

Get set to bet on Brno

13 August 2015 by Steve English

Ladbrokes has teamed up with Motorcycle News for this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix to offer new customers a matched free bet of up to £50! Any new customers can take advantage of the offer in what...

Kent weighing up MotoGP option for 2016

13 August 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent’s future should be resolved in “the next few weeks” with the Moto3 championship leader now one of the hottest riders on the market. Kent has impressed everyone with his mature approach to...

Bridgestone assess Indy performance

12 August 2015 by Steve English

Last weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix was one of the most challenging of the season. Each day had very different weather conditions and afterwards Bridgestone offered an assessment of their...

Cooper splits with Anvil Hire TAG Kawasaki

11 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Richard Cooper has split with the Anvil Hire TAG Kawasaki team, with the announcement coming as a major surprise half way through the best season to date for both rider and team. Taking an impressive...

Michael Scott: Indy Analysis

10 August 2015 by Michael Scott

We live in legendary times. Actually, that’s almost always true. There’s generally some sort of a legend going on somewhere, but believing we are part of it contributes comfortingly to our own...

Video: UGP - from a whole new perspective!

10 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

We managed a whole new perspective on the Ulster Grand Prix this weekend – by strapping a GoPro to the chest of Clerk of Course Noel Johnston, to catch the start of the supersport race!

Marquez and Lorenzo serve up a classic

09 August 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez treated the 68000 strong crowd at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to a thrilling battle for the win. Both riders fought beside each other all the way through the 27 lap...

First Moto2 win for Rins

09 August 2015 by Steve English

Alex Rins took his first Moto2 victory this afternoon after a thrilling Indianapolis Grand Prix. The Spaniard had tarted the race as a favourite to take the win but with a short rain shower making...

Loi takes first career win, first rostrum for McPhee

09 August 2015 by Steve English

A brief rain shower 30 minutes before the start of the Moto3 race offered Livio Loi, John McPhee and Philipp Oettl the chance to claim their first career podiums. With the trio having started the race...

Andy Lawson has died

09 August 2015 by Sports desk

The Ulster Grand Prix organisers have confirmed that the rider who lost his life in a crash during the second supersport race at the race was Scottish rider Andy Lawson. He crashed out of the second...

Marquez starts as firm favourite in Indy

09 August 2015 by Steve English

Ladbrokes has teamed up with Motorcycle News for this weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix to offer new customers a matched free bet up to £50! Any new customers can take advantage of the offer in what...

Second row for Crutchlow, talks Ducati rumours

09 August 2015 by Steve English

Cal Crutchlow narrowly missed out on the front row at Indy and after qualifying he commented that it was disappointing to once again miss out on the front row. This will be Crutchlow’s fourth start of...

Career best qualifying for Miller

09 August 2015 by Steve English

Jack Miller had the best qualifying performance of the year today with 16th on the grid and afterwards the Australian was pleased with his progress and how the bike felt more comfortable today than it...

Woffinden: 'It's tough nights like this that matter'

09 August 2015 by Tony Hoare

An emotional Tai Woffinden said “when you win a championship, these are the nights you look back on” after extending his world title lead by finishing fourth in the Danish speedway GP tonight. The...

Rider dies at Ulster Grand Prix

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

The Ulster Grand Prix organisers have confirmed that a rider has lost his life following a serious incident during today’s second supersport race, after a crash at Deer’s Leap. The organisers...

Pole position for Marquez at Indy

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Marc Marquez followed up a dominant display of his race pace potential in FP4 by taking pole position for tomorrow’s Indianapolis Grand Prix. Marquez was able to take pole from Dani Pedrosa with Jorge...

Petrucci and Dovi progress to QP2

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Danilo Petrucci and Andrea Dovizioso made it through from QP1 into the final top twelve shootout for pole position. The Ducati riders took advantage of their softer open class tyre to make it through...

Hickman finishes off the day with superbike win

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Peter Hickman has finished off the day at the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix by taking his maiden international win. Riding a superstock-spec machine in the superbike class, Hickman was able to utilise his...

Marquez fast and consistent in final practice

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Final free practice doesn’t offer any guarantees but the performance of Marc Marquez in the 30 minute session all but ensured that he will start tomorrow’s race as the firm favourite. Marquez had a...

Fourth pole of the year for Kent

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent claimed his fourth pole position of the year with the 21 year old smashing the track record at Indy to lead the way from Miguel Oliviera and Zulfhami Khairuddin. The Malaysian hadn’t...

McGee takes maiden international win

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Derek McGee has cemented his place as one of the rising stars of the road-racing scene by taking a faultless victory in damp conditions in the supertwin class at the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix. The...

Rins sets pace in final practice

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Alex Rins claimed the top spot at the end of final practice to give him plenty of momentum heading into qualifying at Indianapolis. The Spanish rookie has been strong all weekend and edged out Franco...

Marquez fastest, Dovi forced into QP1

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Andrea Dovizioso will be the shock inclusion in the opening qualifying session with the Ducati rider failing to make it into the top ten spots after FP3. Dovizioso failed by over a tenth of a second...

Johnston makes it a treble after second red flag

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Lee Johnston has taken his third win of the day in the second supersport race at the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix, after a red flag in on the fifth lap of the race left the result in the hands of the same...

Kent quickest ahead of qualifying

08 August 2015 by Steve English

With the fastest time on his final lap of the session Danny Kent takes an advantage of almost half a second into qualifying with the Leopard Racing rider once again showing he is the class of the...

Anstey takes win in red flagged superbike race

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Bruce Anstey has taken a victory in the opening superbike race of the day at the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix, taking the win after red flags brought the battle to a premature end on the penultimate...

Wilson and Elkin take lightweight wins

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Sam Wilson has taken his debut Ulster Grand Prix victory in the Lightweight class, taking 250GP glory ahead of Neil Kernohann and James Cowton, while Christian Elkin took the win in the concurrent...

Positive start to Indy weekend for Redding

08 August 2015 by Steve English

A top ten time on Friday has given Scott Redding reason for optimism with the Marc VDS rider setting eighth fastest time and looking confident on the bike. In Germany Redding had a more encouraging...

Frustrated Smith "second in line"

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Bradley Smith’s frustration at not having his contract signed for 2016 has been bubbling over all weekend in Indianapolis with the Tech3 rider making barbed comments in the press conference about the...

Johnston doubles up in frantic supersport race

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Lee Johnston has made it two from two at the Ulster Grand Prix, by taking victory from William Dunlop in the opening supersport race of the day by only 0.039, after a frantic race-long fight. Trading...

Lee Johnston draws first blood in Superstock race

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Lee Johnston has taken the first win of the day at the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix, taking advantage of backmarkers on the last lap to squeeze through on Peter Hickman, who led for most of the race on the...

Video: Guy Martin's guide to the Ulster Grand Prix

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

He might be out of action for this year’s racing, but just minutes before the crash that left him with a broken vertebra, Guy Martin took MCN for a rather more sedate lap of the Dundrod...

How the markets look after opening day at Indy

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Crutchlow confident but needs to improve

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Cal Crutchlow was fifth fastest on the opening day at Indy but having made few changes through the day he feels there’s plenty of potential in the bike once the track improves tomorrow. Unlike the...

Rabat and Lowes lead the way

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Tito Rabat and Sam Lowes started the second half of the season by trying to start putting pressure on Johann Zarco in the Moto2 class. Both riders have fallen adrift of Zarco in the championshipn...

Lorenzo tops opening day at Indy

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo set the pace in Indianapolis today with the Spaniard outpacing Marc Marquez on the opening day. “It was very good, very positive,” said Lorenzo after the session. “I’m very happy with...