February

Year: 2015

Month: February

Breaking news: Bayliss to make World Superbike return!

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss will dramatically return to the opening round of the series this weekend in Phillip Island, after Aruba.it Ducati rider Davide Guigliano was ruled out...

Video: 2015 Hell's Gate Rally

17 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Red Bull KTM rider Jonny Walker has unseated fellow Brit Graeme Jarvis as the King of Hell’s Gate, ending the Husqvarna rider’s incredible run of four wins in for years despite the truly hellish...

Jonny Walker wins ‘hardest ever’ Hell’s Gate Rally

17 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Dungey extends Supercross lead with Texan win

17 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ryan Dungey has extended his AMA Sueprcross championship lead with his second win of the season in from of a packed AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Leading from Holeshot Award to chequered flag for...

Dave Johnson to make Classic TT debut

17 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Australian Dave Johnson will make his Classic TT debut in 2015, with the TT frontrunner signing up to ride a Suzuki GSX-R1100 in the Formula One class for Yorkshire based Team York Suzuki/Big Dog...

Cluzel and Zanetti lead for MV

17 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The MV Agusta Reparto Corse pairing of Jules Cluzel and Lorenzo Zanetti headed up no less than four Kawasaki machines as the WSS class spent two days on track at Phillip Island for the final tests of...

Lowes tops the testing Brit Pop

17 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The star of the two day WSB final testing show at Phillip Island may well have been Aprilia Racing Red Devils Roma rookie Jordi Torres by any normal standards, as he split the usual phalanx of British...

Video: Welcome to BSB 2015!

17 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

With the MCE British Superbike Championship only 45 days away at Donington Park, here’s a sneak peek of what you can expect in 2015!

Aprilia's Torres learning fast

17 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After losing some time in previous winter tests to bad weather new WSB rider Jordi Torres is making up for lost time at the PI tests, and doing so at a more than decent pace for a series rookie. Fifth...

Power key factor in Hickman’s BMW switch

16 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

The power difference between the new BMW S1000RR and the Honda Fireblade they campaigned last season was the key difference for Lee Hardy’s RAF Reserves BMW team’s off-season manufacturer change,...

Andrea Dovizioso: “I believe we could fight for championship’

16 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Italian Andrea Dovizioso believes he has the potential to fight the likes of Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi for the 2015 MotoGP world championship crown. The former 125GP world champion made the...

Ducati unveils new GP15 Desmosedici

16 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Ducati has given a first public showing of the radical new GP15 Desmosedici it hopes will threaten Honda and Yamaha’s recent domination of the MotoGP world championship. The new bike is the first to...

Gino Rea set to swap track for operating theatre

16 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Gino Rea’s return to the WSS started in both productive and painful fashion, with the English rider in the CIA Landlords Insurance Racing Team getting used to a WSS Honda again after two seasons in...

What bike is the one to have in BSB for 2015?

16 February 2015 by MCN Staff

With a whole host of top MCE British Superbikes making their appearance over the past week, including the Tyco BMW at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show at the weekend, speculation has already...

Lowes leads on day one in Phillip Island testing

16 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

On the first day of the official pre-season test sessions at Phillip island Alex Lowes took his Voltcom Crescent Suzuki to best time, setting a 1’31.332 that was only 0.3 seconds from the lap record.

Ducati to unveil new MotoGP bike live at 10am

16 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ducati are set to reveal their entirely new GP15 machine this morning in a live online presentation. The bike, the first built by legendary race engineer Gigi Dall’inga, is a crucial moment for the...

Sofuoglu fastest WSS rider on day one

16 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

On the first of two days of FIM Supersport World championship testing at Phillip Island in Australia three-time WSS champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Puccetti Kawasaki) took the fastest time of all, recording...

Hickman takes wings with RAF Reserves BMW

15 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

2014 MCE British Superbike race winner and fastest ever Isle of Man TT newcomer Peter Hickman will remain with the RAF Reserves team for 2015. However, a change of machinery will see the squad move...

Dunlop name reunites with Norton for Classic TT

15 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

The historic partnership of Norton and Dunlop will reunite for the 2015 Classic TT, with William Dunlop signing to ride a rotary Norton machine for the National Motorcycle Museum at the event. The...

Valentino Rossi: Ducati threat depends on new bike

14 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi says Ducati’s potential to upset Honda and Yamaha’s domination of the MotoGP world championship can only be judged when the eagerly awaited Desmosedici GP15 is rolled out. Ducati...

Tyco BMW duo Laverty and Bridewell raring to go

14 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

The new Tyco BMW duo of returning MotoGP racer Michael Laverty and championship podium finisher and 2014 race winner Tommy Bridewell are chomping at the bit to get their 2015 MCE British Superbike...

Column: British championship or roads - a racer's dilemma

14 February 2015 by Stephen Davison

As former Irish superbike champion Nico Mawhinney finalised his 2015 racing plans he was presented with two very different offers. “I was approached by a team boss and offered a deal to race in the...

Tyco complete BMW switch with MCN Show unveiling

13 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tyco BMW have completed their switch from Suzuki to BMW machinery with the unveiling of their new S1000RRR machine at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show. The new machines ditch the previous...

Hard Enduro riders gear up to open Hell's Gate

12 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

The 2015 Hard Enduro season kicks off this weekend in Tuscany, Italy, with possibly the hardest race of the year in the form of the Hell’s Gate Rally. With a blistering pace set last year by Brits...

Factory support for Moto Rapido Ducati in BSB

12 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

The Moto Rapido Ducati bike of Jakub Smrz will benefit from added support from Ducati Corse for the 2015 MCE British Superbike season, as the Italian manufacturer becomes more heavily involved in the...

Canard takes second Supercross of 2015

12 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Trey Canard has taken his second win of the 2015 Supercross season in the championship’s first visit to San Diego’s Petco Field. Leading all but three of the twenty laps of the race, the Oklahoma...

Guy Martin clarifies statement on retirement

12 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Guy Martin has gone on the record to clarify the comments he made in an interview with the Times this week, which was widely interpreted as saying that the Tyco BMW rider was dramatically set to walk...

Cameron Donald joins Valvoline Padgetts Honda for Supersport TT effort

12 February 2015 by Stephen Davison

Double TT winner Cameron Donald is to be reunited with formerteammate Bruce Anstey after joining the Valvoline Padgetts Honda team for TT 2015. The 37 year old Melbourne racer will race the CBR600RR...

Jack Miller: ‘I’ve learnt about 10% of what I need to’

11 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Jack Miller reckons he is only just starting to understand what he will need to become a competitive force in the MotoGP world championship in the future. Miller has made the huge leap from the entry...

Jorge Lorenzo doubts Ducati title challenge

11 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo believes Ducati will mount a stronger threat in the 2015 MotoGP world championship. But the Spaniard doesn’t believe the Bologna factory will emerge as a serious title threat this...

Video: Close up look at new Yamaha R1

11 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

After months of speculation since it first appeared at the EICMA show in November, Yamaha have finally unveiled the race version of their new R1 machine. With a host of machines launched in a ceremony...

No Moscow, no surprise

11 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

As has been long expected by the cynics (read, realists) in the WSB paddock, the proposed 14-round 2015 FIM Superbike World Championship will not feature an event in Moscow Raceway after all. The...

Silverstone confirmed as 2015 British MotoGP host

11 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Silverstone will host the 2015 British MotoGP round in August following the collapse of a deal between the Circuit of Wales and Donington Park. As was first reported by MCN yesterday, Silverstone will...

Gallery: Yamaha R1 appears in race spec

11 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

After months of speculation since it first appeared at the EICMA show in November, Yamaha have finally unveiled the race version of their new R1 machine. Unveiling not only the Milwaukee Yamaha MCE...

First look: New R1 race bike breaks cover

11 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

The new Yamaha R1 has finally broken cover in race bike trim, with the MCE British Superbike Milwaukee Yamaha being unveiled alongside the German IDM championship and World Endurance teams in a...

Smrz returns to BSB with Moto Rapido

11 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Former Wold Superbike rider Jakub Smrz will return to the MCE British Superbike paddock for 2015. Riding for the Moto Rapido team born out of the ashes of the Millsport team he rode for in 2014, he...