May

Year: 2015

Month: May

Taz Taylor hunting for Silverstone sponsorship

28 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

British Motostar championship leader Taz Taylor is currently in the hunt for a wildcard sponsor for the British round of the Moto3 championship later this season at Silverstone. The seventeen year old...

Smith talks Suzuka 8 Hours

28 May 2015 by Steve English

“Suzuka is something that’s been calling my name for quite a while” was how Bradley Smith explained why he’s decided to take on the challenge of the fabled 8 Hours race this year. The Tech3 Yamaha...

RC Express ready for TT after NW200 disappointment

28 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

RC Express Kawasaki rider Ivan Linton says he’s ready to go at the Isle of Man TT, after a disagreement with the organisers at the North West 200 led to the team withdrawing from the race before it...

Linfoot back on track after injury absence

28 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Honda Racing’s Dan Linfoot has returned to track in the MCE British Superbike championship after his five-week enforced absence as he recovered from a broken wrist. The Yorkshireman broke the wrist on...

Brookes blitzes lap record at Snetterton

27 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes has blitzed another MCE British Superbike lap record in testing, with the Milwaukee Yamaha rider becoming the only rider ever to lap the new configuration at Snetterton faster than 1:47...

Brookes tops opening day of Snett test

27 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Milwaukee Yamaha rider Josh Brookes has topped the opening day of the two-day MCE British Superbike test at Snetterton, going under the lap record at the Norfolk circuit as the first major upgrade...

Camier rues Donington fall

26 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Leon Camier has been left rueing his Donington Park results, after throwing away the chance for MV Agusta’s best ever Word Superbike result in the second race after crashing out of fifth place. The...

Smith and Espargaro on factory Yamaha for Suzuka

25 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tech3 Yamaha MotoGP riders Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro will take on former world champion Casey Stoner at this year’s famous Suzuka 8hr race, joining Yamaha test rider Kats Nakasuga on a factory...

Sykes doubles up at Donington

24 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (KRT) put on his best weekend of the year to record his second win of the day at home in Donington Park, running out 9.772 seconds ahead of his team-mate Jonathan Rea (KRT). Rea had almost...

Speedway: Woffinden wins in Prague

24 May 2015 by Tony Hoare

Tai Woffinden won last night’s Czech speedway Grand Prix in Prague to cement his position at the top of the world championship standings. The Brit was fast all night, but saved his best starts for the...

Sofuoglu takes Donington win

24 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) scored yet another win in the WSS class but he had his hands full with early leader Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) and British wild card Kyle Ryde...

Sykes takes first clear win of 2015

24 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Race One at Donington was a two-man fight between KRT team-mates Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea, in what was an occasionally over-aggressive battle for supremacy that kept the crowd’s attention for most...

Twenty six up for Sykes at Donington

23 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Superpole at Donington got underway at noon, thanks to the unusual schedule at this round, with Tom Sykes (KRT) taking his 26th career Superpole win with a new track best of 1’27.071. Jonathan Rea...

Sykes breaks away to top day one

22 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tom Sykes has broken clear of the chasing field to take a clear top spot on the opening day of his home round of the World Superbike championship at Donington Park. The former World Champion finished...

Jarvis gives his view on future MotoGP calendar

22 May 2015 by Steve English

Dorna’s talks with the Indonesian government this week about the potential to host a MotoGP race in the South East Asian country are just the latest in a series of ventures trying to tap into one of...

Camier surprises to top free practice

22 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Leon Camier has surprised the World Superbike paddock by topping the first free practice session at his home round at Donington Park. The MV Agusta rider finished the first of the day’s three sessions...

Win the ultimate TT trip with MCN and Monster Energy

22 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Fancy winning the ultimate, access-all-areas, money-can’t-buy trip to this year’s Isle of Man TT? Well then you’re in luck, because we’ve teamed up with Monster Energy to offer this incredible...

Ellison looking forward to Snetterton outing

22 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike championship leader James Ellison says he’s looking forward to the chance to test next week at Snetterton, ahead of the next round of the series. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider...

Andy Reid set for first WSS weekend

22 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After an unexpected parting of the ways between regular Core Motorsport Thailand Honda WSS rider Ratthapark Wilairot and his Thai owned team, the CBR600RR that won the Chang International Circuit race...

Rivals refuse to write off Marquez

21 May 2015 by Steve English

With Marc Marquez having won only one race this there has been plenty of talk that the reigning world champion won’t be able to successfully defend his crown. Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, the...

Dovi primed for Mugello win?

21 May 2015 by Steve English

In this weekend’ Motorcycle News you can read about how Ducati may well be the favourites to win next weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. The turn of speed shown by the GP15 has been hugely impressive this...

Moto2 engine supplier open to tenders for 2019 onwards

20 May 2015 by Steve English

The tender for the contract to be the engine supplier for the Moto2 contract has been put open to bidders from the beginning of the 2019. At present Honda supplies the 600cc engines and having had the...

Italian fever in Moto3 at Le Mans

20 May 2015 by Steve English

The Moto3 race at Le Mans saw an all Italian podium with Romano Fenati claiming his first win of the year ahead of Enea Bastianini and with Pecco Bagnaia scoring the first podium of his career the...

Lowes continuing to learn

20 May 2015 by Steve English

Sam Lowes continued his maturation in the Moto2 class at Le Mans with the Englishman finishing fourth after another solid weekend that saw him make plenty of progress. Lowes, the 2013 World Supersport...

Crutchlow explains crash

19 May 2015 by Steve English

Cal Crutchlow was punished for a small mistake at Le Mans with the Englishman crashing out of the French Grand Prix in the early stages. Crutchlow had been enjoying a strong weekend but, like the...

Pedrosa: No answers for my crash

19 May 2015 by Steve English

Dani Pedrosa’s comeback from injury was marred by a crash but ultimately he was able to remount and finish the French Grand Prix and prove his fitness. The Spaniard had missed three races due to an...

Hayden: It was nice to be happy on a Sunday!

19 May 2015 by Steve English

Nicky Hayden had his best result of the year in last weekend’s French Grand Prix and afterwards the American half-joked that it was nice to smile again after a race. Having fought with the factory...

Espargaro will have surgery on Tuesday after Le Mans crash

18 May 2015 by Steve English

Aleix Espargaro will undergo surgery in Barcelona on Tuesday after rupturing a ligament in his right thumb after his frightening crash on Saturday at Le Mans. The procedure will be carried out by Dr...

Frustrated McPhee looking for support and solutions

18 May 2015 by Steve English

A clearly frustrated John McPhee told MCN after Sunday’s French Grand Prix that his season is ” season is fading away from us and we’re running out of time” to get his year back on track after another...

"WSBK legend at Sepang"...is it Biaggi?

18 May 2015 by Steve English

The Sepang International Circuit today announced that “a legendary rider will be competing in the World Superbike round” at the Malaysian track later this year. The decision to bring in a well known...

Video: Victory's electric TT bike testing

18 May 2015 by MCN Sport

Last week MCN broke the story that Victory will compete in the SES TT Zero electric race in June – and here’s the first video of the bike in action, riding in tests in the USA with Lee Johnston on...

Michelin testing at Le Mans today

18 May 2015 by Steve English

Michelin will be gathering information today at Le Mans with Michael Laverty and Randy de Puniet testing for Aprilia and Suzuki respectively at the French track. Kawasaki tuning arm Akira are also...

Lorenzo takes Le Mans win – and second in the title chase

17 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has taken second in the title from Andrea Dovizioso after powering to a controlling win at Le Mans, winning by nearly four seconds from teammate Valentino Rossi – who retains his spot at...

Luthi cruises to French win

17 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Thomas Luthi has cruised to Moto2 victory in Le Mans, taking the win by two seconds from defending champion Tito Rabat. Johann Zarco, an early battler with Luthi, took the final podium spot. Luthi...

Confidence high for O’Halloran after Oulton success

17 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Honda Racing rider Jason O’Halloran says his confidence is sky-high going into the CME British Superbike summer break, after a pair of impressive performances at Oulton Park last time out left him...

Fenati wins as Kent goes 31st to 4th

17 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Romano Fenati has taken his first win of the 2015 Moto3 season, after taking an advantage into the closing corners of the final lap from a chasing trio of fellow Italians Enea Bastianini and Francesco...