May

Year: 2015

Month: May

Marquez quickest in MotoGP warmup

17 May 2015 by Steve English

Marc Marquez has been fast and consistent all weekend and in morning warmup for this afternoon’s MotoGP race at Le Mans he was once again the pace setter. Marquez ended the 20 minute session almost...

Lowes fastest in Moto2 warmup

17 May 2015 by Steve English

Sam Lowes looks to be in very competitive form at Le Mans this morning with the Englishman completing a string of 1’38s laps in the morning warmup to set the pace in Moto2. The Speed Up rider will...

Kent sets the pace in warmup

17 May 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent may be starting from 31st on the grid in moto3 but the Englishman has set the pace throughout the weekend and did so again in this morning’s warmup session. Kent, riding for Leopard Racing,...

Challenging day at North West 200 as Seeley takes a double

16 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Alastair Seeley has emerged as the main victor after a challenging day for all concerned at the North West 200, with the Tyco BMW rider taking two wins as he matched Robert Dunlop’s all-time win...

Johnston denies Seeley in superstock race

16 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Lee Johnston has denied Alastair Seeley the chance to become the most successful North West 200 racer of all time, with a last lap move to take the win from his fellow Northern Irishman. The duo were...

McWilliams makes it one each in supertwins for KMR

16 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Former GP winner Jeremy McWilliams has made it one each in the supertwins class at the North West 200 for KMR Kawasaki, holding off team boss Ryan Farquhar – Thursday night’s winner – to win...

Seeley takes experience to superbike win

16 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Alastair Seeley has matched Robert Dunlop’s fifteen-win record at the North West 200 by capitalising on his experience to take the win in the first of the day’s superbike races at the Northern Irish...

Crutchlow happy with fourth

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Cal Crutchlow was pleased with fourth fastest today at Le Mans and while the pace of Marc Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso seems to be out of reach for him this weekend he could still end...

Lowes looking strong for the race after qualifying second

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Amazingly in Moto2 qualifying both Alex Rins and Sam Lowes set the exact same time in the 40 minute session this afternoon at Le Mans. By virtue of having a faster second fastest time Rins was awarded...

Seeley takes supersport battle from Irwin and Johnston

16 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Alastair Seeley has proven that there’s still life in Suzuki’s venerable GSX-R600 by taking victory in the supersport race at the North West 200 from newcomer Glenn Irwin, with Lee Johnston making it...

Spectator seriously hurt in NW200 crash

16 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

A spectator has been seriously hurt in a crash during the opening Superstock race at the North West 200. A three-bike collision during the race, delayed from Thursday night, threw debris into the...

Pole for Marquez at Le Mans

16 May 2015 by Steve English

For the fifth consecutive year Marc Marquez took pole position at Le Mans for the French Grand Prix. Marquez was half a second faster than Andre Dovizioso with tricky conditions at le Mans proving a...

Petrucci and Espargaro through from QP2

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Danilo Petrucci and Aleix Espargaro made it through to QP2 at the French Grand Prix after setting the pace in the first qualifying session at Le Mans. A rain shower during the Moto3 qualifying session...

Baz fastest at Le Mans!

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Loris Baz and Alex de Angelis were the only riders to test the tricky conditions at Le Mans on slick tyres and the Open class riders were rewarded by setting the fastest times in FP4 ahead of...

Home pole for Quartararo with Kent 31st

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Fabio Quartararo gave the home fans reason to smile in the rain when the Frenchman claimed the pole position of his home Grand Prix career. Quartararo set his fastest time in the early minutes of the...

Luthi fastest ahead of qualifying

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Thomas Luthi is always a threat to pull out a stunning result at any given race but the Swiss rider looks to be riding very well this weekend. In setting the fastest time in FP3 Luthi laid down a...

Ominous pace from Lorenzo

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo set the fastest time of the weekend to set the pace in the all important FP3 session that sees the top ten riders make it through to QP2 automatically. Lorenzo was just under four tenths...

Bastianini tops Moto3 ahead of qualifying

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Enea Bastianini was fastest in the final Moto3 session before qualifying with Isacc Vinales and Miguel Oliverira giving chase to the rapid Italian. Danny Kent was fourth fastest but crashed with four...

NW200: Live updates

16 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

0818: Good morning race fans! Roads close on the North West 200 course in just over an hour’s time, and the paddock and start area is already pretty packed! We’ve got a revised race schedule for today...

Smith growing in confidence with new setup

15 May 2015 by Steve English

A late crash couldn’t dent Bradley Smith’s confidence after the Englishman topped a practice for the first time since Catalunya last year. The Tech3 rider was in predictably high spirits after the...

Pedrosa gets his mind back up to speed

15 May 2015 by Steve English

A relieved Dani Pedrosa spoke to the media about how he had few ill-effects on his first day back on a MotoGP machine after his arm pump surgery. Despite having some swelling Pedrosa said that the...

Rabat maintains lead in competitive Moto2 session

15 May 2015 by Steve English

Tito Rabat narrowly held onto his advantage in the afternoon’s Moto2 session with the reigning world champion outpacing Thomas Luthi and a resurgent Luis Salom by less than one tenth of a second at Le...

Smith leads the way at Le Mans

15 May 2015 by Steve English

A late crash will do little to take the shine off Bradley Smith’s performance in FP2 with the Englishman topping the times at Le Mans ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso. It’s the first time...

Parkes rues ‘massive disaster’ at Oulton

15 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

The third round of the MCE British Superbike championship was a ‘massive disaster’ for Milwaukee Yamaha rider Broc Parkes, after a combination of injury and weather left him struggling to find a...

FIM launch Women in Motorcycling Award

15 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

The FIM have announced the launch of a new Women in Motorcycling Award, designed to recognise and celebrate those who have significantly contributed to improving and developing the presence of women...

Kent continues to set the pace

15 May 2015 by Steve English

Despite leaving it late Danny Kent set the pace in the afternoon session at Le Mans ahead of a hugely impressive Livio Loi and home town favourite Fabio Quartararo. Kent, was one tenth faster than his...

Free admission for Snetterton BSB test

15 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Snetterton circuit will open its doors for free next week for an official MCE British Superbike test, with the stars of the series taking to the Norfolk circuit the 26th and 27th May for the two-day...

Sandor Bitter escapes serious injury after NW200 crash

15 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Hungarian rider Sandor Bitter has escaped serious injury after the crash that brought out the red flags and brought a premature end to last night’s racing at the North West 200. The Hungarian rider...

Davies looks homeward for restart

15 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

When he signed to Ducati on a two-year deal last season Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing- Ducati WSB) always knew that 2015 would be the year he could go for a hatful of wins and possibly the world...

Consistent Rabat setting the pace in Moto2

15 May 2015 by Steve English

Tito Rabat had a hugely impressive opening session at Le Mans with the reigning Moto2 world champion setting the pace and laying down a marker to the field by showing that his improved form at Jerez...

Dovizioso fastest at Le Mans

15 May 2015 by Steve English

Andrea Dovizioso bounced back from a disappointing Spanish Grand Prix to set the fastest time in the opening practice session at Le Mans. The Italian, who dropped 15 points behind Valentino Rossi in...

Kent leads way in damp Moto3 opener

15 May 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent topped the times in opening practice at Le Mans with the Englishman setting his fastest time on his final lap of the morning on a drying track. The conditions were difficult at the...

Farquhar dominates for Supertwin win

14 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ryan Farquhar has led from start to finish to take the Supertwin win at the north West 200 from teammate Jeremy McWilliams – the Northern Irishman’s first international win since returning from...

Seeley takes first win of the week after misfortune for Irwin

14 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tyco Suzuki rider Alastair Seeley has his taken his first win of the weekend at the North West 200, taking victory in the supersport class to close in on Robert Dunlop’s record tally of fifteen wins...

Rossi expecting tough weekend

14 May 2015 by Steve English

World championship leader Valentino Rossi expects this weekend’s French Grand Prix to be very difficult with the Italian expecting to see lots of competition at the front of the field. When asked...

Crutchlow "excited" ahead of Le Mans

14 May 2015 by Steve English

Cal Crutchlow won’t race with the new swingarm that he tested at Jerez but the LCR Honda rider is “excited” about his chances this weekend at the circuit where he had his best ever result in MotoGP,...