May

Year: 2015

Month: May

Crutchlow: I was so close to racing at the NW200

14 May 2015 by Steve English

It’s bikeweek at the Northwest 200 and as usual Cal Crutchlow is keeping tabs on events at the Triangle circuit. The LCR Honda rider is always keen to talk about road racing and today at the French...

NW200 Thursday: Live Updates

14 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

1609: Hey there folks! We’re trying out something a little different tonight – we’re going to be bringing you updates live from tonight’s racing at the North West 200 as they happen. Keep refreshing...

Pedrosa cautious ahead of Le Mans but happy to be back

14 May 2015 by Steve English

Dani Pedrosa will make his return from injury this weekend at Le Mans and with the Spaniard having missed three races due to his recovery from arm pump surgery his recovery is one of the biggest...

Seeley on pole in three classes at NW200

14 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Alastair Seeley will start three classes and six races at this year’s North West 200 from pole position after topping nearly all of the time sheets in today’s final qualifying for the Northern Irish...

Imola highside leaves Haslam with broken ribs

14 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Red Devils Roma Aprilia rider Leon Haslam has been left nursing three cracked ribs after one of the ‘biggest highsides he’s ever had’ in the second World Superbike race at Imola last weekend. The...

Guy Martin slams ‘boring’ NW200 circuit

14 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Guy Martin has blasted the modifications made in recent years to the North West 200 circuit, saying that the addition of multiple chicanes to the track have made it boring to ride. The eight-mile...

Laverty: We can fight for wins at Snetterton

14 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tyco BMW rider Michael Laverty says that despite a slow start to the season on the German manufacturer’s new S1000RR machine, he fully expects to be able to challenge for wins at the next round of the...

Lampkin extends win record at Scottish Six Day Trials

14 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Trial legend Dougie Lampkin has extended his all-time win record at the Scottish Six Day Trial, regarded as the toughest event in the sport, by taking his ninth victory in the race at the weekend. His...

World Superbike paddock gets portable defibrillators

14 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

A new link-up between the World Superbike championship’s Clinica Mobilia and Cardiac Science Southern Europe will see a number of easy-to-use portable defibrillators installed every weekend throughout...

Simon Andrews' father makes emotional NW200 return

14 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Simon Andrews’ father has made an emotional return to the North West 200 a year after the Worcestershire rider lost his life at the race. Paying a glowing tribute to the race and the people involved...

Red Bull Straight Rhythm returns for 2015

14 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Red Bull’s novel Straight Rhythm motocross event will return in 2015, with the biggest stars of the off-road world lining up – literally – to take each other on the straight line dirt track event. The...

McGuinness lucky to avoid injury after collision with bird

13 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Honda Racing rider John McGuinness was lucky to escape injury during yesterday’s opening day of practice for the North West 200 – after a high speed coming together with a bird on the Triangle...

Johnston off to solid start to the week at NW200

13 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Local star Lee Johnston says he’s raring to go in tomorrow’s opening races of this year’s North West 2000 after a successful first day at the Northern Irish road race saw him walk away with a...

First glimpse of Norton Lightweight TT bike

13 May 2015

This is the first sight of the new Norton TT bike that will compete in the Lightweight race with MCN Senior Road tester Adam Child on board. The bike uses a proven Kawasaki ER-6R engine like much of...

Rea Dedicates Imola WSB Wins To Joan Lascorz

13 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After his latest dominant WSB weekend Jonathan Rea (KRT) dedicated his brace of Imola race wins to former KRT Superbike rider Joan Lascorz, who suffered paralysis after hitting a trackside barrier at...

Iannone dislocates shoulder, still aiming for Le Mans

12 May 2015 by Steve English

Andrea Iannone ended two days of testing at Mugello in hospital after a high speed crash at the Arrabbiata corners left the Italian nursing a dislocated left shoulder. Iannone, who has enjoyed a solid...

Irwin enjoying ‘crazy’ track on NW200 debut

12 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

British Supersport front-runner Glenn Irwin says that he’s loving his debut at the North West 200 – despite admitting that the high speed track is even faster than he ever expected it to be. “The...

Seeley fastest in wet and dry at NW200

12 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tyco BMW rider Alastair Seeley has topped the time sheets in both wet and dry conditions on the opening day of practice for the North West 200. The local rider, who is bidding to become the most...

Easton keen to build on Oulton success

12 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

PBM Kawasaki rider Stuart Easton says he needs to build on his progress from last weekend at Oulton Park, where he took his first MCE British Superbike race win in five years. “I saw him go to make...

Sofuoglu channels emotions into Imola win

12 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

World Supersport title leader Kenan Sofuoglu says that being able to channel his emotions into his racing gave him the edge he needed to take victory in the class last weekend at Imola. The victory...

Pedrosa confirms Le Mans return

12 May 2015 by Steve English

Dani Pedrosa has confirmed that he will return to MotoGP this weekend in France. The Spaniard has been on the sidelines since the season opening Qatar Grand Prix but now feels strong enough to return...

MotoGP movers and shakers ready to fight for French glory

11 May 2015 by Steve English

It’s been a tremendous start to the 2015 season with all three classes serving up superb racing – and plenty of surprises. That looks set to continue in France this weekend. Last weekend saw Jorge...

WSB: Rea Makes It Eight After Imola Double

10 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) dominated the second Imola race for Kawasaki, with Rea’s eventual comfortable victory giving him eight wins from ten races so...

WSS: Sofuoglu Ahead Of Cluzel In Duel

10 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) beat his great rival Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) by 0.883 seconds at the flag to win the 17-lap WSS race at Imola. Third was Lorenzo Zanetti (MV...

WSB: Rea From Sykes After Six Lap Sprint

10 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

A stopped and restarted first race was finally run over six intense laps, with Tom Sykes (KRT) leading to start but his team-mate Jonathan Rea took the lead soon after and eased way from Sykes. The...

Engine allocation update

09 May 2015 by Steve English

Four races into the season and the engine allocation is starting to get interesting. Marc Marquez has lost one engine, speaking at Jerez the world champion admitted that the engine that failed at COTA...

WSB: Super Davide Takes Superpole Win

09 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Davide Giugliano (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB) was a the popular winner of the Imola Superpole contest, securing the best possible starting place for Sunday’s 19-lap races as a result. On his first...

Laverty makes setup progress ahead of Le Mans

09 May 2015 by Steve English

Eugene Laverty has shown plenty of progress in his rookie campaign with the Aspar squad but circumstances have held him back in races. Last time out arm pump left him feeling that “the bike was better...

WSB: Off Colour Davies Looking For Final Few Tenths

09 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Official Ducati rider Chaz Davies has been toiling with the last few settings on his machine at Imola, and also fighting the effects of a low level but irritating illness that has been difficult to...

WSB: Limitations Hold Guintoli Back

09 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After a tough start to the season due to a neck injury suffered in winter testing, Sylvain Guintoli (Pata Honda) made progress at the Assen round, and watched his team-mate Michael van der Mark finish...

WSB: Giugliano Fastest Man Pre-Superpole

09 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

WSB returnee Davide Giugliano (Aruba.it Racing- Ducati WSB) continued his amazing comeback from long term injury top lead the field going into Superpole, having topped the final free practice session...

Progress for Redding ahead of Le Mans

08 May 2015 by Steve English

After a miserable weekend at Jerez Scott Redding made plenty of progress during the Monday test and now the Englishman will be hoping to bring that form forward to next weekend’s French Grand Prix at...

The Magnificent 7: Rossi celebrations

08 May 2015 by Steve English

After seeing Valentino Rossi claim the 200th podium of his Grand Prix career last weekend in Jerez it seems the perfect opportunity to look back at some of the Italian superstar’s most memorable...

WSB: Rea Fastest On Day One At Imola

08 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

KRT rider Jonathan Rea set a 1’47.344 lap to sit on top of the timesheets after the first day of WSB action at Imola, ending up 0.173 seconds ahead of his team-mate Tom Sykes. The two official...

WSS: Cluzel Climbs Highest On Day One

08 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After a halted and restarted second FIM Supersport World Championship practice session at Imola Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) left it late to take the advantage going into day two, with his...

Final shakedown for Tyco BMW and Milwaukee Yamaha

08 May 2015 by Stephen Davison

Tyco BMW’s Guy Martin, Alastair Seeley and William Dunlop have had their final shakedowns on the S1000RR superbikes that they will ride at the North West 200 next week. The Tyco trio tested alongside...