October

Year: 2013

Month: October

Brazil given six months to be ready for 2014 MotoGP

08 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Brazil’s much anticipated return to the MotoGP world championship in 2014 will depend on strict construction deadlines being met months in advance of the planned race in late September. Brasilia has...

Yakhnich confirm Lowes Moto2 move

07 October 2013 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes will make the move to Moto2 next season for an as-yet unnamed team, according to a statement released by his team hours after the Lincolnshire rider lifted the World Supersport title. In the...

Danny Kent to quit Tech 3 Moto2 squad at the end of 2013

04 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Just over a month after confirming he will be staying with the Tech 3 Racing squad in 2014, British rider Danny Kent has dropped a bombshell by confirming he will quit the Mistral 610 project at the...

Casey Stoner impressed with new Honda production bike

03 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has given HRC positive feedback on the new production RCV1000R racer that Scott Redding will campaign in the 2014 MotoGP world championship. The Aussie got his first chance to assess the...

Honda won’t use full fuel allowance for new production racer

03 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Honda has revealed its new production RCV1000R MotoGP bike that Scott Redding will ride in 2014 will not use the maximum amount of fuel permitted for non-factory machinery. Non-factory bikes in 2014...

Nicky Hayden: Ducati slipping further behind Honda and Yamaha

03 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden fears the gulf in performance between Ducati’s struggling Desmosedici and Japanese rivals Honda and Yamaha is increasing. The American, who will leave Ducati after a difficult five-year...

Honda plotting Rins and Marquez Moto3 dream team

03 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Honda’s threat to quit Moto3 after just two years appears to be a cover for an all-out assault on the 2014 title to break KTM’s domination of the 250cc four-stroke category. HRC management said at the...

Honda: Pedrosa can bounce back from Aragon nightmare

02 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa is no stranger to bouncing back from adversity and he has been tipped to pick himself off the floor again after last weekend’s disastrous Motorland Aragon MotoGP. The Repsol Honda...

19-race provisional 2014 MotoGP calendar unveiled

02 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

The 2014 MotoGP world championship will kick off in Qatar on March 23 and could be expanded to 19 races with Brazil featuring on the provisional schedule unveiled today. The Qatar night race will be...

HRC reflects on Marquez/Pedrosa incident

01 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Honda boss Livio Suppo believes Marc Marquez will have to change his super aggressive tactics after the MotoGP world championship leader was involved in a major talking point with factory HRC teammate...

Jonathan Rea rejects Pramac Ducati to stay in WSB

01 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Jonathan Rea turned down an 11th hour bid to join Cal Crutchlow on a Ducati Desmosedici in MotoGP next season to clinch an extended deal with the Pata Honda squad in World Superbikes. MCN revealed...

Josh Herrin to join new Caterham Moto2 squad

01 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Newly crowned American superbike champion Josh Herrin will join the new Caterham Moto2 squad for the 2014 world championship. The 23-year-old clinched the AMA title last weekend at Laguna Seca and...

Laguna Seca dropped from 2014 MotoGP schedule

01 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Laguna Seca has lost its slot on the MotoGP world championship for 2014. As was first reported by MCN in mid-August, the California venue will be dropped from the calendar, despite having a contract...