June

Year: 2008

Month: June

Team Ducati, Or Team Stoner?

24 June 2008 by Findlay Wood

I dont know if anyone else noticed but it seems again that Ducati are more interested in helping Stoner out than helping other team members out! Melandri, Elias and Gunitoli have all had an incredibly torrid time on the GP8 machine no podiums in 8 races. Stoner on the other hand has moaned about the bike he was incredibly fast on the whole way through winter testing! Melandri even said at one...

Troy Bayliss confident for Misano Race

24 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Following his three day test at Mugello last week, World Superbike series leader Troy Bayliss heads to this weekend’s Misano race in confident mood after finding some improvements on his Xerox Ducati...

shame of british crowd

24 June 2008 by Anonymous

Ive just read an article about booing of casey stoner and gesticulations aimed towards him on his warm down lap. Now I’m not a fan of stoner but feel that this behaviour is unacceptable and can only show the motorcycle sporting world that Britain is a place to steer clear of in the future. The abuse by some of the crowd coupled with a dangerous track invasion (I believe track invasions are ok,...

Pictures from Donington MotoGP

24 June 2008 by al_echev

Some pictures I took at the MotoGP round at Donington Park, 20th – 22nd June 2008. I decided to take a couple of pictures of the race and the riders on the podium; I also took pictures of the concert...

Casey Stoner being booed

24 June 2008 by andypitt56

I feel that the way the crowd at Donington Park booed Casey Stoner was disgusting. I am not a huge fan of Stoner, mainly because of his arrogence, but I feel that he is a great rider and the only one who can ride that Ducati. He is world champion and rightly so. He deserved to win the Donington MotoGP as he was fastest all weekend and frankly I am disappointed with the British public for booeing...

Wayne Smith and Shaun Simpson take the spoils at Desertmartin

24 June 2008 by Paul Harris

The British Championships went to Ireland on Sunday for round five and although CAS Honda’s Billy MacKenzie may have been utterly dominant thus far, but an injury to his shoulder at the last round of...

Tom Wheatcroft should be ashamed

24 June 2008 by nick vincent

A few years ago i visited donnington for the moto gp, watched valentino rossi win in convincing style and left with the feeling the place was very run down.So this year after having heard how much the circuit had been improved,i thought id go again taking advantage of the mcn cheap advance ticket deals.We decided to camp,which probably wasnt a good idea and certainly wasnt cheap as we were charged...

Stoner the Moaner

23 June 2008 by Anonymous

Well we had a fantastic weekend again at Donington, great friendly atmosphere campsite was great had warm showers (big thanks to the lad that shared the communal showers with his girlfriend)!! individual ones were available. Toilets were great whoever moans about them should cross their legs till they get cleaned daily! Great racing well done Scott, shame for JT but he’ll be back, good...

Donington farce

23 June 2008 by Ian Hall

I have recently started taking my nephew to see both WSB and BSB rounds and he has enjoyed every one. I personally have been going racing for years and have seen the improvement and the effort to turn the sport into a family event with all the circuits improving facilities. With JT racing myself and a five friends decided to give the British GP one last go after previous disastrous visits. What a...

Praise for Donington

23 June 2008 by deej46

I’d like to give some credit to donington. they couldnt help the weather on saturday but other than that i had a cracking weekend. as i was on crutches following knee surgery i wasnt overly looking forward to it. The food area on the infield was a improvement and good to see the large picnic tables to sit and eat at. yes the food was expensive but its expected so no point complaining about it,...

Gutsy James Toseland

23 June 2008 by mufc666

A couple of photos I got of James Toseland getting back on his motorcycle at redgate having just dropped it.

The quick get away

23 June 2008 by twinkle

We attended our first MotoGP yesterday at Donington Park and thoroughly enjoyed the day except for James Toselands crash out of course. I do have to say that the detour for the traffic was bloody hilarious as we were diverted half way around the country. The food prices were ridiculous – you needed a second mortgage for a burger and chips and the toilets were really bad. It took us just over an...

Doningtons road network

23 June 2008 by Ian Sowersby

Just like to say for the first time in nine years of going to the MotoGP at Donington Park – Congratulations for finaly getting the road network sorted. The only thing that I would say is that putting cones down in the middle of the road to mark out lanes was a bad idea. The only thing the cones managed to do was stop the motorcycles filtering down the centre of the road between the cars and that...

Iannone dejected and general mayhem

23 June 2008 by Colino28

Attached is a picture of Iannone getting a lift back up to the pits from Craner Curves. I don’t know which toilets Larry Carter uses but I was flabbergasted to hear him praising Donington for there...

Donington Traffic Chaos

23 June 2008 by Dan Huggett

We had a great couple of days at Donington. Having only ever been to GPs at Jerez, I was dubious about a visit after the horror stories from previous years. It was nowhere near the levels of...

British MotoGP 2008

23 June 2008 by spells675

What a weekend! The smell of burnt racing oil, the immaculately prepared bikes and the noise the GP motorcycles make is unbelievable. That alone is worth the entry fee! It was great to watch Scott...

Good racing - shame about the traffic

23 June 2008 by Graham Pullen

What a great weekend we all had at Donington! The racing was fantastic and to see Scott Redding win the 125GP was amazing. It was a real shame James Toseland was not at the front with the big boys, but we still love him. Now the but. The toilets were awful, £5 for a burger was unbelievable and getting out of the field they call a car park, took an hour and a half. We then sat in traffic all the...

Disappointment at Casey Stoner

23 June 2008 by Anonymous

I was upset to hear Casey Stoner was angry with British supporters for the booing he received on Sunday after his win. I was there for the whole three days of MotoGP and was really disappointed in Stoners behaviour towards Marco Melandri. Marco may not be doing well but I think Stoner should start behaving like Melandris team mate instead of shaking his head in anger towards him. After all, it’s...

James Haydon to replace injured Stuart Easton

23 June 2008 by Rob Hull

James Haydon has been drafted in by the MSS Kawasaki British Superbike team to replace the injured Stuart Easton. Easton crashed in qualifying at Snetterton in a horror 181mph spill. As a result the...

Donington has improved in some areas

23 June 2008 by Neil Fletcher

We have been attending the Donington Park MotoGP round for quite a few years as a family. On arriving Sunday morning at our usual time , it took over an hour to get from the A42 junction and into the track, with traffic hardly moving. There didn’t seem to be as many exhibitors as usual in the covered area. Can’t really complain too much about the racing (poor old James Toseland aside)and the...

Tommy Hill out of hospital following successful surgery

23 June 2008 by Michael Guy

Tommy Hill has left hospital today (Monday) after a successful operation to repair his broken right femur sustained at the Nurburgring World Supersport race eight days ago. Racing for the first time...

Valentino Rossi at Donington Park

23 June 2008 by CHRIS ADCOCK

Just a quick photo of Valentino Rossi at Donington Park on saturday.

Meeting the stars at the Day of Champions

23 June 2008 by johnlp

Here are some photos of my daughter, Louise with various people at the Day of Champions at Donington Park.

Dani Pedrosa passing Valentino Rossi

23 June 2008 by louise81

Here is a photo of Dani Pedrosa passing Valentino Rossi at Redgate during the British MotoGP at Donington Park.

Donington Park idiots

23 June 2008 by Lucy_636

I’ve just come back from my first MotoGP visit to Donington Park. It was brilliant, a really good day, We got autographs and lots of pictures. However, I can’t help thinking that the people that were booing Casey Stoner are just idiots. Just because Valentino Rossi isn’t winning doesn’t mean the other riders have to suffer! What’s it going to be like when Rossi stops racing? Also there were a lot...

Toseland hurt after Donington crash

23 June 2008 by David Bartlett

Poor James Toseland at the first corner of the British MotoGP. I was able to get this photo whilst stood on an ice cream van!

My Donington experience

23 June 2008 by Anonymous

Despite having my tickets on the dash or swinging round my neck and wrist for 3 days my Donington experience was as follows: can I park nearer to the Esses? Where’s your pass. Where can I get some food? Where’s your pass. Do you know where the toilets are? Where’s your pass. Where can I get a programme? Where’s your pass. How do I get to Starkeys from here? Where’s your pass… What a comparison to...

Appauling management at Donington

23 June 2008 by shazzared

I can’t cope with Donington full stop. They don’t deserve the prestige of hosting MotoGP. The last time we went there were in excess of 140 people there and only one exit was open! We camped all weekend and couldn’t get out because of the sheer volume of traffic, the bottle neck exit and the fact that at 8pm all the traffic co-ordinators clocked off so it was a free for all! Eventually after...

Ecstasy, agony and disbelief

23 June 2008 by RUSSELL BROOKS

I had a fabulous day out at Donnington Park that had everything. First getting out was really easy it seems that at last the car park problems are sorted. Ecstasy – watching Scott Redding show maturity well beyond his year to take a fabulous win. Such a star at 15 and a level headed young lad. Agony – never have I seen a crowd go so flat as quickly once the realisation that Toseland had fell at...

My photo of James Toselands crash

23 June 2008 by Nick Purssey

I just had to share my photo of James Toseland crashing on the first corner of the first lap at Donington before eventually finishing in 17th place.

Chaos at Donington

23 June 2008 by Anonymous

After a fab day at Donington Park, even though Valentino Rossi was second. After the race we had to go and endure the total chaos off leaving the track. Some bloke had blocked us in so we had to wait for them to move their car. Then we had to wait 40 minutes to get out of the car park, only to find traffic was being diverted. It then took us another 45 minuts just to get near the DHL place. Then...

Racing results round-up: June 22-23

23 June 2008 by MCN Sportsdesk

Each week we will have a full list of the racing results from the previous weekend. Click on the name of the championship you wish to see the results of. MOTOGP, DONINGTON PARK NATIONAL ROAD RACING,...

Organisation?

23 June 2008 by Graham Lawrenson

The contrast between a weekend at Donington and the same at Goodwood is phenomenal. Poor road signs, lack of stewarding, no discernible footpaths, inadequate and poor quality catering. Even the Grandstands had no signs saying which Block they were, you just had to ask each steward, and at least one of them was more interested in lighting her fag! If I wrote a list of all the problems we had on...

Donnington Park Moto GP 2008 (What a palava)

23 June 2008 by Mike Hollis

Donnington Park Moto GP 2008 (What a palava) I have just returned from my first visit to the MOTO GP at Donnington Park, and I must say it will be my last. Neither will I be recommending it to any one I would call a friend in the future. It is not a cheap weekend over £400.00 for four people including camping, weekend passes and Sunday Grandstand tickets but we were all looking forward to what...

Donington MotoGP - Scott Redding at Goddards

23 June 2008 by Kerry Green

Man of the moment Scott redding at Goddards on his way to victory in the 125 c race at Donington Park. Scott was even good enough to pose for a picture in the paddock after his victory. Well done...

Donington Park MotoGP: James Toseland reaction

23 June 2008 by Rob Hull

James Toseland couldn’t hide his sheer disappointment after his first home MotoGP race weekend. Toseland had a dismal Saturday, crashing twice in qualifying leaving him languishing down on the 16th...