May

Year: 2008

Month: May

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Shane Byrne takes first Airwaves Ducati double win but under red flag conditions

05 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Shane Byrne completed a first double race win for Airwaves Ducati, but finished the second race under the red flags after a huge crash involving Cal Crutchlow whilst one of the cup riders was also...

Oulton Park British Supersport: Glen Richards takes victory

05 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Veteran rider Glen Richards has taken a thrilling first victory for Triumph on the 675 at Oulton Park in the British Supersport race as the Triumph man battled hard with Raceway Yamaha’s Hudson...

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Shane Byrne takes race one win after battle with Leon Haslam

05 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Airwaves Ducati’s Shane Byrne has taken the first British superbike win of the day at Oulton Park this afternoon after a brilliant battle with Leon Haslam in the final few laps. Leon Camier announced...

Oulton Park British Supersport: Chris Martin puts Gearlink Kawasaki on pole

04 May 2008 by Rob Hull

Chris Martin has ensured the first three Supersport races of the season have a different manufacture on pole, landing the top qualifying position aboard he Gearlink Kawasaki. Martin put in a time of...

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Second career pole for Cal Crutchlow

04 May 2008 by Rob Hull

HM Plant Honda’s Cal Crutchlow has built on his brilliant Honda debut performance from Thruxton by securing pole position for tomorrow’s Oulton Park races. Crutchlow set a fastest time of 1.36.605 to...

China MotoGP reaction: Brave Jorge Lorenzo claims heroic fourth

04 May 2008 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo celebrated his 21st birthday in painful but delighted fashion as he shrugged off the pain of multiple leg injuries to claim a stunning fourth place in today’s Shanghai MotoGP. Lorenzo’s...

China MotoGP reaction: Casey Stoner frustrated despite third

04 May 2008 by Matthew Birt

Reigning MotoGP world champion could not hide his frustration despite putting his recent poor run of results behind him with third place in today’s Shanghai MotoGP. The Aussie was far from happy as he...

China MotoGP reaction: Dani Pedrosa claims championship lead

04 May 2008 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa maintained his 100 per cent podium record in 2008 with a second place in Shanghai that saw him seize the outright lead in the MotoGP world championship. Level on points with bitter...

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Cal Crutchlow quickest in final free practice

04 May 2008 by Rob Hull

Thruxton race-two winner Cal Crutchlow has set the fastest lap in extremely damp weather conditions in the final free practice session at Oulton Park. Crutchlow, who had set the top lap yesterday in...

China MotoGP reaction: Valentino Rossi ends winless streak

04 May 2008 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi ended his long-running barren spell with his first victory on Bridgestone tyres in China today. Rossi ended his seven race losing streak in dominant fashion as he fended off a strong...

Martin Finnegan's accident

04 May 2008 by john brogan

I was at the race at Tandragee and witnessed the horrific accident which Martin Finnegan was involved in. As Martin was coming forward towards the right hand corner which really is a T junction his motorcycle locked up about 50 or 60 metres from the turn. He made really good work keeping the bike upright and straight and was really fighting with it hard to keep it inline. The bike seemed to free...

China MotoGP reaction: James Toseland upbeat after lowly 12th

04 May 2008 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland vowed to bounce back from his worst MotoGP result to date in Le Mans later this month after he had a tough ride to 12th on Shanghai today. The British rider was powerless to stop...

China MotoGP: Valentino Rossi returns to form with storming win in Shanghai

04 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi showed he’s back to his best as he became the fourth different winner in the four races so far of the MotoGP season in Shanghai this morning. After an early...

China MotoGP: One-two for KTM as Mika Kallio wins 250 race

04 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Mika Kallio and Hiroshi Aoyama have made it a KTM one-two in the 250GP in China. The rain, which hampered the 125 race still had its victims as several riders, including early race leader and pole man...

China MotoGP: Andrea Iannone takes victory in crash strewn 125GP

04 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Andrea Iannone has taken his first ever 125GP victory in a crash strewn race at a wet Shanghai. The Italian has never even had a podium finish before, but that didn’t stop the 18-year-old taking...

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Airwaves Ducati concentrate on practice race runs

03 May 2008 by Rob Hull

Both Airwaves Ducati riders Leon Camier and Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne have said they’ve used today’s two Free Practice sessions to complete vital race runs before Monday’s two 18 lap BSB races. The...

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Adam Jenkinson suffers further injury set back

03 May 2008 by Rob Hull

After suffering a broken right arm and wrist at Thruxton a fortnight ago, Adam Jenkinson has turned up to the Oulton round this weekend with a cast not just on his right arm, but his left as...

Martin Finnegan at Tandragee

03 May 2008 by Anonymous

Martin Finnegan at today’s Tandragee 100 hunting down Ryan Farquhar in the Junior Open race prior to the accident in the 600 Supersport Race.

Jimmy McFarlane combines his two favourite pastimes

03 May 2008 by kcmc

Queensland motocross rider Jimmy McFarlane has combined his two favourite pastimes recently when he rode his YZ250 out of the back of an aeroplane flying more than 14’000 feet above ground. The bike was fitted with a self-deploying chute of its own.This jump marked Jimmy’s 250th skydiving jump in just 12 months

Martin Finnegan killed in Irish road race

03 May 2008 by MCN Sports Desk

TT and road race regular Martin Finnegan has been killed while competing in the Tandragee 100 in Northern Ireland today. The 29-year old from Dublin, who is married and a father-of-one, died in the...

Relentless complete North West 200 shakedown

03 May 2008 by Rob Hull

All four Relentless Suzuki representatives in BSB, BSS and road racing took to the Kirkistown circuit earlier this week with the main aim of preparing the road bikes for the North West 200, which...

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Cal Crutchlow tops Free Practice two

03 May 2008 by Rob Hull

HM Plant Honda has ended the first day of practice at Oulton Park with the top two times, headed by joint championship leader Cal Crutchlow. The race two winner from the opening race weekend at...

China MotoGP: Valentino Rossi upbeat about victory hopes

03 May 2008 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi is confident he can end his long-running victory drought in Shanghai tomorrow after he claimed his second successive front row start in today’s qualifying session. The Fiat Yamaha...

China MotoGP: Battered and bruised Jorge Lorenzo claims heroic fourth

03 May 2008 by Matthew Birt

Spanish rookie Jorge Lorenzo produced a stunning and heroic performance in today’s Shanghai qualifying session to post the fourth best time. The double world 250 champion braved the pain of a...

China MotoGP: Casey Stoner back on track with front row

03 May 2008 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Casey Stoner got his 2008 title defence back on track today after he claimed his first front row start of the season in Shanghai. Ducati’s Stoner put his recent frustrations...

China MotoGP: Bradley Smith talks third pole position

03 May 2008 by Matthew Birt

British teenager Bradley Smith is confident he will be in the fight for victory in tomorrow’s Chinese 125GP after he claimed a third pole position in four races today. The Polaris World Aprilia rider...

China MotoGP: James Tosleand starts from third row

03 May 2008 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland will start from the third row of the grid for tomorrow’s China MotoGP race as he continued to make big strides in learning the challenging Shanghai circuit. The Tech 3 Yamaha rider...

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Shane Byrne heads first Free Practice

03 May 2008 by Rob Hull

Shane Byrne has topped the first Superbike table of the bank-holiday weekend at the Oulton BSB round in the first Free Practice session. The Airwaves Ducati rider ended the 50 minute long session six...

China MotoGP: Colin Edwards talks Shanghai pole

03 May 2008 by Matthew Birt

American Colin Edwards continued Yamaha and Michelin’s domination of MotoGP qualifying in 2008 when he stormed to a surprise Shanghai pole position today. Edwards produced a brilliant late attack to...

British Supersport: James Webb on a warning after Thruxton crash

03 May 2008 by Rob Hull

Padgetts Honda’s James Webb has been given a slap on the wrist by race organisers after his big off at Thruxton that also took out former Padgetts man, Dennis Hobbs. Hobbs, now riding for Centurion...

China MotoGP: Alvaro Bautista secures 250 pole

03 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Aprilia’s Alvaro Bautista will begin tomorrow’s 250GP race from pole position after hanging on to his dominance from yesterday in Shanghai. The Spaniard did improve on his time from the first...

China MotoGP: Colin Edwards claims Shanghai pole

03 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Yamaha has secured a pole position for the fourth time this season at the China MotoGP, but this time it was veteran rider Colin Edwards who shot to the top of the timesheets on his final lap of the...

China MotoGP: Bradley Smith takes third pole of the season

03 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Britain’s Bradley Smith will start the China 125GP from pole position for the third time this season after putting in an impressive display in the second qualifying session this morning. The Polaris...

Drama from Thruxton

02 May 2008 by Tim Downton

Hi, Sue and I were taking photographs at Thruxton on Sunday and wondered if you would be interested in any of our pictures. We did get some close-ups of the drama of the Tom Sykes and Karl Harris...

World Supersport: Chris Walker searching for more power

02 May 2008 by Michael Guy

On paper Chris Walker’s 12th place finish at Assen last weekend was nothing to shout about, but a closer look at the race reveals a different story and shows the progress he is making. The Gil...

China MotoGP: John Hopkins targets podium

02 May 2008 by Matthew Birt

John Hopkins is confident he can mount a serious challenge for a repeat podium in Shanghai this weekend after he finished the opening day of free practice in an encouraging fifth place. The American...