2009

Year: 2009

Month: ALL

Save of the season at Scarborough?

20 September 2009 by simon charity

Scarborough Gold Cup Road Races, save of the season? Paul Battersby on his GSX-R1000 exiting farm bends onto start finish straight gets the power on a bit too early but stays on board to continue.

James Toseland at Thunder Road

20 September 2009 by Janine Massocchi

Met James Toseland at Thunder road today. What an absolutely lovely man. He had plenty of time for my daughters and all of his fans.

New Irish and Ulster champion

19 September 2009 by Erin

The popping noise of the Champaign corks were the conclusion to a successful years racing for newcomer to the road racing scene Wayne Hamilton 18 Portadown. Winning the Ulster and Irish Championship title for the Junior Support, Wayne, has caught the spectators gaze on numerous occasions throughout the year on his 250cc Honda. With highlights to include 6 race wins in a row and the taking of the...

Stiggy down to two riders for last three rounds

18 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Stiggy Honda boss Johan Stigefelt has revealed to MCN that he will run only two riders at the final three rounds of the championship due to a budget short fall. Starting at Imola next weekend Leon...

Yamaha coy on James Toseland departure

18 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha MotoGP boss Lin Jarvis has denied a final decision on James Toseland’s future has been taken. Although it seems certain World Superbike star Ben Spies has agreed to join fellow Texan Colin...

Ten Kate in no rush to confirm 2010 rider line–up

18 September 2009 by Michael Guy

The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team have revealed that they are in no hurry to sign their riders for the 2010 season due to the massive interest they have received in the team. The current rumour mill...

FIM President warns of reduced budgets and riders in 2010

18 September 2009 by Michael Guy

FIM President, Vito Ippolito remains confident that the world of motorcycle racing is emerging from the economic crisis but has warned that sponsorship could be hard to find leading to reduced teams...

Seeley tests superbike

17 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Recently-crowned National Superstock champion Alastair Seeley has been testing the Relentless by TAS Suzuki superbike at Kirkistown today in preparation for a potential MCE BSB debut at Silverstone...

Parkalgar Honda want Laverty decision before Imola

17 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Parkalgar Honda boss Simon Buckmaster has told MCN that he wants his current rider Eugene Laverty to make a decision on his future before the forthcoming Imola race on 25th 27th September. Laverty who...

Alessi to race NEC Supercross

17 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Makita Suzuki US factory star Mike Alessi has confirmed that he will ride in the SX1 class at the NEC in the opening round of this year’s Future West ACU British Supercross Championship on November...

James Toseland loses MotoGP ride

17 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland is likely to make a swift but reluctant return to World Superbikes in 2010 after losing his MotoGP ride. World Superbike sensation Ben Spies has opted to quit World Superbikes and move...

Wayne Rainey: Yamaha’s 2009 YZR-M1 is best GP bike ever

17 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha legend Wayne Rainey reckons Valentino Rossi’s current YZR-M1 800cc machine is arguably the greatest MotoGP bike ever built. This year’s factory Yamaha has firmly established itself as the...

Rutter back in BSB on Ducatis

17 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Michael Rutter makes a return to BSB at Silverstone, riding the ex-NW200 Ducatis that are still owned by Irish Businessman Alastair Kennedy. Rutter has secured backing from Black Horse Finance, Shoei...

David Knight wraps up WEC season with a win

16 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

At the end of what has been a hugely challenging season, Kawasaki Superbike Racing Team rider David Knight claimed victory at the final round of the 2009 World Enduro Championship when the GP of...

Top guns chase Scarborough gold Cup

16 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

This weekend’s Scarborough Gold Cup has attracted a top-class entry, features some of the sport’s leading racers on the pure road courses. The 59th Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup Road Races,...

Alastair Seeley headlines Mondello Masters

16 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Newly crowned National Superstock Champion Alastair Seeley will top the entry list on a Relentless TAS Suzuki Superbike at the Mondello Masters on October 4. Seeley is the only rider ever to taste...

Hydrex Honda boss warns of rider pay-cuts

16 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Hydrex Honda team boss Shaun Muir has issued a warning to prospective BSB riders not to expect the kind of wages that were once paid to the championship contenders. Muir said: “Sylvain Guintoli will...

Simon Andrews plans busy off season

16 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

What do you do if you are a BSB rider when the off-season comes? You carry on racing of course. Take Simon Andrews. He outlined his future plans for MCN: “I’m doing Daytona 8H the week after Oulton...

Valentino Rossi looking for error free finish

16 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi is determined to eradicate some of the crucial mistakes that have dogged him in 2009 as he prepares to wrap up a ninth world title. With just four races of the campaign remaining in...

Honda to offer higher spec lease machines in 2010

16 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Honda will give its independent teams the chance to lease an RC212V machine almost identical to the spec run by its factory team in 2010 to help them survive the worldwide economic crisis. In a bid to...

Michael Neeves race blog MRO Powerbike round 7: Snetterton 5/6 Sep

16 September 2009 by Michael Neeves

Snetterton is one of the fastest tracks in the country. The high speeds generated on a 1000cc race bike like my R1 leave me my hands shaking and my head spinning after each track session. It’s the...

Farquhar breaks Joey’s all time wins record

16 September 2009

Ryan Farquhar created history at Killalane last Sunday when he took three more road race wins to break the all-time Irish record, previously held by the legendary Joey Dunlop. Farquhar’s hat-trick saw...

Harris joins sorrymate.com SMT Honda

16 September 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Karl Harris was sacked by Hydrex Honda after Cadwell for a string of disappointing performances. He had a disappointing Croft riding the Node4 Yamaha and now he’s been thrown another lifeline – this...

Chaz Davies gets Triumph World Supersport ride

16 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Following the conclusion of his season competing in the AMA Sportbike Championship, 22 year old Chaz Davies has signed a three race deal to race the ParkinGO Triumph BE1 675 in the World Supersport...

Valentino Rossi: 'I won’t race without JB'

15 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi will only continue racing in the MotoGP world championship as long as legendary engineer Jerry Burgess agrees to continue at the helm of his factory Yamaha crew. Since they first...

Eddie Lawson: Yamaha now best MotoGP machine

15 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

American legend Eddie Lawson reckons Yamaha’s YZR-M1 is now comfortably the best MotoGP bike on the grid. Fiat Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have won nine out of 13 races so far in 2009...

Suzuki switch is ‘big risk’ admits Alvaro Bautista

15 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Alvaro Bautista admitted he is taking a ‘big risk’ by signing a two-year deal with Suzuki’s factory MotoGP squad. But the Spaniard said the only way he can become a big premier class player is to ride...

Hopkins confirms he will miss remainder of WSB season

15 September 2009 by Michael Guy

Following reports last week that John Hopkins could miss the final three rounds of the World Superbike Championship, the 26 year old American has confirmed he will sit out the rest of the...

Toseland in demand

15 September 2009 by Michael Guy

While James Toseland remains focused on the final four rounds of this years MotoGP championship, long time manager Roger Burnett has revealed his desire to secure Toseland a top ride in WSB. In an...

Share Haga's pit box at Imola

15 September 2009 by Michael Guy

The Xerox Ducati World Superbike squad will provide race fans the chance to see Noriyuki Haga and his team in action at Imola next weekend thanks to an innovative new web cam giving live footage...

Graeme Gowland during super pole

14 September 2009 by JamesNutt

Graeme Gowland’s Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha spitting flame during the Swan Combi 50 Roll for Pole. Photograph taken by James Nutt

Sylvain Guintoli during Superpole

14 September 2009 by JamesNutt

Sylvain Guintoli pushing his Worx Crescent Suzuki during the Swan Combi 50 Roll for Pole. Picture taken by James Nutt

Having a great time at Laguna Seca

14 September 2009 by Paul Ellis

Me and the good lady at Laguna Seca this year and pretending to ride the cork screw. Meeting JT was great, a real gentleman. Plus Paul & Bec with MCN on the Laguna stand.

LCR Honda to run Hiroshi Aoyama in 2010?

14 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Lucio Cecchinello’s satellite Honda squad could be expanded to a two-rider effort in 2010. Already committed to run one RC212V next season, likely to be for current rider Randy de Puniet, it is...

Caffe Latte abandons MotoGP plan

14 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Thomas Luthi’s hopes of a shock MotoGP move are over after his Caffe Latte Aprilia 250GP squad abandoned plans to switch to the premier class in 2010. The Swiss outfit had confirmed its intention to...

Loris Capirossi confident Suzuki can improve

14 September 2009 by Matthew Birt

Loris Capirossi believes he can still make Suzuki a potent MotoGP force – even though a factory GSV-R hasn’t been on the podium for 13 months. The veteran Italian, who confidently boasted he would be...