2009

Year: 2009

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BSB Brands Hatch: Race three results

09 August 2009 by Phil Wain

Leon Camier gave the GSE team their 100th British Superbike victory when he won his third race of the weekend at Brands Hatch on Sunday. The runaway championship leader put in, arguably, his best race...

BSB Brands Hatch: Supersport race result

09 August 2009 by Phil Wain

James Westmoreland took his debut British Supersport victory in a drama-filled and action packed race at Brands Hatch this afternoon. The JW Racing Triumph rider pulled through from a poor start and...

Rossi/Stoner

09 August 2009 by Keith Dixon

Hi all… New to MotoGP and went for the first time at Donongton last year. Just come accross some pics I took and would like to share my manipulation of them. 🙂

BSB Brands Hatch: Race two report

09 August 2009 by Phil Wain

Leon Camier made it two from two this afternoon when he took the second British Superbike race at Brands Hatch on Sunday. The Airwaves Yamaha ace grabbed the holeshot and was never headed during the...

BSB Brands Hatch: Sunday morning warm-up

09 August 2009 by Phil Wain

As has been the trend for the majority of the weekend, Leon Camier and Broc Parkes were again top of the British Superbike tree at Brands Hatch as they posted the first and second fastest times in...

BSB Brands Hatch: Race 1 report

08 August 2009 by Phil Wain

Leon Camier underlined his dominance of this season’s British Superbike Championship when he took Saturday’s opening race at Brands Hatch. The Airwaves Yamaha rider had to overcome the fast starting...

BSB Brands Hatch: Qualifying

08 August 2009 by Phil Wain

Leon Camier has set pole position for this weekend’s British Superbike Championship round at Brands Hatch with the championship leader topping all three of the ‘Roll for Pole’ sessions. The Airwaves...

Morais enjoying life in BSB paddock

08 August 2009 by Phil Wain

South African rider Sheridan Morais has made a huge impression on the BSB paddock so far, taking second place in both dry practice sessions at Brands Hatch. The PBM Kawasaki rider is having only his...

BSB Brands Hatch: Saturday morning practice

08 August 2009 by Phil Wain

Normal British Superbike service was resumed at Brands Hatch on Saturday morning when Leon Camier posted the fastest time in the final free practice session. The Airwaves Yamaha dominated proceedings...

A chance meeting with JT

07 August 2009 by Sam Williams

I finally got the Chance to go to MOTOGP, even though it meant working. I was working in a Redgate Hospitalty Suite, When James Toseland walked in and i was lucky enough to get my picture took with...

Brands Hatch BSB: Broc Parkes tops Friday practice

07 August 2009 by Phil Wain

The World Superbike pairing of Broc Parkes and Sheridan Morais topped the timesheets in free practice at Brands Hatch on Friday afternoon in preparation for this weekend’s British Superbike round. The...

Jeremy McWilliams to race KTM superbike

07 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Former MotoGP rider Jeremy McWilliams has clinched a deal to ride a KTM RC8R in the final two rounds of the German Superbike championship. The KTM-Akrapovic Team will contest a third RC8R for the...

First-ever Kawasaki Ninja at Brands Hatch BSB

07 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Geoff Johnson’s 1984 Production TT-winning Kawasaki GPZ900R will be paraded at Brands Hatch this weekend during the 25th Anniversary of the Ninja. The bike was run at the ’84 TT by Plymouth...

Ducati believe Nicky Hayden will stay

07 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Ducati is confident Nicky Hayden will commit to a new deal to stay with the Bologna factory for the 2010 MotoGP world championship. Ducati has an option on the Kentucky rider that must be exercised on...

LCR Honda poised to scrap Moto2 plan

07 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Lucio Cecchinello’s MotoGP squad looks certain to scrap plans to race in the new 600cc four-stroke Moto2 world championship next year. The Italian submitted an application to be part of the 250GP...

Colin Edwards unlikely to make Aprilia WSB switch

07 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards will reject the chance to turn Aprilia into a major World Superbike force in 2010. But the 35-year-old could still end up back in WSB, depending on fellow Texan Ben Spies’...

Valentino Rossi: Yamaha finally as fast as Ducati

07 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi reckons the engine performance of his factory Yamaha YZR-M1 is now a match for MotoGP world title rival Casey Stoner’s Ducati. When MotoGP introduced the new 800cc rule for 2007,...

Meeting Plater at Mallory Park

06 August 2009 by Sam Williams

I meet the lovely Steve Plater the Saturday at Mallory Park 2009 BSB

The Lads at Donington

06 August 2009 by david9

dave,paul,eddie,luke,gino,donington 2009

silverstone confirm GP kids pricing

06 August 2009 by ameg2808

Just had an e-mail from a very helpful Katie Tyler, Head of communications at silverstone confirming their child pricing dear Ameg, I am sorry for any confusion caused. Our Sales Director was out of the office on holiday and the Call Centre team were not sure of the rules around children. This has now been clarified and your comments and the comments of other fans with young children have been...

Rutter to ride Andrews’ Kawasaki at Brands

06 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Michael Rutter has been drafted into the MSS Discovery Kawasaki team for this weekends’ Brands Hatch BSB triple-header. Rutter replaces injured Simon Andrews whose is not fit enough to ride after...

Ducati want to retain Haga and Fabrizio in 2010

06 August 2009 by Michael Guy

Xerox Ducati team boss Davide Tardozzi say’s he wants to keep his current rider line-up of Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio in 2010. Tardozzi’s men currently sit first and third in the series...

MotoGP Survey: how’s the BBC doing?

05 August 2009 by Rupert Paul

We’ve seen ten races and got to the summer break. So how good is the BBC’s exclusive live coverage of MotoGP? And how is British Eurosport, which at one point looked to have lost its broadcasting...

New rider and sponsor for PBM Kawasaki at Brands Hatch BSB

05 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Brit-based factory Kawasaki WSB team, Paul Bird Motorsport, has a new sponsor as well as a replacement rider for this weekend’s Brands Hatch BSB round. South African Sheridan Morais is deputising for...

Valentino Rossi reluctant for off track fight with Jorge Lorenzo

05 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Valentino Rossi is hoping his MotoGP title fight with Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo doesn’t spill over into a bitter off-track scrap. Despite some fierce on-track battles...

Marco Melandri disappointed at Kawasaki exit

05 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Marco Melandri has told MCN of his disappointment that Kawasaki will quit MotoGP at the end of the 2009 season. Having withdrawn its official factory team back in January because of the global...

Ducati ponder Ben Spies swoop

05 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Ducati has joined the race to sign in-demand World Superbike sensation Ben Spies. The Texan has become the most sought after rider for 2010 with a series of dazzling WSB performances that have made...

The world according to Colin Edwards

05 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards is not only famous for being one of the fastest riders on the planet, he’s also renowned for being something of a quote machine. Never one to shy away from giving his forthright opinion,...

Honda's update on Nick Crowe and Mark Cox

05 August 2009 by robcop5

Following Nick Crowe and Mark Cox’s accident during the second TT sidecar race in June, HM Plant Honda is pleased to issue an update on behalf of Nick and Mark and their families regarding the boys’...

Brands BSB classic entry grows

04 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

It seems like there’s no limit to the amount of classic bikes and legendary riders lining up for the Brands BSB triple header festival this weekend. The entry list almost reads like a 1970s race...

Randy de Puniet breaks left ankle

04 August 2009 by Matthew Birt

British MotoGP podium finisher Randy de Puniet is facing a desperate battle to be fit for the next race in Brno after he fractured his left ankle in a motocross accident last weekend. The LCR Honda...

Silverstone/TT date clash: Thinking positive

04 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

TT boss Paul Phillips aims to turn any negativity about the date clash between the Silverstone MotoGP race in June 6 with the Superbike race that opens the TT festival on June 5 into a massive...

Node 4 back Kirkham and Linfoot Yamahas

04 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

The Rob Mac Racing Yamahas of BSB rider Jon Kirkham and Dan Linfoot in BSS have been re-branded and will run in orange livery thanks to a new title sponsorship from Node 4, a computer hosting company...

GT Racing in Pembrey 3hr endurance race action

04 August 2009 by Crasher_666

Pembrey Circuit in South Wales gave GT Racing their second unfamiliar track of the season for Round 5 of the Hottrax Junior 1000 TAG series, with neither rider having seen the circuit before, and...

Pegram and Ducati take Topeka AMA double

04 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Larry Pegram scored his first career double win in AMA Superbike at Heartland Park Topeka riding his Ducati 1098R. Pegram dominated both Saturday’s and Sunday’s American Superbike races although a persistent Tommy Hayden on a Rockstar/Makita Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 chased Pegram to the finish on Sunday. Pegram said: “Tommy was all over me, he was an animal. I could hear him back there, I could...

Four more for Farquhar

04 August 2009 by Phil Wain

Ryan Farquhar’s dominance of the 2009 Irish national road races continued at the Mid Antrim 150 on Saturday with yet another four wins. The KMR Kawasaki took his fourth successive four-timer as he...