2009

Year: 2009

Month: ALL

Title-wining Triumph team to continue

03 February 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Last year’s British Supersport title-winning team are aiming to continue racing despite having lost their title sponsor Embassy Racing before the end of last season. Title-winner Glen Richards has...

Sylvain Guintoli clocks up the BSB track miles

03 February 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Crescent Suzuki team boss Jack Valentine says that their new BSB signing Sylvain Guintoli has already got track knowledge of all but four of this year’s BSB tracks, having done the laps in a Suzuki...

Video: Behind the scenes at Fiat Yamaha

03 February 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s Fiat Yamaha team has given a behind the scenes look at the team’s Italian headquarters as part of its 2009 factory team launch today. The world championship-winning team moved into its impressive new facility in Germo di Lesmo just before Christmas Amongst the features at the impressive new HQ is one of Rossi’s factory YZR-M1 machines forming part of a meeting room table! Race...

Video: Troy Corser stars at London Motorcycle Show

02 February 2009 by Sarah Carnell

New BMW signing Troy Corser is at the London Motorcycle Show at ExCeL meeting fans and helping out on BMW’s stand. The 37-year-old was having a boys day out with his son Kalani as well as signing...

Neil Hodgson to race Corona Honda

02 February 2009 by Henny Ray Abrams

Neil Hodgson will ride a Corona Honda in the 2009 American Superbike Championship. The decision to put the former World Superbike champion on a Superbike, rather than the Erion Honda Daytona...

Yamaha’s MotoGP plans not affected by credit crunch

02 February 2009 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha Motor Company president Takashi Kajikawa has confirmed that the Japanese factory will continue to support the MotoGP world championship, despite the global economic crisis. In a statement...

Jorge Lorenzo hails Bridgestone performance

02 February 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo has joined a chorus of former Michelin riders to praise the performance of Bridgestone tyres as he prepares for his debut campaign on the Japanese rubber. Lorenzo was reluctant to talk...

Video: Jorge Lorenzo interview

02 February 2009 by Matthew Birt

Spanish sensation Jorge Lorenzo has spoken of his hopes and ambitions for the forthcoming MotoGP season as part of Yamaha’s 2009 team launch. The double world 250 champion explains how he is still...

Jorge Lorenzo cautious on 2009 title aspirations

02 February 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo thinks he’s only fourth favourite to win the 2009 MotoGP crown. Speaking in an interview as part of Yamaha’s 2009 factory team launch, the Spaniard reckons team-mate Valentino Rossi,...

Valentino Rossi installs Casey Stoner as chief 2009 rival

02 February 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi reckons Aussie rival Casey Stoner will pose the biggest threat to his hopes of lifting a seventh MotoGP world title in 2009. Since the beginning of the 2007 campaign, factory Ducati...

Yamaha unveils Valentino Rossi’s 2009 YZR-M1

02 February 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have today unveiled the 2009 factory Yamaha YZR-M1 MotoGP contender in a special virtual launch. Filmed at the team’s new headquarters in Gerno di Lesmo in Italy,...

Valentino Rossi gives up on Troy Bayliss/WSB clash

02 February 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has admitted defeat in his bid to set up a dream World Superbike clash with Troy Bayliss. The Italian though insists he still wants to have a go in a World Superbike race before he...

Yamaha unveil Valentino Rossi’s stunning new 2009 YZR-M1

02 February 2009 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha has launched its stunning new factory YZR-M1 that the Japanese factory hopes will dominate the 2009 MotoGP world championship. The bike, which will again run in the colours of Fiat for a third...

Video: Valentino Rossi interview

02 February 2009 by Matthew Birt

Reigning MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has talked about the big threats to the defence of his crown, the impact of the credit crunch and Marco Simoncelli’s future prospects in a special video...

Even snowmen love Rossi

02 February 2009 by sm1thjam1e

Even my snowman Errel is a Rossi fan!!!

Alvaro Bautista suffers injury blow

02 February 2009 by Matthew Birt

Spaniard Alvaro Bautista’s stunning start to 2009 came to a crashing halt when he suffered a broken right collarbone in Valencia yesterday. Bautista, who had been fastest in each of the opening four...

Bradley Smith third, Scott Redding fourth in Valencia

02 February 2009 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith ended a weather-hit two-day Valencia 125GP test session with the third fastest time, while fellow British rider Scott Redding was just one place further back in fourth. Aspar Aprilia...

Moto2 - An Exciting Racing Future

01 February 2009 by Dan D

Now that the FIM and Dorna have unveiled their replacement for the 250GP class, the second tier of the World Championships could get really interesting again. With their proposal of 600 four stroke engines, from any source, in a prototype frame, older frame manufacturers and new teams can easily get involved again. This will be just like the old Formula 2 championship from the early 1980’s, when...

John Hopkins to WSB?

01 February 2009 by Michael Guy

Former Kawasaki MotoGP rider John Hopkins could be poised for a sensational switch to the World Superbike Championship. MCN understands that the American is in negotiations with the Stiggy Honda...

Scott Redding third at rain-hit Valencia

01 February 2009 by Matthew Birt

British 125GP winner Scott Redding clocked the third fastest time on an opening day of testing in Valencia hit by wet weather conditions. Redding, who made his debut on Aprilia’s new 2009 factory...

It's good to see Sete back

31 January 2009 by pete naylor

The last time Sete was involved in MotoGP the boy was very good but valentino totally destroyed his confidence. Vale stated that sete would never win another race as long as he was riding and I believe what he said. It’s good to see Gibernau back, it’s very good for entertainment, we haven’t had much in the way of rivalry between the riders of late, so sete coming back is a bit of a boost to the...

Bimota to build chassis for new Moto2 600 class

30 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

Italian manufacturer Bimota is planning to become a chassis developer for private teams entering the new Moto2 600cc racing prototype class. It’s a return to the roots of the original company for...

Paul Lewis returns ‘home’ for XR1200 series

30 January 2009 by Sarah Carnell

Former GP500 Skoal Bandit Suzuki works rider and Daytona Twins winner Paul Lewis is at the London Motorcycle Show at ExCeL today promoting the new Harley-Davdison XR1200 series, which he is racing...

See the Fiat Yamaha team launch with MCN

30 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo’s Fiat Yamaha squad will launch its 2009 MotoGP factory team on Monday, and you can see all the pictures and video interviews on www.motorcyclenews.com You can view...

Experience key for Casey Stoner, says Ducati boss

30 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner will be a stronger rival to Valentino Rossi in 2009 because of the experience the Aussie gained in defeat last season. Factory team boss Livio Suppo believes Stoner will bounce back...

Jorge Lorenzo to be more conservative in 2009

30 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo will adopt a less gung-ho approach in 2009 to strengthen his bid to seriously challenge Fiat Yamaha team-mate for the MotoGP world championship. The 2008 Rookie of the Year produced...

Scott Redding’s team to launch Moto2 600

30 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding’s Spanish-based Blusens Aprilia squad will unveil a new Moto2 600cc contender in Spain next week. The bike, which the British sensation could ride in 2010, will be officially unveiled...

Matt Hoyle links up with top MotoGP trainer

30 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

Maxtra 125GP signing Matt Hoyle has been put through his paces for a tough physical assessment by leading MotoGP sports therapist Dean Miller. Miller, who has worked with the likes of Wayne Rainey and...

Daytona entry lacking as deadline looms

29 January 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Just one day before the deadline to enter for the season-opening AMA superbike round at Daytona in March, there are just 17 entries across the entire racing programme. The number is expected to...

Engine failures to be penalised in MotoGP revamp

29 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner or Valentino Rossi could find themselves docked points or relegated to the back of the grid under proposals to slash costs in MotoGP. Plans to extend engine life by at least 50 per cent...

MotoGP boss not fussed by Valentino Rossi’s World Superbike hopes

29 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s desire to race Troy Bayliss in a dream World Superbike clash has not angered MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta. The Italian’s pre-Christmas comments that he wanted to take on triple WSB...

Bradley Smith second in Jerez 125GP test

29 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith’s impressive start to the 2009 pre-season testing campaign ended with the British teenager posting the second quickest time at the Jerez circuit. The Aspar Aprilia rider slashed a full...

Fuchs Silkolene continue to back British Supersport

28 January 2009 by Gary Pinchin

The British Superbike series continues to buck the trend of gloom and doom of the global economic crisis with the announcement that the 2009 British Supersport Championship, will be sponsored for the...

Danny Webb confident ahead of ‘big year’

28 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

British 125GP rider Danny Webb is confident he can make a big impact in 2009 as he prepares to ride a factory-backed Aprilia machine for the first time next month. While 125GP testing kicked off in...

Suzuki confirm entry in AMA Superbike series

28 January 2009 by Michael Guy

After wide reaching changes to the American Superbike Championship, Suzuki have confirmed that the Rockstar Makita Suzuki Racing team will compete in the AMA Pro Racing Superbike series for 2009. New...

Ben Wylie is latest young gun TT rookie

28 January 2009 by Gary Pinchin

British Supersport Championship rider Ben Wylie is the latest in a line of talented young riders set to take part in the 2009 Isle of Man TT Races. The 25-year old from Market Drayton, Shropshire,...