June

Year: 2009

Month: June

Catalunya MotoGP: James Toseland savours fast start

12 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

British rider James Toseland admitted his 10th place on the timesheets at the end of the opening MotoGP practice session in Catalunya was his best start to a Grand Prix in 2009. The Monster Yamaha...

Who’s your TT hero of the week?

12 June 2009 by Guy Procter

We’ve just seen Steve Plater win an incident-filled Senior TT. John McGuinness won the Superbike TT and has decimated the outright lap record again today. Michael Dunlop took the first TT win of his...

TT rider dies on Mountain

12 June 2009 by Laura Kennerley

TT racer John Crellin has died after crashing in the 2009 Senior TT. The 58-year-old civil engineer from Douglas in the Isle of Man crashed on his 1000cc Suzuki on the Mountain Box of the course. He...

Catalunya MotoGP: Valentino Rossi strikes back in Spain

12 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi was in bullish mood in Catalunya tonight after he set the fastest time during the opening practice session with the fastest time. Chasing only his second victory of the 2009 campaign...

Rossi and Ago at Hailwood Heights

12 June 2009 by Anonymous

Agostini and Rossi at Hailwood Heights on their parade lap.

Plater wins dramatic Senior TT

12 June 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Steve Plater has just won today’s Senior TT but it could not have been a more dramatic race to close the 2009 TT races on the 37.73mile Mountain course. HM Plant Honda duo John McGuinness and Plater...

Catalunya MotoGP: Bradley Smith 11th in opening 125GP practice

12 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

World 125GP championship leader Bradley Smith had a tough start to the Catalunya race weekend this afternoon, the British teenager only 11th on the timesheets in opening free practice. Smith, who goes...

Isle of Man TT: Guy Martin tests dramatic tweaks ahead of Senior

12 June 2009 by Frankie Lister

Yesterday saw a rest day for most of the island, with most people enjoying an ice cream or two. But Hydrex Honda’s Guy Martin – ever the hard worker – was down at Jurby Airfield, trying out some...

TTXGP: Rob Barber takes first ever TTXGP win

12 June 2009 by Gary Pinchin

TT history was created this morning when Rob Barber won the first-ever no emissions TT race. Barber led the TTX GP from the early stages and crossed the line at the end of the one lap race with a time...

Catalunya MotoGP: Gabor Talmacsi to make Honda MotoGP debut

12 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Hungarian Gabor Talmacsi will make a dramatic MotoGP debut this afternoon at the start of the Catalunya MotoGP weekend in Spain. As was first reported by MCN four weeks ago, the former world 125GP...

MCN’s Yamaha TZR250 club racer

12 June 2009 by Chris Newbigging

In April I started my first season of club racing at the Bemsee Centenary meeting at Brands Hatch racing in the Norfolkline Yamaha Past Masters series. It was the first time I’ve raced my own bike –...

Airwaves Yamaha’s Donington WSB wild cards

12 June 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Airwaves Yamaha riders Leon Camier and James Ellison have wild card entires for the Donington WSB round on June 28 Having won seven out of the eight BSB races so far this season, the team is currently...

Save up to £22 by booking Snetterton BSB tickets now

12 June 2009 by Guy Procter

BSB makes a brilliant family day out and if you book now for the 19/20/21 June round you could save up to £22. There’s no other round on the championship calendar where you can witness top speeds of...

TTXGP: Motoczysz E1PC "looking very good" for race

12 June 2009 by Guy Procter

They didn’t finish the first practice lap and limped across the line in the second, but MotoCzysz say they’re looking “very good” for today’s race, according to comments posted on PlugBike.com. The...

TTXGP: 'Lotus' bike unlikely to make race

12 June 2009 by Guy Procter

The ‘Lotus’ bike of Evo Designs (officially the Ev-0RR) looks unlikely to race in the inaugural TTXGP. The team worked through Wednesday night with the bike’s electronic control systems, but chassis...

Rendezvous Mugello 2009

12 June 2009 by jallori

Max (Italian Car Driver), Simon (British Biker-CBR), and Noureddine (United Nations Biker-Fazer) make the rendezvous at Mugello 2009. Max proves Italians dont always do it with style !

Catalunya MotoGP: Nicky Hayden to try radical new Ducati set-up

11 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Struggling factory Ducati rider Nicky Hayden will gamble on a radical new set-up on his GP9 machine in Catalunya tomorrow, the American desperate to try and find a big breakthrough in what has been a...

Catalunya MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo laughs off home pressure

11 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo has laughed of suggestions he will be under severe pressure from his home fans during this weekend’s Catalunya MotoGP race near Barcelona. The Fiat Yamaha rider, who has won two races...

Catalunya MotoGP: Valentino Rossi looking for confidence boost

11 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has admitted solving a confidence issue with the front-end feeling of his factory Yamaha YZR-M1 is crucial to his hopes of challenging for victory in this weekend’s Catalunya MotoGP...

Catalunya MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa to try new Honda chassis

11 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Spaniard Dani Pedrosa will evaluate a new Honda RC212V chassis during tomorrow’s opening practice session for the Catalunya MotoGP race. Honda engineers have decided not to wait to rollout the new...

Valentino and Agostini at Bungalow

11 June 2009 by Anonymous

Just came back from the TT races. Fantastic atmosphere over on the Isle of Man and superb racing. Saw Valentino and Agostini on the mountain, just coming into the bungalow section. Got a good photo...

TT photos

11 June 2009 by Dan Carpenter

Few photos from the TT. Taken in Ramsey.

Catalunya MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo unveils special Barcelona livery

11 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Still jubilant at Barcelona’s recent Champions League football success over Manchester United, Jorge Lorenzo will sport a special one-off helmet paintscheme for this weekend’s Catalunya MotoGP race.

Tech 3 gets Yamaha assurances for 2010

11 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland’s Tech 3 Yamaha squad has denied it will have to surrender one of its factory spec YZR-M1 machines to a rival team in 2010. Strong rumours emerged recently suggested that Herve...

Second Sidecar TT cancelled

11 June 2009 by Gary Pinchin

The second Sidecar TT race was red-flagged and subsequently cancelled after TT lap record holder Nick Crowe and Mark Cox crashed on the first lap of the three-lap race. Crowe, from Jurby in the Isle...

Rossi and Agostini approaching Whitegates

10 June 2009 by Caroline Smith

Rossi following Agostini on the approach to Whitegates.

Race to sign Marco Simoncelli intensifies

10 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Marco Simoncelli looks certain to be able take his pick of lucrative offers from every manufacturer in MotoGP as the race to sign the reigning 250GP champion intensifies. The 22-year-old is arguably...

Isle of Man TT: Michael Dunlop scores first TT victory

10 June 2009 by Phil Wain

Michael Dunlop has won today’s heavily delayed second Relentless Supersport race on his privately entered Yamaha, leading from start to finish, following in the footsteps of father Robert and Uncle...

Isle of Man TT: Jenny Tinmouth is fastest woman round TT

10 June 2009 by Frankie Lister

TT rookie and Supersport racer Jenny Tinmouth has lapped the circuit – yellow bib and all – at a blistering 116.483 mph average speed. She rode a Sorrymate.com Racing Honda Fireblade in yesterday’s...

Catalunya MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa to ride through pain barrier

10 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Home favourite Dani Pedrosa will ride with the aid of regular pain-killing injections in this weekend’s Catalunya MotoGP clash in Spain. The 23-year-old has declared himself fit to start practice on...

Your thoughts on ITV4s coverage of the TT

10 June 2009 by Liam Marsden

This year, ITV4 has spent more money on its coverage of the Isle of Man TT to make it as good as possible, but how do you think they did? Whether you think the coverage was spot on, or lacked...

Nicky Hayden anxious for testing time

10 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden is hoping a post race test after this weekend’s Catalunya MotoGP clash will help him rediscover some lost confidence in Ducati’s factory GP9 machine. The American has struggled during...

Bradley Smith eager for more success

10 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith eager for more success World 125GP championship leader Bradley Smith is looking for more success in Spain this weekend at the Catalunya GP. Smith broke his long-running victory duck in...

TTXGP: Story behind the first crash - NEW PICS

10 June 2009 by Guy Procter

David Madsen-Mygdal, 53, became the first person to crash a TTXGP entry on the TT course in Tuesday’s practice session, when he slid off the German eRockit Pro-class entry at Braddan. The...

Isle of Man marshalling must be improved

10 June 2009 by Mick Williams

Having been a rider in TT and Manx GP in the past when the 2007 MGP Senior was unable to run due to lack of marshals I decided that I would do my bit to help out, put a bit back in! I attended the training course in the Isle of Man, and began at TT 2008, also marshaling for MGP 2008. I was hoping that eventually there would be another parade lap, as this is the main reason for me being here...

Video: Hear the Norton NRV at the TT

10 June 2009 by MCN

Hear the Norton NRV run while Michael Dunlop tests it on the Isle of Man. Latest TT news The British team is planning to debut in the senior TT on Friday.