2010

Year: 2010

Month: ALL

Hiroshi Aoyama adjusting to MotoGP electronics

17 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Reigning 250GP world champion Hiroshi Aoyama reckons getting accustomed to the huge influence of electronic rider aids will be one of the biggest challenges ahead of his rookie MotoGP campaign in...

Ben Spies reveals modest 2010 ambitions

16 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies has never been one for making outlandish predictions. Yet the normally guarded Texan broke rank recently, revealing his 2010 MotoGP aspirations after another attention-grabbing performance...

2010 is make or break, admits Marco Melandri

15 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Marco Melandri has conceded 2010 could make or break his career. The Italian reckons he’s got one last chance in the premier class after an appalling 2008 campaign with Ducati and the stress of...

Suzuki boss expectant ahead of Qatar test

15 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki boss Paul Denning has told MCN the acid test of how much the 2010 factory GSV-R machine has improved will come during this week’s final winter test session in Qatar. A major target for Suzuki...

Motivated Dani Pedrosa reveals 2010 targets

15 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Factory Honda rider Dani Pedrosa has targeted a consistent challenge for race wins in 2010 as the MotoGP paddock prepares to conclude pre-season preparations in Qatar this week. Speaking at the...

Jorge Lorenzo confirms Qatar test participation

15 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Last year’s MotoGP world championship runner-up Jorge Lorenzo has confirmed he will participate in the final winter test session in Qatar later this week. The Spaniard was a major doubt having broken...

Tardozzi backs Xaus for Portimao return

12 March 2010 by Michael Guy

BMW Team Manager Davide Tardozzi has given his backing to Ruben Xaus to make a return to racing in Portimao following his nightmare weekend at the season opener in Phillip Island. During the...

WSB paddock still waiting on Aprilia engine verdict

12 March 2010 by Michael Guy

The SBK commission is expected to make a statement on the technical regulations regarding Aprilia’s new RSV4 gear driven cam motor before the second round of the championship at Portimao on 26th to...

BSB Blog: Easton fastest in final day of Spanish testing

12 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Stuart Easton and James Ellison topped the leaderboard on the final day of BSB testing at Guadix, Spain. The Swan Honda pair were separated by less than a tenth of a second after dominating the final...

Silverstone track developments on schedule

10 March 2010 by Michael Guy

Silverstone’s new track developments are nearing completion with the new layout and spectator facilities expected to be finished by the end of the month. The Northamptonshire circuit will host BSB,...

BSB Blog: Sun shines on Guadix BSB test

10 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

After the heavy early morning snow had cleared the Guadix BSB test got underway at around 14.45pm yesterday. An hour later the track had virtually dried out and Guadix looked picture postcard perfect...

Tunstall undecided on BSB Evo

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Tom Tunstall is facing an agonising decision whether or not to switch to BSB Evo or stay in the BSB class. The former Privateer Cup Honda rider tried both configurations of engine at Cartagena and is...

Relentless Suzuki create impression in Spain

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Relentless by TAS Suzuki pair Alastair Seeley and Michael Laverty showed their potential with some impressive laps times at the Cartagena BSB test, despite having about half the track time of their...

Lougher’s TT plans on track

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Ian Lougher was testing at Cartagena with his own Black Horse Finance Kawasaki team. He’s riding on the roads with a brace of Kawasakis this year but is fielding Conor Cummins in National Superstock...

Hodgson adapts to Motorpoint Yamaha

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Motorpoint Yamaha rider Neil Hodgson got his first chance to ride the ex-Airwaves factory R1 at Cartagena last week. He explained to MCN what the experience was like. “I couldn’t believe it when I was...

Tommy Hill and the Cartagena test

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Tommy Hill was satisfied with his and the Worx Suzuki team’s progress at Cartagena, the first time they’ve been up against BSB rivals in pre-season testing. He finished the test with the same 1:33.5...

BSB blog: Spanish test hit by snow

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

I got a bit of a shock this morning at 07.00am when I yanked open the shutters of my hotel window here at Guadix to see a white out! Yes, the terrible weather that hit Barcelona yesterday has found...

Lorenzo doubtful for Qatar test

09 March 2010 by Marc Potter

Jorge Lorenzo has confirmed to MCN that he is unlikely to make the next pre-season testing following a broken right hand in a motocross training accident on February 12. Lorenzo, 22, was speaking...

Coghlan finishes fifth in Daytona 200

09 March 2010 by MCN Sports Desk

Kev Coghlan finished fifth in the 69th Daytona 200. It was the Scot’s first time on the famed Daytona banking and he was one of five riders to lead the race for ‘Daytona Sportbike’ class machines.

Superbikes back for 2011 Daytona 200?

08 March 2010 by Henny Ray Abrams

The Daytona 200 could be making a shock return to Superbikes after possibly the smallest crowd and one of the smallest fields in the 69 year history of the season-opener. Tyre concerns forced the switch to middleweight motorcycles in 2005, with Superbikes only using one of Daytona’s famed bankings. But the factories have gradually lost interest and the decision to revert to Superbikes began late...

Gossip from the Cartagena pit lane

08 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Joe Dickinson and Graeme Gowland were both at the Barry Symmons-run Cartagena Pro Test with their ex-Eugene Laverty Parkalgar Hondas that they’ll race in British Supersport this year. 16-year old...

Camier backs Sport Relief

08 March 2010 by Michael Guy

Factory Aprilia World Superbike rider, Leon Camier is making the most of his Superpole crash at Phillip Island in the opening round of the series by auctioning off his damaged screen in aid of Sport...

Don’t always believe the lap time hype

08 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Even if the weather was more Mallory than Malaga, there were some real revelations at Cartagena in the first real BSB pre-season test of 2010. First came the shock of seeing Rob McElnea’s team...

Zemke’s Daytona Superbike double

08 March 2010 by Henny Ray Abrams

After ten years of riding Hondas, Jake Zemke switched to Suzuki with immediate success. The former Daytona 200 winner gave basketball hall of famer Michael Jordan his first Superbike victory by...

Hill and Suzuki top Cartagena testing

07 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Worx Suzuki pair Tommy Hill and Yukio Kagayama set the pace in four days of testing Cartagena, Spain. Hill was in sensational form, clocking a 1:33.5 on the final day to go 0.9s inside the unofficial...

Tommy Hill still setting the pace in Spain

06 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Tommy Hill continues to set the pace on the Worx Suzuki in the first major BSB pre-season test at Cartagena. He posted a best lap of 1:34.5 to go three tenths quicker than James Ellison on the Swan...

Hodgson and Linfoot get works Yamahas

05 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Motorpoint Yamaha duo Neil Hodgson and Dan Linfoot have got the works R1s that Leon Camier and James Ellison raced to a resounding 1-2 in the 2009 British Superbike championship. In a shock and...

Valentino Rossi urges re-think from Marco Simoncelli

05 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has urged close pal Marco Simoncelli to take time to analyse why he has having such a baptism of fire in MotoGP, Rossi has tipped his compatriot to emerge as a major future star in...

Colin Edwards praises Yamaha development

05 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards has heaped praise on Yamaha after his impressive start to the 2010 MotoGP world championship testing campaign. The Texan has finished in the top five in both Sepang tests in Malaysia...

Suzuki delighted with Alvaro Bautista impact

05 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki’s factory MotoGP boss Paul Denning has spoken of his delight at the early performances of new recruit Alvaro Bautista. The Spaniard produced easily his best performance on the new GSV-R machine...

Marco Melandri expects good relationship with Marco Simoncelli

05 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Former MotoGP world championship runner-up Marco Melandri is confident the fact that he will partner another big name Italian star in the same team in 2010 won’t be a major issue. The former world...

Nicky Hayden cautious after Sepang test

04 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has played down hopes he could emerge as a regular podium contender in 2010 after his impressive top three finish in the recent Sepang MotoGP test in Malaysia. The American gave his...

Relentless reveal their 2010 BSB GSX-R1000

04 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Relentless by TAS Suzuki took the wraps off their 2010 BSB GSX-R1000s to reveal this sensational new skeletal paintjob. It’s not just the paint that’s different. There’s a host of technical changes...

BSB Blog: The 2010 season starts here

04 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

BSB testing starts in earnest this week (Thursday, March 4) for some of the top teams at Cartagena, Spain. It’s a hectic four-day test, swiftly followed by another three at Guadix with the influx of...

Hungary on course for September clash

04 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

The Hungarian GP at the new Balatonring looks certain to go ahead later this year. The circuit was due to host the first Hungarian GP since 1992 last season but was dropped off the calendar because...

Scott Redding upbeat despite lowly finish

04 March 2010 by Matthew Birt

British teenager Scott Redding declared himself happy with progress on his Marc VDS Racing Moto2 machine despite finishing a lowly 28th at the first official test in Valencia. Using Honda’s new spec...