April

Year: 2010

Month: April

Loris Capirossi ready for historic Qatar clash

06 April 2010 by Matthew Birt

Italian Loris Capirossi will re-write the record books this weekend in Qatar when he becomes the first rider in history to make 300 GP appearances. Capriossi will start his 21st year in world...

Bradley Smith ready to start title challenge

06 April 2010 by Matthew Birt

Aspar Aprilia rider Bradley Smith is confident he will be challenging for victories from the start of the new 2010 campaign. The Oxfordshire rider begins his quest for 125GP glory under the Losail...

Danny Webb eyes Qatar top ten

06 April 2010 by Matthew Birt

British rider Danny Webb has targeted a top ten finish when the new 125GP world championship gets underway in Qatar on Sunday night. Webb, who will ride for the Andalucia Cajasol Aprilia squad in...

Dani Pedrosa ‘positive’ ahead of first race

06 April 2010 by Matthew Birt

Factory Honda rider Dani Pedrosa insists he is in positive mood heading to the eagerly anticipated first MotoGP clash in Qatar this weekend. The Spaniard has endured a nightmare winter testing...

Neil hodgson drops it!

05 April 2010 by Kevin Langridge

Neil Hodgson falls in Monday morning warm up aggravating his previous shoulder injury.

Brands Hatch BSB: James Ellison takes race two win

05 April 2010 by Liam Marsden

Swan Honda rider James Ellison has won the second race of the 2010 BSB season at Brands Hatch after leading the entire race. First race winner Tommy Hill finished second after following Ellison for...

Brands Hatch BSB: Tommy Hill takes race one win

05 April 2010 by Liam Marsden

Worx Suzuki rider Tommy Hill has won the first race of the 2010 BSB championship ahead of ex-champion Ryuichi Kiyonari. HM Plant Honda rider Kiyonari led the for the majority of the race ahead of...

Brands Hatch bsb: Hodgson out of first round

05 April 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Neil Hodgson has withdrawn from today’s BSB races at Brands Hatch. The former WSB and BSB champion crashed the Motorpoint Yamaha in this morning’s warm-up and banged the shoulder he injured in a...

Brands Hatch BSB: Kiyonari on pole

04 April 2010 by Liam Marsden

Ryuichi Kiyonari put the HM Plant Honda on pole for tomorrow’s opening BSB round of the season at Brands Hatch. The former double BSB champion, back in the series after two years of WSB, showed all...

Scott Redding gets new Moto2 team-mate

04 April 2010 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding will start the inaugural Moto2 world championship in Qatar next week with a new team-mate in the Belgian-based Marc VDS Racing squad. A series of disappointing testing performances on...

Brands Hatch BSB: Tommy Hill tops Saturday practice

03 April 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Tommy Hill topped Saturday’s free practice times in preparation for Monday’s first BSB round, and was the only rider to break the 46.0s barrier on the Brands Indy course. Hill’s best time of 45.92s on...

South African Stars of tomorrow shine

02 April 2010 by neillf3

Twenty kids aged 8-13 from the South African Motorcycle academy recently took part in their second race meeting in the Honda NSF100 junior trophy. Here nine year old Matthew Friend shows some of the...

Aprilia allowed to use gear driven cam motor

02 April 2010 by Michael Guy

After weeks of speculation, the factory Aprilia team of Max Biaggi and Leon Camier have been given permission to use a new gear driven cam motor in 2010. Although there has been no official...

Sykes targets ongoing improvements

02 April 2010 by Michael Guy

Following Tom Sykes’ two point scoring finishes at Portimao the team completed a successful two day test in Valencia this week ahead of next weekends WSB race at the Spanish track. During second...

Rea's 120mph crash in pictures

02 April 2010 by Michael Guy

During Friday Free at Portimao, 23 year old Jonathan Rea suffered a massive high side onboard his Hannspree Ten Kate Honda. Rea amazingly walked away from the crash and went on to secure his first...

Casey Stoner backs Ben Spies to succeed in MotoGP

01 April 2010 by Matthew Birt

Former world champion Casey Stoner reckons Ben Spies has all the credentials to become a major force in the MotoGP world championship. The 24-year-old is one of a growing list of admirers of the...

Hiroshi Aoyama eyes top ‘rookie’ prize

01 April 2010 by Matthew Birt

Reigning 250GP world champion Hiroshi Aoyama has set his sights on finishing top rookie in his first attempt at the MotoGP world championship. The Japanese rider, who has struggled to make a major...

Colin Edwards looks to race beyond 2010

01 April 2010 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards reckons he’s no intention of quitting MotoGP at the end of the 2010 world championship campaign. The Texan is poised to start his eighth premier class campaign after he enjoyed arguably...

At Portimao WSB

01 April 2010 by jamie smith

Me and my Dad enjoying the Portuguese sun after World Superbikes at Portimao

Suspension switch delay costly for Dani Pedrosa

01 April 2010 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso reckons factory Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa may have made a big mistake by not switching to Ohlins suspension when he had the chance last August. HRC gave Italian Dovizioso and...

Nicky Hayden expresses qualifying concern

01 April 2010 by Matthew Birt

American Nicky Hayden has admitted he’s worried about his failure to master Bridgestone’s new soft tyre as the start of new MotoGP campaign draws closer. Hayden fears his failure to quickly adapt to...