July

Year: 2010

Month: July

Hudson Kennaugh joins Splitlath Aprilia

16 July 2010 by MCN Sports Desk

South African Hudson Kennaugh has joined the Splitlath Aprilia BSB Evo team, partnering Newcastle rider Chris Burns on board a second Aprilia RSV4 machine, starting this weekend at...

Sykes to race factory Kawasaki at Brands BSB

16 July 2010 by Laura Stevens

Kawasaki WSB factory rider Tom Sykes will return to his former battle ground when he joins the BSB grid onboard the factory WSB Kawasaki at the eighth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi plays down comeback hopes

15 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has been quick to play down expectations after he made a return to the MotoGP arena in Germany today. The Italian icon will ride at the Sachsenring this weekend having been passed fit...

German MotoGP: Casey Stoner talks Honda switch

15 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has spoken briefly about his decision to quit Ducati at the end of the season and move to Honda in 2011. The 24-year-old, who has won 20 races for Ducati since the start of 2007, will...

German MotoGP: Top stars welcome back Valentino Rossi

15 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s main title rivals hailed the Italian’s much anticipated return to the MotoGP paddock in Germany today. Less than six weeks after breaking his right tibia in a high-speed crash at his...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi cleared to race at Sachsenring

15 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has passed medical checks at the Sachsenring circuit this afternoon and will compete in this weekend’s German MotoGP race. The Italian had declared himself fit to contest round eight...

Rea begins Japan test late due to delayed flight

15 July 2010 by Michael Guy

WSB star Jonathan Rea completed his first day of testing at Suzuka yesterday in preparation for his participation in this year Suzuka 8-hour race on 25th July. Rea was due to compete in the Suzuka 300...

Yamaha boss surprised at Valentino Rossi’s rapid recovery

14 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s factory Yamaha team boss Davide Brivio says he’s surprised at the fast recovery the Italian has made from a broken right leg. Just six weeks since suffering a compound fracture of...

Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP return ‘bloody great’

14 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s Aussie crew chief Jerry Burgess has told MCN the Italian’s MotoGP comeback in Germany this weekend is ‘bloody great’ for the world championship. Having missed the last four races...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi plans to race at Sachsenring

14 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi will make a return to MotoGP action in Germany this weekend having opted to try and comeback from injury way ahead of schedule. The nine-times world champion has declared himself fit...

German MotoGP: Bradley Smith seeks to end Marquez domination

14 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith says he’s determined to end Marc Marquez’s golden run in the 125GP class in this weekend’s German race at Sachsenring. Derbi rider Marquez has been unstoppable recently with the Spaniard...

Superstock based superbikes are the way to go

14 July 2010 by Gordon Bell

I think that the superbike category provides relatively poor value for money compared to superstock. The difference in lap times does not justify the difference in cost. The on-track spectacle is virtually the same. If BSB became superstock based with all the top riders on bikes with very similar capabilities, the spectacle might even be better than it is with superbikes where there is only one...

Poll: What do you think BSB's future rules should be?

13 July 2010 by Gary Pinchin

BSB has to consider change because motorcycle sales are plummeting, particularly the Japanese big four, who have seen a massive 45.5% decline in sales since 2006. And they’ve been hit by the falling...

Fantasy Road Race transfer window top tips

13 July 2010 by Ped Baker

Fantasy Road Race transfer window open until July 16. Here’s our top tips: MotoGP Jorge Lorenzo’s form, that has carried him to three successive wins, makes him an absolute bargain at £2.8m. The...

Vermeulen to miss remainder of season

13 July 2010 by James Sharpe

Chris Vermeulen is set to miss the rest of the World Superbike season after aggravating his ongoing knee injury. After crashing at Brno this weekend, the Kawasaki rider further aggravated ligament...

Casey Stoner can be big success at Honda, says Nicky Hayden

13 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has no doubt that Casey Stoner can help Honda become a major force in MotoGP again. Stoner will leave Ducati at the end of 2010 to try and transform Honda’s factory RC212V into a...

Valentino Rossi delays Germany return decision

12 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has delayed his decision on whether he will make a shock comeback in the MotoGP world championship at this weekend’s Sachsenring race in Germany. Rossi is still unsure about whether to...

First pictures: Valentino Rossi starts Brno test

12 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has started testing a factory Yamaha R1 World Superbike champion to check whether he’s fit enough to return to MotoGP action in Germany this weekend. The 31-year-old will decide...

Valentino Rossi to decide on comeback today

12 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Reigning MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi will decide later on today whether he will make a dramatic return to racing this weekend at the Sachsenring. The 31-year-old will test James Toseland’s...

Valentino Rossi set to test James Toseland's R1 in Brno?

11 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Speculation is increasing at the Czech Republic World Superbike round that reigning MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi will test James Toseland’s factory R1 machine on Monday. Rossi is desperate to...

WSB Brno: Race 2 results - Biaggi romps home to victory

11 July 2010 by MCN

Max Biaggi rode his RSV4 Factory to first place in Brno, finishing over four seconds ahead of Jonathan Rea. Cal Crutchlow managed the fastest lap again but was unable to finish inside the top ten. 1...

WSB Brno: race 1 results - Rea first, Biaggi second

11 July 2010 by MCN

Jonathan Rea took first on his Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR, finishing two and half seconds head of Max Biaggi on the Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4. Cal Crutchlow had the fastest lap at 1’59.964 but had to...

WSB Brno: Superpole results

10 July 2010 by MCN

Superpole 3 1 35 C. CRUTCHLOW GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1’59.571 2 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2’00.174 3 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda...

WSB Brno: Fabrizio from Biaggi in second qualifying

10 July 2010 by Michael Guy

The two Italian rivals Michel Fabrizio and Max Biaggi headed the second qualifying session in Brno this morning with the two men setting impressive 1m58s laps. Noriyuki Haga backed up his pace setting...

Brno WSB: Corser ruled out of Brno race after crash

10 July 2010 by Michael Guy

Troy Corser will miss the ninth round of the World Superbike Championship in Brno this weekend following his crash in the final minutes of first qualifying on Fiday. Corser high sided his BMW S1000RR...

WSB Brno: Haga dominates day one for Ducati, Corser airlifted to hospital

09 July 2010 by Michael Guy

Xerox Ducati rider Noriyuki Haga was the surprise fastest man at the end of the first qualifying session at Brno. Haga is not known for his pace in qualifying and during the 2010 season has often...

Honda confirm Casey Stoner signing

09 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

The 2011 MotoGP world championship line-up is starting to take shape with Honda officially announcing the signing of Casey Stoner today. Shortly after Ducati confirmed the 2007 world champion was...

Casey Stoner grateful to Ducati

09 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has thanked Ducati for helping transform him into a MotoGP world champion after it was confirmed today that he will quit the Bologna factory at the end of the season. Stoner arrived at...

Official: Casey Stoner to leave Ducati

09 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ducati has confirmed that Casey Stoner will quit the Bologna factory at the end of the 2010 MotoGP world championship. Update: Casey Stoner grateful to Ducati In a move widely anticipated since the...

Action from knockhill

09 July 2010 by wayne vanhoeck

A selection of photos from a wet and windy knockhill. Hats off to the marshalls they really had there hands full with accidents and keeping the track safe, well done guys and girls and il see you all...

They are finally away!

08 July 2010 by wayne vanhoeck

Well it was certainly a long sunday at knockhill, the weather did its best to wreck the whole meeting! Thankfully we got four races that where action packed. the photo is of the restart of the second...

Brookes escapes serious injury in Darley Moor crash

08 July 2010 by Laura Stevens

HM Plant Honda’s Josh Brookes has crashed today (Thursday) during testing at Darley Moor but has sustained no serious injury and vows to fight on at Snetterton next weekend (16/17/18 July). Brookes...

WSB Brno blog: Is Biaggi unbeatable at Brno?

08 July 2010 by Michael Guy

On paper it’s hard to see anyone beating Max Biaggi this weekend in Brno. His record around the dramatic and undulating Czech circuit is unprecedented. He started winning at the 3.35 mile circuit back...

Tech 3 Yamaha dismiss Randy de Puniet link

08 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

The Monster Tech 3 Yamaha squad has rubbished rumours of an imminent swoop for Randy de Puniet. Herve Poncharal dismissed launching a raid for the Frenchman, who has been the surprise package of...

Ducati would welcome back Loris Capirossi

08 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ducati would welcome back Loris Capirossi for a shock return in 2011. The veteran Italian left Ducati’s factory team at the end of 2007 having been humbled by Aussie Casey Stoner in the first 800cc...

Graphics for Roger Lee Hayden's Moto2 bike revealed

08 July 2010 by James Sharpe

This is the bike that Roger Lee Hayden will be riding in Moto2 at the Indianapolis GP. Hayden will be riding as a wildcard in a team headed by Kevin Schwantz, backed by both the AMA Erion Honda team...