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Rear brake issue costs Dani Pedrosa

25 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Rear brake issue costs Dani Pedrosa

A rear brake problem cost Dani Pedrosa a chance to celebrate his 150th Grand Prix in style at the Le Mans circuit in France. The Spaniard looked certain to claim his 40th MotoGP podium finish when he...

Andrea Dovizioso delighted with third

25 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso delighted with third

Andrea Dovizioso was in jubilant mood after he exacted revenge on Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa to claim third place in the French MotoGP race. A year ago Dovizioso lost third on the final lap...

Ben Spies baffled by crash

25 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies baffled by crash

American rider Ben Spies admitted he could not explain the cause of the crash that saw him fail to finish a second successive MotoGP race in 2010 at Le Mans. The Texan was running in 11th position...

Dan Linfoot's highside

24 May 2010 by Nigel

Dan Linfoot's highside

Images of Dan Linfoot’s highside at Cadwell Park. Thankfully Dan walked away from this one.

Meeting Tommy Hill at Cadwell Park

24 May 2010 by mr.j

Meeting Tommy Hill at Cadwell Park

Tracie and Tommy Hill at Cadwell Park. It was a great day.

Cadwell BSB: Brookes victorious in race 2

23 May 2010 by James Keen

Cadwell BSB: Brookes victorious in race 2

HM Plant Honda rider Josh Brookes claimed victory in race 2 at today’s Cadwell British Superbike round. Worx Crescent Suzuki rider Tommy Hill finished in second place, followed by Michael Laverty for...

Le Mans MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo cruises to victory

23 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo cruises to victory

Jorge Lorenzo strengthened his early 2010 MotoGP world title bid with a crushing victory at Le Mans this afternoon. The Spaniard romped to his second successive triumph at the iconic French venue...

Cadwell BSB: Kiyonari wins race 1

23 May 2010 by James Keen

Cadwell BSB: Kiyonari wins race 1

HM Plant Honda rider Ryuichi Kiyonari claimed victory in the first British Superbike race at Cadwell Park today. Michael Laverty finished second for the Relentless Suzuki by TAS team, followed by...

Le Mans MotoGP: Toni Elias wins crash strewn Moto2 race

23 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Toni Elias wins crash strewn Moto2 race

Toni Elias extended his lead in the Moto2 world championship after a crash-strewn French GP at the Le Mans circuit this afternoon. The Spaniard kept his head in another dramatic 26-lap encounter to...

Le Mans MotoGP: Last lap mistake costs Bradley Smith podium

23 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Last lap mistake costs Bradley Smith podium

British rider Bradley Smith was left to rue a costly mistake on a dramatic last lap as he saw his hopes of a first 125GP podium in 2010 dashed in Le Mans. Smith rode a brilliant race to lead a...

Le Mans MotoGP: Shoulder still a worry for Valentino Rossi

22 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Shoulder still a worry for Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi has continued to express concern about his damaged right shoulder, despite storming to the 59th pole position of his career in Le Mans today. The reigning world champion produced a...

Le Mans MotoGP: Casey Stoner confident of victory challenge

22 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Casey Stoner confident of victory challenge

Casey Stoner is confident he can mount a challenge for victory in tomorrow’s French MotoGP race even though he missed the front row of the grid for the first time in 2010 this afternoon. A late attack...

Le Mans MotoGP: Nicky Hayden predicts tough race

22 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Nicky Hayden predicts tough race

Nicky Hayden expects a tough French MotoGP race at Le Mans tomorrow, despite qualifying in fifth place on the grid.  Hayden posted a best time of 1.33.845 in this afternoon’s qualifying session,...

Le Mans MotoGP: Ben Spies hurt but not unhappy

22 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Ben Spies hurt but not unhappy

Ben Spies refused to be too downhearted with his 12th position on the grid for tomorrow’s French MotoGP race after he escaped serious injury in a massive practice crash. Spies braved the pain of a...

Cadwell BSB: Tommy Hill on pole

22 May 2010 by James Keen

Cadwell BSB: Tommy Hill on pole

Worx Crescent Suzuki rider Tommy Hill is on pole for tomorrow’s BSB clash at Cadwell Park.  Second on the grid is HM Plant Honda rider Josh Brookes, followed by Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati rider...

Le Mans MotoGP: Kenny Noyes tops Moto2 qualifying

22 May 2010 by James Keen

Le Mans MotoGP: Kenny Noyes tops Moto2 qualifying

Jack & Jones rider Kenny Noyes topped the timesheets at today’s Moto2 qualifying session in Le Mans.  Tech 3 Racing rider Yuki Takahashi was second fastest, ahead of third place finisher Alex Debon,...

Le Mans MotoGP: Valentino Rossi storms to pole

22 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Valentino Rossi storms to pole

Reigning world champion Valentino Rossi claimed his first pole position of the 2010 MotoGP campaign in Le Mans this afternoon.  In an exciting climax to the decisive qualifying session, 31-year-old...

Le Mans MotoGP: Bradley Smith suffers late crash

22 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Bradley Smith suffers late crash

A final minute crash cost British rider Bradley Smith his chance to secure a first front row start of the 2010 125GP world championship in Le Mans today. Boosted by a third place finish in this...

Le Mans MotoGP: Alvaro Bautista withdraws after crash

22 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Alvaro Bautista withdraws after crash

Spanish rider Alvaro Bautista has opted to withdraw from tomorrow’s French MotoGP race at Le Mans after suffering a massive high-side crash in the final free practice session.  The former world 125GP...

Le Mans MotoGP: Casey Stoner tops crash strewn final practice

22 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Casey Stoner tops crash strewn final practice

Australian Casey Stoner has topped the timesheets at the end of a crash-strewn final practice session in Le Mans this morning. Second quickest in yesterday’s opening session, the factory Ducati rider...

Le Mans MotoGP: Shoulder still troubling Valentino Rossi

21 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Shoulder still troubling Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi expressed more concerns about his damaged right shoulder in Le Mans today, despite the Italian topping the timesheets in free practice. The reigning world champion could not have timed...

Le Mans MotoGP: Marco Melandri runs Showa suspension

21 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Marco Melandri runs Showa suspension

Italian Marco Melandri has made a surprise switch to Showa suspension on the first day of the French GP at Le Mans today. The former world 250GP champion ended opening practice in 10th place on the...

Le Mans MotoGP: Casey Stoner happier with Ducati performance

21 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Casey Stoner happier with Ducati performance

Having failed to claim a podium finish in the opening two races of the 2010 season, Casey Stoner is confident he can mount a serious rostrum threat in this weekend’s French GP at Le Mans. The...

Le Mans MotoGP: Ben Spies happy with eighth

21 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Ben Spies happy with eighth

Ben Spies wasted no time in mastering the iconic Le Mans circuit after he ended opening practice in an encouraging eighth place. The Texan clocked a best time of 1.35.291 to finish just 0.889s slower...

Le Mans MotoGP: Nicky Hayden finds French form

21 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Nicky Hayden finds French form

Nicky Hayden went some way to burying his Le Mans jinx this afternoon when the 2006 world champion ended the first free practice session in seventh place. The Kentucky rider has never scored a front...

Kagayama to miss Cadwell

21 May 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Kagayama to miss Cadwell

Yukio Kagayama will be forced to sit out this weekend’s Cadwell BSB round after his unfortunate first race crash during the third BSB round of the at Oulton Park last month. After the incident,...

Ellison sidelined from Cadwell on medical grounds

21 May 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Ellison sidelined from Cadwell on medical grounds

James Ellison has been ruled out of this weekend’s Cadwell Park BSB round after failing to pass a medical at the circuit. Ellison put himself though an intensive rehabilitation programme since...

Le Mans MotoGP: Valentino Rossi heads first practice

21 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Valentino Rossi heads first practice

Reigning MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi left it late to top the timesheets at the end of opening practice for the French GP at Le Mans this afternoon. The Italian looked like he might have to...

Le Mans MotoGP: Technical issue hits Bradley Smith

21 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Le Mans MotoGP: Technical issue hits Bradley Smith

Bradley Smith’s hopes of a good start to the French 125GP weekend to help kickstart his 2010 title challenge were wrecked by a mechanical fault this afternoon. The Oxfordshire teenager, who is chasing...

Big four cautious on 2011 talk

21 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Big four cautious on 2011 talk

Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa have faced a barrage of questions about their future plans in Le Mans. But all of them have adopted a cautious approach when discussing...

NW200 experience

20 May 2010 by merehairpin

Great racing, big thank you to all concerned. Beautiful country side and biking roads. What a fantastic week. It was spoiled slightly by the mindless cretin who stole my helmet and gloves from our bikes parked on the road side on the way up to the Ballysally roundabout, causing me to miss my ferry and costing me an extra nights B&B. Many thanks to all in the paddock who tried to fix me up with a...

Jorge Lorenzo targets new Yamaha deal

20 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo targets new Yamaha deal

MotoGP world championship leader Jorge Lorenzo has again insisted he intends to race with Yamaha in 2011. The Spaniard has already been strongly linked with a big money move to Ducati’s factory team...

Losing three KG’s easy for Ducati

20 May 2010 by Michael Guy

Losing three KG’s easy for Ducati

Ducati boss Ernesto Marinelli has told MCN that reducing the minimum weight of the 1198 to comply with the amended technical regulations will be easy. Following the Kyalami round of the championship...

Minimum weight reduced for Ducati from Miller

20 May 2010 by Michael Guy

Minimum weight reduced for Ducati from Miller

From the next round of the World Superbike Championship at Miller Motorsports Park, USA, Ducati will have their minimum weight reduced from 168KG to 165KG. For the first time since 2008 when the...

WSB paddock gossip from Kyalami

20 May 2010 by Michael Guy

WSB paddock gossip from Kyalami

Paolo Flammini will host an all top teams meeting of all the manufacturers at Miller Motorsports Park later this month to discuss the current state of the championship with a focus on grid numbers and...

MotorLand Aragón to replace Valencia on WSB calendar in 2011

19 May 2010 by Michael Guy

MotorLand Aragón to replace Valencia on WSB calendar in 2011

The new MotorLand Aragón circuit will host the Spanish round of the World Superbike Championship for the next three years starting from 2011.   WSB boss Paolo Flammini and Spanish rider Carlos Checa...