June

Year: 2011

Month: June

British MotoGP: Vinales takes 125GP pole

11 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

Spaniard Maverick Vinales will start tomorrow’s 125GP race at Silverstone from pole position after setting a best time of 2’14.684 in qualifying. The Blusens by Paris Hilton rider takes his first ever...

WSB Misano combined qualifying times

11 June 2011 by Michael Guy

1. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 1’35.609 2. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’35.931 3. Michel Fabrizio (Team Suzuki Alstare) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’36.052 4. Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’36.246 5. Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Team) Yamaha YZF R1 1’36.273 6. Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 1’36.377 7. Tom...

Great day at MotoGP

11 June 2011 by Laura & Richard

I secured ride-in tickets again this year for MotoGP but was disappointed that paddock passes were all sold out. Having met a wonderful lady in the Riders for Health tent we were able to buy two...

Checa in control as Corser crashes out

10 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa picked up where he left of at Miller two weeks ago by dominating both Free Practice and First Qualifying at Misano today. The Althea Ducati rider found his rhythm to post consistent fast...

British MotoGP: Stoner consistent in FP2

10 June 2011 by MCN

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner was consistently fastest throughout the damp second practice session at Silverstone this afternoon. Stoner led the session until Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda...

Isle of Man TT: Senior race delayed until 5:15pm

10 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

The Senior TT race has been delayed for the second time today, with the new re-scheduled start time now 5:15pm. The seinor race was originally due to get underway at 12:15pm, but organisers decided to...

Lowes back to full fitness and leading the way at Misano

10 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Sam Lowes proved he is back to full fitness and ready to challenge at the front of WSS once again by topping the timesheets in first qualifying at Misano toady. The Parkalgar Honda rider set a best lap of 1.39.541 to move to provisional pole position after running in the top three throughout the 45minute session. Speaking to MCN, he said: “It feels great to be back on the bike and feeling fit. My...

Silverstone MotoGP: Stoner sets pace in FP1

10 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner has ended the first free practice session of the weekend at Silverstone with the fastest time under cloudy skies. Stoner topped the session with a fastest time of...

Isle of Man TT blog: Gary Johnson a worthy winner in re-scheduled Supersport race

10 June 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Gary Johnson was a worthy winner in yesterday’s re-scheduled Supersport TT on the East Coast Construction Honda. He had a great run to Glen Helen on the first lap to make up 3.2s on John McGuinness...

Isle of Man TT blog: Has the future of the TT changed?

10 June 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Has the future of the TT changed forever after Wednesday’s Supersport debacle? Early morning rain delayed the start of the race and there were still damp patches reported around the course when...

Isle of Man TT: McGuinness and Amor ready for Senior

10 June 2011 by MCN

The 2011 Isle of Man TT concludes today with the Senior superbike race at 12.15pm. 16-times TT winner John McGuinness and his team mate Keith Amor have been interviewed ahead of the event. McGuinness...

Toseland committed to race again despite career threatening injuries

09 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Having withdrawn from this weekend’s WSB round at Misano along with next weeks Aragon race, James Toseland has revealed to MCN the reasons behind his decision and the extent of his career threatening...

British Grand Prix: Colin Edwards fit to race after medical

09 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards has been declared fit to ride in this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, just six days after he broke his right collarbone in a practice crash at Catalunya. Edwards was...

Zemke to race in BSB

09 June 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Californian Jake Zemke has joined Team WFR Honda in the BSB Evo class and will make his debut at Knockhill on June 19. The American star has been keen to find a berth in BSB for some time and replaces...

Mick Doohan: Winning easier at Honda for Casey Stoner

08 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Five-times MotoGP world champion Mick Doohan reckons the impressive 2011 factory Honda RC212V is making winning races a much easier job for Casey Stoner than when he was at Ducati. Doohan, who enjoyed...

Ben Spies signs new Yamaha deal

08 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies has signed an extension to his factory Yamaha deal to partner Jorge Lorenzo in the new 1000cc MotoGP world championship in 2012. Talks have been going on for months between the Texan and the...

Isle of Man TT: Supersport race red-flagged

08 June 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Today’s Supersport race has been red-flagged during the early stages of the second lap due to rain falling around the course. Race leader Michael Dunlop had built a 10.69s cushion over his brother...

British MotoGP: Ducati improving but work to be done, says Burgess

08 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi might be edging closer to the front in the 2011 MotoGP world championship, but further improvements are still needed to make the factory Ducati GP11 a more competitive force. Rossi has...

British MotoGP: Shoulder close to 100 per cent, says Valentino Rossi

08 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Relieved Valentino Rossi expects his right shoulder to be close to 100 per cent strength for this weekend’s British MotoGP race at the Silverstone circuit. The 32-year-old has been troubled by a...

British MotoGP: Bradley Smith expects competitive weekend

08 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith believes his Tech 3 Racing Moto2 machine will be perfectly suited to the fast nature of the Silverstone circuit as he bids for a podium challenge in this weekend’s British Grand Prix.

TT Supersport delayed by rain

08 June 2011 by Michael Neeves, in the Isle of Man

The supersport race should have started by now (10.50am), but it’s been raining hard over here and the circuit is still wet in places. These guys don’t run in the wet – wet tyres wouldn’t last – and...

Isle of Man TT: Guy Martin's crash at Creg Ny Baa

07 June 2011 by MCN

Relentless by TAS Suzuki rider Guy Martin ran wide at Creg Ny Baa in yesterday morning’s Supersport race and was captured on video heading into the safety barriers. Fortunately the padded barriers...

No replacement for Dani Pedrosa at Silverstone

07 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Honda has scrapped plans to draft Japanese rider Hiroshi Aoyama into its factory MotoGP squad as injury cover for Dani Pedrosa at this weekend’s Silverstone race. Pedrosa has withdrawn from the...

Decision looming on Japanese Grand Prix

07 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

A final decision on whether the Japanese MotoGP race will go ahead in early October will be taken by the Mugello round next month. The contentious issue of whether the Twin Ring Motegi race,...

Isle of Man TT blog: Incredible highs and desperate lows

07 June 2011 by Gary Pinchin

The TT continues to live up to its unenviable reputation of delivering incredible highs and desperate lows. In a split second a life is lost in a horrible high-speed crash. Not long after, racing...

Dani Pedrosa out of British Grand Prix

07 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa has confirmed he will not contest this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone as he struggles to regain full fitness from a broken right collarbone he suffered in Le Mans last...

Brit Burns second at Hengelo

07 June 2011 by Zoe Burn

Chris Burns stormed to second place in Sunday’s ONK Dutch Superbike Championship race at the historic Hengelo street circuit in Holland. In his first ever road race, the Newcastle-upon-Tyne rider...

Dunlop takes Superstock TT victory

06 June 2011 by MCN Sportsdesk

Michael Dunlop overcame the disappointment of retiring from this morning’s Supersport TT by winning Monday evening’s delayed four-lap Superstock TT. It was Dunlop’s second TT victory, having won the...

Anstey takes eighth Isle of Man TT race win

06 June 2011 by MCN

Bruce Anstey took his eighth Isle of Man TT win in this afternoon’s Supersport race which had to be restarted after a fatal crash involving Irish rider Derek Brien. Anstey finished ahead of Keith Amor...

Catalunya MotoGP: Casey Stoner ups pressure on Jorge Lorenzo

06 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner piled the pressure on reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo with a second successive dominant victory in the 2011 MotoGP world championship in Catalunya yesterday. Stoner’s third win of...

Catalunya MotoGP: 125GP penalty too harsh

06 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

The decision to penalise French rider Johann Zarco 20-seconds for an illegal overtake in the closing stages of yesterday’s Catalunya 125GP was too harsh, according to Casey Stoner and Jorge...

Catalunya MotoGP: Rear set-up mistake costs Valentino Rossi

06 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi believes a wrong rear set-up cost him the chance to notch his second successive podium for Ducati in the Catalunya MotoGP race yesterday. For the third successive race, the nine-times...

Catalunya MotoGP: Seventh heaven for Cal Crutchlow

06 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow warmed up for his British Grand Prix debut at Silverstone this weekend with a career best seventh place finish in yesterday’s Catalunya MotoGP round. The British rider got the better of...

Catalunya MotoGP: Colin Edwards denied race start

06 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards saw his record of never missing a MotoGP race in his career ended yesterday in Catalunya when he was banned from racing after failing a late medical check on his injured right...

Catalunya MotoGP: Ben Spies relieved with podium return

06 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies put a difficult start to 2011 behind him in Catalunya as the factory Yamaha rider claimed his first MotoGP podium since last August. Two sixth places in the opening four races had left the...

The first winners of TT 2011

05 June 2011 by JOK

The first winners of TT 2011