September

Year: 2011

Month: September

Nürburgring WSB: Sykes takes first victory

04 September 2011 by MCN

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike) took his first WSB victory, and Kawasaki’s first win since 2006, at a rain-soaked Nürburgring in race two. Noriyuki Haga (Pata Aprilia) had led the majority...

Nürburgring WSS: Davies heads all-British podium

04 September 2011 by MCN

Chaz Davies (Yamaha ParkinGO) rode well to defend his first place finish at the Nürburgring ahead of James Ellison (Bogdanka PTR Honda), who challenged for the lead and finished just 0.091 seconds...

Misano MotoGP: Lorenzo dominates to take victory

04 September 2011 by Tom Cambio

Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) made a very strong start at Misano to lead the race from start to finish, taking the lead from Casey Stoner early in the first lap and reducing Stoner’s...

Misano Moto2: Márquez secures sixth win of season

04 September 2011 by MCN

Marc Márquez secured his sixth win of the season at Misano after a race long battle with Stefan Bradl (Viessmann Kiefer Racing) and Andrea Iannone (Speed Master), who took second and third...

Nürburgring WSB: Checa secures race one win

04 September 2011 by MCN

Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) took victory at the Nürburgring in race one, fighting initial challenges from Pata Aprilia rider Noriyuki Haga, who twice took the lead, before stretching a gap...

Misano 125GP: Terol denies Zarco victory at the finish line

04 September 2011 by Tom Cambio

Nicolas Terol (Bankia Aspar Team) seized his seventh win of the season and denied Johann Zarco (Avant-AirAsia-Ajo) his first GP win in the final seconds of the race at Misano, emerging from the...

Misano MotoGP: Gearbox troubles continue for Valentino Rossi

03 September 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi suffered more gremlins with Ducati’s seamless shift gearbox in Misano today after he qualified in a lowly 11th place in front of his home crowd. Rossi’s GP11.1 was struck by a...

Misano MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow thwarted by qualifying crashes

03 September 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow suffered two late crashes in today’s MotoGP qualifying session at the Misano circuit that cost him the chance of a top 10 place on the grid for the 28-lap race. Crutchlow was sitting in...

Lowry signs for MSS Kawasaki

03 September 2011 by MCN Sportsdesk

Just days after MSS Colchester Kawasaki dumped Alex Lowes after a string of disappointing results, the team have announced the signing of Ian Lowry to replace him for the last three rounds of the MCE...

Nürburgring WSS: Foret denies all-British front row

03 September 2011 by MCN

Fabien Foret (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) secured his second pole position of the season at the Nurburgring, setting a 1’59.258 lap in the final minutes to deny an all-British front row. Yamaha...

Rea re-signs for Castrol Honda

03 September 2011 by Michael Guy

Jonathan Rea has ended speculation about his MotoGP or WSB future by re-signing for the Castrol Honda squad to race in WSB in 2012. The 24 year old Brit signed a new contract at 11pm on Friday evening...

Nürburgring WSB: Checa secures pole with new best lap

03 September 2011 by MCN

Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) set a new best lap at the Nürburgring of 1.54:144 seconds the third Superpole session to secure his fifth pole position start of the season. Yamaha World...

Misano Moto2: Bradl dominates qualifying

03 September 2011 by MCN

Stefan Bradl (Viessman Kiefer Racing) dominated Moto2 qualifying at Misano to take pole position and will start tomorrow’s race ahead of Marc Márquez (Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol) and Yuki Takahashi...

Misano MotoGP: Stoner breaks lap record to take pole

03 September 2011 by Tom Cambio

Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda) set a new motorcycle lap record at Misano to take pole position ahead of Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) and team mate Dani Pedrosa. Stoner started the qualifying...

Misano 125GP: Zarco secures pole

03 September 2011 by MCN

Johann Zarco (Avant-AirAsia-Ajo) secured pole in qualifying at Misano, setting the fastest lap of 1’43.247, to start in front of Bankia Aspar team mates Héctor Faubel and Nicolas Terol in second and...

Colin Edwards confirms Forward Racing deal for 2012

02 September 2011 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards has confirmed he will ride for the Forward Racing squad on a new 1000cc private MotoGP machine in 2012. As was exclusively reported by MCN over two weeks ago, the experienced Texan will...

WSB and MotoGP now owned by the same company

02 September 2011 by Michael Guy

Bridgepoint, the company that owns MotoGP promoters Dorna, will take over the company that ultimately owns WSB – Infront Sports and Media. Bridgepoint is now in control of both motorcycling world...

WSB 2012 calendar revealed

02 September 2011 by Michael Guy

A provisional 2012 WSB calendar has surfaced at Nurburgring today. The most notable inclusions are the Sepang race in Malaysia at the beginning of March and the addition of the new Moscow Race Way...

Ben Gautrey 1992 -2011

02 September 2011 by Adam Child

I first met Ben in April 2010 at a cold and damp Mallory Park. I was at Mallory testing one of the new Aprilia 450 race bikes which Ben was competing on; Ben went on to win the Moto 450 Championship...

Misano MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo fights back

02 September 2011 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo showed why he’s not going to surrender the MotoGP world title without a fight after he topped the timesheets in practice at the end of the first day of action in Misano. The Spaniard was...

Misano MotoGP: Casey Stoner fastest, Valentino Rossi struggles

02 September 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner’s bid to record a fourth straight victory for the first time in his career got off to a flying start in Misano this morning. But there was little to cheer for Valentino Rossi’s home crowd...

Decision imminent on Kawasaki future

02 September 2011 by Michael Guy

The Paul Bird Motorsport team who currently run Kawasaki’s factory effort in WSB will find out next week if they will have their contract renewed for 2012. Bird took control of Kawasaki’s racing...