2014

Year: 2014

Month: ALL

Jerez MotoGP: Marquez continues 100% win record in 2014

04 May 2014 by Liam Marsden

Marc Marquez claimed his first ever victory at the Jerez circuit to continue his amazing 100% record in 2014 after also claiming pole position. Marquez was forced to battle with Yamaha rider Valentino...

Walker's GBmoto Kawasaki in free practice fireball

04 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

Chris Walker and a number of other riders have had a lucky escape during free practice three for the second round of the MCE British Superbike Championship this weekend at Oulton Park, after a crash...

Jerez Moto2: Kallio eases to victory

04 May 2014 by Liam Marsden

Marc VDS rider Mika Kallio rode a perfect race to record his first Moto2 win of the season after starting from pole position. The Fin got the holeshot and was untouchable until the chequered flag,...

Jerez Moto3: Fenati take second successive win

04 May 2014 by Liam Marsden

Italian Romano Fenati left it till the final lap to take first place and his second win in a row at Jerez today. The Sky Racing Team VR46 rider almost lost out to Alex Rins at the final corner, but...

Jerez Moto2: Kallio controls for pole

03 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

Mika Kallio has controlled the Moto2 qualifying session at Jerez to take his first pole position this year on the MarcVDS Kalex, finishing the session nearly 0.3 ahead of Sandro Cortese. Kallio said...

Jerez MotoGP: Marquez dominates for fourth consecutive pole

03 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has once again blitzed the entire grid to take his fourth consecutive pole position, leaving it until the very last end to put in a lap under the pole record and 0.4 faster than anyone...

Jerez Moto3: Qualifying king Miller on pole yet again

03 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

Qualifying king Jack Miller has made it three poles from four so far in the Moto3 class, starting tomorrow’s race at Jerez from P1 after a blisteringly fast lap set him 0.62 quicker than anyone else.

Ellison fast despite fighting for fitness at Oulton

03 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

James Ellison has topped the time sheets in the opening MCE British Superbike session at Oulton Park, despite still recovering from theinjuries he sustained in qualifying for the opening round of the...

Dunlop to sit out Oulton BSB and Tandragee 100

03 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

Four in a week TT winner Michael Dunlop will sit out this weekend’s action both on roads and circuits, as he continues to recover from the shoulder injury he picked up in the crash-filled qualifying...

Cal Crutchlow to start practice in Jerez

01 May 2014 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow will be back in MotoGP action tomorrow after being passed fit to start practice in Jerez. The British rider missed the previous race in Argentina after suffering multiple injuries to his...

Bridgestone to end MotoGP tyre supply deal

01 May 2014 by Matthew Birt

Bridgestone has announced that its role as official tyre supplier to the MotoGP world championship will end at the end of the 2015 campaign. The Japanese factory has been involved in MotoGP since 2002...

Marc VDS in Yamaha talks for 2015

30 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding’s former Moto2 squad has kicked off talks with Yamaha about a switch to MotoGP in 2015. The Marc VDS squad is one of the highest profile teams operating outside of the premier class,...

Kneen wins controversial main race on Cookstown 100 debut

30 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Manxman Dan Kneen, making his debut on the roads for the Cookstown BE Racing team, took a controversial victory at the weekend in the main race at the opening Irish road race of the season, the team’s...

No Honda production bike updates in Jerez

30 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda has dashed hopes that its new production RCV1000R machine will get an imminent performance upgrade for the likes of Scott Redding and Nicky Hayden. The Japanese factory’s Open class project has...

MotoGP Argentina: Another clean sweep weekend for Marquez

27 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has ignited paddock speculation that he’s looking to complete the perfect year in MotoGP, as he makes it three from three to win easily in Argentina. The young Spaniard didn’t have the...

Moto2 Argentina: The Tito Show as Rabat cruises to the win

27 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat has made an imperious ride to victory in the motor race in Argentina, with the Spaniard extending his championship lead from the first corner to the chequered flag to win by 2.4 seconds...

WSB Assen: Rea wins race two, Lowes second

27 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jonathan Rea has taken a flag to flag victory in a rainswept World Superbike race two at Assen, leading from start to finish in horrid conditions to better his race one podium finish. He initially...

Moto3 Argentina: Fenati bashes his way to the win

27 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Romano Fenati has broken Jack Miller’s win streak, bumping the Australian out of the way on the penultimate corner of the first ever Argentinian Moto3 race to take the first win for Valentino Rossi’s...

WSB Assen: Guintoli benefitted by red flags to take race one from Sykes

27 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Sylvain Guintoli has dominated the opening race of the weekend at Assen, taking his second World Superbike win of the year by a wide margin from Tom Sykes, but with red flags late in the race working...

Speedway champ's struggles continue

26 April 2014 by Tony Hoare

World speedway champion Tai Woffinden’s troubled start to his title defence continued in the second Grand Prix of the season in Bydgoszcz, Poland tonight. The 23-year-old from Scunthorpe scored five...