2014

Year: 2014

Month: ALL

Brands Hatch BSB: Brookes on pole after crash fest session

20 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes will start tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race from pole position, after a controversial qualifying session in tricky conditions that saw the entire front row fall, along with a...

Video: Honda Racing show off 2014 plans

19 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

When Honda UK announced that they were withdrawing their championship-winning MCE British Superbike team at the end of 2013, many mounted the loss of the most successful team in the series’...

Brookes goes second with mixed emotions

18 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes was left with mixed emotions after the opening hour-long testing session of the weekend at Brands Hatch, making changes that negatively affected his Milwaukee Yamaha but still managing to...

Byrne fastest at Brands despite struggling with back pain

18 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

After launching an intense winter fitness campaign in an attempt to gain every advantage over his rivals ahead of the start of the 2014 MCE British Superbike series, Shane Byrne has been left...

No surprises in BSB Brands test as Shakey goes fastest

18 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

There were no surprises in the one-hour test session that kicks off the opening weekend of the 2014 MCE British Superbike season, as Shane Byrne took the top spot with a late fast lap from Josh...

Cal Crutchlow braced for tough Argentina after double surgery

18 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow has undergone double surgery to his right hand and arm after his heavy crash during last weekend’s Circuit of the Americas MotoGP round in Texas. The British rider underwent a double...

Ben Spies: ‘I’ll never race again’

18 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies has admitted the serious shoulder injury that forced him into premature retirement last year will never recover sufficiently enough to allow the Texan race again. The triple American...

Jorge Lorenzo backed to recover from nightmare start to 2014

18 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo’s factory Yamaha boss Wilco Zeelenberg has backed the Spaniard to fight back from a disastrous start in his bid to wrestle the MotoGP crown away from Marc Marquez. Lorenzo won eight...

Revamp for Qatar night race schedule?

17 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Next year’s night race schedule in the big season opening clash in Qatar could be revamped to avoid a spate of crashes that dominated this year’s floodlit race. Jorge Lorenzo, Stefan Bradl, Bradley...

Suzuki boosted by new entry concessions in 2015

17 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki has admitted that special concessions given to new entries for 2015 will be a massive boost to help its bid to threaten Honda and Yamaha’s domination of MotoGP. Suzuk plans to return to MotoGP...

Kevin Schwantz rides Suzuki’s MotoGP bike

16 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Texan legend Kevin Schwantz has given Suzuki his impressions of the Japanese factory’s new 1000cc MotoGP project at the Circuit of the Americas. The 1993 world 500cc champion took the opportunity to...

Bridgestone surprised by COTA front tyre issues

16 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Bridgestone has admitted it did not expect to see such major front tyre issues during last Sunday’s Circuit of the Americas MotoGP clash in Texas. Several riders reported excessive wear on the right...

Yamaha: No chassis support for Forward in 2015

16 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha will insist on Aleix Espargaro’s Forward Racing squad building its own chassis for the 2015 MotoGP world championship. The Italian-based squad has been allowed to start 2014 with a YZR-M1 chassis and swingarm package, while it developed its own frame to race in the future. Yamaha’s foray into the new Open category was only ever meant to include a leasing deal for its YZR-M1 engine, at a...

Nicky Hayden in dark on RCV1000R upgrades

16 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has admitted he has no idea when his underpowered production Honda RCV1000R machine will be given a performance upgrade in 2014. Hayden’s Spanish-based Aspar squad recently admitted the...

Valentino Rossi: ‘I’m a big fan of Jack Miller’

16 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s Circuit of the Americas race day wasn’t a total disaster after the Italian slumped to a lowly eighth position with severe front tyre issues in the Texas MotoGP clash. The 35-year-old...

Watch the 2014 Isle of Man TT launch!

15 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Isle of Man TT press launch is live tonight at 7.30pm, with a whole host of TT stars in the Island’s Villa Marina theatre for the event. You can tune in live below, and hear what the top stars...