2014

Year: 2014

Month: ALL

Casey Stoner to make MotoGP testing return for Honda

16 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner will make a surprise return to MotoGP after HRC confirmed to MCN in Australia today that the double world champion will test a factory RC213V in Japan later this month. Stoner will...

Scott Redding admits contact with Jerry Burgess about crew chief role

15 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding’s Marc VDS Racing squad contacted Jerry Burgess about a crew chief role with the British rider next season when he switches to a factory Honda RC213V, MCN can exclusively reveal. The...

Honda confirms new RC213V-RS won't be ready until February

15 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda has confirmed its all-new production Honda RC213V-RS machine will not be ready for Jack Miller and Eugene Laverty to debut until the first MotoGP showdown of 2015 in Malaysia. The RC213V-RS...

Ellison staying with GBmoto Kawasaki for 2015

15 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

James Ellison will remain with Lloyds British GBmoto Kawasaki for the 2015 MCE British Superbike season, after signing an extension to his contract to remain with the team for next season. Switching...

Scott Redding excited to work with Jonathan Rea’s crew chief

14 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding believes his new crew chief Chris Pike is the right man to help him to challenge MotoGP’s established elite like Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo in the future. Pike is...

Mika Kallio explains decision to reject Aspar and Forward MotoGP deals

14 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Mika Kallio wasn’t so desperate to return to MotoGP in 2015 that he would ride for a pittance after confirming he did turn down offers from Aspar Honda and Forward Racing. Kallio has made no secret of...

Randy de Puniet joins Crescent Suzuki WSB squad

14 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Former MotoGP podium finisher Randy de Puniet will join the Voltcom Crescent Suzuki team for the 2015 World Superbike championship. De Puniet, who has been testing the new Suzuki GSX-RR MotoGP project...

Josh Brookes to remain with Milwaukee Yamaha in BSB

14 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes has surprised the MCE British Superbike paddock by agreeing a new deal that will see the Australian remain with Milwaukee Yamaha for the 2015 BSB season. Having made it clear he wanted to...

MotoGP: Marquez wins second World Championship in Motegi!

12 October 2014 by Steve Hunt

With Marc Marquez needing to finish ahead of both Rossi and Pedrosa in order to secure the World Championship, round fifteen at Honda’s ‘home’, Motegi circuit, the scene was perfectly set. It was the...

Moto GP Qualifying: Italians spoil Honda party

11 October 2014

With the havoc forecasted from Typhoon Vongfong seemingly blowing over, it was warm air and blue skies that greeted qualifying at Motegi in Japan today. And then – in the final moments of the session...

Moto GP: Moto3 Qualifying Results

11 October 2014

A great qualification for British fans (and riders) sees Danny Kent take his first pole for Husqvarna and John McPhee complete the front row in third.

Tech 3 boss: Colin Edwards ‘perfect’ for Yamaha/Michelin development role

08 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards is the perfect choice to spearhead Yamaha’s intensive preparations for the switch to Michelin tyres in 2016. That’s the view of the American’s former Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team boss...

No MotoGP reunion for Scott Redding and ex-Marc VDS crew chief

08 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding’s former crew chief Pete Benson has confirmed he will honour his two-year deal with Moto2 world title favourite Tito Rabat and not complete a fairytale return with the British rider now...

Suzuki never launched strong bid to sign Dani Pedrosa

08 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki has denied talks to end Dani Pedrosa’s career long association with Honda ever got serious. Reports had suggested that Suzuki, who will return to MotoGP full-time in 2015 after being in...

Forward Racing plan to continue developing own chassis

07 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Forward Racing will continue to develop its own chassis for 2015, despite admitting it is unlikely to race any frame other than the factory-spec version supplied by Yamaha next season. The...

Honda thrilled to land Enea Bastianini for Moto3 challenge

06 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda management say it was vital to secure the services of teenage Italian sensation Enea Bastiainini for its 2015 Moto3 world championship assault. With leading Honda Moto3 duo Alex Marquez and Alex...

Mika Kallio misses Forward Yamaha chance

06 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Mika Kallio missed out on a last minute chance to return to the MotoGP world championship in 2015. The Finnish rider was made an 11th hour proposal to join ex-Moto2 world champion Stefan Bradl in the...

Silverstone BSB: Kiyo makes it one each for title fighters

05 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ryuichi Kiyonari has made it one apiece for the BSB title fighters at Silverstone, taking the fight to Shane Byrne in the second race of the day to hold off his fellow triple champion and mean that...

Silverstone BSB: Byrne battles to race one win

05 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has extended his championship lead with only four races left in the MCE British Superbike series, taking a dramatic race win at Silverstone. Main title rival Ryuichi Kiyonari was second,...

Magny Cours WSB: Melandri defiant in victory

05 October 2014 by Liam Marsden

Marco Melandri defied team orders to take victory in the second race at Magny Cours and his 100th WSB race. It was again Jonathan Rea who took the lead and this time out managed to stay at the front...

Magny Cours WSS: Cluzel wins red-flagged race

05 October 2014 by Liam Marsden

Jules Cluzel took victory in his home race after the supersport race was red-flagged on lap 13. Cluzel was a little fortunate to take the full 25 points, as Kenan Sofuoglu streaked ahead into the lead...

Magny Cours WSB: Guintoli splashes to race one win

05 October 2014 by Liam Marsden

Sylvain Guintoli cut the gap to championship leader Tom Sykes to just 19 points with victory at a wet Magny Cours today. Both Sykes and Guintoli benefited from team orders, with their team-mates...

Silverstone BSB: Kiyonari claims pole

04 October 2014 by Liam Marsden

Ryuichi Kiyonari rode bravely in drying conditions to take his second pole of the season for the penultimate round at Silverstone. Kiyonari was able to hold off title rival Shane Byrne despite a fast...

Magny Cours WSB: Sykes on pole

04 October 2014 by Liam Marsden

Reigning champion Tom Sykes will start tomorrow’s races from pole position after setting a new circuit best lap of 1’36.366. Sykes will be joined on the front row by Ducati’s Davide Giugliano and...

Silverstone BSB: Kiyo scorches to record pace on opening day

04 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ryuichi Kiyonari has raced to a scorching opening day of the penultimate round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Silverstone. The triple champion, currently in a battle with Shane Byrne for...

Magny Cours WSB: Laverty sizzles to second

03 October 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

After confirming that he was heading to MotoGP in 2015 with the Aspar Honda team in 2015, Eugene Laverty (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) found enough pace on the first day at Magny-Cours to finish second in...

Magny Cours WSS: van der Mark on top

03 October 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

After two WSS free practice sessions Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda) headed up the field on his Honda with a 1’41.744, with the surprise appearance of Roberto Tamburini (San Carlo Puccetti Racing...

Corser's BMW team springs to life

03 October 2014 by Michael Guy

After an aborted attempt to run a BMW Aussie dream team in 2014 an announcement is soon to be made about the former double World Champion’s plans to compete with a two-rider squad in WSB in 2015.

Magny Cours WSB: Guintoli heads Sykes in first session

03 October 2014 by Michael Guy

Sylvain Guintoli got his home round in Magny Cours off to a positive start by topping the time-sheets in the opening Free Practice session. The factory Aprilia rider is fighting to keep his world...

Pramac Ducati miss out on Eugene Laverty signing

03 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Pramac Ducati management have admitted Aspar Honda just beat them to Eugene Laverty’s signature for 2015. Laverty has been locked in lengthy negotiations with Pramac Ducati for weeks, as the Italian...