June

Year: 2014

Month: June

Kiyonari frustrated despite BMW progress

18 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ryuichi Kiyonari has left Snetterton frustrated with his results, despite finishing fourth and fifth on the Buildbase BMW and showing he is a contender for a Showdown spot come the final three rounds...

Brookes fine after Snetterton highside

18 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes suffered no physical damage in the highside crash that saw him ejected from the second MCE British Superbike race at Snetterton on Sunday, despite some initial concerns after the...

Marc Marquez: Dani was faster than me

17 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Marc Marquez believes that Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa was the faster rider in the closing stages of a memorable Catalunya MotoGP race last Sunday. Marquez had to dig deep to claim a seventh...

Valentino Rossi hails ‘strong and brave’ Marquez

17 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has heaped praise on runaway MotoGP world championship leader Marc Marquez after the Spaniard prevailed in a thrilling final lap battle for the third time in 2014 in Spain last...

Dani Pedrosa: No regrets over last lap strategy in Catalunya

17 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa says he doesn’t regret his last lap strategy after the Repsol Honda rider failed to stop HRC teammate Marc Marquez from claiming a seventh straight win in a classic Catalunya battle last...

Woffy takes British speedway title

17 June 2014 by Tony Hoare

Tai Woffinden successfully defended his British speedway championship at his home league track in Wolverhampton tonight. The world champion wasn’t the top scorer from the 20 qualifying heats, taking 12 points from his five rides, but he won the semi-final from fellow GP rider Chris Harris, leaving the pair to join leading qualifiers Craig Cook and Ben Barker in the final. Woffinden, fresh from...

Bradley Smith boosted by engine braking improvements

16 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith put a tough Catalunya GP weekend behind him today when the British rider set the second fastest time during a post race test session in Spain. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider raised his...

Rossi and Lorenzo test 2015 Yamaha motor

16 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo got their first chance to test a 2015-spec factory Yamaha engine during today’s post race test session at the Catalunya track near Barcelona. Next year’s motor was...

Andrea Dovizioso: Difficult to analyse Suzuki performance

16 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso says it is too difficult to assess the performance potential of Suzuki’s new 1000cc project after today’s one-day post race test at the Catalunya track in Spain. The Italian has been...

Cal Crutchlow: 'I'm still motivated'

16 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow reckons his motivation has not suffered a massive jolt after a nightmare start to his Ducati career. The British rider retired with an electronics issue in yesterday’s thrilling...

Hopkins making progress despite poor finishes

16 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

John Hopkins believes that his Tyco Suzuki team have finally started to make progress with the GSX-R1000, with promising chassis development making a difference at Snetterton despite his seventh and...

Woffy brings world power to domestic scuffle

16 June 2014 by Tony Hoare

World speedway champion Tai Woffinden is bringing his world-beating engine home in a bid to win tonight’s British championship final at Wolverhampton. Woffinden, 23, beat the world’s best in Saturday...

Snetterton BSB: Byrne blitzes opposition as Brookes crashes out

15 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has taken his second win of the weekend at Snetterton on the Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki, extending his championship lead as main rival Josh Brookes crashed out on the Milwaukee Yamaha while...

BSS Snetterton: Gowland makes it two from two with Snett double

15 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Graeme Gowland has made it two from two in the British Supersport championship, winning the feature race at Snetterton by over three seconds, after his main title rival Alastair Seeley made a mistake...

Snetterton BSB: Byrne takes race one as Brookes and Ellison scrap for second

15 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has taken a dominating win in the first MCE British Superbike race at Snetterton, leading from start to finish and winning by over four seconds, after a late charge from Josh Brookes...

Catalunya MotoGP: Magnificent seven for Marquez

15 June 2014 by Liam Marsden

Marc Marquez continued his amazing start to the 2014 season, picking up his seventh win from seven races at the Catalunya circuit today under stormy skies. Marquez had to fight hard for victory as the...

Catalunya Moto2: Rabat cruises to victory

15 June 2014 by Liam Marsden

Rabat extended his Moto2 championship lead with a dominant victory at Catalunya today. The Spaniard started from pole position and after early challenges from team-mate Mika Kallio and Maverick...

Catalunya Moto3: Marquez eases to victory

15 June 2014 by Liam Marsden

Spaniard Alex Marquez secured his second Moto3 victory in dominant fashion after his team-mate was forced to retire. Alex Rins led the early stages of the race by a comfortable margin before he was...

Second GP win on the bounce for Woffinden

14 June 2014 by Tony Hoare

World speedway champion Tai Woffinden took his second consecutive Grand Prix victory of the season tonight to move into pole position in the title race. The 23-year-old Brit blasted around the outside...

BSS Snetterton: Gowland takes last lap thriller victory

14 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Graeme Gowland has taken his first victory of the year in the British Supersport Championship, hunting down his Smiths Triumph teammate Billy McConnell alongside Alastair Seeley to take a dramatic...

BSB Snetterton: Shakey demolishes lap record pace on way to pole

14 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne has taken yet another MCE British Superbike pole position in usual form, setting a lap half way through the final qualifying session to blow away the lap record by over half a...

Barrier return to BMW WSB leaves Camier high and dry

14 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Sylvain Barrier will return to the World Superbike Championship next weekend at Misano, having sat out the first six rounds of the series following a road traffic collision back in March that left him...

TT hero Hickman back in BSB to replace Kirkham at Tsingtao

14 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tsingtao Kawasaki have made an eleventh hour switch to their lineup for this weekend’s MCE British Superbike Championship round at Snetterton, with TT newcomer hero Peter Hickman replacing Jon Kirkham...

Catalunya Moto2: Rabat takes home pole

14 June 2014 by Liam Marsden

Moto2 championship leader Esteve Rabat will start from pole position at his home race ahead of team-mate Mika Kallio and Moto2 rookie Maverick Vinales. 2012 Moto3 champion Sandro Cortese will head the...

Catalunya MotoGP: Pedrosa takes surprise pole

14 June 2014 by Liam Marsden

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa claimed a surprise pole position ahead of tomorrow’s MotoGP race at the Catalunya circuit. Pedrosa’s pole position breaks team-mate Marc Marquez’s run of six previous...

Catalunya MotoGP: Marquez takes pole

14 June 2014 by Liam Marsden

Estrella Galicia Honda rider Alex Marquez will start tomorrow’s Moto3 race at the Catalunya circuit from pole position after setting a best time of 1:50.232. The Spaniard will be joined on the front...