February

Year: 2015

Month: February

Rossi impressed with seamless gearbox

23 February 2015 by Steve English

Valentino Rossi set the pace on the opening day of the second Sepang test with the Italian closing a pace one second off his fastest time in Sepang 1, a qualifying simulation, despite challenging...

Riders impressed with new Ducati

23 February 2015 by Steve English

The Ducati GP15 made its track debut today in Sepang and for riders Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone the effects were clear from the start with the bike immediately offering considerable...

Quattro Plant Kawasaki shakes down before Spanish testing

23 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

The Quattro Plant Kawasaki team of Howie Mainwaring and Luke Mossey have completed a UK shakedown test at Rockingham before they venture to Spain early next month for pre-season testing proper. 2014...

BSB Racesafe marshals prepare for 2015

23 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

The Racesafe marshalling team that will look after twelve rounds of the 2015 MCE British Superbike championship as well as both World Superbikes and MotoGP have completed their annual pre season...

Rossi fastest on opening day in Sepang

23 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has topped the timing sheets on the opening day of the second Sepang MotoGP pre season tests. The Yamaha rider set a 2:00.414 lap to finish the day 0.1 ahead of Repsol Honda rider Dani...

Australian WSB: Haslam pips Rea for dramatic race win

22 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Leon Haslam has returned to the top step of the World Superbike podium after five years, pipping Jonathan Rea on the line in Phillip Island to win by only 0.01. Chaz Davies completed his second visit...

Australian WSS: Cluzel and Zanetti make it MV one-two

22 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jules Cluzel and Lorenzo Zanetti have made it an MV Agusta one-two in Phillip Island, clearing off at the front to leave the opposition out of sight. Frenchman Cluzel led almost flag to flag, with...

Australian WSB: Rea draws first blood after hard fought battle

22 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jonathan Rea has drawn first blood in the opening round of the 2015 World Superbike championship, after coming out on top of a hard fought battle between fellow Brits Leon Haslam and Chaz Davies. Pole...

Salom discharged from hospital after Superpole crash

21 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Team Pedercini Kawasaki rider David Salom has been released from hospital after a high-speed crash during Superpole 2 for tomorrow’s Phillip Island opening round of the World Superbike...

Bayliss looks to raceday after early weekend dramas

21 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

It was hardly a smooth re-introduction to WSB for Troy Bayliss at the Phillip Island WSB weekend, but the three time World Champion gave it his all to qualify 14th and then get promoted to 13th on the...

Column: Long way from Nutt's Corner for Guy Martin

21 February 2015 by Stephen Davison

Like all bike fans I was stunned and saddened to read last week that Guy Martin was considering cutting back on his racing at the end of this season. I first met Guy when he came to race in Ireland in...

Australian WSS: Cluzel on pole for season opener

21 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Frenchman Jules Cluzel has taken the first pole position of 2015 on the MV Agusta, holding off former champion Kenan Sofuoglu in a tightly fought battle for the front row. The second MV of Lorenzo...

Australian WSB: Rea gifted superpole after red flagged session

21 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jonathan Rea has been gifted the first World Superbike pole position of 2015, after a red flag in the second superpole session caused WSBK officials to take the unusual decision of abandoning the...

World Superbikes weekend coverage guide

20 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

The 2015 racing season kicks back into life this weekend after a long break, with World Superbikes at Phillip Island in Australia. It’s an eleven hour time difference, though, and that means that it’s...

Crutchlow and Miller unveil CWM LCR Honda

20 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow and Jack Miller have unveiled their 2015 CWM LCR Honda MotoGP machines at an event in central London only days before jetting off to Malaysia for the second of three pre-season MotoGP...

Australian WSB: Lowes top early on, Bayliss held back

20 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After all the hype and hometown happiness, a calibration error on Troy Bayliss’s Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB Panigale meant he only did a handful of laps in the morning session at PI, then only...

Australian WSS: Cluzel and Sofuoglu slug it out

20 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The new WSS season got underway with two old hands out front and on top, provisional pole man Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) and Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), with Sofuoglu in...

Top three for Danny Kent at Jerez

19 February 2015 by Steve English

With cold and windy conditions having been the norm for the opening day two days of the second Moto3 test of the year warmer conditions offered reason for optimism for British riders Danny Kent and...

Iddon admits Jack Valentine key to Halsall Suzuki move

19 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

New Halsall Suzuki rider Christian Iddon has admitted that the involvement of legendary team boss Jack Valentine in the project was a crucial factor in tempting him home from the world scene to the...

Video: WorldSBK 2015 preview

19 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

With the start of the 2015 World Superbike season only days away, we look at the year ahead – and the year just past – in preparation!

Black Eagle Racing MV Agusta recruits Harrison and Johnston for Classic TT

19 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Rising TT stars Dean Harrison and Lee Johnston will team up for this year’s Classic TT, with the twenty five year olds aboard a brace of ultra-exotic MV Agusta machines run by the Black Eagle Racing...

Yamaha ready to debut full seamless gearbox at Sepang 2

19 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo’s long and patient wait for Yamaha to deliver a full seamless shift gearbox looks certain to end next week. Yamaha’s seamless shift gearbox has only operated on...

No imminent Michelin testing for Maverick Vinales

19 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP rookie Maverick Vinales will not participate in next week’s crucial Michelin test at the Sepang track in Malaysia. And Suzuki has confirmed the 2013 Moto3 world champion will not take part in...

Bayliss: The Phillip Island viewpoint

19 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Fergus Cameron, the Managing Director of the Phillip Island circuit, was asked about the ‘Bayliss Factor’ the day before track action took place at Phillip Island, but he was still unsure of how many...

Bayliss: His new rivals’ viewpoint

19 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After the reality of Troy Bayliss being the replacement for the injured Davide Giugliano sank in with the WSB paddock, his rivals this weekend gave their viewpoints on what it means to compete against...

Giugliano disappointed but fortunate

19 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The severity of the L1 and L2 vertebrae fractures suffered by Davide Giugliano in recent PI tests means he will miss out on any track action for 90 days, which will take him right through to the gap...

Bayliss: 'Why not?' to WSB return

19 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The whirlwind induction of three-time WSB Champion Troy Bayliss into the Aruba.it Ducati Racing Team after the injury of regular rider Davide Giugliano has been the only story in Superbike town at...

Johnston and Farquhar team up for Lightweight TT

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

TT rising star Lee Johnston will team up with fellow Northern Irishman Ryan Farquhar for the lightweight class at the 2015 Isle of Man TT. 26 year old Johnston will join Farquhar’s KMR Kawasaki team...

Sam Lowes fastest on day two in Jerez

18 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

British rider Sam Lowes has impressed again in the Moto2 world championship pre-season by topping the timesheets on the second day of testing in Jerez. The Speed Up rider clocked a best time of...

Last chance for MCN Fantasy Road Race

18 February 2015 by MCN

With just days until the WSB men role out of pit lane for the opening practice session of round one at Phillip Island, now is the time to enter your MCN Fantasy Road Race competition run in...

Video: Suzuki at Sepang testing

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Suzuki has released a new behind-the-scenes video from the opening MotoGP test of the season at Sepang in Malaysia on February 4-7th. The short news video features on track action and interviews...

Bayliss comeback ride explained by team boss Marinelli

18 February 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

As soon as the knowledge came through that Davide Giugliano would not be able to ride his Aruba.it Ducati Superbike at the Australian round, the not-quite-serious idea passed through the paddock that...

Hickman return to TT with Briggs Equipment BMW

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Peter Hickman will return to the Isle of Man TT in 2015, as the Lincolnshire rider aims to better his incredible 129mph newcomers lap from last year. He’ll ride for the Lee Hardy Racing BMW team that...

Cadwell Park to host classic racing festival

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Lincolnshire’s Cadwell Park will host a new International Classic event in July, with Grand Prix legend Giacomo Agostini set to headline a whole host of stars who are set to attend the two day...

Zanotti becomes 39th BSB rider with A-Plant Yamaha

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Aaron Zanotti is set to become the 39th rider on the 2015 MCE British Superbike grid, making a switch from Suzuki to the brand new Yamaha R1. The Loughborough resident also has a new sponsor, with...

Keith Amor set for full roads campaign

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Former Honda TT Legends rider Keith Amor will make a full return to the road racing paddock in 2015, expanding his bikes to include a 1000cc machine for the first time since his retirement after...