October

Year: 2015

Month: October

Byrne makes Ducati debut ahead of first official test

21 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has already made his debut on the Ducati Panigale he will ride for PBM in next year’s MCE British Superbike championship – taking to the roads around his home on a loaned machine from the...

Easton joins Hopkins at Tommy Hill Yamaha

21 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Stuart Easton will join John Hopkins at his former teammate Tommy Hill’s new Yamaha team for the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship. Easton had one of his best ever starts to a BSB season capped...

Hutchy joins Tyco BMW for 2016

21 October 2015 by Stephen Davison

Ian Hutchinson has announced he will race for the Tyco BMW team next season. The Bingley Bullet is making the sensational switch from the PBM Kawasaki squad to campaign S1000RR BMWs for the Northern...

Pics: Iannone hits the seagull!

20 October 2015 by Steve English

Andrea Iannone had one of the best races of his career on Sunday and from the start he was at the centre of attention having smashed into a seagull at the top of Lukey Heights. “The seagull was...

No regrets for Rossi after Australia

20 October 2015 by Steve English

Valentino Rossi said that he had no regrets after finishing fourth at the Australian Grand Prix. His title lead over Jorge Lorenzo was reduced to 11 points after a thrilling race at Phillip Island and...

Special win for Marquez at Phillip Island

20 October 2015 by Steve English

After Sunday’s stunning last lap victory at Phillip Island Marc Marquez said that it was a win that wa made even more special by it marking his 50th Grand Prix victory. His last lap recovery was one...

Ignominious end to 2015 for champion Brookes

20 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes’ 2015 season came to something of an ignominious end during the third and final race of the MCE British Superbike weekend at Brands Hatch, when he crashed out at Graham Hill Bend on the...

Melandri and Forward Racing link up at MV Agusta

20 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Rumours of big changes in the official MV Agusta WorldSBK team abounded at Losail as the story changed day by day. It was everything from a full stop and all the mechanics fired to an expansion in...

Australian GP Roundup

19 October 2015 by MCN

Was the Australian GP, as some are calling it, the Race of the Century? Well, maybe so. It’s not often you have four candidates for victory all the way to the end. Even less often that Jorge Lorenzo...

Kyle Smith moves to CIA Landlords Insurance Honda

19 October 2015 by Liam Marsden

24-year-old Brit Kyle Smith will ride for the CIA Landlords Insurance Honda team in World Supersport for the 2016 season, after signing for the team on Saturday (October 17). The Brit, who rode with...

Heartbreak for Rea as Haslam wins race two

18 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

A great second race saw six riders competing for the win at one stage, and Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) take his second win of the year. Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB)...

Smith wins night fight in Losail

18 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

British rider Kyle Smith (PATA Honda World Supersport Team) won what was at one stage a four-way fight for the race victory in the FIM Supersport World Championship race at Losail, his first win at...

Torres takes his first WSB win at Qatar

18 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Jordi Torres (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) secured his first ever WorldSBK race victory in race one under the floodlights in Qatar, after an epic last-lap fight with Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing...

Hopkins to join Tommy Hill’s Yamaha squad for 2016

18 October 2015

Former British Superbike runner-up John Hopkins will join the man who beat him to the title in 2011, lining up next season for Tommy Hill’s new Yamaha team. The former MotoGP racer returned to BSB in...

Laverty signs off 2015 with dramatic win

18 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

The final race of the 2015 British Superbike Championship managed to provide some of the most drama and closest racing of the season. Championship winner Josh Brookes got a poor start from pole...

Been there, done that! The man who's raced for 40 years

18 October 2015 by MCN Sport

Mick Chatterton raced on the Mountain Course for 40 consecutive years. Now 72, he still competes on the Isle of Man. He explains his TT obsession to Mike Nicks “At Greeba Bridge, there, where the...

Champion Brookes extends Showdown streak

18 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

New MCE British Superbike champion Josh Brookes has extended his quest to become the first ever rider to win every race of the Showdown, by taking yet another dominant win in the second race of the...

Lee Jackson to remain with Buildbase BMW

18 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Fresh from his best ever MCE British Superbike result ever, finishing yesterday’s opening race in an impressive fifth place, Lee Jackson will remain with the Buildbase BMW for the 2016 season. Lincoln...

Sykes wins final Superpole of 2015 season

18 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) scored a new track best of 1’56.821 at Losail in Qatar on his way to his 30th career Superpole win and his sixth of the season. He is only the second rider to reach...

Sofuoglu beats track best for record Superpole

18 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

FIM Supersport World Champion for the fourth time in 2015, Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), became the new all-time pole king in the 600cc class after taking his 23rd career pole win in...

Marquez wins thrilling race at Phillip Island

18 October 2015 by Steve English

Phillip Island always produces great racing and today was no exception. The podium fight between Marc Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo, Andrea Iannone and Valentino Rossi was one of the most thrilling that...

Rins takes second win of the season

18 October 2015 by Steve English

Alex Rins took his second win of the season in dominant style at Phillip Island. The Spaniard was fast and consistent throughout the race and quickly opened a gap to Thomas Luthi and Sam Lowes once he...

Oliviera wins at Phillip Island, Kent forced to wait

18 October 2015 by Steve English

Phillip Island always provides classic racing and in the opening race of the day it provided plenty of thrills and spills with Miguel Oliviera winning. A crash for Danny Kent left the Englishman on...

Marquez fastest but Lorenzo lays down marker

18 October 2015 by Steve English

Marc Marquez was fastest in morning warmup bu the speed and consistency of Jorge Lorenzo will leave the championship contender confident that he can have a momentum shifting result today. With...

Rins and Lowes lead Moto2 field in warmup

18 October 2015 by Steve English

Alex Rins and Sam Lowes have looked in a class of their own this weekend but with the Spaniard holding a half second advantage in warmup the Pons rider will start as a clear favourite. Lowes, who had...

kent sets morning pace at Phillip Island

18 October 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent is on the verge of winning the Moto3 world champion and the Englishman led the way in morning warmup at Phillip Island. Having been almost four tenths faster than Romano Fenati and John...

Josh Brookes wins the 2015 MCE British Superbike championship

17 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Milwaukee Yamaha’s Josh Brookes has finally completed his seven-year task to win the MCE British Superbike championship, taking the brand new R1 to the championship win despite the best efforts of...

Brookes closes in on title with Brands pole position

17 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes has closed in even closer to his debut MCE British Superbike championship after taking pole position at Brands Hatch in damp conditions. Taking advantage of the incoming rain, the...

Mahias takes day one at Losail

17 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Lucas Mahias (MG Competition Yamaha) proved to be the fastest Supersport World Championship rider on day one at Losail, running just over a second slower than the previous track best, as the track...

Rea fastest under lights on opening night

17 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

New World Champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) set the fastest practice time of the first night of track action at a floodlit Losail in Qatar, overhauling the first session fastest rider Jordi...