June

Year: 2009

Month: June

John Hopkins makes Tech 3 Yamaha enquiry

17 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

John Hopkins is unlikely to be making a return to MotoGP with James Toseland’s Monster Tech 3 Yamaha squad next season. Hopkins’ manager Bob Moore made tentative enquiries to Tech 3 boss Herve...

Loris Capirossi close to new Suzuki deal

17 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Loris Capirossi is close to a new deal with Suzuki’s factory MotoGP squad, MCN has learned. Negotiations are on-going over a one-year deal for the veteran Italian, who will become the first rider in...

Suzuki deny big money Ben Spies offer

17 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki has again denied trying to tempt back Ben Spies with a big money offer to ride a factory GSV-R in MotoGP next season. Released by Suzuki at the end of 2008, Spies has been an instant hit for...

Rossi on his IOM parade lap

17 June 2009 by broughton123456

I was at the Isle of Man and managed to snap Rossi on his parade lap.

Rea on lap record pace at Magny Cours test

16 June 2009 by Michael Guy

The three man Ten Kate Honda team of Jonathan Rea, Carlos Checa and Ryuichi Kiyonari have concluded a successful test at Magny Cours in France. The team were forced to ride in wet conditions on Monday...

Haslam confident for Misano thanks to new spec engine

16 June 2009 by Michael Guy

Leon Haslam will benefit from a new specification engine in his Stiggy Honda CBR1000RR at this weekends WSB race at Misano. Despite achieving some impressive results during 2009, it has been blatantly...

Tommy Hill out of WSB

16 June 2009 by Michael Guy

Tommy Hill is out of the World Superbike championship after parting company with his Altea Honda squad. In a mutual decision with the team. Hill decided to quit the Italian squad sighting a lack of...

Marco Simoncelli close to Honda MotoGP deal

16 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world 250GP champion Marco Simoncelli is on the brink of signing a lucrative deal to ride a factory-supported Honda RC212V in the 2010 MotoGP series. Speaking to MCN, Simoncelli’s manager...

Yamaha won’t alter 2010 plans

16 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha will not make a dramatic U-turn and increase its involvement to five riders in MotoGP next year. There is mounting speculation that Yamaha would lease a fifth YZR-M1 to current 125 and 250GP...

Marco Melandri battered and bruised after Catalunya test crash

16 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Hayate rider Marco Melandri is expected to be fit for the next MotoGP clash in Assen after he suffered multiple injuries in a spectacular high-side crash in Barcelona yesterday. Just minutes remained...

Our time at the TT in pictures

15 June 2009 by Claire Hooper

Some photos from the TT and some people we met

Jorge Lorenzo and me at Catalunya

15 June 2009 by Samantha Rogers

Here’s me with Jorge Lorenzo on Friday 12/06/09 at Catalunya It was a great race on Sunday.

Andrea Dovizioso tops Catalunya test on new Honda chassis

15 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso made an instant impact on Honda’s new RC212V chassis in Catalunya today, the Repsol Honda rider topping the timesheets ahead of reigning world champion Valentino Rossi. With injured...

Rossi at Governors Dip

15 June 2009 by frookymook

I had a brilliant week at the TT. I managed to get this shot of Rossi coming out of Governors Dip on his parade lap. What a week

My new best friend at the TT

15 June 2009 by dennis wilson

Me and my new best mate William Dunlop just before his big win.

Brad and his van!

15 June 2009 by podstar

Isle of man mad Sunday 2009. We thumbed a lift to all the pubs on the course and had a pint in each. Cheers to Bradley smith for picking us all up in his van, signing all our shirts and dropping us...

Valentino Rossi to assess longer life Yamaha motor

15 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Fresh from his stunning last gasp victory in yesterday’s classic Catalunya MotoGP race, Valentino Rossi is scheduled to test a revised Yamaha YZR-M1 motor at the Montmelo track today. Rossi, who...

Racing results round-up: June 13-14

15 June 2009 by MCN Sports Desk

Each week we will have a full list of the racing results from the previous weekend. Click on the name of the championship you wish to see the results of. MOTO GP, CATALUNYA, SPAIN, SUNDAY ISLE OF MAN...

MCN at sea

14 June 2009 by BEEMBEEM

Reading my MCN, cruising home from the TT 2009, up the Kilbrannan Sound, with Arran in the background. Sid Brierley.

Rossi on the Isle of Man 2009

14 June 2009 by BEEMBEEM

Attached photos of Rossi at TT2009,watching start of Superbike Race, and returning to pits after finishing his Lap.

Catalunya MotoGP: Valentino Rossi revels in last corner success

14 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Valentino Rossi hailed his amazing last corner victory over Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in Montmelo today as one of the greatest of his illustrious career. The Italian...

Catalunya MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo proud but sad at last gasp defeat

14 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo admitted he had mixed emotions after he lost an unforgettable Catalunya MotoGP race in Montmelo today. The home favourite thought he’d won his first MotoGP race in Spain and thrilled a...

Catalunya MotoGP: Illness blunts Casey Stoner challenge

14 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

A serious stomach bug cost Casey Stoner his chance to pose a greater threat to Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo in today’s epic Catalunya MotoGP race. The Aussie started the 25-lap race in searing...

Catalunya MotoGP: Julian Simon explains celebration blunder

14 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Spaniard Julian Simon has explained the shocking blunder that cost him a home 125GP victory at the Montmelo circuit near Barcelona today. The Aspar Aprilia rider though he had got the better of an...

Catalunya MotoGP: James Toseland deflated after dismal 13th

14 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland cut a disconsolate figure in the Catalunya paddock today after he slumped to a bitterly disappointing 13th place in a red-hot Montmelo MotoGP race. Starting from his best grid position...

Catalunya MotoGP: Rossi takes win with last lap masterclass

14 June 2009 by Liam Marsden

Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo was denied a win at his home Grand Prix after Valentino Rossi showed why he his world champion with an amazing final lap battle. From the beginning of the race Rossi,...

Catalunya MotoGP: Alvaro Bautista wins, Simoncelli crashes out

14 June 2009 by Liam Marsden

Aspar Aprilia rider Alvaro Bautista has extended his championship lead with a comfortable win at the 250GP in Catalunya after reigning champion Marco Simoncelli crashed out just three laps in to the...

Catalunya MotoGP: Iannone takes victory in Barcelona

14 June 2009 by Liam Marsden

Ongetta team Aprilia rider Andrea Iannone has taken the win in Catalunya after Spaniard Julian Simon made a costly mistake. Julian Simon was in the lead on the penultimate lap, but when he crossed the...

Catalunya MotoGP: Fiat Yamaha duo predict tough battle

13 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi have spoken about their expected titanic tussle for glory in tomorrow’s Catalunya MotoGP race after the Fiat Yamaha pair dominated qualifying. Lorenzo will start from...

Catalunya MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa vows to fight on

13 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Brave Spaniard Dani Pedrosa has vowed to bounce back from his latest crash misery to race in tomorrow’s Catalunya MotoGP race in Barcelona. The 23-year-old suffered another painful and morale-crushing...

Catalunya MotoGP: Season best qualifying for James Toseland

13 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

British rider James Toseland scored his best qualifying result of 2009 with an impressive surge to the third row of the grid in Catalunya today. But the 28-year-old was still frustrated as he came...

Catalunya MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo secures home pole position

13 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo will start his home race at the Catalunya circuit near Barcelona from pole position after a stunning performance in this afternoon’s sun-drenched MotoGP qualifying session. The Fiat...

Catalunya MotoGP: Bradley Smith on 125GP second row

13 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

World 125GP championship leader Bradley Smith will start tomorrow’s Catalunya race in Spain from seventh on the grid. In a qualifying session running in baking hot conditions at the Montmelo circuit...

Catalunya MotoGP: Moto2 entry cut to 41 riders

13 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

The first round of the selection process for the new Moto2 600cc four-stroke world championship has taken place in Catalunya, with applications from 47 teams cut to 27. Delegates from the FIM, Dorna...

SHOVELHEAD CHOPPER AT IOM 2009TT

13 June 2009 by spike

Just back from the 2009 TT. I must be mad as the roads are terrible for these things and my riding buddies were on 916s, buells and Aprilias! I built this chop five years ago and have been using it...

Catalunya MotoGP: Nicky Hayden gets massive confidence boost

12 June 2009 by Matthew Birt

The beaming smile on Nicky Hayden’s face was the clearest sign that the American made a massive breakthrough in his quest to master Ducati’s factory GP9 machine in Spain today. Having struggled and...