2015

Year: 2015

Month: ALL

Strong start for Pedrosa despite "complicated" bike

09 October 2015 by Steve English

Dani Pedrosa said that after Aragon he received plenty of messages saying how impressive it was to see him battling aggressively with Valentino Rossi. It’s something that has been lacking with Pedrosa...

Lack of midcorner grip costing Kent

09 October 2015 by Steve English

A lack of turn-in cost Danny Kent on the opening day of practice at Motegi but the Moto3 championship leader wasn’t too concerned about it affecting the rest of his weekend. Having had such a strong...

Lorenzo tops opening day at Motegi

09 October 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo shrugged off concerns about his injured by dominating the opening day of practice in Japan with the Yamaha rider setting the pace ahead of Dani Pedrosa, Andrea Iannone and Andrea...

Zarco claims Moto2 world championship

09 October 2015 by Steve English

Johann Zarco became the sixth French rider to win a Grand Prix world championship with the Ajo Motorsport rider claiming the intermediate class crown this morning following Tito Rabat’s withdrawal...

Lack of power in wrist causes Rabat to withdraw from Motegi

09 October 2015 by Steve English

Tito Rabat’s decision to withdraw from this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix has handed the Moto2 title to Johann Zarco. The Spaniard fractured his wrist in the lead-up to this weekend’s race and after...

Luthi fastest, Rabat withdraws from Motegi

09 October 2015 by Steve English

Thomas Luthi was fastest in FP1 at Motegi with last year’s Moto2 winner showing strong pace to start this weekend. The Swiss rider was 0.012s faster than Johann Zarco with the duo comfortably quicker...

Lorenzo sets pace in opening practice

09 October 2015 by Steve English

First blood in Japan went to Jorge Lorenzo with the Spaniard setting the pace in FP1 ahead of Andrea Iannone with the championship leader, Valentino Rossi, four tenths off the pace of his teammate in...

Antonelli fastest in FP1, Kent fourth

09 October 2015 by Steve English

Niccolo Antonelli continues to impress in Moto3 with the Italian setting the pace in opening practice at Motegi. Ajo KTM teammates Miguel Oliviera and Brad Binder were second and third fastest ahead...

No major upgrades expected for Suzuki in 2015

09 October 2015 by Steve English

The progress made early in the season by Suzuki placed somewhat unrealistic expectations on the returning Japanese manufacturer and with both Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales having enjoyed plenty...

McPhee to continue with 2014 chassis

08 October 2015 by Steve English

John McPhee is hoping that a return to last year’s chassis will offer him a similar run of late season form to 12 months ago. At Aragon the Scot changed to running last year’s Honda frame and...

No major upgrades expected for Suzuki in 2015

08 October 2015 by Steve English

Lorenzo and Marquez downplay injuries

08 October 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez are both walking wounded in Japan but both rider have said that they expect to be able to compete freely at Motegi. Last week both riders suffered injuries with title...

Crutchlow: We have to push the front so hard

08 October 2015 by Steve English

Like the other Honda riders Cal Crutchlow has had a difficult year with the Englishman having strong results when the bike has been able to produce grip but struggling for much of the campaign. Motegi...

West to return to MotoGP grid at Philip Island

08 October 2015 by Steve English

Anthony West will make a return to the MotoGP grid for the first time since 2008 next weekend at Philip Island with the Australian in line to replace Karel Abraham. The Czech rider has elected to skip...

British riders spearhead 2015 Macau Grand Prix entry

08 October 2015 by Stephen Davison

British riders dominate the 2015 Macau entry list, with Stuart Easton, set to lead the defence of his 2014 title on the PBM Kawasaki ZX10R. Danny Buchan has replaced the 32 year old in Paul Bird’s BSB...

Hayden confirms WSB future with Honda

08 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

As reported in this week’s MCN, 2006 MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden will return to his superbike roots in 2016 with the American joining the Ten Kate Honda team inWorld Superbikes. Hayden won the...

Eyewitness: Another Honda-Yamaha Suzuka showdown that ended in tears

07 October 2015 by Mat Oxley

In July 1985 King Kenny Roberts came out of retirement to ride Yamaha’s first serious four-stroke race bike, the YZF750 Genesis. Partnered by Japanese ace Tadahiko Taira, the three-time 500 world...

Guy Martin withdraws from Macau Grand Prix

07 October 2015 by Stephen Davison

Guy Martin has withdrawn from the 2015 Macau Grand Prix. As previously reported, the fast talking Lincolnshire star had entered the Chinese street race on November 19-22 on the Tyco BMW S1000RR but...

Espargaro looking to build momentum

07 October 2015 by Steve English

Pol Espargaro has had a disappointing year on the Tech3 Yamaha but with three races over three weekends the momentum of his season could shift rapidly with some strong results on the Asian swing of...

Smith focused on another strong result

07 October 2015 by Steve English

With four races remaining in 2015 Bradley Smith is keen to hold onto his place in the top five of the MotoGP world championship. The Tech3 rider heads to Japan excited at the prospect of returning to...

Ducati hopeful of strong weekend

07 October 2015 by Steve English

Andrea Dovizioso has struggled in recent races with a lack of feeling under braking but the Italian is confident that he can improve his fortunes this weekend at Motegi. The GP15 started the season as...

Guy Martin to return to the Macau Grand Prix

07 October 2015 by Stephen Davison

Guy Martin is set to make a sensational return to road racing at the 2015 Macau Grand Prix in China. The Tyco BMW star has been out of action since breaking his back in a huge crash at the Ulster...

Video: Camping with Bradley Smith

07 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

What happens when you take one of the UK’s top motorbike racers (who also happens to currently lie fifth in the MotoGP title chase) up a Scottish mountain, away from home comforts, proper toilets, and...

William Dunlop splits with Tyco BMW

07 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

The Tyco BMW team have confirmed that William Dunlop has split with the team for the 2016 road-racing season. Dunlop has been with the team since 2014, taking his first international superbike race...

Brookes puts one hand on the trophy with race two win

04 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes has put one hand on the 2015 MCE British Superbike title after taking a second dominant win of the day in the second race at Silverstone to extend his lead over Shane Byrne to 47...

Lorenzo sprains shoulder in training accident

04 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Spanish media are reporting that Jorge Lorenzo’s 2015 MotoGP title aspirations may have suffered a major blow, after the Movistar Yamaha rider sprained his left shoulder in a training accident ahead...

Brookes takes race one after hard fought battle

04 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes has taken the win in the first of the day’s MCE British Superbike races at Silverstone – but the win didn’t come as easily as expected for the Milwaukee Yamaha rider despite his...

Rea doubles up in France

04 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) secured his second win of the day and his 14th of the season in a dry race two, winning by 2.848 seconds from Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB). Tom Sykes...

Sofuoglu the champion for the fourth time

04 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) won the 2015 Supersport World Championship after finishing second in a shortened 11-lap contest. Sofuoglu looked like he would win the race to win the crown...

Rea wins in the wet at Magny-Cours

04 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) overhauled long-time race leader Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) to record the first race win, in a shortened 19-lap WorldSBK race at Magny-Cours. An oil spill on...

BSB launch new Honda Moto3 class

04 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

2015 will see the addition of a new class of racing to the MCE British Superbike paddock, with the Honda Moto3 Standard class running as a race-within-a-race alongside the Motostar championship. Using...

Shakey stays with PBM for 2016

04 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Defending MCE British Superbike champion Shane Byrne will remain with the Paul Bird Motorsport squad for the 2016 season, after signing a deal yesterday evening with the Cumbrian chicken...

Woffinden wraps up world speedway title

03 October 2015 by Tony Hoare

Britain’s Tai Woffinden won his second world speedway championship in Poland tonight with a Grand Prix to spare. Woffinden missed the semi-finals in Torun, the first time he’s missed the cut this...

Brookes becomes fastest ever rider around Silverstone en route to pole

03 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes has obliterated the all-time superbike lap record at Silverstone en route to taking pole position for tomorrow’s MCE British Superbike races at the Northamptonshire circuit, dipping into...

Haslam takes wet Superpole win

03 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) took only his third career Superpole win after a dramatic wet session at Magny-Cours. He was in the process of trying to pass Chaz Davies (Aruba.it...

Speedway unites behind injured racer Ward

03 October 2015 by Tony Hoare

All 16 riders in tonight’s speedway world championship Grand Prix in Poland will be wearing near-identical blue, white and yellow race suits in a show of unity with injured fellow racer Darcy...