2015

Year: 2015

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Johnston makes it a treble after second red flag

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Lee Johnston has taken his third win of the day in the second supersport race at the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix, after a red flag in on the fifth lap of the race left the result in the hands of the same...

Kent quickest ahead of qualifying

08 August 2015 by Steve English

With the fastest time on his final lap of the session Danny Kent takes an advantage of almost half a second into qualifying with the Leopard Racing rider once again showing he is the class of the...

Anstey takes win in red flagged superbike race

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Bruce Anstey has taken a victory in the opening superbike race of the day at the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix, taking the win after red flags brought the battle to a premature end on the penultimate...

Wilson and Elkin take lightweight wins

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Sam Wilson has taken his debut Ulster Grand Prix victory in the Lightweight class, taking 250GP glory ahead of Neil Kernohann and James Cowton, while Christian Elkin took the win in the concurrent...

Positive start to Indy weekend for Redding

08 August 2015 by Steve English

A top ten time on Friday has given Scott Redding reason for optimism with the Marc VDS rider setting eighth fastest time and looking confident on the bike. In Germany Redding had a more encouraging...

Frustrated Smith "second in line"

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Bradley Smith’s frustration at not having his contract signed for 2016 has been bubbling over all weekend in Indianapolis with the Tech3 rider making barbed comments in the press conference about the...

Johnston doubles up in frantic supersport race

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Lee Johnston has made it two from two at the Ulster Grand Prix, by taking victory from William Dunlop in the opening supersport race of the day by only 0.039, after a frantic race-long fight. Trading...

Lee Johnston draws first blood in Superstock race

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Lee Johnston has taken the first win of the day at the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix, taking advantage of backmarkers on the last lap to squeeze through on Peter Hickman, who led for most of the race on the...

Video: Guy Martin's guide to the Ulster Grand Prix

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

He might be out of action for this year’s racing, but just minutes before the crash that left him with a broken vertebra, Guy Martin took MCN for a rather more sedate lap of the Dundrod...

How the markets look after opening day at Indy

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Ladbrokes has teamed up with Motorcycle News for this weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix to offer new customers a matched free bet up to £50! Any new customers can take advantage of the offer in what...

Crutchlow confident but needs to improve

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Cal Crutchlow was fifth fastest on the opening day at Indy but having made few changes through the day he feels there’s plenty of potential in the bike once the track improves tomorrow. Unlike the...

Rabat and Lowes lead the way

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Tito Rabat and Sam Lowes started the second half of the season by trying to start putting pressure on Johann Zarco in the Moto2 class. Both riders have fallen adrift of Zarco in the championshipn...

Lorenzo tops opening day at Indy

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo set the pace in Indianapolis today with the Spaniard outpacing Marc Marquez on the opening day. “It was very good, very positive,” said Lorenzo after the session. “I’m very happy with...

Vazquez sets pace, Kent fourth fastest

07 August 2015 by Steve English

Efren Vazquez has been continuously outshone by his Leopard Racing teamamte, Danny Kent, but in this afternoon’s practice Vazquez set the pace. The Spaniard took his first career victory in...

Rins leads the way in Indy

07 August 2015 by Steve English

With track conditions improving in Indianapolis Alex Rins set the pace at the end of the Moto2 session to outpace Jonas Folger and Tito Rabat. Rins has had an impressive rookie campaign in the class...

Espargaro acknowledges need for improvement

07 August 2015 by Steve English

Fresh from having his future confirmed with a one year contract extension from Yamaha Pol Espargaro spoke to MCN about his new deal. “Yesterday it was pretty close to being signed,” explained...

Lorenzo quickest but times will tumble

07 August 2015 by Steve English

The opening MotoGP session ended with a flurry with the majority field setting their fastest times at the end of the session. Jorge Lorenzo wound up with the fastest time but there’s little that can...

Kent's a man on a mission

07 August 2015 by Steve English

A late crash took some of the shine off Danny Kent’s performance in opening practice in Indianapolis but the Leopard Racing rider’s half-a-second margin to the field saw him lay down a marker in FP1.

Espargaro signs new deal while Bradley waits

07 August 2015 by Steve English

Yamaha today confirmed that Pol Espargaro will remain with the Japanese manufacturer for 2016. Having won the Suzuka 8 Hours Espargaro was always likely to remain with the manufacturer for next year...

Hickman ‘chuffed’ with debut Dundrod podium

07 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Peter Hickman says he’s ‘chuffed’ with his first podium position at the Dundrod circuit, after taking an impressive Dundrod 150 third place despite only running on his superstock-spec machine. “I got...

MGM Yamaha team release update on Kev Coghlan

07 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

The MGM Yamaha German Superbike team have released a statement clarifying the injuries sustained by Socttish wildcard Kev Coghlan last weekend. Coghlan was seriously injured during a fall at Schleizer...

Laverty makes good progress in Cadwell test

07 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Michael Laverty says the Tyco BMW team have made good progress with the S1000RR, after a much-need one-day test at Cadwell Park on Wednesday. Struggling to get enough testing time on the new model all...

Jacobsen takes stock of first WSS win

07 August 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After the first of two long summer breaks had been completed PJ Jacobsen (Core” Motorsport Thailand Honda) returned fit and free of arm pump at Sepang. The American rider made the most of it at a...

Guy Martin ruled out of UGP after breaking vertebra

07 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Guy Martin has been ruled out of the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix, after the injuries he sustained in a crash during yesterday’s opening superbike race were discovered to be more serious than first...

Anstey wins opening race after Martin crashes out

06 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Bruce Anstey has won the opening race of the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix race week, taking victory in the rescheduled Dundrod 150 race after Guy Martin crashed out of the lead on the final lap of the...

Martin on superbike pole for UGP

06 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Guy Martin will start the superbike races at Saturday’s Ulster Grand Prix from pole position, after qualifying 0.2 ahead of Bruce Anstey and Ian Hutchinson at the Northern Irish road race. He also...

What are the odds for Indy?

06 August 2015 by Steve English

Forward confirm Brno return

06 August 2015 by Steve English

Forward Racing have today confirmed that they will return to MotoGP action in Brno after finding a solution to their ongoing budget problems. The team will miss this weekend’s Grand Prix at...

Video: Sam Lowes' half term report

06 August 2015 by Steve English

Sam Lowes had a difficult rookie campaign in Moto2 last year however this year he has consistently ran at the front, won his first Grand Prix and made himself a rider in demand for next year. Changes...

Injured speedway ace Lewis Kerr wakes from coma

06 August 2015 by Tony Hoare

Injured speedway racer Lewis Kerr has woken from an induced coma after being involved in a terrifying crash at Peterborough on Sunday. The accident was so severe it forced racing to be abandoned,...

Guy Martin tops first day at Ulster Grand Prix

05 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tyco BMW rider Guy Martin has topped the opening day of practice for the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix – but had to battle the conditions before mist and rain brought a premature end to the day. Conor...

Conor Cummins' UGP video diary: End of day one

05 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

An early bath at the Ulster Grand Prix, after the mist rolled in, but we caught up with Conor Cummins before he even got out of his leathers.

Ulster Grand Prix set for full coverage

05 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

This year’s Ulster Grand Prix is set for a full onslaught of coverage both online and on TV and radio, as partner BBC Northern Ireland lines up a packed schedule over the coming days. The highlight of...

Rossi: I'm ready to go in Indy!

05 August 2015 by Steve English

Valentino Rossi won the inaugural Indianapolis Grand Prix, held in the tail end of a hurricane and in awful conditions, but since then he’s had little luck at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This...

Laverty keen to put rookie lessons to good use

05 August 2015 by Steve English

Eugene Laverty took advantage of the summer break to fully recover from the lingering effects of some recent crashes and now he’s ready to get back to work at this weekend’s Indianapolis Grand...

Hayden looking forward to 'true home Grand Prix'

05 August 2015 by Steve English

Last year the United States had the ignominy of not lining a rider up on the grid at a race on American soil after Nicky Hayden missed the race at Indy with a wrist injury. This year however he’s back...