2015

Year: 2015

Month: ALL

Two-stroke 250GP race set to return to TT course

29 November 2015 by Simon Patterson

2016 will see the return to the Isle of Man TT course of the iconic 205 Grand Prix-spec two-stroke machines, with the launch of a new Lightweight class at August’s Classic TT. The new class, not for...

Rossi and MotoGP announce Rossi: The Game

29 November 2015 by Simon Patterson

The 2016 official MotoGP game will take on a new look upon it’s release in June of next year, with a change in focus from covering the season’s action to focusing on the career of Valentino Rossi by...

Is Valentino Rossi the greatest of all time?

28 November 2015 by MCN Sport

He may have missed out on his 10th World Championship by a whisker, but Valentino Rossi’s brilliance is unquestioned. But is he the greatest racer of all time? t’s the oldest argument among fans of...

Backlund and Reid to join Mossey at Quattro Plant Kawasaki

28 November 2015 by Simon Patterson

Swedish racer Filip Backlund will join MCE British Superbike 2015 top newcomer Luke Mossey at the Quattro Plant Kawasaki squad for 2016, as the team also expands to British Supersport with the...

Sykes leaves Jerez fastest on busy final day

28 November 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The last day of the final 2015 season group WSBK tests at Jerez saw the top WSB riders lap as fast if not faster than the top GP riders, with Tom Sykes (KRT) posting a 1’39.316 lap that was easily the...

Laverty undergoes surgery, 6 week recovery

27 November 2015 by Steve English

Eugene Laverty underwent surgery this afternoon to plate his left radius after fracturing the bone in a crash yesterday in testing at Jerez. Laverty’s primary injury is a fracture of the distal radius...

Redding sets the pace on final day at Jerez

27 November 2015 by Steve English

The final day of the 2015 MotoGP saw Scott Redding set the pace at Jerez with the Pramac rider feeling confident on the Ducati. “Today was good,” said Redding. “We improved the lap time by quite a big...

Jacobson carries on despite sponsor loss

27 November 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

With his WSS future up in the air still after the loss of 2016 sponsorship from his 2015 team, Core” Motorsport Thailand, America’s PJ Jacobsen was carrying on regardless at Jerez, checking out the...

Guintoli peaking about new Yamaha performance

27 November 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

2014 World Champion Sylvain Guintoli continues to be amazed by the performance of his new Pata Yamaha WSBK machine this early in its development cycle. He said after day one, “I immediately felt the...

Ten Kate explains VDM medical plan

27 November 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After pulling out of the tests at Jerez after only part of day one had been completed, Honda WSBK rider Michael van der Mark will now wee two specialists to examine his problem, according to his team...

Rea back on track and back into the 1’40s

27 November 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After one day of rest, having worked on track at Jerez with his KRT squad on Monday and Tuesday, world champion Jonathan Rea was on track again on Thursday. With an all-new 2016 Ninja ZX-10R to still...

Giugliano builds his way back into WSBK

27 November 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

In making a return to the track after recovery from what was his second vertebrae injury of the 2015 season, Aruba.it Racing Ducati WSBK rider Davide Giugliano has had to ease his way back into action...

Davies evaluates major Ducati test items

27 November 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies made up for some track time lost to bad weather at Motorland Aragon last week by working through some major component changes on his official Aruba.it Racing Ducati WSBK Panigale vee-twin...

Sykes fastest as track conditions change

27 November 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The fourth day of tests at Jerez for the WSBK riders was the third for the Kawasaki Racing Team riders, but they dominated the time sheets for those running transponders, with Sykes on a 1’40.316 and...

Laverty to have surgery tomorrow in Barcelona

26 November 2015 by Steve English

Aspar Ducati has confirmed that Eugene Laverty will have surgery tomorrow in Barcelona to repair a fracture to his left radius. The 29 year old suffered the injury in a fast crash at turn seven during...

Redding feeling good on the Ducati

26 November 2015 by Steve English

Scott Redding had another positive day on the Pramac Ducati with the Englishman continuing to adapt to the Italian machine. Redding immediately felt more comfortable on the bike in Jerez compared to...

Avoiding mistake with new engine key concern for Pedrosa

26 November 2015 by Steve English

Dani Pedrosa was able to spend more time today focusing on the 2016 Honda engines and determining whether or not they had made an improvement. The aggressive nature of the engine was blamed for the...

Marquez and Redding fastest at Jerez on Day 2

26 November 2015 by Steve English

The second day of the Jerez test saw Marc Marquez once again top the unofficial times at the Spanish circuit. With teams electing to run without transponders the times have been taken from their...

Marquez: New engine has different power characteristics

26 November 2015 by Steve English

Marc Marquez spent the second day of the Jerez test focusing on the use of the spec electronics and understanding how to get the most from the new software package. ” I rode all day with the Magneti...

Laverty fractures arm in testing crash

26 November 2015 by Steve English

$Laverty fractures arm in testing crash$

Eugene Laverty suffered a fracture in his left arm following a crash today during testing at Jerez. Entering turn seven, a fast left hander, Laverty lost the front end of his Aspar Ducati and crashed.

Aprilia Chief Speaks About Last WSBK Chances

26 November 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Romano Albesiano, Aprilia Racing chief, was hard at work at Jerez getting the final version of the 2015 RS-GP vee-four to work with the new control electronics and Michelin tyres, but he took some...

Laverty: Ducati feels like a family

26 November 2015 by Steve English

Eugene Laverty used the opening day of the three day MotoGP test to shakedown the Ducati GP14.2 that he’ll use in 2016. It had been planned that the Aspar rider would only test Thursday and Friday but...

Lowes ruled out of Jerez test

26 November 2015 by Steve English

Alex Lowes has been forced to sit out the remaining two days of the Jerez WSBK test following his crash yesterday afternoon. The Yamaha rider had a heavy crash at turn three that left him with a...

Pedrosa focused on evaluating new engine

25 November 2015 by Steve English

A small crash at the final corner blotted Dani Pedrosa’s copy book on the opening day of the Jerez test but overall the Honda rider was pleased with his work. Having missed this year’s race at Jerez...

Lowes Fast, Then Crashes

25 November 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha) was not running a transponder on his new YZF-R1 machine on his first test day at Jerez but independent sources say he did a 1’40.8 best to make him the quickest rider on day...

Camier Finds Improved MV After Melandri Test

25 November 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

On the first two days of the tests at Jerez Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) gave way to new test rider Marco Melandri, but on Wednesday he got to ride how own bike again with some improvements...

Marquez sets the pace on busy opening day at Jerez

25 November 2015 by Steve English

The final test of the 2015 season sees Honda, Ducati and Aprilia in action at Jerez. Today saw limited running with only eight bikes on track with the focus on understanding the new Michelin tyres and...

Marquez: Every day is now an interesting day

25 November 2015 by Steve English

After the opening day of testing at Jerez Marc Marquez said that “every day is an interesting day for us now because there is so much to learn.” With new electronics, new tyres and a new engine to...

Rea At Near Track Best Pace at Jerez, Ellison fifth

25 November 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

A quick lap, one of many from Jonathan Rea (KRT), saw him edge away from the chasing pack once again at Jerez on the second day of testing. His 1’40.139 was done on a race tyre but was tantalisingly...

Rea Fast In Pace And Race Modes

24 November 2015 by Michael Guy

On the first day of the Jerez tests Jonathan Rea (KRT) was as fast as we have come to expect and again he was out ahead of the rest with a 1’40.826 lap, only closely followed by his own team-mate Tom...

Sykes Falls Trying New Options

24 November 2015 by Michael Guy

On an opening day at Jerez, when Kawasaki’s normally metronomic riders each had crashes, Tom Sykes had not one but two of them, as he and his team tried to push the boundaries a little in set-up and...

250s five years on: RIP the perfect race bike

23 November 2015 by MCN Sport

The dawn of Moto2 marked the demise of some of the most clinically functional bikes ever to race. here was something about a 250 in full flow; high lean angles, amazing corner speed, bar-to-bar...

Ducati confirm Stoner as MotoGP test rider

23 November 2015 by Steve English

Ducati today confirmed that Casey Stoner will return to the iconic Italian manufacturer as a test rider and brand ambassador. The news has been expected for the last week and comes one hour after...

Torres Taking First Althea BMW Steps at Jerez

23 November 2015 by Michael Guy

The Althea Racing BMW squad makes its first test at Jerez with their new line-up of Markus Reiterberger and Jordi Torres. Reiti is no stranger to a BMW after his stellar IDM career but Jordi Torres –...

Cluzel Returns At Jerez

23 November 2015 by Michael Guy

Having lost his chance of the 2015 WSS championship at Jerez last season French rider Jules Cluzel returned to the track with his MV Agusta squad for his first test, the last one of 2015. He broke his...

Melandri Speaks MV First Contact

23 November 2015 by Michael Guy

Marco Melandri was the lone rider on the WSBK MV Agusta in the first morning of the Jerez tests, running a machine set-up similar to the one used by team regular rider, Leon Camier. There were some...