2015

Year: 2015

Month: ALL

TT World Series attracts commercial interest

11 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

The plans for an Isle of Man TT World Series have taken another step forwards with the confirmation by the Manx government that thirteen bids have been received for the tender to privatise the new...

TT Privateer Champion Lintin enjoys positive Spanish test

11 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

2014 Isle of Man TT Privateers’ Champion Ivan Lintin has enjoyed a positive first run out on his RC Express Racing Kawasakis, taking to Spain’s Cartagena circuit last week in preparation for the...

Canepa aiming for Hero return in Thailand

11 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Niccolò Canepa is hoping to return to the World Superbike championship in ten days in Thailand, despite still suffering from the effects of his heavy crash during race one at Phillip Island last...

Honda riders making solid testing progress

11 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

The Honda Racing BSB trio of Dan Linfoot, Jason O’Halloran and Jenny Tinmouth have been making steady progress in their plans for the 2015 MCE British Superbike season as they work through a rigorous...

Giugliano: ‘It’s an honour to be replaced by Bayliss’

10 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

As Davide Giugliano continues his recovery after suffering damage to three vertabre in a Phillip Island testing crash prior to the first round of the 2015 World Superbike season, the Aruba Ducati...

Twelve year old rookie Cook cleans up in Superteens

10 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Twelve year old rookie Max Cook has cleaned up on his very first weekend in the Aprilia Superteen series, taking pole position and three out of four wins in his first weekend in the championship that...

£120m investment secured for CoW

10 March 2015 by Steve English

This week is pivotal for the Circuit of Wales with a Public Inquiry opening today to allow for the deregistration of land at the proposed site of the circuit, This week has also seen a major...

Dungey cements championship lead with Daytona win

10 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Championship leader Ryan Dungey has cemented his lead in the AMA Supercross series after taking his first ever victory at the Daytona International Speedway. The Red Bull KTM rider launched off the...

Video: Clinton Moore wins Mexico X-Fighters

10 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Australian Clinton Moore has upset the odds to win the opening round of the Red Bull X-Fighters 2015 World Tour in Mexico City. Moore beat three former champions, in the form of New Zealand’s Levi...

Jonny Walker wins The Tough One

10 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

British hard enduro rider Jonny Walker has taken his second victory of the season, following on from last month’s Hell’s Gate win in Italy with a victory at home, lifting the crown at Wales’ The Tough...

JG Speedfit Kawasaki have successful start to testing

10 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

The JG Speedfit Kawasaki team of James Ellison and James Westmoreland have left their first pre-season test at Cartagena pleased with the progress made by the squad over the four days. Testing a...

Meet the stars of the North West 200

10 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

A host of North West 200 stars will be in attendance at the race’s official launch later this month in Belfast’s exclusive Titanic Building. The event will run on the 24th March, with an evening of...

Corser’s WSB team dead in the water

10 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Troy Corser’s World Superbike project appears to be dead in the water, with team manager Gemma Voces Pons releasing a statement yesterday slamming the team’s financiers and threatening legal action...

Guy Martin: ‘The BMW goes like you know what off a shovel!’

10 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Guy Martin has been left blown away with his new Tyco BMW S1000RR, after getting his first test on the machine at Spain’s Almeria circuit yesterday. Riding alongside road racing teammate William...

CoW Public Inquiry opens today

10 March 2015 by Steve English

The Public Inquiry that will decide the fate of the Circuit of Wales opens today with the hearing expected to last up to eight days. The Inquiry offers all interested parties the chance to air their...

Lowes: I can make a massive step this year

09 March 2015 by Steve English

Sam Lowes made a superb start to 2015 pre-season testing with the Speed Up rider consistently fast in the Valencia and Jerez tests and Lowes now feels ready to make a huge step forward and challenge...

Jenny Tinmouth makes Honda BSB debut

09 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jenny Tinmouth has made her on-track debut on the Honda Racing Fireblade ahead of the 2015 MCE British Superbike season, joining teammates Jason O’Halloran and Dan Linfoot for a private test at...

Redding excited by one rider team

08 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Scott Redding says he’s delighted to be in a one rider MotoGP team for 2015. Lining up as part of the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS outfit, he will be the team’s sole rider in the premiere class...

Mossey on top as BSB testing moves on

08 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike rookie Luke Mossey has topped the time sheets on the final day of the 2015 Cartagena test, coming within 0.1 seconds of Tommy Hill’s circuit record. Mossey, on the Quattro Plant...

Espargaro: Electronic changes helping Suzuki

08 March 2015 by Steve English

With two tests completed and one to go before the MotoGP season opens in Qatar in three weeks Aleix Espargaro is pleased with the progress that has been made by the Suzuki squad as they prepare for...

Ten Kate and the 2015 effect

08 March 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

With a flatter and more accessible technical landscape that is certain to help the push of the CBR1000RR in WSB in 2015, and two new talented riders to boot, the Pata Honda WSB team has already seen a...

Buchan fastest on day three at Cartagena as development continues

07 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Danny Buchan has topped the time sheets on the third day of four at the Cartagena test, with the Be Wiser Kawasaki rider completing his fastest lap of the day at 1:33.4. However, with many of the top...

Vinales starting to understand tyres and electronics

07 March 2015 by Steve English

In a crowded class of rookies Maverick Vinales has been the most impressive through three tests and the Spaniard, who won the Moto3 crown in 2013, has been pleased with his progress over 9 days of...

Column: Privatising the TT

07 March 2015 by Stephen Davison

When an email dropped into my Inbox last November from the Manx Department of Economic Development inviting ‘expressions of interest’ from anyone “suitably qualified” to provide a service at the Isle...

Suzuki reveals title sponsor and 2015 colours

06 March 2015 by Steve English

Suzuki joined the rest of the MotoGP grid by formally revealing their 2015 livery for the GSXR-R. The Japanese manufacturer is returning to the class after a three year hiatus with Aleix Espargaro and...

Video: Red Bull X-Fighters Mexico preview

06 March 2015 by MCN Staff

Marking 10 years since the first Red Bull X-Fighters first lit up the nighttime sky above the sold out Monumental Plaza de Toros bullring in Mexico City with 38,000 frenzied fans, the 2015 season...

Amor delighted with on track return

05 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

RigDeluge Racing rider Keith Amor has been left delighted with his first time on track since August, after the Scottish racer made his 2015 debut at the opening day of the Cartagena Pro...

Shakedown issues on opening day of Cartagena testing

05 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Minor technical issues marked the opening day of MCE British Superbike testing at Cartagena today, with a number of teams suffering from small problems as they adapt to new bikes, riders and team...

Redding on hand to unveil Marc VDS

05 March 2015 by Steve English

In perhaps the largest launch in memory the Team Estrella Galicia Marc VDS squad unveiled their 2015 lineup with MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 and CEV championship squads all represented in Madrid. The main...

Ciabatti: You have to set ambitious targets

05 March 2015 by Steve English

In Sepang, Paolo Ciabatti, sporting director of Ducati, reiterated the teams desire to move forward again in 2015. The Italian squad has spent the last four years in the doldrums since Casey Stoner...

Aprilia unveil RS-GP MotoGP contender

05 March 2015 by Steve English

Aprilia officially unveiled their 2015 MotoGP bike today in Italy with Alvaro Bautista and Marco Melandri on hand to pull the covers back on the RS-GP that marks the Italian manufacturers official...

2015 TT start numbers released

05 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

The numbers at which the top twenty riders at this year’s Isle of Man TT go off the line have been released, with twenty one time TT winner John McGuinness once again taking over the number one plate...

New Moto3 Junior series to air live on BT Sport

04 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

The FIM CEV Repsol Championship, Spain’s domestic series and the home of the newly created Moto3 Junior World Championship as well as the European Moto2 series, is set to air live in the UK in...

Misano prepares for 2015 with new surface

04 March 2015 by Simon Patterson

Italy’s Misano circuit has begun their track modernisation with a full resurfacing of the 4.2km Grand Prix track. The tarmacking is only part of a host of upgrades designed to improve circuit...

Aprilia still backing Melandri but cracks are clear

04 March 2015 by Steve English

Marco Melandri made no secret of his thoughts about returning to MotoGP throughout last year and in Sepang he endured another miserable test and finished slowest of all and over four seconds off the...

Rivals sound off on GP15

04 March 2015 by Steve English

The new Ducati GP15 turns heads up and down the Sepang pitlane during the second test of the season and the performances of Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone certainly created a stir in Malaysia.