2015

Year: 2015

Month: ALL

One hour more for Portimao tests

22 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After two red flags in the final afternoon a request from the teams testing at Portimao was granted and they got the chance to run on from the scheduled finish at 5pm to what will now be 6pm. For many...

Wrist injury healing up for rookie Mercado

22 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

One-man Barni Racing team member Leandro Mercado is still carrying the effects of a recent left wrist injury, suffered in winter tests in 2014, but is making progress after having a pin removed from...

Knighter hits out at ‘lazy’ opposition

22 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Manx enduro legend David Knight has hit out at his Enduro World Championship rivals, branding them ‘lazy’ for failing to exploit the opportunity to improve in the winter indoor SuperEnduro...

New Hero EBR team takes first European steps

22 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The Hero EBR squad, brought over to Europe this year as a much-more directly controlled American-based outfit, is making its first test outside of the USA at Portimao, with riders Larry Pegram and...

Giugliano frustrated by continuing damp track conditions

22 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After a second day punctuated by frequent drops of drizzle the Portimao track was frustratingly damp for all-comers in the morning. For Davide Giugliano of the Aruba- Ducati World Superbike team it...

Roczen wins again as Reed causes controversy

22 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ken Roczen has made it two from the AMA Supercross championship’s visits to Anaheim this year, winning the third round of the series to make it two from three so far for the German. But the real buzz...

Andrea Iannone never looked to quit Ducati

22 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Iannone reckons he’d have been ‘stupid’ to quit Ducati just when the Bologna factory is embarking on a radical re-design of its struggling Desmosedici machine. The Italian has been promoted to...

Hero EBR rider Canepa tests again

21 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Before the Portimao weather changes halted his progress new Hero EBR rider Niccolo Canepa enjoyed some track time on his big vee twin 1190 RX, after a recent test in the USA. With team manager the...

Biaggi tests MotoGP electronics then crashes

21 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

MotoGP and WSB legend Max Biaggi joined 2015 Red Devils Aprilia riders Leon Haslam and Jordi Torres on track at the first day of wet and dry Portimao testing – but his mission was not to help with the...

Denning Explains New Tyco Link

21 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The Crescent Suzuki team had formed a new partnership with international security products brand Tyco, but the deal according to team principal Paul Denning is not for title sponsorship. “The team...

Circuit of Wales preparing for crucial public inquiry

21 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Bold plans to build a state-of-the-art new 830-acre motorsport facility in Wales will face a public inquiry in March. The multi-million pound Circuit of Wales project applied to de-register hundreds...

Albesiano speaks Aprilia’s 2015 language

21 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

With two major racing projects to look after – a completely new one in MotoGP and a whole new set of regulations in WSB – Aprilia and its racing chief Romano Albesiano have had a busy few months...

Still an Evo engine for Salom at Motorland and Jerez

21 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The 2014 Evo Champion David Salom has made the swap to Team Pedercini this year, with support from Kawasaki in the form of machinery and some staff to bolster the otherwise privateer WSB squad in...

Supersport stars Kennedy and Mackenzie to BSB with WD40 Kawasaki

21 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Former British Supersport runner up and 2014 World Supersport podium finisher Jack Kennedy will return to British soil for the 2015 season, as he joins the MCE British Superbike Championship for Team...

Isle of Man TT world series ready to launch

21 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Isle of Man TT organisers have crossed the final political hurdle ahead of the launch of their new world series, which looks set to take the TT format across the world from 2017. The series will see a...

WSB top three finally get some Aragon laps in

20 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After a full morning of sunshine on the track surface at Motorland Aragon the temperatures trickled up high enough for the first action to be joined by some of the big name riders. Both Pata Honda WSB...

Michelin to complete intensive 2016 testing schedule

20 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Michelin will gather key data and feedback from at least 10 test sessions this year in advance of the French tyre brand taking over from Bridgestone as the sole tyre supplier in MotoGP in...

Pedercini still deciding on team size

20 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

In landing the services of 2014 WSB Evo championship winner David Salom and with those some extra support from Kawasaki in terms of technical parts and staff, Team Pedercini may well be looking at the...

HRC boss impressed with Valentino Rossi revival

20 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Honda boss Shuhei Nakamoto might have witnessed a record-breaking rampage to a second MotoGP world title by star rider Marc Marquez, but it wasn’t only the Spaniard’s brilliant form that caught his...

Sykes speaks of new internal challenge

20 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Of all the possible rivalries in WSB in 2015 the most eagerly anticipated is the one between 2013 World Champion Tom Sykes and his new official KRT team-mate Jonathan Rea. Last year some expected...

First day no show from top riders

20 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Because of seriously low track temperatures none of the Kawasaki Racing Team and Pata Honda riders took the chance to ride on day one Motorland Aragon testing. Only the Iron Brain Grillini Kawasaki...

Cold freezes top rider action at Aragon

20 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

During the first day of the Motorland Aragon tests the Pata Honda team measured the track temperature at 1.8°C at one stage; readings so cold they kept the teams inside their garages as there is...

Scott Redding: No reunion option with old crew chief for 2015

19 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding wasn’t given the opportunity to be reunited with former Moto2 crew chief Pete Benson when he returned to Marc VDS Racing to ride a factory Honda RC213V in MotoGP in 2015. The...

Yamaha boss: Best of Bradley Smith still to come

19 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis doesn’t believe Bradley Smith has demonstrated his full potential in MotoGP, as the British rider prepares for a crucial third season in the premier class world...

No action yet at Aragon WSB test

19 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

With track temperatures in single figures and a damp track surface lingering after overnight rain 12.30pm came and went without any track action at Motorland Aragon, where KRT, Grillini Kawasaki,...

Dry and wet for Pata Honda tests

19 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The official Pata Honda WSB duo of Sylvain Guintoli and Michael van der Mark found both dry and wet weather conditions at Portimao over their three-day opening test session of 2015, with wet winning...

Dakar stage 13 – Coma secures victory number five

17 January 2015 by Michael Guy

Factory Red Bull KTM rider Marc Coma has won the 2015 Dakar in Buenos Aires today. The 38 year old Spaniard who has been leading the race since stage eight after main rival Joan Barreda hit mechanical...

Dakar Stage 12: Rookie Toby Price wins stage, Coma in overall control

16 January 2015 by Michael Guy

Australian Toby Price continued to stun the Dakar world by taking victory in the penultimate stage of the Dakar to consolidate his third position in the overall standings. The 2015 event is Price’s...

Van der Mark laps Portimao in wet and dry

16 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The Pata Honda WSB squad has been the first major team out of the starting blocks in pre-season testing, with WSS champion Michael van der Mark and WSB champion Sylvain Guintoli starting to lap...

Official Phillip Island test schedule announced

16 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The massed ranks of WSB and WSS riders will get the first chance to face absolutely all of their rivals during the first official test sessions of the 2015 season, which will be held just a few days...

KRT now sponsored by Monster

16 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The official Kawasaki Racing Team WSB squad will add Monster to their list of sponsors for 2015 in a move that can be seen as a positive initiative for the Superbike series in general. The new...

LCR boss confident Cal Crutchlow will be podium challenger

16 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

LCR Honda boss Lucio Cecchinello says he is no doubt that Cal Crutchlow can establish himself as a podium force again in MotoGP after a tough experience at Ducati in 2014. Crutchlow struggled for...

Brazilian Lo Turco to remain in BSB

16 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Brazilian rider Rhalf Lo Turco will remain in the MCE British Superbike Championship for his second season, with the former Triumph Triple Cup champion being supported by Brazilian motorcycle...

Pavey Dakar Diary – Day 10

16 January 2015 by Michael Guy

A very late start time of 14.07 on stage 10 of the 2015 Dakar Rally pitched Team SP FiFTYONE riders Simon and Llewelyn Pavey out in the Argentinian elements on an already technically demanding course.

Michael Dunlop: The waiting is finally over

16 January 2015 by Stephen Davison

The annual winter event of wondering what 11 times TT winner Michael Dunlop will be riding in the new season has been brought to a close with the announcement from Germany on Thursday that he will...

Dakar stage 11 – Coma homes in on Dakar number five

15 January 2015 by Michael Guy

Factory KTM rider Marc Coma took a step closer to securing Dakar win number five with another solid day’s work on stage 11 of the 2015 event. The 38-year-old Spaniard initially lost time to his...