2015

Year: 2015

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Michael Dunlop to ride new R1 Yamaha in 2015

15 January 2015 by Stephen Davison

11 times TT winner Michael Dunlop will race the new Yamaha YZF R1 superbike in 2015. The 25 year old has just announced that he has agreed terms to ride the all new Japanese superbike on the roads...

Forward Racing abandons chassis project

15 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Forward Racing has decided to abandon its self-built MotoGP chassis project for the 2015 world championship campaign. The Italian-based squad had initially intended to continue developing its own...

Honda boss surprised by Alex Marquez progress

15 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Honda boss Shuhei Nakamoto has admitted he did not envisage the level of progress made by new Moto3 world champion Alex Marquez during the 2014 campaign. The younger brother of dominant MotoGP world...

Tech guru Smart talks new WSB rules

15 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The final 2015 technical regulations that will take WSB into a more stock-based era from now on were ratified shortly before Christmas but the vast majority of the new limitations were already agreed...

Dakar stage 10 – Barreda takes third stage win, Coma extends lead

14 January 2015 by Michael Guy

HRC rider Joan Barreda may be out of contention for the overall Dakar victory after losing over three hours with technical issues on Tuesday, but he remains in stunning form having won stage ten of...

Casey Stoner agrees new HRC testing deal

14 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Double MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner will make two testing appearances for HRC in 2015. HRC confirmed today that the Australian’s first test on the factory RC213V this year will come at the...

New Ducati GP15 debut delayed

14 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Ducati’s all-new GP15 Desmosedici machine will not be ready for Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone to assess when the MotoGP pre-season resumes at the Sepang track in Malaysia next month. In a...

Cal Crutchlow: Three-year HRC deal ‘fantastic’ for Jack Miller

14 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow reckons Jack Miller’s three-year Honda MotoGP deal is a dream scenario for the teenage Aussie. Miller has signed an unprecedented three-year deal direct with HRC after Honda took the big...

Dakar stage 9: Video highlights

14 January 2015 by MCN Staff

After their disastrous stage 8 of the 2015 Dakar where long time race leader Joan Barreda saw his hope of victory end, the HRC team have hit back in style winning the stage and securing four of the...

Pavey Dakar Diary: day 9

14 January 2015 by MCN Staff

With not one but two Paveys in Dakar this year, as veteran campaigner Simon is joined by son Llewelyn, the pair still has a hard battle ahead of them to complete the arduous 9295km race across South...

Suzuki using 2014 electronics for first two WSB rounds

14 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The Voltcom Crescent Suzuki WSB team will take advantage of a dispensation in the 2015 technical rules to run their 2014-style Motec ECU at the first two rounds of the new season. This will give them...

Anvil Hire TAG Kawasaki return with three-man BSB squad

14 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Anvil Hire TAG Kawasaki will return to the MCE BritishSuperbike championship in 2015 after their successful move up to the seriesform supersport in 2014. Richard Cooper, now a four-year veteran with...

Dakar stage 9: Honda fight back to close gap on Coma

13 January 2015 by Michael Guy

Dakar stage 8: Video highlights

13 January 2015 by MCN Staff

Having gone from racing in 50 degree temperatures just a few days ago, the Dakar riders had to endure freezing temperatures on stage eight of the race. Ran at an altitude approaching 4000m on the...

Bautista backs Redding to challenge top four on factory Honda

13 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding can establish himself as a consistent podium threat in MotoGP after clinching a dream factory Honda deal for the 2015 world championship. That’s the view of Redding’s former Gresini...

Pavey Dakar Diary: day 8

13 January 2015 by MCN Staff

Dakar stage 8: Brutal marathon stage throws Dakar leader board wide open

12 January 2015 by Michael Guy

Having gone from racing in 50 degree temperatures just a few days ago, the Dakar riders had to endure freezing temperatures on stage eight of the race. Ran at an altitude approaching 4000m on the...

Honda retain world champion line-up for endurance campaign

12 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Honda Racing will retain their line-up of three former Endurance World Champions for the 2015 campaign, as they set out to make up for 2014’s disappointing season by adding to their title tally. The...

Gresini: Aprilia needs time to challenge in MotoGP

12 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Fausto Gresini has admitted Aprilia will need time to establish itself as a major force in the MotoGP world championship. The Italian manufacturer will take on the likes of Honda, Yamaha, Ducati and...

Pavey Dakar Diary: day 7

12 January 2015 by MCN Staff

Tomac upsets the odds with Phoenix Supercross win

12 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Satellite Honda rider Eli Tomac has upset the odds by taking the win in the second round of the Supercross World Championship, holding off last time winner Ken Roczen for the victory and factory KTM...

Dakar stage 7: Video highlights

12 January 2015 by MCN Staff

Four time Dakar winner Marc Coma lived up to his word of attacking in the second half of the rally, finishing the stage seven in second place and more significantly halving the overall deficit to...

Dakar stage 7: Coma claws back deficit, Barreda battles to finish with broken handlebars

11 January 2015 by Michael Guy

Four time Dakar winner Marc Coma lived up to his word of attacking in the second half of the rally, finishing the stage seven in second place and more significantly halving the overall deficit to...

Farquhar back on a superbike for 2015

11 January 2015 by Stephen Davison

Ireland’s Ryan Farquhar has announced that he will race Superbike and Superstock ZX10 Kawasakis on the roads in 2015. The 38 year old, who has won 4 North West 200s and 3 TTs, will return to the big...

Pavey Dakar Diary: day 6

11 January 2015 by MCN Staff

Italian Dakar rider arrested for archaeological site damage

10 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Italian Dakar rider Matteo Casuccio was arrested by Chilean police during yesterday’s stage five of the race, after getting lost on the stage and riding through a protected archaeological site in the...

Dakar stage 6: Video highlights

10 January 2015 by MCN Staff

With six stages of the 2015 Dakar complete the HRC Rally team remain in control of the standings with yet another days accomplished performance. Helder Rodrigues secured his first stage win since 2011...

Gearlink save Burns 2015 plans with BSB ride

10 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Joe Burns’ 2015 MCE British Superbike plans have been salvaged at the eleventh hour by Gearlink Kawasaki, with the 22 year old set to join the team on the Kawasaki ZX-10R that Ben Wilson rode in the...

Dakar stage 6: Honda in control as Dakar reaches the rest day

09 January 2015 by Michael Guy

Honda BSB team recruiting crew chief

09 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Honda Racing, the MCE British Superbike Championship’s only full factory team, are recruiting a crew chief to join the squad for their 2015 campaign. The team are returning to the series in 2015 after...

ITV confirm return of MotoGP highlights

09 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

ITV have confirmed that they will once again show MotoGP highlights for the 2015 season. The channel is expected to broadcast something similar to their 2014 coverage, with an hour long highlights...

Isle of Man promos 2015 TT

09 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

The Isle of Man TT have previewed the 2015 races with the launch of their now traditional video highlights. With the usual bad acting from top TT stars, the four minute production sets the scene...

Coghlan looks forward to strong Superstock season

09 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Britain’s Kev Coghlan looks like being a real challenger for success with his MRS team in the 2015 FIM Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, riding the all new Yamaha R1 alongside French rider and former WSS rival...

Forward Racing expect ‘strong’ Stefan Bradl in 2015

09 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Forward Racing Yamaha boss Giovanni Cuzari expects new rider Stefan Bradl to be at least as competitive as departing Spaniard Aleix Espargaro in the 2015 MotoGP world championship. Bradl will ride...

Pavey Dakar Diary: day 5

09 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Dakar stage 5: Video highlights

09 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Factory KTM man Marc Coma was able to claw back 2m 16s on race leader Joan Barreda after winning stage five of the 2015 Dakar. The four time Dakar champion Spaniard who started two minutes behind...