Crash.Net MotoGP Newsfeed
MotoGP news from Crash.Net, the world's best motorsport portal.
• Abu Dhabi wants MotoGP, Qatar plans F1
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:30:01 +0200
Abu Dhabi is aiming to host a round of the MotoGP World Championship within the next few years.
• Finding the limit with Mika Kallio
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:30:01 +0200
Winter testing is all about finding the limits of a motorcycle before the new racing season begins - so how does a MotoGP bike feel when it is being pushed to the edge?
• Jerez Moto2 test times - Overall
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:30:01 +0200
Moto2 lap times after the third and final day of the second official test session for the new 600cc grand prix class, held at Jerez in Spain.
• Elias leaves Jerez Moto2 test fastest
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:30:01 +0200
The second official test session for the new Moto2 World Championship concluded at Jerez on Monday evening with Toni Elias at the top of the overall timesheets.
• Edwards: Dude, I'm not this slow!
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:30:01 +0200
Colin Edwards says the last seven rounds of the 2009 MotoGP season, when he struggled with an underpowered engine, were a frustrating experience - but one that might pay off in 2010...
• 'No limit' for FB Corse at MotoGP timing test
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:45:18 +0200
Ever since FB Corse announced that it would undergo a 'timing test', attended by representatives of Dorna and IRTA, there has been much speculation as to what will be expected of the new team.
• Jerez Moto2 test times - Sunday
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:00:01 +0200
Moto2 lap times from the second day of the second official test session for the new 600cc grand prix class, held at Jerez in Spain.
• FB Corse to face MotoGP 'timing test'
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:39:35 +0200
FB Corse, which is planning to enter MotoGP with a three-cylinder motorcycle, will undergo a 'timing test' conducted by Dorna at Valencia on March 17.
• Jerez Moto2 test times - Saturday
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:00:01 +0200
Moto2 lap times from the first day of the second official test session for the new 600cc grand prix class, held at Jerez in Spain.
• Smith eager to banish withdrawal symptoms, rediscover the buzz
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:31:42 +0200
Britain's leading 125cc World Championship hope Bradley Smith tells Crash.net Radio that heading into 2010, he is more the complete package than ever - and ready to attack from the 'off'.
Crash.Net World Superbikes Newsfeed
World Superbikes news from Crash.Net, the world's best motorsport portal.
• Camier swaps 'crash for cash' in charity auction
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:10:16 +0200
Aprilia World Superbike rider Leon Camier has put the screen he damaged during his Phillip Island qualifying crash up for auction, with all proceeds going to Sport Relief.
• WSS: Top ten for Gino Rea on debut
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:11:57 +0200
Gino Rea finishes inside the top ten on his World Supersport debut, although he feels he should have finished higher.
• WSS: Triumph on cusp of podium with Salom
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:55:26 +0200
David Salom assumes the status of team leader as he takes Triumph to a decent fourth place finish in the opening World Supersport round.
• Biaggi: I was at my limit!
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:27:44 +0200
Max Biaggi admits he was 'on the limit' in his attempts to wring the best from the Aprilia Alitalia RSV-4 during the opening World Superbike Championship round in Australia.
• WSS: Mixed fortunes for Kawasaki
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:07:12 +0200
Joan Lascorz finishes second in the World Supersport season opener at Phillip Island, while Katsuaki Fujiwara can only manage 11th after taking a tumble
• WSS: Tyre problems deflate Ten Kate duo
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:43:25 +0200
Kenan Sofuoglu rides around tyre problems to finish third in Australia, but Michele Pirro is not quite so lucky
• 'Encouraged' Pitt scores on Reitwagen debut
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:03:58 +0200
Andrew Pitt gets World Superbike newcomers Reitwagen BMW off the mark with a pair of 15th place finishes at Phillip Island.
• Difficult return to action for Neukirchner
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:44:02 +0200
Max Neukirchner's first race weekend in almost ten months ends with a best of just 12th place at Phillip Island.
• Sykes: We have made steady progress
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:33:40 +0200
Tom Sykes looks ahead to the next World Superbike round in Portugal after a solid opening weekend for Kawasaki saw him out-qualify team-mate Chris Vermeulen.
• Battling Byrne laments low starting position
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:10:43 +0200
Shane Byrne: There are too many fast riders to be able to start from 18th and expect a good finish
[CaRP] XML error: Mismatched tag at line 30
Motorcycle Racing Online - Motorcycle Racing Online - News
Motorcycle Racing Online RSS feed
• Final race of 2009 goes to Dani Pedrosa
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:33:30 +0200
Valentino Rossi had won the 2009 MotoGP World Championship in Malaysia, and there was just one race left for the multiple champion on this season’s Fiat Yamaha M1. Valencia in Spain hosted round 17, a venue where the Italian had won twice, but not since 2004. His rivals Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner had won in the last two visits, with Dani a four-time winner here.
• More wins for BSB champ Camier at Oulton
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:31:26 +0200
23-year-old Airwaves Yamaha rider Leon Camier had secured the 2009 British Superbike Championship title at Silverstone, something that had looked almost inevitable after he won four of the first five races this year. The wins had kept on coming, and now the Oulton Park season finale offered a triple header in which Leon might be able to break yet more records.
• Leon Camier is new British Superbike champ
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:29:31 +0200
Stuart Easton had been a first time British Superbike winner at Croft, but still Airwaves Yamaha rider Leon Camier had closed in towards the 2009 championship title, winning race two. With five races left, the 23-year-old needed just 26 points even if James Ellison won them all. Another win for Leon would deny his team-mate, and Silverstone was somewhere Leon had won at in 2008.
• First BSB race win for Stuart Easton at Croft
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:27:52 +0200
Even with an exclusion from race two at Cadwell Park, Airwaves Yamaha rider Leon Camier remained the man on form in the 2009 British Superbike Championship, and he still led the way by almost 100 points on arrival at Croft. Two wins at round ten could seal the title for Leon, depending on whether team-mate James Ellison could follow him home both times. Would Leon do it?
• Rossi champion as Stoner wins the race
Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:50:12 +0200
Casey Stoner was back on top form, but second place in Australia had almost assured Valentino Rossi of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship crown, given that his nearest rival had crashed out. Fiat Yamaha team-mates Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo were now separated by 38 points, with the Italian needing just one fourth place finish to make sure. Malaysia hosted round sixteen.
• Another home GP win for Casey Stoner
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:12:25 +0300
A win in Portugal for Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo took him to 18 points behind team-mate Valentino Rossi in the 2009 MotoGP World Championship, as the Italian was only fourth. But round fifteen of the series would be at Phillip Island in Australia, where Rossi had won seven times in the past. But then Lorenzo was amongst a number of former winners at the same venue.
• Lorenzo dominates Portuguese MotoGP
Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:58:03 +0300
Valentino Rossi had won the San Marino GP, his sixth victory of the season, to extend his MotoGP World Championship advantage over Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo to thirty points. Round fourteen was at Estoril in Portugal, where Rossi had won five previous Grands Prix, but also where Lorenzo had been a first time MotoGP victor in 2008. Would they battle it out here?
• No BSB double for Leon Camier at Cadwell
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:03:49 +0300
Could Airwaves Yamaha rider Leon Camier possibly lose the 2009 British Superbike Championship, having won fourteen of seventeen races? Even if his form dipped, had anyone else shown enough consistent pace to mount a late challenge? Indeed, were the Honda, Suzuki and Kawasaki machinery truly capable of challenging the Yamaha YZF-R1 as campaigned by GSE Racing?
• Rossi on top again in San Marino GP
Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:56:36 +0300
Valentino Rossi crashed out of the Indianapolis Grand Prix, leaving Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo to win unchallenged. This cut Rossi’s lead in the 2009 MotoGP World Championship to 25 points, but still left him in a fairly comfortable position. Even so, he would want to make amends in round thirteen, which brought him back home for the race at Misano.
• Jorge Lorenzo’s turn at the Indy GP
Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:54:56 +0300
Jorge Lorenzo crashed out of the Czech Republic Grand Prix, leaving Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi to win unchallenged. This put Rossi fifty points clear in the 2009 MotoGP World Championship, and he was looking well on course for yet another title. Round twelve would be in the second ever visit to the famous Indianapolis circuit in the United States.