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News from Motogp, World Superbikes and British Superbikes Copyright: Superbike News Ltd Honda is catching the lead at Suzuka. Winner of the 2006 edition with the same two riders, Shinichi Itoh and Takeshi Tsujimura, FCC TSR Honda 2 took the best from the “Coca Cola Zero Suzuka 8 Hours” qualifying, ahead of Yoshimura Suzuki with Denso 12.
Oschersleben 8 Hours, fourth round of the 2008 Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship, will take place on Saturday August 9th on the racetrack located between Hannover and Berlin.
The North East Motorcycle Racing Club makes its second visit of the year to Croft Circuit next weekend (August 2/3) with no less than three prestigious trophies up for grabs.
Miguel Praia had the honour of being the first rider to take to the newly laid tarmac at the Parkalgar complex in Portugal earlier this week.
Ryan Farquhar is set to ride a JMF Millsport Yamaha R6 at this weekends Faugheen road races with the possibility of competing on the teams machinery at next months Ulster Grand Prix.
The 2009 provisional calendar of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the following:
Gearlink Kawasaki are delighted to have been awarded a wild card entry into the World Supersport race at Brands Hatch on August 3 where Chris Martin will step into the limelight on the world stage to showcase the capabilities of the Gearlink Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R.
Suzuki is opening the hostility as from the first practice session at the Suzuka 8 Hours.
Paul Bird Motorsport wishes to announce the signing of British rider Chris Walker to race for the Vent Axia VK team for the rest of the 2008 Hannspree World Superbike Championship.
This update has been sent to use from Fabian Foret (unofficially):
Following on from the information supplied by the Triumph SC team press office we have received more accurate information on Garry McCoy situation, which has been supplied by Gemma, Garry’s girlfriend.
MX2-GP World Champion Antonio Cairoli has undergone surgery on his left knee after scans yesterday in Belgium revealed a damaged ACL.
Three time British Supersport champion Karl Harris has signed up to the Yamaha World Supersport Team for the British round of the 2008 World Supersport Championship at Brands Hatch on 2nd August.
The fruits of PUMA’s collaboration with Ducati are now available in the UK and, to celebrate, 2006 Ducati Xerox World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss will stop London traffic!
Jorge Lorenzo will be wearing a cast on his left foot for the next ten days, in order to recover from the clean fractures he sustained to his third, fourth and fifth metatarsal bones last Sunday.
MotoGP rights holders Dorna Sports S.L. have made a proposal to the FIM for the inclusion of a Hungarian Grand Prix event on the 2009 World Championship calendar.
Keith Amor enjoyed an excellent debut at the Kells road races on Sunday and the Falkirk ace was able to claim both of the Supersport 600cc races after hard fought battles with Ryan Farquhar.
To celebrate racing legend, Revvin’ Kevin Schwantz as guest of honour to the 15th Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show, sponsored by Carole Nash, Classic Bike Shows are offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for 34 super fans to enjoy a special evening with their racing hero.
Celebrity adventurer Charley Boorman today arrived in Sydney to complete his latest and most diverse expedition to date By Any Means.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing’s Mat Mladin celebrated his fifth AMA Superbike win of the year and his 68th such career victory at Monterey, California’s Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday afternoon.
The Triumph Triple Challenge blasted into Brands Hatch for the second time this season over the weekend and provided some fantastic racing.
The Alkmaar Raceway at Nelspruit proved to be a great venue for the popular South African Motocross GP sponsored by Leatt Brace.
Valentino Rossi added Laguna Seca to his list of conquered tracks on the MotoGP calendar in a breathtaking Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, ending Casey Stoner´s run of wins and garnering an important addition to his points tally heading into the summer break.
National Superstock 1000 – Oulton Park Race Two Result
British 125GP - Oulton Park Race Result
Jon Kirkham took full honours to extend his championship lead at the end of a thrilling 12-lap Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup race at Oulton Park today (20 July).
Glen Richards secured only his second victory of the campaign as he pipped Hudson Kennaugh to the post for the second meeting at Oulton Park this season (20 July).
Tom Sykes was long overdue a victory in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship having come close on several occasions and the Rizla Suzuki set the record straight with a dominant seventh round performance at Oulton Park where he completed the daily double.
By telephone from Wien we have been informed that Garry McCoy had a quiet night in the hospital.
Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) scored his first win in his rookie World Supersport season, the talented young Northern Ireland rider edging out team-mate Andrew Pitt on the line.
Following his heavy fall during qualifying, Airwaves Ducati rider Leon Camier will not be competing in today’s races.
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) bounced back to the winner’s podium after a gap of eight races with a dominant double victory at the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic.
The Superstock 1000 race was dominated by Frenchman Maxime Berger (Hannspree IDS Ten Kate Honda).
Day one got underway at the Alkmaar Raceway in Nelspruit, the host of the eagerly awaited Leatt Brace Grand Prix of South Africa.
Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa will not ride in tomorrow’s US GP.
Casey Stoner continued his pole-to-pole run on Saturday afternoon in Laguna Seca,
Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup – Oulton Park Qualifying
British 125GP – Oulton Park Combined Qualifying
British Supersport - Oulton Park Combined Qualifying Times
Czech youngster Patrick Vostarek (Intermoto Czech Honda) scored his third win in a row at the Automotodrom Brno after a battle right down to the last corner with Loris Baz (YZF Yamaha Junior Team),
A Ducati also took pole position in Superstock 1000 qualifying, the Xerox Junior Team 1098 version of Australian Brendan Roberts, who was pushed hard by Italian Michele Pirro (Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni).
AJ Venter capitalised on a Robbie Brown crash to claim his maiden victory on UK soil at the sixth round of the 2008 Metzeler National Superstock 600 championship at Oulton Park.
Cal Crutchlow powered his HM Plant Honda to pole start for the seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park and promised to convert his pace into a winning double to steel his chances of reeling in Shane Byrne in the title stakes.
FGSport wishes to announce that it has reached an agreement with Meccaniche Veloci, the renowned Italian sports watch company, which becomes Official Timing Sponsor of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship.
Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport) was again quickest in the second and final WSS qualifying session.
The day before the proceedings of the Leatt Brace South African GP started, Motocross World Championship stars Steve Ramon, Antonio Cairoli and Tyla Rattray went on a field trip to the Jane Goodall Institute.
Motorcycle and scooter enthusiasts across the UK will welcome the news that tickets for this year’s International Motorcycle and Scooter Show go on sale today (Friday 18th July).
British Supersport - Oulton Park - 1st Qualifying Times
European Superstock 600 – Brno Combined Qualifying Times
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) grabbed Superpole for round 9 of the WSBK championship with a blistering record lap of 1 minute 58.345 seconds at the newly-resurfaced Automotodrom Brno circuit.
National Superstock 1000 - Oulton Park - Combined Qualifying
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd is delighted to announce that it has signed a new two-year agreement with Valentino Rossi.
Many major sports have their iconic trophies that have a special place set aside from their World Championships.
The backstory for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix in place, Friday July 18th was the first rehearsal for the MotoGP riders.
The Superbike result was repeated in the Superstock 600 first qualifying session, with hometown man Patrick Vostarek (Intermoto Czech Honda) stopping the clocks in a time of 2 minutes 7.378 seconds.
Top slot in the opening Superstock 1000 qualifying session went to Maxime Berger (Hannspree IDS Ten Kate Honda), who finished three-tenths ahead of Claudio Corti, the Italian finding the pace again on his Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team R1.
Provisional pole in Supersport qualifying went to Australian Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport), who set his fastest lap of 2 minutes 3.604 seconds ten minutes from the end of the session.
Jakub Smrz powered his privateer Guandalini Ducati 1098 to the top slot on the first day of Superbike qualifying at his home circuit of Brno as twin-cylinder Italian machines filled seven of the top 10 places.
Karl Harris dominated free practice ahead of the seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship as it returned to Oulton Park for a second visit of the season.
MotoGP arrived at Laguna Seca for the World Championship’s first 2008 visit to the United States, with some typically beautiful Californian weather greeting the premier class riders and teams to the Pacific coast on Thursday.
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd is delighted to announce that it has signed a new one-year deal with current Tech 3 Yamaha team rider Colin Edwards.
FGSport is pleased to announce that Pirelli will be the official tyre supplier for the FIM Superbike World Championship for a further three years after the conclusion of the current contract, therefore until the end of 2012.
Raceway’s Yamaha are delighted to announce both Jon Kirkham and Hudson Kennaugh have secured wild card rides for the forthcoming World Supersport and Superstock 1000 FIM Cup series at Brands Hatch.
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the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited will contest the first of two rounds to be held this season at the famed Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca circuit in Monterey, Calif.
Former double world championship runner-up Josh Coppins will enter a third year with Yamaha and the Yamaha Monster Motocross Team after putting pen to paper to extend his current deal this week.
FMX meets bullfighting in Madrid at the Plaza de Toros de las Ventas on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th of July.
Current team member Sam Godfrey has being forced to sit out the next round of the series due to an injury and the TT’s fastest woman has been drafted in, replacing her fellow female competitor, until she returns to full fitness.
The “Coca Cola Zero” Suzuka 8 Hours, third round of the 2008 Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship, will take place in Japan on 27 July.
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After a three week break in the racing calendar, the Airwaves Ducati team returns to Oulton Park this weekend for round 7 of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
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Nearly a year after her younger brother Ollie was killed in an accident, Charlotte Bridewell is marking the anniversary by announcing plans to do a charity skydive in aid of Cancer Research.
Motor racing legend Carl Fogarty has thrown his weight behind a challenging new TV series ‘Iron Butts™’, which is under development.
Ryan Farquhar's domination of the 2008 Irish road racing season continued on Sunday when the Dungannon rider took a brilliant hat-trick at the Walderstown road races held in County Westmeath, Southern Ireland.
The Sardinian Grand Prix at Olbia was close to be a wet one after some mid morning rain but a bright sun turned out before the heats.
The Triumph Triple Challenge makes a return to Brands Hatch in Kent this weekend for what could be one of the most exciting meetings of the year.
This weekend at Oulton Park (20th July) will be a year since we tragically lost Ollie Bridewell at Mallory Park in a racing accident, as a tribute to Ollie the CJ Fund will be donating half the money raised this weekend at Oulton Park to Ollie's nominated Cancer Charity.
In the eight months since BMW’s announcement that they would enter the Superbike World Championship in 2009, the project has gathered pace and race fans everywhere have now been able to see the tangible aspects of the project properly for the first time.
Shane Byrne is the dominant force of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship as it enters the second half of the campaign with a return visit to Oulton Park.
MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner continued his spectacular return to form with victory at the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, his third win in as many races.
JD Beach seized the Cup lead with a great win at the German round of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup while arch rival Luis Salom fell twice and scored no points at the Sachsenring.
Casey Stoner completed his dominance of the practice timesheets at Sachsenring with his fourth consecutive pole position, setting a new record along the way.
Just 3 races to go in the 10 race season and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup round at the Sachsenring could be anyone's race as a brief rain shower in the second qualifying session left the grid line up with more questions than answers. All the times coming from the first session.
Ryan Farquhar enjoyed an excellent week of racing at this week’s Southern 100 road races and the Dungannon ace was able to claim no less than three second places from his three races.
The FIM SuperMoto World Championship collective is currently settled on the fascinating port of Olbia for round four of the season.
Ian Lougher scored three wins at the Southern 100 meeting; including the Solo Championship, to surpass Joey Dunlop as the most successful rider on the Billown Circuit. William Dunlop scored a brace of 250cc wins; Guy Martin won the opening Superbike race. Bad weather and accidents curtailed the meeting.
A new circuit record and a 1´21.582 lap of the Sachsenring circuit confirmed Casey Stoner´s credentials ahead of the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, with the reigning World Champion heading both practice sessions and going round faster than the pole position record at the German track.
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racers Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi unveiled a huge flag at the Sachsenring circuit in Germany this morning that will be seen flying over the crowd just before Sunday’s race.
After a less than successful TT a month ago, Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider Guy Martin returned to the Isle of Man with a vengeance as he contested the Southern 100 on the Billown Circuit near Castletown.
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) announced today that the Association's Board of Directors has unanimously approved the final agreement regarding the sale of certain of its AMA Pro Racing properties to the Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG) based in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Following a weekend off, after a hectic month in June, the MotoGP community reconvened at Sachsenring for the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland on Thursday.
Alice Team would like to communicate that from the Sachsenring Grand Prix the Team Management services offered by Luis d’Antin have ended, after he announced his resignation from the position.
After 11 years of British Supercross a long term deal has finally been inked between Future West, the long time promoter of British Supercross and the Auto Cycle Union to sanction exclusively the British Supercross Championship.
AMA Superbike star, Jamie Hacking, will make his MotoGP debut in this year's USGP at Laguna Seca, after being drafted into the Kawasaki Racing Team as a temporary replacement for the injured John Hopkins.
Rizla and Crescent Suzuki are preparing to rev up the crowds at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed which will be held this weekend at Chichester in West Sussex.
Kennaugh the South African rider currently competing in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship has been confirmed as a wildcard rider for next months World Supersport race at Brands Hatch
Craig Jones dominated the two-day official World Supersport test at Vallelunga in Italy, taking the top spot on the time sheets at the end of each day to underline his intentions to score a maiden race win soon.
The HANNSpree Ten Kate Honda Team has finished the official FG development test at the circuit of Vallelunga in Italy today.
The Ducati Xerox Team continued to make great progress on the second and final day of testing at the Vallelunga circuit.
Tom Sykes will make his World Superbike debut as a wild card rider at the 10th round of the Hannspree World Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch in Kent on the 1st-3rd August.
After the Spanish Grand Prix new leaders are on top of the S1 and S2 Championships points standings. The forthcoming round in Olbia this weekend will continue what looks like a long chase for the Championships.
There are few more historic and scenic motorsport circuits in the world than Spa Francorchamps, situated in the depths of southern Belgium.
BBC Sport and Dorna Sports, commercial and TV rights holders of the MotoGP World Championship, have signed an extension to the existing agreement for coverage of MotoGP from 2009-2013.
Broughton's Gary Johnson had a mixed day at the Skerries 100 road races last Saturday and although he was able to claim an excellent rostrum finish in the Supersport 600cc race,
Craig Jones aboard his Parkalgar Honda set the pace during day one of the two day World Supersport test at Vallelunga in Italy.
Just a week after the last round at Misano, most of the World Superbike teams arrived at Vallelunga circuit yesterday ready to participate in an official two-day test session,
Airwaves® has today (8th July) unveiled its new ‘Airwaves Pro’ line up, which features Airwaves Ducati stars Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and Leon Camier, FIA World Rally Championship driver, Matthew Wilson and A1 Team GBR Team Principal, Katie Clements.
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Ritchie Thornton, the 25 year old from Leatherhead, has taken the lead in the ACU Suzuki GSX-R600 Trophy by finishing in third place during Sunday’s fifth round of the Championship at Brands Hatch in Kent.
Keith Amor added more silverware to his already impressive 2008 collection when he scored a fine second place at Saturday’s Skerries 100 races.
Kawasaki's John Hopkins will sit out the German and US Grand Prix races, after further medical checks revealed the injuries he sustained in a high-speed qualifying crash at Assen would require corrective surgery before he can return to action.
Ben Wilson attended the well-supported Boston Bike Night on Thursday where he had his Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup bike and also his own Yamaha R1 National Superstock bike on display.
BMW Motorrad Motorsport return to the racetrack this coming weekend, from 11-13 July, but not to race.
German television network DSF and Dorna Sports, commercial and TV rights-holders of the MotoGP World Championship, today confirmed that they have reached an agreement to screen MotoGP in Germany from 2009 until 2011.
World Championship motorcycle up for auction. This Ten Kate Honda World Supersport CBR 600 RR 2005 was one of the fastest 600cc motorcycles of its time.
Just 3 races to go in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season and there are 2 thrilling prizes to play for: The first is the Rookies Cup and in that battle Luis Salom remains the season long leader from JD Beach and Sturla Fagerhaug.
The Grand Prix of Sweden was held on a wet Sunday, with the weather being drizzly all day long.
For the third successive weekend, Ryan Farquhar scored a double race win as he picked up both the Superbike and 600cc victories at the Skerries 100 road races in Southern Ireland.
A hot Saturday in Uddevalla saw the opening day of the Swedish GP, the ninth of 15 rounds in the World Championship calendar.
This first weekend of July is marked as an important date in the FIM Motocross World Championships calendars.
The three-day test session at the Tuscan track of Mugello has concluded in a positive fashion for Sete Gibernau.
The London Motorsport Show and Race Car Live!have amalgamated to create one of the UK's biggest motorsport industry events, which will take place at Brands Hatch race circuit on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd November 2008.
July marks final month to book a motorcycle test ahead of new legislation
Dave – the home of witty banter - has landed its first branded content programming deal, by signing Red Bull to co-produce the death defying commission, Red Bull X-Fighters
Scott Rowbottom and Brazilian Rhalf Lo Turco both picked up two race victories in the Michelin Young Guns and TDG Cup classes of the Triumph Triple Challenge at Cadwell Park this weekend.
The weekend of 11-13 July sees Goodwood House near Chichester, West Sussex host the legendary Goodwood Festival of Speed. BMW Motorrad will, once again, play a part in the annual celebrations of Motorsport.
What that has been a very interesting FIM Motocross World Championship so far will enter into the final seven round stage this weekend in Uddevalla, marking the ninth of 15 meetings.
Honda’s impressive racing heritage will again be displayed at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (11-13 July), with performances from two and four wheeled legends spanning five decades, and a host of Honda’s most famous racing champions.
World Supersport - Misano Video Highlights
World Superbike - Misano Video Highlights
Keith Amor enjoyed another successful trip across the Irish Sea at the weekend when he made his debut at the Athea road races in Southern Ireland.
Fresh from his double race victory at the Bush road races last week, Ryan Farquhar added another brace of wins to his impressive 2008 season at the weekend.
MotoGP will be broadcast on network television across the United States once again this summer after an agreement was reached between MotoGP’s commercial rights-holders Dorna Sports and both CBS Sports and NBC.
An action packed weekend of Motocross racing ended today at Teutschenthal in front of 34000 spectators.
Guy Martin who rides for Hydrex Bike Animal Honda, today won the ‘Airwaves® KICK UP A GEAR® Award’ for his outstanding performance in the British Superbike Championship round.
Hudson Kennaugh produced arguably the ride of the season as took the chequered flag by no less than 20 seconds in the reduced 24-lap Supersport race at Mallory Park (29 June).
Jon Kirkham claimed the first Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup Spring Cup title over a thrilling 14-lap race at Mallory Park (29 June).
Michael Rutter powered in a popular victory in a dramatic sixth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship as he headed off the challenge of runaway series leading Shane Byrne in a rain affected second race at Mallory Park.
British 125GP – Mallory Park Race One & Two Results
win in four races, the Australian comfortably taking the chequered flag after his rival Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport) crashed out on lap 9.
The schedule of another thrilling double KTM 990 Super Duke showdown between Richard Cooper, Dave Wood and Kelvin Reilly proved to be a mouth-watering prospect as round 6 and 7 took place at Leicestershire’s Mallory Park (29 June).
Germany's Max Neukirchner (Alstare Suzuki) and Spain's Ruben Xaus (Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati) picked up the two wins in today's eighth round of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship at the Misano World Circuit in front of 68,000 spectators.
Alex Polita (Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati) and Davide Giugliano (Cruciano Moto Suzuki Italia) put on a great fight for the win in the Superstock 1000 race.
Day one of the German Grand Prix at Teutschenthal was a dry one and hosted some good qualifying action both in the MX1 and MX2 classes.
The “Coca Cola Zero” Suzuka 8 Hours, third round of the 2008 Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship, will take place on July 27 in Japan.
KTM Super Duke Battle – Mallory Park Qualifying
Championship leader, Jon Kirkham lay down the gauntlet to Sam Warren ahead of tomorrow's 20-lap Spring Cup decider, by claiming his fourth pole position of the 2008 Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup.
Patrick Vostarek (Intermoto Czech Honda) scored a second win in a row in the European Superstock 600 Championship following his triumph at the Nurburgring two weeks ago.
British Supersport – Mallory Park Combined Qualifying
Qualifying for the Superstock 1000 race was dominated by Italian riders, with Michele Pirro (Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni) getting the better of Davide Giuliano (Cruciani Moto Suzuki Italia) by a whisker.
Tom Sykes starts the sixth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Mallory Park from pole position after putting in a last minute charge to head off the challenge of Michael Laverty in the Swan Combi 50 Roll for Pole session.
British 125GP – Mallory Park Combined Qualifying
After dominating the first day of qualifying, Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport) did the same again on the second day, the Australian setting pole position for tomorrow's seventh round with a time of 1 minute 39.398 seconds.
Casey Stoner gave himself, Ducati and Bridgestone a first premier class Assen victory with a superb breakaway from pole.
Following his crash during qualifying for the Dutch TT at Assen yesterday, Kawasaki's John Hopkins this morning boarded a flight for Los Angeles, where he will undergo a further medical examination by Dr. Art Ting.
Yamaha kicked off the Misano racing weekend with a very different sport in the San Marino sunshine yesterday. Yamaha riders Troy Corser, Noriyuki Haga, Fabien Foret, David Checa and Shinichi Nakatomi were found not on the race track, but up in the Italian hills at the Vallugola Golf Club.
British Supersport – Mallory Park 1st Qualifying Times
European Superstock 600 – Misano Combined Qualifying
Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB) set the Misano World Circuit alight this afternoon with a fantastic Superpole lap of 1 minute 35.993 seconds, the only rider to get under the 1m36s mark.
British 125GP – Mallory Park 1st Qualifying
Nurburgring winner Patrick Vostarek (Intermoto Czech Honda) left it late to grab the provisional pole position from Italian Marco Bussolotti (Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team).
Brendan Roberts (Ducati Xerox Junior Team) set the quickest time in first Superstock 1000 qualifying, despite a crash in the morning's free practice session in which he picked up a nasty blow to his groin area
In blustery conditions few improved their lap times in the final 30 minute qualifying session so Sturla Fagerhaug, Luis Salom, Daniel Kartheininger and Daijiro Hiura remain the front row for Saturday's Dutch round of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.
Cal Crutchlow aims to make home advantage count as the chase for the Bennetts British Superbike title continues at his local circuit of Mallory Park
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) powered to provisional pole position in today's first WSBK qualifying session at the Misano World Circuit.
The fastest lap ever recorded by a motorcycle at Assen gave Casey Stoner a third consecutive pole position in preparation for round nine of the MotoGP World Championship, continuing his outstanding performances of the past seven days.
The first Supersport qualifying session was a close-fought affair, with the top 10 riders separated by eight-tenths of a second.
A challenging new TV series developed by recovered cancer patient Graham Hoskins, who has also undergone four total hip replacements, aims to bring motor biking adventure to the masses in ‘Iron Butts™’.
Sturla Fagerhaug sits on provisional pole after the first of two qualifying sessions for Saturday's Dutch round of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.
After many years of successful collaboration, MotoGP rights-holders Dorna Sports would like to announce that coverage of the MotoGP World Championships will no longer be available on Eurosport from the 2009 season.
Young gun, Joe Moore, was the surprise package at the ACU Dunlop Suzuki GSX-R Trophy rounds held at the British MotoGP at Donington Park on the 21st June.
The Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup reaches the climax of the Spring Cup this weekend with all eyes trained on Championship leader Jon Kirkham and pretender to the throne, Sam Warren (28-29 June).
Casey Stoner continued his awesome form of the past week on the opening day of practice for the A-Style TT Assen.
BMW Motorrad Motorsport are delighted to announce that they have agreed terms with Ruben Xaus and that he will ride their all-new BMW S1000 RR in the Superbike World Championship in 2009.
Talented North East rider Keith Pringle faces an uncertain second half of the 2008 season as financial difficulties look like forcing him out of the action.
MSS Discovery Kawasaki is pleased to announce that James Haydon will be deputising for the injured Stuart Easton at the Mallory Park round of the British Superbike Championship.
Just three days after Sunday’s exciting races at Donington the MotoGP travelling circus has checked in at ‘the Cathedral of Motorcycling’ for this weekend’s A-Style TT Assen.
MotoGP rights holders Dorna Sports S.L. and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca have put pen to paper on a new contract, meaning that the World Championship will continue to be run at the American circuit until at least 2014.
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More top class big bike racing is scheduled for the 2008 season at Castle Combe with the announcement that the Wiltshire circuit will be once again hosting the now traditional Castle Combe Superbike Grand National on the weekend of the 16th and 17th August.
This forthcoming weekend the Talkessel race track in Teutschenthal will host the German Grand Prix, being the eighth meeting in the fifteen round calendar.
The Scots have been known for centuries to be able to make the impossible happen.
A very hot Gran Premio de España Ciudad de Valladolid saw both World Championship leaders Thierry Van Den Bosch and Davide Gozzini hand the red plate to Bernd Hiemer and Adrien Chareyre respectively.
Casey Stoner proved uncatchable for his MotoGP rivals as he cruised to a second Donington Park victory in as many years.
The 2008 Dirt Bike Show is looking set to be one of the best shows to date; top manufacturers have already committed to displaying their brand new 2009 models ahead of the NEC Motorcycle Show.
Richard Cooper dominated in wet conditions to record his debut Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup victory, in a reduced 10 lap race at Snetterton (15 June).
AIM Yamaha rider, Steve Plater capped off a remarkable six week period with his first domestic victory for five years, as he took first place honours in a reduced 12 lap British Supersport race at Snetterton (15 June).
British 125GP – Snetterton Race Result
2007 British 125GP champion, Luke Jones, stamped his authority on the National Superstock 600 series with his third win of the season and the championship lead at Snetterton (15 June).
Leon Camier enjoyed maiden race winning glory in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship in the first race of the fifth round at Snetterton but his Airwaves Ducati team-mate Shane Byrne headed him off with a spectacular ride in the difficult wet conditions of the second race.
Australia rules in round 6 of the Supersport World Championship at the Nurburgring. The victory went to Andrew Pitt (Hanspree Ten Kate Honda), who held off Joshua Brookes (Hannspree Stiggy Motorsport Honda) in an exciting final couple of laps.
Art of Racing rider, Dave Wood claimed victory in a monumental four-way battle in the second KTM Super Duke outing of the weekend at Snetterton (15 June).
Steve Brogan transformed his third pole position into his fourth victory of the season at Snetterton, Norfolk, during the opening 15-lap race of the day (15 June).
Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB) scored a fantastic double win at the Nurburgring on World Superbike's return to the German track for the first time in ten years.
There was a spectacular end to the fourth round of the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup with a three-way sprint to the line.
Richard Cooper dominated the opening 12-lap KTM Super Duke battle in tricky conditions at Snetterton in Norfolk (14 June), despite the pole-sitter starting the race from the pit lane after a last gasp tyre switch decision on the sighting lap.
Patrick Vostarek (Intermoto Czech Honda) scored his first win of the year after a sprint finish with the championship leader Loris Baz (YZF Yamaha Junior Team) of France.
Denise Maple was one of the many women that had trouble finding clothes that would work for her on and off her motorcycle. In 2007, Maple launched the VaVaVroom brand to design and produce clothing for women motorcyclists.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing’s Mat Mladin captured the win in the second of two AMA Superbike races at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on Sunday.
A breakaway plan from Dani Pedrosa worked to perfection in the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya, as he took the holeshot at his home race and never looked back.
Chris Palmer won his third TT in the 125cc race held at the Billown Circuit. Ian Lougher won his 8th in the 250cc event. Billown became the 4th circuit to stage TT racing.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing’s Ben Spies won Saturday’s AMA Superbike race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
John McGuinness was victorious in one of the greatest TT races in living memory. He won the Dainese Senior TT to claim his 14th victory to equal the late great Mike Hailwood. He is the first rider to win 4 consecutive Senior titles since Giacomo Agostini.
Nick Crowe and Mark Cox completed a TT Sidecar double after a tremendous battle on the tack with 13 times winner Dave Molyneux and Daniel Sayle. World Champion Tim Reeves and Patrick Farrance took sixth place to complete a sparkling debut.
Bruce Anstey gave a commanding performance to win the Relentless Supersport Race 2; two days after having his first race taken from him by the stewards. Ryan Farquhar won the trophy for the best aggregate performance.
Steve Plater won the first Supersport TT after Bruce Anstey who had led from the start and had crossed the line first was disqualified because of a small technical irregularity.
Australian Cameron Donald secured his second TT win in the Superstock Race; the first double by an Australian rider since Graeme McGregor in 1984. Pre-race favourite Bruce Anstey retired due to feeling unwell.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing’s Ben Spies celebrated the end of an excellent AMA Superbike
double-header weekend at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, on Sunday.
Carlos Checa powered to a sensational double win in the sixth round of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship at the Miller Motorsports Park circuit in the USA.
Ryan Farquhar tops the final practice leader boards for both the Superstock and Supersport TT races. Close racing is assured as any only 16 seconds cover the first 10 Supersport riders and 21 seconds the first 10 Superstock riders.
Amidst blazing sunshine and starting from pole position at a track where he had been untouchable for the past six years, Valentino Rossi claimed a third consecutive victory of the season in the Gran Premio d´Italia Alice.
Nick Crowe took his 4th Sidecar win alongside new passenger Mark Cox, having paased early leader John Holden. World Champion Tim Reeves made a stunning debut to finsh third.
Australian Cameron Donald won the Dainese Superbike TT, setting a new race record. Long time leader and new lap record holder Guy Martin was forced out by mechanical problems.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing’s Ben Spies won the first of two AMA Superbike races of the double-header weekend at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, on Saturday afternoon and took over the championship points lead from his teammate Mat Mladin.
Luis Salom extended his lead in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup with a superb win from the 5th row of the grid.
John McGuinness and Nick Crowe set the fastest practice laps of the week in a hectic final session.
John McGuinness and Nick Crowe set the fastest practice laps of the week in a hectic final practice session for TT 2008.
Guy Martin topped the Superbike leader board at 127.08mph; Dave Molyneux/Dan Sayle topped the Sidecar charts at 115.067mph, World Champion Tim Reeves and Patrick Farrance upped their pace to 107.955mph in nearly perfect conditions.
Michael Dunlop is to race on both the TT Mountain Circuit and in the TT events at Billown. James McBride is improving in Nobles Hospital.
Bad weather has prompted the organisers to cancel Wednesday's practice session.
Alan Oversby took his Norton to a victory double at the Pre-TT Classic meeting, setting lap records in each. Roy Richardson, Terry Kermode and Nick Houghton/Paul Thomas took one victory each.
Guy Martin was the fastest man of the night in the second TT practice session. Nick Crowe/Mark Cow were best in the sidecars.
Robbie Brown took the chequered flag and with it the championship lead in a closely fought contest at Donington Park (26 May).
National Superstock 1000 - Donington Park Race Result
Stuart Mitchell and Josh Wainwright shared the winner’s laurels in the Michelin Young Guns Trophy class of the Triumph Triple Challenge at Silverstone over the course of the weekend, as Jack Sim managed to take three out of three victories in the TDG Cup category.
Hudson Kennaugh seemed determined to show the Ten Kate boys Andrew Pit and Jonathan Rea just how competitive the British domestic series actually is.
Ian Lowry recorded his first win of the season after providing the main thrust of challenge to the wildcard pairing of Jonathan Rea and Andrew Pitt on the World Supersport Hannspree Ten Kate Hondas.
Shane Byrne tightened his grip on the chase for the Bennetts British Superbike title with a second winning double of the season in the fourth round at Donington Park in which the local favourite Leon Haslam had to settle for a second best in each of the races.
Donington Park witnessed the second and third rounds of the 2008 KTM series, the races split over two days (25/26 May).
Jon Kirkham capped off a dominating performance with his second win of the day in the Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup at Donington Park (26 May).
Today’s rain turned the Motodromo’s track conditions upside down for the Grand Prix of Europe, the second of the 2008 season.
TT 2008 began with a well supported untimed untimed practice session. Tim Reeves became the first reigning World Champion since the late great Jock Taylor to take part at the event.
Bill Swallow took his 350cc Aremacchi to a hard earned victory in the first race of the 2008 TT Festival, the Singles Race. Roger Birkenhead took the honours in the 250cc class.
The second round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship was an eventful one today at Mantova, where the series had never been before.
The Lovemytime Grand Prix of Italy ended with a surprisingly almost dry Sunday, as the day was predicted to be rainy.
Suzuki's Ben Spies completed the sweep on Sunday at Infineon Raceway with a victory in the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Supercuts.
Valentino Rossi took a runaway triumph at the Alice Grand Prix de France, equalling Angel Nieto´s record of 90 Grand Prix wins with a superb solo run.
Suzuki's Ben Spies put on a clinic on Saturday at Infineon Raceway, taking a dominating victory in the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Supercuts.
Luis Salom seized his third win of the season and extended his points lead to 8 over JD Beach who fought all the way but crossed the line 1.7 seconds behind his arch rival.
A fantastic Grand Prix of Bulgaria took place today under mixed weather conditions, with sun and rain showers falling throughout the whole day, making the track more slippery for the second heats.
Cal Crutchlow powered through the pain barrier to take third place, adrift of Shane Byrne and Tom Sykes, and then took a victory in the re-scheduled round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch.
First triumph of the season for Fabien Foret (Yamaha World Supersport), who won ahead of two Australian riders Joshua Brookes (Hannspree Stiggy Motors Honda) and Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport).
Max Neukirchner (Alstare Suzuki) and Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia) shared the wins in the IDS Italian Round of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in front of a record crowd of 112,000 spectators.
Current World Champion Suzuki Endurance Racing Team won the “6 Horas Nocturnas de Albacete”.
A multiple crash at the first chicane immediately after the start eliminated most of the chief candidates for the win, with the exception of Xavier Simeon (Alstare Suzuki).
Young French star Loris Baz (YZF Yamaha Junior Team) moved back into the lead of the championship with his second win in three races.
With mixed weather over the weekend and Raceway’s Yamaha on home soil everyone involved with the team were keen for a good result.
British 125GP - Oulton Park Race Result
National Superstock 600 - Oulton Park Race Result
Shane Byrne took a winning double in an incident littered Oulton Park round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship to tighten his grip on the crown.
British Superbikes - Oulton Park Race Two Result
British Supersport - Oulton Park Race Result
Sam Warren put in a stunning performance in the Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup race to claim his maiden victory in the class, today 5 May.
British Superbikes - Oulton Park Race One Result
National Superstock 1000 - Oulton Park Race Result
Mormaii Eyewear has launched recently the new MORMAII MX collection in cooperation with the FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.
The Portuguese Grand Prix got underway today in front of 18000 fans who saw two Italians David Philippaerts (MX1) and Antonio Cairoli (MX2) clinch the World Championship lead at the end of an eventful weekend.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing dominated the Suzuki-sponsored double-header AMA Superbike weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, by sweeping the AMA Superbike podium on Saturday’s and Sunday’s races.
The outcome of the Superstock 600 race was virtually decided on the opening lap when a crash eliminated poleman Danilo Petrucci (Yamaha Team Trasimeno).
Round 4 of the championship was an exciting affair, with the top 13 riders covered by 3 seconds with five laps to go.
Bayliss Double in Assen
Maxime Berger (Hannspree IDS Ten Kate Honda) scored his first win of the season at Assen.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Spies, Mladin & Hayden bring home first, second, third at California’s Auto Club Speedway
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing swept the AMA Superbike podium in the second of two AMA Superbike races at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sunday afternoon.
Today the Spanish Grand Prix was one of the toughest races ever seen by the Motocross circus; it started to rain in the middle of the night and it carried on during the entire day, making the competition even tougher than it would have been.
National Superstock 600 - Thruxton Race Result
British 125GP - Thruxton Race Result
National Superstock 1000 - Thruxton Race Result
Once again the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team takes first and second place of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
British Supersport – Thruxton Race Result
Jon Kirkham claimed the inaugural Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup victory after crossing the finish line 6.569s ahead of the chasing field.
Shane Byrne and Cal Crutchlow were the race winners as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship began for real at Thruxton, and with them each taking a second place,
KTM Super Duke Battle - Thruxton Race Result
Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Mat Mladin picked up his 65th career AMA Superbike victory after leading every lap and winning Saturday's race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama.
In the realisation of a lifelong dream, Jorge Lorenzo took his maiden MotoGP victory in a thrilling bwin.com Grande Premio de Portugal.
Joan Lascorz (Glaner Motocard.com Honda) scored a lights-to-flag win in front of his home crowd, his first victory in the championship.
Lorenzo Lanzi (RG Ducati) and Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB) took the wins in a spectacular day of action at Valencia in front of 60,000 spectators, a record attendance for World Superbikes at the Spanish circuit.
Brendan Roberts (Ducati Xerox Junior Team) proved to have a superior pace to the rest of the field as he powered to the win in the Superstock race.
The European Superstock season got underway in dramatic fashion on Saturday with the 11 lap-race eventually decided on aggregate, after a machine went on fire on the track in the first running.
Dani Pedrosa sent Spanish fans home on a high at the Gran Premio bwin.com de España, taking a runaway home victory and, as a consequence, the leadership of the MotoGP World Championship.
The 2008 Triumph Triple Challenge got underway with an outstanding opening race at the British Grand Prix venue of Donington Park on Easter Sunday.
The Triumph Triple Challenge has been invited on to the support bill for the final round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship on the weekend of September 27/28.
2007 MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner began his title defence in style with victory in the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar –the first ever MotoGP night race- ahead of Spaniards Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.
Rockstar Makita Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin celebrated his 64th career AMA Superbike victory by taking the win in Saturday afternoon’s season-opening round of the series at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Five riders scrapped for the win right down to the last lap of the 21-lap race, but victory eventually went to former champion Andrew Pitt (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda).
Australian riders took the honours in the second round of the HANNspree Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island in front of a 65,400 crowd.
Broc Parkes scored a fortuitous win for the Yamaha World Supersport team in the opening round of the championship at Losail as his team-mate Fabien Foret, race leader since the early stages, ran out of fuel on the final lap.
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) and Fonsi Nieto (Alstare Suzuki) shared the wins in two exciting races in the opening round of the HANNspree Superbike World Championship in Qatar.
The Ducati driving courses to improve safety, control, technique and fun on motorcycles are back for another year.
Ducati UK and MotorSport Vision have announced they will continue their collaboration in 2008 |
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