Two of the men who could well provide some of the stiffest opposition for James Toseland in the World Superbike Championship in 2010 have suggested that not only will the MotoGP refugee be more ‘happy and relaxed’ now that he is back in WSBK, but he will also be ‘on the pace from the word [...]
2010 World Superbike Championship (WSBK) debutant Cal Crutchlow has admitted that he was very nearly tempted down the Moto2 route rather than continuing his relationship with Yamaha next year. After five victories and a staggering ten pole positions from just 14 starts yielded World Supersport Championship (WSS) title glory this year at his maiden attempt, [...]
The Press Association reports on Bradley Smith’s ambitions and hopes for bringing home a World title in 2010. He came close to ending Britain’s 32-year wait for a motorcycling Grand Prix world champion this year – but has set his sights firmly on bringing home the title in 2010. Bradley, 19, was runner up in [...]
Scott Redding’s campaign for a 2010 ride is getting more coverage, with pieces of news about it in the online Motorsports press now being followed up in regional newspaper the Gloucester Citizen. It’s a summary of what’s going on and also promotes the January Fundraising Event in Scott’s hometown of Gloucester. It also includes quotes [...]
Scott Redding was amongst a selection of riders and teams testing their Moto2 prototypes at Almeria over a two-day test, with weather conditions affecting day one on Monday before a clearer outlook on Tuesday allowed further action on the track. Czech rider Karel Abraham set the fastest lap of the test on his FTR M210 [...]
As a MotoGP Academy graduate and former CEV Buckler (Spanish National Championship) rider, Bradley Smith knows the importance of helping young talent to realise its full potential. This year the British rider finished second in the 125cc World Championship after a fine campaign saw him achieve nine podium finishes, including two wins. Nineteen year-old Smith [...]
Three new official MotoGP DVDs are available in the UK now: MotoGP Review 2009, 250 and 125cc Review 2009, and Evolution of a Species. MotoGP Review 2009 charts the premier class season in which Valentino Rossi won his ninth World Championship title. The official and definitive review of the full campaign is packed with action [...]
MotoGP is set to return to the era of 1,000cc engines from 2012 onwards, it has been announced, following a meeting of the Grand Prix Commission between the FIM, Dorna and MSMA in Geneva. The announcement was made following a reunion of the Grand Prix Commission at the Geneva headquarters of governing body the FIM [...]
BSB 2009 champion Leon Camier – another of our faves outside of our main MotoGP area of interest – has just done an excellent interview with Crash.net Radio where he reflects on an absolute dream season. Here are some excerpts… “If GSE had stayed with Ducati for this year, I would have expected it to [...]