the horrific crash at the North West 200. In his first ride aboard the Kawasaki ZX-10R, the Lincolnshire rider stuck the bike on pole position, claiming seventh and a DNF in the wet race at Thruxton.Happy with signing the deal with MSS, Lowes commented: "What a

good advantage from Lorenzo in some parts of the track and it was a great ride for me. Now I have 100 wins and I’m only the second rider to arrive at this number, but Agostini still has 22 more and for me he is still the greatest. 100 is a great result

’d be really surprised if the Ducati and Yamaha works without TC.It’s hard to say which riders will do well or badly but it’s just riding a bike at the end of a day. Teams will have to work a lot harder on suspension/grip/tyre life issues. How the team works

, succumbed to relentless pressure from the Italian. Rossi said after the race:“Today is a truly fantastic day and I can’t believe that I have matched Agostini’s record! He was one of my heroes so it’s quite incredible to have made it to 68 wins

surroundings, as they have done helping me adapt to the bike and get the most out of it. So far everything has gone really well."Obviously I need to get faster in order to be truly competitive but I already love the bike. I can’t say it’s easy to ride, it gets

's Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix. Catalunya is another challenging racetrack, characterised by long, constant-radius corners that place the emphasis on a flowing riding style, as well as excellent chassis and tyre performance. The circuit was resurfaced before

the feeling with the front and the result was brilliant; my Yamaha really flew today. I got a good start and I was able to ride exactly how I wanted, using all of the track to get the best lines. At the end, when Jorge passed me, I thought that the fight

really feeling it. But I'll ride around that and I am expecting to have a pretty good weekend. Everything has got off to a good start and if we get that bit more grip and get a good qualifying position tomorrow anything can happen come Sunday

into the gym to work on my arm strength as I had to lose weight to ride the Supersport. I was desperate to get into the points this weekend so overall I'm pretty happy with my performance. The boys have done me proud and I'm chuffed to be part of the team

long way to come but I got here, and now I'm at the end of my career. I have a great team behind me and I thank all of them and the sponsors because you can't do this without those guys. My career's come to an end; I've won the championship and finished