BRITISH CRT rider James Ellison took a victory in the CRT class after finishing 11th in the wet French GP.Ellison brought the all-British team a high after retiring out of the last two GPs, taking some prototype 'scalps' along the way as the 31-year

IN a two-day test at Jerez James Ellison got his first opportunity to test the Aprilia CRT bike he will ride in his return to the MotoGP series.Ellison last competed in MotoGP back in 2006 riding for Tech 3 Yamaha, now with the British Paul Bird

AFTER withdrawing at the end of last season Suzuki will be back on the MotoGP grid in some form, powering a wildcard CRT entry at Indianapolis.The entry comes from GPTech, who made an appearance in the Moto2 race at Indy in 2010 with Jason Di

AT the British Grand Prix Paul Bird revealed that his team will contest the CRT class with its own chassis next season.Speaking to MotoGP.com at Silverstone, the PBM team owner said that the team will have its own chassis ready by the end

THE MotoGP riders are still divided over the introduction of CRT bikes, as Dani Pedrosa is the latest to voice his opinion on the subject.Commenting on the production-based 1000s in a lengthy interview with Spanish website, Sport.es, the Repsol

MICHELE PIRRO, winner of the final Moto2 race at Valencia, has been confirmed as riding the Gresini Honda CRT machine in 2012.Continuing their partnership from Moto2 into MotoGP, Pirro will ride the Gresini team's CRT entry, a Honda CBR1000RR engine

THE new production-based CRT MotoGP bikes have come under criticism for cheapening the prototype aspect of the premier class, despite Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta acknowledging the category could be the future for the sport.However, one supporter

FORMER GP500 winner, Simon Crafar, has spoken out about CRT, backing it as the future of GP racing.The new class has been a controversial talking point with everyone, from paddock insiders, to racing fans the world over. The CRT class shares a

LAST weekend saw the first test for CRT teams at Sepang. It is becoming something a tradition that the Malaysian circuit kicks off the new season by hosting the first test. CRT teams employing the much-discussed new Magneti Marelli ECU have been

COLIN EDWARDS has said that for CRT bikes to be competitive they must first control the power delivery but once this is managed they will began to surprise people.Explaining the point he made after signing with the NGM Forward Racing squad - saying