Samsung Crescent Racing has confirmed that John Hopkins will not ride at Cadwell Park this weekend, the ninth round of the 2011 British Superbike Championship.The dislocation and break injury to his right  third finger and fractures to his first

SPEAKING ahead of this weekend's MotoGP season finale at Valencia, Valentino Rossi has expressed his dislike of the circuit, branding it a 'Mickey Mouse' track.Elaborating, Rossi explained that 'it's small for MotoGP and therefore difficult

to the outside of most of the corners, between the white line and the gravel.Not everybody was in favour, with Casey Stoner one who deplored the fact that riders’ mistakes could now go unpunished.“For me, all this extra run-off is … not racing,” the world

blended a unique cocktail of politics, history and balls-out bike racing. His book explains how Hitler’s henchmen turned German motorcycle sport into a paramilitarised adjunct to the Nazi Party’s evil ideology during the 1930s and tested their might

VALENTINO ROSSI gave an incisive view into the development of Yamaha’s M1 MotoGP racer at the team's annual technical briefing at Valencia.Backed up by Yamaha racing chief Masao Furusawa, Rossi gave a concise summarisation of each year, explaining

this would never have happened had they not had Scotland’s only full time motorsport facility to hone their skills when they first started out.Racing at Laguna Seca in California and Sugo in Japan reminded me a lot of Knockhill but its mixture of quirky

A MANX GP competitor died after falling from his bike after hitting oil on the track during the Senior race, an inquest has heard.According to reports from the hearing by the BBC, a general warning flag was flown at the scene of the spillage from

, which left Dovizioso with a fight on his hands. The 23-year-old put up a fearsome challenge in the opening part of the race, but his hard-charging style became subdued once his tyres started to degrade. He explains:“I didn’t start well but I was able

revealed that engines will be supplied to the teams free of charge, but with the stipulation they will be handed out at the start of the weekend, and returned after the race.So far, the only adjustments allowed will be to ECU settings

. In a recent escalation of differences, Talmacsi refused to race at the Le Mans Grand Prix. At a press conference, Aspar explained the situation: "In the first three races of the championship we obtained very positive results, but Gábor has decided