Interview: Kyle Ryde – Story of a talented young rider
Kyle Ryde and his dad invited me for a chat under the camping awning / makeshift garage where it was clear the youngster is getting a lot of support from his whole family, from his little sister to his mum. Sean Ryde (Kyle’s Dad) also explained how the whole community near their Nottinghamshire town rallies around Kyle and participates in regular events to keep raising money for his racing career to continue. In 2010, Kyle Ryde started racing... [Read More...]
British Superbike – Brands Hatch – Sunday gallery 2
More photos from BSB at Brands Hatch today and some photos of old school legendary bikes on display. Shakey Byrne - Photo: Ben Henderson Tommy Hill - Photo: Ben Henderson Hopkins - Photo: Ben Henderson Kiyonari - Photo: Ben Henderson Kid with cool blue hair giving Brolly girl a ride! - Photo: Ben Henderson Motorpoint Yamaha Girls - Photo: Gaelle Mason off to grid for Race 2 - Photo: Gaelle Jessopp leaves for Race 2 - Photo: Gaelle Capirossi's Marlboro... [Read More...]
British Superbike – Brands Hatch – Sunday gallery 1
Today, I was at Brands Hatch for British Superbike. Thank you especially to The Motorpoint Yamaha Team for inviting me in their garage to share the experience. Ben Henderson was trackside too. This is our first gallery. More photos to be posted later! Kyle Ryde - British 125GP winner - Photo: Ben Henderson Winning Ryde! - Photo: Ben Henderson Michael Laverty in the paddock - Photo: Gaelle Hopkins' tyre after Warm up crash - Photo: Gaelle Work at the... [Read More...]
British Superbike – Brands Hatch – Photo gallery 2
A second gallery of British Superbike and other classes at Brands Hatch today. Michael Laverty on track - Photo: Ben Henderson for MotoRaceReports Patric Muff - Photo: Ben Henderson for MotoRaceReports Broc Parkes - Photo: Ben Henderson for MotoRaceReports James Westmoreland - Photo: Ben Henderson for MotoRaceReports Triumph rider coming back from the track, chilling! - Photo: Gaelle for MotoRaceReports Work on Hopkins' bike - Photo: Gaelle for MotoRaceReports Josh... [Read More...]
British Superbike – Brands Hatch – Photo gallery 1
Here is our first batch of photos from British Superbike at Brands Hatch. Doodson Motorsport BSB Evo Bike - Photo: Gaelle for MotoRaceReports Hopkins' logo at the back of the garage - Photo: Gaelle for MotoRaceReports Hopkins' bike bits - Photo: Gaelle for MotoRaceReports Brookes' Bike - Relentless Suzuki - Photo: Gaelle for MotoRaceReports Joe Burns - Metzeler National Superstock 1000- Photo: Gaelle for MotoRaceReports Alex Lowes chats in his garage... [Read More...]
I Superbiker World Premiere
This week, I attended the world premiere for the “I Superbiker” movie in London. “I Superbiker” documents the highs and lows of riders and their families throughout the 2010 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship. It was also inspired by and dedicated to the “Silver Dream Racer” film starring David Essex in the 80s. The original “Silver Dream” race bike was re-assembled in 6 weeks in Germany and... [Read More...]
Gaelle’s Virtual Paddock
Were you one of the lucky few to feature on Jorge Lorenzo’s or Valentino Rossi’s bike at Laguna Seca? Rossi at Laguna Seca - Photo credit: Fiat Yamaha Team 2010 The Fiat Yamaha Team has uploaded many close-up photos for you to find your face! Rossi’s bike HERE Lorenzo’s bike HERE As you probably know by now, we had a good team on track at Laguna last week so make sure you check our photos too! We also had team members at Silverstone... [Read More...]
Gaelle’s Virtual Paddock
What’s happened in my virtual paddock this week? First, Team boss Jorge Martinez Aspar gave an interview to Motorgoo.es – When asked: “If you had to bet against one rider for the title: Pol or Marc?” he replied: “They are 2 very tough rivals, but I would prefer to bet against Pol. He is the most impulsive and commits more errors. Marc is phenomenal but he is young and we will need to see how he handles the fight.”... [Read More...]
Weekly News Update
Another long break until the next MotoGP and many Motorcycle Racing fans out there (including me) are very pleased to have other exciting classes to follow! I have just finished my live feed duty on Twitter for @motoracefeed and without giving anything away, it has been another exciting day in World Superbike! Last Monday, British Superbike fans followed the action from Oulton Park. Stuart Easton won the first race and Michael Laverty took the second... [Read More...]
Weekly News Update
NO WSBK SPOILERS – READ SAFELY! It’s been a while since my last “Weekly News Update” article. The second weekend of April was a real personal marathon as I did our Twitter Live feed for @Motoracefeed . I covered World Supersport, World Superbike, 125cc, Moto 2 and MotoGP throughout the weekend. I ended up with sore typing fingers but really exhilarated by the fans ‘ response and the great racing! Lorenzo in Qatar... [Read More...]
