September

BSB moves to Silverstone for 2016 season opener

02 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

The 2016 MCE British Superbike calendar has been announced, and brings a major rejigging to the season as the opening round moves from Donington Park to Silverstone. Silverstone leaves the Showdown...

Pirelli to remain as BSB tyre suppliers until 2020

02 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike organisers MSV have confirmed that Pirelli will remain the exclusive supplier of tyres to the championship until at least 2020, after extending their deal with the series. The...

PBM takes on Be Wiser colours

02 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

The PBM Kawasakis of defending MCE British Superbike champion Shane Byrne and Be Wiser Kawasaki refugee Danny Buchan will this weekend sport the colours of the insurance company, after the withdrawal...

Passion verses perfection

30 September 2015 by MCN

Perfection versus passion. Exactitude versus adaptability. Lorenzo versus Rossi. What a surprising season this last of (almost) full factory bikes has turned out to be. ast Sunday’s Aragon GP brought...

Marquez undergoes operation for fractured hand

30 September 2015 by James Archibald

$Marquez undergoes operation for fractured hand$

Marc Marquez has undergone an operation this morning to treat a fracture to the fifth metacarpal of his left hand. The reigning MotoGP World Champion fractured his hand yesterday while training on his...

Danny Buchan to finish 2015 at PBM Kawasaki

29 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Reigning National Superstock 1000 champion Danny Buchan has been thrown a lifeline by Paul Bird’s PBM Kawasaki team, with the Essex rider set to join them for the remainder of 2015. Buchan was left...

Redding: Tough race caps a difficult weekend

29 September 2015 by Steve English

A lack of feel from the rear high tyre temperatures left Scott Redding off the pace at Aragon and only able to finish 12th. The Marc VDS rider had battled with the Pramac Ducati of Yonny Hernandez in...

Miller: I was happy with about 90% of our race

29 September 2015 by Steve English

Jack Miller finished outside the points at Aragon with the Australian finishing 19th after falling off the back of the scrap for the final points scoring positions in the closing stages of the...

Terry Windle: 12 October 1938 - 22 September 2015

29 September 2015 by Michael Guy

World Championship winning sidecar chassis builder Terry Windle has passed away after a long battle with cancer. A machinist by trade, Windle started racing solos in 1961, with his first race being at...

Mistake leads to frustrating day for Smith at Aragon

29 September 2015 by Steve English

A mistake under braking cost Bradley Smith one second in the middle of the race and ultimately cost him any chance of finishing fifth at Aragon. Falling to the back of the second group Smith had to...

Gearbox woes cost Espargaro dearly in Aragon

29 September 2015 by Steve English

Pol Espargaro may have finished ninth on Sunday but his Aragon Grand Prix was a positive step in the right direction. The Spaniard, who had a strong qualifying session and ran in at the front of the...

Melandri to return to WSB with Ducati?

29 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Italian media are speculating that MotoGP refugee Marco Melandri is set to return to the World Superbike paddock in 2016, after linking up with the Althea squad that took Carlos Checa to title glory...

Biaggi set for further WSB wildcard

29 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Max Biaggi will return to the World Superbike championship for the third time this year, with the former world champion set to add to impressive performances at Misano and Sepang with an appearance at...

Lack of grip holding Crutchlow back

28 September 2015 by Steve English

A lack of grip left Cal Crutchlow seventh in Aragon and unable to challenge for a top five place after struggling to drive out of corners to be able to attack Andrea Dovizioso and Aleix...

Iannone digs deep for fourth

28 September 2015 by Steve English

Andrea Iannone had another heroic ride on his Ducati to finish fourth at Aragon despite once again racing with a recently dislocated shoulder. The Italian had to dig deep throughout the race and...

Be Wiser Kawasaki withdraw from BSB

28 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike organisers MSV have this morning confirmed paddock speculation regarding the future of the AP Kawasaki team, who have raced in 2015 under the Be Wiser Kawasaki squad with Danny...

Brit Woffinden cruising towards speedway world crown

28 September 2015 by Tony Hoare

Speedway ace Tai Woffinden admits he is ‘in cruise mode’ as he closes in on a second world championship win. The Brit won Saturday’s Grand Prix in Stockholm, Sweden to maintain a 25-point lead at the...

Lorenzo wins ahead of epic duel for second

27 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has closed the gap to Valentino Rossi back to only 14 points in the 2015 MotoGP championship after taking a dominant win in Motorland Aragon, while fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa helped...

Rabat wins and Lowes on podium after Aragon thriller

27 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat has held off the advances of Alex Rins to take an impressive race victory at Motorland Aragon, going right down to the line with his fellow Spaniard in the shortened Moto2 race. The race...

Oliveira wins as Kent crashes out

27 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Miguel Oliveira has taken his third Moto3 win of the 2015 season, after the Portuguese rider was able to triumph while his championship rivals crashed out of the penultimate European race of the year...

Kent confirmed at Leopard for 2016 in Moto2

27 September 2015 by Steve English

Leopard Racing this morning has confirmed that Danny Kent will remain with the team next year and move to the Moto2 class. The Englishman has had a dominant year in Moto3 with the German squad and...

Quarataro signs with Leopard, Locatelli confirmed

27 September 2015 by Steve English

Leopard Racing look set to continue to be a front runner in Moto3 next year after confirming their rider lineup for the 2016 season. With Danny Kent sent to move to Moto2 and Efren Vazquez reaching...

Rory Skinner makes Red Bull Rookies podium debut

26 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Scottish teenager Rory Skinner has made his debut trip to the podium in MotoGP support class Red Bull Rookies, taking third place at Aragon after leading for most of the race. Only getting caught out...