2016

Year: 2016

Month: ALL

Roads: Dunlop dominates opening Southern 100 race

13 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Roads: Dunlop dominates opening Southern 100 race

Michael Dunlop was victorious as racing got underway at this year’s Southern 100 last night, the Ballymoney man taking a commanding win in the Corlett’s Trophies 600/1000cc outing. Riding his Hawk BMW...

Enduro: Watch Red Bull Romaniacs live on MCN

13 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Enduro: Watch Red Bull Romaniacs live on MCN

One of the toughest of the tough hard enduros of the year, the Red Bull Romaniac event kicked off on Tuesday with a time trial and prologue event in downtown Sibu, With Brits once again leading the...

Enduro: Gomez takes Romaniacs prologue win ahead of chasing pack of Brits

13 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Enduro: Gomez takes Romaniacs prologue win ahead of chasing pack of Brits

Alfredo Gómez has laid down the gauntlet in this year’s Red Bull Romaniacs by scorching his way to victory in the prologue. It was a good day for the Brits though, with the returning Jonny Walker...

MotoGP: Smith relishing ‘awesome’ Sachsenring

13 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Smith relishing ‘awesome’ Sachsenring

Bradley Smith is relishing the opportunity to ride this weekend’s German round of the MotoGP championship at the Sachsenring, admitting that the track is one of his favourite circuits of the year...

MotoGP: Tough weekend ahead for Ducati

13 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Tough weekend ahead for Ducati

The Ducati MotoGP duo of Andrea Iannone and Andrea Dovizioso have admitted that they believe they’re in for a tough weekend at this weekend’s German round of the series at Sachsenring. Always a...

MotoGP: New upgrades for Aprilia at ‘favourable’ Sachsenring

13 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: New upgrades for Aprilia at ‘favourable’ Sachsenring

Aprilia will once again bring new parts for their RS-GP MotoGP machine this weekend to the German round of MotoGP at Sachsenring, with new chassis and engine components and further refinements to...

BSB: British Superbikes to support minibike series

12 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

BSB: British Superbikes to support minibike series

The MCE British Superbike championship has announced a new partnership with Cool Fab Racing to encourage more young people to get involved in bike racing. The agreement sees seven British Superbike...

Roads: Dunlop leads opening Southern 100 practice

12 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Roads: Dunlop leads opening Southern 100 practice

Michael Dunlop led the way on the opening evening of practice at this year’s Sourthern 100, lapping the 4.250 mile Billown circuit in 2’23.277 to outpace the returning Dan Kneen. Returning to racing...

Moto3: Mahindra finally roll out new gearbox

12 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Moto3: Mahindra finally roll out new gearbox

Mahindra are finally ready to roll out a newly updated gearbox set to end the troubles that have been plaguing factory and privateer bikes all season long this weekend at Sachsenring. The move comes...

BSB: Stunning sixth for rookie Dixon

12 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Stunning sixth for rookie Dixon

MCE British Superbike rookie Jake Dixon continued to impress in just his second meeting this weekend, taking a remarkable sixth place in Sunday’s opening race. Taking advantage of a number of fallers,...

Moto2: Lowes title fight back starts this weekend

12 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Moto2: Lowes title fight back starts this weekend

Sam Lowes is determined to see his Moto2 world championship campaign get back underway this weekend in Sachsenring, after a slow few rounds for him has saw him take only one podium from the last four...

MotoGP: Circuit of Wales submit latest funding proposal to government

12 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Circuit of Wales submit latest funding proposal to government

The company behind the Circuit of Wales, the Heads of the Valleys Development Company, have submitted a new proposal to the Welsh Government to help underwrite the potential cost of the...

MotoGP: Marquez ‘Sachsenring is a bit like a dirt track!’

11 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Marquez ‘Sachsenring is a bit like a dirt track!’

MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez is hoping to harness his dirt track background this weekend at Sachsenring, joking that the left hand nature of the German track means he may have an...

Roads: Dunlop and Shiels share the honours at Walderstown

11 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Roads: Dunlop and Shiels share the honours at Walderstown

Michael Dunlop and Derek Shiels shared the honours at this weekend’s Walderstown Road Races, with the duo taking a win apiece in the two superbike class races at the County Westmeath races. Dunlop,...

MotoGP: Baz set to make return after long absence

11 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Baz set to make return after long absence

Loris Baz will return to MotoGP this weekend after a long absence, having finally recovered from injuries sustained when he was taken out on the opening lap of the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello by...

WSB: Sykes wins as Rea retires in Laguna

11 July 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

WSB: Sykes wins as Rea retires in Laguna

A halted and restarted second FIM Superbike World Championship race at Laguna Seca was won by Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) after the first attempted running got red flagged. The restart made...

BSB: Shakey holds off Linfoot for race two win

10 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Shakey holds off Linfoot for race two win

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne emerged victorious in the second MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race at Snetterton, holding off Dan Linfoot to claim the win and with it take a four point lead in...

BSB: O'Halloran takes debut victory in Snetterton thriller

10 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

BSB: O'Halloran takes debut victory in Snetterton thriller

Jason O’Halloran took a jubilant debut MCE British Superbike victory in the first race at Snetterton ahead of Honda Racing team-mate Dan Linfoot after an incident-packed first lap saw pre-race...

WSB: Rea takes race one as Davies falls in Laguna

10 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

WSB: Rea takes race one as Davies falls in Laguna

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) won his first ever race at Laguna Seca after a 25-lap contest with his team-mate Tom Sykes, who eventually finished 0.819 seconds behind. In third place Nicky...

MotoGP: Circuit of Wales billed for gardening work at director’s house

09 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Circuit of Wales billed for gardening work at director’s house

The Circuit of Wales project is back in the news, after Conservative MP David Davies released invoices that show £35,578 worth of gardening work at director Michael Carrick’s English house was billed...

WSB: Sykes takes pole at Laguna

09 July 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

WSB: Sykes takes pole at Laguna

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) once again proved the fastest Superpole runner, taking his 37th career pole position and his seventh of the season with a lap of 1’22.155. In his latest pre-race...

BSB: Haslam overcomes technical issues to take front row start

09 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Haslam overcomes technical issues to take front row start

Leon Haslam is thrilled to be starting on the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race at Snetterton after suffering a number of issues across the weekend. Haslam found...

BSB: Byrne confident of continuing Snetterton victory run

09 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Byrne confident of continuing Snetterton victory run

Shane Byrne blew away the competition as the MCE British Superbike championship debuted its new Superpole qualifying system for the first time at Snetterton. The Be Wiser Ducati man, who was last to...

BSB: Byrne takes top spot in first Superpole session

09 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Byrne takes top spot in first Superpole session

Shane Byrne took pole position for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race at Snetterton after a tense debut for the all-new Superpole format. With the weather finally playing ball, organisers...

Roads: Guy Martin rules himself out of Southern 100 appearance

09 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Roads: Guy Martin rules himself out of Southern 100 appearance

Guy Martin has confirmed he will not ride at next week’s Southern 100 races on the Isle of Man. Speculation had been rife that Martin could return to racing at the Southern in recent weeks after the...

BSB: O'Halloran in 'good place' after strong first day

08 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

BSB: O'Halloran in 'good place' after strong first day

Jason O’Halloran was left beaming with confidence after a strong opening day in the fifth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship at Snetterton. The Australian shrugged off a late crash...

BSB: O'Halloran tops day one at Snetterton

08 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

BSB: O'Halloran tops day one at Snetterton

Honda’s Jason O’Halloran shrugged off a late crash to top the timesheets on an interesting first day of the fifth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbikes at Snetterton. Having enjoyed a positive test...

MotoGP: Part four of Rossi series released

08 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Part four of Rossi series released

Monster Energy have released the fourth part of their five-part video series focusing on nine-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi. The fourth part looks closer at the man and his impact and influence...

MotoGP: Silverstone confirm Day of Champions to go ahead

08 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Silverstone confirm Day of Champions to go ahead

Silverstone, the host of the British Grand Prix in September, have confirmed that this year’s Day of Champions event will go ahead, despite the delay in getting tickets for the charity event on...

MotoGP: Marquez and Pedrosa preview the Red Bull Ring

08 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Marquez and Pedrosa preview the Red Bull Ring

With a new addition to the MotoGP calendar this year in Austria, the Repsol Honda duo of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa took Honda’s RCV213 road bike to the Red Bull Ring for a chance to familiarise...

Ulster GP: Anstey to ride RCV at Dundrod

08 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ulster GP: Anstey to ride RCV at Dundrod

Bruce Anstey will roll out the Padgetts RC213V-S he rode at this year’s Isle of Man TT for the Ulster Grand Prix next month. The Valvoline-supported Padgetts squad both turned heads and ruffled...

BSB: Linfoot eyeing debut win at Snetterton

07 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Linfoot eyeing debut win at Snetterton

Dan Linfoot is hoping to carry the momentum from his double podium at Knockhilll forward to this weekend’s fifth round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Snetterton. Finishing second and...

MotoGP: Lack of Bridgestone experience a help for Lowes

07 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Lack of Bridgestone experience a help for Lowes

Sam Lowes has admitted to MCN that he believes that his lack of experience on last year’s Bridgestone tyres will be a major asset to him as he continues his transition to MotoGP for the 2017...

MotoGP: Rossi takes to the track with Asian talent

07 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Rossi takes to the track with Asian talent

Valentino Rossi has taken to the track with the five up and coming Asian riders currently being hosted at his VR46 Ranch, as part of Yamaha’s new program to develop talent from closer to home. The...

BSB: Laverty hoping to return to sharp end at Snetterton

07 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Laverty hoping to return to sharp end at Snetterton

Michael Laverty is hoping to return to the sharp end as the MCE British Superbike championship heads to Snetterton this weekend. The Tyco BMW star started the 2016 season as a favourite for the title...

Endurance: Yoshimura Suzuki top first Suzuka 8H test

07 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Endurance: Yoshimura Suzuki top first Suzuka 8H test

The factory supported Yoshimura Suzuki team of Takuya Tsuda and Nori Haga have topped the first three days of testing for this year’s Suzuka 8 Hour. The duo finished final day of the test almost half...