2016 | Page 19

BSB: Iddon: 'I just wasn't good enough'

28 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Christian Iddon has admitted his performance at Knockhill this weekend wasn’t up to scratch after walking away with best result of 10th place in a sodden second race. The former Supermoto star hadn’t...

BSB: Hopkins: 'Our season starts now!'

28 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins put his money where his mouth is at Knockhill this weekend to show talk of a step forward for the ePayMe Yamaha squad wasn’t overhyped as he took a strong fourth place in the opening...

BSB: Dixon recovers from crash to take debut points

28 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

It was an eventful debut in the MCE British Superbike championship for Jake Dixon at Knockhill this weekend, who cruised to a 13th place finish in Sunday’s second race despite being collected by...

BSB: Double podium delight for Honda's Linfoot

27 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Dan Linfoot was delighted to take a career first double British Superbike podium at Knockhill this weekend, finishing second and third in Sunday’s two races. After a significant step forward with his...

BSB: Visor issues cost Haslam double win

27 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam believes he could have taken a double victory at Knockhill this weekend had he not been hampered by visor problems in the late stages of yesterday’s second race. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki...

BSB: Michael Laverty: 'Worst race of my life'

27 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty endured a nightmare weekend to walk away from the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship with a solitary eighth place. The Tyco BMW rider had shown impressive pace...

BSB: Byrne bounces back to take race two win

26 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Be Wiser Ducati’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne bounced back from his crash in the opening MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race at Knockhill to claim victory in race two, scything his way through...

BSB: Haslam holds off Linfoot for race one win

26 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam held off an aggressive charge from Honda Racing’s Dan Linfoot to take victory in a dramatic opening MCE British Superbike race at Knockhill. It was Linfoot’s Honda team-mate Jason...

BSB: Ellison disappointed with 'unacceptable' tenth place

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison was left disappointed having qualified for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race in just tenth place after missing out on a spot in the final qualifying session. The JG Speedfit...

BSB: O'Halloran: 'I might do a rain dance!'

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Honda’s Jason O’Halloran is hoping for rain in tomorrow’s two MCE British Superbike races after coming tantalisingly close to pole position in qualifying. The Aussie missed out on pole by just...

BSB: Lack of feel plaguing pole man Byrne in dry

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne took his first pole position of the 2016 MCE British Superbike season at a sodden Knockhill this afternoon, beating Honda’s Jason O’Halloran to the top spot in qualifying by just 0.001...

BSB: Byrne takes pole from O'Halloran by 0.001sec

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne will start on pole position for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race at Knockhill after holding off a hard-charging Jason O’Halloran by just 0.001 seconds. The session saw a long...

BSB: Walker takes debut sidecar podium

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chris ‘Stalker’ Walker made a welcome return to a British Championship podium in today, taking an impressive second place in today’s opening Hyundai Heavy Industries British Sidecar race alongside...

BSB: Step forward gives Hopkins confidence boost at Knockhill

24 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins carried through the progress he made at last week’s Snetterton test to finish the opening day of the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship at Knockhill fifth...

BSB: Further step forward for Laverty at Knockhill

24 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty was able to benefit further from the shock settings he picked up from team-mate Ian Hutchinson’s successful two weeks at the Isle of Man TT to storm to the top of the timesheets on the...

BSB: Laverty leads pack on day one at Knockhill

24 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tyco BMW’s Michael Laverty topped the timesheets on the opening day of the fourth round of the MCE British Superbike championship at Knockhill. The Toomebridge rider was able to make further progress...

WSS: Sofuoglu aims for 250mph in H2R record attempt

24 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Kenan Sofuoglu will attempt to break the 400kph barrier (248.5mph) on his Kawasaki H2R at the opening of a bridge near Istanbul. The four-time World Supersport champion will make the attempt at the...

BSB: Ellison keen to regain showdown spot at Knockhill

23 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison is looking to boost himself up the championship rankings in the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship at Knockhill this weekend after a mixed start to the...

William Dunlop looking to return to winning ways at Armoy

23 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

William Dunlop is looking to return to winning ways as he confirms his participation in the 2016 Armoy Road races next month. Wins at Cookstown and Tandragee set the Ballymoney man up with a good...

BSB: Kiyonari to return to action at Knockhill

23 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ryuichi Kiyonari will return to action for the Bennetts Suzuki team as the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship gets underway at Knockhill this weekend. The three-time champion...

BSB: Honda duo head to Knockhill after Snetterton boost

22 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Honda Racing duo Jason O’Halloran and Dan Linfoot were able to make an impression on the timesheets in testing after finding improved feeling with the CBR1000RR Fireblade at Snetterton. O’Halloran’s...

BSB: Laverty learns from Hutchinson TT settings

22 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty was able to make a significant step forward with his Tyco BMW Superbike at last week’s official Snetterton test with data gathered by team-mate Ian Hutchinson at the Isle of Man...

BSB: Byrne expecting difficult weekend at Knockhill

22 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne heads to Knockhill this weekend having won six of the last seven races at the Scottish circuit, but the four-time British champion isn’t expecting to have it easy in round four of the 2016...

Endurance: Haga joins Brookes and Tsuda at Yoshimura for Suzuka

22 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

World Superbike legend Noriyuki Haga will join reigning MCE British Superbike champion Josh Brookes and Suzuka MotoGP test rider Takuya at the Yoshimura Suzuki squad for this year’s Suzuka 8 Hour race...

MotoGP: Marquez happy ‘to disconnect a bit’ from racing

21 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has admitted that it’s been nice to ‘disconnect’ from racing for a few weeks, with the first back to back free weekends of the 2016 MotoGP season giving the Spaniard a chance to escape...

BSB: Haslam championship leader as series heads to Knockhill

21 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam says leading the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship standings doesn’t change anything for him as the series heads north to Knockhill this weekend. As the fourth round of the 2016...

BSB: Easton hoping to continue progress at home round

21 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Stuart Easton is hoping to carry forward progress made at Brands Hatch to enjoy a positive home round as the MCE British Superbike championship heads to Knockhill this weekend. After a tough start to...

Ulster GP: Anstey out to beat own Dundrod record

21 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Bruce Anstey heads in to the 2016 Ulster Grand Prix having held the official circuit lap record for an incredible six years. The flying Kiwi lapped the Dundrod circuit with an average speed of...

MotoGP: Barbera 'I’ll be strong in Assen’

21 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Avintia Ducati rider Hector Barbera says he’s expecting to come into this weekend’s Dutch TT at Assen stronger than ever, after both finding more from the Ducati GP14 package during testing and by...

Moto2: Lowes seeking Dutch victory

21 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes says he’s out to get his Moto2 world championship campaign back on track this weekend in the Netherlands, when the series moves to Grand Prix racing’s most historic venue, Assen. A circuit...

WSB: Sykes pips Rea to top Misano test

20 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes pipped team-mate Jonathan Rea to top the timesheets as team’s completed a one-day test in Misano. Mirroring the weekend’s race action, the Kawasaki Racing Team duo of Jonathan Rea and Tom...

TT: Schedule changes to make way for live TV?

20 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Sweeping changes could be on the horizon for the Isle of Man TT as new promoter Vision 9 prepares to take the reins. The Isle of Man Government is set to hand over the event’s organisation to the...

WSB: Nasty highside rules Reiterberger out for Laguna

20 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Markus Reiterberger will be forced to miss the next round of the Superbike World Championship at Laguna Seca after fracturing his D12 vertebra in Misano. The German star had made a strong start to the...

Roads: Kells rained off in horrendous rain

20 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Yesterday’s Kells road races in County Meath, Ireland, were called off after what race organisers described afterwards as ‘horrendous’ conditions. Originally scheduled for an 1130 start, torrential...

WSB: Sykes signs two-year extension with Kawasaki

20 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes has signed a two-year extension with the Kawasaki Racing Team to continue to compete in the Superbike World Championship. The agreement will see Sykes remain with Kawasaki for an incredible...

MotoGP: Rins confirmed at Suzuki for 2017

20 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Alex Rins, will, as MCN reported weeks ago, join the factory Suzuki MotoGP team for 2017 and 2018, replacing fellow Spaniard Maverick Viñales at the team for the next two years. Rins is believed to...