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Let the British GP entertain you

19 May 2016 by MCN News

Rick Astley and Stoosh confirmed for Silverstone MotoGP. Early bird weekend tickets available just £65 Paid promotion: The entertainment for this year’s British GP is hotting up, with the headline...

Andrea Iannone to join Suzuki on two-year deal

19 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Iannone will join Suzuki’s MotoGP squad from 2017, signing a two-year deal with the factory squad after Ducati confirmed earlier this week that they would not be renewing his current...

Viñales to partner Rossi next season at Yamaha

19 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales has been confirmed at Valentino Rossi’s partner for the next two years at Movistar Yamaha, with the team confirming the news only minutes after his Suzuki squad announced that the...

Confirmed: Viñales to leave Suzuki for 2017

19 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

It has been confirmed that Maverick Viñales will leave the Suzuki MotoGP team for the 2017 season, in a press release issued this morning by the Japanese manufacturer. The news comes after the Suzuki...

Ellison out for repeat of previous Brands success

18 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison is hoping to use progress made at Oulton Park to replicate his former success around the Brands Indy circuit at this weekend’s third round of the MCE British Superbike...

Haslam hoping for dry Brands Hatch weekend

18 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam is hoping for a dry weekend as he heads back to Brands Hatch for the first time in eight years. The former World Superbike runner-up heads back to the Kent circuit for the first time since...

Iannone: ‘Finally we are going to Mugello!’

18 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Iannone says he’s delighted to finally be returning to Mugello, a track where he enjoyed the best weekend of his career last year, taking both pole position and the runner-up spot in the...

More upgrades for Aprilia at home round

18 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Aprilia will bring new upgrades to a Grand Prix weekend for another time, as they continue to make progress with the brand-new RS-GP machines of Stefan Bradl and Alvaro Bautista. Speaking ahead of...

Cummins in last minute Padgetts TT switch

18 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Conor Cummins will make a shock switch to the Padgetts Racing team for the Supersport and Superstock classes at this year’s Isle of Man TT. The Manxman was set to ride for the Jackson Racing squad at...

Viñales riding high on Le Mans emotions

18 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales says he’s still riding high on a wave of emotion after taking his first MotoGP podium ten days ago in Le Mans – and that it gives him even more motivation to go into this weekend’s...

Hopkins out to unleash potential at Brands Hatch

18 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins is looking to kick-start his 2016 MCE British Superbike season at Brands Hatch this weekend after a tough opening few rounds. The former MotoGP star has failed to make an impression on...

DTRA Hooligan races go down a storm at MCN Festival

18 May 2016 by MCN News

First ever round of the DTRA ‘Hooligan’ race series thrills crowds during the MCN Festival of Motorcycling. In front of a packed grandstand at the Peterborough Arena the three part European...

Anthony West impresses in Sepang

18 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Anthony West stunned at Sepang this weekend as he stormed to Pedercini Kawasaki’s best result in more than a decade. West was a last minute call up to replace Frenchman Sylvain Barrier, who has been...

Mossey sets sights on podium at Brands Hatch

18 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey has his eyes set on a podium finish at the third round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch after a disappointing weekend last time out at Oulton Park. The...

Coaching the gods (Part 1)

18 May 2016 by MCN

‘We are looking for thousandths of a second’ ider coaches are now omnipresent in MotoGP, but what do they do – and does Valentino Rossi really need a tutor to teach an old GOAT new tricks? Luca...

Byrne hoping for Brands Hatch fightback

17 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne is looking to remind people why he’s a four-time MCE British Superbike champion at Brands Hatch this weekend as he sets out to make amends for two disappointing results at Oulton...

Hayden: 'I knew I had to go for it!'

17 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Nicky Hayden took his first race victory in ten years at the sixth round of the 2016 Superbike World Championship in Sepang, but the Kentucky Kid says it’s not through a lack of trying that he endured...

Brands BSB set for free-to-air TV

17 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

The third round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship will be shown live on free-to-air TV this weekend. Race day from Brands Hatch will be broadcast live on Quest, a free to air channel...

Iddon keen to make road racing debut

17 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

British Superbike ace Christian Iddon has admitted he’s considering making his road racing debut in 2017. The 31-year-old visited this year’s North West 200 to support his Tyco BMW team-mate Ian...

Confirmed: Dovi to partner Lorenzo at Ducati next year

17 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Ducati have confirmed that Andrea Dovizioso will remain with the squad for 2017, winning the battle with teammate Andrea Iannone to become Jorge Lorenzo’s teammate for the next two years. The news was...

Misano test for Lowes slowed by crash

17 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes has had his progress at a private test at Misano yesterday halted after a crash in the afternoon left his Federal Oil Kalex machine with extensive damage. However, despite the damage to the...

Miller out to make amends for Le Mans crash

17 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller is out to make amends for his Le Mans crash this weekend at Mugello, as he heads to one of the most impressive track son the MotoGP calendar finally ready to put his pre-season motocross...

Pedrosa set to rack up 250 Grand Prix starts

17 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Newly re-signed Honda rider Dani Pedrosa is set to rack up an impressive 250th Grand prix start this weekend at Mugello. And, with the pressure of negotiating his future behind him, he says he’s ready...

Behind the scenes at the TT

17 May 2016 by Stephen Davison

‘I asked Guy Martin about a bump coming out of Ballagarey and he just said: ‘Where’s Ballagarey?’ o-one’s busier during the countdown to the TT than the man in charge of the condition of the Mountain...

Alex Lowes breaks collarbone in Sepang

16 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alex Lowes is in a race to be fit for his home round of the Superbike World Championship at Donington Park next weekend after breaking his collarbone in Sepang. The PATA Yamaha rider highsided out of...

Hickman surprised with Supersport podium at North West

16 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman was surprised to find himself on the podium in the Supersport class at this year’s North West 200 on his first run out with the Trooper beer ZX-6R. Only unveiling the project as he...

Calm approach pays off for Hutchinson

16 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson took a calculated victory in Saturday’s North West 200 Superstock race, holding off Peter Hickman and Alastair Seeley after a race-long scrap for the lead. Hutchinson was in the mix in...

Farquhar out of intensive care after North West 200 crash

16 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ryan Farquhar has been moved out of the intensive care unit at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast and is now reported to be in a stable condition following his crash at the North West...

Confirmed: Dani Pedrosa to remain with Repsol Honda for two more years

16 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Repsol Honda have confirmed that Dani Pedrosa will remain with the Repsol Honda team for a further two years, despite widespread media rumours that the Spaniard would leave that he end of the season...

Seeley becomes most successful racer in North West 200 history

16 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alastair Seeley became the most successful racer in the history of the North West 200 this week as he clocked up a record 16th victory around the Triangle circuit. The Ulsterman had matched the...

Tributes flood in for Malachi-Mitchell Thomas

16 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tributes have flooded in for the young rider, Malachi Mitchell-Thomas, who died racing at this year’s North West 200. The 20-year-old, who was competing at the North West for the first time, lost his...

Grand Prix Commission bans Moto3 winglets immediately

16 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Grand Prix Commission, MotoGP’s top rule-making body, have elected to move forward the ban on winglets in the Moto3 class, moving forward the rule change initially set to come into place at the...

Lorenzo: Ducatis don’t count for the championship

16 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo believes that the factory Ducati team of Andrea Iannone and Dovizioso, one of whom he will join next year, have been ruled out of the 2016 championship, at least...

Rossi teases Mugello helmet

16 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has teased his now-signature special edition helmet for this weekend’s home race at Mugello, tweeting a photo of himself deep in thought with designer Aldo Drudi as they consider three...

Hayden takes first WSB win at wet Sepang

15 May 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Hayden Takes First WorldSBK Win After Sepang Deluge Nicky Hayden (Honda World Superbike Team) enjoyed his first win in the WorldSBK paddock in a full wet second 16-lap race which he led almost from...

Malachi Mitchell-Thomas dies at North West 200

14 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

North West 200 bosses have named the rider who passed away following the incident in today’s Supertwins race as 20-year-old Malachi Mitchell-Thomas. Fighting for a rostrum finish, Mitchell-Thomas...