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BSB: Byrne to miss opening races after warm-up crash

02 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Reigning MCE British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne will miss the opening races of the season after a heavy fall in morning warm-up. Byrne went down heavily at Craner curves towards the end of the...

BSB: Guintoli continues to make progress with GSX-R

02 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli continues to take significant steps forward in developing the all-new Suzuki GSX-R1000 for the MCE British Superbike Championship at the first round at Donington Park. The Frenchman...

Moto2: Dream start for Oliveira and KTM project

02 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

KTM’s first foray into the middleweight class of Grand Prix racing since the end of the 250GP class has gotten off to a dream start, after Miguel Olivera took the machine to an impressive fourth place...

MotoGP: Iannone ‘wasted a positive result’

01 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Iannone has admitted that he wasted a chance for a strong result in the opening race of the 2017 MotoGP season, after the Italian replicated his 2016 performance at the Qatar Grand Prix by...

BSB: Ducati Cup rider Mick Whalley dies in Donington crash

01 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

A rider has died following a serious incident in today’s Ducati TriOptions Cup race at the opening round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship. Mick Whalley, from Sheppey in Kent, sustained...

BSB: Haslam on pole as qualifying cancelled

01 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam will start tomorrow’s MCE British Superbike Championship season opener from pole position after qualifying was cancelled this afternoon following a severe track contamination. A blow-up in...

WSB: Rea wins dramatic opener as Davies crashes out

01 April 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) battled it out for supremacy in race one at Motorland Aragon, until Davies crashed out on the entrance to the final...

WSB: Davies takes control with pole in Aragon

01 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) broke the Superpole streak of Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) with a new track best of 1’49.319, using the all-new multi-lap Pirelli rear qualifying tyre for...

MotoGP: ‘Strange’ opening weekend for Lowes

01 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes has admitted that his opening night in MotoGP was ‘a bit strange,’ after the rookie made his debut at a rain-delayed and confused Qatar Grand Prix that saw numerous delays hit the grid...

MotoGP: Tyre choice destroys Marquez’s chances

31 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

The wrong decision on front tyre choice cost Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez any chance he had of battling for the podium at the opening race of the 2017 season at the weekend, after he folded on the...

BSB: Race runs the priority for quickest man Haslam

31 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam laid down the marker on the opening day of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship at Donington Park to lap quickest ahead of team-mate Luke Mossey. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider...

BSB: Brookes thrilled with third on opening day

31 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes got off to an impressive start with the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha team to place third on the opening day of action of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship at Donington Park. The 2015...

BSB: Haslam quickest as 2017 season gets underway

31 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam topped the timesheets as the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship got underway in near perfect conditions at Donington Park today. The day marked the first time all BSB machines had...

WSB: Rea on top as rain ends day one in Aragon

31 March 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

The first European-based round of the 2017 WorldSBK Championship got underway in sunshine and ended in very light rain at the Motorland Circuit in northern Spain, with the combined times of FP1 and...

EWC: YART fastest in pre-Le Mans 24 Heures test

31 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Yamaha Austria Racing Team of Max Neukircher, Broc Parkes, Kohta Nozane, and Marvin Fritz have topped the first Endurance World Championship official test of 2017, finishing top of the time sheets...

MotoGP: Rins’ fitness in doubt for Argentina after motocross crash

31 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Suzuki Ecstar rider Alex Rins could be in doubt for the second round of the 2017 MotoGP season at the Argentinian Grand Prix next weekend after falling from his motocross bike during training...

EWC: Organisers plan trophy in memory of Anthony Delhalle

31 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

The organisers of the Endurance World Championships will present a special trophy at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hour race in memory of reigning world champion Anthony Delhalle, who was tragically killed...

BSB: Who's going to shine in 2017?

31 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

With the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship set to get undereway at Donington Park this weekend, MCN’s BSB reporter Oli Rushby takes a look at the field’s chances for the year ahead. Be Wiser...

Roads: BBC unveil new 'Road Racing People' exhibition

31 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

MCN’s road racing reporter and internationally renowned photographer Stephen Davison has revealed a new photographic exhibition with the BBC delving into the world behind the unique sport of...

Moto3: Mir has ride of his life for Qatar win

31 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Qatar Grand Prix winner Joan Mir has admitted that it took the ride of his life to take his second victory in the Moto3 class, after a ferocious battle that went right down to the chequered flag at...

MotoGP: Grand Prix Commission scrap penalty points

30 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP rulemaking body the Grand Prix Commission have announced the scrapping of their penalty points structure in the follow-up of changes made last year to the way race direction penalises riders...

BSB: Ellison keen to stamp authority from the off

30 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison is confident he can return to being a regular MCE British Superbike frontrunner as the 2017 season kicks off at Donington Park this weekend. The Cumbrian ace struggled with consistency...

BSB: Haslam: 'If I do my job, there's no reason we can't win'

30 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam reckons he’s in the best position he’s ever been in to clinch the title as this year’s 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship is set to get underway at Donington Park this weekend. Haslam...

BSB: Guintoli quietly confident ahead of Round 1

30 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli remains quietly confident ahead of the opening round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship at Donington Park this weekend. The 2014 World Superbike Champion heads back to BSB...

MotoGP: Lorenzo not experienced enough to challenge

30 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

New Ducati signing Jorge Lorenzo has conceded that a lack of experience was the reason for his poor showing during his debut for the Italian firm in the opening race of 2017, after that and a first...

Moto3: McPhee aiming to challenge for 2017 title

30 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

British Talent Team Honda rider John McPhee says he’s in a position to become the second British rider to challenge for the Moto3 world title in only three seasons, after a strong start to the season...

WSB: Julian Simon to replace Savadori at Aragon

29 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Former 125cc World Champion Julian Simon will make his World Superbike debut this weekend as he joins the Milwaukee Aprilia team in place of the injured Lorenzo Savadori. Savadori is set to miss the...

Moto2: First round a learning experience for Kent

29 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Danny Kent has chalked the opening round of the 2017 Moto2 world championships down to a learning experience, after the former Moto3 champion made a strong start to Sunday’s race only to fall down the...

MotoGP: Opening night on Channel 5 draws nearly half a million

29 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

The opening night of Channel 5’s new deal to show highlights of the 2017 MotoGP season drew in record crowds of nearly half a million, according to industry blog F1 Broadcasting, helping last Sunday’s...

BSB: Brookes: 'We have to win'

29 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes has said bad weather conditions interrupting his testing schedule with the Anvil Hire Yamaha team hasn’t hampered his confidence ahead of this weekend’s opening round at Donington...

BSB: Byrne admits concern ahead of opening round

29 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Reigning MCE British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne has admitted he is concerned with how little track time he’s had ahead of this weekend’s opening round at Donington Park. Byrne and his Be Wiser PBM...

WSB: Davies looks to establish title fight in Spain

29 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

This weekend’s third round of the Superbike World Championship will be of vital importance for Ducati’s Chaz Davies as he looks to establish himself as a title contender. With rival Jonathan Rea...

MotoGP: Strong season opener for Miller

29 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller has made a strong start to the 2017 MotoGP season after taking the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda to his best ever dry weather performance of eighth at the season-opening Qatar Grand...

MotoGP: Espargaró stuns in opening Aprilia race

29 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Aleix Espargaró has stunned the MotoGP paddock by taking his new Gresini Racing Aprilia machine to an impressive top six finish first time out on the machine at the Qatar Grand Prix. Running at a pace...

WSB: Haslam to wildcard at Donington Park

29 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

British Superbike star Leon Haslam will make a wildcard appearance in the UK round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park as he joins the Puccetti Kawasaki team. After testing the...

Moto3: McPhee thrilled with opening night performance

28 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

British Talent Team Honda rider John McPhee has come away thrilled from his opening night of the 2017 Moto3 season, after taking a strong podium position – his first in dry conditions – at the Qatar...