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WSB: Tyre life hampers Red Bull Honda at Phillip Island

27 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Issues with tyre conservation led to a frustrating weekend at Phillip Island for the Red Bull Honda duo, who left the Australian circuit with just seven points between them. Having struggled with the...

WSB: Davies: 'The glass is half full' after Phillip Island seconds

27 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies left Phillip Island happy with his consistent points haul despite narrowly missing out on two race victories to rival Jonathan Rea. Davies pushed the double World Champion in both of the...

Video: On track at Jerez with Repsol Honda

27 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

With last week’s last-minute test at Jerez for the Repsol Honda duo of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa an unofficial one (and therefore free of MotoGP’s usual restrictions on filming), the team’s title...

MotoGP: Crutchlow pleased with Phillip Island race pace

27 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow has come away from the three days of testing pleased with the pace he’s able to set on the LCR Honda despite losing the time to set a fast lap on the final day of testing and to improve...

Roads: Dunlop to ride McAdoo Kawasaki supertwin

26 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Michael Dunlop has announced that he’ll return to the supertwin class in the 2017 season, once again signing up to ride for road racing veterans McAdoo Kawasaki on their Gortreagh Printing backed...

WSB: Rea relishes in perfect start to 2017

26 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jonathan Rea is relishing a perfect start to his 2017 World Superbike season, after doubling up to win both races of the series’ opening round in Phillip Island. Extending his total race wins in the...

WSB: Rea doubles up for win number 40

26 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

The first race to be held under the new grid rules, where the top three from race one start race two from the third row, had little effect on the winning machine that is Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing...

WSS: Rolfo from Mahias by only 0.001

26 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

An unbelievable 10-lap WorldSSP race, which saw the expected order change lap by lap, finished in controversial style at Phillip Island. It came down to a fight between eventual winner Roberto Rolfo...

MotoGP: Marquez shoulder dislocation at Jerez ‘nothing serious’

25 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has shrugged off a dislocated shoulder at today’s private Jerez test for the Repsol Honda team as ‘nothing serious,’ after once again popping out the joint that he’s repeatedly dislocated...

WSB: Rea wins fabulous season opener

25 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

In the Aussie sunshine the top World Superbike riders proved that things may not be taken for granted in 2017 after all, as at one time 14 leading riders contested the win in the first 22-lap race of...

WSS: Jacobsen scores first MV Superpole win

25 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

American Patrick Jacobsen (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) secured his first pole position start in his first MV Agusta WorldSSP race meeting with a 1’33.128 lap that put him 0.102 seconds ahead of second...

WSB: Rea and company smash best lap records in Superpole

25 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) set a new track best of 1’29.573 to take his ninth career Superpole win at the opening round of the year in Australia. All top four riders on the grid, Rea, Tom...

Live: Ask the Eurosport team about WSB

24 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

With the first round of World Superbikes kicking off tonight in Phillip Island, the Eurosport team of James Whitham, Greg Haines and Charlie Hiscott are taking your questions live on Facebook right...

MotoGP: Tension building between Viñales and Marquez

24 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Tensions are already starting to build between 2017 MotoGP championship favourite Maverick Viñales and reigning champion Marc Marquez ahead of the start of the season next month, brought to a head...

BSB: Lee Hardy confirms Kawasaki switch

24 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Lee Hardy Racing will make the switch to Kawasaki power for the 2017 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship with Jake Dixon, as reported by MCN last month. The team have run BMW machinery for...

Moto3: Bulega tops rain-hit Jerez test

24 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Nicolò Bulega has topped two days of Moto3 testing at Jerez, finishing the two-day outing in good form as he sets up a year in which he starts the series as one of the favourites for Valentino Rossi’s...

WSS: Jacobsen leads the way on opening day

24 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

PJ Jacobsen’s first competitive ride on the official MV Agusta Reparto Corse F3 delivered him the fastest lap of the day thanks to his morning time of 1’33.087. His time was under the race lap record,...

WSB: Davies tops first day at Phillip Island

24 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

After the first two hours of track action in the opening round of the FIM Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island Chaz Davies remained ahead of the pack thanks to his morning session lap time...

BSB: Testing set to resume in Spain

23 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Testing for the 2017 MCE British Superbike season is set to get into full swing next week with most teams heading out to Spain for their first tests of the year. While some teams have already been out...

MotoGP: Oakley to become title sponsor of Mugello race

23 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Sunglasses brand Oakley will become the title sponsor of this year’s Italian Grand Prix in Mugello, replacing Italian telecommunications giant TIM in the role. The deal sees Oakley, owned by Milanese...

Moto3: Ducati nearing lightweight class return

23 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Ducati are nearing a return to MotoGP’s lightweight class for the first time in nearly sixty years, with MCN’s sources confirming that the Italian manufacturer’s new Moto3 machine has taken to the...

WSB: Brookes happy with progress despite technical setbacks

23 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Phillip Island World Superbike wildcard Josh Brookes was happy with the progress he made in the final pre-season test at the Australian circuit before the opening round of the series kicks off this...

WSB: Laverty: 'We are the challengers'

23 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike may have been a Kawasaki and Ducati playground for the last two seasons but one man hoping to change that this year is 2013 series runner-up Eugene Laverty, who returns to WSB after...

WSB: Sykes hoping style change will boost fortunes in 2017

23 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

After threatening to dominate the World Superbike series in the early part of this decade, 2013 WSB champ Tom Sykes has been somewhat overshadowed by team-mate Jonathan Rea in the past two seasons. As...

WSB: 'Room for improvement' for Davies after Phillip Island test

23 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies reckons there is still room for improvement from his Aruba Racing Ducati team ahead of this weekend’s 2017 Superbike World Championship season opener in Phillip Island. The Welshman...

WSB: Rea: 'History making not my motivation, beating my rivals is!'

23 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea has said his motivation for the 2017 Superbike World Championship will come from ‘sticking one over on his rivals’ as opposed to clinching a historic triple world title on the bounce. The...

BSB: Brad Ray makes Buildbase Suzuki Superbike debut

22 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Bradley Ray got his first taste of the Buildbase Suzuki GSX-R1000 he’ll campaign in this year’s MCE British Superbike Championship at Mallory Park today. Tipped as one of Britain’s quickest...

Roads: Michael Dunlop gets first taste of Bennetts Suzuki GSX-R

22 February 2017 by Stephen Davison

Michael Dunlop had his first ride on the Bennetts Suzuki that he hopes will carry him to victory on the roads in 2017. The 13 times TT winner completed a series of steady laps on the unliveried GSXR...

MotoGP: Michelin to run wet track test at Valencia

22 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP tyre manufacturer Michelin will take the almost-unprecedented step of running a special wet track test later this season at Valencia, with plans to douse the Spanish track in water to test...

Gallery: Red Bull KTM's 2017 MotoGP RC16

22 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

With the 2017 MotoGP season now well underway after the completing of the second test at Phillip Island last week and with the Red Bull KTM squad dashing back to Austria to launch their new bikes at...

Roads: Tyco BMW to make switch from Metzeler to Dunlop

22 February 2017 by MCN Sport

The 2016 roads battle between Michael Dunlop and Ian Hutchinson has been reignited after Northern Ireland journalist and Tyco BMW’s Press officer suggested on Twitter that the 13 times TT winner was...

Roads: Michael Dunlop joins Bennetts Suzuki dream team

21 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop will race the all new GSX-R1000R in Bennetts Suzuki colours at this year’s Isle of Man TT after signing a deal to remain with his trusted Hawk Racing squad. The 13-time TT winner’s...

WSB: Competitive Melandri finds extra pace with new tyres

21 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Marco Melandri made vital progress in improving his pace on new tyres at Phillip Island today to lap just 0.030sec slower than fastest man Jonathan Rea. The new Ducati recruit has been a revelation...

Gallery: Dakar winner Sunderland rides through London with MCN

21 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

2017 Dakar Rally winner Sam Sunderland turned heads as he rode his KTM 450 Factory Rally through London on Friday as he travelled to the Carole Nash London Motorcycle Show. Sunderland became the...

WSB: Rea quickest as pre-season testing draws to a close

21 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea led the field home on the final day of pre-season testing, posting a 1’30.545 that was well under the race lap record and closing in towards the Superpole best from 2016. Marco Melandri...

WSS: Champion Sofuoglu out for first two rounds

21 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Reigning World Supersport Champion Kenan Sofuoglu will miss the opening two rounds of the 2017 season after finding he was unable to ride in this week’s Phillip Island test. It was always going to be...