July

Year: 2017

Month: July

BSB: O'Halloran: 'Everything is coming together now'

04 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: O'Halloran: 'Everything is coming together now'

Jason O’Halloran and the Honda Racing team continued to show improvement with the all-new CBR1000RR Fireblade at Snetterton with two rostrum finishes to strengthen their position in the top six. The...

WSB: Jake Gagne joins Red Bull Honda for Laguna Seca

03 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

WSB: Jake Gagne joins Red Bull Honda for Laguna Seca

Jake Gagne will join the Red Bull Honda World Superbike team for this weekend’s Laguna Seca round in place of the late Nicky Hayden. The 2010 Red Bull Rookies Cup Champion will join Stefan Bradl in...

MotoGP: Small mistakes costs Lowes

03 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Small mistakes costs Lowes

A small mistake cost Aprilia rider Sam Lowes the chance to battle for the points during Sunday’s German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, according to the Lincolnshire native after the race. Crashing out...

Roads: Harrison the Cock O'The North at Scarborough

03 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Roads: Harrison the Cock O'The North at Scarborough

Silicone Engineering Kawasaki rider Dean Harrison took a dominant series of victories in the Cock O’The North races this weekend at Scarborough’s Oliver’s Mount circuit, dominating the weekend with an...

Roads: Shiels takes a hat trick of wins at Skerries

03 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Roads: Shiels takes a hat trick of wins at Skerries

Derek Shiels has narrowly missed out on a clean sweep of victories at this year’s Skerries 100 road races, after looking unstoppable in both superbike and supersport classes to take an impressive hat...

MotoGP: Folger lost for words after home podium

03 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Folger lost for words after home podium

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Jonas Folger has admitted after an incredible home podium finish in Sunday’s German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring that he was left lost for words with the response he...

MotoGP: Sachsenring an ‘important moment’ for Marquez

03 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Sachsenring an ‘important moment’ for Marquez

German Grand Prix winner Marc Marquez says he’s very aware just how important this weekend’s victory at the Sachsenring was in the defence of his MotoGP world championship, after taking control of the...

BSB: Solid debuts for Tyco BMW rookies

03 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Solid debuts for Tyco BMW rookies

It was all new for the Tyco BMW team at Snetterton this weekend as Superbike rookies Andy Reid and Josh Elliott got their first tastes of the BMW S1000RR in superbike spec. Reid was announced as the...

WSB: Two new compounds as Pirelli warns teams about tyre pressures

03 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

WSB: Two new compounds as Pirelli warns teams about tyre pressures

Pirelli will take two new rear tyre compounds to Laguna Seca this weekend for the seventh round of the 2017 Superbike World Championship after major tyre issues blighted some riders at the previous...

BSB: Byrne holds off Brookes for Snetterton double

02 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Byrne holds off Brookes for Snetterton double

Shane Byrne held off a strong challenge from Anvil Hire Yamaha’s Josh Brookes to storm to a stunning double in the Snetterton sunshine this afternoon. While Byrne got a better start than his...

BSB: Byrne wins ahead of Brookes and O'Halloran

02 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Byrne wins ahead of Brookes and O'Halloran

Shane Byrne returned to winning ways to clinch his 78th MCE British Superbike victory after holding off Anvil Hire Yamaha’s Josh Brookes in the opening race at Snetterton. After taking the lead on lap...

BSB: Join Shane Byrne on quickest two-wheeled lap of Snetterton

01 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Join Shane Byrne on quickest two-wheeled lap of Snetterton

Shane Byrne made history at Snetterton this afternoon as he clocked the quickest ever two-wheeled lap of the 2.99-mile circuit in this afternoon’s Superpole session. The previous record stood at...

BSB: Ellison: 'It felt like they'd given me Rossi's GP bike!'

01 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Ellison: 'It felt like they'd given me Rossi's GP bike!'

James Ellison has said the breakthrough found by his McAMS Yamaha team ahead of today’s MCE British Superbike qualifying session was like them giving him Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP bike as he blasted to...

BSB: Byrne: 'That was everything I had!'

01 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Byrne: 'That was everything I had!'

“That was my all, I gave it everything I had and thought what will be will be,” Shane Byrne said after setting the fastest ever MCE British Superbike lap of the Snetterton 300 circuit. The Be Wiser...