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WSB: Rea back to winning ways in Thailand

24 March 2018 by Greg Haines

WorldSBK Champion Jonathan Rea got back to winning ways in Buriram on Saturday, collecting his first victory of 2018 and his sixth from seven starts at the Chang International Circuit. Xavi Fores and...

MotoGP: Redding searching for grip at Aprilia

24 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

Scott Redding’s nightmare debut on the Aprilia machine has continued into the first race weekend of the 2018 season, after never finding a comfortable setting on the RS-GP bike and eventually coming...

MotoGP: Brake failure ends Lorenzo’s chances

24 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo’s chances of taking his debut win on the Ducati twelve months after first making his debut on it were destroyed at Qatar when he was lucky to walk away from a crash out of his control.

TT: Jodie Kidd and Matt Roberts lead new TV line-up

23 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Jodie Kidd and Matt Roberts will head up the all-new presenting line-up for the 2018 Isle of Man TT TV broadcasts. Kidd, who has previously hosted Channel 5’s ‘The Classic Car Show’ will front the...

Roads: Hutchinson still fighting to be fit for TT

23 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson has admitted he still doesn’t know whether he’ll be fit for this year’s TT as he continues to recover from the injuries he sustained after crashing out of last year’s Senior...

WSS: Sofuoglu considering retirement after 155mph Phillip Island crash

23 March 2018 by Greg Haines

World Supersport legend Kenan Sofuoglu will decide over the next few weeks whether or not to continue his racing career after a succession of heavy crashes, MCN can reveal. The Turk has admitted he...

WSB: Rea leads as eight riders split by 0.2 in Thailand

23 March 2018 by Greg Haines

World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea was back on top in Thailand after Friday’s three practice sessions ahead of this weekend’s second round of the season. The visit to Thailand’s Chang...

Roads: Johnston joins McGuinness and Anstey at Mugen

23 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Mugen has today confirmed their trio of riders as they bid to lock out the podium in the 2018 Isle of Man TT Zero race. The Japanese manufacturer has won the electric race for the last four years with...

MotoGP: Hodgson predicts last corner drama between Dovi and Marquez

23 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

Former world champion and BT Sport pundit Neil Hodgson says that he’s expecting fireworks before long as the fight between marc Marquez and Andrea Dovizioso for the 2018 MotoGP championship carries on...

Moto2: Gearbox issues end Lowes’ charge

23 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

Former Moto2 title contender Sam Lowes has faced an inauspicious return to the middleweight class after being forced out of his first race back on the Swiss Innovative Investors KTM with gearbox...

MotoGP: Zarco’s race ended by tyre woes

23 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 racer Johann Zarco saw his aspirations of completing the job he started last year and winning at the Losail circuit quashed in Sunday’s opening race of the 2018 MotoGP season...

Moto3: Broken brakes stop McPhee

22 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

British racer John McPhee was left disappointed with Sunday’s result in the opening round of the 2018 moto3 championship in Qatar, after crashing out of the battle for the podium on the final lap.

MotoGP: Crutchlow gunning for Pedrosa’s seat

22 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow has made it clear exclusively to MCN that his strong result in Sunday’s opening race of the 2018 MotoGP season is simply the first move in a longer game as the British racer sets out to...

MotoGP: Fast Freddie on how Marquez can beat Dovizioso

22 March 2018 by Greg Haines

Freddie Spencer thoroughly enjoyed Sunday evening’s Qatar Grand Prix, the three-time World Champion revelling in another MotoGP clash of the titans as Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Marquez again took the...

Roads: McGuinness and Dunlop join forces for Supersport TT

21 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness will join forces with rival Michael Dunlop to race a CBR600RR in the supersport class at this year’s TT. Dunlop, who has already confirmed he’ll run his own Honda...

2018 Bennetts BSB set to kick off at Donington Park

21 March 2018 by MCN News

The 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship kicks off at Donington Park over Easter weekend and it’s sure to be an action packed opening round as the grid go head to head for the first time this...

Roads: What next for Michael Dunlop?

21 March 2018 by Stephen Davison

With the 2018 Isle of Man TT launch set to take place on the Isle of Man today, almost all of the top riders have already confirmed their 2018 plans. All except the biggest name of all; Michael...

Roads: McGuinness to ride Farquhar supertwin in Lightweight TT

21 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

John McGuinness will ride for Ryan Farquhar’s KMR Kawasaki team in this year’s lightweight race at the Isle of Man TT. The 23-time TT winner, who won the Lightweight 250cc race with lap and race...

BSB: Haslam storms to the top at official test

20 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam lapped within a second of Shane Byrne’s lap record to top the timesheets at a chilly Donington Park to close the final pre-season test ahead of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike...

Gallery: 2018 British Superbike metal

20 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

The annual Bennetts British Superbike pre-season test and media day is taking place at Donington Park today, and while weather conditions have led to little track action so far teams and riders have...

MotoGP: Repsol Honda duo race carbon swing arm

19 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

The Repsol Honda duo of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa have raced their new carbon fibre swinging arm for the first time in Sunday’s opening race of the 2018 MotoGP season. The team have been...

BSB: Free entry at official Donington test

19 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

The Bennetts British Superbike Championship will roll in to Donington Park tomorrow for the official pre-season test before the season gets underway at the Leicestershire circuit next week. Riders and...

BSB: Byrne: 'I'd rather have issues in testing than at round one!'

19 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Six-time Bennetts British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne remained pragmatic despite hitting a number of issues with his Be Wiser Ducati at last week’s Monteblanco test. Testing alongside the JG...

BSB: Linfoot: 'We're in a much better position than we were last year'

19 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Dan Linfoot has said the Honda Racing squad are in a much better position than they were 12 months ago after significant improvements to the Fireblade after the winter. Late arrival of the 2017...

MotoGP: Dovizioso fends off Marquez attack for stunning Qatar win

18 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Andrea Dovizioso took victory in a dramatic opening Grand Prix of 2018 after fending off a last corner attack from Marc Marquez in Qatar. The Italian, who was tipped to win after showing frightening...

Moto2: Bagnaia takes debut victory in Qatar

18 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Francesco Bagnaia took his debut Moto2 victory after holding off fellow VR46 academy rider Lorenzo Baldassari for the top spot in the opening round of the season in Qatar. Taking the holeshot on the...

Moto3: Martin holds off Canet for victory in Qatar

18 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Jorge Martin opened the 2018 FIM Moto3 World Championship with victory in Qatar after holding off a hard charge from Aron Canet to cross the line 0.023 seconds ahead of the Estrella Galicia...

MotoGP: Zarco shatters ten year record for Qatar pole

17 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Johann Zarco will start on pole position for the opening round of the 2018 MotoGP World Championship at the Losail International circuit after shattering Jorge Lorenzo’s long-standing circuit...

Moto2: Marquez controls qualifying for Qatar pole

17 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

The first pole position of the 2018 Moto2 World Championship went the way of Alex Marquez after the Spaniard dominated this afternoon’s qualifying session in Qatar. The Estrella Galicia Marc VDS rider...

Moto3: Antonelli pips Martin to pole by 0.001

17 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Niccolo Antonelli will start on pole position for the opening Moto3 Grand Prix of the 2018 season after pipping series favourite Jorge Martin to the top spot by 0.001 seconds in a close-fought...

MotoE: Series bosses announce team lineup

17 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP bosses Dorna have confirmed the teams that will line up on the grid next season for the inaugural MotoE series, as the championship expands into electric bike racing with support from their...

Roads: Dunlop confirms Suzuki split

16 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop has confirmed he will not race for Suzuki at this year’s Isle of Man TT and other road race events after weeks of speculation. Many thought the 15-time TT winner’s 2018 plans had been...

MotoGP: Dovizioso on top as action gets underway in Qatar

16 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Andrea Dovizioso topped the timesheets in both free practice sessions as the 2018 FIM MotoGP World Championship got underway in the Qatari desert. A change the time schedule meant the opening free...

Moto2: Marquez leads Lowes on day one in Qatar

16 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Alex Marquez led the way as the 2018 Moto2 World Championship got underway in Qatar to top the overall day one timesheet from Britain’s Sam Lowes. A change to the schedule for the Qatari round sees...

Moto3: Martin under lap record on day one in Qatar

16 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Jorge Martin shattered the circuit record to top the timesheets after the first day of 2018 Moto3 action at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. The Del Conca Gresini Honda rider clocked a...

MotoGP: Riders gather for class photos

16 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

With the 2018 MotoGP season on the brink of kicking off at the Qatar Grand Prix, all three classes assembled yesterday for their traditional pre-season photo shoot, with 24 MotoGP riders joined by 32...