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BSB: Weather hampers Monteblanco test

06 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

The poor weather conditions battering Europe over recent weeks continued to hamper testing for the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike teams with squads out at the Monteblanco circuit held back by tricky...

Moto2: Bagnaia tops opening day of Jerez test

06 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

Sky Team VR46 rider Francesco Bagnaia has topped the opening day of Moto2 action at this week’s Jerez test, with the Italian racer ending the day ahead of the KTM machine of Iker Lecuona and an...

BSB: Mackenzie 'loved every second' of Ducati debut

06 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Taylor Mackenzie enjoyed a positive debut with the MotoRapido Ducati team at Cartagena last week, completing a gruelling five days on track aboard his new Panigale R. After a tough season with...

Poll: With MotoGP about to kick off at Qatar, who's your money on?

06 March 2018 by MCN News

With MotoGP season 2018 about to start, we want to know who have you got your money on for the first round in Qatar? It’s not long to wait for MotoGP to kick off at Qatar. Who’s your money on for...

MotoGP: ‘Super tough’ for junior classes thanks to Qatar schedule change

06 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

Aprilia MotoGP racer Aleix Espargaró says that the Moto2 and Moto3 classes will suffer at the opening round of the 2018 Grand Prix racing season, thanks to a new schedule that will see their races run...

MotoGP: EG 0,0 and Marc VDS unveil 2018 livery

05 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

Spanish beer company Estrella Galicia and the Marc VDS Honda team have unveiled their 2018 liveries at an event at Madrid’s historic Jarama circuit, with MotoGP riders Tom Luthi and Franco Morbidelli...

MotoGP: KTM confirm Tech 3 as satellite team

05 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

Austrian manufacturer KTM has confirmed speculation that the Tech 3 squad will become their official satellite team from the 2019 season. The news was hinted at as soon as Yamaha announced last week...

BTC: Official British Talent Cup test kicks off at Valencia

05 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

The official pre-season test for the inaugural British Talent Cup kicked off in Valencia this morning with the 23 selected riders out on track for the first time aboard their Honda Moto3...

WSB: Camier testing Magneti Marelli at Monteblanco

05 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Leon Camier and the Red Bull Honda World Superbike team are a last minute addition to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship teams testing at the Monteblanco circuit in Spain. Camier and the Ten...

MotoGP: Zarco tops final pre-season test of 2018

05 March 2018 by Simon Patterson

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Johann Zarco has signed off the final pre-season test of the 2018 MotoGP season in fine form, ending the three-day test at Qatar’s Losail circuit top of the time sheets –...

BSB: Rea 'relieved' by Cartagena pace

03 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Gino Rea has said he is ‘relieved’ to have come to his first test as a Bennetts British Superbike rider and posted consistently quick times after delving into the unknown with the new OMG Racing...

BSB: Byrne quickest from Laverty and Rea in Cartagena

03 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne kicked off his Bennetts British Superbike title defence with the quickest time on the third day of action at Cartagena to lap within half a second of Luke Mossey’s circuit best lap. The...

Roads: Hutchinson unfit for first Honda test

03 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson will not ride in Honda Racing’s first test of the 2018 season at Monteblanco next week as he continues to recover from the leg injuries he sustained at last year’s Isle of Man TT. The...

BSB: Zanotti injured in testing crash

03 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Bennetts British Superbike rider Aaron Zanotti is in intensive care following a crash on the second day of testing at Cartagena. The BSB veteran highsided out of turn two at the Spanish circuit...

BSB: Dixon evaluating suspension switch in Cartagena

03 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Jake Dixon and the RAF Regular and Reserves Kawasaki team kicked off their 2018 season preparations this week as testing got underway in Spain. The team had a short shakedown test at Calafat, which...

BSB: Byrne shrugs off crash on first day back

02 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Bennetts British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne shrugged off a small crash to post competitive times on his first day of testing in 2018. The Be Wiser Ducati squad joined numerous other teams for the...

BSB: Bridewell 'buzzing' after first laps with Halsall Suzuki

02 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

It might be early days for the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship but there’s a smile back on the face of Tommy Bridewell after his first few sessions on the Movuno.com Halsall Suzuki. The...

BSB: Honda Racing unveil 2018 colours

02 March 2018 by Oli Rushby

Honda Racing have lifted the covers off their 2018 Bennetts British Superbike contender ahead of returning to track action at Monteblanco next week. The CBR1000RR Fireblade that will be campaigned by...