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Video: LCR Honda tease Crutchlow's 2017 livery

09 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

With LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow set to take to the track tomorrow night at the final pre-season test in Qatar running his new livery, the squad have teased a quick look at what to expect from the...

MotoGP: Teams gearing up for final tests

09 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

The 2017 MotoGP grid are gearing themselves up for the final pre-season test of the year, as they head to Qatar for the final chance to get things right ahead of the opening round of the championship...

EWC: World champion Delhalle dies in testing crash

09 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Reigning Endurance World Champion Anthony Delhalle has been killed in a testing crash in France, while riding alongside Suzuki Endurance Race Team teammates Vincent Philippe and Etienne Masson. The...

WSB: Sykes eying first win of the season at Buriram

09 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes is looking to bounce back from a tough opening as the Superbike World Championship resumes in Thailand this weekend. The 2013 World Champion finished on the podium in the opening race, but...

WSB: Hayden hoping to be more competitive in Thailand

09 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Nicky Hayden is hoping the nature of the Buriram circuit will help his Red Bull Honda team kick start their 2017 Superbike World Championship effort this weekend after a slow start to the year in...

BSB: Haslam takes Guadix lap record to end positive tests for JG Speedfit Kawasaki

09 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

His team-mate might have stolen the headlines by taking the lap record at Cartagena, but Leon Haslam fought back in style as the JG Speedfit Kawasaki team moved to Guadix for two days earlier this...

BSB: Hopkins 'feeling at home' with MotoRapido Ducati

08 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Former MotoGP star John Hopkins turned heads as he made his return to the MotoRapido Ducati team as testing for the 2017 MCE British Superbike season got underway last week. Hopkins’ quickest time of...

WSB: Davies hoping power boost will see Ducati in the mix in Thailand

08 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Ducati’s Chaz Davies is hoping the boost in power his team have found with the Panigale R will give him what he needs to fight at the front in Thailand this weekend. In previous years Davies has...

BSB: Haslam thrilled with testing pace

08 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

His team-mate might have got the better of him in terms of outright pace, but Leon Haslam left Cartagena thrilled having made progress with used tyres to dramatically improve his race pace. The 2016...

MotoGP: Miller upgrading to latest Honda engine

08 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller will be upgraded to the latest specification of Honda’s new big bang engine this week in the final pre-season test of the 2017 MotoGP season, as they begin gathering data ahead of the...

Gallery: Reale Avintia Ducati take over Andorra

08 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Reale Avintia Ducati squad of Loris Baz and Hector Barbera have helped take over the principality of Andorra, in a series of events to launch their 2017 livery. First helicoptering the bikes into...

MotoGP: ‘Different situation’ for Aprilia in 2017

07 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

The situation in the factory Aprilia garage in 2017 will be very different to 2016, according to project boss Romano Albesiano, who says that now that the bike has been shown to be competitive, they...

BSB: Mackenzie: 'First tests couldn't have gone better'

07 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Taylor Mackenzie enjoyed two positive tests aboard the Suzuki GSX-R1000 he’ll ride in this year’s MCE British Superbike Championship last week. The National Superstock 1000 Champion missed the test at...

BSB: Brookes: 'Yamaha feels like an old friend'

07 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes has said the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha feels just like ‘an old friend’ after finally getting some decent laps in with the team at Jerez yesterday. The first two days at the Andalusian circuit...

MotoGP: Barbera out of Qatar test

07 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Reale Avintia Ducati rider Hector Barbera will not take part in this week’s final MotoGP pre-season test in Qatar, as he continues to recover from a broken collarbone sustained last week while...

BSB: Byrne keen to get back on track

07 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

One face missing as testing for the 2017 MCE British Superbike season got underway in Spain last week was reigning champion Shane Byrne and his Be Wiser PBM Ducati team. The Penrith-based set-up have...

MotoGP: Espargaró reduced to tears by Suzuki frustrations

07 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP racer Aleix Espargaró has candidly admitted that he was at times reduced to tears last season as the frustration of trying to get the best out of his Suzuki GSX-RR machine almost became too...

MotoGP: Lowes raring to go on new Aprilia

06 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Gresini Aprilia rider Sam Lowes says he’s raring to get going next week at the third and final MotoGP pre-season test as he finally gets the chance to test the Italian manufacturer’s new and improved...

BSB: Giugliano: 'Tyco BMW more comfortable than my Ducati WSB bike'

06 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Davide Giugliano showed he could be a contender in this year’s MCE British Superbike Championship at Cartagena this week, telling MCN he was already more comfortable on the S1000RR than his Ducati WSB...

MotoGP: Reale Avintia Ducati launch new bike in style

06 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Reale Avintia Ducati team of Loris Baz and Hector Barbera have launched their 2017 colours – and new title sponsor Reale – in style, dropping in quite literally to Andorra’s ice racing circuit to...

Roads: McGuinness sticks with Jackson Racing for third consecutive year

06 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness will continue with the Jackson Racing squad in the Supersport category for a third successive year. The 23-time TT winner will race a Ten Kate-prepared CBR600RR...

MotoGP: Circuit of Wales bosses hoping good news on the horizon

06 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Circuit of Wales boss Martin Whittaker has told MCN that he hopes there’s good news on the immediate horizon for the project, after they submitted what they’re hoping will be the final draft of their...

MotoGP: Espargaró disappointed in Suzuki sacking

05 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Gresini Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaró has hit out at former team Suzuki, slamming the Japanese manufacturer for the way they went about replacing him with Italian Andrea Iannone in the middle of the...

BSB: Brookes makes Anvil Hire Yamaha debut at wet Jerez

04 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes made his debut for the Anvil Hire Yamaha team at Jerez today despite poor weather doing its best to interrupt the team’s first test of the season. Heavy rainfall at the Spanish circuit...

BSB: Guintoli gets first taste of Yoshimura-spec Bennetts Suzuki

04 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli got a first taste of the Yoshimura-spec Bennetts Suzuki GSX-R he’ll race in this year’s MCE British Superbike Championship at a windy Almeria today. The 2014 World Superbike Champion...

Gallery: Aprilia's marmite 2017 MotoGP machine

04 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Aprilia’s 2017 MotoGP contender has certainly divided opinion since Sam Lowes and Aleix Espargaró pulled the overs off the bike yesterday at the Italian firm’s headquarters in Noale, outside Venice.

BTC: Dorna lay out plans for new young talent series

04 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Dorna have laid out their plans for the new British Talent Cup series that will get underway during the 2018 season in a double-header event in London that also saw the MotoGP organisers launch the...

MotoGP: Dovi unamused at Ducati progress

04 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

While Jorge Lorenzo, without a real benchmark of Ducati’s progress since his defection from Yamaha, might be pleased with the progress being made by the Bologna firm’s engineers, his teammate Andrea...

BSB: Mossey obliterates Cartagena lap record

03 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey obliterated the outright lap record of the Cartagena track to remain on top as lap times tumble on the third day of MCE British Superbike testing in Spain. The young gun set a quickest...

MotoGP: Lowes and Espargaró unveil radically different Aprilia

03 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Gresini Aprilia racers Sam Lowes and Aleix Espargaró have unveiled the radically different livery that they’ll campaign the 2017 MotoGP season on, in the team’s official launch at their home base in...

BSB: Brookes to make Anvil Hire Yamaha debut at Jerez

03 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes will make his debut with the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha team at Jerez this weekend as he begins preparations for the 2017 MCE British Superbike season. Flying to Spain fresh from his 12th...

MotoGP: Marquez admits work to do at Honda

03 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez has admitted that there’s still work to be done for him and the Japanese manufacturer ahead of the start of the 2017 MotoGP season, despite the reigning world champion...

BTC: McWilliams excited to be involved in youth development

02 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Former Grand Prix race winner Jeremy McWilliams says he’s excited to be involved in the new British Talent Cup series, as he’s given a chance to mentor the next generation of young talent from the...

BSB: Laverty enjoying transition to Yamaha

02 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty continued to enjoy his transition from BMW machinery to Yamaha at this week’s MCE British Superbike test at Cartagena. The Northern Irishman set the third quickest time on day one but...

Gallery: A closer look at the 2017 Pramac Ducati

02 March 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 Pramac Ducati team heading to Naples to launch their new bikes, it’s the...

BSB: Mossey takes to the top on Day 2 in Cartagena

02 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey took to the top of the timesheets on the second day of MCE British Superbike testing at Cartagena ahead of team-mate Leon Haslam and day one’s quickest rider James Ellison. Mossey’s...

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