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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...

MotoGP: Smith and Espargaró reveal KTM contender

20 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Red Bull KTM duo of Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaró have pulled the covers off the 2017 MotoGP machine that the pair will campaign in the coming season. The pair flew directly from Australia and...

Enduro: Brit Jarvis makes history at Hell’s Gate

20 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

British race and extreme enduro legend Graham Jarvis has cemented his place in history at Italy’s Hell’s Gate race, taking a record-breaking fifth win on the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna at Sunday’s...

WSB: Fores on top as Phillip Island test gets underway in mixed conditions

20 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

The WorldSBK Championship riders had a changeable day of testing action to negotiate as the final track sessions before the start of the season begins at the magnificent Phillip Island circuit in...

Moto3: McPhee out to make the most of Honda potential

20 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

2016 Moto3 race winner John McPhee has come away from his first test of 2017 – and his first time on a bike since his season-ending crash at Phillip Island last year – delighted with the potential of...

Moto2: Rossi and VR46 Academy take on the world

19 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi and his army of VR46 Academy protégés have set themselves the ambitious target of securing victory in all three classes in 2017. In Moto3, Rossi’s SKY backed team of Andrea Migno and...

WSS: Race against time for Sofuoglu to be fit for Phillip Island

19 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Multiple World Supersport champion Kenan Sofuoglu has already had a troubled approach to his latest championship defence after dislocating and breaking a bone in his right thumb during a training...

BSB: Giugliano gets first taste of BMW power

19 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Davide Giugliano got a first taste of BMW power as he tested the all-new HP4 Race in Spain earlier this week. The former WSB star is set to join the Tyco BMW team in the MCE British Superbike...

Opinion: Why does MotoGP test where we race?

18 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

One complaint that was issued more than any other this week during MotoGP’s three-day testing visit to Phillip Island was the weather. Now, with beautiful sunshine, no rain, and track temperatures...

MotoGP: KTM pleased with progress despite positions

17 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

The KTM duo of Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaró have come away from the second of MotoGP’s three pre-season test pleased with the progress made on the new RC16 machine, despite the timing screens...

MotoGP: Rookie Folger fires warning shots

17 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP rookie Jonas Folger has fired an important warning shot on the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine during three days of testing at Phillip Island, taking the machine to fourth overall and coming away...

BSB: Tyco BMW unveil 2017 livery

17 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Tyco BMW have lifted the covers off the BMW S1000RR Ian Hutchinson will campaign at the 2017 Isle of Man TT and other major international road races today at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle...

BSB: Quattro Plant FS-3 Kawasaki unveil 2017 colours

17 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Quattro Plant FS-3 Racing Kawasaki have today unveiled the colours of the ZX-10RR Billy McConnell will campaign in the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship. With the Superbike machine busy on the...

MotoGP: Rossi improving, but not fast enough

17 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has admitted that despite some positive results form this week’s three-day MotoGP test at Phillip Island, he and his Movistar Yamaha team didn’t find the progress that they were hoping...

MotoGP: Viñales and Marquez throw down gloves in Phillip Island

17 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Movistar Yamaha new signing Maverick Viñales and reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez have thrown down gloves – and perhaps shown us the direction of the 2017 season – after they went head to head on...

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