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Roads: Lee Johnston looking for new team after East Coast withdrawal

27 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Lee Johnston is looking for another ride for the 2017 roads season after his East Coast Racing team have opted to take a sabbatical from competition next year. After seven years of involvement in...

BSB: Haslam looking to bounce back at Assen

26 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam will be looking to get his 2016 MCE British Superbike title fight back on track at Assen this weekend after losing serious points to rival Shane Byrne with a fall at Donington Park. Haslam...

WSB: Gallery: Chaz Davies swaps two wheels for four

26 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike star Chaz Davies swapped two wheels for four this weekend as he headed to Hungaroring to participate in the penultimate round of the AudiSport TT Cup this weekend alongside fellow...

BSB: Easton parts ways with MotoRapido Ducati

26 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Stuart Easton has opted to sit out the remainder of the 2016 MCE British Superbike season after struggling to find improvements following a move to the Lloyds British MotoRapido Ducati team. Easton...

MotoGP: Redding ‘lost respect’ for teammate Petrucci

26 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Scott Redding has slammed Pramac Ducati teammate Danilo Petrucci, after contact between the pair on the second lap of yesterday’s MotoGP race left Redding in the gravel and Petrucci with a...

Dougie Lampkin wheelies entire TT course

25 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Trials ace Dougie Lampkin made history this evening as he completed a lap of the gruelling Isle of Man TT course on the back wheel of his trials bike. Becoming the first man to ever wheelie the entire...

MotoGP: Marquez smashes title opposition with Aragon win

25 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has smashed his championship rivals by taking a dominant win at his home race at Motorland Aragon, finishing nearly three seconds ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi. Marquez was...

Moto2: Lowes romps to incredible victory

25 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes has romped to victory at Motorland Aragon – and potentially reignited his championship hopes in the process – taking the win by three seconds from the Marc VDS duo of Alex Marquez and Franco...

Moto3: Binder takes the 2016 title after incredible battle

25 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Brad Binder has become the first world champion of the 2016 season after taking the Moto3 crown he with an incredible four races left of the season. But the South African didn’t have an easy victory,...

MotoGP: Marquez dominates for Aragon pole

24 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has continued his domination of the weekend at Motorland Aragon to ensure a controlling pole position for tomorrows race. Never looking in danger of losing the top spot, he finished the...

Moto3: Bastianini on pole as Binder caught out

24 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Enea Bastianini has taken advantage of a chaotic qualifying session at Motorland Aragon to secure pole position for tomorrow’s Moto3 race, while champion-elect Brad Binder struggled with traffic to...

MotoGP: Lorenzo takes on Rossi with shark-themed helmet?

23 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has revealed the special shark-themed Shark helmet that he’ll use for this weekend’s Aragon round of the 2016 MotoGP championship. And while the reigning champion has yet to comment on...

Moto2: Nakagami tops the day from Lowes

23 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Takaaki Nakagami has topped the opening day of Moto2 action at Motorland Aragon, finishing the day a mere 0.065 ahead of Sam Lowes as the Brit looks to get his season back on track after a difficult...

WSB: Guintoli Back And Looking Forward

23 September 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Sylvain Guintoli returned to World Superbike action at the Lausitzring last weekend, some four and a half months after his horrific Imola highside. He also returned to the series knowing he’d have no...

MotoGP: Hondas dominate opening day at Aragon

23 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Honda has dominated the opening day of action at Motorland Aragon, with Repsol duo Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marque taking first and second ahead of the LCR Honda of Cal Crutchlow in third. Only 0.081...

Moto3: Binder gets big weekend off to flying start

23 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Red Bull Ajo KTM rider Brad Binder has got a very important weekend off to a flying start by finishing the opening day at Aragon 0.154 clear of Andrea Migno at the top of the timesheets. The weekend...

MotoGP: Iannone out, Pirro in again for Aragon

23 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Iannone will once again sit out a round of the MotoGP session, with the factory Ducati rider set to be replaced by Michele Pirro this weekend at Aragon after continuing to struggle with pain in...

Buildbase Honda reveal Areanacross squad

23 September 2016 by James Archibald

Buildbase Honda have announced that they will be competing in the 2017 Arenacross Tour with a new line-up of riders. The Pro team will feature 2014 Pro Arenacross champion Fabien Izoird, who also...

BSB: Haslam: 'I should have settled for second'

23 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam left Donington Park this weekend rueing a costly mistake which saw him crash out of Sunday’s second race to give rival Shane Byrne a 27-point lead after the opening round of the MCE...

WSB: Shaun Muir: 'We now have a package to fight for the title'

23 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shaun Muir Racing’s move to Aprilia marks the end to a challenging debut season in the Superbike World Championship. Under the guise of Milwaukee BMW, it’s been a tough year for the squad as they have...

MotoGP: Hayden relishing Grand Prix return

23 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

World Superbike rider and former MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden says he’s relishing the opportunity to return to the premiere class this weekend at Aragon, as he joins the Marc VDS squad as a...

Moto2: Baldassarri still in shock after Misano win

23 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Forward Racing rider Lorenzo Baldassarri has admitted that he’s almost still in shock after his stunning home win last time out in the San Marino Grand Prix, admitting to MCN that it took him a week...

WSB: Aprilia confirm factory plans with Milwaukee and Laverty

22 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Aprilia have finally confirmed the plans for a full-factory return to the World Superbike championship for 2017 first reported by MCN six weeks ago, releasing details about their link-up with former...

MotoGP: Riders tip Dovi for ninth in a row potential

22 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

The frontrunners of the MotoGP have tipped Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso as the most likely contender to continue the incredible streak of different winners the championship is currently...

MotoGP: Marquez ‘doesn’t need to win’ to lift title

22 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has admitted that he doesn’t need to win more races in the 2016 season to win the championship battle. The Spaniard has taken only three victories so far this season, but leads the title...

MotoGP: Provisional 2017 calendar released

21 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP organisers Dorna have released a provisional calendar for the 2017 MotoGP season, which will as tradition kick off in late March at Qatar’s Losail International Circuit. The calendar then sees...

Podcast: Who's going where in BSB?

21 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

The team looks at all the weekend’s MCE British Superbike action from Donington Park – and start to slot in who’s going where in 2017. As well as that, they preview this weekend’s Aragon MotoGP round...

MotoGP: Are Ducati testing regenerative braking?

21 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

At the last round of the 2016 MotoGP championship, Ducati test rider and wildcard Michele Pirro drew stares during Saturday morning’s free practice session three when he rolled out onto track sorting...

BSB: Ellison victory charge halted by tyre wear

20 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison has said he believes a potential faulty Pirelli tyre cost him the chance of fighting for victory in Sunday’s second race after his tyre dropped off after just two or three laps. The...

BSB: Is this the quickest year yet?

20 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

This year’s British Superbike Championship has really started to heat up over the last couple of rounds and it’s not just the battle between Shakey and Haslam at the front fuelling the fire. In...

BSB: Iddon returns to podium at Donington

20 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Christian Iddon was able to turn things around for the struggling Tyco BMW squad as he made his return to the podium at Donington this weekend. The former British Supermoto Champion hadn’t stood on...

MotoGP: Baz aiming for Aragon return

20 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Frenchman Loris Baz is looking to make a return to MotoGP this weekend at Aragon, as he recovers yet again from another injury in his incident-hit 2016 season. The Avintia Ducati rider was caught up...

MotoGP: Lowes looking for Aragon progress

20 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Alex Lowes is looking to make further progress this weekend at Aragon, as he takes a break from his regular World Superbike schedule for a third outing on the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 bike as a...

Team Classic Suzuki at the Classic TT: Episode two

20 September 2016 by James Archibald

Team Classic Suzuki has released the second of a three part series that documents the team’s efforts at this year’s Isle of Man Classic TT. In this episode, the team focus on the build up to the race,...

BSB: Tough weekend for Mossey at Donington

19 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey was unable to repeat his Oulton podium form at Donington Park this weekend as a number of issues held him back as the Showdown got underway. The new Dad secured a spot in the top six...

BSB: O'Halloran title chances slashed after crash

19 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

It was a difficult weekend for Jason O’Halloran at Donington Park despite taking to the podium in Sunday’s opening race. After three crashes on Friday, he could only manage ninth on the grid for the...

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