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Ulster GP: Fernandez becomes faster ever woman at Dundrod

18 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Patricia Fernandez became the fastest ever woman around the Dundrod circuit at this year’s Ulster Grand Prix with a fastest lap of 118.2mph in the second Supersport race. Competing in the Magic...

BSB: Ellison 'more comfortable' with Kawasaki after Cadwell test

18 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison was pleased with progress made by the JG Speedfit Kawasaki team in their two-day test at Cadwell Park this week. The Cumbrian was left frustrated after a technical problem saw him drop...

BSB: Opinion: Is Ryuichi Kiyonari finished?

18 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ryuichi Kiyonari is the ultimate enigma. On his day he is one of the best riders the MCE British Superbike championship has seen since its inception 20 years ago, but more recently we’ve seen a...

WSB: Guintoli returns to action at Lausitzring test

17 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli returned to action today for the first time since the nasty crash that ruled him out for four rounds of the 2016 World Superbike season. The Frenchman joined his PATA Yamaha team,...

BSB: Teams conclude Cadwell testing

17 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

A selection of MCE British Superbike teams concluded testing at Lincolnshire’s Cadwell Park this evening, with stunning weather leading to a productive outing for all present. JG Speedfit Kawasaki’s...

MotoGP: Laverty loses perfect record after Petrucci collision

17 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Eugene Laverty has lost his perfect points scoring record for the 2017 MotoGP season after a last corner collision between him and Danilo Petrucci saw the Irishman in the gravel and the Italian called...

MotoGP: Aspar Ducati confirm Bautista for 2017

17 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Aspar Ducati squad have confirmed that Alvaro Bautista will be returning to the team for the 2017 MotoGP season, as he returns to the outfit he claimed his world championship with in the 125GP...

MotoGP: Miller aiming for Brno return

16 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller is hoping for a return to the MotoGP championship this weekend at Brno, only five days after sustaining hairline fractures to his wrist and T6 vertebra in a high-speed crash during morning...

MotoGP: Marquez not expecting shoulder issues in Brno

16 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez says he’s not expecting any significant issues with the shoulder that he dislocated on the Saturday morning of last weekend’s Austrian Grand prix when MotoGP returns to action this...

BSB: Positive first day for Buchan and Tsingtao MSS Kawasaki

16 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Danny Buchan has been testing a Tsigntao MSS liveried Kawasaki ZX-10R at Cadwell Park today as he ponders over options for his future in the MCE British Superbike championship. The 23-year-old split...

Danilo Petrucci: Grin it to win it

16 August 2016 by Mat Oxley

Danilo Petrucci isn’t your average MotoGP rider. In fact, he’s unique. Whereas every MotoGP rider comes from 250s or Moto2, like Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez, or from winning in World Superbike,...

BSB: First reaction: Easton makes MotoRapido Ducati debut

16 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Stuart Easton stepped aboard the Lloyds British MotoRapido Ducati for the first time today as the team test at Cadwell Park in preparation for round eight of the MCE Insurance British Superbike...

Speedway: Woffinden to sit out British world team cup efforts

16 August 2016 by Tony Hoare

World speedway champion Tai Woffinden has dealt British fans a blow by announcing he’s taking a year out of the world team championship in 2017. Woffinden scored 19 of Team GB’s 32 points in this...

Moto3: McPhee looking to bounce back from Austria

16 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Scottish Moto3 racer John McPhee is looking forward to bouncing back from a disappointing weekend at the Red Bull Ring for the Austrian Grand prix with a stronger result this weekend in Brno. Always...

Moto2: Austrian test hit by thunderstorms

15 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

A one-day test for the Moto2 and Moto3 classes has been largely washed out at Austria’s Red Bull Ring, with thunderous downpours leaving much of the afternoon soaking wet for the junior classes. A...

MotoGP: Iannone pays tribute to crew after stunning victory

15 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Iannone has paid tribute to his Ducati Corse crew for the work they put in to take the Italian to his first MotoGP victory – and Ducati’s first win in the premiere class since 2010. Taking a...

Ulster GP: Cooper takes maiden international roads win

15 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Dan Cooper took a remarkable maiden international roads victory at Saturday’s Ulster Grand Prix, just three months after his North West 200 horror crash. Cooper was one of two riders involved in a...

MotoGP: Aprilia bosses slams riders and team

15 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Aprilia racing boss Romano Albesiano and parent company Piaggio MD Roberto Colaninno slammed the team’s MotoGP riders and crew, after jump starts and miscommunication cost them the chance for some of...

BSB: Easton joins Lloyds British MotoRapido Ducati for Cadwell

15 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Stuart Easton and the Lloyds British MotoRapido Ducati team will join forces for next week’s Cadwell Park round of the MCE British Superbike championship after a flurry of mid-season rider...

Moto2: Zarco extends title lead with dominant victory

14 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Johann Zarco has extended his lead in the Moto2 title chase with a dominant victory at the Austrian Grand Prix, hunting down Franco Morbidelli in the closing stages of today’s race to end the day...

MotoGP: Iannone takes first Ducati win for six years

14 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Iannone has taken a stunning Ducati victory in MotoGP’s return to Austria, taking a dominant victory over teammate Andrea Dovizioso at the Red Bull Ring. Always favoured as a Ducati track, the...

Moto3: Mir triumphs as Binder extends lead

14 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Joan Mir has broken a the Moto3 pole position duck by converting the P1 spot into a race victory for the first time since Misano last year, taking his first Grand Prix win in a fast and frantic...

Moto3: Fenati suspended for tomorrow's race by Team Sky VR46

13 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Romano Fenati has been suspended by the Team Sky VR46 KTM squad on the eve of tomorrow’s Austrian Grand Prix, with the squad citing ‘repeated behaviour not in line with the disciplinary rules of the...

Ulster GP: 'Dream day' for Hutchinson at Dundrod

13 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

It was an almost-perfect day for Ian Hutchinson at this year’s Ulster Grand Prix as he stormed to victory in four of Saturday’s five main races. The Bingley Bullet won the Superstock race and both...

Ulster GP: Hutchy makes it four in a day with second Superbike win

13 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson made it four wins in a day with an emphatic victory in the second Ulster Grand Prix Superbike race, again holding off a hard-charging Bruce Anstey and Michael Dunlop. Hutchinson took...

Moto2: Zarco escapes Morbidelli for Austrian pole position

13 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Johann Zarco has taken pole position in Moto2 qualifying in Austria, after controlling qualifying to finish ahead of Franco Morbidelli, taking his best-ever qualifying position, and with Tom Luthi...

MotoGP: Iannone triumphs in frantic qualifying

13 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Iannone has triumphed in a frantic MotoGP qualifying session in Austria that saw the lead change a handful of times in the closing stages of the session on MotoGP’s first trip in nineteen years...

Ulster: Hutchinson wins close-fought second Supersport race

13 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson took his third win of the day in the second Ulster Grand Prix Supersport race, beating Yamaha-rival William Dunlop with an intelligent move around the outside in the final sector of the...

Ulster GP: Hutchinson holds off Anstey for Superbike win

13 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson took his second victory of the day in the first Ulster Grand Prix Superbike race, narrowly beating Bruce Anstey to the win on the Padgetts RC213V-S. Anstey rocketed off the line to lead...

Ulster GP: Anstey shoots to first ever Dundrod Superpole win

13 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Bruce Anstey took the Valvoline Padgetts RC213V-S to pole position for this afternoon’s two Ulster Grand Prix Superbike races in the first ever running of a one-lap ‘Superpole’ on the Dundrod...

Moto3: Binder loses pole to Mir thanks to last lap backmarker

13 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Red Bull Ajo KTM rider Brad Binder, who has dominated this weekend so far at the manufacturer’s home Austrian Grand Prix, has been denied pole position after traffic on his fastest lap of qualifying...

Ulster GP: Anstey wins red-flagged Supersport race

13 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Bruce Anstey took victory in a red-flagged opening Supersport race at today’s Ulster Grand Prix ahead of Ian Hutchinson and Conor Cummins. Anstey, who started on pole position, shot off the line to...

Ulster GP: Hutchinson beats Dunlop to Superstock victory

13 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson won a close fought opening Superstock race at this week’s Ulster Grand Prix, holding off Michael Dunlop to take victory by just 0.2 seconds. Hutchinson took the early lead with a bad...

MotoGP: KTM unveil 2017 livery at Red Bull Ring

13 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

KTM have unveiled the livery that Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaró will race when the Austrian firm make their full time debut in the championship at the start of the 2017 season. They chose their home...

Ulster GP: Superpole rescheduled for Saturday

12 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ulster Grand Prix bosses have announced that Thursday’s cancelled Superpole qualifying session will now run tomorrow morning. The system, in which the top ten Superbike riders after qualifying would...

MotoGP: Laverty slams Iannone for ‘lack of respect’

12 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Aspar Ducati rider Eugene Laverty has slammed factory Ducati racer Andrea Iannone for a ‘lack of respect,’ after the pair clashed on track during the final moments of today’s free practice at the...

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