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Roads: Dunlop leads opening Southern 100 practice

12 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop led the way on the opening evening of practice at this year’s Sourthern 100, lapping the 4.250 mile Billown circuit in 2’23.277 to outpace the returning Dan Kneen. Returning to racing...

Moto3: Mahindra finally roll out new gearbox

12 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Mahindra are finally ready to roll out a newly updated gearbox set to end the troubles that have been plaguing factory and privateer bikes all season long this weekend at Sachsenring. The move comes...

BSB: Stunning sixth for rookie Dixon

12 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

MCE British Superbike rookie Jake Dixon continued to impress in just his second meeting this weekend, taking a remarkable sixth place in Sunday’s opening race. Taking advantage of a number of fallers,...

Moto2: Lowes title fight back starts this weekend

12 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes is determined to see his Moto2 world championship campaign get back underway this weekend in Sachsenring, after a slow few rounds for him has saw him take only one podium from the last four...

MotoGP: Circuit of Wales submit latest funding proposal to government

12 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

The company behind the Circuit of Wales, the Heads of the Valleys Development Company, have submitted a new proposal to the Welsh Government to help underwrite the potential cost of the...

MotoGP: Marquez ‘Sachsenring is a bit like a dirt track!’

11 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez is hoping to harness his dirt track background this weekend at Sachsenring, joking that the left hand nature of the German track means he may have an...

Roads: Dunlop and Shiels share the honours at Walderstown

11 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Michael Dunlop and Derek Shiels shared the honours at this weekend’s Walderstown Road Races, with the duo taking a win apiece in the two superbike class races at the County Westmeath races. Dunlop,...

MotoGP: Baz set to make return after long absence

11 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Loris Baz will return to MotoGP this weekend after a long absence, having finally recovered from injuries sustained when he was taken out on the opening lap of the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello by...

WSB: Sykes wins as Rea retires in Laguna

11 July 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

A halted and restarted second FIM Superbike World Championship race at Laguna Seca was won by Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) after the first attempted running got red flagged. The restart made...

BSB: Shakey holds off Linfoot for race two win

10 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne emerged victorious in the second MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race at Snetterton, holding off Dan Linfoot to claim the win and with it take a four point lead in...

BSB: O'Halloran takes debut victory in Snetterton thriller

10 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jason O’Halloran took a jubilant debut MCE British Superbike victory in the first race at Snetterton ahead of Honda Racing team-mate Dan Linfoot after an incident-packed first lap saw pre-race...

WSB: Rea takes race one as Davies falls in Laguna

10 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) won his first ever race at Laguna Seca after a 25-lap contest with his team-mate Tom Sykes, who eventually finished 0.819 seconds behind. In third place Nicky...

MotoGP: Circuit of Wales billed for gardening work at director’s house

09 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Circuit of Wales project is back in the news, after Conservative MP David Davies released invoices that show £35,578 worth of gardening work at director Michael Carrick’s English house was billed...

WSB: Sykes takes pole at Laguna

09 July 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) once again proved the fastest Superpole runner, taking his 37th career pole position and his seventh of the season with a lap of 1’22.155. In his latest pre-race...

BSB: Haslam overcomes technical issues to take front row start

09 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam is thrilled to be starting on the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race at Snetterton after suffering a number of issues across the weekend. Haslam found...

BSB: Byrne confident of continuing Snetterton victory run

09 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne blew away the competition as the MCE British Superbike championship debuted its new Superpole qualifying system for the first time at Snetterton. The Be Wiser Ducati man, who was last to...

BSB: Byrne takes top spot in first Superpole session

09 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne took pole position for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race at Snetterton after a tense debut for the all-new Superpole format. With the weather finally playing ball, organisers...

Roads: Guy Martin rules himself out of Southern 100 appearance

09 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Guy Martin has confirmed he will not ride at next week’s Southern 100 races on the Isle of Man. Speculation had been rife that Martin could return to racing at the Southern in recent weeks after the...

BSB: O'Halloran in 'good place' after strong first day

08 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jason O’Halloran was left beaming with confidence after a strong opening day in the fifth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship at Snetterton. The Australian shrugged off a late crash...

BSB: O'Halloran tops day one at Snetterton

08 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Honda’s Jason O’Halloran shrugged off a late crash to top the timesheets on an interesting first day of the fifth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbikes at Snetterton. Having enjoyed a positive test...

MotoGP: Part four of Rossi series released

08 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Monster Energy have released the fourth part of their five-part video series focusing on nine-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi. The fourth part looks closer at the man and his impact and influence...

MotoGP: Silverstone confirm Day of Champions to go ahead

08 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Silverstone, the host of the British Grand Prix in September, have confirmed that this year’s Day of Champions event will go ahead, despite the delay in getting tickets for the charity event on...

MotoGP: Marquez and Pedrosa preview the Red Bull Ring

08 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

With a new addition to the MotoGP calendar this year in Austria, the Repsol Honda duo of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa took Honda’s RCV213 road bike to the Red Bull Ring for a chance to familiarise...

Ulster GP: Anstey to ride RCV at Dundrod

08 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Bruce Anstey will roll out the Padgetts RC213V-S he rode at this year’s Isle of Man TT for the Ulster Grand Prix next month. The Valvoline-supported Padgetts squad both turned heads and ruffled...

BSB: Linfoot eyeing debut win at Snetterton

07 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Dan Linfoot is hoping to carry the momentum from his double podium at Knockhilll forward to this weekend’s fifth round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Snetterton. Finishing second and...

MotoGP: Lack of Bridgestone experience a help for Lowes

07 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes has admitted to MCN that he believes that his lack of experience on last year’s Bridgestone tyres will be a major asset to him as he continues his transition to MotoGP for the 2017...

MotoGP: Rossi takes to the track with Asian talent

07 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has taken to the track with the five up and coming Asian riders currently being hosted at his VR46 Ranch, as part of Yamaha’s new program to develop talent from closer to home. The...

BSB: Laverty hoping to return to sharp end at Snetterton

07 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty is hoping to return to the sharp end as the MCE British Superbike championship heads to Snetterton this weekend. The Tyco BMW star started the 2016 season as a favourite for the title...

Endurance: Yoshimura Suzuki top first Suzuka 8H test

07 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

The factory supported Yoshimura Suzuki team of Takuya Tsuda and Nori Haga have topped the first three days of testing for this year’s Suzuka 8 Hour. The duo finished final day of the test almost half...

BSB: Snetterton to be broadcast live on Quest

07 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

This weekend’s fifth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship will once again be broadcast on free-to-air TV with Quest. Saturday’s qualifying action, which will hopefully see the debut of...

WSB: Hayden remains realistic ahead of home round

06 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Nicky Hayden remains realistic ahead of his first home round in the Superbike World Championship at Laguna Seca this weekend. Having struggled to match the pace of the Kawasaki and Ducati in dry...

BSB: Byrne confident Snetterton will suit Panigale

06 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Four-time MCE British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne may have won the last five races at the Snetterton 300 circuit but isn’t resting on his laurels ahead of the fifth round of the 2016 series. Byrne...

BSB: 'Positive mindset' for championship leader Haslam ahead of Snetterton

06 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam heads into the fifth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship at Snetterton this weekend with a 13 point championship lead over rival Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne. Having won more...

MotoGP: Jorge Martínez talks 25 years of Team Aspar

06 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

2016 sees the Aspar squad celebrate 25 years of racing, after team boss Jorge Martínez Aspar made his debut as a dual rider-team boss in the European championship in 1992. Four world titles, two CRT...

MotoGP: Redding gets smart in Assen

06 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Scott Redding was able to capitalise with his second ever MotoGP podium on the progress he’s made towards a more professional racer at this weekend’s Dutch TT at Assen. Keeping his head while many...

MotoGP: Rossi ‘we have a problem for the title’

06 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has admitted that he now has a ‘problem’ in his battle for a record-breaking tenth title after Sunday saw him walk away from the Dutch TT at Assen with no points after a crash in...

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