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BSB: Strong weekend for Hickman at Knockhill

30 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman enjoyed a strong weekend at the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship at Knockhill, walking away with two top five results for JG Speedfit Kawasaki. Knockhill was...

MotoGP: Smith gutted to have Assen charge halted

30 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Bradley Smith has been left gutted to have his Assen charge halted at Assen, after putting in what he described as one of his best laps of the season just before crashing out. Making good progress in...

Moto3: Binder extends championship lead despite disaster at Assen

30 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Moto3 championship leader Brad Binder has been able to further extend his championship lead over second-placed man Jorge Navarro, who remains out of action with a broken leg. Running in the lead group...

MotoGP: Rossi ‘made a mistake’ in Dutch TT

30 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has helped his hands up and admitted that his fall from Sunday’s Dutch TT race at Assen was because of a mistake from the nine-time world champion, caught out with Michelin’s new wet...

MotoGP: Sam Lowes makes Aprilia debut

29 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Moto2 championship contender Sam Lowes has made his debut on the Aprilia RS-GP machine he will ride in MotoGP next season, spending today lapping Italy’s Misano circuit. But, expecting a big step up...

MotoGP: Miller ‘lost for words’ after Assen victory

29 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Australian Jack Miller has admitted that he was left lost for words after taking an incredible victory at Sunday’s Dutch TT, silencing one of the paddock’s clowns perhaps for the first time since his...

Moto3: Who the hell is Francesco Bagnaia?

29 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Only days before his incredible debut Moto3 win at Assen, MCN caught up with Aspar Mahindra rider and Valentino Rossi protégé Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia to find out how the 19 year old ended up where...

BSB: First podium of 2016 for Mossey at Knockhill

29 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Young gun Luke Mossey overcame the tyre issues he’s been struggling with this season to take his first podium of the year at Knockhill. The Teccare Quattro Plant Kawasaki rider was in the mix...

BSB: Hopkins to miss Snetterton round

29 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins will miss next week’s fifth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship at Snetterton after breaking his collarbone in a crash at Knockhill. The ePayMe Yamaha rider crashed out...

MotoGP: Bautista fall denies Aprilia best ever result

29 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Alvaro Bautista was unlucky to not walk away form Sunday’s Dutch TT at Assen with Aprilia’s best ever result on the resurgent RS-GP machine, after the Spaniard fell from the battle for fifth in the...

BSB: McWilliams to race Stock 1000 series

29 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jeremy McWilliams is set to make a shock return to British Championship racing as he joins the EHA Racing squad in the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship. Replacing the injured Ben Wilson,...

BSB: Iddon: 'I just wasn't good enough'

28 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Christian Iddon has admitted his performance at Knockhill this weekend wasn’t up to scratch after walking away with best result of 10th place in a sodden second race. The former Supermoto star hadn’t...

BSB: Hopkins: 'Our season starts now!'

28 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins put his money where his mouth is at Knockhill this weekend to show talk of a step forward for the ePayMe Yamaha squad wasn’t overhyped as he took a strong fourth place in the opening...

BSB: Dixon recovers from crash to take debut points

28 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

It was an eventful debut in the MCE British Superbike championship for Jake Dixon at Knockhill this weekend, who cruised to a 13th place finish in Sunday’s second race despite being collected by...

MotoGP: Pedrosa charge halted by two-part race

28 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Dani Pedrosa’s hopes of turning around a disastrous weekend in Assen were brought to a premature end when Sunday’s race was red flagged and restarted, halting a charge that had saw the Spaniard come...

Moto2: Lowes left suffering with grip issues in Assen

28 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes has admitted that he was lucky to get away with fourth place and 13 valuable championship points in Sunday’s Moto2 race at Assen, after struggling with grip issues all the way through the...

BSB: Double podium delight for Honda's Linfoot

27 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Dan Linfoot was delighted to take a career first double British Superbike podium at Knockhill this weekend, finishing second and third in Sunday’s two races. After a significant step forward with his...

BSB: Visor issues cost Haslam double win

27 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam believes he could have taken a double victory at Knockhill this weekend had he not been hampered by visor problems in the late stages of yesterday’s second race. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki...

BSB: Michael Laverty: 'Worst race of my life'

27 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty endured a nightmare weekend to walk away from the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship with a solitary eighth place. The Tyco BMW rider had shown impressive pace...

MotoGP: Lorenzo – ‘I considered stopping’

27 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has admitted that he considered pulling into the pits during Sunday’s Dutch TT at Assen, after experiencing what he described afterwards as one of the worst races of his...

Red Bull Rookies: Skinner bounces back for race two podium

27 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Scottish teenager Rory Skinner has bounced back form disappointment in his first Red Bull Rookies Cup of 2016 to take a podium finish in his second outing of the year at the Dutch TT. Unlucky in his...

MotoGP: Aleix Espargaró confirmed at Aprilia

27 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Aleix Espargaró will, as reported a number of weeks ago by MCN, join Sam Lowes at the Gresini Aprilia team for the 2017 and 2018 season. Dumped by Suzuki and replaced by Andrea Iannone, the Spaniard...

BSB: Byrne bounces back to take race two win

26 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Be Wiser Ducati’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne bounced back from his crash in the opening MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race at Knockhill to claim victory in race two, scything his way through...

MotoGP: Jack Miller wins the Dutch TT

26 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller has taken an incredible MotoGP debut win at the Dutch TT, keeping his cool in horrendous conditions while many of those around him lost theirs, in the red-flagged and restarted race. Yonny...

Moto2: Nakagami takes debut victory

26 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Takaai Nakagami has taken his debut Grand Prix win in tricky conditions at the Dutch TT, holding off reigning world champion Johann Zarco until the red flags brought a premature halt to the race and...

BSB: Haslam holds off Linfoot for race one win

26 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam held off an aggressive charge from Honda Racing’s Dan Linfoot to take victory in a dramatic opening MCE British Superbike race at Knockhill. It was Linfoot’s Honda team-mate Jason...

Moto3: First win for Bagnaia and Mahindra in Assen

26 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Both Pecco Bagnaia and his Aspar Mahindra team have taken their first victories in the Moto3 class at Assen, after a superb last lap from the Italian gave him the race win over Andrea Migno and Fabio...

BSB: Ellison disappointed with 'unacceptable' tenth place

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison was left disappointed having qualified for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race in just tenth place after missing out on a spot in the final qualifying session. The JG Speedfit...

BSB: O'Halloran: 'I might do a rain dance!'

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Honda’s Jason O’Halloran is hoping for rain in tomorrow’s two MCE British Superbike races after coming tantalisingly close to pole position in qualifying. The Aussie missed out on pole by just...

BSB: Lack of feel plaguing pole man Byrne in dry

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne took his first pole position of the 2016 MCE British Superbike season at a sodden Knockhill this afternoon, beating Honda’s Jason O’Halloran to the top spot in qualifying by just 0.001...

BSB: Byrne takes pole from O'Halloran by 0.001sec

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne will start on pole position for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race at Knockhill after holding off a hard-charging Jason O’Halloran by just 0.001 seconds. The session saw a long...

Red Bull Rookies: Skinner unlucky in first outing of 2016

25 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Scottish racer Rory Skinner has been left unlucky in his opening round of the 2016 Red bull Rookies Cup, after getting knocked out of the race at Assen while challenging for a podium place. 14 year...

Moto2: Luthi takes top spot in the rain

25 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Thomas Luthi has taken pole position for tomorrow’s Moto2 race at the Dutch TT, holding out in treacherous conditions at Assen to take the top spot from Johann Zarco and Dominique Aegerter. He...

MotoGP: Grand Prix Commission ban wings

25 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP’s rulemaking body the Grand Prix Commission have banned the use of wings from the beginning of the 2017 season, finally bringing to an end the controversy that has surrounded the aerodynamic...

BSB: Walker takes debut sidecar podium

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chris ‘Stalker’ Walker made a welcome return to a British Championship podium in today, taking an impressive second place in today’s opening Hyundai Heavy Industries British Sidecar race alongside...

MotoGP: Dovi takes pole in chaotic wet qualifying

25 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Dovizioso has taken pole position in a chaotic qualifying session at the Dutch TT, with rain meaning that the grid has been turned upside down for tomorrow’s race. The Ducati rider controlled...

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