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Moto3: Bastianini wins tight front row battle

25 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Enea Bastianini has made the most of tricky conditions at Assen to take pole position for tomorrow’s Moto3 race – albeit as one of the closest front rows in the history of Grand Prix racing, with only...

Moto2: Luthi holds off Nakagami and Lowes

24 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Thomas Luthi has held off Takaaki Nakagami and Sam Lowes to lead the times at the end of the opening day of moto2 action at the Dutch TT, leading the pair by a quarter of a second at the end of the...

BSB: Step forward gives Hopkins confidence boost at Knockhill

24 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins carried through the progress he made at last week’s Snetterton test to finish the opening day of the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship at Knockhill fifth...

BSB: Further step forward for Laverty at Knockhill

24 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty was able to benefit further from the shock settings he picked up from team-mate Ian Hutchinson’s successful two weeks at the Isle of Man TT to storm to the top of the timesheets on the...

BSB: Laverty leads pack on day one at Knockhill

24 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tyco BMW’s Michael Laverty topped the timesheets on the opening day of the fourth round of the MCE British Superbike championship at Knockhill. The Toomebridge rider was able to make further progress...

MotoGP: Iannone fastest on first day at Dutch TT

24 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Iannone has topped the opening day of action at the Dutch TT, after finishing both the day’s two sessions top of the time sheets at Assen. However, he will start Sunday’s race from the back of...

Moto3: Canet tops first day out at Assen

24 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Moto3 rookie Aron Canet was a surprise topper of the timesheets at the end of the opening day of action at the Dutch TT, impressing on his first visit to the track to finish 0.113 ahead of fellow...

WSS: Sofuoglu aims for 250mph in H2R record attempt

24 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Kenan Sofuoglu will attempt to break the 400kph barrier (248.5mph) on his Kawasaki H2R at the opening of a bridge near Istanbul. The four-time World Supersport champion will make the attempt at the...

MotoGP: Dorna extend contract with IRTA

24 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP bosses Dorna have extended their contract with the International Race Team Association by five more years, extending their link with the teams and riders representatives to an impressive thirty...

BSB: Ellison keen to regain showdown spot at Knockhill

23 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison is looking to boost himself up the championship rankings in the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship at Knockhill this weekend after a mixed start to the...

William Dunlop looking to return to winning ways at Armoy

23 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

William Dunlop is looking to return to winning ways as he confirms his participation in the 2016 Armoy Road races next month. Wins at Cookstown and Tandragee set the Ballymoney man up with a good...

BSB: Kiyonari to return to action at Knockhill

23 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ryuichi Kiyonari will return to action for the Bennetts Suzuki team as the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship gets underway at Knockhill this weekend. The three-time champion...

MotoGP: Crutchlow to remain with LCR Honda for 2017

23 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Brit Cal Crutchlow will remain with the LCR Honda squad for the 2017 MotoGP season, after confirming today at the press conference for the Dutch TT that he will remain with the squad for another...

MotoGP: Lorenzo ready for ‘bittersweet’ Assen

23 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo says he’s ready for this weekend’s resumption of hostilities at Assen, as the series heads to a circuit that he admits has been bittersweet for him in the...

MotoGP: Rossi refreshed for Assen battle

22 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi says he’s refreshed and ready for this weekend’s Dutch TT at the historic Assen, after making the most of MotoGP’s first real break since the season started in late March. Looking to...

MotoGP: Dutch TT stat attack

22 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Some facts and figures ahead of this weekend’s Grand Prix round at the historic Assen, from MotoGP’s historian and statistician Doctor Martin Raines. This weekend is the 250th MotoGP race since it’s...

BSB: Honda duo head to Knockhill after Snetterton boost

22 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Honda Racing duo Jason O’Halloran and Dan Linfoot were able to make an impression on the timesheets in testing after finding improved feeling with the CBR1000RR Fireblade at Snetterton. O’Halloran’s...

BSB: Laverty learns from Hutchinson TT settings

22 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty was able to make a significant step forward with his Tyco BMW Superbike at last week’s official Snetterton test with data gathered by team-mate Ian Hutchinson at the Isle of Man...

BSB: Byrne expecting difficult weekend at Knockhill

22 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne heads to Knockhill this weekend having won six of the last seven races at the Scottish circuit, but the four-time British champion isn’t expecting to have it easy in round four of the 2016...

Moto3: Returning Webb looking ‘to get back into the swing’

22 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Returning Moto3 racer Danny Webb says that this weekend at Assen is all about getting back into the swing of things, after three years in the Isle of Man TT paddock instead of the MotoGP...

MotoGP: Aprilia looking to pick up where they left off

22 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Aprilia MotoGP boss Romano Albesiano says that the team are going into this weekend’s Dutch TT at Assen with a clear goal – to start where they left off not only at the last round of this year’s...

Endurance: Haga joins Brookes and Tsuda at Yoshimura for Suzuka

22 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

World Superbike legend Noriyuki Haga will join reigning MCE British Superbike champion Josh Brookes and Suzuka MotoGP test rider Takuya at the Yoshimura Suzuki squad for this year’s Suzuka 8 Hour race...

MotoGP: Marquez happy ‘to disconnect a bit’ from racing

21 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has admitted that it’s been nice to ‘disconnect’ from racing for a few weeks, with the first back to back free weekends of the 2016 MotoGP season giving the Spaniard a chance to escape...

BSB: Haslam championship leader as series heads to Knockhill

21 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam says leading the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship standings doesn’t change anything for him as the series heads north to Knockhill this weekend. As the fourth round of the 2016...

BSB: Easton hoping to continue progress at home round

21 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Stuart Easton is hoping to carry forward progress made at Brands Hatch to enjoy a positive home round as the MCE British Superbike championship heads to Knockhill this weekend. After a tough start to...

Ulster GP: Anstey out to beat own Dundrod record

21 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Bruce Anstey heads in to the 2016 Ulster Grand Prix having held the official circuit lap record for an incredible six years. The flying Kiwi lapped the Dundrod circuit with an average speed of...

MotoGP: Barbera 'I’ll be strong in Assen’

21 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Avintia Ducati rider Hector Barbera says he’s expecting to come into this weekend’s Dutch TT at Assen stronger than ever, after both finding more from the Ducati GP14 package during testing and by...

Moto2: Lowes seeking Dutch victory

21 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes says he’s out to get his Moto2 world championship campaign back on track this weekend in the Netherlands, when the series moves to Grand Prix racing’s most historic venue, Assen. A circuit...

WSB: Sykes pips Rea to top Misano test

20 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes pipped team-mate Jonathan Rea to top the timesheets as team’s completed a one-day test in Misano. Mirroring the weekend’s race action, the Kawasaki Racing Team duo of Jonathan Rea and Tom...

TT: Schedule changes to make way for live TV?

20 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Sweeping changes could be on the horizon for the Isle of Man TT as new promoter Vision 9 prepares to take the reins. The Isle of Man Government is set to hand over the event’s organisation to the...

WSB: Nasty highside rules Reiterberger out for Laguna

20 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Markus Reiterberger will be forced to miss the next round of the Superbike World Championship at Laguna Seca after fracturing his D12 vertebra in Misano. The German star had made a strong start to the...

Roads: Kells rained off in horrendous rain

20 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Yesterday’s Kells road races in County Meath, Ireland, were called off after what race organisers described afterwards as ‘horrendous’ conditions. Originally scheduled for an 1130 start, torrential...

WSB: Sykes signs two-year extension with Kawasaki

20 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes has signed a two-year extension with the Kawasaki Racing Team to continue to compete in the Superbike World Championship. The agreement will see Sykes remain with Kawasaki for an incredible...

MotoGP: Rins confirmed at Suzuki for 2017

20 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Alex Rins, will, as MCN reported weeks ago, join the factory Suzuki MotoGP team for 2017 and 2018, replacing fellow Spaniard Maverick Viñales at the team for the next two years. Rins is believed to...

TT 2016: Paul Shoesmith’s funeral details

19 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

TT racer Paul Shoesmith will be laid to rest this Wednesday the 22nd June in his hometown of Macclesfield, and the family of the late racer has extended an open invitation to Paul’s fans to...

WSS: Sofuoglu wins again

19 June 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

In the last WorldSSP race before the long summer break Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) was the eventual winner, with Federico Caricasulo (BARDAHL Evan Bros. Honda Racing) second and long...

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