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What next for Yamaha?

18 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

With the news that reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo will move to Ducati for the 2017 season, one big question mark that remains to be answered in the aftermath of the move is who exactly...

Yamaha and Lorenzo part ways for 2017

18 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Movistar Yamaha have announced that they will part ways with Jorge Lorenzo for the 2017 season, partly confirming that, as reported by MCN weeks ago, that the reigning world champion will switch to...

Smith wins six-lap sprint in Assen

17 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

British rider Kyle Smith (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda) won what was a final six lap wet race, from his countryman Gino Rea (GRT Racing Team MV Agusta) and four-time champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki...

Rea from Sykes after crazy second race

17 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) won the second race at Assen in a contest that had started wet, but finished on a dry line, making for a tyre change midway through the 21 laps. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki...

Rea wins as Hayden takes first podium

16 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) won the first race of the Assen WorldSBK weekend after 21 laps of drama and determination, too much in some notable cases. After running with the front group for...

Assen WSB: Lowes fastest after wet opening day

15 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) topped the combined best times on day one at a wet Assen, posting a strong lap of 1’52.701 near the end of the second one hour long practice session in...

Crutchlow left struggling with gout in Austin

15 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow’s difficult start to the 2016 MotoGP season – failing to score points in the opening three races of the year – was left even worse last weekend in Austin when travel chaos from Argentina...

Viñales left kicking himself after testing pace

15 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Suzuki rider Maverick Viñales has been left kicking himself after discovering his pace on the 2016 GSX-RR chassis at the Circuit of the Americas – in a test a day after using the 2015 version for the...

Dorna pledge support to British Grand Prix

15 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Dorna events director Javier Alonso has pledged support to the British Grand prix, regardless of what happens in the future with the beleaguered Circuit of Wales project. Currently the rights holders...

Ten more years of racing at Phillip Island

11 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP and World Superbike rights holders Dorna have signed a ten-year extension to both deals that will see both series return to Australia’s iconic Phillip Island track until at least 2026. The...

More progress for Aprilia in Austin

11 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Aprilia MotoGP team of Stefan Bradl and Alvaro Bautista have continued to make strong progress in their debut year with the new RS-GP machine, as they work closer towards becoming regular features...

SRC Kawasaki dominate Le Mans 24 Hour

11 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

The SRC Kawasaki squad of Gregory Leblanc, Matthieu Lagrive and Fabien Foret have dominated the opening round of the 2016 Endurance World Championship at the Le Mans 24 Hours, taking maximum...

Clutch issues leave Rossi in the gravel

11 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has blamed clutch problems for his crash out of Sunday’s third round of the 2016 MotoGP championship at Texas’ Circuit of the Americas. Struggling with clutch problems for the past two...

DTRA Championships round one - Brindley rocks Rye House

11 April 2016 by MCN News

Round one of the 2016 Maxxis UK National Flat Track Championships put on by the DTRA (Dirt Track Riders Association) took place at Rye House Speedway at the weekend. With the largest numbers of...

Austin MotoGP review - Stepping up to the Marc

11 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Honda and Marc Marquez seemed lost during pre-season testing and few would have predicted such a strong start to the season, but the Spaniard is charging hard and took another sizzling win in the...

Lowes unable to stop Texan win for Rins

10 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes has been unable to stop a Texan victory for Alex Rins, with a charge from the start not enough to shut down the lead to his Spanish title rival at the Circuit of the Americas. Rins was able...

Fenati dominates Moto3 field for Austin win

10 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Romano Fenati has dominated the Moto3 field in Austin to take a controlling win, ending up victorious from Jorge Navarro by an impressive three seconds at the flag. Navarro was the early leader,...

Silverstone BSB: Hickman takes race two victory

10 April 2016 by Liam Marsden

JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider Peter Hickman regrouped from his race one DNF to take a well-deserved victory in the secon race, seeing off a late charge from BE Wiser Ducati’s Shane Byrne. Hickman ran...

Silverstone BSB: Laverty draws first blood

10 April 2016 by Liam Marsden

Tyco BMW rider Michael Laverty took his ninth BSB win with victory in the first race of the 2016 season, holding off all challengers from the first lap. Jason O’Halloran got the holeshot, but was...

2016 BSB season - all you need to know...

10 April 2016 by Phil Wain

The MCE British Superbike Championship blasts back into action later today so now is the time to get up to speed with the most competitive and innovative superbike series in the world. Our guide will...

Rins tops red flagged Moto2 session

10 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Alex Rins has emerged on pole position for tomorrow’s Moto2 race at the Circuit of the Americas, coming out top of a frantic duel at the end of the session after red flags inadvertently created a...

Marquez continues to control for pole

09 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has continued to control at Austin, by taking pole positions for tomorrow’s race at the Circuit of the Americas and firmly establishing himself as the favourite, as he aims to make it...

Oettl takes advantage of conditions for debut pole

09 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Philipp Oettl has taken advantage of mixed conditions in Austin to take his maiden pole position in the Moto3 class, after an early fast lap before shower of rain gave him his advantage. Setting a...

Silverstone BSB: Haslam takes pole

09 April 2016 by Stephen Davison

Leon Haslam snatched pole position on his return to BSB after dominating Saturday qualifying on the JG Speedfit Kawasaki ZX-10R. The 32-year-old took his last BSB pole at Knockhill in 2008 before...

Smith reinvents the wheel in Austin

09 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Bradley Smith has set out to reinvent the wheel on his Monster Yamaha at this weekend’s third round of MotoGP in Austin, radically adjusting his M1 machine after struggling in the opening two...

Quartararo sets the pace in Austin

09 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Frenchman Fabio Quartararo has set the pace on the opening day of action in Austin for the Moto3 class, taking the top spot by 0.1 from fellow KTM rider Romano Fenati. However, it was a sea of Hondas...

Marquez dominates on opening day in Texas

09 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has resumed where he left off the last time MotoGP took to track in Texas, by dominating the opening day of track action at the Circuit of the Americas. Taking the top spot by three...

Iddon and Tyco BMW lead the opening day of 2016 BSB

08 April 2016 by Sports desk

Tyco BMW’s newest recruit Christian Iddon got his 2016 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship campaign off to a flying start at Silverstone this afternoon, setting the pace on the opening day as...

Video: Lap Macau with John McGuinness

08 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

At last year’s Macau Grand Prix, we decided to get a slightly different look at the action – and fitted a GoPro to the back of John McGuinness’ Honda Racing Fireblade for the race itself. Check out...

Rossi puts blame for tyre problems on Ducati

07 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has put the blame for the tyre problems suffered by Scott Redding last time out firmly on the shoulders of Ducati, speaking in the press conference for this weekend’s third round of...

Welsh minister refuses underwriting for ‘unacceptable risk’ of Circuit of Wales

07 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Welsh Assembly economy minister Edwina Hart has refused to underwrite the Circuit of Wales project, saying that it was an ‘unacceptable risk’ to the government in light of the “significant question...

Lorenzo to make Ducati switch

06 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo looks odds on to become a Ducati rider for the 2017 and 2018 MotoGP seasons, ending a long and lucrative partnership with Yamaha. MCN understands that the...

Crunch time for Circuit of Wales

06 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Circuit of Wales project has reached a critical point, with the next 24 hours being key to whether the ambitious project in South Wales will go ahead or not. The crunch comes from the imminent...

Redding left rueing what could have been

06 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Scott Redding has been left rueing what could have been after a difficult weekend for the Pramac Ducati rider in Argentina – first with delaminating tyres and then with an electrical problem robbing...

MotoGP stranded in Argentina!

05 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

A large number of the MotoGP grid and paddock have been left stranded in Argentina, with continuing bad weather in the Termas de Rio Hondo area meaning that the charter flights designed to move the...

MCN’s Adam Child ready for the Spring Cup

05 April 2016 by MCN News

MCN Senior Road Tester Adam Child will once again line up on the Norton supertwin machine built by the apprentices from the Derbyshire manufacturer’s British Motorcycle Manufacturing Academy for this...

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