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World Trials Champion, Martin Lampkin − 1950 to 2016

05 April 2016 by Jonathan Pearson

World Trials Champion, Martin Lampkin − 1950 to 2016

Martin Lampkin died on April 3, aged 65. He was truly a larger-than-life character in the sport of trials and the wider motorcycling community. Nicknamed ‘Big Mart’, his career in trials spanned a...

Ulster Grand Prix introduces superpole qualifying

05 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Ulster Grand Prix introduces superpole qualifying

This year’s Ulster Grand Prix will see a first for a road race, with the introduction of a superpole format qualifying for the international road race’s headline superbike class. The new format will...

Espargaro left fighting ‘crazy overtakes’

05 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Espargaro left fighting ‘crazy overtakes’

Pol Espargaro has been left bemoaning his results from Sunday’s Argentine MotoGP race despite taking a strong finish in sixth, after his last lap battle with Hector Barbera cost him fourth place. The...

Farquhar gets first outing on IEG BMW machine

05 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Farquhar gets first outing on IEG BMW machine

Veteran road racer Ryan Farquhar has had his first taste of BMW machinery on the roads, taking to last weekend’s Mid Antrim 150 races on the S1000RR superstock machine he will campaign at the...

Weekend to forget for Lorenzo

04 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Weekend to forget for Lorenzo

Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo has admitted that Argentina was a weekend to forget for him, after crashing out in the opening half on Sunday’s race and leaving the track with zero points...

Newcomer Mitchell-Thomas stuns Mid-Antrim 150

04 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Newcomer Mitchell-Thomas stuns Mid-Antrim 150

Newcomer Malachi Mitchell-Thomas has stunned the roadracing world with an incredible debut performance at Saturday’s Mid-Antrim 150 races, taking a hat trick of wins as a rookie to the track and to...

Crutchlow admits Argentine mistakes

04 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Crutchlow admits Argentine mistakes

Cal Crutchlow has held his hands up and admitted that the crashes that saw him fall not once but twice from yesterday’s Argentine Grand Prix were no one’s fault but his own. The LCR Honda rider, who...

Hard work pays off for Marquez and for Honda

04 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Hard work pays off for Marquez and for Honda

The hard work of pre-season testing has paid off for Marc Marquez and for Honda, according to the double world champion as he took his first win of the 2016 season in Argentina. Struggling all...

Marquez wins crazy race in Argentina

04 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marquez wins crazy race in Argentina

Marc Marquez has taken victory in one of the craziest races in recent memory in Argentina, triumphing in a battle in which the mandatory pit stop enforced due to a tyre failure yesterday was only one...

Zarco wins from Lowes in tricky conditions

03 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Zarco wins from Lowes in tricky conditions

Reigning Moto2 world champion Johann Zarco has taken his first win of 2016, holding off a late charge from the Federal Oil Kalex of Sam Lowes to take the win in tricky conditions at the Termas de Río...

Pawi takes first ever Malaysian win in Moto3

03 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Pawi takes first ever Malaysian win in Moto3

Khairul Idham Pawi has given Malaysia their first every Grand Prix victory by taking the win in the second round of the 2016 Moto3 world championship in Argentina. Winning at only his third attempt,...

Argentina race may see mandatory pit stops

03 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Argentina race may see mandatory pit stops

A mixture of changing conditions and tyre issues has left today’s MotoGP race at Argentina’s Termas de Río Hondo circuit with a number of bewildering permeations as to how the day might pan out. The...

Davies takes a double win

03 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Davies takes a double win

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) secured his second win of the Motorland Aragon WorldSBK weekend, by 6.471 seconds from Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team). Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) was...

First 2016 win for Sofuoglu

03 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

First 2016 win for Sofuoglu

Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) took the early lead and kept it from pole position, with his team-mate Randy Krummenacher (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) second after 16-laps of running in the...

Michelin withdraw ALL rear tyre options for race

02 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Michelin withdraw ALL rear tyre options for race

Michelin have taken the unprecedented step of withdrawing BOTH rear tyre options for tomorrow’s race, instead electing to use only their back-up option not previously offered to the field. The news...

Marquez takes pole despite late crash

02 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marquez takes pole despite late crash

Marc Marquez has taken pole position for tomorrow’s Argentinian Grand Prix, despite a heavy crash at turn one towards the end of the fifteen-minute session. Controlling the entire session, he was able...

Redding suffers suspected tyre failure in FP4

02 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Redding suffers suspected tyre failure in FP4

Pramac Ducati rider Scott Redding was lucky to walk away from MotoGP’s FP4 session after a suspected rear tyre failure brought out the red flags half way through the session. Suffering from what...

Binder dominates for debut Moto3 pole

02 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Binder dominates for debut Moto3 pole

Brad Binder has dominated Moto3 qualifying at Termas de Río Hondo to take his debut pole position in the class by 0.3 ahead of the Team Sky KTM of Romano Fenati. Binder controlled much of the session,...

Davies the Destroyer in race one

02 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Davies the Destroyer in race one

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) became the first non-Kawasaki race winner of the 2016 season when he took the opening race win after 18-laps at Motorland Aragon. He broke the lap record on lap...

Kenan cracks the 25 barrier

02 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Kenan cracks the 25 barrier

Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) took a comfortable win in the pre-race Superpole 2 contest inside the WorldSSP class, but did not get close to the previous track best from 2015 despite...

Superpole 32 and new track best for Tom Sykes

02 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Superpole 32 and new track best for Tom Sykes

2013 world champion Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) won the pre-race Superpole qualifying contest at Motorland Aragon on his KRT machine, making it 32 pole wins in his career and his second top...

World champion Zarco find Moto2 form

01 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

World champion Zarco find Moto2 form

Reigning Moto2 world champion Johann Zarco has finally found his form in Argentina, making the most of slippery track conditions to slide his Ajo Motorsport Kalex to pole position by 0.190. “I’m happy...

Marquez and Pedrosa top ‘strange’ day in Argentina

01 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marquez and Pedrosa top ‘strange’ day in Argentina

Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa have taken their Repsol Hondas to first and second on the opening day of action at Argentina’s Termas de Río Hondo circuit, with four RCV213s in the top five after an...

Bastianini tops Moto3 action

01 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Bastianini tops Moto3 action

Enea Bastianini has topped the opening day of Moto3 action in Argentina, holding off Romano Fenati and Andrea Migno in both sessions to make it an all Italian affair on the provisional front row of...

Grip issues at Termas highlight Michelin differences

01 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Grip issues at Termas highlight Michelin differences

The massive difference between last season’s Bridgestones and this year’s Michelin tyres has been highlighted by a lack of grip for the opening MotoGP session at Argentina’s Termas de Río Hondo...

Cluzel ahead of shaken up first day qualifying order

01 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Cluzel ahead of shaken up first day qualifying order

A remarkable opening day of WSS qualifying placed regular championship contender Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) into first place on the time sheets but a 16-year-old ESS rider, Axel Bassani...

Sykes fastest after first day in Spain

01 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Sykes fastest after first day in Spain

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) ended his first day at Motorland Aragon fastest of all, with a lap time that was fully 0.375 seconds quicker than next best qualifier Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing –...

Monza World Superbike round cancelled

01 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Monza World Superbike round cancelled

World Superbike shave confirmed that the round planned for Monza on the 22-24 July this year has been cancelled, after planned upgrades to the track were unable to be completed in time. However, in a...

McGuinness looking forward to 22nd year at North West 200

01 April 2016 by Stephen Davison

McGuinness looking forward to 22nd year at North West 200

22 years after making his first visit to Portrush, road racing legend John McGuinness is looking forward to this year’s Vauxhall International North West 200. “I want to come and enjoy the decent...

Laverty tops final day of BSB pre-season

31 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Laverty tops final day of BSB pre-season

Michael Laverty has taken the Tyco BMW machine to top spot on the final day of the 2016 MCE British Superbike pre-season, demoting Shakey Byrne with a final fast lap of Donington just as the chequered...

Smith: “We need to be careful in the first 24 hours”

31 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Smith: “We need to be careful in the first 24 hours”

Bradley Smith says that it’s going to be important to be careful on the Termas de Río Hondo circuit on the opening day of this year’s Argentinean MotoGP race, as the rarely used track comes up to...

McPint awarded prestigious Segrave Trophy

31 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

McPint awarded prestigious Segrave Trophy

John McGuinness has been awarded the prestigious Segrave Trophy by the Royal Automotive Club, honouring his contribution to motorsport in the United Kingdom. One of the most significant awards in...

Crutchlow out to repeat 2015 success in Argentina

31 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Crutchlow out to repeat 2015 success in Argentina

Cal Crutchlow is keen to replicate his 2015 form at Argentina’s Termas de Río Hondo circuit, where the LCR Honda rider top podium success last year. He was able to convert a fourth place into a podium...

Lorenzo keen to try ‘difficult’ Argentinian track

30 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Lorenzo keen to try ‘difficult’ Argentinian track

Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo says he’s looking forward to this weekend’s Argentinian race at Rio de Hondo Termas, as the series returns to a track where the Spaniard struggled in...

‘Question marks until Friday’ for Marquez

30 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

‘Question marks until Friday’ for Marquez

Marc Marquez says that his question marks about just how far Honda’s improvements have come will remain until he takes to the track in Argentina on Friday, despite taking a podium finish at the...

Cameron Donald leaves Norton for Wilson Craig return

30 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Cameron Donald leaves Norton for Wilson Craig return

Australian Isle of Man TT winner Cameron Donald will leave the Norton squad for the 2016 race, retuning to the Wilson Craig Racing team that he last rode for in 2013. The double TT winner admitted...