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Iannone tops day two at Qatar

18 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Iannone has topped the second day of the 2016 season at Qatar, surprising yesterday’s fastest man Jorge Lorenzo with an impressive 1:54.639 lap to finish the day 0.137 clear of the...

Lowes raises the bar in Moto2 practice

18 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes has raised the bar in Moto2 free practice three, by taking his pace into the low 1:59 second laps and leaving his opposition behind as he asserts his control on the class ahead of this...

Quartararo tops day two of Moto3

18 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Fabio Quartararo has topped the second day of Moto3 action at Losail, taking provisional pole from Brad Binder in a session that saw a number of the front-runners falling. The only session of the...

Rossi tips Viñales as 2016 race winner

18 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has tipped Suzuki rider Maverick Viñales as a 2016 MotoGP race winner, after both seeing the young Spaniard’s testing pace and witnessing first hand last night, after following him for...

Crutchlow ‘took no risks’ on opening night

18 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow ahs admitted to taking no risks on the opening night of the 2016 MotoGP season at Qatar, instead taking it easy as he got back up to speed on the dirty and sand-coated Losail circuit. “I...

Lowes credits MotoGP Michelins with more Qatar grip

18 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes has credited MotoGP’s new Michelin tyres with giving more grip to Qatar’s Losail circuit – despite being on the Dunlop-shod Federal Oil Kalex Moto2 machine! Taking to the track for the first...

Loi converts testing pace into free practice performance

17 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Livio Loi has successfully converted his pace from last week’s Moto3 test at Qatar’s Losail circuit into free practice performance to top the opening day of the 2016 season. The Belgian finished the...

Folger tops first day as Lowes falls twice

17 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jonas Folger has topped the opening day of the 2016 Moto2 season, as Brit Sam Lowes took second in both despite falling twice from his Federal Oil Gresini Kalex not once but twice in free practice...

Lorenzo lays down cards in first session of 2016

17 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has laid down his cards in the opening session of the 2016 MotoGP season, smashing the field with a 1:55.440 lap to take top spot from teammate Valentino Rossi by 0.267. Rossi was a...

McWilliams chasing NW200 hat-trick

17 March 2016 by Stephen Davison

Former Grand Prix legend, Jeremy McWilliams will return to this year’s Vauxhall International North West 200, chasing a hat trick of Supertwin race wins on May 10-14 at the north coast...

Smith to leave Tech 3 for 2017

16 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Bradley Smith has confirmed exclusively to MCN that it looks likely that he will not renew his deal with the Tech 3 Yamaha squad for a fifth year, as he chases down a factory ride for next season. “I...

Danny Kent ‘in the seventh to eleventh ballpark’

16 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Moto3 world champion Danny Kent says he has the pace to finish in the top ten at the opening round of the Moto2 championship this weekend at Losail, after leaving last weekend’s three-day test content...

Lowes confident ahead of season opener

16 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes has been left confident ahead of this weekend’s Moto2 season opener at Qatar, after a highly successful test under the floodlights there last weekend. Lowes finished the test fastest...

Ryan Farquhar replaces Guy Martin in Tyco BMW squad

16 March 2016 by Stephen Davison

In a shock move, veteran Irishman Ryan Farquhar will replace Guy Martin in the Tyco BMW squad in 2016. Tyco’s popular Lincolnshire star has opted out of this year’s Isle of Man TT races to compete in...

TT stars head-up Donington Thundersport races this Easter

14 March 2016 by Michael Neeves

TT winners Ryan Farquhar and Gary Johnson will be joining the Thundersport GP1 Elite regulars at Donington Park this Easter weekend. And best of all tickets are just £5, including a program. Easter...

McPhee plagued by mystery issues

14 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Scotsman John McPhee has been left with effectively no winter testing completed successfully on his Saxoprint Peugeot machine after a recurring problem that has plagued the team since day one of the...

Lowes blitzes opposition to finish Moto2 test top

13 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Federal oil Gresini Kalex rider Sam Lowes has blitzed his opposition with a last minute lap to finish the final test of the winter 0.2 faster than runner-up Thomas Luthi. Finishing the test with the...

Antonelli holds on to Moto3 top spot

13 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Niccolo Antonelli has held onto the top spot at Qatar on the final day of the 2016 Moto3 pre-season, leaving Losail with a 0.217 advantage over fellow Honda rider Livio Loi. Loi was a further 0.057...

Aegerter debuts latest GP aerodynamic devices

13 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Swiss rider Dominique Aegerter has debuted the latest in a series of aerodynamic devices that have appeared on Grand Prix bikes over the winter testing season at this week’s Qatar Moto2...

Lowes finds easy time in new swinging arm

13 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes has been left delighted with his progress on the Federal Oil Gresini Oil Kalex Moto2 bike after the second night of testing at Qatar, making a major breakthrough on bike set-up with a new...

Sykes, Rea and Davies 1-2-3 in hectic second race

13 March 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team), Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) finished in that order, all covered by only 0.314 seconds, after a tough fight for the...

Cluzel takes clever win in Thailand

13 March 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

After a 17-lap race held in high 36°C air temperatures Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) was the eventual winner, after a near race long leading stint from PJ Jacobsen (Honda World Supersport...

Loi top Moto3 on second day of testing

12 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Belgian rider Livio Loi has topped the second day of testing at Qatar’s Losail International Circuit, making the most of the RW Racing GP Honda’s top speed and his diminutive size to finish the day at...

Luthi tops Moto2 day two at Losail

12 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Thomas Luthi has taken the Garage Plus Interwetten Kalex machine to top of the timesheets on the second day of testing at Losail, as one of a quartet of riders able to dip under the 2:00 mark for the...

Crutchlow: I needed an ultrasound on my balls!

12 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow was lucky to escape serious injury in a crash in the final moments of the Qatar test, after getting caught out by his LCR Honda – and having to undergo some invasive medical testing...

Rea wins close race from teammate Sykes

12 March 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (KRT) kept his 100% record rolling into the third race of the new season with a close win over his team-mate Tom Sykes after 20-laps at an overheated Buriram circuit in Thailand. Rea and...

Cluzel and MV go top after WSS Superpole

12 March 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

In the Supersport World Championship Superpole contest Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) led the field, with a 1’38.383 lap that held off the Kawasaki Puccetti Racing duo of randy Krummenacher...

First Superpole win for Honda sensation Van Der Mark

12 March 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Former Stock 600 and WSS Champion Michael van der Mark (Honda World Superbike Team) enjoyed his first Superpole win in Thailand today, shortly before the start of the first race of the...

Rins fastest but Lowes ecstatic with race pace on opening day

11 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Alex Rins has topped the first night of Moto2 testing at Qatar – but Brit Sam Lowes has stamped his mark on the day by topping two out of three sessions as well as completing an impressive race...

Navarro tops opening day of Moto3 testing at Qatar

11 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Navarro has topped the opening day of moto3 testing at Qatar, finishing 0.286 ahead of Livio Loi – and only a tiny 0.006 seconds from Alex Masbou’s 2015 pole position time. Loi made it a Honda...

Rossi admits he plans to stay until 2018

11 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has dropped a bombshell in an exclusive interview today with Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport, admitting that he plans on remaining in MotoGP until he turns 39 in 2018. Admitting in recent...

Local rider Wilairot fastest in WSS free practice

11 March 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

In the 2016 FIM Supersport World Championship category at the 4.554km long Buriram circuit a local rider led the qualifying field, with Ratthapong Wilairot and his A.P. Honda Racing CBR600RR setting...

Van der Mark quickest on Friday in Thailand

11 March 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

The fastest man on the first day of qualifying at the FIM Superbike World Championship round in Thailand was precocious podium rider from the opening round, Michael van der Mark (Honda World Superbike...

Team WD40 BSB bikes stolen in break-in

11 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike squad Team WD40 have had a number of bikes stolen from their Sheffied base in an overnight break-in. The team lost two Kawasaki ZX-10Rs that were set to be campagined by Jack...

Honda Racing rolls out 2016 BSB colours

10 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Honda Racing has rolled out the colours that Dan Linfoot, Jason O’Halloran and Jenny Tinmouth will use for the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship. Taking the opportunity to use their trip to...

Michelin show 2016 tyre identifying colours

10 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Michelin have announced the identifying colours that their new MotoGP tyres will sport for the coming season. The coloured strips around the edges of the tyres are designed to give spectators an ‘at a...

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