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Honda: Releasing crash data would add fuel to fire

05 November 2015 by Steve English

Honda: Releasing crash data would add fuel to fire

Honda today decided not to reveal the data from the Sepang crash that saw Marc Marquez fall following contact with Valentino Rossi. Earlier this week the Japanese manufacturer had claimed that Marquez...

Relaxed Kent looking forward to weekend

05 November 2015 by Steve English

Relaxed Kent looking forward to weekend

On Sunday night we’ll finally have the answer as to whether Danny Kent’s quest to end Britain’s 38 year wait for a Grand Prix world champion will end with the 21 year old claiming the Moto3 title. The...

Rossi appeal rejected – will start from back of the grid at Valencia

05 November 2015 by Simon Patterson

Rossi appeal rejected – will start from back of the grid at Valencia

Valentino Rossi’s three penalty points issued for his Sepang collision with Marc Marquez has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport – meaning his hopes of lifting a tenth world championship...

Danny Buchan joins Moto Rapido Ducati for 2016

05 November 2015 by Simon Patterson

Danny Buchan joins Moto Rapido Ducati for 2016

Danny Buchan will become Moto Rapido Ducati’s sole rider for the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship, as he joins the Moto Rapido squad to replace the departing John Hopkins. The 22 year old made...

Video: Anvil TAG Yamaha unveil Rispoli and McConnell

04 November 2015 by Simon Patterson

Video: Anvil TAG Yamaha unveil Rispoli and McConnell

The Anvil Plant Hire TAG Racing squad are set in 2016 for their biggest year since graduating to the MCE British Superbike Championship, as they not only make the switch from Kawasaki to title-winning...

New Europe-only Supersport class within existing WSS grid for 2016

04 November 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

New Europe-only Supersport class within existing WSS grid for 2016

The FIM and DWO (Dorna in WorldSBK form) have created a class-within-a-class for the 2016 World Supersport Championship, and killed off the Superstock 600 European Championship at a stroke. Dorna has...

CD Racing expands to superbike with Dunlop

04 November 2015 by Simon Patterson

CD Racing expands to superbike with Dunlop

Northern Irish businessman Chris Dowd will expand his stable of machines to include superbikes for 2016, with, as reported last month by MCN, William Dunlop signs full-time with the team. Riding for...

Harrison signs with Silicone Engineering Racing

04 November 2015 by Simon Patterson

Harrison signs with Silicone Engineering Racing

Bradford racer Dean Harrison has signed a two-year deal with Silicon Engineering Racing for the 2016 and 2017 international road race seasons, linking up with the squad after a difficult year on the...

Anvil TAG Yamaha secure McConnell and Rispoli

04 November 2015 by Simon Patterson

Anvil TAG Yamaha secure McConnell and Rispoli

The Anvil Plant Hire TAG Racing squad are set in 2016 for their biggest year since graduating to the MCE British Superbike Championship, as they not only make the switch from Kawasaki to title-winning...

CAS rejects Lorenzo's request for intervention in Rossi case

03 November 2015 by Steve English

CAS rejects Lorenzo's request for intervention in Rossi case

Jorge Lorenzo has had a request for intervention rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in their case of Valentino Rossi’s appeal against his penalty points from Sepang. The Italian is...

Hornsey completes Team WD-40 line-up

03 November 2015 by Simon Patterson

Hornsey completes Team WD-40 line-up

Sam Hornsey, one of the stand-out performers of the 205 British Supersport season, will graduate to the MCE British Superbike season for 2016 after penning a deal to join Team WD-40 alongside Irishman...

Yamaha responds to Honda statements

03 November 2015 by Steve English

Yamaha responds to Honda statements

Yamaha has this morning responded to the recent press releases of HRC and Repsol. Yesterday HRC vice-president, Shuhei Nakamoto, released a statement where it was once again alleged that Valentino...

Valencia's Thursday press conference cancelled

02 November 2015 by Steve English

Valencia's Thursday press conference cancelled

The ramifications of Sepang continue to be felt and for the final round of the MotoGP season there will be no pre-event press conference. Dorna and the FIM has taken the unprecedented step of...

Latest 2016 MotoGP calendar revealed

02 November 2015 by Steve English

Latest 2016 MotoGP calendar revealed

Dorna has revealed an updated calendar for the 2016 MotoGP season with the main changes seeing Silverstone reverting to September 4. The German Grand Prix has also been changed to July 17. The order...

Honda: Crash caused by Rossi kicking Marquez' lever

02 November 2015 by Steve English

Honda: Crash caused by Rossi kicking Marquez' lever

Honda has broken their silence on the clash between Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi in Malaysia. On the seventh lap of the race at Sepang the pair touched and Marquez crashed after a heated scrap on...

First test for KTM RC16 MotoGP machine

01 November 2015 by Steve English

First test for KTM RC16 MotoGP machine

The highly anticipated track debut of KTM’s new MotoGP machine took place in Austria over the weekend. This is the latest step in their development towards making their premier class debut in...

Police called to altercation with Italian TV at Marc Marquez’s home

31 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Police called to altercation with Italian TV at Marc Marquez’s home

Spanish media are reporting that reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has been involved in an altercation with Italian TV presenters from Le Iene (The Hyenas) outside his house in northern...

What happens next for Rossi’s appeal?

30 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

What happens next for Rossi’s appeal?

With the news that Valentino Rossi has appealed his Sepang penalty points to the Court of Arbitration in Sport, many have been left scratching their heads as to exactly what the Swiss body does and...

Rossi lodges new appeal against penalty points

30 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Rossi lodges new appeal against penalty points

The FIM have confirmed that Valentino Rossi has lodged an eleventh hour appeal to the Court of Arbitration in Sport against the three penalty points he was issued for the collision between him and...

Engine updates for Davies’ Ducati

30 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Engine updates for Davies’ Ducati

Chaz Davies has spent two days at Motorland Aragon working on engine updates for his Ducati Panigale R, as the Welshman gets preparations underway for the 2016 World Superbike season. Completing a...

Sykes gets 2016 underway on hybrid ZX-10R

30 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Sykes gets 2016 underway on hybrid ZX-10R

Tom Sykes has gotten the 2016 World Superbike season underway in a three-day test at Motorland Aragon, running a hybrid ZX-10R based on the 2015 model but running significant new parts from the 2016...

Reed: Rossi and Marquez were literally ready to die at VR46 Ranch

30 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Reed: Rossi and Marquez were literally ready to die at VR46 Ranch

While the fierce rivalry between Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi might be something that’s only just came into the public eye after their encounters on-track in MotoGP this season, culminating last...

Open letter from Angel Nieto

30 October 2015 by Steve English

Open letter from Angel Nieto

Angel Nieto is the latest MotoGP legend to offer his opinion on the events of Sepang. The 12+1 times world champion commented on Sunday about his sadness at having seen Valentino Rossi and Marc...

Lorenzo denies Marquez agreement

30 October 2015 by Steve English

Lorenzo denies Marquez agreement

With Italian media having speculated that Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez had a clandestine meeting in Andorra before the fly away races to determine how the MotoGP world championship would be decided...

FIM President: Sepang has poisoned the atmosphere of our sport

30 October 2015 by Steve English

FIM President: Sepang has poisoned the atmosphere of our sport

The FIM President, Vito Ippolito, has waded into the post Sepang mire by saying that “the recent events have had a damaging effect on the staging of our competitions and poisoned the atmosphere around...

Randy mamola - a life on two wheels

29 October 2015 by MCN

Randy mamola - a life on two wheels

Randy Mamola, one of the most talented Grand Prix riders to have never won a world championship reveals the bikes that shaped his riding career. Hodaka Steens (First bike) It was 1972 and I was 11...

BSB keen for return to Ireland

29 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

BSB keen for return to Ireland

The MCE British Superbike championship has extended its first tentative steps towards a return to Ireland, with series director Stuart Higgs meeting with the bosses of Northern Irish circuit...

Dovi: Cal came to the box and apologised for crash

28 October 2015 by Steve English

Dovi: Cal came to the box and apologised for crash

Andrea Dovizioso’s race ended in the gravel trap on Sunday after a clash with Cal Crutchlow in the early stages of the Malaysian Grand Prix. Crutchlow made contact with the Ducati rider and admitted...

Brake problems held back Crutchlow

28 October 2015 by Steve English

Brake problems held back Crutchlow

Cal Crutchlow finished fifth in Malaysia after an eventful race that saw him clash with Andrea Dovizioso and then suffer a braking issue that left him unable to hold off Bradley Smith. “It was a...

Smith: It was nice to turn this weekend around!

28 October 2015 by Steve English

Smith: It was nice to turn this weekend around!

Bradley Smith continued his impressive season with a top four finish at Sepang. The Tech3 rider had a scrap with Cal Crutchlow in the early laps but a brake problem left both riders facing a lonely...

Injuries left Espargaro dizzy in Sepang

28 October 2015 by Steve English

Injuries left Espargaro dizzy in Sepang

Pol Espargaro admitted that Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix was one of the hardest races of his career. The after affects of his crash in warmup left him dizzy and in pain but with tenth place in the...

GBmoto get full-factory support for BSB and roads

28 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

GBmoto get full-factory support for BSB and roads

MCE British Superbike front-runners GBmoto will have full factory support for the next three seasons, after penning a deal with Kawasaki to become an official Team Green squad. With the launch of a...

Repsol: Without sporting values it makes no sense to be a sponsor

27 October 2015 by Steve English

Repsol: Without sporting values it makes no sense to be a sponsor

Repsol released a sensational press release that called their future in MotoGP into question following the “unacceptable and unsportsmanlike conduct of Valentino Rossi against Marc Marquez” at...

Did he dive, or was he kicked?

27 October 2015 by Michael Scott

Did he dive, or was he kicked?

Some thought Rossi’s penalty – effectively a back-of-the-grid start – was too lenient for the cynical Red Bull Rookies move that he pulled to take out Marquez in Malaysia. Some thought it overly...

Marquez: Rossi kick caused me to crash

25 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Marquez: Rossi kick caused me to crash

Marc Marquez has laid the blame for the incident between him and Valentino Rossi in today’s Malaysian MotoGP race firmly in the hands of his Italian rival, saying that despite the investigation by...

Twitter reacts to Rossi Marquez crash

25 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Twitter reacts to Rossi Marquez crash

Twitter has been awash with comments since the clash this morning between reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez and championship leader Valentino Rossi that saw the Spaniard end the race in the gravel...