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MotoGP recap: Round 2 - Americas

25 July 2015 by Steve English

Marc Marquez overcame a technical failure on his bike in qualifying to take a dramatic pole position in Texas. The lap was arguably the best that we’ve ever seen from the Spaniard. He was fired up and...

Pol Espargaro smashes Suzuka record for 8 Hour pole

25 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Pol Espargaro has totally smashed the Suzuka lap record to give his Yamaha Factory Racing Team the pole position for tomorrow’s Suzuka * Hour. Lapping in 2:06 dead, the Spaniard beat last year’s lap...

William Dunlop takes Armoy clean sweep on opening night

25 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

William Dunlop has taken a clean sweep of pole positions and wins on the opening night of this year’s Armoy Race of Legends, with a win in the Supersport 600 race from pole position as well as taking...

Brookes to make German championship wildcard

25 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Milwaukee Yamaha rider Josh Brookes will gain a significant advantage over his MCE British Superbike championship rivals when the series makes its annual trip abroad for the Dutch round of the series...

Smith: ‘Qatar floodlights are nothing like this!’

25 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Factory Yamaha rider Bradley Smith says that all his previous experience of racing motorbikes at night – riding under the floodlights on his Tech 3 Yamaha MotoGP bike – has gone out the window after...

TeamGreen Kawasaki top Suzuka qualifying at record pace

24 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

The TeamGreen Kawasaki squad of Haji Yudhistira, Akira Yanagawa and Kazuki Watanabe have positioned themselves on the provisional pole position spot for Sunday’s Suzuka 8 Hour, after the fastest ever...

Bradley Smith's Suzuka diary: Night practice

24 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Another day done at Suzuka for Bradley Smith – and we reckon he might have been more than a little excited to make his nighttime debut!

Moto3 recap: Round 1 - Qatar

24 July 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent’s dominance of Moto3 in 2015 wasn’t clearly apparent in qualifying at Qatar but having topped two practice sessions he was always confident of making a splash in the desert. Kent was never...

Moto2 recap: Round 1 - Qatar

24 July 2015 by Steve English

In the Moto2 season opener Sam Lowes and Johann Zarco were the fastest men on the grid but both failed to win the race after a mistake from Lowes and a mechancial issue for Zarco. Jonas Folger was the...

MotoGP recap: Round 1 - Qatar

24 July 2015 by Steve English

“I think that this battle is one of the best my career,” was what Valentino Rossi said after winning the Qatar Grand Prix. Over the course of the next eight rounds he’s been able to show that he’s...

Tight fight between Kawasaki riders in Laguna

24 July 2015 by Steve English

Laguna Seca saw a thrilling battle between the Kawasaki teammates, Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea, with the Englishman coming out on top in both races and clawing back eight points in the title standings.

Davies: This is the fruit of our labours

24 July 2015 by Steve English

A double win for Chaz Davies brought him within 20 points of Tom Sykes in the fight for second in the World Superbike standings. The Ducati rider was on fire all weekend and easily the class of the...

Guintoli and Lowes explain race two crash

24 July 2015 by Steve English

Sylvain Guintoli’s weekend in California was solid with a seventh place finish in race one, having ran in the top five at one point, but his outing in race two was short lived. A first lap crash with...

Difficult weekend yeilds top tens for van der Mark

24 July 2015 by Steve English

Laguna Seca is still one of the most challenging circuits for any rider to learn. Last weekend’s World Superbike round showed this for Michael van der Mark with the Dutchman having a difficult weekend...

Bradley Smith's Suzuka diary: Qualifying 1

24 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

The first of two qualifying sessions done for Bradley Smith at Suzuka, and we caught up with him at pit lane walk just before they head back out on track for the second one for an update on his day so...

Bridewell bemoans track temperature tyre woes

24 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tommy Bridewell has been left suffering in qualifying for this year’s Suzuka 8 Hour, as increasing track temperatures have left the Pirelli-shod Penz13.com BMW France bike at a further disadvantage...

Martin Jessopp to make Classic TT debut

24 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike regular Martin Jessopp will make his debut at this year’s Classic TT, after teaming up with a joint effort from Kevin Pearson’s Team York Suzuki and Craig Brookes’ CMB...

Hopkins to extend BSB return to Thruxton

23 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

John Hopkins will extend his BSB return until at least the next round of the series at Thruxton, as the Lloyds British Moto Rapido Ducati team’s full time rider Jakub Smrz continues to recover from...

Espargaro: Suzuki feels like a family

23 July 2015 by Steve English

Aleix Espargaro told MCN that he feels like he’s the best rider in the world when he’s surrounded by people that trust him and respect him. He has that in spades at Suzuki and he is riding superbly...

Bradley Smith's Suzuka diary: Free practice 2

23 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

First day one at Suzuka, and Bradley Smith and the Yamaha Factory Racing Team are smoking the opposition so far, with all three of the team’s riders a second quicker than any of the opposition. We...

‘Lot to learn’ Lowes making big steps forwards

23 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Yoshimura Suzuki rider Alex Lowes might claim that he’s still got a lot to learn after switching to a new track, new tyres and a new machine for this year’s Suzuka 8 Hour, but the World Superbike...

Factory Yamaha tops opening day at Suzuka

23 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

The Yamaha Factory Racing Team of Bradley Smith, Pol Espargaro and Kats Nakasuga have topped the opening day of practice for this year’s Suzuka 8 Hour race, taking the top spot by almost a full second...

Brands BSB attracts massive crowds

23 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Last weekend’s Big Brands Bash round of the MCE British Superbike championship attracted an incredible 50,000 people to the Kent circuit, BSB organisers and circuit owners MSV have confirmed. Visibly...

Bradley Smith's Suzuka diary: Free practice 1

23 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Our video diaries are back, and this time it’s Bradley Smith at the Suzuka 8hr! We caught up with the Monster Yamaha Tech3 rider in pit lane just after his first session on the factory backed R1.

KTM test Moto3 upgrades at Montmelo

21 July 2015 by Steve English

The summer break is in full swing for most of the paddock but KTM held a private test at Montmelo this week for their Moto3 riders. The Austrian manufacturer has been competitive in the class this...

Five of the best Suzuka races

21 July 2015 by Steve English

This week’s Suzuka 8 Hours looks set to be a very memorable race with MotoGP, World Superbikes and British Superbikes stars heading to the Far East to take on the best that the Japanese can offer. MCN...

Dani Rivas and Bernat Martinez have died

20 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Dani Rivas and Bernat Martinez have lost their lives after a multiple-bike collision at turn one during the opening lap of yesterday’s MotoAmerica race at Laguna Seca. Running as a support series for...

Davies doubles up at Laguna

20 July 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB) overcame the worrying drops of rain on his visor in the first few laps to once again run away with the race win at Laguna Seca, making it a double for the...

Davies scores Laguna race one win

19 July 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB) secured his second race win of the season after 25-intense laps at the 3.610km Laguna Seca circuit in Monterey. The holeshot rider from pole, Davies ran out...

Cock of the North abandoned after oil spillage

19 July 2015 by Stephen Davison

The Cock of the North meeting at Scarborough had to be abandoned on Sunday after an oil spillage in the Sidecar race on the Farm Bends section of the Yorkshire circuit made it unsafe to...

Brookes makes it a double at Brands

19 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes has made it a Milwaukee Yamaha MCE British Superbike double victory at Brands Hatch, matching his race one performance by holding off a Shane Byrne damaged after his race one crash. Byrne...

Front row all ruled out of BSB Last to First?

19 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

The front row of the second MCE British Superbike race at Brands Hatch seem to have all ruled themselves out of a chance to win the championship’s incredible cash prize on offer for starting race two...

Brookes takes maiden R1 win as Byrne crashes out

19 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes has taken his maiden MCE British Superbike win on the new Milwaukee Yamaha R1, taking the victory from Richard Cooper and James Ellison after title leader Shane Byrne was only one of many...

Davies takes first ever Superpole win

19 July 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB) scored his first career Superpole win with a 1’22.101 second lap in Superpole 2 at Laguna Seca. A Ducati block-out of the top two places saw Davide Giugliano...

Byrne on pole for King of Brands – but only just!

18 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

PBM Kawasaki rider Shane Byrne has taken pole position for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race at Brands Hatch by the narrowest of margins, qualifying only 0.001 ahead of championship rival...

Kiyo content despite eighth on the grid

18 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Buildbase BMW rider Ryuichi Kiyonari says he’s content after MCE British Superbike qualifying at Brands Hatch today, despite being set to start tomorrow’s opening race from the third row of the grid...

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