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Lowes reflects on first Moto2 win

14 April 2015 by Steve English

Having claimed his first Grand Prix victory Sam Lowes now looks primed for a title charge in the intermediate class. The Englishman, who made the step from World Supersport to Moto2 last year, has...

Stevens and Charlwood take victory in high drama Sidecar opener

13 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

British championship regulars Ricky Stevens and Ryan Charlwood have taken their debut World Championship victory in an incident filled opener to the 2015 season at Donington Park. Running under the Be...

Video: Red Bull's animated guide to Hard Enduro

13 April 2015 by MCN Staff

Mud, sweat and glory, three key ingredients of Hard Enduro. There’s much more to it than that, however. If you’ve marvelled at the grit, determination and skill of the riders who take on events as...

Dungey take second Supercross world title

13 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Red Bull KTM rider Ryan Dungey has taken his second Supercross World Championship title with three races left to go in the series, after powering to second place in Saturday night’s Texas race. The...

Linfoot ready to bring the aggression at Brands

13 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Honda Racing rider Dan Linfoot says he’s ready to bring the aggression for this weekend’s MCE British Superbike round at Brands Hatch. With only a 45 second lap, the Yorkshireman is aware of how...

Gary Carswell dies in Jurby crash

13 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Former Senior TT podium finisher Gary Carswell has lost his life during practice for a short circuit meeting at Jurby on his native Isle of Man. The forty-six year old crashed his Fireblade on...

Guy Martin takes Spring Cup victory

13 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Guy Martin has taken the first ever victories for the new Tyco BMW squad, as the Lincolnshire man got his season underway at Scarborough’s Spring Cup. He won over fellow TT competitors Ryan Farquhar,...

COTA MotoGP: Marquez cruises to victory

12 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

It was business as usual as reigning world champion Marc Marquez took victory at Circuit of the Americas after starting from pole position. It looked as though it could be a repeat of the Qatar race,...

COTA Moto2: Lowes takes maiden Moto2 win

12 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

British rider Sam Lowes has taken his maiden Moto2 victory, despite a few spots of rain falling during the race. Frenchman Johann Zarco led into the first corner, with Lowes in second. Zarco led for...

COTA Moto3: Kent dominates to take win

12 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

Leopard Racing Honda rider Danny Kent continued his domination at the Circuit of the Americas to take his first victory of 2015 by 8.532secs on a drying track which caught out many of the top...

Round up from Saturday at COTA

12 April 2015 by Steve English

Qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas was one of the most exciting in momory with a thrilling climax to the session seeing MotoGP prove what makes motorcycle racing so exciting. The session saw...

Aragon WSB: Davies dominates race two

12 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

Aruba.it Ducati rider Chaz Davies dominated race two at Aragon to take his first victory of 2015 as British riders once again ruled the podium. Davies got the jump on the rest of the field away from...

Aragon WSS: Sofuoglu wins, Cluzel retires

12 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

Three-time World Supersport champion Kenan Sofuoglu cruised to victory at Aragon after Jules Cluzel was forced to retire from the lead due to a mechanical problem with just six laps remaining. The...

Aragon WSB: Rea sees off Davies for win

12 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

Kawasaki rider Jonathan Rea managed to defend a late challenge from fellow Brit Chaz Davies to take his fourth victory out of five races in 2015 and extend his lead at the top of the championship. The...

Simeon claims pole with Lowes second

11 April 2015 by Steve English

An early crash Sam Lowes dented Sam Lowes’ hopes of taking a second consecutive pole position but the Englishman settled for second on the grid to continue his strong start to the campaign. Lowes was...

Stunning lap gives Marquez pole at COTA

11 April 2015 by Steve English

Marc Marquez took arguably the most impressive pole position of his career with the world champion recovering from a mechanical failure to set the pace at the Circuit of the Americas. After the first...

Dominant pole position for Kent

11 April 2015 by Steve English

Moto3 qualifying started with a flurry after rain was forecast inside the first fifteen minutes so there was a series of fast times from the outset with Danny Kent initially setting the pace by almost...

Brits on form in thrilling FP3

11 April 2015 by Steve English

Cal Crutchlow laid down a marker in this morning FP3 session with the LCR Honda rider second fastest behind Marc Marquez and guaranteeing his place in the second qualifying session this afternoon.

Aragon WSS: Cluzel on pole

11 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

MV Agusta rider Jules Cluzel will start tomorrow’s World Supersport race from the front of the grid after stealing pole position from Kenan Sofuoglu on his final lap. The pair will be joined on the...

Aragon WSB: Haslam powers to pole

11 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

Leon Haslam will start tomorrow’s WSB races from pole at the Aragon circuit after setting a blisteringly fast time of 1:49.664 in superpole onboard the Red Devils Roma Aprilia. Haslam knocked fellow...

Friday roundup from COTA

11 April 2015 by Steve English

The opening day of practice at the Circuit of the Americas was one that surprisingly gave a lot of talking points for a day that had minimal dry weather running. With a dog on track, the first time...

Aragon WSB: Kawasaki pairing dispute top spot after day one

10 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Kawasaki Racing Team riders Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes swapped the lead between them in the second WSB free practice session at Motorland Aragon but at the end Rea was marginally the faster, by only...

Rossi & Lorenzo: ‘Suzuka would be very difficult’

10 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have both admitted that competing in the Suzuka 8hr race this year would be a ‘difficult’ challenge as they also race in the eighteen round MotoGP championship. Rossi...

Rossi puts pressure on Marquez, Lorenzo looks to win

10 April 2015 by Steve English

Keen to dampen expectations for this weekend Valentino Rossi stressed that the Circuit of the Americas is more suited to the Honda’s than the Yamaha’s. Rossi’s season opening win in Qatar has set a...

Dovi growing in confidence

10 April 2015 by Steve English

An exceptionally relaxed Andrea Dovizioso talked to the media about his chances this weekend and the Italian now has the confidence of a rider that knows the package underneath him will be competitive...

Smith aiming for top six

10 April 2015 by Steve English

Bradley Smith is aiming to break into the top six this weekend and take advantage of Dani Pedrosa missing the Grand Prix of the Americas. Smith, who finished eighth in Qatar, enjoyed a solid winter...

Updated bike for Crutchlow in Austin

10 April 2015 by Steve English

Cal Crutchlow will have an updated bike for this weekend with a new chassis and seat for his LCR Honda. The Englishman is on “give or take” the same package as the Repsol Honda riders, having received...

Aragon WSB: Ducati duo lead first session

10 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Regular Ducati rider Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing- Ducati WSB) stuck in the fastest early lap at Motorland Aragon in the first free practice session, posting a 1’52.009 that was 0.356 seconds faster...

MV Agusta returns to Scarborough with MCN

10 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Iconic Italian manufacturer MV Agusta will return to Scarborough’s Oliver’s Mount this weekend, at the hands of MCN Senior Road Tester Adam ‘Chad’ Child. Chad will line up on a MV Agusta F3 supersport...

World Superbikes set to gain new 300cc supersport class?

10 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

The World Superbike championship is provisionally set to gain a new low-cost class from 2017, with the FIM Superbike Committee beginning the groundwork for the class at their last meeting. The series,...

Barrier returns to roots in Superstock 1000

10 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Frenchman Sylvain Barrier will return to his roots this weekend at Motorland Aragon, as he steps down from the World Superbike Championship to the Superstock 1000 Cup; a series in which he is a double...

Aussie Johnson set to become NW200 newcomer

10 April 2015 by Stephen Davison

Australian David Johnson is set to become the highest profile newcomer at the 2015 Vauxhall International North West 200 on May12-16 on an Ice Valley BMW. The Adelaide man has never raced at the...

Chile dropped from 2016 Dakar route

10 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

The rolling sand dunes of Chile’s Atacama Desert will be absent from the 2016 running of the highlight of the rally racing calendar. The decision comes after severe flooding in the north of the South...

Dakar’s fastest woman Laia Sanz joins factory KTM

10 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Dakar’s fastest woman, Laia Sanz, who finished ninth in the gruelling race last year, is set to make the switch form Honda to KTM for her 2015/16 enduro campaign, as part of the KTM Rally Factory...

Iddon impressed with Hickman pace at Donington

10 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Bennetts Suzuki rider Christian Iddon says that the pace of RAF Reserves BMW rider Peter Hickman amazed him last weekend at Donington Park. Hickman took some of his best ever results last weekend,...

Dean Harrison set for Mar-Train Yamaha debut at Scarborough

08 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Mar-Train Racing’s Dean Harrison will make his racing debut on Yamaha’s all-new R1 machine this weekend at Scarborough’s Spring Cup season-opener. The event, at Yorkshire’s Oliver’s Mount circuit,...

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