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Valencia Moto2: World champion Rabat on pole – just

08 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

New world champion Tito Rabat will start tomorrow’s final moto2 race of 2015 from pole position, after holding off Frenchman Johann Zarco by only 0.043 to take his eleventh pole of the season. Moto2...

Valencia MotoGP: First Rossi pole in four years!

08 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has taken his first MotoGP pole position in over four years this afternoon, finishing ahead of Andrea Iannone after Marc Marquez crashed out with less than two minutes left on the...

Valencia Moto3: Antonelli takes surprise poll as title fight rages

08 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

Niccolo Antonelli has taken his maiden pole position at Valencia ahead of tomorrow’s final Moto3 race of the season, but behind him the title battle rages on between Jack Miller and Alex...

PBM bid fond farewell to MotoGP

06 November 2014 by Laura Thomson

Penrith-based racing team Paul Bird Motorsport will race their last Grand prix in this Sunday’s end-of-series MotoGP race at Valencia. Following three years of moderate success in the premier class of...

Dean Harrison remains with Mar-Train Yamaha for 2015

06 November 2014 by Laura Thomson

The Northern Irish –based Mar-Train Racing team have announced that 25-year-old Dean Harrison will continue to race with them for the 2015season. The Bradford-born racer will become their sole...

Team boss Tommy Hill returns to BSB with Chris Walker and Danny Buchan

05 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

Former MCE British Superbike champion Tommy Hill will return to the series next year – but as team manager NOT racer. The 2011 winner will manage the Be Wiser Kawasaki team as they step up from...

Tyco move step closer to BMW deal

03 November 2014 by Sports desk

Although the Tyco sponsored TAS team’s official line on the reported shift from Suzuki to BMW for next season’s BSB and roads campaigns remains that it is ‘speculation’, it has emerged that the domain...

Jonathan Rea joins Sykes at Kawasaki

03 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

As reported by MCN months ago, Jonathan Rea has today confirmed that he will join the Kawasaki Racing Team for 2015, lining up alongside Tom Sykes for an all-British bid for the World Superbike...

World champion Guintoli to Pata Honda for 2015

03 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

The new World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli will leave his world championship winning Aprilia squad, announcing instead that he will take over from Jonathan Rea at Pata Honda alongside World...

WSB Qatar: Sylvain Guintoli is the 2014 World Superbike champion

02 November 2014

Sylvain Guintoli has taken the 2014 World Superbike title with an imperious display under the floodlights at Losail. Taking his first ever double victory, the Frenchman controlled the second race from...

WSS Qatar: Van der Mark signs out in style

02 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

Michael van der Mark has signed off his career in the World Supersport championship in style, taking the win easily in Qatar to complement his world title and maintain a podium record of almost...

Qatar WSB: Title goes down to the wire as Guintoli takes race one

02 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

The 2014 World Superbike championship is set to go down to the wire in the final race of the season, after Sylvain Guintoli took the race one victory to close the gap to Tom Sykes to only three...

WSB Qatar: Guigliano on pole as Sykes gains upper hand

01 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

Davide Guigliano will start tomorrow’s Qatar World Superbike races from P1, setting a phenomenal lap at the end of the Superpole session to become the fastest ever superbike racer around the fast...

WSS Qatar: Cluzel denies van der Mark at the flag for pole

01 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

French MV Agusta rider Jules Cluzel has denied the new World Supersport champion Michael van der Mark of the championship’s inaugural floodlit race, aiding from a tow on the Losail circuit’s long...

WSB Qatar: Sykes eighth after opening Losail salvoes

31 October 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

The defending World Champion Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) had a tough first evening at Losail under the floodlights as he finished only eighth after three free practice sessions that count towards...

WSS Qatar: Champion makes solid early start

31 October 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda) ended his first day under floodlights at Losail with the fastest practice time of all, a 2’02.206. This was already under the lap record pace, if not quite at track...

No Valencia wild card for Colin Edwards

31 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards has raced in his last MotoGP battle after it was confirmed there is not going to be a final farewell appearance in Valencia next weekend. The Texan had hoped to end his stellar...

Honda keen for Casey Stoner to continue MotoGP testing

31 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda will try and persuade Casey Stoner to carry out more test and development work on its factory RC213V MotoGP machine in 2015. The Australian made a surprise return to MotoGP action in Japan this...

Casey Stoner completes HRC test in Japan

30 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has completed his first MotoGP test in 12 months at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan today after giving HRC staff crucial feedback on the 2015 factory RC213V contender. The Australian tested the...

Sykes relishing title conclusion under floodlights

30 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tom Sykes is relishing the opportunity to lift his second World Superbike title this weekend under the floodlights at Qatar, with the reigning champion saying he can’t wait to return to a track he...

MotoGP return to Brazil unlikely in near future

29 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Brazil’s bid to return to the MotoGP calendar for the first time since 2004 appears to have stalled. The South American country was pencilled in on the 2014 schedule for a race at the Brasilia track...

Ducati confident Michele Pirro will remain Desmosedici test rider

29 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Ducati is confident that test and development rider Michele Pirro will sign a new contract, despite interest from Italian rivals Aprilia about a MotoGP racing contract in 2015. Pirro has been Ducati’s...

Linfoot and O’Halloran spearhead Honda BSB return

29 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Dan Linfoot and Jason O’Halloran will spearhead the return of Honda Racing to the MCE British Superbike championship in 2015. Linfoot, who had a breakthrough year in 2014 to score his first podium and...

Life’s a beach with David Knight

28 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

What happens when you take a four time world champion, his local beach, and a box of Go Pro cameras? You end up with something like this! Isle of Man native and Enduro riding god David Knight shot...

Malaysia MotoGP: Marquez cruises to record matching win

26 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has equalled yet another record in the premiere class, by taking his twelth win of the season to match Mick Doohan as the most successful rider in a single season. The 21 year old won...

Malaysia Moto2: Vinales wins but third enough for Rabat to lift crown

26 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Maverick has beaten Mika Kallio in dominant form to win his third Moto2 race out of four, in a dominant display where he passed the Finn before pulling out a lead of nearly three seconds in only five...

Malaysia Moto3: Vazquez wins as title fighters come to blows

26 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Efren Vazquez has taken victory in the Malaysian Moto3 race, making the most of title rivals Alex Marquez and Jack Miller knocking chunks off each other in the battle for the win and the crown.

Exclusive: No BMW ride for Dunlop in 2015

25 October 2014 by Sports desk

MCN can reveal that 11 times TT winner Michael Dunlop is without a job for the 2015 season. The 25 year old, who had originally signed only a one year contract with the German manufacturer, is losing...

Malaysia MotoGP: Marquez on pole for lucky 13

25 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has taken his thirteenth pole position of 2014, setting a new record for most poles in a season as well. The reigning champion held off teammate Dani Pedrosa and the Yamaha of Jorge...

Malaysia Moto2: Rabat continues perfect weekend with pole

25 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat has extended his perfect weekend into qualifying, beating teammate Mika Kallio to pole by 0.15 as he looks set to lift the Moto2 crown tomorrow. Rabat’s series of fast laps left him looking...

Malaysia Moto3: Miller takes command of pole in heavy traffic

25 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller has taken command of the Moto3 grid in Sepang, doing his best to avoid heavy traffic to qualify on pole. Many of the frontrunners have hit out at the amount of riders slowing to get a tow...

Malaysia Moto2: Rabat powers into lead on opening day

24 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat has set the marker for the Moto2 field on the opening day at Sepang, finishing the day nearly half a second faster than second placed Maverick Vinales and 0.7 clear of MarcVDS teammate (and...

Malaysia MotoGP: Pedrosa in the dry, Lorenzo in the wet as mixed conditions hit

24 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Dani Pedrosa has ended the opening day in Sepang fastest of the MotoGP grid, but it was Jorge Lorenzo who topped the final session of the day, after a tropical thunderstorm caused free practice two to...

Malaysia Moto3: Antonelli on top of rain-hit session

24 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Niccolo Antonelli has topped the opening day of Moto3 action at Sepang, finishing at the front of an ultra-close free practice two session. The Italian was 0.016 ahead of Jakub Kornfeil when the rain...

McPhee stuns with brilliant Phillip Island performance

21 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Flying Scotsman John McPhee came within the width of a front wheel of breaking his podium duck before he ran into an unjust rollicking from hot-headed Efren Vazquez. The RTG Honda rider was just...

Yamaha thrilled to see Bradley Smith break MotoGP podium duck

20 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis says he was delighted to see British rider Bradley Smith end his search for a maiden MotoGP podium in an incident-packed Phillip Island race in Australia yesterday. The...

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