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Mason back in BSB with Tsingtao Kawasaki

05 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Former MCE British Superbike Cup winner Gary Mason has announced a fulltime return to the series after his wildcard appearance at Brands Hatch, as he makes the move from Anvil Hire TAG Kawasaki to the...

BSB veterans Smart and Richards return for Oulton

05 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

BSB veterans and former British champions Scott Smart and Glen Richards will be reunited this weekend as teammates, as the pair rejoin the MCE British Superbike series to deputise for the injured...

Thruxton BSB: Brookes doubles up in race two

03 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes has doubled up on his win in the first race at Thruxton, taking a win in the second race by holding off his main title rivals Shane Byrne and Ryuichi Kiyonari. Byrne was the early...

Thruxton BSB: Brookes wins ahead of War for Four battle

03 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes has taken an imperious win on the Milwaukee Yamaha in the opening MCE British Superbike race at Thruxton, getting clear at the front before extending his lead out to over four seconds at...

Strong Danish team top speedway world

02 August 2014 by Tony Hoare

Denmark won the speedway world team cup in Poland tonight in one of the most dramatic conclusions to the competition in recent years. With the scores tied going into the last race, individual world number three Niels-Kristian Iversen surged around the outside of Poland’s Janusz Kolodziej on the last turn to secure victory for the Danes over the host nation by a single point. Iversen said: “It was...

LCR Honda confirms Crutchlow for 2015

02 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Lucio Cecchinello’s LCR Honda squad have confirmed that Brit Cal Crutchlow will replace Stefan Bradl for 2015, closing the circle of speculation opened this afternoon when Ducati announced the 29 year...

Thruxton BSB: Smrz takes maiden BSB pole

02 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jakub Smrz has taken his long overdue virgin MCE British Superbike pole position, finishing 0.2 ahead of Josh Brookes to give Millsport Ducati their debut on the top spot as well, with his 1:15.281...

Crutchlow parts with Ducati, linked to LCR Honda

02 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Only a week after confirming at World Ducati Week and in an exclusive interview to MCN that he would remain with Ducati for 2014, the Italian manufacturer has dramatically confirmed that they will...

Camier to finally make MotoGP debut replacing injured Hayden

02 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Leon Camier will deputise for the injured Nicky Hayden at the next two rounds of the MotoGP championship, riding the Aspar Honda RCV1000 at Indianapolis and Brno. Hayden, who is sitting out the two...

Rutter finds form on return from injury

01 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Michael Rutter has found a return to the sharp end of the action in the MCE British Superbike Championship, taking third place in Friday’s free practicing at Thruxton. Rutter was less than0.1 off...

Thruxton BSB: Bridewell tops free practice

01 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Local boy Tommy Bridewell has topped the time sheets on the opening day of action at Thruxton, taking the Milwaukee Yamaha to the top spot, but only 0.039 faster than Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne in...

Danes through to speedway team final

30 July 2014 by Tony Hoare

The British speedway team will face Denmark in the world cup final in Poland on Saturday night after the Danes won last night’s qualifying round in Sweden. Despite resting their two top riders, the Danes were still strong enough to comfortably see off Sweden, Czech Republic and Latvia in the qualifying round at Vastervik. Denmark’s team manager announced after the meeting that Grand Prix racers...

Suzuka 8hr: Haslam makes it two from two as Rea's TSR Honda crashes out

27 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

The MuSASHi Honda team of Michael van der Mark, Leon Haslam and Takumi Takahashi have taken their second consecutive victory in the Suzuka 8hr, after bad luck once again robbed their WSB teammate Jonathan Rea of what looked like an assured victory. Rea’s FCC TSR Honda squad were early leaders when the race eventually got underway after a delay of over an hour caused by torrential rain that saw...

British speedway team through to world final

26 July 2014 by Tony Hoare

Great Britain pulled off a surprise win on night one of the Monster Energy Speedway World Cup at King’s Lynn in Norfolk to qualify directly for next Saturday’s final in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Led by world...

Suzuka 8hr: Tsuda breaks circuit record to take Yoshimura Suzuki to pole

26 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Takuya Tsuda has dipped under the Suzuka absolute lap record to secure pole position for his Yoshimura Suzuki team in tomorrow’s 8hr race. His incredible 1:06.703 lap means that he will line up front...

Haslam with 'lots still to do' despite Suzuka provisional pole

25 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Leon Haslam says that despite teammate Michael van der Mar putting their Musashi Honda team on provisional pole for Sunday’s Suzuka 8hr race, the Derbyshire man still has a lot of work to do to find...

Suzuka 8hr: Van der Mark takes pole for Musashi Honda at record pace

25 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Michael van der Mark has blown away the opposition with a record pace lap to take provisional pole position for the Musashi Honda squad in the Suzuka 8hr. The young Dutchman set a lap of 2:07.839,...

Suzuka 8hr: Watching live

25 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

With the Suzuka 8hr race notoriously difficult to tune into from the UK, MCN have collated all the info you need to watch the ultra-prestigious Japanese race, as the biggest line-up of Brits for...

Suzuka 8hr: Rea leads the day in opening qualifying

24 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jonathan Rea on the FCC TSR Honda has topped the timesheets on the opening day of practise for the Suzuka 8hr race, taking the top spot after dicing for most of the session with the Monster Yamaha...

Honda Racing set clear Suzuka goal

24 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Honda Racing have made their targets for the Suzuka 8hr race perfectly clear, as the Lincolnshire based team look to get their Endurance World Championship into top gear after a disappointing DNF...

Entire Pata Honda WSB team set for Suzuka 8hr

24 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

The entire Pata Honda World Superbike and World Supersport squad will be lining up on the grid for the start of this year’s prestigious Suzuka 8hr race, with last year’s winning combination of Leon...

NW200 organisers on the hunt for BSB talent

24 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

With the 2015 North West 200 still some ten months away, race director Mervyn Whyte is far from standing still, as the 15-year veteran of the top job in Irish racing looks to the MCE British Superbike...

HRC boss: No thought to replace Dani Pedrosa

24 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda never entertained replacing Dani Pedrosa after the Spaniard recently clinched a new contract to continue as an official HRC rider until the end of 2016. Despite having never won the MotoGP title...

Marc VDS looking at Moto2 expansion for 2015

24 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

The high profile Marc VDS Racing squad could expand its involvement in the 2015 Moto2 world championship to a three-rider effort. Current world championship leader Tito Rabat has already confirmed...

Ladies out to impress at Armoy

24 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Armoy road races is set to show a changing face of road racing this weekend, as no fewer than six women line up on the grid for the Northern Irish races, with a strong entry led by past top ten...

Kirkham back in the Showdown fight after Brands sixth

23 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jon Kirkham has returned to where he left off the 2013 MCE British Superbike season, scoring his best result of the season so far in race two at Brands Hatch and showing for the first time this season...

North West 200 confirm 2015 date

23 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

The North West 200 have confirmed their 2015 dates, with the week of racing and activities set to take place from 10th-16th May, culminating in the main event on the 16th. “We wanted to let people...

Positive weekend for Quattro Plant Kawasaki at Brands

23 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

It was a weekend of ups and downs at Brands Hatch for the Quattro Plant Kawasaki team of Dan Linfoot and Howie Mainwaring, as both riders secured strong finishes, but blighted by a fast crash that...

Tyco boss: Waters win couldn't have come at a better time

22 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

With Josh Waters taking the top step in race two at Brands Hatch at this weekend’s MCE British Superbike event, it marks the end of a podium drought that stretches back to the last race of 2013 for...

Cal Crutchlow: I’ve got to improve

22 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow has admitted that he needs to make big improvements with his own riding to match the performances of Italian Ducati duo Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone. The British rider committed...

Tech 3 deny talks about all-Espargaro line-up in 2015

22 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 boss Herve Poncharal says he never spoke to Aleix Espargaro about the Spaniard joining his younger brother Pol Espargaro on a factory-backed YZR-M1 in 2015. There have been...

Jackson impresses on superbike debut

21 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Lee Jackson has impressed the MCE British Superbike paddock with a brace of impressive rides on the Buildbase BMW, as he made his superbike debut as a replacement for the injured James Westmoreland,...

Ellison to undergo operation for broken femur

21 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

James Ellison will undergo surgery today (Monday) to repair a broken femur, following the horror crash on the opening lap of race two at Brands Hatch that almost took championship leader Shane Byrne...

Tech 3 never contemplated Cal Crutchlow return

21 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow’s former Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad boss Herve Poncharal has said it would have been a mistake to try and re-sign the British rider for the 2015 MotoGP world championship. The...

Ducati to expand to six bike effort in MotoGP

21 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Ducati appear certain to have six bikes on the 2015 MotoGP grid, with the Spanish-based Avintia squad switching allegiance from Kawasaki to the Bologna factory next year. Avintia currently runs...

Marc Marquez curious to see Aleix Espargaro on Factory bike

21 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez reckons it would be interesting to see Aleix Espargaro’s performance potential if the Spaniard managed to secure a Factory ride in the future. Espargaro has...

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