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Brands Hatch BSB: Waters triumphs in the wet

20 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brands Hatch BSB: Waters triumphs in the wet

The second MCE British Superbike race at Brands Hatch today has seen records broken with it’s almost unbelievable podium, as wet weather allowed Tyco Suzuki rider Josh Waters to take his maiden BSB...

Brands Hatch BSB: Kiyonari reignites the war for four

20 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brands Hatch BSB: Kiyonari reignites the war for four

Ryuichi Kiyonari has reignited the war for four MCE British Superbike titles with a stunning win in the first race at Knockhill, holding back home favourite Shane Byrne to take a hard fought victory.

Armoy road races set to screen on Channel 4

20 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Armoy road races set to screen on Channel 4

Next weekend’s Armoy road races wis set to air on national tv, with the organisers striking a deal with Channel 4 that will see race coverage go out not only on the channel but on its 4OD streaming...

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne on pole as Brookes crashes out

19 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne on pole as Brookes crashes out

Shane Byrne has taken yet another pole position in qualifying for tomorrow’s MCE British Superbike races at Brands Hatch, setting a 1:26.131 lap to just snatch pole from Chris Walker by 0.058.  ...

Crutchlow to remain with Ducati for 2015

19 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Crutchlow to remain with Ducati for 2015

Cal Crutchlow has confounded paddock speculation by confirming in a special event at World Ducati Week in Misano that he will take the option in his contract to remain with the Bologna team for the...

Andrea Dovizioso signs new two-year Ducati deal

19 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso signs new two-year Ducati deal

Italian Andrea Dovizioso has signed a new two-year deal to stay with Ducati’s official Factory squad until the end of 2016. Dovizioso was the highest ranked Ducati rider in a tough 2013 and the former...

New Classic TT trophies to honour TT legends

19 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

New Classic TT trophies to honour TT legends

The Classic TT organisers have unveiled all-new trophies commissioned for the event, with the four awards set to honour four of the most illustrious TT racers of all time, as well as a combined 54 TT...

Alstare Bimota to make BSB debut

19 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Alstare Bimota to make BSB debut

Bimota World Superbike team Alstare have announced a new junior team outfit that’s set to compete in the next three rounds of the MCE British Superbike Championship with French rider Christophe...

Marquez to appear on BT Sport’s MotoGP Tonight

18 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marquez to appear on BT Sport’s MotoGP Tonight

Reigning world champion Marc Marquez will appear on British national television in the build-up to the British Grand Prix next month, as the nine time winner so far this year visits BT Sport for their...

LCR Honda open to Jack Miller deal for 2015

18 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

LCR Honda open to Jack Miller deal for 2015

Monaco-based Honda MotoGP team boss Lucio Cecchinello says he is open to a deal that could see Aussie Moto3 sensation Jack Miller fast tracked into his LCR squad in 2015. Speculation is mounting that...

Josh Brookes "aiming to leave BSB" for 2015

18 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes "aiming to leave BSB" for 2015

Josh Brookes has announced that he is determined to leave the MCE British Superbike championship at the end of the current season, with the Australian admitting that his goal for 2015 is to return to...

Stefan Bradl admits doubt over LCR Honda future

18 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Stefan Bradl admits doubt over LCR Honda future

Stefan Bradl has admitted he is sweating over his factory Honda future, as rumours intensify that his sought after RC213V seat will go to current Moto3 world championship leader Jack Miller in...

Dean Harrison escapes Southern 100 'moment'

18 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Dean Harrison escapes Southern 100 'moment'

Dean Harrison might have taken five out of six victories at last week’s Southern 100, and the Yorkshireman was pushing hard all week, as these incredible videos and photos show. Harrison had a huge...

TT fastest newcomer Hickman set for UGP debut

17 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

TT fastest newcomer Hickman set for UGP debut

Peter Hickman, the fastest ever Isle of Man TT newcomer, will continue his transition to road racer next month, as he takes on the ultra-fast Ulster Grand Prix race in mid-August. The Lincolnshire...

Marquez and Pedrosa hoping Brno remains on MotoGP calendar

17 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Marquez and Pedrosa hoping Brno remains on MotoGP calendar

Repsol Honda duo Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa have both said they hope the fast and technical Brno circuit remains on the MotoGP world championship schedule after 2014. Doubts have been cast about...

Rumblings from the Laguna Seca paddock

17 July 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Rumblings from the Laguna Seca paddock

The silly season started for real at Laguna and looks set to gather pace as WSB enters it’s long eight week summer break. Aprilia man Sylvain Guintoli, both Kawasaki Racing Team Riders and Pata...

Marc VDS Racing abandon plans for 2015 MotoGP switch

17 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Marc VDS Racing abandon plans for 2015 MotoGP switch

Belgium’s high-profile Marc VDS Racing squad has abandoned plans to switch to MotoGP in 2015. Marc VDS Racing looked seriously at moving to MotoGP at this time last year but a deal never materialised...

Tito Rabat to stay in Moto2 in 2015

17 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Tito Rabat to stay in Moto2 in 2015

Highly rated Spaniard Tito Rabat could be the first rider to win the Moto2 crown and defend the title. The Marc VDS Racing squad has confirmed this morning that Rabat will remain with the...

Marc Marquez has second crash in Brno test

16 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Marc Marquez has second crash in Brno test

Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has escaped unhurt in a second crash in the space of two days during a private HRC test at the Brno track in the Czech Republic. The Repsol Honda rider was...

Video: Red Bull Romaniacs Preview

16 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Video: Red Bull Romaniacs Preview

With one of the world’s hardest enduro events kicking off today in Romania, Red Bull have released a trailer previewing their Romaniacs event, where Brits Graham Jarvis and Johnny Walker start as...

First pics: Marc Marquez tests 2015 Honda RC213V

16 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

First pics: Marc Marquez tests 2015 Honda RC213V

Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has just kicked off Honda’s preparations for the 2015 world championship at the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic. The Spaniard, who is undefeated in the...

Repsol extends HRC sponsorship deal

16 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Repsol extends HRC sponsorship deal

Repsol has extended one of the longest-running sponsorship deals in motorsport history by confirming it will remain as the title sponsor of the official Honda MotoGP squad until the end of 2017. The...

Dani Pedrosa: Important to test 2015 Honda prototype early

16 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa: Important to test 2015 Honda prototype early

Dani Pedrosa has spoken of the importance of evaluating the new 2015 Honda RC213V Factory prototype early, with the Spaniard expected to test next year’s bike for the first time today (Wednesday) in...

Marc Marquez explains Brno test crash

16 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Marc Marquez explains Brno test crash

Dominant reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez was uninjured in a crash on the opening day of a private Honda test at the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic yesterday (Tuesday). The opening day...

Marquez and Pedrosa plan to debut 2015 Honda in Brno test

15 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Marquez and Pedrosa plan to debut 2015 Honda in Brno test

Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa are hoping to debut the 2015 prototype version of the factory Honda RC213V in the Czech Republic tomorrow. Honda is staging a private test at the Brno circuit and part of...

Marc Marquez crashes in Brno test

15 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has walked away unhurt from a crash during a private HRC test at the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic. The Spaniard, who has dominated the 2014 world championship with nine wins from nine races, fell in mixed conditions at turn five in this morning’s session. The opening day of the private Honda test, which is only being attended by Marquez and...

Sponsor talks key to LCR expansion plans

15 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Sponsor talks key to LCR expansion plans

LCR Honda boss Lucio Cecchinello is expected to find out within the next few days whether his Monaco-based MotoGP squad has the budget to expand to a two-rider effort in 2015. Cecchinello has had long...

Laguna WSB Race 2: Sykes wins crash-strewn dash to lead championship into summer break

14 July 2014 by Steve Hunt

Laguna WSB Race 2: Sykes wins crash-strewn dash to lead championship into summer break

With Chas Davies not returning to the grid – after a particularly large high-side in the earlier race saw him sent to the medical centre with concussion – the British contingent were short of one...

Laguna WSB Race 1: Melandri leads Aprilia one-two at Laguna Seca

14 July 2014 by Steve Hunt

Laguna WSB Race 1: Melandri leads Aprilia one-two at Laguna Seca

Despite a great start from Melandri in Laguna Seca, turn one still saw Sykes take the lead and – with his qualifying pace preceding him – what looked set to be another race win. But, after all his...

Sachsenring MotoGP: Marquez wins after bizarre start

13 July 2014 by Liam Marsden

Sachsenring MotoGP: Marquez wins after bizarre start

Marc Marquez made it nine wins in nine races at the Sachsenring on Sunday, despite having to start the race from pit lane. 20 minutes before the race rain began to fall, meaning the majority of the...

Sachsenring Moto2: Aegerter takes last lap win

13 July 2014 by Liam Marsden

Sachsenring Moto2: Aegerter takes last lap win

Swiss rider Dominique Aegerter has taken the full 25 points at the Sachsenring after battling with Mika Kallio. Aegerter spent most of the race in Kallio’s wheel tracks unable to make a move. With...

Summer break too far for Lowes

13 July 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Summer break too far for Lowes

After Laguna Seca has been completed the SBK hoards will head back to Europe, with some of the teams heading to Portimao for a (now increasingly rare) testing opportunity on 21 and 22 July. Some...

Guintoli ready to risk more

13 July 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Guintoli ready to risk more

Sylvain Guintoli knew even before he got to Laguna Seca that he would have to go for it at this race and every other one, as Sykes was in an enviable championship position, so the prospect of Sykes...

Laverty makes radical changes

13 July 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Laverty makes radical changes

Eugene Laverty took his Voltcom Crescent Suzuki to a second row start in America but was even more confident he could have done better, but for a less than perfect Superpole. Complaining all year of...

Bryan Staring making progress

13 July 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Bryan Staring making progress

In the first free practice at Laguna Seca the name Bryan Staring was well into the top ten positions in a field of 27 riders. Staring admitted that it was only FP1 at that early stage but he put his...

Sachsenring Moto3: Miller holds on to take win

13 July 2014 by Liam Marsden

Sachsenring Moto3: Miller holds on to take win

KTM rider Jack Miller saw off all challengers to take victory in the Moto3 race, leading from start to finish. The win sees the Australian extend his lead at the top of the championship as Romano...