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WSB Brits clash ahead of Portimao race

03 July 2014 by Michael Guy

The general consensus as to why WSB is suffering from dwindling spectator interest despite its close racing is a combination of no terrestrial TV coverage and a lack of personalities and character...

HRC: No extra RCV1000R bikes on 2015 MotoGP grid

03 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda will not expand the number of production RCV1000R machines it has on the MotoGP grid for 2015. HRC has confirmed that it will enter a maximum of four RCV1000R machines next season, despite big...

Suzuki preparing for Valencia wild card appearance

03 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki’s new 1000cc MotoGP contender is set to make its much anticipated race debut in the final round of the 2014 world championship in Valencia in November. Plans for one or more wild card...

Yamaha ‘happy’ to keep Valentino Rossi until end of 2016

02 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis has spoken of his delight at securing nine-times world champion Valentino Rossi on a new two-year contract. Rossi’s deal to remain on a factory YZR-M1 for 2015 and 2016 was...

Valentino Rossi ‘proud’ to clinch new Yamaha contract

02 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi says he is ‘proud’ to have clinched a new two-year contract to stay with Yamaha’s factory MotoGP squad until the end of 2016. Five podium finishes in the first eight races have proved...

Valentino Rossi signs new two-year Yamaha deal

02 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has penned a new two-year deal with Yamaha’s factory MotoGP squad. The Italian made it clear right from pre-season testing in February that he wished to clinch a new two-year...

Dominique Aegerter aiming for MotoGP move in 2015

02 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Moto2 front-runner Dominique Aegerter is hoping he can secure a full-time switch to MotoGP in 2015. The Swiss rider made his MotoGP debut recently when he tested the Avintia Kawasaki Open class...

Pramac Ducati: Hard to replace Andrea Iannone

02 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Pramac Ducati bosses have admitted it will be difficult to replace Andrea Iannone if the Italian secures the factory seat he is seeking with Ducati or Suzuki for 2015. The 24-year-old has made it...

Rea and Haslam back with Honda for Suzuka 8hr

01 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

Honda has confirmed their factory line-up for the prestigious Suzuka 8hr; one of the most important races of the year for the Japanese manufacturers and held at Honda’s own circuit. Honda are looking...

Aleix Espargaro: Hard to judge Suzuki potential

01 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

Aleix Espargaro reckons it is impossible to judge the true potential of Suzuki’s new factory MotoGP bike, which will return to premier class competition in 2015. The Spaniard, who finished the...

Shakey on epic 200 mile cycle for CJ Riders Fund

01 July 2014 by Simon Patterson

If you’re on the roads today between Brands hatch, Snetterton and Silverstone, keep your eyes open for a mini-peleton of cyclists led by triple MCE British Superbike champion Shane Byrne, as the Kent...

LCR pondering 2015 expansion plans

01 July 2014 by Matthew Birt

LCR Honda is once again exploring the option of expansion to a two-rider effort in 2015. Lucio Cecchinello’s Monaco-based squad has run as a one-rider effort ever since it joined MotoGP back in 2006...

Toye wins Pike Peak as Guy Martin 21st

30 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Isle of Man TT and Macau Grand Prix veteran Jeremy Toye has taken victory in the annual Pike Peak International Hill Climb, setting one of the fastest ever two wheeled laps of the 12.42 mile mountain...

Knockhill BSB: Byrne takes race two victory

29 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has taken the second race victory at Knockhill, with the Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider doing his best to hold off race one winner Ryuichi Kiyonari for almost the entire 30 lap battle.

Knockhill BSB: Kiyo returns with race one win

29 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ryuichi Kiyonari has taken his first MCE British Superbike win in three seasons, winning the opening race of the day in easy style from fellow triple champion Shane Byrne to hand BMW their first ever...

Knockhill BSB: Kiyonari returns to top step in qualifying

28 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Former triple MCE British Superbike champion Ryuichi Kiyonari has announced his return to the front of the series after a number of years in the doldrums, continuing to master the Buildbase BMW as he...

Assen MotoGP: Rains fails to halt Marquez

28 June 2014 by Liam Marsden

A wet start failed to dampen Marc Marquez’s blistering start to 2014, with the reigning champion taking his eight successive win of the season. After two sighting laps and a chance to change bikes the...

Assen Moto2: West takes victory in wet race

28 June 2014 by Liam Marsden

Anthony West took his first Grand Prix victory in 11 years in a wet Moto2 race at Assen today. Brit Sam Lowes took the lead early in the race before being relegated to second by Simone Corsi. Lowes...

Assen Moto3: Marquez takes second successive victory

28 June 2014 by Liam Marsden

Spaniard Alex Marquez took his second successive victory in the Moto3 race at Assen ahead of team-mate and compatriot Alex Rins. Portugese ride Miguel Oliveira completed the podium in third place...

BSB riders visit new aircraft carrier in dry dock

27 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike racers Josh Brookes, Dan Linfoot and Stuart Easton marked Saturday’s Armed Forces Day with a visit to Rosyth Dockyards and the construction of the Royal Navy’s newest aircraft...

Knockhill BSB: Byrne on top as Scottish action gets underway

27 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has resumed his usual spot at the top of the time sheets as the MCE British Superbike Championship got under way north of Hadrian’s Wall, leading the second free practice session on day...

Hickman sells TT knee sliders for Karl Harris Fund

27 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

TT fastest ever newcomer Peter Hickman has put up for auction the R&G knee sliders that took him to his 129mph lap of the Mountain Course, with the funds going to the Karl Harris Memorial Fund. The...

Cal Crutchlow in Suzuki talks

27 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki could offer Cal Crutchlow an early escape from his Ducati hell. The British rider’s personal manager Bob Moore met with senior Suzuki management during the recent Catalunya race in Barcelona,...

LCR Honda aiming to retain Stefan Bradl for 2015

24 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Stefan Bradl’s Honda MotoGP future maybe hanging in the balance, despite LCR boss Lucio Cecchinello’s determination to offer the German a new deal. The 2011 Moto2 world champion has scored just one...

Hartley makes move from Halsall to Tsingtao

23 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

MCE BSB rider Harry Hartley has completed a swap move with Jon Kirkham, moving from the Halsall Kawasaki seat recently filled by Kirkham to take his spot at the Tsingtao Kawasaki squad for the...

All-star lineup for Classic TT

23 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

With only two months until bikes once again grace the Mountain Circuit, the organisers of the Classic TT have confirmed an all-star lineup that includes most of the stars of the TT proper, including...

‘Damage limitation’ for Laverty in Misano

23 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki rider Eugene Laverty has walked – or limped – away from the Misano round of the World Superbike championship having limited the damages to his championship efforts with a ninth...

Aleix Espargaro: ‘I want a factory bike next year’

23 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Aleix Espargaro wants to take on younger brother Pol on an identical factory-backed Yamaha in 2015, despite the Spaniard emerging as a key target for Suzuki’s returning MotoGP squad. The Spaniard is...

Peter Hickman takes over RAF Reserves Honda

23 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Peter Hickman will complete the remainder of the 2014 MCE British Superbike Championship on the RAF Reserves Honda of Simon Andrews, with the TT fastest newcomer taking over after the tragic loss of...

Misano WSB: Sykes takes double in Misano race two

22 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tom Sykes has completed another double World Superbike double at Misano, taking yet another controlling victory ahead of teammate Loris Baz to give the Kawasaki team their eighth one-two of the...

Misano WSS: Cluzel breaks away to win in style

22 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jules Cluzel has taken another race win on the MV Agusta at Misano, taking the victory in a controlling style by breaking away from the off and crossing the chequered flag by 1.5 seconds despite a...

Misano WSB: Sykes cruises to race one win

22 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tom Sykes has cruised to victory in the opening World Superbike race of the day at Misano, taking the win from teammate Loris Baz after leading from the opening laps before clearing off at the front...

Misano WSB: Superpole king Sykes reigns again

21 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Superpole king Tom Sykes has broken the absolute lap record of Misano on way to taking pole position for tomorrow’s WSB races at the Italian circuit, equalling Carl Fogarty’s 21 career pole positions...

Cluzel loses sponsor but not pace

20 June 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Despite the recent split between Yakhnich Motorsport and the official MV Agusta Reparto Corse team in WSB and WSS, Jules Cluzel took his factory F3 675 to the fastest time in the opening two practice...

2014 TT in numbers

20 June 2014 by Phil Wain

The dust has now settled on what was an epic 2014 Isle of Man TT giving MCN contributor Phil Wain time to analyse and digest the winners, the losers and the history makers. Below are 36 stats that put...

Andrea Dovizioso nearing future decision

20 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso is confident he will have decided on his 2015 plans by the next race in Assen, with Ducati and Suzuki leading the chase for the Italian’s signature. The dilemma for the former 125GP...

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