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Tech 3: Pressure not building on Bradley Smith

20 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 boss Herve Poncharal says pressure is not building on British rider Bradley Smith to improve his results to bolster his chances of keeping his place in the leading no-factory...

Andrea Iannone targets factory Ducati promotion

19 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Iannone is desperate to secure a factory Ducati ride in 2015 – despite claiming to have an offer to join Suzuki’s new 1000cc project. The Italian is closely monitoring Ducati’s factory squad to...

Yamaha delighted with Valentino Rossi’s resurgence

19 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Senior Yamaha management have admitted being delighted and surprised by Valentino Rossi’s resurgent form in the 2014 MotoGP world championship. The Italian’s brilliant second place in Sunday’s...

De Puniet joins Waters for Suzuka 8hr

19 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike star Josh Waters will be joined on the Yoshimura Suzuki Suzuka 8hrs team for this year’s iconic race by Suzuki MotoGP test rider Randy de Puniet, as the team attempt to steal the...

All welcome for Bomber's funeral

19 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Karl ‘Bomber’ Harris will be laid to rest tomorrow 20th June at 11am at Howden Minster, Howden East Yorkshire, and his family and friends are urging as many bikers as possible to attend, with everyone...

Scores turn out for Simon Andrews send-off

18 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Scores of bikers as well as top racers from both the road racing and MCE British Superbike paddock turned out yesterday at Worcester Cathedral to say their goodbyes to Simon Andrews, who tragically...

Honda plays down pay cut demand to Dani Pedrosa

18 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda has denied putting pressure on Dani Pedrosa to swallow a massive pay cut to keep his prized seat alongside Marc Marquez in 2015. It has been rumoured that HRC is only willing to offer the...

Leon Camier remains on Aspar Honda standby

18 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Leon Camier will remain on standby for the Aspar Honda squad for the foreseeable future in case Nicky Hayden has any additional problems with a long-running right wrist injury. British rider Camier...

Kirkham joins Halsall Kawasaki as Hartley out

18 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jon Kirkham has dramatically joined the Halsall Biker Gear Kawasaki team, replacing young rider Harry Hartley for the remainder of the 2014 MCE British Superbike season, only days after Kirkham parted...

Mixed reaction to F1 corner test in Catalunya

18 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

A special 30-minute test on a revised layout of the Catalunya track divided the MotoGP grid earlier this week. The majority of the premier class field, including reigning world champion Marc Marquez,...

Road movie returns to cinemas

18 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Road, the new film about the Dunlop road racing dynasty, will make a special return to selected cinemas next week, after widespread fan appeals to see the exceptional tale of Ireland’s most famous...

Rea and Pata Honda welcoming return to Misano

18 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Pata Honda squad of Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam are looking forward to a return to Italy this weekend, as the World Superbike championship moves to a track that the team’s two British riders...

Kiyonari frustrated despite BMW progress

18 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ryuichi Kiyonari has left Snetterton frustrated with his results, despite finishing fourth and fifth on the Buildbase BMW and showing he is a contender for a Showdown spot come the final three rounds...

Brookes fine after Snetterton highside

18 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes suffered no physical damage in the highside crash that saw him ejected from the second MCE British Superbike race at Snetterton on Sunday, despite some initial concerns after the...

Marc Marquez: Dani was faster than me

17 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Marc Marquez believes that Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa was the faster rider in the closing stages of a memorable Catalunya MotoGP race last Sunday. Marquez had to dig deep to claim a seventh...

Valentino Rossi hails ‘strong and brave’ Marquez

17 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has heaped praise on runaway MotoGP world championship leader Marc Marquez after the Spaniard prevailed in a thrilling final lap battle for the third time in 2014 in Spain last...

Dani Pedrosa: No regrets over last lap strategy in Catalunya

17 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa says he doesn’t regret his last lap strategy after the Repsol Honda rider failed to stop HRC teammate Marc Marquez from claiming a seventh straight win in a classic Catalunya battle last...

Woffy takes British speedway title

17 June 2014 by Tony Hoare

Tai Woffinden successfully defended his British speedway championship at his home league track in Wolverhampton tonight. The world champion wasn’t the top scorer from the 20 qualifying heats, taking 12 points from his five rides, but he won the semi-final from fellow GP rider Chris Harris, leaving the pair to join leading qualifiers Craig Cook and Ben Barker in the final. Woffinden, fresh from...

Bradley Smith boosted by engine braking improvements

16 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith put a tough Catalunya GP weekend behind him today when the British rider set the second fastest time during a post race test session in Spain. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider raised his...

Rossi and Lorenzo test 2015 Yamaha motor

16 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo got their first chance to test a 2015-spec factory Yamaha engine during today’s post race test session at the Catalunya track near Barcelona. Next year’s motor was...

Andrea Dovizioso: Difficult to analyse Suzuki performance

16 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso says it is too difficult to assess the performance potential of Suzuki’s new 1000cc project after today’s one-day post race test at the Catalunya track in Spain. The Italian has been...

Cal Crutchlow: 'I'm still motivated'

16 June 2014 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow reckons his motivation has not suffered a massive jolt after a nightmare start to his Ducati career. The British rider retired with an electronics issue in yesterday’s thrilling...

Hopkins making progress despite poor finishes

16 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

John Hopkins believes that his Tyco Suzuki team have finally started to make progress with the GSX-R1000, with promising chassis development making a difference at Snetterton despite his seventh and...

Woffy brings world power to domestic scuffle

16 June 2014 by Tony Hoare

World speedway champion Tai Woffinden is bringing his world-beating engine home in a bid to win tonight’s British championship final at Wolverhampton. Woffinden, 23, beat the world’s best in Saturday...

Snetterton BSB: Byrne blitzes opposition as Brookes crashes out

15 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has taken his second win of the weekend at Snetterton on the Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki, extending his championship lead as main rival Josh Brookes crashed out on the Milwaukee Yamaha while...

BSS Snetterton: Gowland makes it two from two with Snett double

15 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Graeme Gowland has made it two from two in the British Supersport championship, winning the feature race at Snetterton by over three seconds, after his main title rival Alastair Seeley made a mistake...

Snetterton BSB: Byrne takes race one as Brookes and Ellison scrap for second

15 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has taken a dominating win in the first MCE British Superbike race at Snetterton, leading from start to finish and winning by over four seconds, after a late charge from Josh Brookes...

Catalunya MotoGP: Magnificent seven for Marquez

15 June 2014 by Liam Marsden

Marc Marquez continued his amazing start to the 2014 season, picking up his seventh win from seven races at the Catalunya circuit today under stormy skies. Marquez had to fight hard for victory as the...

Catalunya Moto2: Rabat cruises to victory

15 June 2014 by Liam Marsden

Rabat extended his Moto2 championship lead with a dominant victory at Catalunya today. The Spaniard started from pole position and after early challenges from team-mate Mika Kallio and Maverick...

Catalunya Moto3: Marquez eases to victory

15 June 2014 by Liam Marsden

Spaniard Alex Marquez secured his second Moto3 victory in dominant fashion after his team-mate was forced to retire. Alex Rins led the early stages of the race by a comfortable margin before he was...

Second GP win on the bounce for Woffinden

14 June 2014 by Tony Hoare

World speedway champion Tai Woffinden took his second consecutive Grand Prix victory of the season tonight to move into pole position in the title race. The 23-year-old Brit blasted around the outside...

BSS Snetterton: Gowland takes last lap thriller victory

14 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Graeme Gowland has taken his first victory of the year in the British Supersport Championship, hunting down his Smiths Triumph teammate Billy McConnell alongside Alastair Seeley to take a dramatic...

BSB Snetterton: Shakey demolishes lap record pace on way to pole

14 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne has taken yet another MCE British Superbike pole position in usual form, setting a lap half way through the final qualifying session to blow away the lap record by over half a...

Barrier return to BMW WSB leaves Camier high and dry

14 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Sylvain Barrier will return to the World Superbike Championship next weekend at Misano, having sat out the first six rounds of the series following a road traffic collision back in March that left him...

TT hero Hickman back in BSB to replace Kirkham at Tsingtao

14 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tsingtao Kawasaki have made an eleventh hour switch to their lineup for this weekend’s MCE British Superbike Championship round at Snetterton, with TT newcomer hero Peter Hickman replacing Jon Kirkham...

Catalunya Moto2: Rabat takes home pole

14 June 2014 by Liam Marsden

Moto2 championship leader Esteve Rabat will start from pole position at his home race ahead of team-mate Mika Kallio and Moto2 rookie Maverick Vinales. 2012 Moto3 champion Sandro Cortese will head the...

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