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BSB: Free Monster Energy Fans' Thursday to kick off Brands Hatch

17 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

This weekend’s sixth round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship will kick off with the annual Monster Energy Fans’ Thursday event, with the gates to Brands Hatch thrown open for free ahead...

Guy Martin's dream ride

15 July 2017 by Stephen Davidson & Phil West

Some people like to think Guy Martin is a bit daft. However, his reverence, knowledge and passion for the RC174 Honda-Six proves he’s anything but. Honda’s legendary, near-mythical even, six-cylinder...

WSB: Ducati CEO: 'WSB needs to find its own place'

14 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Ducati Chief Executive Claudio Domenicali has suggested the popularity problems facing the Superbike World Championship is because it is no longer a different proposition to MotoGP. Despite not having...

WSB: Jonathan Rea's Laguna column

14 July 2017 by Jonathan Rea

I don’t know what it is with Laguna. I missed the first time we went back there due to injury and then I came back the following year and was on the podium. It’s a track I really enjoy; all the big...

BSB: 'Don't think I'm going to stand still' warns Byrne

14 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

The MCE British Superbike Championship might have been all about the young guns in recent rounds, but veteran Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne issued a stark reminder to the youngsters snapping at his heels with...

Roads: Harrison halts Dunlop's Southern 100 domination

13 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Dean Harrison put an end to Michael Dunlop’s domination of this year’s Southern 100 with a stunning victory in this afternoon’s Manx Gas Solo Championship race. However, the trophy they all went for...

BSB: Brookes: 'There's still more to come'

13 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

When Josh Brookes signed for the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha team at the start of the year, no-one was sure whether the unproven team would be able to put together a package good enough for the 2015 British...

Video: James Rispoli prepares for X-Games

13 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Pirelli National Superstock 1000 racer James Rispoli is currently preparing to make his X-Games debut in Minneapolis, and has sent MCN some video footage of his testing ahead of this evening’s...

Roads: Dunlop continues Southern 100 winning streak

13 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop continued his winning streak as he looks to defend his Southern 100 championship title with another hard fought victory against local man Dan Kneen. The duo were separated by just...

EWC: Kiyonari and Moriwaki top Suzuka test

13 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Moriwaki Motul Honda team of three-time MCE British Superbike champion Ryuichi Kiyonari, former Moto2 race winner Yuki Takahashi and Honda BSB rider Dan Linfoot have delivered a surprise...

Video: What do all the buttons on a MotoGP bike do?

13 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP bikes have become complicated beasts in recent years, with a plethora of buttons on the handlebars to control how a rider runs his race. But Pramac Ducati sat down Scott Redding to give us a...

MotoGP: Aprilia lifeline for Scott Redding?

13 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

The news that Miller has completed his move to Pramac looked set to leave current rider Scott Redding out in the cold, after a difficult start to the season left him far from the top of the list of...

Roads: Guy Martin set for Honda return at Cadwell Park

12 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Guy Martin will be back in action on his Honda Racing CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2 after being confirmed as a last-minute entry into Sunday’s Moto Time Attack at Cadwell Park. Martin will pilot the SP2 in...

Roads: Dunlop pips Kneen in opening Southern 100 battle

12 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop returned to winning ways as the 2017 Steam Packet Southern 100 got underway on the Isle of Man with victory in the opening 600cc/1000cc encounter. However, it didn’t come easy for the...

MotoGP: Miller to make Pramac Ducati switch?

12 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller will make the switch from Honda machinery for the first time in his MotoGP career in 2018 as he makes the move to Pramac Ducati, joining Danilo Petrucci at the factory-supported satellite...

MotoGP: Championship ‘better than in my day’ says Schwantz

12 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

This year’s MotoGP world championship is closer than it’s ever been, according to 1993 world champion Kevin Schwantz, who told MCN at the German Grand Prix last week that he’s glad he’s not still...

WSB: Series bosses considering scrapping reverse grid

11 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike bosses are considering scrapping the controversial reverse grid system introduced for the 2017 season after it hasn’t worked out as they expected. The convoluted system sees the top...

Video: Marquez and Pedrosa go head to head… on lawnmowers!

11 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

With the MotoGP summer break upon us, Repsol Honda riders Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa still have an itch for racing to scratch… and took to some Honda machines very different from their usual...

MotoGP: KTM launch fans grandstand at Silverstone

11 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

KTM fans will be able to enjoy their own grandstand at this year’s British Grand Prix to cheer on home favourite Bradley Smith and the rest of the Team Orange riders at this year’s race at Silverstone...

WSB: Ducati confirm no racing for V4 until 2019

10 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Ducati have confirmed that they won’t race their all-new V4 superbike until the 2019 season. Speaking at the recent WSB round at Laguna Seca, Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali confirmed the Italian...

MotoGP: What does Circuit of Wales news mean for British GP?

10 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

The bosses of the Circuit of Wales have been quick to stress to MCN that any uncertainty over the fate of the project will have no effect whatsoever on the running of this year’s British Grand Prix in...

WSB: Sykes insists title fight not over

10 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes insists there is ‘still a long way to go’ in the 2017 Superbike World Championship fight despite team-mate Jonathan Rea heading into the summer break with a whopping 59-point lead. Rea beat...

WSB: Opening laps hamper Davies in race two

10 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies has said not cutting through the pack as quick as his rivals in the early stages cost him the chance of fighting for a better result in Sunday’s second World Superbike race at Laguna...

MotoGP: KTM trio joined by Olivera at Aragon test

10 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

KTM’s regular MotoGP trio of racers Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaró and test rider Mika Kallio were joined at a two-day test last week at Spain’s Aragon circuit by Moto2 rider Miguel Oliveira, with...

WSB: Rea romps to another win before summer break

09 July 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) took little time in hitting the front of the second 25-lap WorldSBK race at Laguna Seca, and then simply eased away from early leader and his own team-mate Tom...

WSB: Davies triumphs at Laguna Seca

09 July 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) overcame a recent fracture to one of his vertebrae to secure a stunning win in race one at Laguna Seca, riding at full pace for all 25-laps of the intense...

WSB: Race director clarifies new direction

08 July 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

After some outspoken media comments from overall Dorna boss Carmelo Ezpeleta in the run-up to the Laguna Seca weekend, the WorldSBK Series Director Dani Carrera gave some clarification of what will...

WSB: Sykes yet again In Laguna superpole

08 July 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) came good on his Friday promise to find improvements in his overall set-up and scored his third Superpole win of the year as a result. He lifted his career Superpole...

WSB: Davies hits back after Misano injury

08 July 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Despite suffering a back injury at the previous round in Misano just a couple of weeks before the start of the Laguna Seca round of the championship, Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) stamped his...

MotoGP: Catalunya set for resurfacing and return to old layout

07 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

The bosses of Barcelona’s Montmelò circuit have confirmed that the home of the Catalan Grand Prix will be fully resurfaced and returned to it’s original layout for next year’s race, following a stark...

BSS: Feature race result hangs in the balance

07 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

The result of Sunday’s Dickies British Supersport feature race still hangs in the balance after second-placed Andrew Irwin allegedly passed Tempus MV Agusta’s Jack Kennedy under yellow flags on the...

MotoGP: ‘Great race’ to ninth for Zarco

07 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Johann Zarco has admitted that he’s happy to have come away from Sunday’s German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring with a solid ninth place finish after a difficult weekend for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3...

MotoGP: Lorenzo ‘can’t be satisfied’ with German result

07 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has admitted after Sunday’s German Grand Prix that there is no way that he could have come away from the Sachsenring satisfied with his result, after coming home in a distant 11th place...

BSB: Dixon closes in on Showdown spot

06 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

After his unexpected debut double victory at Knockhill, no-one was sure how Jake Dixon would perform at Snetterton. But the 21-year-old’s realistic pre-race expectations proved useful as he left the...

BSB: Another weekend to forget for Ellison

06 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

It was yet another weekend to forget for James Ellison and the McAMS Yamaha team with the Cumbrian once again leaving with nil points despite showing pace within touching distance of double race...

EWC: Miller heads all-star line-up for Suzuka 8 Hour

06 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Marc VDS Honda MotoGP rider Jack Miller will head up an all-star line-up for this year’s prestigious Suzuka 8 Hour field, with a grid studded with world champions and top level racers from Grand Prix,...

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