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WSS: CIA Insurance Honda truck damaged in fire

06 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

WSS: CIA Insurance Honda truck damaged in fire

The CIA Insurance Honda team truck has been badly damaged in a fire, after bursting into flames last month on it’s return from the last round of the championship in Misano. The extensive damage was...

Moto3: Kent unsure what the future brings

06 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3: Kent unsure what the future brings

Former Moto3 world champion Danny Kent has admitted that he’s unsure what the future brings for him as he completed yet another weekend wildcard appearance at the German Grand Prix, this time for the...

MotoGP: Baz undergoes successful arm pump surgery

06 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Baz undergoes successful arm pump surgery

French MotoGP racer Loris Baz has made the most of the championship’s month-long summer break to undergo successful arm pump surgery to relieve a recurrent issue he’s struggled with in 2017 on the...

BSB: Haslam battles injury and speed deficit at Snetterton

05 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Haslam battles injury and speed deficit at Snetterton

Coming back after his heavy crash at Knockhill, this weekend was never going to be easy for Leon Haslam, but the JG Speedfit Kawasaki feels he wasn’t just hindered by his injuries as he finished both...

MotoGP: Jerez resurfacing approved by local government

05 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Jerez resurfacing approved by local government

The Jerez local government have approved nearly €1 million in funds in their latest budget so that the home of the Spanish Grand Prix can be fully resurfaced ahead of next year’s race, following...

MotoGP: Viñales confident about championship hopes

05 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Viñales confident about championship hopes

Movistar Yamaha racer Maverick Viñales says he’s going into the 2017 MotoGP season’s summer break confident that when the actions gets underway again in a month’s time he can get his hopes of lifting...

BSB: Warm-up crash hampers series leader Mossey

05 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Warm-up crash hampers series leader Mossey

Snetterton proved to be a disastrous weekend for MCE British Superbike series leader Luke Mossey, whose stunning 2017 consistency faltered in Sunday’s two races after a big crash in morning...

MotoGP: Circuit of Wales bosses insist project lives on

05 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Circuit of Wales bosses insist project lives on

Last Tuesday’s announcement that the Welsh Government were set to withdraw from the Circuit of Wales project looked set to spell the end for the project, after economics minister Ken Skates laid out...

Roads: Guy Martin out of Southern 100

04 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Roads: Guy Martin out of Southern 100

Guy Martin has withdrawn his entry for this year’s Southern 100, choosing to sit out next week’s race in the Isle of Man as his Honda Racing CBR1000RR undergoes further testing in it’s road racing...

BSB: Hopkins on the pace at Snetterton

04 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Hopkins on the pace at Snetterton

John Hopkins and the MotoRapido Ducati team enjoyed a breakthrough weekend at Snetterton with two solid results as Hopkins pushed on to fight with the lead group for a rostrum finish. Hopkins finished...

Neate Racing win Spa Classic as Suzuki and Martin come home seventh

04 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Neate Racing win Spa Classic as Suzuki and Martin come home seventh

The Neate Racing squad of former British Supersport racer Steven Neate, father Jon and stand-in racer Robert Collins have taken victory in the Spa Classic 4 Hour endurance race, coming home a lap...

MotoGP: Rossi pleased after ‘difficult weekend’

04 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Rossi pleased after ‘difficult weekend’

Valentino Rossi has admitted that he’s left the ninth round of the 2017 MotoGP season at the German Grand Prix pleased to have come away with a fifth place and valuable championship points, after a...

Moto2: Morbidelli ‘living the dream’ after another win

04 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto2: Morbidelli ‘living the dream’ after another win

Moto2 championship leader Franco Morbidelli says he’s ‘living the dream’ after taking yet another win in the middleweight class to go into the summer break with a comfortable 34-point championship...

MotoGP: Tyre issues slow Pedrosa’s charge

04 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Tyre issues slow Pedrosa’s charge

Dani Pedrosa’s hopes of finishing higher than third in this year’s German Grand Prix were brought to a sudden halt during Sunday’s race at the Sachsenring, when unexpected tyre wear came into play and...

BSB: O'Halloran: 'Everything is coming together now'

04 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: O'Halloran: 'Everything is coming together now'

Jason O’Halloran and the Honda Racing team continued to show improvement with the all-new CBR1000RR Fireblade at Snetterton with two rostrum finishes to strengthen their position in the top six. The...

WSB: Jake Gagne joins Red Bull Honda for Laguna Seca

03 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

WSB: Jake Gagne joins Red Bull Honda for Laguna Seca

Jake Gagne will join the Red Bull Honda World Superbike team for this weekend’s Laguna Seca round in place of the late Nicky Hayden. The 2010 Red Bull Rookies Cup Champion will join Stefan Bradl in...

MotoGP: Small mistakes costs Lowes

03 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Small mistakes costs Lowes

A small mistake cost Aprilia rider Sam Lowes the chance to battle for the points during Sunday’s German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, according to the Lincolnshire native after the race. Crashing out...

Roads: Harrison the Cock O'The North at Scarborough

03 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Roads: Harrison the Cock O'The North at Scarborough

Silicone Engineering Kawasaki rider Dean Harrison took a dominant series of victories in the Cock O’The North races this weekend at Scarborough’s Oliver’s Mount circuit, dominating the weekend with an...

Roads: Shiels takes a hat trick of wins at Skerries

03 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Roads: Shiels takes a hat trick of wins at Skerries

Derek Shiels has narrowly missed out on a clean sweep of victories at this year’s Skerries 100 road races, after looking unstoppable in both superbike and supersport classes to take an impressive hat...

MotoGP: Folger lost for words after home podium

03 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Folger lost for words after home podium

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Jonas Folger has admitted after an incredible home podium finish in Sunday’s German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring that he was left lost for words with the response he...

MotoGP: Sachsenring an ‘important moment’ for Marquez

03 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Sachsenring an ‘important moment’ for Marquez

German Grand Prix winner Marc Marquez says he’s very aware just how important this weekend’s victory at the Sachsenring was in the defence of his MotoGP world championship, after taking control of the...

BSB: Solid debuts for Tyco BMW rookies

03 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Solid debuts for Tyco BMW rookies

It was all new for the Tyco BMW team at Snetterton this weekend as Superbike rookies Andy Reid and Josh Elliott got their first tastes of the BMW S1000RR in superbike spec. Reid was announced as the...

WSB: Two new compounds as Pirelli warns teams about tyre pressures

03 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

WSB: Two new compounds as Pirelli warns teams about tyre pressures

Pirelli will take two new rear tyre compounds to Laguna Seca this weekend for the seventh round of the 2017 Superbike World Championship after major tyre issues blighted some riders at the previous...

BSB: Byrne holds off Brookes for Snetterton double

02 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Byrne holds off Brookes for Snetterton double

Shane Byrne held off a strong challenge from Anvil Hire Yamaha’s Josh Brookes to storm to a stunning double in the Snetterton sunshine this afternoon. While Byrne got a better start than his...

BSB: Byrne wins ahead of Brookes and O'Halloran

02 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Byrne wins ahead of Brookes and O'Halloran

Shane Byrne returned to winning ways to clinch his 78th MCE British Superbike victory after holding off Anvil Hire Yamaha’s Josh Brookes in the opening race at Snetterton. After taking the lead on lap...

MotoGP: Marquez wins eight in a row as Folger takes home podium

02 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Marquez wins eight in a row as Folger takes home podium

Marc Marquez has put his 2017 MotoGP title defence back onto track after a stunning victory at the Sachsenring for the eighth year in a row – but almost had his limelight stolen by a stunning second...

Moto3: Mir extends championship lead as rivals stumble

02 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3: Mir extends championship lead as rivals stumble

Joan Mir has extended his Moto3 championship further to a huge 37 points as the series enters the summer break, after taking a controlled last lap victory over Romano Fenati as many of their...

BSB: Join Shane Byrne on quickest two-wheeled lap of Snetterton

01 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Join Shane Byrne on quickest two-wheeled lap of Snetterton

Shane Byrne made history at Snetterton this afternoon as he clocked the quickest ever two-wheeled lap of the 2.99-mile circuit in this afternoon’s Superpole session.  The previous record stood at...

BSB: Ellison: 'It felt like they'd given me Rossi's GP bike!'

01 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Ellison: 'It felt like they'd given me Rossi's GP bike!'

James Ellison has said the breakthrough found by his McAMS Yamaha team ahead of today’s MCE British Superbike qualifying session was like them giving him Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP bike as he blasted to...

BSB: Byrne: 'That was everything I had!'

01 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Byrne: 'That was everything I had!'

“That was my all, I gave it everything I had and thought what will be will be,” Shane Byrne said after setting the fastest ever MCE British Superbike lap of the Snetterton 300 circuit. The Be Wiser...

BSB: Byrne obliterates outright lap record for pole

01 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Byrne obliterates outright lap record for pole

Shane Byrne will start on pole position for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race at Snetterton after setting the fastest ever BSB lap of the Norfolk circuit. Byrne’s time of 1’46.026...

MotoGP: Magnificent Marquez takes eighth consecutive German pole

01 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Magnificent Marquez takes eighth consecutive German pole

Marc Marquez has taken his eighth consecutive pole position at the Sachsenring for tomorrow’s German Grand Prix, extending an unbeaten record that extends back to his 125GP days by powering to an...

Moto3: Canny Canet takes late pole position

01 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3: Canny Canet takes late pole position

A canny Aron Canet has taken a late pole position for tomorrow’s Moto3 race at the German Grand Prix, stealing the top spot from championship leader Joan Mir after he was convinced that a late rain...

BSB: Qualifying to be shown on Quest

01 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Qualifying to be shown on Quest

Qualifying action for the fifth round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship will be shown on free-to-air TV with Quest due to a scheduling clash with the Eastbourne International tennis. The...

EWC: Linfoot latest BSB star to join Suzuka line-up

30 June 2017 by Oli Rushby

EWC: Linfoot latest BSB star to join Suzuka line-up

Dan Linfoot is the latest MCE British Superbike rider to be confirmed as competing at the 2017 Suzuka Eight Hour. The Honda Racing star is set to join three-time British Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari and...

Moto2: Luthi top in mixed conditions

30 June 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto2: Luthi top in mixed conditions

Thomas Luthi has emerged top of the time sheets after the first day of action at the German Grand Prix, coming home ahead of Marcel Schrotter and Miguel Olivera at the closest thing the Swiss rider...