June

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dunlop makes switch from two to four wheels for Donegal Rally

13 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Fresh from winning four races on the Isle of Man last week, TT champion Michael Dunlop has switched two wheels for four, with the Northern Irishman confirming his entry in the Donegal International...

Simon Andrews tribute lap t-shirts now on sale

13 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Joey Dunlop Foundation have released for public sale their tee-shirts commemorating the tribute lap organised for TT racer Simon Andrews, who tragically lost his life at the North West 200 last...

Isle of Man TT: The history makers

12 June 2014 by MCN

We’ve just about come down from the two week’s worth of excitement this year’s TT provided us with. The history makers and record breakers continue to deliver year-in-year-out and the 2014 TT was no...

TT 2014: Dunlop makes it four in a week with Senior victory

06 June 2014 by Andy Downes

Michael Dunlop took his fourth Isle of Man TT win this week with a commanding win in the Senior TT on his BMW S1000RR this afternoon taking him into the all-time TT greats with 11 wins...

TT 2014: Harrison makes history with first TT win

06 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

History was made today made with the result of the Bikenation Lightweight Race at the Isle of Man TT as Dean Harrison took his first TT win, joining his father Conrad, winner of the first Sidecar...

Dunlop withdraws from TT Lightweight

06 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Michael Dunlop has withdrawn from this morning’s Lightweight race at the Isle of Man TT, pulling out of the supertwin class after his hopes of six wins in a single TT week slipped away with Gary...

TT 2014: Moly secures win number 17 after twenty-five years

05 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Sidecar legend Dave Molyneux has taken his 17th TT victory, spanning a 25 year career, in the Sure Sidecar Race 2 today at the Isle of Man TT with passenger Patrick Farrance taking his 3rd win to...

Further weather delays at the TT

05 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Isle of Man TT has once again seen proceedings delayed by the weather, with this afternoon’s second sidecar race, originally scheduled to start at 1215 now facing a two hour delay as the weather...

John McGuinness's lap of the TT

04 June 2014 by MCN

John McGuinnes took his 21st victory at the Isle of Man TT today with victory in the TT Zero race. Here, the man known as the Morecambe Missle givies us an insight into how he sees the 37-and-a-bit...

TT 2014: Dunlop takes second supersport race with another domineering performance

04 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Michael Dunlop on his MD Racing 600 Honda, continued his domination at the Isle of Man TT today taking a flag to flag win in the Monster Energy sponsored Supersport Race 2. Dunlop led at the first...

TT 2014: McGuinness opens account in TT Zero race

04 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

John McGuinness has opened his account at the 2014 Isle of Man TT race by taking the victory in the SES TT Zero race on the Mugen Shinden bike, beating off his teammate Bruce Anstey to win by over twenty seconds. McGuinness also achieved the team’s goal of a lap over 115mph average, setting a new lap record for the Zero class of 117.366 as well as lapping in under twenty minutes. Third place was...