January

Mugen confirm 2015 TT campaign

30 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Mugen have confirmed their 2015 Isle of Man TT Zero campaign, with 2014 podium finishers John McGuinness and Bruce Anstey returning to the Japanese manufacturer for another year. McGuinness, who won...

Tinmouth rules out TT return for 2015

30 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jenny Tinmouth, the fastest woman ever around the 37.73 mile Isle of Man TT circuit, has ruled out a comeback for 2015, despite her new deal with the factory Honda MCE British Superbike team that also...

Former Irish champion Sheils to ride BikeBitsNI Kawasaki

30 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

2013 Irish Superbike champion Derek Sheils has penned a deal with County Down-based team BikeBitsNI Kawasaki. The deal will see him compete under their colours on both supersport and superbike...

Former World Supersport rider Harms to make TT debut

28 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Danish former World Supersport front-runner Robbin Harms will make his Isle of Man TT debut in 2015. Signing up with the experienced TC Racing/DP Coldplaning team, he is set to compete in superbike,...

Joey Dunlop voted greatest Northern Irish sportsman

27 January 2015

Twenty-six times Isle of Man TT winner Joey Dunlop has been voted the greatest Northern Irish sportsman of all time. Dunlop beat off opposition from footballer George Best and golfer Rory McIlroy to...

Dunlop crowned Enkalon Irish Motorcyclist of the Year

24 January 2015 by Stephen Davison

Michael Dunlop has been crowned Enkalon Irish Motorcyclist of the Year at the Adelaide Motorbike awards. The 25 year old was also the winner of the International Road Racer of he Year. Dunlop, who...

North West 200 wins race of the year at Adelaide Motorbike awards

24 January 2015 by Stephen Davison

The opening Superbike race of the 2014 Vauxhall International North West 200 has been voted the Race of the Year at the Adelaide Motorbike awards. Race winner, William Dunlop, was presented with the...

Conor Cummins at the English Institute of Sport

24 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

A host of top Honda Racing riders have been given a pre-season assessment at the English Institute for Sport ahead of the beginning of their 2015 campaigns. BSB riders Jason O’Halloran and Dan Linfoot...

Pre-season assessment with Olympic coaches for Honda Racing

23 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

A host of top Honda Racing riders have been given a pre-season assessment at the English Institute for Sport ahead of the beginning of their 2015 campaigns. BSB riders Jason O’Halloran and Dan Linfoot...

Supersport star Irwin gets Ulster Grand Prix backing

22 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Northern Irish British Supersport frontrunner Glenn Irwin will have a new sponsor for his 2015 circuit campaign in the form of the world’s fastest road race. Irwin, who is planning a road racing...

Isle of Man TT world series ready to launch

21 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Isle of Man TT organisers have crossed the final political hurdle ahead of the launch of their new world series, which looks set to take the TT format across the world from 2017. The series will see a...

Michael Dunlop: The waiting is finally over

16 January 2015 by Stephen Davison

The annual winter event of wondering what 11 times TT winner Michael Dunlop will be riding in the new season has been brought to a close with the announcement from Germany on Thursday that he will...

Michael Dunlop to ride new R1 Yamaha in 2015

15 January 2015 by Stephen Davison

11 times TT winner Michael Dunlop will race the new Yamaha YZF R1 superbike in 2015. The 25 year old has just announced that he has agreed terms to ride the all new Japanese superbike on the roads...

Farquhar back on a superbike for 2015

11 January 2015 by Stephen Davison

Ireland’s Ryan Farquhar has announced that he will race Superbike and Superstock ZX10 Kawasakis on the roads in 2015. The 38 year old, who has won 4 North West 200s and 3 TTs, will return to the big...

Isle of Man promos 2015 TT

09 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

The Isle of Man TT have previewed the 2015 races with the launch of their now traditional video highlights. With the usual bad acting from top TT stars, the four minute production sets the scene...

McGuinness and Cummins sticking with Honda for 2015 roads

07 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

As widely speculated in the past weeks, John McGuinness and Conor Cummins will remain with the official Honda team for their 2015 road racing campaign. The duo will ride for the team in the superbike...

McGuinness and Cummins to tackle Superstock EWC and roads with Jackson Racing

07 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

John McGuinness and Conor Cummins will return to the Endurance World Championship in 2015 with Jackson Racing, as they team up with Dan Stewart for the superstock class with Jackson Racing. They’ll...