July

Conor Cummins' UGP video diary: Riders' briefing

05 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Our video diaries are back again! This time, we’ve got Conor Cummins with us for the Ulster Grand Prix, and despite the rain, we’ve just caught up with him for the first time.

William Dunlop takes Armoy clean sweep on opening night

25 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

William Dunlop has taken a clean sweep of pole positions and wins on the opening night of this year’s Armoy Race of Legends, with a win in the Supersport 600 race from pole position as well as taking...

Martin Jessopp to make Classic TT debut

24 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike regular Martin Jessopp will make his debut at this year’s Classic TT, after teaming up with a joint effort from Kevin Pearson’s Team York Suzuki and Craig Brookes’ CMB...

Cock of the North abandoned after oil spillage

19 July 2015 by Stephen Davison

The Cock of the North meeting at Scarborough had to be abandoned on Sunday after an oil spillage in the Sidecar race on the Farm Bends section of the Yorkshire circuit made it unsafe to...

Kneen for success at Ulster Grand Prix

17 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Manx rider Dan Kneen, who took his maiden international win last year at the Ulster Grand Prix, says he’s keen to repeat last year’s successes come this year’s races in two weeks time. This year...

Jamie Hamilton making steady progress after TT smash

17 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Northern Irishman Jamie Hamilton is making slow but stead progress after the horrific crash that almost cost him his life during this year’s Senior race at the Isle of Man TT. Saying this week from...

Guy Martin headlines all-star line-up for Armoy Race of Legends

17 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tyco BMW rider Guy Martin is set to headline an all-star line-up at next weekend’s Armoy Race of Legends, with Michael and William Dunlop, Keith Amor, and KMR Kawasaki riders Ryan Farquhar and Jeremy...

Guy Martin to make Supertwin debut at Armoy Road Races

16 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tyco BMW rider Guy Martin will make his Supertwin class debut at this year’s Armoy Race of Legends, deputising for the injured Jamie Hamilton on the BE Engineering Racing Kawasaki ER-6 machine. Martin...

Guy Martin draws first blood at rain-struck Southern 100

09 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Guy Martin has drawn first blood at this year’s Southern 100, starting where he left off twelve months ago by taking victory in the Senior race. The race comes after two days of heavy rain that has...

TT schedule set for major revamp

08 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

The schedule for the 2016 Isle of Man TT will look very different form the past few years, with both Solo and Sidecar champions set to be crowned on a single day, as the second chairs race moves to...

Bikers pay tribute to ‘Doc John’

08 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Bikers have turned out in their hundreds to help escort home the funeral cortege of Doctor John Hinds, the Irish road race medic who tragically lost his life in a crash during qualifying for the...

Doctor John Hinds has died

04 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tributes have poured in from both the racing and medical communities for Doctor John Hinds, one of the world-famous Irish road racing medical team known as the ‘flying doctors’, who tragically lost...

Hutchinson set for Ulster Grand Prix comeback

03 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

Triumphant Isle of Man TT comeback hero Ian Hutchinson is set to return to this year’s Ulster Grand Prix, as he continues his incredible bounce back from the horrific injuries he suffered at the end...

‘Selfie sticks’ banned for Southern 100

03 July 2015 by Simon Patterson

The organisers of next week’s Southern 100 races have taken pre-emptive action to ban ‘selfie sticks’ from this year’s racing on the Billown course, after numerous complaints from riders during this...