2021

Roads: John McGuinness makes sensational return to Honda for 2022

01 December 2021 by Josh Close

John McGuinness has re-joined Honda for the 2022 road racing season and will compete at the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT. The 23-times TT race winner will line-up alongside Honda BSB rider, and...

Gold cup cancelled: Yorkshire circuit struggles with safety concerns over crumbling infrastructure

24 August 2021 by Stephen Davison

Racing at England’s only road race venue, Oliver’s Mount in Scarborough, has been dealt another blow as the organisers have cancelled September’s Gold Cup meeting. Related articles on MCN Isle of...

Roads: New Isle of Man TT schedule and live broadcasting revealed

11 June 2021 by Michael Guy

Starting in 2022 the Isle of Man TT is set to undergo the biggest and most significant era of change and development ever undertaken at the event. While the lack of racing in 2020 and 2021 has been a...

Roads: Mick Grant's Heron Suzuki XR69 set to be auctioned

04 June 2021 by Josh Close

Road racing fans will have the opportunity to bid on Mick Grant’s North West 200-winning Heron Suzuki XR69 later this month. The original and period-correct factory Suzuki XR69 motorcycle will go to...

Roads: 2021 Classic TT cancelled due to Covid-19 Restrictions

10 March 2021 by Josh Close

The 2021 Isle of Man Classic TT has been cancelled due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting restrictions. This year’s event was scheduled to take place between August 22 and August 30...

Roads: 2021 Southern 100 Road Races cancelled due to Covid-19

10 March 2021 by Josh Close

The 2021 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Southern 100 Road Races have been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. This year’s event was due to be held on July 12-15 on the Billown circuit in...

Roads: 1962 Isle of Man TT Sidecar winner Chris Vincent dies

20 February 2021 by Josh Close

Five-time British Sidecar champion and Isle of Man TT racer winner Chris Vincent has died at the age of 86. Vincent won the 1962 TT Sidecar race, with passenger Eric Bliss, on the BSA machine, with...

Roads: 1963 Southern 100 Solo champion Chris Conn dies

17 February 2021 by Josh Close

The 1963 Southern 100 solo champion Chris Conn has died following a heart attack on Friday February 12, 2021. Conn’s Southern 100 career was a short one, comprising of four races between 1961 and...

Roads: Six-time Pre-TT Classic race winner Ted Fenwick dies

25 January 2021 by Josh Close

Six-time Pre-TT Classic race winner Ted Fenwick has died. The 92-year-old passed away on Sunday January 24, only two months prior to his 93rd birthday. Fenwick, from York, entered and competed in the...

Roads: 2021 North West 200 cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic

20 January 2021 by Josh Close

The 2021 North West 200 road racing event has been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown and restrictions. It had been hoped that this year’s NW200 could be moved...

Roads: Cookstown 100 postponed until September due to Covid-19

19 January 2021 by Josh Close

The 2021 Cookstown 100 road racing event has been pushed back until September due to the on-going Covid-10 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns and restrictions. The event was originally set to take...