2014

Year: 2014

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Secure best priced British MotoGP tickets

27 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Last year’s British MotoGP round at the Silverstone track was one of the most unforgettable in recent memory. With Gloucestershire rider Scott Redding taking a fantastic Moto2 win and Jorge Lorenzo...

"No excuses" for Tyco Suzuki new boy William Dunlop at NW200

27 January 2014 by Stephen Davison

Tyco Suzuki’s new signing William Dunlop says there will be “no excuses” at this year’s Vauxhall International North West 200 as he chases his maiden Superbike race win on the 8.9 mile Portrush,...

Cal Crutchlow: Every factory interested in Lorenzo

27 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha, Honda, Ducati and Suzuki will be all be chasing double MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo’s prized signature for the 2015 world championship. That’s the view of British rider Cal Crutchlow,...

Win dinner with the Voltcom Crescent Suzuki team

24 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Voltcom Crescent Suzuki team of Eugene Laverty and Alex Lowes will be officially unveiled next Wednesday 5th February at the team’s Dorset headquarters, and MCN have a very special treat to give...

Ducati unveil WSB team live

24 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

Chaz Davies will be the first Brit to join the factory Ducati team since James Toseland in 2005 for the 2014 World Superbike season. Tune in here from 10.30am UK time on Monday to watch the official...

BMW pull factory support from endurance squad

24 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

Official BMW world endurance squad Team Thevent look likely to sit out the 2014 season, after an eleventh hour withdrawal of support from the German manufacturer despite previous commitments to...

Monza undergoes safety inspection with view to 2015 return

24 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

World Superbike organisers have carried out a safety assessment this week at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, with the aim being to bring the iconic track back to the championship for 2015. The meeting,...

Bradley Smith in dark on new Yamaha gearbox

24 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith is in the dark over whether his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1 will be fitted with a new seamless shift gearbox when MotoGP testing commences in Malaysia early next month. Factory duo...

Doohan: No doubt Stoner would return at top

24 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Five-time MotoGP world champion Mick Doohan reckons Casey Stoner would have slipped seamlessly back into winning contention had the Australian been returning to racing action in 2014. Stoner retired...

Mick Grant joins Norton for TT assault

23 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

Norton Motorcycles have expressed their intent to take yet another step forwards with their TT racing endeavour, as the Donington Park-based manufacturer sign seven time winner Mick Grant to join the...

Motostar champ Francis struggling for funds

23 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

2013 British Motostar champion Joe Francis could be left without a ride for 2014, as the 16 year old struggles to find the funds required to run a competitive machine for the new season. Francis, who...

MSV tracks get winter updates

23 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

With a winter-enforced break in the racing calendar, circuit owners and MCE BSB organisers Motorsport Vision have taken the opportunity to launch a schedule of maintenance and improvement work at a...

Coma lifts fourth Dakar crown

22 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Coma has dedicated his fourth Dakar win to friend and teammate Kurt Caselli, who was killed while competing in November’s Baja 1000, after winning the race by almost two hours. The Spaniard says...

2014 Mid-Antrim road races cancelled

22 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Mid-Antrim 150 road races have been called off for 2014, with race organisers citing financial difficulties after a number of difficult years for the historic race. Run on the 3.6 mile Clough...

2014 Garmin Arenacross Tour blasts off in Belfast!

22 January 2014 by MCN

The 2014 Garmin Arenacross Tour blasted off at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena where 10,000 fans turned out over two nights to experience the start of Europe’s biggest indoor race series. An international...

Honda not planning Dani Pedrosa axe

22 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda has denied 2014 will be Dani Pedrosa’s farewell season as a factory HRC rider after rookie teammate Marc Marquez wrapped up a historic MotoGP world title last season. Last year was Pedrosa’s...

GP star Danny Webb to make TT debut

22 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

Former Grand Prix polesetter Danny Webb will make his debut at the 2014 Isle of Man TT, riding for Ryan Farquhar’s KMR Kawasaki team in the superbike, superstock and lightweight classes. The former...

Milwaukee U-turn on Honda TT blame

21 January 2014 by MCN

Power tool manufacturer Milwaukee issued a statement late on Monday night withdrawing claims they had made regarding Honda’s involvement in the change of technical regulations introduced for the 2014...

Tech 3 Yamaha workshop damaged by floods

21 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

The French base of Bradley Smith’s Monster Yamaha Tech 3 MotoGP squad has suffered extensive flood damage after torrential rain battered southern France. The workshop in Bormes les Mimosas was under...

Lowes and Laverty set the WSB world order

20 January 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

When Alex Lowes and Eugene Laverty signed to ride the ageing Suzuki GSX-R1000 for the Voltcom Crescent Suzuki team in 2014 few would have thought that they would leave the first major winter test of...

Dakar Stage 12 – Despres wins again, Coma stays in control, Barreda in trouble

18 January 2014 by Michael Guy

El Salvador to La Serena, Chile – 699km including 350km timed Special Stage Just 157km of timed Special Stage separates Spaniard Marc Coma from his fourth Dakar title after another solid performance...

Jorge Lorenzo keen on extending Yamaha deal

17 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo has quashed rumours that he is already seriously considering quitting Yamaha to join Ducati for 2015 during a special unveiling of this year’s factory YZR-M1 livery in Indonesia. Reports...

Valentino Rossi aims for consistent podium challenge in 2014

17 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has targeted a fight for the podium in every race in 2014 after unveiling the new livery of this year’s factory Yamaha YZR-M1 in Indonesia earlier today. Rossi’s much anticipated...

I, Superbiker IV: The War for 4 trailer released

17 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

I, Superbiker IV: The War for 4 follows the lead riders through the intense 2013 MCE British Superbike Season, the most competitive and closely fought motorcycle championship in the world. The film,...

Da Costa confirms Honda BSB wildcards

17 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

New Honda world endurance rider and former BSB racer Julien Da Costa has announced the team’s plans for a return to BSB in 2014. Reigning champions Honda withdrew from the series at the end of last...

Yamaha unveil 2014 MotoGP livery

17 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

Yamaha have unveiled their 2014 MotoGP livery today at an event in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. The 2014 M1, unveiled in person by Rossi and Lorenzo, features a similar paint scheme to the 2013...

Yamaha rubbishes Ducati swoop for Jorge Lorenzo

17 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis has strongly denied rumours that double MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo is close to clinching a shock switch to Ducati for 2015. A wheel hasn’t even been turned in anger in...

Dakar stage 11 – Coma wins stage to assert control on 2014 Dakar

16 January 2014 by Michael Guy

Antofagasta to El Salvador, Chile – 749km including 605km timed Special Stage Marc Coma stamped his authority on the 2014 Dakar with a brilliant stage win today to extend his overall lead in the...

No BT Sport commentary deal for Toby Moody

16 January 2014 by MCN

Popular MotoGP commentator Toby Moody has confirmed he will not be part of the new BT Sport coverage in 2014. Moody has been a regular behind the microphone in MotoGP with British Eurosport since...

Dakar stage 10 – Barreda wins again, Despres climbs the leader board

15 January 2014 by Michael Guy

Iquique to Antofagasta, Chile – 689km including 631km timed Special Stage Honda’s Joan Barreda kept the pressure on overall race leader Marc Coma with another impressive stage win today – his fourth...

Leon Camier excited by 'amazing' MotoGP chance

15 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Leon Camier has spoken of the ‘amazing’ chance he has to line-up against the likes of boyhood hero Valentino Rossi and current MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez in 2014. The former British Superbike...

Farmer back in BSB with PR Kawasaki

15 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

Former National Superstock 600 and 100 champion Keith Farmer will be back on the MCE British Superbike grid for 2014, after signing a deal with PR Racing that will see him stay with Kawasaki...

Dakar stage nine – Coma ups the pace to take second stage win

14 January 2014 by Michael Guy

Calama to Iquique, Chile – 451km including 422km timed Special Stage Marc Coma proved just how much he wants to win this years Dakar by taking an impressive stage win after a long a gruelling fight...

Leon Camier added to MotoGP entry list

14 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

British rider Leon Camier has been added to the 2014 provisional MotoGP entry list. The 27-year-old is down to ride an Aprilia ART 1000cc machine for the Italian-based Ioda Racing squad on an updated...

Hutchinson thown lifeline in FFX Yamaha

14 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

Isle of Man TT legend Ian Hutchinson, after looking set to miss most of 2014, has been thrown an eleventh hour lifeline, and will instead be racing in the MCE British Superbike Championship as part of...

Milwaukee Yamaha riders Suzuka-bound

14 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike stars and Milwaukee Yamaha teammates Josh Brookes and Tommy Bridewell have been confirmed by the Yamaha Austria Racing Team for the prestigious Suzuka 8hr race in July. Brookes,...