January

Year: 2014

Month: January

WSB entry list released

31 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

Just 22 days away from the start of the 2014 World Superbike Championship, race organisers have released an entry list of who we can expect to see on the Philip Island grid in three weeks’ time. The...

Scott Redding eager to assess new Honda at full strength

31 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding says he can’t wait to get his first opportunity to evaluate the new Gresini Honda RCV1000R production bike in peak physical condition during the first MotoGP test of 2014 in Malaysia...

Kawasaki unveil Sykes' championship defender

31 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Kawasaki WSB team has unveiled the livery 2013 World Superbike champion Tom Sykes and teammate Loris Baz will be riding as the Huddersfield man looks to defend his crown for 2014. The new machine...

Gresini: ‘High expectations’ for Scott Redding

30 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Long-serving Honda MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini has said he has high expectations ahead of Scott Redding’s rookie premier class campaign in 2014. The Italian team boss is confident the 21-year-old...

McGuinness joins Motorsport Hall of Fame

30 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

TT legend John McGuinness has joined the most illustrious names in motorsport after being formally inducted into Motorsport Magazine’s Hall of Fame in a black tie event at London’s Royal Opera House...

Scott Redding unveils 2014 MotoGP livery

30 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding has unveiled the new 2014 Gresini Honda RCV1000R livery that the British rider will campaign in his eagerly anticipated first season in the MotoGP world championship. The 2013 Moto2...

Roberts joins Eurosport for BSB and WSB

29 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

Former BBC MotoGP frontman Matt Roberts will join the Eurosport team for 2014, as the face of their British and World Superbike coverage, replacing Tony Carter for the live Sunday shows. Roberts will...

FIM to develop more womens' race camps for 2014

27 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

The FIM Women’s Commission have announced that they will continue the development of its track activities for 2014, starting with a race camp to be held at Almeria in February in cooperation with...

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...