August

Year: 2015

Month: August

Brookes slams lack of safety car in opening race

05 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Milwaukee Yamaha’s Josh Brookes has slammed the decision not to deploy a safety car during the opening MCE British Superbike race of the triple-header at Oulton Park, accusing race organisers of...

Byrne controls for the win, Brookes last to fourth

05 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has broken his MCE British Superbike win drought at Oulton Park, taking his 67th career win from pole position. The reigning champion led from start to finish, controlling his pace in...

Byrne on pole as Brookes blows

05 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has taken pole position ahead of this afternoon’s opening race of the MCE British Superbike triple-header weekend at Oulton Park form Tommy Bridewell and James Ellison, blitzing the lap...

MCN’s Adam Child to line up on Norton machinery at Gold Cup

05 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s Senior Road Tester Adam Child will once again line up on the Norton supertwin machine built by the apprentices from the Derbyshire manufacturer’s British Motorcycle Manufacturing Academy. Coming...

Hopkins upsets Showdown rivals with Oulton pace

04 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

John Hopkins has topped the opening day of MCE British Superbike action at Oulton Park today, holding off the momentum of six-in-a-row winner Josh Brookes by only 0.054 as both of them dipped close to...

Walker to make three hundredth BSB start at Oulton

04 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike legend Chris Walker will make his three hundredth BSB start this weekend at Oulton Park in the opening race of the triple-header weekend. Stalker, who took his last win at the...

Racers' Flags Are Chequered First

01 September 2015 by Michael Scott

There was a most unfamiliar reflection in the puddles of Silverstone. An increasingly real chance that Britain is on the brink of celebrating another motorcycle World Champion, after yet another...

Michael Dunlop wins dramatic Classic TT F1 race

31 August 2015 by Stephen Davison

Michael Dunlop took victory in a dramatic Formula One race at today’s Classic TT on the Isle of Man. The Ballymoney man steered his Team Classic Suzuki to the win after a race long battle with Bruce...

Kent cruises to home win

30 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Danny Kent has cruised to a Moto3 win – and extended his championship lead further – after taking a win by almost nine seconds from Jakub Kornfeil as many of his title rivals crashed out. Kent managed...

Rossi wins, Marquez crashes, Crutchlow taken out in dramatic Silverstone race

30 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has taken a controlling win in wet conditions at Silverstone, further extending his lead in the championship as early leader Jorge Lorenzo slumped to fourth and Marc Marquez crashed...

Zarco takes dominant Moto2 win in drying conditions

30 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Johann Zarco has extended his championship lead in Moto2, after taking a dominant win in a race of mixed conditions at Silverstone. The Frenchman led almost from start to finish, benefitting from a...

Redding signs with Pramac

30 August 2015 by Steve English

Scott Redding has signed to race with Pramac Ducati for 2016. The news, first revealed by MCN earlier this month, leaves Redding playing out the string following a disastrous year with the Marc VDS...

Woffinden takes command on emotional night for speedway

30 August 2015 by Tony Hoare

Britain’s Tai Woffinden took a long stride towards a second world speedway championship by finishing third in tonight’s Grand Prix in Gorzow, Poland. The 25-year-old took a podium position thanks to...

Wet weather throws Silverstone odds into disarray

29 August 2015

Ladbrokes advertorial Rain on raceday could throw this weekend’s betting market at the British Grand Prix into disarray – and with pole man Marc Marquez on even money, it could be a good bet to look...

Lowes lines up for home pole

29 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes will start his home Grand Prix tomorrow at Silverstone from pole position, after an impressive session that saw him first run out of fuel and have to push home his Speed-Up machine before...

Marquez blitzes lap record for Silverstone pole

29 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has blitzed the Silverstone lap record to take pole position for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix, finishing nearly 0.3 clear of Jorge Lorenzo. He only just fell short of becoming the first...

Hernandez and Espargaro go through to Q2

29 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Yonny Hernandez and Aleix Espargaro will progress to Q2 at Silverstone, after topping the Q1 session over 0.1 clear of the opposition – but with only 0.006 separating the duo. Maverick Viñales will...

Marquez dominates final practice

29 August 2015 by Steve English

Marc Marquez dominated final practice and led the way by almost a full second from Andrea Iannone. Every flying lap set by the Spaniard was faster than the rest of the field with the Ducati the...

Navarro on pole as Kent takes front row start

29 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Navarro has taken an incredible pole position at Silverstone for tomorrow’s Moto3 race, blitzing the already-fast time of local Danny Kent by over half a second. And Kent ended up back in third,...

Rins smashes Moto2 record in FP3

29 August 2015 by Steve English

Alex Rins smashed the Moto2 unofficial track record at Silverstone to lead the way from his former Moto3 rival Alex Marquez. The Spaniard’s were comfortably quicker than Tito Rabat with Johann Zarco...

Lorenzo fastest and three Brits in Q2

29 August 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo was fastest in the all important FP3 session but the big news of the session was that the three British riders are all safely through to Q2 at Silverstone. Scott Redding has had a...

Kent up to speed as Martin goes fastest

29 August 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Martin set the fastest time in final practice ahead of Moto3 qualifying after leading the way from a late charging Karel Hanika. The Czech rider availed of a tow to vault to second int he...

Video: British GP preview with John McPhee

29 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

The last of the Brits to get the MCN video preview treatment, we caught up with John McPhee at his hotel for a look at his chances in the Moto3 race.

Redding to decide future by weekend

28 August 2015 by Steve English

With his future still one of the biggest cogs in the MotoGP rider market Scott Redding has revealed that he plans to have his plans finalised by the end of the weekend. “It’s so 50/50 at the minute I...

Lorenzo strikes back at Silverstone

28 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has responded to Marc Marquez’s first session time at Silverstone, by beating his fellow Spaniard back into second by a mere 0.033 at the end of the opening day. However, it was Bradley...

Kent keeps his cool after disastrous start

28 August 2015 by Steve English

Romano Fenati led an Italian one two in second practice at Silverstone with Nicollo Antonelli one tenth of a second slower than the VR46 rider. Alexix Masbou was third fastest but over four tenths off...

Video: British GP preview with Scott Redding

28 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

The latest of the MotoGP Brits we caught up with ahead of this weekend’s home Grand Prix at Silverstone is none other than the only man to win one in the last decade than Scott Redding.

Zarco and Lowes dominate opening session

28 August 2015 by Steve English

Johann Zarco and Sam Lowes were in a class of their own in opening Moto2 practice with the duo almost have a second faster than the rest of the field. At the end of the session a slew of riders set...

Marquez lays down marker in FP1

28 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has laid down a marker to his rivals in the opening practice session of this year’s British Grand Prix, finishing nearly 0.4 clear of the Yamaha duo of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino...

Former 250GP rider Joan Garriga dies

28 August 2015 by Sports desk

Former 250GP front-runner Joan Garriga has lost his life after a road traffic crash in his native Spain. The often-controversial yet popular star of the middleweight class died following a crash on...

Navarro tops FP1 as Kent suffers

28 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Navarro has topped Moto3 free practice one at Silverstone from Brad Binder and Isaac Viñales, after title leader Danny Kent was left unable to complete a lap. Kent failed to complete a lap of...

Video: British GP preview with Danny Kent

27 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

We caught up with Danny Kent yesterday at BT Sport’s MotoGP prevent in London to get the Moto3 title leader’s thoughts on his home race this weekend at Silverstone.

Dutch racer dies at Manx GP

27 August 2015 by Sports desk

Dutch Manx Grand Prix newcomer Dennis Hoffer has lost his life during a crash during last night’s practice for the Manx GP on the Isle of Man. The forty-two year from Hoogkarspel crashed at the...

Video: British GP preview with Sam Lowes

27 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

The latest in our Silverstone preview video is a look at the Moto2 class with 2015 race winner Sam Lowes!

Honda Racing confirm Da Costa for Oulton Park

26 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Honda Racing have confirmed that Julien Da Costa will replace the injured Jason O’Halloran for the next round of the 2015 MCE British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park in ten days time. Coming in...

Video: British GP preview with Bradley Smith

26 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

The second of our British GP preview interviews, this time we caught up with Bradley Smith to talk about Silverstone and the pressures of racing in front of a home crowd.