June

Year: 2015

Month: June

Zarco leaves it late to top times

25 June 2015 by Steve English

A last gasp lap from Johann Zarco saw the championship leader steal the top spot at the end of the opening day of practice at Assen. Zarco has been in great form of late and on his 24th lap of the...

Pedrosa fastest as Honda show signs of improvement

25 June 2015 by Steve English

Are Honda back? That will be the question asked after day one of the Dutch TT with Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez leading the timesheets but it’s so competitive at Assen this year that it’s hard to...

Dutch domination for Kent on day one

25 June 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent continued to lead the way in Moto3 after the Englishman was fastest in FP2 ahead of Romano Fenati and Jorge Navarro. Fabio Quartararo looks to be back on form after a quiet Catalan Grand...

Lowes looks ready to kick some Assen!

25 June 2015 by Steve English

Sam Lowes left it until the last minute but his confidence ahead of this weekend’s Dutch TT looks to be justified after the Speed Up rider set the fastest time of the morning at Assen. Lowes spent...

Classic added to Silverstone schedule

25 June 2015 by Steve English

Silverstone’s MotoGP meeting will hear two-strokes once again after the circuit announced that they will have two classic races as part of their “festival of speed and entertainment.” The circuit made...

Rossi sets the pace in Dutch dash

25 June 2015 by Steve English

Valentino Rossi was fastest in FP1 at the Dutch TT with the Italain leading the way from Marc Marquez. The reigning world champion’s day didn’t start well after he crashed early in the session after...

Dunlop on the road to fitness after TT crash

25 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Michael Dunlop is well along the road to full fitness after his crash in the opening race of this year’s Isle of Man TT, where a collision with a backmarker only a mile from home cost him second place...

Kent dominates in opening practice

25 June 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent had a strong start to his Dutch TT with the Englishman leading the way in opening practice by over six tenths of a second. Kent was fastest for almost the entire session and by the...

Ellison rides through the pain barrier at Snetterton

25 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

No stranger to riding through the pain barrier, James Ellison has admitted to MCN that he took his seventh place in the second race at Snetterton despite riding with a broken rib from his qualifying...

Marquez explains chassis switch

24 June 2015 by Steve English

Honda’s decision to revert back to the 2014 chassis for this weekend’s Dutch TT offered a glimpse into their struggles this year but Marc Marquez is hoping that it will be the spark that ignites his...

New frames for Yamaha riders in Assen

24 June 2015 by Steve English

Yamaha will race at this weekend’s Dutch TT with one new chassis available for both Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. The new chassis, as revealed in today’s MCN, was developed to improve the corner...

Dunlop fails to finish Donegal Rally

24 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Michael Dunlop has failed to finish the International Donegal Rally for the second year in a row, crashing out on stage fifteen of the twenty-stage, three-day event while lying in twenty-fifth in his...

Marquez to start Assen weekend with 2014 chassis

24 June 2015 by Steve English

Repsol Honda confirmed today that Marc Marquez will use a 2014 chassis this weekend at the Dutch TT. The Spaniard briefly tested with the frame at the post Catalan Grand Prix test before a rain shower...

Westmoreland denies replacement rumours

24 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider James Westmoreland has spoken out about the rumours circulating the MCE British Superbike paddock last weekend at Snetterton that the team were considering replacing the...

O’Halloran completes Suzuka test

24 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Honda Racing’s MCE British Superbike championship rider Jason O’Halloran will return to the Suzuka 8hr race this year with the Sakuri Honda squad alongside fellow Aussie Troy Herfoss. The BSB rider,...

Mercer joins Lintin at RC Express for Ulster Grand Prix

24 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Steve Mercer will join the RC Express Kawasaki team that took Ivan Lintin to his first Isle of Man TT win for this year’s Ulster Grand Prix in six weeks’ time. Mercer ran his own bikes at this year’s...

Albesiano: Biaggi ‘did something wonderful’ at Misano

24 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Red Devils Roma Aprilia team boss Romano Albesiano says that former World Superbike champion Max Biaggi ‘did something wonderful’ for fans of the sport after his triumphant return from retirement for...

Kiyonari suffers through difficult Snett

24 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Three-time BSB champion Ryuichi Kiyonari has had yet another horror weekend at Snetterton, leaving the fourth round of the championship failing to have scored a single point and now trailing title...

Fresh doubts of Czech race, ticket sales suspended

23 June 2015 by Steve English

The future of the Czech Grand Prix look bleak after tickets for August’s race were officially suspended by the Brno circuit. With policital infighting in the Czech Republic about who should pay for...

BT Sport to hike price for MotoGP viewers

22 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

BT Sport are set to hike the price British fans will pay to watch MotoGP on the channel, with the end of free-to-watch GP coverage for BT customers coming with the introduction of a £5 per month...

Bonner and Hankocyová make their mark at Kells

22 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

The 2015 Kells 100 proved to be a day of firsts – and once again confirmed why it is among the favourite meetings on the Irish national road racing circuit, after a day of exciting racing at the...

Winter Paralympian turned motorcycle racer wins 600cc World Championship

22 June 2015 by MCN

Talan Skeels-Piggins is Britain’s latest motorcycle world champion. The Winter Paralympian and European alpine skiing champion, who was paralysed from the chest down in 2003, won the 600cc Paraplegic...

Dominant Byrne doubles up at Snetterton

21 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

PBM Kawasaki rider Shane Byrne has doubled up at Snetterton, taking his second MCE British Superbike race win of the day to secure his title lead over runner-up Josh Brookes. Byrne was once again able...

Byrne takes clear win - and title lead - at Snetterton

21 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has taken the win in the first MCE British Superbike race of the day – and the championship lead with it, after a disastrous race for his title rivals. Josh Brookes was the only man able...

Rea scoops race two at Misano

21 June 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) eased to the second race win at Misano, after changing to the same ‘A’ rear tyre all his opponents used in race one. It was his 11th race win of 2014 and extended...

Cluzel wins two in a row

21 June 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) scored a clear race win in the WSS class at Misano setting a new lap record on lap six, of 1’38.239, in the process. In second place PJ Jacobsen (Core”...

Sykes controls from Rea and Davies

21 June 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) took his third race win of the year, in perfect conditions at Misano, leading from flag-to-flag and finishing 3.613 seconds ahead of his eventual closest challenger,...

McGee top of the times in Kells Road Races practice

20 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Fresh from his Isle of Man TT debut where he had a brace of top 20 positions and a fastest lap of 123.7mph, Derek McGee has topped the time sheets and set pole position in the Superbike class for the...

Byrne takes pole in rain-hit Snett qualifying

20 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Reigning MCE British Superbike champion Shane Byrne has taken his thirty-fifth career pole position in a rain-hit qualifying session at Snetterton for tomorrow’s fourth-round races. The PBM Kawasaki...

Cluzel tops Misano qualifying

20 June 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) scored pole in the WSS class at Misano with a 1’37.482 lap after a fight with two riders on four cylinder machines, Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) who...

Sykes overcomes early problems for Superpole win

20 June 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) set a new track best of 1’34.486 in the first Superpole session, and then bettered it with the final new track best of 1’34.212 in Superpole 2, to score pole position...

Byrne tops opening day at Snetterton

19 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Reigning MCE British Superbike champion Shane Byrne has topped the first day back to the series after a long spring break, taking the top spot in both sessions at Snetterton from Milwaukee Yamaha’s...

Biaggi leads day one in wildcard return

19 June 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) continued his strong early form in his comeback wildcard weekend by blitzing to the fastest lap on day one, a 1’35.380, with Davide Giugliano (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB)...

Biaggi back - and fastest!

19 June 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) shocked some parts of the WSB world by taking an early lead in the time sheets with a fast 1’35.684 lap at Misano in the first session at the 4.226km circuit. Biaggi, now...

Lowes and Waters to ride Yoshimura at Suzuka 8hrs

19 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki World Superbike rider Alex Lowes and Bennetts Suzuki MCE British Superbike rider Josh Waters will join forces next month for one of the world’s most prestigious races, with the...

Speedway's Mister Nice Guy loses it with Mr Nasty

17 June 2015 by Tony Hoare

World speedway champion Greg Hancock has launched two astonishing attacks on rival Nicki Pedersen within the space of 24 hours after being wiped out by the Dane in a race in Sweden. First Hancock...