January

Year: 2016

Month: January

Rossi and Iannone debut testing special helmets

01 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has unveiled his traditional winter testing helmet, rolling out the new lid in Sepang, retaining his usual winter theme with a snowman painted on the top of the helmet. His fellow...

Stoner to join official MotoGP test tomorrow

01 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

After the success of his MotoGP return with Ducati over the weekend, Casey Stoner will join the official MotoGP test tomorrow (Tuesday), taking to track with former rivals like Valentino Rossi, Jorge...

Rea wins Irish Motorcyclist of the Year

30 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Reigning World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea has, as expected, taken the Cornmarket Enkalon Irish Motorcyclist of the Year Award, lifting the coveted Joey Dunlop Trophy at a black tie event in...

Stoner makes Ducati return

30 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Casey Stoner has made his official return to the Ducati MotoGP team as he took to the track this morning at Sepang for his first test on the new GP16 machine. The Australian will complete two days of...

Seeley to join RAF Reserves BMW for BSB and NW200

29 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Alastair Seeley will join the RAF Reserves BMW team for this year’s MCE British Superbike championship. The Northern Irishman will take over from Peter Hickman as he launches his first attempt at the...

Cooper joins Jackson at Buildbase BMW

29 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Richard Cooper will join Lee Jackson at Buildbase BMW for the 2016 MCE British Superbike season. The 33 year old’s deal will see him stay with the squad for a full season, after joining half way...

Sykes scores best Jerez test time

28 January 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

On what was a less grippy track surface than the previous Jerez tests in November Tom Sykes (KRT) left the Andalusian circuit with the fastest time of all, the only rider to lap under the 1’40...

Smith expecting 2016 development woes for satellites

28 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Bradley Smith has told MCN that he expects a strong start to the 2016 season on the Monster Tech 3 Yamahas; despite the challenges of taking on the factory bikes on a satellite machine he expects to...

Former Irish champ Shiels joins Burrows Engineering Racing

28 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Former Irish champion Derek Shiels will line up next season on the roads for former racer John Burrow’s team, after signing to ride their ex-Tyco Suzuki GSX-R1000 machinery at both international and...

Van der Mark tries new Honda engine spec

27 January 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

After having to cut his previous Jerez test sessions in November short, to go back home to go and have surgery on a wrist problem, second-season WorldSBK rider for Honda Michael van der Mark made his...

Sepang tests all about learning for Redding

27 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Scott Redding says that the opening MotoGP test of 2016 – which gets underway on Monday in Sepang – will be all about continuing to learn on the Pramac Ducati. Coming from a difficult year on the...

Redding sets sights on factory ride for 2017

27 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

New Pramac Ducati rider Scott Redding has firmly set his sights on his target for 2017 before the 2016 seaosn even kicks off proper – securing a factory seat on the Borgo Panigale firm’s MotoGP...

Haslam makes Kawasaki debut as BSB campaign kicks off

27 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Leon Haslam has made his debut appearance on the JG Speedfit Kawasaki machine he will ride in the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship. The former World Superbike runner-up has joined teammates...

2016 Öhlins WSBK forks explained

27 January 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

For 2016 the majority of the WorldSBK field will run on Öhlins suspension and for those who want the latest material the forks will be all-new RVP25s (Rod Valve Piston, in 25mm piston diameter). The...

Sykes leads day one as WSBK pack reconvenes

27 January 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

A damp start but a busy and dry finish on the first day of Jerez WorldSBK testing saw some familiar names at the top of the time sheets, as Tom Sykes (KRT) finished the first eight hours on top, with...

Lowes back into battle again

27 January 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider Alex Lowes is still recovering from a significant shoulder injury received in the previous Jerez tests last November even though he has already been out on track on his new...

Video: Guy Martin talks Tour Divide

27 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

With Guy Martin sensationally announcing last week that he’s set to sit out this year’s Isle of Man TT to compete in the Tour Divide mountain bike race in the USA, we caught up with him to find out...

O’Halloran back on track for first time since Thruxton

23 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Honda Racing’s Jason O’Halloran is set to return to track next week for the first time since his horrific Thruxton crash in August, as he heads to Spain to get his pre-season testing programme...

Smith tips KTM for MotoGP success

23 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Top British racer of 2015 Bradley Smith has tipped KTM for MotoGP success when the Austrian manufacturer joins the series in 2017. Speaking to MCN ahead of the first test of the season next weekend,...

Luthi and De Puniet join KTM for RC16 testing duties

23 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Former 125GP world champion Thomas Luthi and MotoGP podium finisher Randy De Puniet will join Mika Kallio and Alex Hoffman as part of the testing team for KTM’s new RC16 MotoGP machine, set to debut...

McGuinness to Martin: ‘I would rather shove live wasps up my arse than pedal 2745 miles on a bicycle!’

23 January 2016 by Stephen Davison

Guy Martin’s decision to not race at the Isle of Man TT in 2016 has caused much discussion among both his fans and deriders since MCN exclusively covered the announcement in this Wednesday’s paper. We...