2017

Year: 2017

Month: ALL

Roads: Jackson Racing launch Road Racing Academy

27 September 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jackson Racing have announced plans to launch a road racing academy programme for the 2018 season as they seek to bolster the future of road racing by helping the next generation of rider to develop...

BSB: Haslam and Mossey stick with JG Speedfit Kawasaki for 2018

27 September 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam and Luke Mossey will remain with the JG Speedfit Bournemouth Kawasaki team for the 2018 MCE British Superbike Championship. The duo has proven to be a formidable pair this year, taking...

WSB: Sykes hopeful of French return

26 September 2017 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes is hoping to return to action at Magny Cours this weekend after the fireball crash that ruled him out of the last round in Portimao. A massive crash for Sykes in FP3 at the Portugese circuit...

WSB: Rea on brink of historic third title

26 September 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea is poised to clinch a historic third successive World Superbike crown at Magny Cours this weekend. The Ulsterman holds a crucial 120-point advantage heading into the 11th round of the...

WSB: Gagne to stand in for injured Bradl at Red Bull Honda

26 September 2017 by Oli Rushby

American youngster Jake Gagne will ride for the Red Bull Honda team alongside Davide Giugliano at Magny Cours this weekend as Stefan Bradl sits out through injury. Bradl tore a ligament in his right...

MotoGP: Another difficult weekend for Iannone and Suzuki

26 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Iannone, Alex Rins and the Suzuki MotoGP team have suffered through another difficult weekend at the Aragon Grand Prix, with Iannone bring home the squad’s only three points in 12th as local...

Moto2: Last lap battle ‘the usual approach’ for Morbidelli

26 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto2 championship leader Franco Morbidelli says that his ferocious last lap battle with fellow Italian Mattia Pasini in Sunday’s race at Motorland Aragon was nothing out of the ordinary for him...

MotoGP: Aragon track causes problems for rookie Lowes

26 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes says that part of the reason that he and his fellow MotoGP rookies struggled so much during Sunday’s Aragon Grand Prix at the Motorland Aragon track is simply the nature of the circuit...

MotoGP: Aragon podium ‘has a better flavour’ for Lorenzo

26 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo says that his podium finish at Sunday’s Aragon Grand Prix has a ‘better flavour’ than his debut podium for Ducati back at Jerez in May, after the five-time world champion managed to...

Moto3: Maria Herrera’s AGR team folds

25 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

The AGR Moto2 and Moto3 team that ran American Joe Roberts and Grand Prix’s only female racer Maria Herrera will not complete the final four races of the 2017 season, after announcing today that they...

BSB: Cooper to make Assen appearance with Bennetts Suzuki

25 September 2017 by Oli Rushby

Richard Cooper will make a return to the MCE British Superbike class at Assen this weekend with his Bennetts Suzuki team. Joining his 2017 National Superstock Championship title adversary, Danny...

MotoGP: Marquez delighted with ‘tough’ race win

25 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has admitted that he’s delighted with a ‘tough’ race win at his home event, after taking not only victory in yesterday’s Aragon Grand Prix but also the lead in the 2017 MotoGP...

MotoGP: Disappointing end after crash for Crutchlow

25 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow has suffered a disappointing end to Sunday’s Aragon Grand Prix race, after the British racer crashed out of contention for a strong top six finish on the LCR Honda machine. Running with...

BSB: Buchan to race FS3 Kawasaki at Assen

25 September 2017 by Oli Rushby

Danny Buchan will return to the MCE British Superbike class at Assen this weekend with the Quattro Plant FS3 Kawasaki team. Buchan, who leads the National Superstock 1000 championship by 15 points...

MotoGP: Zarco ‘expected to be stronger’ than ninth

25 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Johann Zarco has admitted that he expected to finish Sunday’s race at the Motorland Aragon circuit much stronger than in ninth place, after failing to find a hoped-for boost at the end of the 23-lap...

Moto3: Big step forward for McPhee at Aragon

25 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Scottish racer John McPhee has come away from the Motorland Aragon circuit content with his weekend’s performance, after taking a decent top six finish in a shortened Moto3 outing at the Spanish...

Roads: Gold Cup meeting abandoned at Scarborough

24 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Racing has been abandoned at today’s Gold Cup meeting at Oliver’s Mount, with an early halt to the day before the main feature race could be run after a number of serious incidents involving...

MotoGP: Marquez masterclass to snatch championship lead

24 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has delivered a masterclass win at Motorland Aragon to extend his lead in the 2017 MotoGP season to 16 points, pulling ahead of Andrea Dovizioso with a ride that at times looked on the...

Moto2: Morbidelli puts it on the line with last lap win

24 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Franco Morbidelli has put it all on the line for five valuable championship points, by taking a last lap win over Mattia Pasini at Motorland Aragon, as he extends his championship lead back out to 21...

Moto3: Mir puts one hand on the title with Aragon win

24 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Joan Mir has put one hand on the 2017 Moto3 world title by taking a textbook last lap victory at Motorland Aragon, delivering a textbook final corner out-braking manoeuvre to take the win over Fabio...

Kazuki Masaki lifts Red Bull Rookies Cup crown

24 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Japanese rider Kazuki Masaki has lifted the 2017 Red Bull Rookies Cup crown with a race in hand, after taking a perfect victory over Ai Ogura by only a hundredth of a second at Motorland Aragon, after...