April

Year: 2016

Month: April

Whatever happened to TT hero Jim Moodie?

26 April 2016 by MCN News

Teak-hard racer turned big-bucks motorhome dealer to the stars im Moodie was one of the last of the breed of racers who could emerge victorious from the very different demands of the TT and short...

Chance to win Gary Johnson’s actual Triumph Daytona 675 TT race bike

22 April 2016 by MCN News

The new Team T3 Racing TT squad are providing are offering race fans the chance to win the Triumph Daytona 675 Supersport race bike that Gary Johnson will be riding at the iconic Isle of Man TT race...

Harrison determined to end NW200 bogey in 2016

21 April 2016 by Stephen Davison

Bradford racer Dean Harrison is determined to end his Vauxhall International North West 200 bogey at this year’s races. “I have never finished a race at the North West but I am aiming to change that...

2016 ACU 125GP National Championship launched

20 April 2016 by Emma Franklin

Riders of 125GP machines will now be able to contest a full national title, as North Gloucester Road Racing club announce the launch of the new ACU 125GP National Championship at Donington Park, May...

Manx Grand Prix winner Billy Redmayne dies after Scarborough Spring Cup crash

19 April 2016 by Stephen Davison

Billy Redmayne, the Manx racer who was injured in a crash during last Sunday’s Spring Cup race at Scarborough, has died. The 25 year old had been seriously injured when he crashed his Kawasaki ZX-10R...

Video: Lap Macau with John McGuinness

08 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

At last year’s Macau Grand Prix, we decided to get a slightly different look at the action – and fitted a GoPro to the back of John McGuinness’ Honda Racing Fireblade for the race itself. Check out...

MCN’s Adam Child ready for the Spring Cup

05 April 2016 by MCN News

MCN 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 for this...

Ulster Grand Prix introduces superpole qualifying

05 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

This year’s Ulster Grand Prix will see a first for a road race, with the introduction of a superpole format qualifying for the international road race’s headline superbike class. The new format will...

Farquhar gets first outing on IEG BMW machine

05 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Veteran road racer Ryan Farquhar has had his first taste of BMW machinery on the roads, taking to last weekend’s Mid Antrim 150 races on the S1000RR superstock machine he will campaign at the...