July

Year: 2017

Month: July

Roads: Dan Kneen joins Tyco BMW for Ulster GP

01 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Dan Kneen will join the Tyco BMW squad for next week’s MCE Ulster Grand Prix in place of the injured Ian Hutchinson. The Manxman, who enjoyed his best TT to date this year with up his fastest ever...

Roads: Armoy triple for Dunlop

31 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop continued a strong 2017 road racing season with a treble win at Armoy ahead of next week’s Ulster Grand Prix. The Ballymoney ace, who took his Bennetts Suzuki team to victory in this...

Roads: Johnston fit for Ulster return

28 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Lee Johnston has confirmed he will be fit to ride at this year’s Ulster Grand Prix after his practice crash at the Isle of Man TT. The Ulsterman sustained back, tailbone and finger fractures after...

Roads: Honda confirm cause of McGuinness crash

26 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Honda Racing have confirmed that the crash that ruled John McGuinness out of the 2017 road racing season was caused by an unexpected throttle blip as a result of an issue with the race kit...

Exclusive: Guy Martin calls time on road racing

26 July 2017 by Oli Rushby & Matt Wildee

After withdrawing from this year’s Ulster Grand Prix, Guy Martin has decided to call time on his international road racing career. The TT racer and truck mechanic turned TV star made an unexpected...

Roads: Guy Martin out of Ulster Grand Prix

21 July 2017 by Michael Guy & Oli Rushby

Guy Martin will not compete at this year’s Ulster Grand Prix with the Honda Racing team. Having joined Honda earlier this year to return to the sport for the first time following his crash at Dundrod...

Roads: Steve Mercer hangs up road racing leathers

20 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Steve Mercer has announced he will hang up his road racing leathers in an emotional statement. The southerner, who competed for Dafabet Devitt Racing at this year’s key international events, says he’s...

Roads: Anstey to ride RS250 at Ulster Grand Prix

18 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Bruce Anstey will campaign the Padgetts Honda RS250 at this year’s Ulster Grand Prix as he continues preparations for the 2017 Lightweight Classic TT. The New Zealander, who started his career on...

Roads: Harrison halts Dunlop's Southern 100 domination

13 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Dean Harrison put an end to Michael Dunlop’s domination of this year’s Southern 100 with a stunning victory in this afternoon’s Manx Gas Solo Championship race. However, the trophy they all went for...

Roads: Dunlop continues Southern 100 winning streak

13 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop continued his winning streak as he looks to defend his Southern 100 championship title with another hard fought victory against local man Dan Kneen. The duo were separated by just...

Roads: Guy Martin set for Honda return at Cadwell Park

12 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Guy Martin will be back in action on his Honda Racing CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2 after being confirmed as a last-minute entry into Sunday’s Moto Time Attack at Cadwell Park. Martin will pilot the SP2 in...

Roads: Dunlop pips Kneen in opening Southern 100 battle

12 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop returned to winning ways as the 2017 Steam Packet Southern 100 got underway on the Isle of Man with victory in the opening 600cc/1000cc encounter. However, it didn’t come easy for the...

Roads: Guy Martin out of Southern 100

04 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Guy Martin has withdrawn his entry for this year’s Southern 100, choosing to sit out next week’s race in the Isle of Man as his Honda Racing CBR1000RR undergoes further testing in it’s road racing...

Roads: Harrison the Cock O'The North at Scarborough

03 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Silicone Engineering Kawasaki rider Dean Harrison took a dominant series of victories in the Cock O’The North races this weekend at Scarborough’s Oliver’s Mount circuit, dominating the weekend with an...

Roads: Shiels takes a hat trick of wins at Skerries

03 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Derek Shiels has narrowly missed out on a clean sweep of victories at this year’s Skerries 100 road races, after looking unstoppable in both superbike and supersport classes to take an impressive hat...