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MotoGP: Jake Dixon signs new Moto2 deal with GASGAS Aspar for 2023 season

27 September 2022 by Josh Close

Jake Dixon has signed a new deal with the GASGAS Aspar Team ahead of this weekend’s Thailand Grand Prix for the 2023 Moto2 season. The British rider is experiencing his best season yet in the...

MotoGP: Takaaki Nakagami ruled out of Thailand Grand Prix

27 September 2022 by Josh Close

Takaaki Nakagami requires further surgery on his injured finger and will miss this weekend’s MotoGP round in Thailand as a result. The LCR Honda rider damaged tendons in the fourth and fifth...

MotoGP: Danilo Petrucci to make his return at Thailand with Suzuki

27 September 2022 by Josh Close

Danilo Petrucci will make a surprise return to MotoGP this weekend in Thailand as a replacement for Joan Mir at Suzuki. Mir is still struggling with his broken right ankle, an injury caused by his...

BSB: Rory Skinner sustains multiple hand fractures in Oulton Park crash

26 September 2022 by Josh Close

$BSB: Rory Skinner sustains multiple hand fractures in Oulton Park crash$

Rory Skinner has sustained numerous fractures in his hand that require surgery following his crash during the Bennetts British Superbike championship meeting at Oulton Park on Sunday. Skinner was...

BSB: Christian Iddon ruled out of Donington due to injuries sustained at Oulton Park

26 September 2022 by Josh Close

Christian Iddon has been ruled out of this weekend’s Bennetts British Superbike Championship meeting at Donington Park following the injuries he sustained at Oulton Park on Sunday. Iddon was...

BSB: Tarran Mackenzie ruled out of action with broken femur

26 September 2022 by Josh Close

Tarran Mackenzie has been ruled out of the remainder of the 2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season after fracturing his left femur at Oulton Park. Mackenzie sustained the injury during...

BSB Oulton Park: Lee Jackson seals second win of 2022 in chaotic second race

25 September 2022 by Josh Close

Lee Jackson secured his second victory of the 2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season in a chaotic race which was red flagged on two occasions. When the final seven-lap race began, it...

BSB: Jack Kennedy and Mar-Train Yamaha to swap Supersport for Superbike in 2023

21 September 2022 by Josh Close

Four-time Quattro British Supersport Champion Jack Kennedy will move up into the Bennetts British Superbike Championship next season. Current team Mar-Train Yamaha will make the switch from...

BSB: Lee Jackson signs new deal with Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki for 2023

20 September 2022 by Josh Close

Lee Jackson will remain with the Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki team for his 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Championship campaign. Jackson has enjoyed a breakout season this year,...

MotoGP: Marc Marquez to make his return at the Aragon Grand Prix

13 September 2022 by Josh Close

Marc Marquez will make his return to MotoGP this weekend at the Aragon Grand Prix after being given the green light by his medical team. The Repsol Honda has been out of action since the Italian...

BSB Snetterton: Bradley Ray beats Tarran Mackenzie to take race two victory

11 September 2022 by Josh Close

Bradley Ray made a last lap move on Tarran Mackenzie to secure his second Bennetts British Superbike Championship victory of the weekend at Snetterton. The Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha rider...

EWC: Gino Rea returns to the UK one month after Suzuka 8-Hour crash

07 September 2022 by Josh Close

One month after suffering serious injuries in a crash during practice at the Suzuka 8-Hour, Gino Rea has returned home to the UK. Rea suffered head, chest, and lung injuries as a result of the...

MotoGP: RNF Aprilia sign Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez for 2023

30 August 2022 by Josh Close

RNF Racing has confirmed that Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez will race for the team in MotoGP next season. The team, rebranded for 2022 following the demise of the SRT Petronas outfit, will...

MotoGP: Joan Mir signs two-year deal with Repsol Honda

30 August 2022 by Josh Close

Joan Mir will race alongside Marc Marquez at Repsol Honda next season after signing a two-year deal with Honda Racing Corporation. The 2020 MotoGP World Champion has been linked with Honda ever...

BSB Cadwell: Danny Buchan clinches first win of 2022 with dominating race two performance

29 August 2022 by Josh Close

Danny Buchan sealed his and BMW’s first win of the 2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season in race two at Cadwell Park. The SYNETIQ BMW rider led the majority of the race and held a...

BSB Cadwell: Dan Jones diagnosed with concussion and fractured collarbone

29 August 2022 by Josh Close

Bennetts British Superbike Championship rider Dan Jones has been diagnosed with a concussion and fractured collarbone following a serious accident at the top of the Mountain at Cadwell Park. On lap two of the opening race on Sunday afternoon (August 28), Lee Jackson crashed going up the Mountain, with his Kawasaki left stranded in the middle of the circuit. Whilst the majority of the field were...

MotoGP: Pol Espargaro signs two-year deal with re-branded Tech3 GASGAS team

19 August 2022 by Josh Close

Pol Espargaro has signed a two-year deal with the rebranded Tech3 GASGAS team for the 2023 and 2024 MotoGP seasons. Tech3 KTM will be rebranded as the GASGAS Factory Racing Team next year, with...

BSB Thruxton: Jason O'Halloran wins race two after sensational Yamaha battle

14 August 2022 by Josh Close

Jason O’Halloran’s place in the Bennetts British Superbike Showdown is confirmed after he came out on top of an almighty battle with Tarran Mackenzie and Bradley Ray. The trio put on an absolute...

BSB Thruxton: Luke Mossey joins iForce Lloyd and jones BMW for remainder of 2022 season

10 August 2022 by Josh Close

Luke Mossey has joined the iForce Lloyd and Jones BMW team for the remainder of the 2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season. Mossey parted company with TAG Racing Honda last weekend,...

Roads: Bathams Racing set for Classic TT debut with Michael Rutter

10 August 2022 by Josh Close

Bathams Racing will make its Isle of Man Classic TT debut with veteran Michael Rutter at this year’s new-look event. Rutter has competed at several Classic TTs, picking up two victories and five...

BSB Thruxton: Tito Rabat set for debut with TAG Racing Honda

08 August 2022 by Josh Close

Former MotoGP rider and 2014 Moto2 World Champion Tito Rabat will make his Bennetts British Superbike Championship debut with TAG Racing Honda at Thruxton this weekend. Rabat replaces Luke Mossey...

MotoGP: 2023 pre-season testing schedule revealed

08 August 2022 by Josh Close

2023 MotoGP pre-season testing will take place at Sepang and Portimao in February and March ahead of the new season. Sepang will host the first Shakedown Test – for rookies and test riders – on...

BSB: Luke Mossey and TAG Racing Honda split ahead of Thruxton

08 August 2022 by Josh Close

Luke Mossey and TAG Racing Honda have decided to part company after a tough opening half of the 2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season. Mossey joined the team for the 2021 finale at...

MotoGP: Andrea Dovizioso announces his retirement after the San Marino Grand Prix

04 August 2022 by Josh Close

Andrea Dovizioso has announced that he will not complete the 2022 MotoGP season and will retire from the sport after the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano next month. The 15-time race winner opted to...

WSB: Jake Gagne to make Portimao wildcard appearance

03 August 2022 by Josh Close

2021 MotoAmerica champion Jake Gagne will return to the World Superbike Championship later this year with a wildcard at Portimao. The American will head to Portugal with the same Fresh N Lean...

MotoGP: Portimao to host 2023 season opener

02 August 2022 by Josh Close

Portimao will host the opening round of the 2023 MotoGP season on March 24-26 for the Portuguese Grand Prix. It’s the first time since 2006 (Jerez) that a MotoGP season has begun in Europe, and...

MotoGP Silverstone: Memorabilia auction headlines 2022 Day of Champions event

01 August 2022 by Josh Close

The MotoGP Memorabilia Auction will once again headline the Day of Champions event at Silverstone on Thursday (August 4) ahead of the British Grand Prix. The traditional day, run by the Two Wheels...

BSB: Traditional Superpole qualifying format returns at Cadwell Park

01 August 2022 by Josh Close

The traditional one-lap Superpole qualifying format will return to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park later this month. The format, used predominantly in the World...

WSB: Peter Hickman set for Donington wildcard with FHO Racing BMW

06 July 2022 by Josh Close

Peter Hickman will make a World Superbike Championship wildcard appearance at Donington Park later this month. Hickman will take to the track onboard his FHO Racing BMW M1000RR, with WSB-spec...

MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia issues apology after failing breathalyser test in Ibiza car crash

06 July 2022 by Josh Close

Francesco Bagnaia has issued an apology after he was involved in a car crash in Ibiza before failing a breathalyser test. According to local news outlets, who also shared photographs of the...

Roads: Organisers host 2022 Armoy Road Races launch event

30 June 2022 by Josh Close

The 2022 Armoy Road Races event has been officially launched at the Bayview Hotel in Portballintrae and will take place on July 2 Armoy Motorcycling Road Racing Club 24-30. Armoy Motorcycling Road...

WSB: McAMS Yamaha confirm Tarran Mackenzie wildcard at Donington Park

29 June 2022 by Josh Close

Tarran Mackenzie will make his long-awaited World Superbike Championship debut as a wildcard entrant at Donington Park. The reigning Bennetts British Superbike champion was due to make his debut at...

MotoGP: Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis hits out at 'inconsistent' FIM MotoGP Stewards following Fabio Quartararo penalty

28 June 2022 by Josh Close

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis has called for “correct, balanced and consistent decisions” to be made by the FIM MotoGP Stewards following Fabio Quartararo’s incident with Aleix Espargaro at...

WSB: Alvaro Bautista extends contract with Ducati for 2023 season

28 June 2022 by Josh Close

Alvaro Bautista has signed a new contract with the Aruba.it Racing Ducati team for the 2023 World Superbike Championship season. The Spaniard leads the championship after the opening four rounds,...

MotoGP Assen: Fabio Quartararo penalised for incident with Aleix Espargaro

27 June 2022 by Josh Close

Fabio Quartararo will have to serve a long lap penalty at Silverstone as punishment for his collision with Aleix Espargaro during Sunday’s Dutch TT at Assen. The championship leader attempted a...

MotoGP: Alex Marquez joins Fabio Di Giannantonio at Gresini Racing for 2023

27 June 2022 by Josh Close

Alex Marquez will join Fabio Di Giannantonio at the Gresini Racing Ducati team next season after confirming his departure from LCR Honda. Marquez has been linked with a move away from Lucio...