2014

Year: 2014

Month: ALL

Casey Stoner unlikely to take up HRC test role again

13 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Double MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner is looking increasingly unlikely to continue as test and development rider for Honda in 2014. HRC had intended to keep the Australian developing its factory...

Colin Edwards impressed by Aleix Espargaro’s Sepang speed

13 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Veteran American Colin Edwards heaped praise of new Forward Racing teammate Aleix Espargaro after the Spaniard’s brilliant start to the 2014 MotoGP testing campaign in Malaysia last week. Making his...

No corner speed gain for factory Honda

13 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda has so far failed in its bid to make its factory RC213V machine a match for Yamaha’s YZR-M1 on corner speed. Improved corner speed has been a key target for Honda’s technical staff during the...

MCN Exclusive: Michael Dunlop to race BMWs on the roads!

12 February 2014 by Stephen Davison

MCN can exclusively reveal the first pictures of Michael Dunlop with the factory supported BMW S1000RR superbike that he will race in 2014. After months of speculation about his road racing future,...

Knockhill to run reversed in 2014

11 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike organisers MSV have confirmed that the Knockhill round of the championship, to be held in late June, will, as previously suggested, be run for the first time in reverse direction...

Electric racer to join petrol ranks in 2014

09 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

For the first time ever, electric motorbikes will go head to head with their petrol-powered counterparts in 2014, with British team Darvill Racing gaining special dispensation from the ACU and...

Mugen announce two man team for TT Zero

07 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

John McGuinness will be joined by nine-time TT winner Bruce Anstey for 2014, as the Mugen look to wrestle away the TT Zero title from arch-rivals MotoCzysz. The TT Zero electric race has risen in...

Tag Racing confirm former Australian champion Carr as second rider

07 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Yet another former Australian champion will join the MCE British Superbike championship for 2014, as former supersport winner Mitchell Carr joins the TAG Racing squad alongside Richard Cooper. Carr...

Is it too late for Valentino Rossi?

07 February 2014 by MCN

After three days of testing at Sepang Valentino Rossi managed to finish second fastest. The nine time champion says he’s changed his riding style to suit the new bike, but after an unimpressive 2013...

Colin Edwards not stressed by gap to Aleix Espargaro

07 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards played down the big gap between himself and new Forward Racing teammate Aleix Espargaro after a tough start to winter testing in Malaysia. The experienced Texan was 14th fastest on the...

Bradley Smith focuses on race pace in Sepang

07 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Eighth position on the timesheets and outpaced by Aleix Espargaro’s new Open class FTR-Yamaha suggests this week’s Sepang MotoGP test was a tough affair for British rider Bradley Smith. Nothing could...

HRC unveil full rider line-up in Japan

07 February 2014 by Michael Guy

MotoGP, Dakar, MX and Trials get HRC status – but no support for WSB. Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) is the most prestigious name in motor racing with unprecedented success in their chosen fields of...

Honda plan Jorge Lorenzo talks for 2015

07 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda will approach Jorge Lorenzo about forming a Spanish super team with new MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez in 2015. With all top riders out of contract at the end of this year, speculation on...

Andrews returns to TT with Penz13.com BMW

06 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Simon Andrews will return to both the Isle of Man TT and potentially the World Endurance Championship in 2014, as he returns to racing from the crash at the Le Mans 24hr race in September that almost...

Rossi optimistic after first test

06 February 2014 by Matthew Birt & Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has finished the first test of 2014 pleased with his pace after ending up second in the timesheets, but the Italian says that there are still problems to fix on his Yamaha. “Today is...

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki show off 2014 contender

06 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Voltcom Suzuki unveiled their 2014 WSB machine last night to a packed crowd at the team’s Verwood base, as Eugene Laverty and Alex Lowes stepped out for the first time in the new livery. With power...

Marquez ends Sepang test on top

06 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has left the first test of 2014 on top of the time sheets, but is chased by a trio of Yamahas after a blisteringly fast third day of riding in tropical temperatures at the Malaysian...

Marquez 'surprised' by fast times on day two

05 February 2014 by Matthew Birt & Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has said that he has been ‘surprised’ by the fast times being set at Sepang, not only by himself but by other riders. The reigning champion says that excellent track conditions has meant...

Rossi positive after second day at Sepang

05 February 2014 by Matthew Birt & Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has remained positive after the second day of testing in Sepang despite slipping from second to fourth in the timing sheets, saying that there’s still more speed to be found from his...

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki launch WSB team tonight - and you're invited!

05 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki will be launching their 2014 WSB campaign tonight at the team’s Bournemouth base, and the event will be opened to the public with an open invitation to come along and meet 2014...

Marquez remains on top in Sepang

05 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Honda have continued their hold at the top of the Sepang timing sheets, with Marc Marquez, Dani Pedrosa and Stefan Bradl putting their RCV214 machines one-two-three. However, reigning world champion...

Marquez tops day one at Sepang

04 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has started 2014 where he finished 2013, outpacing his rivals to finish over half a second faster than second placed Valentino Rossi after the first day of official testing at Malaysia’s...

Dunlop to race for BMW at 2014 TT

04 February 2014 by Michael Guy

As revealed in MCN at the beginning of January, Michael Dunlop will ride for BMW at the 2014 TT. The 24 year old who won four TT’s at the 2013 event including the Superbike race parted company with...

Marco Simoncelli to become MotoGP legend

03 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Marco Simoncelli, the rising star of MotoGP who tragically lost his life in a racing accident at Sepang in 2011, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame later this year. The former 250GP world champion...

Pata Honda riders looking towards the future

03 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Pata Honda pair of Leon Haslam and Jonathan Rea are both looking forwards to a fresh start in 2014, after a disastrous 2013 season saw both riders sidelined with broken legs at different points in...

Cal Crutchlow open to Ducati strategy change

03 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow has backed Ducati’s drastic plans to transform its woefully uncompetitive factory Desmosedici in the 2014 MotoGP world championship. The Bologna factory, now led by former Aprilia...

Tommy Aquino loses life in MX accident

03 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

The racing community on both sides of the Atlantic and indeed around the world are this morning finding themselves mourning the loss of American Tommy Aquino in a motocross accident in his native...

Bradley Smith aims for top satellite rider spot in Sepang

03 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

The last time Bradley Smith threw his leg over a MotoGP bike, he pulled off one of the shocks of 2013 by finishing second quickest in the post-season Valencia test. Smith has more modest ambitions...

WSB entry list released

31 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

Just 22 days away from the start of the 2014 World Superbike Championship, race organisers have released an entry list of who we can expect to see on the Philip Island grid in three weeks’ time. The...

Scott Redding eager to assess new Honda at full strength

31 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding says he can’t wait to get his first opportunity to evaluate the new Gresini Honda RCV1000R production bike in peak physical condition during the first MotoGP test of 2014 in Malaysia...

Kawasaki unveil Sykes' championship defender

31 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Kawasaki WSB team has unveiled the livery 2013 World Superbike champion Tom Sykes and teammate Loris Baz will be riding as the Huddersfield man looks to defend his crown for 2014. The new machine...

Gresini: ‘High expectations’ for Scott Redding

30 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Long-serving Honda MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini has said he has high expectations ahead of Scott Redding’s rookie premier class campaign in 2014. The Italian team boss is confident the 21-year-old...

McGuinness joins Motorsport Hall of Fame

30 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

TT legend John McGuinness has joined the most illustrious names in motorsport after being formally inducted into Motorsport Magazine’s Hall of Fame in a black tie event at London’s Royal Opera House...

Scott Redding unveils 2014 MotoGP livery

30 January 2014 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding has unveiled the new 2014 Gresini Honda RCV1000R livery that the British rider will campaign in his eagerly anticipated first season in the MotoGP world championship. The 2013 Moto2...

Roberts joins Eurosport for BSB and WSB

29 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

Former BBC MotoGP frontman Matt Roberts will join the Eurosport team for 2014, as the face of their British and World Superbike coverage, replacing Tony Carter for the live Sunday shows. Roberts will...

FIM to develop more womens' race camps for 2014

27 January 2014 by Simon Patterson

The FIM Women’s Commission have announced that they will continue the development of its track activities for 2014, starting with a race camp to be held at Almeria in February in cooperation with...