2016

Year: 2016

Month: ALL

BSB: Mossey closes in on top six at Brands

09 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey made his claim on a spot in the top six showdown spots at Brands Hatch this weekend with a strong showing for the Quattro Plant Tec-Care Kawasaki squad. While Mossey wasn’t able to climb...

Ulster GP: Joey Dunlop's son to make Dundrod debut

09 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Joey Dunlop’s son, Gary will make his debut at the world’s fastest road race this week, taking on the Ulster Grand Prix for the very first time. Gary was just 16 when his father passed away in 200...

BSB: Buchan and MotoRapido Ducati part ways

09 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Danny Buchan and the Lloyds British MotoRapido squad have agreed to part ways after a difficult first half to the 2016 MCE British Superbike season. The move comes just a day after the Bennetts Suzuki...

MotoGP: Smith out to turn around season at Austria

09 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Bradley Smith says he’s out this weekend at the Austrian Grand Prix to turn around his season, after a difficult start to 2016 so far for the Tech 3 Yamaha racer. Coming after a long three week summer...

Podcast: Talking Austrian MotoGP, Brands BSB and the Ulster Grand Prix

09 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Episode three of the MCN Sport podcast, and Oli Rushby and Simon Patterson are joined by MCN’s road racing correspondent Stephen Davison to talk this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, last weekend’s...

MotoGP: Marquez relaxed after summer break

09 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez says he’s ready to get stuck back into the 2016 MotoGP season after making then most of his summer break to recharge his batteries. With a three-week break in the calendar since the last...

MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro reviews the first half of 2016

09 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Suzuki Racing sat down with Aleix Espargaro to talk MotoGP, Suzuki GSX-RR machine developments and his expectations for the rest of the season ahead of this weekend’s Red Bull Ring race in Austria.

BSB: Kiyonari dropped from Bennetts Suzuki team

08 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ryuichi Kiyonari has been dropped from the Bennetts Suzuki squad with immediate effect after another disastrous weekend at Brands Hatch. MCN understands the three time British Champion was called in...

BSB: Haslam: 'I didn't expect to be anywhere near Shakey'

08 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam has admitted he was surprised to finish second to Shane Byrne twice this weekend after a plethora of technical difficulties hampered his JG Speedfit Kawasaki team from making further...

MotoGP: Barbera ‘the Yamaha and Honda will struggle’

08 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Hector Barbera says he’s expecting to see both Yamaha and Honda machinery struggle this weekend at MotoGP’s new venue the Red Bull Ring – and that he’s out to make the most of it on the Avintia...

MotoGP: Monster Tech 3 Yamaha heads to the beach

08 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Where do MotoGP bikes go on holiday during the summer break? Well, if Monster Tech 3 Yamaha’s latest video is to believed, they go to the same place as MotoGP racers do – to the beach!

Endurance: Yamaha boss 'we want Rossi back at Suzuka next year'

08 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Yamaha’s European boss Eric de Seynes has made a stunning announcement at this year’s Suzuka 8 Hour race, admitting that it’s a priority of the Japanese factory to see Valentino Rossi return to the...

BSB: Byrne holds off Haslam for emphatic double

07 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne celebrated his first double win of the 2016 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch, fending off a determined Leon Haslam to the rapturous reception of his...

BSB's Luke Mossey vs seven year old Josh Bannister

07 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

MCE British Superbike star Luke Mossey headed to Whilton Mill last weekend for a challenge far removed from what he’s used to having been challenged to a Minibike race by seven year old Josh...

BSB: Byrne wins race one as Haslam fights back

07 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne recovered from an awful start to take victory in the opening MCE British Superbike race at Brands Hatch, holding off JG Speedfit Kawasaki’s Leon Haslam to take his fifth win of the...

BSB: Pole 'unexpected' for Mossey at Brands

06 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey took a surprise pole position for tomorrow’s opening race at Brands Hatch after a technical problem almost ruled him out of the final Superpole session. A disconnected throttle connection...

BSB: O'Halloran becomes first Superpole crasher

06 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jason O’Halloran became the first rider to crash on their one-lap Superpole flier at Brands today, missing out on what could have been pole position for the Honda rider. O’Halloran was up on Luke...

BSB: Mossey on pole at Brands as Shakey falters

06 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey will start tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race on pole position after Shane Byrne was unable to replicate his free practice pace in this afternoon’s Superpole session. The...

BSB: JG Speedfit Kawasaki woes continue at Brands

05 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam and the JG Speedfit Kawasaki team continued to struggle as the seventh round of the MCE British Superbike Championship got underway at Brands Hatch today. The former World Championship...

BSB: Byrne on top despite front end issues

05 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne might have been 0.6 seconds faster than the rest of the field on the opening day at Brands Hatch, but the four-time British Champion is adamant there’s more to come as he’s less than...

BSB: Dominant Byrne tops opening day at Brands

05 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne dominated the opening day of the seventh round of the MCE British Superbikes at Brands Hatch, obliterating the lap record to sit 0.6 seconds faster than the rest of the field. The...

BSB: Irwin rules out road racing return

05 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

British Superbike star Glenn Irwin has ruled out a potential return to road racing as his attentions turn to a new family life. Making his roads debut last year, Irwin instantly impressed on the...

Moto2: Forward Racing confirm Baldassarri and Marini for 2017

05 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Forward Racing have confirmed that they will retain the services of Valentino Rossi protégés Lorenzo Baldassarri and Luca Marini for the 2017 season, extending the pair’s deal for another year after a...

Roads: Killalane called off after falling out between organisers

05 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

This year’s Killalane Road Races, scheduled to take place at the start of September, have been called off, after what organising body the Loughshinny Motor Cycle Supporters Club have called a...

Ulster GP: Mercer and Coward in at RC Express Racing

05 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Steve Mercer and Jamie Coward will form the Devitt RC Express Racing squad for next week’s Ulster Grand Prix with both of the team’s usual riders out injured. Ivan Lintin and Alan Bonner will both...

BSB: 'Brands is most important round outside the showdown'

04 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tyco BMW’s Michael Laverty heads into the second of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship on a high after a victory and second place at Thruxton last weekend. Despite being on the pace all year,...

BSB: Haslam: 'We need to return to winning ways!'

04 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam will be looking to get his 2016 MCE British Superbike title fight back on track at Brands this weekend after a strong second place at the prestigious Suzuka 8 Hour. Haslam endured one of...

Endurance: Winter series plans fail to materialise for EWC

04 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Endurance World Championship’s plans for a winter series have failed to materialise for 2016/2017, as they announced their new calendar for the upcoming season. Originally planned to make a pivot...

BSB: Hickman looking to regain ground on top six at Brands

04 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman will be looking to bounce back from a tough round at Thruxton as the MCE British Superbike Championship resumes at Brands Hatch this weekend to push himself further towards a showdown...

Roads: Michael Dunlop on lookout for 500cc Classic TT bike

04 August 2016 by Stephen Davison

Calling all 500cc Classic race machine owners. Fancy having a crack at winning this year’s 500cc Classic TT? Need a top class pilot who knows his way around the TT course to steer one of your...

Roads: Ulster GP bosses oppose plans for cemetery on circuit

03 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Organisers of the Ulster Grand Prix have come together to oppose plans for a 96-acre cemetery on the circuit. According to the plans, the only access to the graveyard would be via the Dundrod...

Endurance: Espargaró says ‘bye bye’ to Yamaha

03 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Monster Tech 3 Yamaha rider Pol Espargaró has admitted that his Suzuka 8 Hour victory, his second on the trot, was perhaps even more poignant as it marks his swansong after three years with the...

Moto2: Zarco ‘I have to be champion again’

03 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Reigning champion Johann Zarco says that he believes that he has to become the first every rider to retain the Moto2 championship – and says that knowing what the experience of winning was like last...

BSB: Hopkins hoping to pick up where he left off

03 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins is looking to pick up where he left off as he returns from injury at Brands Hatch this weekend. The ePayMe Yamaha team enjoyed a breakthrough ahead of Knockhill in June which saw Hopkins...

Silverstone MotoGP ticket offer

03 August 2016 by MCN Sport

With the Octo British GP in sight, you can still receive a 10% ticket offer thanks to Silverstone for the September 2-4 event. The offer gives a 10% discount for three-day adult admission and Sunday...

Ulster GP: Johnston out for repeat of Dundrod hat-trick

03 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Lee Johnston will be setting his sights on a return to the top step as this year’s Ulster Grand Prix gets underway next week. The diminutive Ulsterman took a hat-trick of victories at last year’s...