2016

Year: 2016

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TT 2016: Michael Dunlop: 'We came back fighting'

10 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop came out fighting in Friday’s Senior TT to take his 13th career victory around the mountain course. Upset with an issue he had with Wednesday’s Supersport race, the Ballymoney star came...

TT 2016: Former Manx GP winner Andrew Soar has died

10 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Former Manx Grand Prix Senior race winner Andrew Soar has died following a crash during today’s Senior TT at the Isle of Man TT. He was killed following a crash at Keppel Gate during the final race of...

TT 2016: John McGuinness Video Diary - Senior Race

10 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

John McGuinness talks to MCN after securing his 46th TT podium in the 2016 Isle of Man Senior TT TOP STORIES First ride: 2017 KTM EXC range TT 2016: Dunlop takes Victory to second TT...

TT 2016: Hutchinson blasts Dunlop after Senior TT

10 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson blasted Michael Dunlop in today’s Senior TT press conference after the Ballymoney man alluded to a problem with the result of Wednesday’s Supersport race. Dunlop crossed the line to...

TT 2016: Sidecar veteran Ian Bell has died

10 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sidecar racing veteran Ian Bell has died following a crash in today’s second sidecar race at the Isle of Man TT. The 58-year-old motorcycle dealer was killed following a crash at Ballaspur during the...

TT 2016: Dunlop dominates Senior TT

10 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop took his 13th TT victory with a dominant win in today’s Senior race to beat Ian Hutchinson by 31.476 seconds. The Hawk BMW rider doubled up his big bike victory from Saturday after once...

TT 2016: Birchall brothers win second Sidecar race

10 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ben and Tom Birchall offset the bad luck suffered in Saturday’s first Sidecar race with a dominant victory in the final outing. The brothers were gutted as engine problems forced them to retire from...

TT 2016: Shoesmith awarded Spirit of the TT award

10 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Paul Shoesmith has been posthumously awarded the 2016 Pokerstars Spirit of the TT award on Senior Race Day at this year’s Isle of Man TT. The award, which recognises selfless contributions to the...

MotoGP: Rossi and Marquez friends again?

10 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi may have finally put to bed the bitter feud that has raged between them since Sepang last year; one small silver lining to a tough weekend for the MotoGP paddock at...

MotoGP: Yamaha’s Asian talent to attend VR46 Academy

10 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Yamaha have announced a new scheme that will see five Yamaha riders currently competing in the Asia Production 250 class of the Asia Road Racing Championship attending Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Riders...

Endurance: Hayden to ride Suzuka Eight Hour

10 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Nicky Hayden will compete in the legendary Suzuka Eight Hour race this year with the factory-backed MuSASHi RT HARC-Pro team. Hayden will join Honda World Superbike team-mate Michael van der Mark, who...

TT 2016: Dunlop takes Victory to second TT podium

09 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

William Dunlop took Victory to their second consecutive podium in the electric race at the Isle of Man TT with second place in yesterday’s TT Zero. The Ballymoney man, who has endured a tough campaign...

TT 2016: Harrison overcomes oil leak for Supersport podium

09 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Dean Harrison managed to overcome an oil leak to cruise to his third podium of the week in yesterday’s second Supersport race at the Isle of Man TT. The Silicone Engineering Kawasaki rider considered...

MotoGP: Suzuki roll out rear grip-focused chassis

09 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Suzuki MotoGP team have rolled out a new chassis at Monday’s Montmelò test, designed to give more rear grip from the GSX-RR to Maverick Viñales and Aleix Espargaró. Built to Viñales’...

TT 2016: Dunlop takes second despite engine drama

09 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop took a strong second place in yesterday’s second Supersport race at the Isle of Man TT despite fighting against all odds to prepare a new engine in time. The Ballymoney man was...

MotoGP: Redding caught out by high temperatures in Barcelona

09 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Scott Redding was left disappointed at last weekend’s Catalan MotoGP race after high temperatures in Sunday’s race left him unable to find grip for his Pramac Ducati as he nursed it home in sixteenth...

MotoGP: KTM enjoy successful test at Brno

09 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

The KTM test team of Karel Abraham and newly-appointed permanent test rider Mika Kallio have completed another successful test of the new RC16 MotoGP machine at the Czech Republic’s Brno...

TT 2016: Lintin takes back-to-back Lightweight wins

08 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ivan Lintin took victory in today’s Lightweight TT after holding off a hard-charging James Hillier to take back-to-back wins in the 650 twins class. Hillier had taken the lead on the first lap but...

TT 2016: Hutchinson 'touched' to equal Hailwood

08 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson has said he is ‘touched’ to have matched Mike Hailwood’s win record with victory in today’s second Supersport race. The Bingley Bullet once again dominated to take his third win of the...

TT 2016: John McGuinness Video Diary - Supersport & Electric Race

08 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

John McGuinness talks after a tough day at the Isle of Man TT saw him suffer technical issues in both the Supersport and TT Zero races.

TT 2016: Anstey takes electric win as McGuinness suffers problem

08 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Bruce Anstey has won his first TT Zero race after main rival and team-mate John McGuinness was forced to restart the bike mid-race. Recording lap of 118.416mph, Anstey cruised to victory some 25...

TT 2016: Hutchinson takes Supersport double

08 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson took his third victory of the week in today’s second Supersport race, once again outpacing rival Michael Dunlop to take the spoils and equal Mike Hailwood’s tally of 14 TT victories. It...

TT 2016: Dramatic pictures show Cowton near miss

08 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Isle of Man TT racer James Cowton had a lucky escape from a horrific crash at the 11th milestone in Monday’s Superstock race. Cowton fell from his BMW S1000RR in the late stages of the race and...

MotoGP: Alex Criville inducted as MotoGP Legend

08 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Former world champion Alex Criville has been inducted as a MotoGP legend at his home race in Barcelona at the weekend, becoming the 23rd racer to be awarded the honour. One of only two men alongside...

MotoGP: Mechanical problems rob Smith of finish

08 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Bradley Smith was left watching from the sidelines during Sunday’s MotoGP race at Barcelona’s Montmelò circuit after a technical problem with his Monster Tech3 Yamaha left him out of the...

MotoGP: HRC debut new chassis at Catalunya test

08 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Repsol Honda squad of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa have rolled out a new chassis for the RCV213 machine, taking to the track for a one-day test following the weekend’s race at Barcelona’s...

TT 2016: On-board: Michael Dunlop's 133.393mph lap

07 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

This year’s Isle of Man TT became the quickest in history on Saturday when Michael Dunlop obliterated the lap record with the first ever sub-17 minutes lap of the 37.73 mile mountain course. The...

Endurance: Haslam begins Suzuka prep

07 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam began preparations for this year’s Suzuka Eight Hour race with a test at the Okayama circuit in Japan today. The BSB star returns to the prestigious endurance race this year with...

TT 2016: Hillier hoping to make big bike step in Senior

07 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

James Hillier is hoping to be able to make the step forward he came to the 2016 Isle of Man TT looking for with his all-new Kawasaki ZX-10R in Friday’s Senior TT after struggling to come close to the...

TT 2016: Harrison thrilled with return to TT podium

07 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Bradford’s Dean Harrison was thrilled to return to the TT podium for the first time in two years with two second places in Monday’s Supersport and Superstock races. The Silicone Engineering rider was...

TT 2016: Hutchinson shatters Superstock record

07 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson obliterated the Superstock lap record in this afternoon’s Superstock TT, clocking a 133.098mph average speed from a standing start. Indications of a super-fast Superstock pace came on...

Celebrate Sheene at the British GP

07 June 2016 by MCN News

Paid promotion Nostalgia will be the order of the day with a new-for-2016 tented village at this year’s OCTO British Grand Prix on September 1-4. The Yamaha Pro-Am race returns for a second year and the paddock area...

TT 2016: Rossi keen to return to the TT

07 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Nine-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi says he’s keen to return to the Isle of Man TT for a second look at the historic event. The Movistar Yamaha racer last visited in 2009, completing a parade...

TT 2016: John McGuinness Video Diary - Superstock & Supersport Race

06 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

John McGuinness talks to MCN after sixth places finishes in today’s Supersport and Superstock TT races.

TT 2016: Mar-Train take blame for Dunlop Supersport blunder

06 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Mar-Train Racing have apologised to Michael Dunlop for supplying an illegal engine for his Yamaha R6 Supersport machine, which resulted in his disqualification from today’s Monster Energy Supersport...

TT 2016: Michael Dunlop excluded from Supersport result

06 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop has been dramatically excluded from today’s Supersport race result after a technical infringement was identified in post-race examination. A statement released by ACU Events Ltd...