2016

Year: 2016

Month: ALL

MotoGP: Rossi looking to build on Mugello speed

01 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi is looking to build on the speed that saw him in contention for a race win at Mugello when the 2016 MotoGP championship resumes this weekend at Catalunya. Only halted by an engine...

MotoGP: Espargaró set to join Smith at KTM?

01 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Monster Tech 3 Yamaha rider Pol Espargaró looks set to joins his current teammate Bradley Smith next year at KTM’s new MotoGP operation, with MCN’s sources in the paddock believing that the Catalan...

Gallery: Iconic TT legends

01 June 2016 by MCN News

With the 2016 TT road races in full swing, we take a look back at some of the Isle of Man’s racing legends. TOP STORIES Triumph gives mid-sized naked a radical revamp for 2017 Hutchinson ups ante...

TT 2016 set to be the closest yet?

01 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

After just three night’s of practice, the 2016 Isle of Man TT is already shaping up to be one of the closest in history. Last night Ian Hutchinson broke the 130mph barrier for the first time this year...

WSB: Camier takes MV Agusta to best-ever weekend

01 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Camier took MV Agusta to their best-ever weekend in the Superbike World Championship at Donington Park, crossing the line to take fourth and fifth on the F4 RR. The British star came on strong in...

TT 2016: John McGuinness Video Diary - Tuesday Practice

01 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

TT legend John McGuinness talks to MCN exclusively after Tuesday practice at the Isle of Man TT. He finished second to Ian Hutchinsdon in the session, setting a 129.6mph lap on his Honda CBR1000RR...

WSB: Brookes finds feeling at Donington

01 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

After a difficult start to the season with the Milwaukee BMW team, Josh Brookes headed to Donington Park unsure of what to expect. While Donington is a circuit he knows well from his time in the...

Irwin keen to take Ducati to the roads

01 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

British Superbike star Glenn Irwin is confident the Ducati Panigale R he rides in the British series would be well suited and competitive on the roads should it be given chance. Irwin made his roads...

Video: Erzberg winner Graham Jarvis speaks with MCN

31 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Brit Graham Jarvis didn’t just win the Erzbergrodeo this year – he utterly dominated the hardest race in extreme enduro to take what he described as the best win of his illustrious career. MCN caught...

Hutchinson ups ante with 130mph lap on second night

31 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson upped the pace to break the 130mph barrier in this evening’s second big bike practice at year’s Isle of Man TT. The iconic mountain course basked in sunshine once again as the combined...

Davies: 'I probably pushed too hard'

31 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies was relieved to finish on the podium in Sunday’s second race after a difficult start to the weekend at Donington Park. The Welshman lost the majority of the FP2 session on Friday after his...

Record ferry bookings in 24 hours for 2017 TT

31 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has seen record-breaking bookings for the 2017 TT festival after just 24 hours of reservations being on sale. This year’s TT might have only just got underway but...

TT 2016: Holden and Winkle lead way in opening sidecar session

31 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Holden and Andy Winkle got off to an ideal start to the 2016 Isle of Man TT, setting the fastest lap in Monday night’s opening sidecar session. The Silicone Engineering duo’s lap of 112.055mph...

Rabat set for Barcelona return

31 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat will make a return to the MotoGP championship this weekend at Barcelona, only two weeks after braking his left collarbone and having surgery to fix the damage. Rabat fell heavily during FP3...

Saroléa unveil Johnston's TT Zero contender

31 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Saroléa has lifted the covers off the electric race bike Lee Johnston will campaign in this year’s TT Zero. The bike, named the SP7, gets a number of modifications for 2016, including enhanced...

Video: Anstey's RCV practice lap

31 May 2016 by MCN News

One of the most anticipated bikes to have ever ridden the mountain course, Bruce Anstey and his Honda RCV213V-S didn’t disappoint in last nights practice session clocking an average speed of 122mph...

Padgett 'over the moon' with RCV debut

30 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

All eyes were on Bruce Anstey as the opening Isle of Man TT Superbike practice session got underway this evening, with the New Zealander taking to the track on his RC213V-S MotoGP replica for the...

Hutchinson on top as Anstey debuts RCV

30 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson was on the verge of a 130mph lap on the first night of practice for the 1000cc classes at this year’s Isle of Man TT. The Tyco BMW star recorded an average speed of 129.964mph on his...

Laverty dedicates Catalunya helmet to TT racer McDonnell

30 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Northern Irish MotoGP racer Eugene Laverty will wear a special helmet this weekend at the Catalan MotoGP round to commemorate his namesake, Isle of Man TT racer Gene McDonnell. McDonnell, the 1985...

Exclusive! Anstey after RCV shakedown: 'It reminds me of an RC45!'

30 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Bruce Anstey is set to take his RC213V-S MotoGP replica around the Isle of Man TT course for the first time in this evening’s Superbike practice session. The New Zealander will race the exotic Grand...

McGuinness launches 20th anniversary display

30 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

John McGuinness is celebrating his 20th year at the Isle of Man TT this year and to mark the momentous occasion the Morecambe Missile is displaying a wide variety of machines from his iconic career...

Lorenzo and Marquez’s Mugello lucky escape

30 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Both Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez were lucky to get away with a huge moment in the final stages of last Sunday’s MotoGP race at Mugello, after a tiny mistake from Lorenzo on the last lap left the...

Yamaha boss Jarvis admits Pedrosa deal was ‘at advanced stages’

30 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Yamaha MotoGP boss Lin Jarvis has admitted that they were at an advanced stage of negotiation with Honda rider Dani Pedrosa for the 2017 season, as they sought to tempt him away after a career at...

Picture Special: Anstey meets Padgetts RC213V-S

29 May 2016 by Stephen Davison

Bruce Anstey had his first view of the Valvoline Padgetts RCV 213 Honda that he is set to ride in this year’s Superbike and Senior TT races on the Isle of Man today. “It looks like a proper racing...

Video: Race highlights from the Red Bull Hare Scramble

29 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Graham Jarvis won his third Red Bull Hare Scramble, and made his most emphatic win to boot, with a victory by more than 30 minutes at the 2016 Erzbergrodeo.The Husqvarna rider blasted his way from a...

Jarvis dominates Red Bull Hare Scramble at Erzberg

29 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Brit Graham Jarvis has dominated the main event at the Erzbergrodeo, the Red Bull Hare Scramble, cruising to victory with relative ease to take what he described afterwards as the best win of his...

Rea frustrated to miss out on Race 2 win

29 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea was left frustrated after missing out on a chance of victory in Sunday’s second Superbike race at Donington Park. The Ulsterman stalked team-mate Sykes, who had so far dominated the...

Sykes hails 'perfect' weekend

29 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes has hailed a perfect weekend after taking his eighth consecutive victory at Donington Park in front of his home crowd. The Kawasaki star shattered the outright lap record to take pole...

Tom Sykes reigns supreme with Donington double

29 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes fended off an attack from team-mate Jonathan Rea to take his eighth consecutive victory in the second Superbike race at Donington Park. With a much better start than yesterday’s first...

Hillier out for big bike win at TT 2016

29 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

James Hillier has his sights set on a ‘big bike’ victory at this year’s Isle of Man TT after podiums in the Superbike and Senior races last year. The 31-year-old recorded a lap of 132.414mph on his...

Dominant Donington win for Sofuoglu

29 May 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) extended his championship lead with a start-to-finish victory in the 20-lap WorldSSP race at Donington, winning by 1.569 seconds. It was his 35th career WSS...

Video: Day two at the Red Bull Hare Scramble

29 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Saturday saw the world’s best Hard Enduro riders line up for another blast up the Iron Giant. For some it was an opportunity to shave a second or two off their previous day’s time, and most crucially,...

TT 2016: Harrison leads way on opening night

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Dean Harrison opened the 2016 Isle of Man TT with the fastest time in tonight’s Supersport qualifying session. This year’s event got underway in near perfect conditions as the solo newcomers were led...

Stapleford secures Donington front row

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Luke Stapleford will start his home round of the 2016 Supersport World Championship at Donington Park from the front row of the grid. The reigning British Supersport Champion qualified third behind...

Camier matches season-best result for MV Agusta

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Camier repeated his best-ever performance on MV Agusta’s F4 with a fourth place in today’s opening race at Donington Park. The 2009 British Superbike Champion has been on the pace throughout the...

False neutrals hinder Rea in opening race

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea’s progress in today’s opening World Superbike race at Donington Park was hindered after hitting a number of false neutrals while fighting with team-mate Tom Sykes and Ducati’s Davide...