2016

Year: 2016

Month: ALL

Rea wins as Hayden takes first podium

16 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) won the first race of the Assen WorldSBK weekend after 21 laps of drama and determination, too much in some notable cases. After running with the front group for...

Assen WSB: Lowes fastest after wet opening day

15 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) topped the combined best times on day one at a wet Assen, posting a strong lap of 1’52.701 near the end of the second one hour long practice session in...

Crutchlow left struggling with gout in Austin

15 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow’s difficult start to the 2016 MotoGP season – failing to score points in the opening three races of the year – was left even worse last weekend in Austin when travel chaos from Argentina...

Viñales left kicking himself after testing pace

15 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Suzuki rider Maverick Viñales has been left kicking himself after discovering his pace on the 2016 GSX-RR chassis at the Circuit of the Americas – in a test a day after using the 2015 version for the...

Dorna pledge support to British Grand Prix

15 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Dorna events director Javier Alonso has pledged support to the British Grand prix, regardless of what happens in the future with the beleaguered Circuit of Wales project. Currently the rights holders...

Ten more years of racing at Phillip Island

11 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP and World Superbike rights holders Dorna have signed a ten-year extension to both deals that will see both series return to Australia’s iconic Phillip Island track until at least 2026. The...

SRC Kawasaki dominate Le Mans 24 Hour

11 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

The SRC Kawasaki squad of Gregory Leblanc, Matthieu Lagrive and Fabien Foret have dominated the opening round of the 2016 Endurance World Championship at the Le Mans 24 Hours, taking maximum...

DTRA Championships round one - Brindley rocks Rye House

11 April 2016 by MCN News

Round one of the 2016 Maxxis UK National Flat Track Championships put on by the DTRA (Dirt Track Riders Association) took place at Rye House Speedway at the weekend. With the largest numbers of...

Silverstone BSB: Hickman takes race two victory

10 April 2016 by Liam Marsden

JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider Peter Hickman regrouped from his race one DNF to take a well-deserved victory in the secon race, seeing off a late charge from BE Wiser Ducati’s Shane Byrne. Hickman ran...

Silverstone BSB: Laverty draws first blood

10 April 2016 by Liam Marsden

Tyco BMW rider Michael Laverty took his ninth BSB win with victory in the first race of the 2016 season, holding off all challengers from the first lap. Jason O’Halloran got the holeshot, but was...

2016 BSB season - all you need to know...

10 April 2016 by Phil Wain

The MCE British Superbike Championship blasts back into action later today so now is the time to get up to speed with the most competitive and innovative superbike series in the world. Our guide will...

Silverstone BSB: Haslam takes pole

09 April 2016 by Stephen Davison

Leon Haslam snatched pole position on his return to BSB after dominating Saturday qualifying on the JG Speedfit Kawasaki ZX-10R. The 32-year-old took his last BSB pole at Knockhill in 2008 before...

Iddon and Tyco BMW lead the opening day of 2016 BSB

08 April 2016 by Sports desk

Tyco BMW’s newest recruit Christian Iddon got his 2016 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship campaign off to a flying start at Silverstone this afternoon, setting the pace on the opening day as...

Video: Lap Macau with John McGuinness

08 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

At last year’s Macau Grand Prix, we decided to get a slightly different look at the action – and fitted a GoPro to the back of John McGuinness’ Honda Racing Fireblade for the race itself. Check out...

Welsh minister refuses underwriting for ‘unacceptable risk’ of Circuit of Wales

07 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Welsh Assembly economy minister Edwina Hart has refused to underwrite the Circuit of Wales project, saying that it was an ‘unacceptable risk’ to the government in light of the “significant question...

Lorenzo to make Ducati switch

06 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo looks odds on to become a Ducati rider for the 2017 and 2018 MotoGP seasons, ending a long and lucrative partnership with Yamaha. MCN understands that the...

Crunch time for Circuit of Wales

06 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Circuit of Wales project has reached a critical point, with the next 24 hours being key to whether the ambitious project in South Wales will go ahead or not. The crunch comes from the imminent...

MCN’s Adam Child ready for the Spring Cup

05 April 2016 by MCN News

MCN Senior Road Tester Adam Child will once again line up on the Norton supertwin machine built by the apprentices from the Derbyshire manufacturer’s British Motorcycle Manufacturing Academy for this...

World Trials Champion, Martin Lampkin − 1950 to 2016

05 April 2016 by Jonathan Pearson

Martin Lampkin died on April 3, aged 65. He was truly a larger-than-life character in the sport of trials and the wider motorcycling community. Nicknamed ‘Big Mart’, his career in trials spanned a...

Ulster Grand Prix introduces superpole qualifying

05 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

This year’s Ulster Grand Prix will see a first for a road race, with the introduction of a superpole format qualifying for the international road race’s headline superbike class. The new format will...

Farquhar gets first outing on IEG BMW machine

05 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Veteran road racer Ryan Farquhar has had his first taste of BMW machinery on the roads, taking to last weekend’s Mid Antrim 150 races on the S1000RR superstock machine he will campaign at the...

Newcomer Mitchell-Thomas stuns Mid-Antrim 150

04 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

Newcomer Malachi Mitchell-Thomas has stunned the roadracing world with an incredible debut performance at Saturday’s Mid-Antrim 150 races, taking a hat trick of wins as a rookie to the track and to...

Davies takes a double win

03 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) secured his second win of the Motorland Aragon WorldSBK weekend, by 6.471 seconds from Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team). Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) was...

First 2016 win for Sofuoglu

03 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) took the early lead and kept it from pole position, with his team-mate Randy Krummenacher (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) second after 16-laps of running in the...

Davies the Destroyer in race one

02 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) became the first non-Kawasaki race winner of the 2016 season when he took the opening race win after 18-laps at Motorland Aragon. He broke the lap record on lap...

Kenan cracks the 25 barrier

02 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) took a comfortable win in the pre-race Superpole 2 contest inside the WorldSSP class, but did not get close to the previous track best from 2015 despite...

Superpole 32 and new track best for Tom Sykes

02 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

2013 world champion Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) won the pre-race Superpole qualifying contest at Motorland Aragon on his KRT machine, making it 32 pole wins in his career and his second top...

Cluzel ahead of shaken up first day qualifying order

01 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

A remarkable opening day of WSS qualifying placed regular championship contender Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) into first place on the time sheets but a 16-year-old ESS rider, Axel Bassani...

Sykes fastest after first day in Spain

01 April 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) ended his first day at Motorland Aragon fastest of all, with a lap time that was fully 0.375 seconds quicker than next best qualifier Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing –...

Monza World Superbike round cancelled

01 April 2016 by Simon Patterson

World Superbike shave confirmed that the round planned for Monza on the 22-24 July this year has been cancelled, after planned upgrades to the track were unable to be completed in time. However, in a...

McGuinness looking forward to 22nd year at North West 200

01 April 2016 by Stephen Davison

22 years after making his first visit to Portrush, road racing legend John McGuinness is looking forward to this year’s Vauxhall International North West 200. “I want to come and enjoy the decent...

Laverty tops final day of BSB pre-season

31 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Michael Laverty has taken the Tyco BMW machine to top spot on the final day of the 2016 MCE British Superbike pre-season, demoting Shakey Byrne with a final fast lap of Donington just as the chequered...

McPint awarded prestigious Segrave Trophy

31 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

John McGuinness has been awarded the prestigious Segrave Trophy by the Royal Automotive Club, honouring his contribution to motorsport in the United Kingdom. One of the most significant awards in...

Cameron Donald leaves Norton for Wilson Craig return

30 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

Australian Isle of Man TT winner Cameron Donald will leave the Norton squad for the 2016 race, retuning to the Wilson Craig Racing team that he last rode for in 2013. The double TT winner admitted...

TT 2016 start numbers revealed

30 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

The start numbers for the 2016 Isle of Man TT have been revealed, with John McGuinness retaining the number one plate for all classes at this year’s races. However, there’s big movement behind him, as...

KTM boss Beirer: Smith was the logical choice

30 March 2016 by Simon Patterson

KTM’s head of motorsport, former MXGP racer Pit Beirer, has told MCN that Bradley Smith was not only the most logical choice for the factory, he was also the first name on their list. First...