2016

Year: 2016

Month: ALL

Day one testing honours go to KRT pair

22 February 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

With the start of a new-look WorldSBK Championship only a few days away the action in Australia got underway in testing mode on Monday 22nd February. Sessions were held on a dry track that was...

Petrucci to undergo surgery for broken hand

20 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

Octo Pramac Ducati rider Danilo Petrucci will undergo surgery on Monday to plate the second, third and fourth metacarpals he broke in his right hand after a high-speed fall at Phillip Island’s turn...

Lorenzo downplays testing crash

20 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has played down his crash in the closing stages of this week’s second pre-season test at Phillip Island. The Movistar Yamaha racer was one of a number of racers to fall in the closing...

Marquez tops final day of Phillip Island testing

19 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has topped the final day of testing at Phillip Island, taking the top spot by 0.1 from overall fastest man Maverick Viñales. Faster consistently than the rest of the field, they were...

Ian Lougher confirmed to ride Suter MMX 500 at 2016 Isle of Man TT Races

18 February 2016 by Stephen Davison

Swiss two stroke factory, Suter Racing, has confirmed that Ian Lougher will race the Suter MMX 500 at the 2016 Isle of Man TT. Team boss Eskil Suter has been seeking an experienced TT rider to debut...

Viñales tops day two at Phillip Island

18 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales has further reinforced the credentials of the changes made to the Suzuki GSX-RR machine for 2016 by finishing the second day of testing at Phillip Island top of the time...

Smith confident after advances in wet and dry

17 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

Bradley Smith was left one of the few riders pleased with his progress on the opening day of the Phillip Island test, after making the most of damp conditions that hampered many of his rivals. Working...

Petrucci tops rain-hit opening day at Phillip Island

17 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

Octo Pramac Ducati rider Danilo Petrucci has topped the opening day of testing at Phillip Island, after making the most of brief spells of dry track at the rain-hit Australian circuit. With showers on...

Dunlop to remain with Hawk BMW for 2016

17 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

Michael Dunlop has ended months of speculation about his 2016 plans my announcing at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show that he will remain with the Hawk BMW team for the coming year. First...

Video: Repsol Honda launch 2016 bike at Sentul

17 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

Repsol Honda have unveiled their 2016 livery in front of huge crowds, travelling to Sentul, the circuit set to host the new Indonesian MotoGP round from 2016. Pulling the covers off the bike in front...

Repsol Honda unveil largely unchanged 2016 livery

17 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

Repsol Honda have unveiled their 2016 livery ahead of this week’s second test of the 2016 MotoGP pre-season, pulling the covers off the now-familiar design in front of huge crowds in Indonesia. A key...

Suter to enter 2016 TT with two-stroke bike

15 February 2016 by Stephen Davison

The Swiss built 580cc V4 two stroke Suter machine is set to make its debut at the 2016 Isle of Man TT. The bike, which is eligible for the Superbike and Senior TT races, is the brainchild of Eskil...

Watch Kawasaki's WSB team launch live here

11 February 2016 by Liam Marsden

With just two weeks to go until the first round of the 2016 World Superbike championship, Kawasaki will be launching their 2016 team at 7pm GMT in Barcelona, and you can watch the event live here. The...

Rossi: ‘The bike is more beautiful without the wings!’

08 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has admitted that while he’s also not convinced about the effects that Yamaha’s aerodynamic ‘wings’ have on the M1, there’s another reason that he has used the feature much less than...

World Superbikes to remain on Eurosport until 2019

08 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

World Superbikes will remain with Eurosport until at least the end of the 2019 season, after the pair announced an extension to their deal this morning. An extension to a long-term deal that will...

Marquez brothers part ways with VR46 Racing Apparel

08 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marc and Alex Marquez’s management agency have this morning officially confirmed that the brothers have split with VR46 Racing Apparel, Valentino Rossi’s highly successful merchandising company. The...

FIM mandate MotoGP tyre pressure sensors

06 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

The FIM have, in the wake of Loris Baz’s high-speed crash earlier this week at Sepang, mandaded the compulsory use of tyre pressure sensors for the forthcoming MotoGP season. With a sensor supplier...