August

Year: 2016

Month: August

BSB: Tyco BMW duo confident of step forward after Kirkistown test

24 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tyco BMW’s Christian Iddon and Michael Laverty are confident the team has resolved the issues which held them back last time out at Brands Hatch after a positive test at Kirkistown earlier this...

Moto2: Rookie to MotoGP progression plan for KTM

24 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

As well as MotoGP, KTM will make their debut on the Moto2 grid in 2017 with a new bike built in collaboration with their in-house suspension partners WP, as they seek to address a crucial hole in...

MotoGP: Smith calls for open class reform

24 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Bradley Smith is calling for reform of MotoGP’s open class system to give satellite bikes a chance of being competitive in normal dry conditions. The British rider claims it’s increasingly unlikely...

WSB Exclusive: Laverty confirms World Superbike return with factory Aprilia

24 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Eugene Laverty will return to the World Superbike championship in 2017 after penning a deal to ride in an all-new factory Aprilia squad run by British outfit Shaun Muir Racing. The news comes after...

MotoGP: Alex Lowes completes Tech 3 Yamaha test

23 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

World Superbike racer Alex Lowes has completed his first outing on MotoGP machinery, after taking to the track on Monday at Brno for a quick run on Suzuka 8 Hour teammate Pol Espargaró’s Monster Tech...

MotoGP: Tech 3 boss Poncharal pours praise on Crutchlow

23 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Monster Tech 3 Yamaha boss Hervé Poncharal has poured praise on his former MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow, after the Brit took his first ever success in the premiere class at the weekend’s Czech Grand...

MotoGP: Movistar Yamaha top one-day test

23 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Movistar Yamaha pairing of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi have topped MotoGP’s one-day test at Brno following Sunday’s race, taking the top spot after an interrupted day’s running at the Czech...

WSB: Lowes tests engine and chassis components in Germany

19 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alex Lowes and the PATA Yamaha team concluded a successful two-day test at the Lausitzring yesterday before the World Superbike series resumes at the German track next month. Lowes spent time...

Gallery: McGuinness swaps seats with BTCC star Shedden

19 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

TT legend John McGuinness swapped seats with British Touring Car hero Gordon Shedden at Knockhill earlier this week, with both racers posting surprisingly competitive times in their respective switch...

BSB: Mainwaring-Smart joins ePayMe Yamaha for Cadwell

19 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Howie Mainwaring will line-up alongside John Hopkins for the ePayMe Yamaha team at Cadwell Park next week, with the team’s regular rider, Broc Parkes away on World Endurance duties. Parkes had signed...

WSB: Positive test for Honda riders at Lausitzring

19 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Honda’s World Superbike duo enjoyed a positive two-day test at the Lausitring this week, with Michael van der Mark and Nicky Hayden cutting over 100 laps of the German circuit before the WSB series...

Valentino Rossi’s first win 20-years on

18 August 2016 by James Archibald

Valentino Rossi started his ascent to his legendary status on this day, August 18 1996. Where 20 years ago at the Czech GP in Brno, he took the first win of many in his colourful racing career aboard...

Ulster GP: Fernandez becomes faster ever woman at Dundrod

18 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Patricia Fernandez became the fastest ever woman around the Dundrod circuit at this year’s Ulster Grand Prix with a fastest lap of 118.2mph in the second Supersport race. Competing in the Magic...

BSB: Ellison 'more comfortable' with Kawasaki after Cadwell test

18 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison was pleased with progress made by the JG Speedfit Kawasaki team in their two-day test at Cadwell Park this week. The Cumbrian was left frustrated after a technical problem saw him drop...

BSB: Opinion: Is Ryuichi Kiyonari finished?

18 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ryuichi Kiyonari is the ultimate enigma. On his day he is one of the best riders the MCE British Superbike championship has seen since its inception 20 years ago, but more recently we’ve seen a...

WSB: Guintoli returns to action at Lausitzring test

17 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli returned to action today for the first time since the nasty crash that ruled him out for four rounds of the 2016 World Superbike season. The Frenchman joined his PATA Yamaha team,...

BSB: Teams conclude Cadwell testing

17 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

A selection of MCE British Superbike teams concluded testing at Lincolnshire’s Cadwell Park this evening, with stunning weather leading to a productive outing for all present. JG Speedfit Kawasaki’s...

MotoGP: Laverty loses perfect record after Petrucci collision

17 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Eugene Laverty has lost his perfect points scoring record for the 2017 MotoGP season after a last corner collision between him and Danilo Petrucci saw the Irishman in the gravel and the Italian called...

MotoGP: Aspar Ducati confirm Bautista for 2017

17 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Aspar Ducati squad have confirmed that Alvaro Bautista will be returning to the team for the 2017 MotoGP season, as he returns to the outfit he claimed his world championship with in the 125GP...

MotoGP: Miller aiming for Brno return

16 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller is hoping for a return to the MotoGP championship this weekend at Brno, only five days after sustaining hairline fractures to his wrist and T6 vertebra in a high-speed crash during morning...

MotoGP: Marquez not expecting shoulder issues in Brno

16 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez says he’s not expecting any significant issues with the shoulder that he dislocated on the Saturday morning of last weekend’s Austrian Grand prix when MotoGP returns to action this...

BSB: Positive first day for Buchan and Tsingtao MSS Kawasaki

16 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Danny Buchan has been testing a Tsigntao MSS liveried Kawasaki ZX-10R at Cadwell Park today as he ponders over options for his future in the MCE British Superbike championship. The 23-year-old split...

Danilo Petrucci: Grin it to win it

16 August 2016 by Mat Oxley

Danilo Petrucci isn’t your average MotoGP rider. In fact, he’s unique. Whereas every MotoGP rider comes from 250s or Moto2, like Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez, or from winning in World Superbike,...

BSB: First reaction: Easton makes MotoRapido Ducati debut

16 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Stuart Easton stepped aboard the Lloyds British MotoRapido Ducati for the first time today as the team test at Cadwell Park in preparation for round eight of the MCE Insurance British Superbike...

Speedway: Woffinden to sit out British world team cup efforts

16 August 2016 by Tony Hoare

World speedway champion Tai Woffinden has dealt British fans a blow by announcing he’s taking a year out of the world team championship in 2017. Woffinden scored 19 of Team GB’s 32 points in this...

Moto3: McPhee looking to bounce back from Austria

16 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Scottish Moto3 racer John McPhee is looking forward to bouncing back from a disappointing weekend at the Red Bull Ring for the Austrian Grand prix with a stronger result this weekend in Brno. Always...

Ulster GP: Cooper takes maiden international roads win

15 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Dan Cooper took a remarkable maiden international roads victory at Saturday’s Ulster Grand Prix, just three months after his North West 200 horror crash. Cooper was one of two riders involved in a...

BSB: Easton joins Lloyds British MotoRapido Ducati for Cadwell

15 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Stuart Easton and the Lloyds British MotoRapido Ducati team will join forces for next week’s Cadwell Park round of the MCE British Superbike championship after a flurry of mid-season rider...

Ulster GP: 'Dream day' for Hutchinson at Dundrod

13 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

It was an almost-perfect day for Ian Hutchinson at this year’s Ulster Grand Prix as he stormed to victory in four of Saturday’s five main races. The Bingley Bullet won the Superstock race and both...

Ulster GP: Hutchy makes it four in a day with second Superbike win

13 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson made it four wins in a day with an emphatic victory in the second Ulster Grand Prix Superbike race, again holding off a hard-charging Bruce Anstey and Michael Dunlop. Hutchinson took...

Ulster: Hutchinson wins close-fought second Supersport race

13 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson took his third win of the day in the second Ulster Grand Prix Supersport race, beating Yamaha-rival William Dunlop with an intelligent move around the outside in the final sector of the...

Ulster GP: Hutchinson holds off Anstey for Superbike win

13 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson took his second victory of the day in the first Ulster Grand Prix Superbike race, narrowly beating Bruce Anstey to the win on the Padgetts RC213V-S. Anstey rocketed off the line to lead...

Ulster GP: Anstey shoots to first ever Dundrod Superpole win

13 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Bruce Anstey took the Valvoline Padgetts RC213V-S to pole position for this afternoon’s two Ulster Grand Prix Superbike races in the first ever running of a one-lap ‘Superpole’ on the Dundrod...

Ulster GP: Anstey wins red-flagged Supersport race

13 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Bruce Anstey took victory in a red-flagged opening Supersport race at today’s Ulster Grand Prix ahead of Ian Hutchinson and Conor Cummins. Anstey, who started on pole position, shot off the line to...

Ulster GP: Hutchinson beats Dunlop to Superstock victory

13 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson won a close fought opening Superstock race at this week’s Ulster Grand Prix, holding off Michael Dunlop to take victory by just 0.2 seconds. Hutchinson took the early lead with a bad...

Ulster GP: Superpole rescheduled for Saturday

12 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ulster Grand Prix bosses have announced that Thursday’s cancelled Superpole qualifying session will now run tomorrow morning. The system, in which the top ten Superbike riders after qualifying would...