August

Year: 2016

Month: August

BSB: Mossey on pole at Brands as Shakey falters

06 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey will start tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race on pole position after Shane Byrne was unable to replicate his free practice pace in this afternoon’s Superpole session. The...

BSB: JG Speedfit Kawasaki woes continue at Brands

05 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam and the JG Speedfit Kawasaki team continued to struggle as the seventh round of the MCE British Superbike Championship got underway at Brands Hatch today. The former World Championship...

BSB: Byrne on top despite front end issues

05 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne might have been 0.6 seconds faster than the rest of the field on the opening day at Brands Hatch, but the four-time British Champion is adamant there’s more to come as he’s less than...

BSB: Dominant Byrne tops opening day at Brands

05 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne dominated the opening day of the seventh round of the MCE British Superbikes at Brands Hatch, obliterating the lap record to sit 0.6 seconds faster than the rest of the field. The...

BSB: Irwin rules out road racing return

05 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

British Superbike star Glenn Irwin has ruled out a potential return to road racing as his attentions turn to a new family life. Making his roads debut last year, Irwin instantly impressed on the...

Moto2: Forward Racing confirm Baldassarri and Marini for 2017

05 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Forward Racing have confirmed that they will retain the services of Valentino Rossi protégés Lorenzo Baldassarri and Luca Marini for the 2017 season, extending the pair’s deal for another year after a...

Roads: Killalane called off after falling out between organisers

05 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

This year’s Killalane Road Races, scheduled to take place at the start of September, have been called off, after what organising body the Loughshinny Motor Cycle Supporters Club have called a...

Ulster GP: Mercer and Coward in at RC Express Racing

05 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Steve Mercer and Jamie Coward will form the Devitt RC Express Racing squad for next week’s Ulster Grand Prix with both of the team’s usual riders out injured. Ivan Lintin and Alan Bonner will both...

BSB: 'Brands is most important round outside the showdown'

04 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tyco BMW’s Michael Laverty heads into the second of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship on a high after a victory and second place at Thruxton last weekend. Despite being on the pace all year,...

BSB: Haslam: 'We need to return to winning ways!'

04 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam will be looking to get his 2016 MCE British Superbike title fight back on track at Brands this weekend after a strong second place at the prestigious Suzuka 8 Hour. Haslam endured one of...

Endurance: Winter series plans fail to materialise for EWC

04 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Endurance World Championship’s plans for a winter series have failed to materialise for 2016/2017, as they announced their new calendar for the upcoming season. Originally planned to make a pivot...

BSB: Hickman looking to regain ground on top six at Brands

04 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman will be looking to bounce back from a tough round at Thruxton as the MCE British Superbike Championship resumes at Brands Hatch this weekend to push himself further towards a showdown...

Roads: Michael Dunlop on lookout for 500cc Classic TT bike

04 August 2016 by Stephen Davison

Calling all 500cc Classic race machine owners. Fancy having a crack at winning this year’s 500cc Classic TT? Need a top class pilot who knows his way around the TT course to steer one of your...

Roads: Ulster GP bosses oppose plans for cemetery on circuit

03 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Organisers of the Ulster Grand Prix have come together to oppose plans for a 96-acre cemetery on the circuit. According to the plans, the only access to the graveyard would be via the Dundrod...

Endurance: Espargaró says ‘bye bye’ to Yamaha

03 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Monster Tech 3 Yamaha rider Pol Espargaró has admitted that his Suzuka 8 Hour victory, his second on the trot, was perhaps even more poignant as it marks his swansong after three years with the...

BSB: Hopkins hoping to pick up where he left off

03 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins is looking to pick up where he left off as he returns from injury at Brands Hatch this weekend. The ePayMe Yamaha team enjoyed a breakthrough ahead of Knockhill in June which saw Hopkins...

Ulster GP: Johnston out for repeat of Dundrod hat-trick

03 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Lee Johnston will be setting his sights on a return to the top step as this year’s Ulster Grand Prix gets underway next week. The diminutive Ulsterman took a hat-trick of victories at last year’s...

Endurance: Lowes blown away by Suzuka experience

02 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Alex Lowes has admitted that he’s been blown away by the event and with the response he and his Yamaha Factory Racing teammates Pol Espargaró and Kats Nakasuga received on winning the prestigious...

Speedway: Woffinden insists only gold should be good enough in World Cup

01 August 2016 by Tony Hoare

World speedway champion Tai Woffinden has called on British speedway’s bosses to back his plans to help the country win their first world team championship since 1989. Woffinden led from the front in...