June

Year: 2016

Month: June

BSB: Byrne to debut new exhaust at Snetterton

04 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne will debut a new exhaust on his Ducati Panigale R at this weekend’s Snetterton round of the MCE British Superbike championship. The four-time British Champion has taken two victories since...

New MCN Sport on sale

03 July 2016 by MCN News

The world’s best motorcycle racing magazine hits the shelves on July 6 and, as usual, is jam packed with the best stories, photos and news from the world of bike racing. In the TT 2016 Review, we...

BSB: Walker's sidecar passenger reveals all

01 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

The man brave enough to sit in the side of Chris Walker’s Kawasaki sidecar each weekend has lauded the four-time BSB runner-up for how quickly he’s taken to the three-wheeled beasts. Ashley Hawes is...

BSS: Champion Stapleford set for Snetterton return

01 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Reigning British Supersport Champion Luke Stapleford will make a welcome return to the British series at Snetterton next weekend. After claiming an incredible 14 race wins to lift the title last year,...

MotoGP: Stoner completes first European Ducati test

30 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Casey Stoner has completed his first European MotoGP test in four years this week, after spending two days at Italy’s Misano circuit on the Desmosedici GP16 machine. Joined by a number of other riders...

BSB: Broc Parkes to replace John Hopkins at Snetterton

30 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Broc Parkes will be drafted in by the ePayMe Yamaha team to replace the injured John Hopkins for next week’s fifth round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Snetterton. Hopkins sustained a...

BSB: Zero to hero for Byrne at Knockhill

30 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne went from zero to hero in the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship after bouncing back from a race one crash to take his second victory with Ducati’s Panigale. While...

BSB: Strong weekend for Hickman at Knockhill

30 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman enjoyed a strong weekend at the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship at Knockhill, walking away with two top five results for JG Speedfit Kawasaki. Knockhill was...

MotoGP: Smith gutted to have Assen charge halted

30 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Bradley Smith has been left gutted to have his Assen charge halted at Assen, after putting in what he described as one of his best laps of the season just before crashing out. Making good progress in...

Moto3: Binder extends championship lead despite disaster at Assen

30 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Moto3 championship leader Brad Binder has been able to further extend his championship lead over second-placed man Jorge Navarro, who remains out of action with a broken leg. Running in the lead group...

MotoGP: Rossi ‘made a mistake’ in Dutch TT

30 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has helped his hands up and admitted that his fall from Sunday’s Dutch TT race at Assen was because of a mistake from the nine-time world champion, caught out with Michelin’s new wet...

MotoGP: Sam Lowes makes Aprilia debut

29 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Moto2 championship contender Sam Lowes has made his debut on the Aprilia RS-GP machine he will ride in MotoGP next season, spending today lapping Italy’s Misano circuit. But, expecting a big step up...

BSB: First podium of 2016 for Mossey at Knockhill

29 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Young gun Luke Mossey overcame the tyre issues he’s been struggling with this season to take his first podium of the year at Knockhill. The Teccare Quattro Plant Kawasaki rider was in the mix...

BSB: Hopkins to miss Snetterton round

29 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins will miss next week’s fifth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship at Snetterton after breaking his collarbone in a crash at Knockhill. The ePayMe Yamaha rider crashed out...

BSB: McWilliams to race Stock 1000 series

29 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jeremy McWilliams is set to make a shock return to British Championship racing as he joins the EHA Racing squad in the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship. Replacing the injured Ben Wilson,...

BSB: Iddon: 'I just wasn't good enough'

28 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Christian Iddon has admitted his performance at Knockhill this weekend wasn’t up to scratch after walking away with best result of 10th place in a sodden second race. The former Supermoto star hadn’t...

BSB: Hopkins: 'Our season starts now!'

28 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins put his money where his mouth is at Knockhill this weekend to show talk of a step forward for the ePayMe Yamaha squad wasn’t overhyped as he took a strong fourth place in the opening...

BSB: Dixon recovers from crash to take debut points

28 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

It was an eventful debut in the MCE British Superbike championship for Jake Dixon at Knockhill this weekend, who cruised to a 13th place finish in Sunday’s second race despite being collected by...

BSB: Double podium delight for Honda's Linfoot

27 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Dan Linfoot was delighted to take a career first double British Superbike podium at Knockhill this weekend, finishing second and third in Sunday’s two races. After a significant step forward with his...

BSB: Visor issues cost Haslam double win

27 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam believes he could have taken a double victory at Knockhill this weekend had he not been hampered by visor problems in the late stages of yesterday’s second race. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki...

BSB: Michael Laverty: 'Worst race of my life'

27 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty endured a nightmare weekend to walk away from the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship with a solitary eighth place. The Tyco BMW rider had shown impressive pace...

BSB: Byrne bounces back to take race two win

26 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Be Wiser Ducati’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne bounced back from his crash in the opening MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race at Knockhill to claim victory in race two, scything his way through...

BSB: Haslam holds off Linfoot for race one win

26 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam held off an aggressive charge from Honda Racing’s Dan Linfoot to take victory in a dramatic opening MCE British Superbike race at Knockhill. It was Linfoot’s Honda team-mate Jason...

BSB: Ellison disappointed with 'unacceptable' tenth place

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison was left disappointed having qualified for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race in just tenth place after missing out on a spot in the final qualifying session. The JG Speedfit...

BSB: O'Halloran: 'I might do a rain dance!'

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Honda’s Jason O’Halloran is hoping for rain in tomorrow’s two MCE British Superbike races after coming tantalisingly close to pole position in qualifying. The Aussie missed out on pole by just...

BSB: Lack of feel plaguing pole man Byrne in dry

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne took his first pole position of the 2016 MCE British Superbike season at a sodden Knockhill this afternoon, beating Honda’s Jason O’Halloran to the top spot in qualifying by just 0.001...

BSB: Byrne takes pole from O'Halloran by 0.001sec

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne will start on pole position for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race at Knockhill after holding off a hard-charging Jason O’Halloran by just 0.001 seconds. The session saw a long...

BSB: Walker takes debut sidecar podium

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chris ‘Stalker’ Walker made a welcome return to a British Championship podium in today, taking an impressive second place in today’s opening Hyundai Heavy Industries British Sidecar race alongside...

BSB: Step forward gives Hopkins confidence boost at Knockhill

24 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins carried through the progress he made at last week’s Snetterton test to finish the opening day of the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship at Knockhill fifth...

BSB: Further step forward for Laverty at Knockhill

24 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty was able to benefit further from the shock settings he picked up from team-mate Ian Hutchinson’s successful two weeks at the Isle of Man TT to storm to the top of the timesheets on the...

BSB: Laverty leads pack on day one at Knockhill

24 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tyco BMW’s Michael Laverty topped the timesheets on the opening day of the fourth round of the MCE British Superbike championship at Knockhill. The Toomebridge rider was able to make further progress...

WSS: Sofuoglu aims for 250mph in H2R record attempt

24 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Kenan Sofuoglu will attempt to break the 400kph barrier (248.5mph) on his Kawasaki H2R at the opening of a bridge near Istanbul. The four-time World Supersport champion will make the attempt at the...

BSB: Ellison keen to regain showdown spot at Knockhill

23 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison is looking to boost himself up the championship rankings in the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship at Knockhill this weekend after a mixed start to the...

William Dunlop looking to return to winning ways at Armoy

23 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

William Dunlop is looking to return to winning ways as he confirms his participation in the 2016 Armoy Road races next month. Wins at Cookstown and Tandragee set the Ballymoney man up with a good...

BSB: Kiyonari to return to action at Knockhill

23 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ryuichi Kiyonari will return to action for the Bennetts Suzuki team as the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship gets underway at Knockhill this weekend. The three-time champion...

BSB: Honda duo head to Knockhill after Snetterton boost

22 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Honda Racing duo Jason O’Halloran and Dan Linfoot were able to make an impression on the timesheets in testing after finding improved feeling with the CBR1000RR Fireblade at Snetterton. O’Halloran’s...