2017

Year: 2017

Month: ALL

MotoGP: Abraham to remain with Aspar for 2018

21 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Czech rider Karel Abraham will remain with the Pull&Bear Aspar Ducati team for 2018, after resigning with Jorge Martinez Aspar’s squad to remain alongside Alvaro Bautista for another season in the...

BSB: Ellison beats Jackson in second race thriller

20 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison clinched his first MCE British Superbike victory of the season in an action-packed second race at Cadwell Park, narrowly beating local rider Lee Jackson to the top spot. Starting on pole...

BSB: Haslam wins close-fought opening race

20 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam returned to the top step for the first time since Oulton Park with a close-fought victory in the opening race at Cadwell Park ahead of Jake Dixon and Shane Byrne. It was a close fought...

WSB: Davies beats Rea for race two win

20 August 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) overcame a third row grid position to pass even championship leader Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) and early leader Marco Melandri (Aruba.it Racing –...

MotoGP: Nakagami joins Crutchlow at LCR Honda in 2018

20 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

As first reported by MCN in May, Cal Crutchlow will be joined at LCR Honda for the 2018 MotoGP season by Japanese Moto2 racer Takaaki Nakagami, as the twelve-time Grand Prix podium finisher confirms...

BSB: Top six for local star Jackson at Cadwell

19 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Smith’s BMW’s Lee Jackson enjoyed his best qualifying of the season for his home round at Cadwell Park today. Making his first appearance in the final qualifying session of the year, the Lincolnshire...

BSB: Byrne: 'I still feel like a passenger!'

19 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne struggled to hide his frustrations this afternoon despite taking pole position for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race. While he’s been able to lap quick enough to top both of...

BSB: Byrne takes pole ahead of local star Hickman

19 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne will start on pole position for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race at Cadwell Park after a thrilling three-stage knockout qualifying. It nearly wasn’t the case for the five-time...

WSB: Davies wins but Rea extends series lead

19 August 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) secured the first win of the Lausitz WorldSBK weekend – and the first after the summer break –despite starting sixth off the grid. A pass on early leader Tom...

WSB: Sykes closes in on Corser record with Lausitzring pole

19 August 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) and every other rider in Superpole 2 at Lausitzring beat the previous Superpole record pace, with Sykes subsequently taking his 42nd career Superpole win on his 32nd...

BSB: Byrne: 'Today hasn't gone as well as it looks'

18 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne might have topped the times on the opening day of action at Cadwell Park but the Be Wiser Ducati rider was less than happy with how things went on the opening day. The five-time British...

BSB: Dixon determined to clinch top six spot

18 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

RAF Regular and Reserves Kawasaki’s Jake Dixon is determined to move himself into a top six Showdown position at Cadwell Park this weekend and got off to an ideal start with P2 on the opening day. The...

BSB: Haslam working on soft tyre pace

18 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam was upbeat despite sitting seventh on the timesheets on the opening day of practice for the eighth round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki...

WSB: Sykes quickest despite Friday fall

18 August 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

The return from the WorldSBK championship’s summer break did not last long without major drama arriving on the scene, after fastest man Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) uncharacteristically crashed...

BSB: Byrne leads Dixon by 0.03 in Cadwell practice

18 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne led the way as the eighth round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship got underway at Cadwell Park, but young gun Jake Dixon was chomping at the bit to lap just 0.030secs off his...

MotoGP: Two Wheels for Life reveal Day of Champions auction lots

18 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP’s official charity Two Wheels for Life have revealed some of the amazing lots they have up for auction at the highlight of their annual fundraising, next Thursday’s auction at the Day of...

MotoGP: ‘Stressful’ last lap for Dovi

18 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Dovizioso has admitted that despite his stunning final corner success over Marc Marquez at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, the final lap of the race was ‘stressful’ for him, knowing that...

MotoGP: Lowes confident about his GP future

18 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes’ tenure as a factory MotoGP racer will come to an end at the end of the 2017 season, after Aprilia bosses finally confirmed to the Lincolnshire rider at the Austrian Grand Prix that they...

MotoGP: Tardozzi ‘we can call him Professor Dovi’

17 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Ducati MotoGP boss Davide Tardozzi has admitted that Sunday’s race went perfectly to the plan that Andrea Dovizioso had laid out to his squad beforehand, as he delivered a flawless victory over Marc...

MotoGP: €1 million for a seat at Avintia Ducati?

17 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

While much of the focus of the 2017 MotoGP silly seasons remains on the final seat up for grabs at Marc VDS Honda, there’s also options available at Avintia Reale Ducati, with it looking like both...

MotoGP: Zarco gunning for Rossi's job

17 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Johann Zarco has once again shown up his factory Yamaha brethren at the Red Bull Ring, by taking the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 bike to an impressive fifth place finish ahead of both Valentino Rossi and...

WSB: No different approach for Rea ahead of final five rounds

17 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea has said he won’t be approaching the final phase of the 2017 Superbike World Championship any differently despite heading towards what could be a record-breaking third consecutive...

BSB: Byrne hoping for 'normal service to resume' at Cadwell

17 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne is looking to bounce back from what was a huge disappointment for himself and the Be Wiser Ducati last time out at Thruxton as the MCE British Superbike Championship heads for Cadwell Park...

BSB: Brookes keen to get to the bottom of front end crashes

17 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes has said he’s keen to get to the bottom of the front-end crashes that have caused him difficulty in recent MCE British Superbike rounds at Cadwell Park this weekend. The Aussie is...

MotoGP: Safety woes at Red Bull Ring

16 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

The weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix action at the Red Bull Ring was plagued with rider safety concerns and even threats of the first rider strike since Misano in 1989, after a series of crashes during...

MotoGP: Kallio out to gain at Smith’s expense?

16 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

One of the most impressive rides of the weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring was that of KTM test rider Mika Kallio, who took his wildcard machine to only the firm’s second ever top ten...

BSB: Haslam keen to get title fight back on track

16 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam will be looking to get his 2017 MCE British Superbike title on challenge as the series heads to Cadwell Park this weekend. Having held the lap record continuously since 2006 and finally...

BSB: Mossey to miss Cadwell after Thruxton crash

16 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey will miss this weekend’s Cadwell Park round of the MCE British Superbike Championship after his heavy free practice fall at Thruxton. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider was catapulted from his...

WSB: Melandri to remain with Ducati for 2018

16 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Marco Melandri will remain with the Aruba.it Racing Ducati team alongside Chaz Davies for the 2018 Superbike World Championship. The Italian made a surprise return to racing with the Bologna factory...

Moto2: Appeal for information as Rabat's bike stolen

16 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

In the early hours of the morning on Wednesday 16th August thieves broke into the Marc VDS workshop in Gosselies, Belgium and stole the Kalex Moto2 machine on which Tito Rabat won the 2014 Moto2 World...

Moto2: BSB race winner Dixon set for Silverstone wildcard

15 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike double race winner Jake Dixon will make his Grand Prix racing debut in front of of a home crowd at next weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, as he deputises for the...

MotoGP: Chassis woes continue for Rossi and Viñales in Austria

15 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

The factory Yamaha pair of Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales have once again chalked a difficult weekend up to the problems with their M1’s chassis, after the nine-time world champion finished the...

Moto2: Kent ruled out of Austrian race by whiplash

15 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

2015 Moto3 world champion Danny Kent was forced to sit out Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring thanks to an unfortunate crash on Friday, taken out by Alex Marquez and left struggling for...

MotoGP: Marquez ‘couldn’t have slept’ if he didn’t try last corner move

15 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has admitted that he couldn’t have slept easy on Sunday night if he hadn’t tried an incredible last corner move on Andrea Dovizioso in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix, even though he...

Ulster GP: Kneen frustrated after last lap contact

14 August 2017 by Oli Rushby

Dan Kneen was left frustrated after an intense last lap battle with Dean Harrison saw him miss out on victory in the second Superbike race by just 0.1 seconds. Once he’d got to grips with the Tyco...

MotoGP: Redding confirmed as Lowes’ replacement at Aprilia

14 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Gresini Aprilia have confirmed that Scott Redding will replace fellow Brit Sam Lowes in their MotoGP squad for 2018, after Lowes confirmed at the weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix that they would be...