2017

Year: 2017

Month: ALL

EWC: Yamaha takes third straight Suzuka pole

29 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

The factory Yamaha team of World Superbike duo Alex Lowes and Michael van der Mark and Japanese Superbike champion Katsuyuki Nakasuga have taken their third consecutive pole position for the Suzuka 8...

Video: Watch the Suzuka 8 Hour qualifying live

29 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Qualifying is underway for this year’s Suzuka 8 Hour, and you can watch it live below. The unusual format for the prestigious endurance race sees the top ten teams go forward to a superpole shootout...

Podcast: Guy Martin quits in his own words, Brands BSB & Suzuka 8hr Preview

28 July 2017 by MCN Sport

It’s been a busy week in the world of sports news with all the fall out from the Brands Hatch British Superbike round and the build-up begins for the prestigious Suzuka 8 Hour. On top of that, Guy...

Ten minutes with... 2011 BSB champ Tommy Hill

28 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

After calling it a day on the ePayMe Yamaha team at the end of the 2016 season, 2011 MCE British Superbike Champion Tommy Hill hadn’t been back to a race paddock until last weekend at Brands. We...

BSB: Haslam hampered by lack of testing

28 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

It was the dream start to the 2017 MCE British Superbike season for the JG Speedfit Kawasaki team with Leon Haslam and Luke Mossey sharing the first four victories of the year. However, since Haslam...

EWC: Lowes leads Yamaha to top of Suzuka qualifying

28 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Brit Alex Lowes has led the factory Yamaha squad to the top of the qualifying order for Saturday’s Suzuka 8 Hour race, after a blistering lap time from the World Superbike rider was enough to take...

BSB: Guintoli future in doubt after tough start to year?

28 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli’s future in the MCE British Superbike Championship could be in doubt with Bennetts Suzuki team bosses visibly frustrated after his worst weekend of the season. The 2014 World...

Roads: Johnston fit for Ulster return

28 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Lee Johnston has confirmed he will be fit to ride at this year’s Ulster Grand Prix after his practice crash at the Isle of Man TT. The Ulsterman sustained back, tailbone and finger fractures after...

EWC: Electronics feel like MotoGP, says Miller

28 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Mushashi Harc-Pro rider Jack Miller says that the electronics on his factory Honda bike for this weekend’s Suzuka 8 Hour feels similar to his regular Marc VDS MotoGP machine, surprising the Australian...

BSB: Suzuka breakthrough for Linfoot

27 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

While Jason O’Halloran has been able to enjoy a number strong results with Honda’s now infamous 2017 Fireblade so far this season, team-mate Dan Linfoot struggled to find that same...

EWC: Defending champions Yamaha top opening day at Suzuka

27 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Defending Suzuka 8 Hour champions Yamaha have taken the top spot on the opening day of action for this year’s race, with Alex Lowes, Michael van der Mark and Katsuyuki Nakasuga topping the timing...

WSB: Giugliano in line for Red Bull Honda ride

27 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Davide Giugliano could be set to join Stefan Bradl in the Red Bull Honda World Superbike squad for the rest of the season after a successful test with the team at the Lausitzring. The Italian, who...

MotoGP: Angel Nieto in serious condition after quad crash

27 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Thirteen-time world champion Angel Nieto has been placed in a medically-induced coma after suffering serious head injuries in a quad crash yesterday on the Spanish island of Ibiza. The 70-year-old was...

BSB: Hickman narrowly misses podium

26 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman’s 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship campaign hasn’t been much to shout about so far this season. The Smiths BMW rider hasn’t set the world on fire but has consistently notched up...

Roads: Honda confirm cause of McGuinness crash

26 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Honda Racing have confirmed that the crash that ruled John McGuinness out of the 2017 road racing season was caused by an unexpected throttle blip as a result of an issue with the race kit...

90 riders picked for British Talent Cup selection

26 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

90 riders will line up next month for the British Talent Cup selection event at the British Grand Prix, after organisers for the new series series whittled down the 200 applications ahead of the...

EWC: Bradl out of Suzuka with ear infection

26 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Stefan Bradl is out of this year’s Suzuka 8 Hour race after contracting an inner ear infection this week and being unable to fly to Japan for this weekend’s race under doctor’s orders. The German was...

Exclusive: Guy Martin calls time on road racing

26 July 2017 by Oli Rushby & Matt Wildee

After withdrawing from this year’s Ulster Grand Prix, Guy Martin has decided to call time on his international road racing career. The TT racer and truck mechanic turned TV star made an unexpected...

BSS: Kennedy takes stunning win for MV

25 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jack Kennedy took a stunning victory in the Dickies British Supersport race with an incredible last lap, last corner pass on Appleyard Macadam Yamaha’s Keith Farmer. In what would become the race of...

BSB: Ellison gets a break at Brands

25 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison enjoyed his strongest weekend of the season to walk away as the second highest points scorer of the weekend behind twice winner Shane Byrne. It’s been a frustrating season for the...

BSB: Iddon reignites showdown hopes

25 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Christian Iddon reignited his hopes of a Showdown spot with a podium finish as he returned to action at Brands Hatch this weekend. The Tyco BMW rider needed a skin graft on a heavy cut to his arm...

Video: Red Bull KTM Ajo review first half of 2017

25 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder look back on the first nine races for the Red Bull KTM Ajo project in the intermediate class, before the second half of the campaign gets underway.

EWC: Lowes and van der Mark out for Suzuka triple

25 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

World Superbike duo Alex Lowes and Michael van der Mark say they’re out for a historic triple win this weekend for the factory Yamaha squad at the Suzuka 8 Hours, as the Pata Yamaha pair join Japanese...

BSB: Double for Byrne as Brookes crashes out

23 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne dominated the second MCE British Superbike race at Brands Hatch after rival Josh Brookes dramatically crashed out of the race after setting a new lap record. Starting on the front row,...

BSB: Byrne wins epic Brands Hatch opener

23 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne took a hard-fought victory in an epic opening MCE British Superbike Championship race at Brands Hatch. The Be Wiser Ducati star has been the quickest man all weekend, but he was made to...

MotoGP: Marc Marquez's mid term report

23 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

With nine races run and the riders of the 2017 MotoGP championship laid up on the beach for their month-long summer break, we’ve finally had a brief truce in what has so far been the fiercest start to...

BSB: Brookes: 'I don't feel I did anything special!'

22 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes has said he doesn’t feel he did anything special as he lapped the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit 0.7sec quicker than any other rider to take pole position for tomorrow’s opening...

BSB: Suzuka test boosts Linfoot at Brands

22 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Dan Linfoot has said his pace in both the wet and dry at Brands Hatch this weekend shows just how far the Honda Racing team has come with the all-new CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2. The Yorkshireman was able...

BSB: Dominant pole for Brookes at wet Brands Hatch

22 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes will start tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race from pole position after a sodden qualifying session at Brands Hatch. The heavens opened just half an hour before qualifying was...

WSB: Giugliano to test Red Bull Honda at Lausitzring

22 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Davide Giugliano will test the Red Bull Honda World Superbike machine at Lausitzring next week as the Ten Kate squad continue to search for a full-time replacement for the late Nicky Hayden. The...

MotoGP: Maverick Viñales' mid term report

22 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

BSB: Byrne: 'There's still plenty to come'

21 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne reckons there is ‘plenty of time still to come’ despite a blisteringly fast opening day to the sixth round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch. The Be Wiser...

BSB: Brookes: 'The best first day we've had'

21 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha’s Josh Brookes is confident of pushing old nemesis Shane Byrne for the win at Brands Hatch this weekend after a strong opening day at the Kent circuit. Brookes placed second in...

BSB: Haslam making up for lost testing time

21 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam remains upbeat despite a tough opening day to the sixth round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki star headed in to this weekend feeling...

BSB: Byrne leads Brookes on opening day at Brands

21 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne led the way on the opening day of the sixth round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch. The Be Wiser Ducati rider’s time of 1’24.904, under the race lap record,...

Roads: Guy Martin out of Ulster Grand Prix

21 July 2017 by Michael Guy & Oli Rushby

Guy Martin will not compete at this year’s Ulster Grand Prix with the Honda Racing team. Having joined Honda earlier this year to return to the sport for the first time following his crash at Dundrod...