2017

Year: 2017

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MotoGP: Andrea Dovizioso's mid term report

21 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...

MotoGP: Pramac Ducati crew chiefs rate their riders

21 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

It’s been a bittersweet start to the 2017 MotoGP season for the Pramac Ducati pair of Danilo Petrucci and Scott Redding, with the Italian enjoying a strong start to the season and podium pace while...

BSB: Iddon back in action after arm injury

21 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Christian Iddon will return to action today for the first time in almost three months as the sixth round of the MCE British Superbike Championship gets underway at Brands Hatch The Tyco BMW rider was...

BSB: Bridewell planning roads debut in 2018

20 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

MCE British Superbike star Tommy Bridewell has confirmed he is looking to make his debut on the roads next year. The 28-year-old is keen to mix his racing calendar up a in 2018 and is already making...

Roads: Steve Mercer hangs up road racing leathers

20 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Steve Mercer has announced he will hang up his road racing leathers in an emotional statement. The southerner, who competed for Dafabet Devitt Racing at this year’s key international events, says he’s...

BSS: Kennedy crowned winner of disputed Snetterton race

20 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jack Kennedy has been declared the winner of Snetterton’s Dickies British Supersport Feature race after a decision was taken to dock rival Andrew Irwin one position for overtaking under yellow...

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi's mid term report

20 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3: Archer and Booth Amos get Brit GP wildcard

20 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Team City Lifting KTM duo of Jake Archer and Tom Booth Amos, who currently sit first and second in the British Motostar championship, will take to the grid at this year’s British Grand Prix for a...

BSB: Positive test for injured Irwin

19 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Glenn Irwin will return to the MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch this weekend for the first time since his nasty crash at Knockhill. Irwin dislocated and fractured his elbow and...

BSB: Disaster for Haslam at Cadwell test

19 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

After a tough weekend last time out at Snetterton, Leon Haslam had been hoping to for a productive day’s testing at Cadwell Park on Tuesday. However, disaster struck for the JG Speedfit Kawasaki star...

BSB: Byrne quickest at private Cadwell test

19 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne led the way as a number of MCE British Superbike teams hit Lincolnshire’s Cadwell Park for a private test on Tuesday. The Be Wiser Ducati rider clocked a quickest time of 1’26.4 under the...

MotoGP: Bautista to remain with Aspar Ducati for 2018

19 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

2006 125GP world champion Alvaro Bautista will remain with the Pull&Bear Aspar Ducati squad for the 2018 MotoGP season, after signing an extension to his contract with Jorge Martinez Aspar’s squad at...

Roads: Anstey to ride RS250 at Ulster Grand Prix

18 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Bruce Anstey will campaign the Padgetts Honda RS250 at this year’s Ulster Grand Prix as he continues preparations for the 2017 Lightweight Classic TT. The New Zealander, who started his career on...

BSB: Haslam keen to return to winning ways

17 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam is determined to return to winning ways as the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship hits its midway point at Brands Hatch this weekend. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki man hasn’t stood on the...

BSB: Free Monster Energy Fans' Thursday to kick off Brands Hatch

17 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

This weekend’s sixth round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship will kick off with the annual Monster Energy Fans’ Thursday event, with the gates to Brands Hatch thrown open for free ahead...

Guy Martin's dream ride

15 July 2017 by Stephen Davidson & Phil West

Some people like to think Guy Martin is a bit daft. However, his reverence, knowledge and passion for the RC174 Honda-Six proves he’s anything but. Honda’s legendary, near-mythical even, six-cylinder...

WSB: Ducati CEO: 'WSB needs to find its own place'

14 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Ducati Chief Executive Claudio Domenicali has suggested the popularity problems facing the Superbike World Championship is because it is no longer a different proposition to MotoGP. Despite not having...

WSB: Jonathan Rea's Laguna column

14 July 2017 by Jonathan Rea

I don’t know what it is with Laguna. I missed the first time we went back there due to injury and then I came back the following year and was on the podium. It’s a track I really enjoy; all the big...

BSB: 'Don't think I'm going to stand still' warns Byrne

14 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

The MCE British Superbike Championship might have been all about the young guns in recent rounds, but veteran Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne issued a stark reminder to the youngsters snapping at his heels with...

Roads: Harrison halts Dunlop's Southern 100 domination

13 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Dean Harrison put an end to Michael Dunlop’s domination of this year’s Southern 100 with a stunning victory in this afternoon’s Manx Gas Solo Championship race. However, the trophy they all went for...

BSB: Brookes: 'There's still more to come'

13 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

When Josh Brookes signed for the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha team at the start of the year, no-one was sure whether the unproven team would be able to put together a package good enough for the 2015 British...

Video: James Rispoli prepares for X-Games

13 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Pirelli National Superstock 1000 racer James Rispoli is currently preparing to make his X-Games debut in Minneapolis, and has sent MCN some video footage of his testing ahead of this evening’s...

Roads: Dunlop continues Southern 100 winning streak

13 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop continued his winning streak as he looks to defend his Southern 100 championship title with another hard fought victory against local man Dan Kneen. The duo were separated by just...

EWC: Kiyonari and Moriwaki top Suzuka test

13 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Moriwaki Motul Honda team of three-time MCE British Superbike champion Ryuichi Kiyonari, former Moto2 race winner Yuki Takahashi and Honda BSB rider Dan Linfoot have delivered a surprise...

Video: What do all the buttons on a MotoGP bike do?

13 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP bikes have become complicated beasts in recent years, with a plethora of buttons on the handlebars to control how a rider runs his race. But Pramac Ducati sat down Scott Redding to give us a...

MotoGP: Aprilia lifeline for Scott Redding?

13 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

The news that Miller has completed his move to Pramac looked set to leave current rider Scott Redding out in the cold, after a difficult start to the season left him far from the top of the list of...

Roads: Guy Martin set for Honda return at Cadwell Park

12 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Guy Martin will be back in action on his Honda Racing CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2 after being confirmed as a last-minute entry into Sunday’s Moto Time Attack at Cadwell Park. Martin will pilot the SP2 in...

Roads: Dunlop pips Kneen in opening Southern 100 battle

12 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop returned to winning ways as the 2017 Steam Packet Southern 100 got underway on the Isle of Man with victory in the opening 600cc/1000cc encounter. However, it didn’t come easy for the...

MotoGP: Miller to make Pramac Ducati switch?

12 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller will make the switch from Honda machinery for the first time in his MotoGP career in 2018 as he makes the move to Pramac Ducati, joining Danilo Petrucci at the factory-supported satellite...

MotoGP: Championship ‘better than in my day’ says Schwantz

12 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

This year’s MotoGP world championship is closer than it’s ever been, according to 1993 world champion Kevin Schwantz, who told MCN at the German Grand Prix last week that he’s glad he’s not still...

WSB: Series bosses considering scrapping reverse grid

11 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike bosses are considering scrapping the controversial reverse grid system introduced for the 2017 season after it hasn’t worked out as they expected. The convoluted system sees the top...

Video: Marquez and Pedrosa go head to head… on lawnmowers!

11 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

With the MotoGP summer break upon us, Repsol Honda riders Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa still have an itch for racing to scratch… and took to some Honda machines very different from their usual...

MotoGP: KTM launch fans grandstand at Silverstone

11 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

KTM fans will be able to enjoy their own grandstand at this year’s British Grand Prix to cheer on home favourite Bradley Smith and the rest of the Team Orange riders at this year’s race at Silverstone...

WSB: Ducati confirm no racing for V4 until 2019

10 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Ducati have confirmed that they won’t race their all-new V4 superbike until the 2019 season. Speaking at the recent WSB round at Laguna Seca, Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali confirmed the Italian...

MotoGP: What does Circuit of Wales news mean for British GP?

10 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

The bosses of the Circuit of Wales have been quick to stress to MCN that any uncertainty over the fate of the project will have no effect whatsoever on the running of this year’s British Grand Prix in...

WSB: Sykes insists title fight not over

10 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes insists there is ‘still a long way to go’ in the 2017 Superbike World Championship fight despite team-mate Jonathan Rea heading into the summer break with a whopping 59-point lead. Rea beat...