2017

Year: 2017

Month: ALL

Moto2: Marquez breaks records with first pole position

06 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

2014 Moto3 World Champion Alex Marquez will start his home Grand Prix at Jerez from his first ever pole position, leading teammate and championship leader by Franco Morbidelli by 0.046 to make it a...

MotoGP: Pedrosa leads Honda podium lock-out

06 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa took an incredible pole position in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, taking to the top in a last dash and teammate Marc Marquez unable to depose him on his last...

Moto3: Martin smashes lap record for pole position

06 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Martin has broken Jack Miller’s record from 2014 in qualifying for the Spanish, setting a 1:46.004 on his penultimate run on clear track to top the timesheets by over four tenths and secure his...

Roads: Guy Martin to race Wilson Craig Honda at NW200

06 May 2017 by Stephen Davison

Guy Martin will be reunited with former sponsor Wilson Craig to race a CBR600RR Honda at next week’s Vauxhall International North West 200. The Lincolnshire ace will make his return to international...

BSB: Brookes not disheartened by results

05 May 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes has said he isn’t disheartened after missing out on the podium at Oulton Park last weekend as he knows both he and the bike can do better. The 2015 British Champion is struggling with the...

WSS: Kennedy to stand in for Hill at Profile Triumph

05 May 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jack Kennedy will return to the World Supersport Championship for two rounds with the Profile Triumph from Imola next weekend. Stepping in for the injured Stefan Hill, the Irishman will join Luke...

BSB: Byrne: 'That one felt good!'

05 May 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne kick-started his 2017 MCE British Superbike season at Oulton Park this weekend as he returned to the top step of the podium in Monday’s second race. Until this point, it hadn’t been an...

BSB: Haslam focusing on positives after Oulton crash

05 May 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam was determined to look at the positives after his horrifying crash during Monday’s second MCE British Superbike race at Oulton Park. Haslam was left with nowhere to go when James Ellison’s...

Moto3: Red Bull KTM extend Grand Prix lifeline to Kent

04 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Red Bull Ajo KTM team have extended a Grand Prix lifeline to former Moto3 world champion Danny Kent, by offering the British rider the chance not only to test their machine this week at Jerez but...

BSB: Mossey closes in on championship lead

04 May 2017 by Oli Rushby

Young gun Luke Mossey now sits just three points behind Leon Haslam in the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship standings after his team-mate’s misfortune at Oulton Park. While Mossey was unable to...

Get inside the head of John McGuinness

04 May 2017 by James Archibald

John Mcguinness autobiography ‘Built for Speed’ is finally available to buy. The new autobiography by the TT legend explores McPint’s journey from getting his first bike at the tender age of 3 to his...

Roads: Cummins to miss North West 200

04 May 2017 by Oli Rushby

Conor Cummins will miss next week’s Vauxhall International North West 200 races as he continues to recover from injury. Cummins sustained a broken hand in a testing crash at Donington Park in March,...

WSB: Davies adamant Rea deliberately got in his way

04 May 2017 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies has apologised for the language used in his post-qualifying spat with Jonathan Rea at Assen this weekend, but remains adamant Rea deliberately blocked him on a fast qualifying lap. The duo...

MotoGP: Guintoli to replace Rins at Le Mans for Suzuki

04 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike racer Sylvain Guintoli will return to the MotoGP world championship for the first time since 2011 at his home race in Le Mans in two weeks’ time, as he steps into the Suzuki team...

Video: Joey Dunlop oil painting timelapse

04 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Popular motorcycle artist Billy Art has released a timelapse video showing just a small part of what goes into creating one of his amazingly detailed oil paintings. The video focuses on the helmet and...

BSB: Luckless Ellison cruelly ruled out of podium

03 May 2017 by Oli Rushby

While some could argue you make your own luck in racing, few could dispute that James Ellison is one of the unluckiest riders in BSB. The technical issue that caused Haslam’s dramatic crash came as...

BSB: O'Halloran forces Fireblade into submission

03 May 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jason O’Halloran took the 2017 Honda Fireblade to its first ever MCE British Superbike podium at Oulton Park this weekend despite the ongoing difficulties the Honda Racing team have experienced with...

MotoGP: Maverick ‘motivated even stronger’ for Jerez

03 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

Movistar Yamaha rider Maverick Viñales says he’s ‘motivated even stronger’ for his first home race in Yamaha colours at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez, after a disappointing outing last...

MotoGP: Marquez excited for ‘extra special’ race at Jerez

03 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez says he’s excited for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, as the 2017 MotoGP championship returns to Europe for the first time since last year’s season finale at Valencia. And with the...

MotoGP: Rain hits test of new Le Mans surface

03 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

Rain has hit a one-day MotoGP test at Le Mans, leaving a number of riders not taking to track after heading to the home of the French Grand Prix to test out a new surface, after the Bugatti circuit...

MotoGP: Zarco edging closer to podium goal

02 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

Monster Yamaha rookie Johann Zarco says he’s confident that he’s edging closer towards his target of podium success – and that it couldn’t be happening at a better time as the series makes its...

VIDEO: Haslam escapes 150mph horror smash

02 May 2017 by Oli Rushby

Dramatic footage has emerged showing the moment at which Leon Haslam hit the back of James Ellison’s McAMS Yamaha in yesterday’s second MCE British Superbike race at a speed in excess of...

BSB: Byrne returns to winning ways as Haslam crashes out

01 May 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne returned to winning ways in the second MCE British Superbike race of the day at Oulton Park as series leader Leon Haslam dramatically crashed out after hitting the back of James Ellison’s...

BSB: Haslam holds off Byrne for Oulton win

01 May 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam returned to the top step with a dominant performance in the opening MCE British Superbike race at Oulton Park, comfortably beating rival Shane Byrne to the top spot. It was a lights to...

WSB: Jonathan Rea's Assen column

01 May 2017 by Jonathan Rea

What a weekend! I honestly can’t believe we have walked away with another 50 points after an incredible double in two very different races. I always get a warm feeling driving under the tunnel and...

BSB: Byrne hits out at riders looking for a tow

30 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

While being elated to take pole position for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race, Shane Byrne was left frustrated after this afternoon’s qualifying session at Oulton Park and has hit out at...

VIDEO: Michael Laverty's high speed qualifying smash

30 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty’s weekend went from bad to worse at Oulton Park as he barrel-rolled out of this afternoon’s opening qualifying session. The Northern Irishman has struggled with his McAMS Yamaha YZF-R1...

BSB: Byrne bounces back for Oulton pole

30 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne will start tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race at Oulton Park from pole position after coming close to beating his own outright lap record at the Cheshire track. With spots of...

WSB: Rea edges Sykes for Assen double

30 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Despite both riders starting from their now customary third row grid positions, Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) ended up the leading duo for much of the 21 lap...

BSB: Quickest Haslam 'still experimenting'

29 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam was thrilled to be quickest on the opening day of the third round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park as he focused on experimenting with electronics and chassis...

BSB: Guintoli upbeat despite lack of pace

29 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli remains upbeat despite another difficult day trying to dial in the all new GSX-R1000 as the third round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship got underway at Oulton...

BSB: Haslam quickest from Byrne on opening day at Oulton

29 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam led the way as free practice got underway for the third round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike championship at Oulton Park. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider clocked a quickest time of...

WSB: Rea wins as disaster strikes for Davies on last lap

29 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) won the first race of the Assen weekend after his closest championship rival Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) lost his chance of any kind of podium, with just...

WSB: Handbags out as Rea and Davies clash after qualifying

29 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea has been penalised three grid places after a controversial coming together with rival Chaz Davies towards the end of this morning’s second Superpole session. After completing his record...

MotoGP: Lorenzo edging closer to podium success

29 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has come away from his third weekend of action on Ducati machinery ever more confident that he’s edging closer to a return to podium success, after showing potential at last weekend’s...

Video: King of the Hill Hard Enduro 2017 fails

28 April 2017 by MCN News

Who doesn’t love a #fails video? A tad different from You’ve Been Framed!, here is some action (gone wrong) from the 2017 King of the Hill Hard Enduro… This race has been dubbed one to ‘tick off the...