April

Year: 2017

Month: April

MotoGP: Race control explains Rossi penalty

26 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Sunday’s American Grand Prix saw a day of high action for Movistar Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi, as an incident in the opening lap of the race with Monster Yamaha rookie Johann Zarco saw the Italian...

Roads: Dario Cecconi has died after Tandragee 100 crash

26 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

38-year old racer Dario Cecconi has died after a crash at Saturday’s Tandragee 100 in Northern Ireland. The Italian sustained serious injuries during the Senior Support race, and succumbed to those...

MotoGP: Viñales shrugs off mystery crash

24 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP racer Maverick Viñales has shrugged off the mystery crash that brought an end to his chances of making it three wins out of three during Sunday’s American Grand Prix in...

Moto2: Kent parts ways with Kiefer Racing

24 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Former Moto3 world champion Danny Kent has been left out of a ride in the Moto2 class, after walking away from the Kiefer Racing squad that took him to title glory before Sunday’s race at the Circuit...

Roads: Johnson: '2017 Norton a big improvement'

24 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

There’s no denying Norton took a big step forward with the SG5 factory racer at last year’s TT with Davo Johnson almost clocking a 131mph lap and securing a top ten result in the opening superbike...

BSB: Mossey: "We need to show it's not just the old guard"

24 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey has said his debut MCE British Superbike race victories at Brands Hatch last weekend is important for showing the national series isn’t just about the ‘old guard’. BSB has come under fire...

MotoGP: Marquez wins, Viñales crashes out, Rossi leads the title

23 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has taken an outstanding ninth consecutive American Grand Prix – and his fifth at the Circuit of the Americas – in an action packed race that has turned the 2017 MotoGP championship on...

Moto2: Morbidelli dominates again to extend title lead

23 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Franco Morbidelli has become the first person since 2001 to win the opening three races of the middleweight season, after adding the American Grand Prix Moto2 title to his credits. The...

Moto3: Fenati dominates in Texas as Canet falls

23 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Romano Fenati has taken a dominant Moto3 win at the American Grand Prix – his first win since he took the top spot at the same race last year – after red flags allowed him a second chance at taking on...

MotoGP: Marquez and Viñales set up duel as qualifying goes down to the wire

23 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Spanish MotoGP rivals Marc Marquez and Maverick Viñales have set the stage for an epic duel between themselves at tomorrow’s American Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, as qualifying went down...

Moto3: Canet obliterates lap record for pole position

22 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Aron Canet has obliterated the Circuit of the Americas lap record – and his opposition in the process – to back up dominant performances all weekend with pole position for tomorrow’s Moto3 race at the...

MotoGP: Avintia Ducati secures GP17s for 2018

22 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Reale Avintia Ducati have confirmed a major coup for the 2018 season, extending their deal with the Italian manufacturer for another season and securing the of GP17 machines currently being used by...

MotoGP: Rins ruled out after crash-filled session

22 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Suzuki rookie Alex Rins is out of this weekend’s American Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, after being one of a big group of riders to get caught out on a cold and damp Texan track. However,...

Off Road: Sunderland takes control of world championship with Qatar win

22 April 2017 by Michael Guy

Sam Sunderland has wrapped up victory in the second round of the FIM Cross Country Championship in Qatar. The 27 year old Brit combined his undisputed pace along with strong strategy to secure victory...

WSB: No let up by Kawasaki WSB duo

22 April 2017 by Michael Guy

The factory Kawasaki team of Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes completed a two-day test at the Portimao circuit this week in a bid to continue dialing in the already dominant ZX-10RR. With WSB not racing...

MotoGP: Abraham fractures ankle in teammate collision

22 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

$MotoGP: Abraham fractures ankle in teammate collision$

Karel Abraham has limped away from the first day of action at the American Grand Prix with a fractured ankle after a misunderstanding between him and Pull&Bear Aspar Ducati teammate Alvaro Bautista...

Roads: Baptism of fire for Martin at Tandragee

22 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Guy Martin has had a baptism of fire on his first run out in anger on the Honda Racing Fireblade machine at today’s Tandragee 100, after a last corner collision with Paul Jordan left the Lincolnshire...

MotoGP: Marquez and Viñales trade top spot in Texas

21 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez and Maverick Viñales have traded the top spot of the time sheets in the first day of action at the Texan round of the 2017 MotoGP championship, with the Repsol Honda rider emerging ahead...

MotoGP: Day of Champions tickets go on sale

21 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Tickets for this year’s Day of Champions event at the British Grand Prix will go on sale this Tuesday at 10am, giving fans the chance to get up close and personal with the stars of MotoGP while...

BSB: Honda back on the pace with new Fireblade

21 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

There was light at the end of the tunnel for Honda Racing at Brands Hatch as they showed a significant step forward with the new-for-2017 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade. After lapping severely off the pace...

BSB: Byrne: "It's far from over"

21 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

If Shane Byrne thought his start to the 2017 season had got off on the wrong foot at Donington Park after missing both races with concussion following a crash in warm-up, things would only get worse...

Roads: Brookes pleased with Norton debut

21 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

British Superbike star Josh Brookes made his debut on the Norton factory racer he’ll campaign as he returns to the Isle of Man TT later this year at Jurby airfield last week. Brookes and team-mate,...

BSB: Haslam on top at Oulton test

20 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam topped the timesheets at today’s official MCE British Superbike test at Oulton Park ahead of Shane Byrne and James Ellison who will be looking to bounce back from a difficult Brands Hatch...

BSB: Giugliano in doubt for Oulton race

20 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Davide Giugliano could miss the third round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park next weekend as he focuses on recovering from injuries sustained his free practice crash at...

Roads: Johnston to start Supersport TT from number one

20 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Lee Johnston will set off down Bray Hill from the number one spot in the Supersport class at this year’s Isle of Man TT. While the 600cc category’s start order is largely similar to that for the...

MotoGP: Lorenzo ‘couldn’t wait to get to Austin’ after Argentina disaster

20 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo says he ‘couldn’t wait’ to get this weekend’s action at the Circuit of the Americas underway after making a major breakthrough last time out in Argentina only to be denied a chance to...

MotoGP: Iannone and Rins out to change their fortune in Texas

20 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Suzuki MotoGP pairing of Andrea Iannone and Alex Rins say that they’re out to change their fortunes this weekend after a slow start to the season for both the MotoGP veteran and the rookie in the...

Gallery: Guy Martin tests all-new electric Mugen

19 April 2017 by MCN News

Guy Martin became the first person to crash a Mugen Shinden in the machine’s six-year history during his first test on the electric bike. The Lincolnshire man slid off the first corner on the tight...

MotoGP: Miller says Honda can ‘expect good things’ in Texas

19 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller says that after a difficult weekend last time out for the Marc VDS Honda squad in Argentina, they and their fellow Honda riders ‘can expect good things’ this weekend when the 2017 MotoGP...

MotoGP: Rossi has ‘an account to settle’ in Texas

19 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi says that he’s got ‘an account to settle’ this weekend when the 2017 MotoGP series heads to Texas and the Circuit of the Americas, after a clutch problem caused an uncharacteristic...

MotoGP: Viñales ‘very strong’ at Circuit of the Americas

19 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales has admitted that he knows he can be ‘very strong’ at this weekend’s American round of the 2017 MotoGP world championship at Texas’ Circuit of the Americas as he looks to maintain the...

Roads: Guy Martin makes Mugen debut in Japan

19 April 2017 by Stephen Davison

John McGuinness and Guy Martin had their first rides on the Mugen Shindens they will ride in this year’s Zero TT race at the Isle of Man TT in Japan last week. The duo, who are also team-mates in the...

BSB: Fourth and top Yamaha for Brookes at Brands

19 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes was able to salvage a fourth place from what was a tricky weekend for the Aussie and his Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha team. A tough practice and qualifying saw him hampered in race one, but he...

BSB: Rapid Ellison left rueing what could have been

19 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison was left rueing what could have been at the second round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch this weekend after he was unable to turn his frightfully quick...

MotoGP: No different front options from Michelin at COTA

18 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Michelin will not bring the controversial front tyre that caused conspiracy theories at the last round of the 2017 MotoGP championship to this weekend’s third round, instead sticking with the original...

MotoGP: High-flying Folger out to build on Argentina

18 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

High-flying MotoGP rookie Jonas Folger says he’s out to build on his strong performance at the Argentinian Grand Prix as the 2017 MotoGP series moves to the third round of the championship at Texas’...