April

Year: 2017

Month: April

MotoGP: Marquez rueing not arriving in Texas ‘in a better position’

18 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Reigning MotoGP world champion marc Marquez says he’s rueing not arriving at this weekend’s Texan Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in a better position, after a difficult start to the 2017...

BSS: Mackenzie makes it four out of four

18 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Tarran Mackenzie fired a clear warning shot to his rivals in the British Supersport championship at Brands Hatch this weekend with an astonishing hat-trick of wins meaning he’s unbeaten so far in...

BSB: Iddon thrilled to have podium pace

18 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Tyco BMW’s Christian Iddon left the second round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch with increased confidence after a double podium on the 1.2 mile Indy circuit. The...

BSB: Rookie Ray impresses with debut top ten

18 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

MCE British Superbike rookie Bradley Ray impressed in the second round at Brands Hatch this weekend as he secured his debut top ten finish despite a plethora of setbacks throughout the weekend. Two...

BSB: Mossey does the double at Brands Bank Holiday shootout

17 April 2017 by James Archibald

JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider, Luke Mossey had a dream double win at Brands Hatch Indy for the second round of the MCE British Superbike Championship. Team-mate Leon Haslam started strong but quickly...

BSB: Young gun Mossey takes debut victory at Brands

17 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Young gun Luke Mossey took a jubilant debut MCE British Superbike victory in the opening race at Brands Hatch Indy this afternoon. The 24-year-old got a steady start behind team-mate Leon Haslam and...

MotoGP: Shareholders take billion Euro payday from promoter Dorna

17 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Shareholders in MotoGP and World Superbike’s organising body Dorna are set to take a payday worth nearly a billion Euros from the company, after using a dividend recapitalisation to take a profit...

Moto2: Binder to miss Austin after surgery on loose plate

17 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Reigning Moto3 world champion Brad Binder will miss this weekend’s American Grand Prix in Texas after undergoing surgery to reattach a plate on his left forearm bone that came loose during last...

EWC: GMT94 Yamaha takes Le Mans 24 Heures win

16 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

The GMT94 Yamaha squad of David Checa, Niccolo Canepa and Mickael Di Meglio has taken the race victory after 24 hours of racing in Le Mans, coming out just ahead of fellow Yamaha squad YART to take...

BSB: Ellison: 'I'll have to stick my neck out, but that's BSB!'

16 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison was thrilled to take the McAMS Yamaha team’s first pole position in today’s MCE British Superbike qualifying with the fastest ever two-wheeled lap of the Brands Hatch Indy...

BSB: O'Halloran: 'I feel like I can push again!'

16 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jason O’Halloran and the Honda Racing team continued to show progress in this afternoon’s MCE British Superbike qualifying session to bag sixth spot on the grid for tomorrow’s opening race. The...

BSB: Mossey looking for debut win from front row

16 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey has put himself in a prime position to clinch his debut MCE British Superbike victory from the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s opening race at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. Mossey,...

BSB: Quickest ever lap of Brands Indy secures pole for Ellison

16 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison will start tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race from pole position after clocking the quickest ever lap of the Brands Hatch Indy circuit in qualifying this afternoon. The McAMS...

BSB: Giugliano unfit for FP3, could return for racing

16 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Davide Giugliano will not return to the track for the third practice session for the second round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch. The former WSB rider crashed out heavily at...

MotoGP: Baz disappointed with 11th in Argentina

16 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Loris Baz has come away from the second race of the 2017 MotoGP season disappointed by 11th place, after evasive action on the opening lap of the Argentine Grand prix cost him what he believes was the...

MotoGP: Crutchlow: ‘I could have fought with Mav

16 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow has come away from Sunday’s Argentinian Grand Prix pleased to have finally returned to the podium after a series of disastrous results – but disappointed that he wasn’t able to challenge...

Video: Dramatic footage of Giugliano practice crash

15 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

MCE British Superbike Championship bosses have released dramatic race control CCTV footage of the crash that ruled Tyco BMW’s Davide Giugliano out of action for this afternoon’s second free practice...

BSB: Quickest Ellison: 'I'm keen not to get ahead of myself'

15 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison has said he’s keen not to get ahead of himself despite clocking the fastest ever lap of the Brands Hatch Indy circuit as practice got underway for the second round of the MCE British...

BSB: Bennetts Suzuki 'still experimenting' with new GSX-R

15 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli was back on the pace as the second day of action got underway for the second round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. The former World...

BSB: Rookie Ray impresses despite crashes

15 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

MCE British Superbike rookie Bradley Ray impressed as practice got underway for the second round of the 2017 series at Brands Indy today. Despite crashing in both sessions the Buildbase Suzuki rider...

BSB: Ellison on top with quickest ever lap of Brands Indy

15 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison got off to a storming start in the opening free practice sessions for the second round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship to clock the fastest ever lap around the Brands Indy...

BSB: Giugliano ruled out of FP2 after crash

15 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Davide Giugliano will sit out of this afternoon’s second MCE British Superbike free practice session at Brands Hatch after a heavy fall in the morning’s opening session. The Tyco BMW rider tucked the...

Video: World Superbike's new South American home

15 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

With the announcement last weekend at the Argentinian Grand Prix that World Superbikes would be joining their Grand Prix brethren in South America from 2018, most assumed that the production racing...

MotoGP: Aspar Ducati pair earn their keep

15 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Pull&Bear Aspar Ducati pair of Karel Abraham and Alvaro Bautista have come away from their second race together as teammates having made an impressive mark on the series so far, after the Czech...

MotoGP: Marquez adamant Viñales pressure didn’t cause fall

15 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has left the second round of the 2017 MotoGP world championship in a new place, finding himself on the back foot and no longer the boy wonder of the class for perhaps the first time in...

BSB: Byrne: 'Missing Donington has fired me up'

14 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Five time MCE British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne has said missing the opening races of the 2017 season left him more determined than he was ahead of the season opener two weeks ago. And the Be...

BSB: Haslam continues to test new engine spec

14 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

JG Speedfit Kawasaki duo Leon Haslam and Luke Mossey continued to test a new-spec Kawasaki motor as the second round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship got underway at Brands Hatch with an...

BSB: Byrne back on top at official test

14 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne was just 0.1 seconds off lap record pace as 2017 MCE British Superbike action resumed at Brands Hatch’s Indy circuit this afternoon with a 75-minute test session. Given the official...

MotoGP: Lorenzo upbeat despite disaster weekend

14 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has come away surprisingly positive from what looks on paper to be a disastrous weekend for the new Ducati rider, after qualifying a distant 16th, crashing out of the race in the first...

MotoGP: Jarvis: I thought I had signed a champion

14 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Yamaha MotoGP boss Lin Jarvis has told MCN that while he knew that Maverick Viñales had potential last year when he signed the young Spaniard to replace three-time champion Jorge Lorenzo – but...

MotoGP: Tyre controversy makes mountain out of a molehill

14 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Argentinian Grand Prix weekend saw controversy erupt in the paddock after a move by Michelin to bring a new type of front profile tyre was turned from a molehill into a mountain over allegations...

Video Exclusive: Shane Byrne on preparing for 2017 season

13 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

How do you approach the winter break after winning a fifth MCE British Superbike title? We spent some time with 2016 BSB champ Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne at both his home in Spain and on the Isle of Sheppey...

BSB: Progress boosts Guintoli ahead of Brands

13 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli is hopeful of a step forward with the all-new GSX-R1000 this weekend after a positive test at Mallory Park on Wednesday. Despite a strong pre-season testing, Guintoli and the Bennetts...

BSB: Step forward for Honda after Mallory test

13 April 2017 by Oli Rushby

Honda Racing’s Jason O’Halloran is confident of showing a marked improvement with the new CBR1000RR Fireblade at Brands Hatch this weekend after a positive test at Mallory Park. The Louth-based squad...

MotoGP: Dovi lays lion’s share of blame on Petrucci not Espargaró

13 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

History has repeated itself for the luckless Andrea Dovizioso, after he was torpedoed off his bike during Sunday’s Argentine Grand Prix for the second year in a row. T-boned in 2016 by then-teammate...

Moto3: Canny McPhee learning from McWill

13 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3 ace John McPhee says he’s doing all he can to learn from British Talent Team mentor and former Grand Prix winner Jeremy McPhee – something reflected in Sunday’s Argentine Grand Prix result when...