July

Year: 2017

Month: July

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...

WSB: Opening laps hamper Davies in race two

10 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies has said not cutting through the pack as quick as his rivals in the early stages cost him the chance of fighting for a better result in Sunday’s second World Superbike race at Laguna...

MotoGP: KTM trio joined by Olivera at Aragon test

10 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

KTM’s regular MotoGP trio of racers Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaró and test rider Mika Kallio were joined at a two-day test last week at Spain’s Aragon circuit by Moto2 rider Miguel Oliveira, with...

WSB: Rea romps to another win before summer break

09 July 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) took little time in hitting the front of the second 25-lap WorldSBK race at Laguna Seca, and then simply eased away from early leader and his own team-mate Tom...

WSB: Davies triumphs at Laguna Seca

09 July 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) overcame a recent fracture to one of his vertebrae to secure a stunning win in race one at Laguna Seca, riding at full pace for all 25-laps of the intense...

WSB: Race director clarifies new direction

08 July 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

After some outspoken media comments from overall Dorna boss Carmelo Ezpeleta in the run-up to the Laguna Seca weekend, the WorldSBK Series Director Dani Carrera gave some clarification of what will...

WSB: Sykes yet again In Laguna superpole

08 July 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) came good on his Friday promise to find improvements in his overall set-up and scored his third Superpole win of the year as a result. He lifted his career Superpole...

WSB: Davies hits back after Misano injury

08 July 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Despite suffering a back injury at the previous round in Misano just a couple of weeks before the start of the Laguna Seca round of the championship, Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) stamped his...

MotoGP: Catalunya set for resurfacing and return to old layout

07 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

The bosses of Barcelona’s Montmelò circuit have confirmed that the home of the Catalan Grand Prix will be fully resurfaced and returned to it’s original layout for next year’s race, following a stark...

BSS: Feature race result hangs in the balance

07 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

The result of Sunday’s Dickies British Supersport feature race still hangs in the balance after second-placed Andrew Irwin allegedly passed Tempus MV Agusta’s Jack Kennedy under yellow flags on the...

MotoGP: ‘Great race’ to ninth for Zarco

07 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Johann Zarco has admitted that he’s happy to have come away from Sunday’s German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring with a solid ninth place finish after a difficult weekend for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3...

MotoGP: Lorenzo ‘can’t be satisfied’ with German result

07 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has admitted after Sunday’s German Grand Prix that there is no way that he could have come away from the Sachsenring satisfied with his result, after coming home in a distant 11th place...

BSB: Dixon closes in on Showdown spot

06 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

After his unexpected debut double victory at Knockhill, no-one was sure how Jake Dixon would perform at Snetterton. But the 21-year-old’s realistic pre-race expectations proved useful as he left the...

BSB: Another weekend to forget for Ellison

06 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

It was yet another weekend to forget for James Ellison and the McAMS Yamaha team with the Cumbrian once again leaving with nil points despite showing pace within touching distance of double race...

EWC: Miller heads all-star line-up for Suzuka 8 Hour

06 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Marc VDS Honda MotoGP rider Jack Miller will head up an all-star line-up for this year’s prestigious Suzuka 8 Hour field, with a grid studded with world champions and top level racers from Grand Prix,...

WSS: CIA Insurance Honda truck damaged in fire

06 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

The CIA Insurance Honda team truck has been badly damaged in a fire, after bursting into flames last month on it’s return from the last round of the championship in Misano. The extensive damage was...

Moto3: Kent unsure what the future brings

06 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Former Moto3 world champion Danny Kent has admitted that he’s unsure what the future brings for him as he completed yet another weekend wildcard appearance at the German Grand Prix, this time for the...

MotoGP: Baz undergoes successful arm pump surgery

06 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

French MotoGP racer Loris Baz has made the most of the championship’s month-long summer break to undergo successful arm pump surgery to relieve a recurrent issue he’s struggled with in 2017 on the...

BSB: Haslam battles injury and speed deficit at Snetterton

05 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Coming back after his heavy crash at Knockhill, this weekend was never going to be easy for Leon Haslam, but the JG Speedfit Kawasaki feels he wasn’t just hindered by his injuries as he finished both...

MotoGP: Jerez resurfacing approved by local government

05 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Jerez local government have approved nearly €1 million in funds in their latest budget so that the home of the Spanish Grand Prix can be fully resurfaced ahead of next year’s race, following...

MotoGP: Viñales confident about championship hopes

05 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Movistar Yamaha racer Maverick Viñales says he’s going into the 2017 MotoGP season’s summer break confident that when the actions gets underway again in a month’s time he can get his hopes of lifting...

BSB: Warm-up crash hampers series leader Mossey

05 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Snetterton proved to be a disastrous weekend for MCE British Superbike series leader Luke Mossey, whose stunning 2017 consistency faltered in Sunday’s two races after a big crash in morning...

MotoGP: Circuit of Wales bosses insist project lives on

05 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Last Tuesday’s announcement that the Welsh Government were set to withdraw from the Circuit of Wales project looked set to spell the end for the project, after economics minister Ken Skates laid out...

Roads: Guy Martin out of Southern 100

04 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Guy Martin has withdrawn his entry for this year’s Southern 100, choosing to sit out next week’s race in the Isle of Man as his Honda Racing CBR1000RR undergoes further testing in it’s road racing...

BSB: Hopkins on the pace at Snetterton

04 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins and the MotoRapido Ducati team enjoyed a breakthrough weekend at Snetterton with two solid results as Hopkins pushed on to fight with the lead group for a rostrum finish. Hopkins finished...

Neate Racing win Spa Classic as Suzuki and Martin come home seventh

04 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Neate Racing squad of former British Supersport racer Steven Neate, father Jon and stand-in racer Robert Collins have taken victory in the Spa Classic 4 Hour endurance race, coming home a lap...

MotoGP: Rossi pleased after ‘difficult weekend’

04 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has admitted that he’s left the ninth round of the 2017 MotoGP season at the German Grand Prix pleased to have come away with a fifth place and valuable championship points, after a...

Moto2: Morbidelli ‘living the dream’ after another win

04 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto2 championship leader Franco Morbidelli says he’s ‘living the dream’ after taking yet another win in the middleweight class to go into the summer break with a comfortable 34-point championship...

MotoGP: Tyre issues slow Pedrosa’s charge

04 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Dani Pedrosa’s hopes of finishing higher than third in this year’s German Grand Prix were brought to a sudden halt during Sunday’s race at the Sachsenring, when unexpected tyre wear came into play and...