March

Year: 2017

Month: March

BSB: Brookes: 'Yamaha feels like an old friend'

07 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes has said the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha feels just like ‘an old friend’ after finally getting some decent laps in with the team at Jerez yesterday. The first two days at the Andalusian circuit...

MotoGP: Barbera out of Qatar test

07 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Reale Avintia Ducati rider Hector Barbera will not take part in this week’s final MotoGP pre-season test in Qatar, as he continues to recover from a broken collarbone sustained last week while...

BSB: Byrne keen to get back on track

07 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

One face missing as testing for the 2017 MCE British Superbike season got underway in Spain last week was reigning champion Shane Byrne and his Be Wiser PBM Ducati team. The Penrith-based set-up have...

MotoGP: Espargaró reduced to tears by Suzuki frustrations

07 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP racer Aleix Espargaró has candidly admitted that he was at times reduced to tears last season as the frustration of trying to get the best out of his Suzuki GSX-RR machine almost became too...

MotoGP: Lowes raring to go on new Aprilia

06 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Gresini Aprilia rider Sam Lowes says he’s raring to get going next week at the third and final MotoGP pre-season test as he finally gets the chance to test the Italian manufacturer’s new and improved...

BSB: Giugliano: 'Tyco BMW more comfortable than my Ducati WSB bike'

06 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Davide Giugliano showed he could be a contender in this year’s MCE British Superbike Championship at Cartagena this week, telling MCN he was already more comfortable on the S1000RR than his Ducati WSB...

MotoGP: Reale Avintia Ducati launch new bike in style

06 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Reale Avintia Ducati team of Loris Baz and Hector Barbera have launched their 2017 colours – and new title sponsor Reale – in style, dropping in quite literally to Andorra’s ice racing circuit to...

Roads: McGuinness sticks with Jackson Racing for third consecutive year

06 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness will continue with the Jackson Racing squad in the Supersport category for a third successive year. The 23-time TT winner will race a Ten Kate-prepared CBR600RR...

MotoGP: Circuit of Wales bosses hoping good news on the horizon

06 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Circuit of Wales boss Martin Whittaker has told MCN that he hopes there’s good news on the immediate horizon for the project, after they submitted what they’re hoping will be the final draft of their...

MotoGP: Espargaró disappointed in Suzuki sacking

05 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Gresini Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaró has hit out at former team Suzuki, slamming the Japanese manufacturer for the way they went about replacing him with Italian Andrea Iannone in the middle of the...

BSB: Brookes makes Anvil Hire Yamaha debut at wet Jerez

04 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes made his debut for the Anvil Hire Yamaha team at Jerez today despite poor weather doing its best to interrupt the team’s first test of the season. Heavy rainfall at the Spanish circuit...

BSB: Guintoli gets first taste of Yoshimura-spec Bennetts Suzuki

04 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli got a first taste of the Yoshimura-spec Bennetts Suzuki GSX-R he’ll race in this year’s MCE British Superbike Championship at a windy Almeria today. The 2014 World Superbike Champion...

Gallery: Aprilia's marmite 2017 MotoGP machine

04 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Aprilia’s 2017 MotoGP contender has certainly divided opinion since Sam Lowes and Aleix Espargaró pulled the overs off the bike yesterday at the Italian firm’s headquarters in Noale, outside Venice.

BTC: Dorna lay out plans for new young talent series

04 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Dorna have laid out their plans for the new British Talent Cup series that will get underway during the 2018 season in a double-header event in London that also saw the MotoGP organisers launch the...

MotoGP: Dovi unamused at Ducati progress

04 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

While Jorge Lorenzo, without a real benchmark of Ducati’s progress since his defection from Yamaha, might be pleased with the progress being made by the Bologna firm’s engineers, his teammate Andrea...

BSB: Mossey obliterates Cartagena lap record

03 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey obliterated the outright lap record of the Cartagena track to remain on top as lap times tumble on the third day of MCE British Superbike testing in Spain. The young gun set a quickest...

MotoGP: Lowes and Espargaró unveil radically different Aprilia

03 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Gresini Aprilia racers Sam Lowes and Aleix Espargaró have unveiled the radically different livery that they’ll campaign the 2017 MotoGP season on, in the team’s official launch at their home base in...

BSB: Brookes to make Anvil Hire Yamaha debut at Jerez

03 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes will make his debut with the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha team at Jerez this weekend as he begins preparations for the 2017 MCE British Superbike season. Flying to Spain fresh from his 12th...

MotoGP: Marquez admits work to do at Honda

03 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez has admitted that there’s still work to be done for him and the Japanese manufacturer ahead of the start of the 2017 MotoGP season, despite the reigning world champion...

BTC: McWilliams excited to be involved in youth development

02 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Former Grand Prix race winner Jeremy McWilliams says he’s excited to be involved in the new British Talent Cup series, as he’s given a chance to mentor the next generation of young talent from the...

BSB: Laverty enjoying transition to Yamaha

02 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty continued to enjoy his transition from BMW machinery to Yamaha at this week’s MCE British Superbike test at Cartagena. The Northern Irishman set the third quickest time on day one but...

Gallery: A closer look at the 2017 Pramac Ducati

02 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

With the 2017 MotoGP season now well underway after the completing of the second test at Phillip Island last week and with the Pramac Ducati team heading to Naples to launch their new bikes, it’s the...

BSB: Mossey takes to the top on Day 2 in Cartagena

02 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey took to the top of the timesheets on the second day of MCE British Superbike testing at Cartagena ahead of team-mate Leon Haslam and day one’s quickest rider James Ellison. Mossey’s...

BSB: Mossey: 'It's nice to be back on track with our competitors'

02 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey got off to a strong start at this week’s MCE British Superbike Cartagena Pro-Test to set the second quickest time on the opening day behind McAMS Yamaha’s James Ellison. Mossey, who is...

MotoGP: Barbera in surgery for broken collarbone

02 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Avintia Ducati rider Hector Barbera is set to undergo surgery for a broken collarbone, after crashing at Valencia yesterday during a training session. The damage sustained to his left collarbone means...

BSB: Mackenzie 'loving every second' of Bennetts Suzuki debut

02 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

National Superstock 1000 Champion Taylor Mackenzie says he ‘loved every second’ of his debut ride on the Bennetts Suzuki superbike at Cartagena yesterday. The 24-year-old got his first run out on the...

MotoGP: Rookie Folger stuns with fast pace

02 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales wasn’t the only Yamaha rider to come away from last week’s Phillip Island MotoGP test having impressed, with rookie sensation Jonas Folger stunning by finishing fourth overall, only...

BSB: Haslam happy but 'still work to do' after day one in Cartagena

01 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam was pleased with the progress made by his JG Speedfit Kawasaki team on the opening day of MCE British Superbike testing at Cartagena. The 2016 runner-up set the fourth-quickest time of the...

BSB: Fastest Ellison surprised by day one pace

01 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison has admitted he is surprised by his day one pace on the McAMS Yamaha at this week’s Cartagena MCE British Superbike test. While there is no official timing, Ellison is reported to have...

BSB: Ellison quickest as testing gets underway in Cartagena

01 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

The first major test of the 2017 MCE British Superbike season got underway at Cartagena today with many teams enjoying their first runs out in Spanish sunshine. While there is no official timing at...

BSB: Giugliano: 'Riding without electronics is fun!'

01 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Tyco BMW new boy Davide Giugliano has said he’s enjoying his first experience of a bike without electronics in almost a decade as he makes his debut with the Northern Irish team in Cartagena. The...

Gallery: John McPhee's British Talent Team Honda

01 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

With the 2017 Moto3 season now well underway after the completion of the first series of Spanish testing last week, Czech Grand Prix winner John McPhee headed back to London to launch the new British...

WSB: Brookes happy with 12th after technical setbacks

01 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

2015 MCE British Superbike Champion Josh Brookes overcame a plethora of technical difficulties to walk away with a rewarding 12th place finish in this weekend’s opening round of the 2017 Superbike...

Gallery: Davide Giugliano makes Tyco BMW debut at Cartagena

01 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

MCE British Superbike new boy Davide Giugliano got his first taste of the Tyco BMW S1000RR he’ll race in the upcoming season today at Cartagena. The former World Superbike star is testing alongside...

MotoGP: Lorenzo not ready to race

01 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has admitted that he’s still far away from being ready to win races on the Ducati GP17 machine, after a difficult test for the Spaniard at one of the tracks most unsuited to the red...