Sport (Jan - Dec 2018)

The 2018 MCN Sport Season review is in shops now! The glossy 132-page magazine takes a look back at yet another brilliant year of racing, including MotoGP, World Superbikes, British Superbikes, road...

The Royal Automobile Club has announced the nominees for the coveted 2018 Torrens Trophy award, which will be presented at an exclusive ceremony at the club’s Pall Mall venue next year. The Torrens...

Isle of Man TT lap record holder Peter Hickman will race a BMW S1000RR under the Carl Cox banner in the three-round New Zealand Suzuki series this Christmas. The series kicks off at the renowned Bruce...

The developer behind the plans for the multi-million-pound Lake Torrent project in Northern Ireland has gone into receivership. The £30 million project was set to develop 163 acres of former clay pits...

2018 has been an incredible year for motorcycle sport, and while it’s not over yet we can already say what a superb year it’s been for us Brits.  There have been British World Champions in no...

Ducati’s V4-R made its debut in race-spec at this weekend’s Bennetts British Superbikes finale at Brands Hatch, where MotoGP test rider Michele Pirro completed a number of demo laps on Saturday. It is...

MCN caught up with three-time British Touring Car champion and bike-lover, Gordon Shedden, at the British MotoGP round at Silverstone 2018 to discuss fast Ducatis, trials riding and trackdays. What...

More information has emerged about the use of Rockingham after the circuit was sold last week. New owners Rockingham Automotive LLP are set to turn the loss-making 250-acre site into one of the...

Next weekend’s DirtQuake at Arena Essex Raceway will be the last at the track after landlords announced the track will close at the end of the season, after 34 years of hosting speedway. The...

Classic racer Clive Ling has died following an incident at the Chimay Circuit in Belgium. He was 53. Clive was a renowned classic racer, a regular front-runner with the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club...

Round 5 of the Adrian Flux British FIM Speedway Grand Prix took place at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, 21 July. How the hell do you turn a SpeedwayGP bike? British rider, Tai...

The Endurance World Championship will be heading to Malaysia, with the news today that the Sepang International Circuit will be joining the 2019-2020 calendar with a planned eight-hour race in...

Reigning World Superbike Jonathan Rea has admitted that he was surprised to discover that he had not broken but obliterated the Suzuka 8 Hour lap record today, after putting together a strong run in...

Alex Lowes says he and his Suzuka 8 Hour title-defending Yamaha team are gearing up for a close finish to Sunday’s race, with the Brit making the most of tonight’s night practice to top the session.

World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea has obliterated the Suzuka 8 Hour lap record during qualifying for this year’s running of the venerable endurance race, taking nearly a second off MotoGP rider...

The reigning Suzuka 8 Hour squad of Alex Lowes, Michael van der Mark and Katsuyuki Nakasuga have topped the opening day of action at the prestigious endurance race, coming home ahead of the Team Green...

The FCC TSR Honda team start this year’s Suzuka 8 Hour in a strong position as they fight for their first world championship, leading French squad GMT94 Yamaha by ten points as they head to Japan for...

MotoGP rider Takaaki Nakagami says he’s expecting a different challenge from last year’s 8 Hour race this year, when he jumps onto the endurance machine not from a Moto2 bike but from his LCR Honda...

Reigning Suzuka 8 Hour champion Alex Lowes says that defending their crown at this year’s prestigious endurance race won’t be as easy as it has been in recent years, thanks to the all-star line-up of...

Leon Haslam says he’s going into this year’s Suzuka 8 Hour race more confident than he has in years, as the two-time Suzuka winner links up with reigning World Superbike champion and 2019 WSB teammate...

Suzuki have hosted their first All-Star 125 Race at Bruntingthorpe karting track, with a few famous faces you might recognise.  Using Suzuki GSX-S125s, Buildbase Suzuki’s Bradley Ray, Richard...

Rory Skinner and Thomas Strudwick shared the spoils in the third round of the inaugural British Talent Cup at Snetterton. Starting from second on the grid, it was Max Cook who took the holeshot into...

Can Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez possibly make good team-mates? Can Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez possibly make good team-mates?

Yamaha have unveiled the special edition bike that defending champions Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Alex Lowes and Michael van der Mark will use at this year’s Suzuka 8 Hour, with the paint scheme harking back...

Aprilia rider Scott Redding has once again teamed up with Bike Industries and Podium Prizes to offer one lucky fan the chance to win an Aprilia RSV4 RF superbike in a replica of his MotoGP...

The home town of 2006 MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden has unveiled a statue in honour of the racer, a year on from when he tragically died in a cycling accident in Italy. Uncovered last night by...

Is a move to Repsol Honda the right one for Jorge Lorenzo? TOP MOTOGP NEWS Lorenzo confirmed as Pedrosa replacement Petrucci completes factory Ducati line-up Syahrin remains with Tech 3 after KTM...

Is a move to Repsol Honda the right one for Jorge Lorenzo? TOP MOTOGP NEWS Lorenzo confirmed as Pedrosa replacement Petrucci completes factory Ducati line-up Syahrin remains with Tech 3 after KTM...

The Motorcycle Industry Association has called on EU member governments and MEPs to reject the latest European Commission proposals, which have the potential to end all competitive motorsport across...

The jewel in the crown of the extreme enduro season and one of the world's toughest races, the Erzbergrodeo is an incredible spectacle. 500 riders line up this afternoon at the bottom of an Austrian...

Are you going to the TT this year?

Rally rider, Sam Sunderland has been awarded The Segrave Trophy by the RAC club in recognition of being the first Brit to win the Dakar. Past winners are made up of motorsport royalty and the...

Last month, we reported that rumours circulating the MotoGP paddock suggested we could see Jorge Lorenzo move to Suzuki.  Despite the rumours and Lorenzo countering the hearsay, if he did move...

F.C.C TSR Honda made history this weekend as they became the first Japanese team to win the prestigious Le Mans 24-hour race. The squad, formed by Freddy Foray, Alan Techer and Josh Hook, crossed the...

Michael Dunlop will race a Suzuki GSX-R1000 at Le Mans in the prestigious 24-hour race next week. The 15-time Isle of Man TT winner will join South African Superbike Champion Clinton Seller and...