2018

Year: 2018

Month: ALL

BSB: Hickman: 'Pressure is on Buchan and Ray, not me!'

15 August 2018 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman is hoping his strong record at Lincolnshire’s Cadwell Park will help him overhaul either Bradley Ray or Danny Buchan to secure a spot in the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike...

BSB: Ray: 'We need to focus on staying in the top six'

15 August 2018 by Oli Rushby

After the first two rounds of the 2018 season, you wouldn’t have expected Bennetts British Superbike young gun to be fighting to save his spot in the 2018 title fight. Two stunning victories at...

BSB: Haslam: 'Brookes is the biggest title threat'

15 August 2018 by Oli Rushby

Bennetts British Superbike Championship leader Leon Haslam has pin-pointed Josh Brookes as his biggest threat for the 2018 crown ahead of Cadwell Park this weekend. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider...

BSB: Showdown battle to intensify at Cadwell Park

15 August 2018 by Oli Rushby

Crunch time is approaching for the Bennetts British Superbike hopefuls looking to secure a place in the 2018 Title Fighters’ Showdown as the penultimate round of the ‘main season’ kicks off at Cadwell...

Arena Essex to close after 34 years of hosting speedway

15 August 2018 by MCN News

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...

MotoGP: Redding apologies for ‘piece of s***’ remarks

14 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Scott Redding has apologies for his incredible attack on manufacturer Aprilia after Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix, where he hit out at the lack of development and progress with the RS-GP machine.

Roads: French racer Fabrice Miguet dies after UGP crash

13 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

French road racing veteran Fabrice Miguet has died following a crash at Saturday’s Ulster Grand Prix, race organisers have confirmed. The 49-year-old was originally reported as being in a critical...

Interviews: 20 minutes with Richard Cooper

13 August 2018 by Dan Sutherland

Nottingham-based Richard Cooper races in the British Superbike Championship for Buildbase Suzuki alongside Bradley Ray. MCN sat down with the 35-year-old at a recent Suzuki-run trackday at Silverstone...

Moto3: Bezzecchi wins but superhero Martin not far behind

12 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Marco Bezzecchi (Redox PruestelGP) sealed his second race win of the season after leading from start to finish at the eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich, beating a hard charging Enea...

Moto2: Bagnaia and Oliveira go down to the wire

12 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Francesco Bagnaia (Sky Racing Team VR46) maintained his 100% record of winning when on pole at the eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich after a brilliant battle with main Championship rival...

MotoGP: Lorenzo comes out ahead in epic Marquez duel

12 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) and Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) put on a show to remember at the Red Bull Ring in the eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich, with the two dueling down to the wire...

MotoGP: Yamaha bosses issue unprecedented apology to riders

11 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Yamaha’s MotoGP bosses have made an unprecedented apology to riders Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales after today’s qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix, with the pair suffering a terrible day at...

Moto3: Bezzecchi on pole but Martin close behind

11 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Despite a crash at Turn 3, Marco Bezzecchi (Redox PrustelGP) secured his maiden Moto3™ pole position at the eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich as the Red Bull Ring dried up at the end of a...

Moto2: Bagnaia cruises to pole despite fuel issues

11 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Francesco Bagnaia (Sky Racing Team VR46) sealed pole position at the eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich after setting a scorching 1:29.409 on his fifth flying lap, ensuring he starts Sunday’s...

MotoGP: Marquez holds off Dovi by only 0.002

11 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

It was a breathless fight to the wire for pole position at the eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich, with the battle boiling down to a three-way scrap between Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) vs...

Roads: Racing abandoned through bad weather at final day of Ulster Grand Prix

11 August 2018 by Dan Sutherland

The 2018 Ulster Grand Prix came to a premature close today after just three races, due to the onset of bad weather in the afternoon. After initially planning an actioned-packed Saturday of...

MotoGP: FP2 video call between Espargaros ‘to make Pol smile’

10 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Aprilia MotoGP rider Aleix Espargaro says his impromptu video call to brother Pol during the delay to the start of today’s free practice two session was an attempt to cheer up the Red Bull KTM rider...

Moto2: Odendaal fastest in the rain but Bagnaia in the dry

10 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

With the rain falling heavily in FP2, Francesco Bagnaia (SKY Racing Team VR46) ended the opening day at the eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österriech at the summit after going quickest in the dry FP1...

Moto3: McPhee fastest in the Austrian rain

10 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

FP1’s quickest man Jaume Masia (Bester Capital Dubai) ends day one at the eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich on top of the time sheets in a rain affected FP2 session, with Championship leader...

MotoGP: Split conditions leave Marquez and Dovi on top

10 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) was the fastest man on Friday at the eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich and the only rider into the 1:23 bracket in FP1, moving two tenths clear of teammate...

Roads: Bad weather disrupts opening races at Ulster GP

09 August 2018 by Dan Sutherland

After hours of delays due to bad weather, Thursday afternoon’s racing schedule at the Ulster Grand Prix eventually kicked off at around 6.30pm. Racing was set to start around the 7.4011-mile course...

Roads: Cummins completes first 134mph lap at this year's Ulster GP

09 August 2018 by Dan Sutherland

It was another seriously fast practice session at the Ulster Grand Prix, with Manxman Conor Cummins posting the first 134mph lap of the meeting to take pole in the Superbike catagory with a time of...

Video: How to build Honda Fireblade World Superbike

09 August 2018 by Dan Sutherland

Honda Pro Racing have released a new video looking into the complex world of developing a competitive World Superbike. Featuring insights from Honda World Superbike Operations Manager, Chris Pike, as...

Moto3: McPhee in line for Petronas Honda?

09 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Scottish rider John McPhee looks set to jump onto one of the best bikes on the Moto3 grid for 2019, with a new deal believed to be announced imminently that will see him join the Petronas Sprinta...

Roads: Harrison sets the early pace at Ulster GP

08 August 2018 by Dan Sutherland

Silicone Engineering Racing’s Dean Harrison set the early pace on the opening day of the Ulster Grand Prix, from Peter Hickman and Conor Cummins, with a 132.451mph lap. After a delayed start caused by...

MotoGP: Ciabatti sad to see Lorenzo leave Ducati

08 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Ducati MotoGP boss Paolo Ciabatti says that Jorge Lorenzo’s current form is bittersweet to him, with the Spaniard continuing his strong run at Brno with another podium despite having only nine races...

MotoGP: Brno test ‘not possible’ for Viñales

08 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Movistar Yamaha rider Maverick Viñales has admitted that Monday’s test at Brno was just not possible for him to compete in, after being knocked out of Sunday’s Czech Grand Prix at the track by Honda...

Roads: Michael Dunlop to miss Ulster Grand Prix

08 August 2018 by Dan Sutherland

Tyco BMW’s Michael Dunlop will miss this week’s Ulster Grand Prix races from Dundrod. The six-time event winner failed to attend last night’s compulsory rider briefing, which was earmarked by...

Roads: First pictures emerge of David Johnson with Tyco BMW HP4 at Ulster GP

08 August 2018 by Oli Rushby

The first pictures of Aussie David Johnson with his carbon-fibre framed Tyco BMW HP4 Race have emerged at the Ulster Grand Prix. Johnson competed at this year’s North West 200 and Isle of Man TT in...

MotoGP: Trouble ahead as rain threatens in Austria

08 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

There could be trouble ahead for MotoGP organisers at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, as heavy rain forecast for the weekend combined with dangerous track conditions last year at the Red Bull Ring...

MotoGP: No surgery for Espargaro but out for Austria

07 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Red Bull KTM rider Pol Espargaro will not need surgery after a fast crash on Sunday morning at the Czech Grand Prix, but with the Spaniard still undergoing observation in hospital for possible...

MotoGP: Crutchlow denied carbon swing arm by Bradl crash

07 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow has once again been denied a chance to try Honda’s new carbon fibre swing arm, after the part due to sent his way for yesterday’s Brno test was damaged by test rider Stefan Bradl during...

MotoGP: Marquez tops one-day test at Brno

06 August 2018 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) topped the Brno test was a late lunge for the top, setting a 1:55.209 on one of his last laps of the day. Repsol Honda were working with some “important” components so...

BSB: Disappointing race day for Irwin brothers

06 August 2018 by Oli Rushby

The Be Wiser Ducati squad of brothers Glenn and Andrew Irwin stole the headlines on Saturday at Thruxton by becoming the first siblings to share a front row in BSB. With Glenn on pole and Andrew...

BSB: Heroic podium for sick Hickman

06 August 2018 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman stormed to a heroic double podium at Thruxton this weekend just hours after being rushed to hospital by ambulance in the middle of the night. After a disappointing first half of the...

BSB: Brookes wants more despite Thruxton win

06 August 2018 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes believes there is still something missing with his McAMS Yamaha despite becoming a more frequent challenger for the win over the last few rounds. The 2015 champion has been further...