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BSB: Traditional Superpole qualifying format returns at Cadwell Park

01 August 2022 by Josh Close

The traditional one-lap Superpole qualifying format will return to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park later this month. The format, used predominantly in the World...

WSB: Peter Hickman set for Donington wildcard with FHO Racing BMW

06 July 2022 by Josh Close

Peter Hickman will make a World Superbike Championship wildcard appearance at Donington Park later this month. Hickman will take to the track onboard his FHO Racing BMW M1000RR, with WSB-spec...

MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia issues apology after failing breathalyser test in Ibiza car crash

06 July 2022 by Josh Close

Francesco Bagnaia has issued an apology after he was involved in a car crash in Ibiza before failing a breathalyser test. According to local news outlets, who also shared photographs of the...

Roads: Organisers host 2022 Armoy Road Races launch event

30 June 2022 by Josh Close

The 2022 Armoy Road Races event has been officially launched at the Bayview Hotel in Portballintrae and will take place on July 2 Armoy Motorcycling Road Racing Club 24-30. Armoy Motorcycling Road...

WSB: McAMS Yamaha confirm Tarran Mackenzie wildcard at Donington Park

29 June 2022 by Josh Close

Tarran Mackenzie will make his long-awaited World Superbike Championship debut as a wildcard entrant at Donington Park. The reigning Bennetts British Superbike champion was due to make his debut at...

MotoGP: Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis hits out at 'inconsistent' FIM MotoGP Stewards following Fabio Quartararo penalty

28 June 2022 by Josh Close

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis has called for “correct, balanced and consistent decisions” to be made by the FIM MotoGP Stewards following Fabio Quartararo’s incident with Aleix Espargaro at...

WSB: Alvaro Bautista extends contract with Ducati for 2023 season

28 June 2022 by Josh Close

Alvaro Bautista has signed a new contract with the Aruba.it Racing Ducati team for the 2023 World Superbike Championship season. The Spaniard leads the championship after the opening four rounds,...

MotoGP Assen: Fabio Quartararo penalised for incident with Aleix Espargaro

27 June 2022 by Josh Close

Fabio Quartararo will have to serve a long lap penalty at Silverstone as punishment for his collision with Aleix Espargaro during Sunday’s Dutch TT at Assen. The championship leader attempted a...

MotoGP: Alex Marquez joins Fabio Di Giannantonio at Gresini Racing for 2023

27 June 2022 by Josh Close

Alex Marquez will join Fabio Di Giannantonio at the Gresini Racing Ducati team next season after confirming his departure from LCR Honda. Marquez has been linked with a move away from Lucio...

MotoGP: Rory Skinner to make Moto2 wildcard appearances at Silverstone and Red Bull Ring

27 June 2022 by Josh Close

Bennetts British Superbike Championship rider Rory Skinner will make his Moto2 debut in August after joining forces with the American Racing team. Skinner will get his first taste of Grand Prix...

EWC Big Read: Exclusive interview with Gino Rea

24 June 2022 by Josh Close

Fans have waited a long time to see a Brit in a factory Endurance World Championship team, but the wait is over. This season Gino Rea is racing for F.C.C. TSR Honda France and he’s already enjoyed...

Jack Bell launches Go Fund Me page following FIM Flat Track World Championship invitation

21 June 2022 by Josh Close

Teenage flat track racer Jack Bell has been invited by the FIM to represent the UK in this year’s Flat Track World championship. Aged 19, Bell is the youngest competitor to have been invited to the...

BSB Knockhill: Jason O'Halloran beats FS-3 Racing Kawasaki duo to clinch victory in race two

19 June 2022 by Josh Close

Jason O’Halloran came out on top in an entertaining second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race of the weekend to clinch his first-ever win at Knockhill. The Aussie fought his way through...

WSB: Meet Toprak Razgatlıoğlu at Crescent Motorcycles' Yamaha Live weekend

16 June 2022 by Josh Close

Race fans will get the chance to meet 2021 World Superbike Champion Toprak Razgatlıoğlu this weekend at Crescent Motorcycles’ Verwood showroom. The Pata Yamaha rider will be there on June 18-19 as...

Isle of Man TT 2022: Peter Hickman dominates to take Senior TT victory

11 June 2022 by Josh Close

Peter Hickman has taken his fourth victory at this year’s Isle of Man TT after beating Dean Harrison in the delayed Senior TT finale. The Senior was originally due to take place on Friday, however...

Isle of Man TT 2022: Roger and Bradley Stockton have died

10 June 2022 by Josh Close

Roger and Bradley Stockton have died following an incident on the final lap of the second Sidecar Race at the 2022 Isle of Man TT. Roger and Bradley were father and son, and driver and passenger...

MotoGP: Jack Miller signs a two-year factory team deal with KTM

09 June 2022 by Josh Close

Jack Miller will race for Red Bull KTM in MotoGP next season after signing a two-year deal with the Austrian manufacturer. The Aussie will line-up alongside Brad Binder in the factory team, with...

Isle of Man TT organisers confirm identity of the Sidecar racer killed during race one

08 June 2022 by Josh Close

The organisers of the Isle of Man TT have released a statement stating that there has been a case of “mistaken identification” with regards to the Sidecar accident involving César Chanal and Olivier...

Isle of Man TT 2022: Davy Morgan has died

07 June 2022 by Josh Close

Veteran road racer Davy Morgan has died following an incident on the final lap of the opening Supersport race at the 2022 Isle of Man TT. The accident occurred at the 27th Milestone on the mountain...

Isle of Man TT 2022: Mark Purslow has died

02 June 2022 by Josh Close

Road racer Mark Purslow has died following an accident at Ballagarey during the fourth qualifying session for this year’s Isle of Man TT. The accident occurred just before the fourth mile marker at...

MotoGP: Max Biaggi inducted into the Hall of Fame at Mugello

27 May 2022 by Josh Close

Max Biaggi has been inducted into the MotoGP Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at Mugello ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. Biaggi, now known as an official MotoGP Legend, was presented his...

Roads: FHO Racing to make Isle of Man TT Sidecar debut with Founds and Walmsley

27 May 2022 by Josh Close

FHO Racing is expanding into Sidecar racing at this year’s Isle of Man TT after signing a deal with Peter Founds and Jevan Walmsley. Faye Ho’s team will be sponsoring the duo, previously run under...

MotoGP: Aprilia and RNF Racing join forces for 2023 satellite team

27 May 2022 by Josh Close

Aprilia will field four bikes in MotoGP next season after agreeing a two-year satellite team deal with RNF Racing. The two-year deal includes an option to renew for a further two seasons, and is...

BSB Donington: MSVR release update on the condition of Josh Day

26 May 2022 by Josh Close

A further update has been released this afternoon (May 26) on the condition Quattro Plant British Supersport rider Josh Day. Day was placed into a medically induced coma on Saturday (May 21)...

MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales sign new two-year deals with Aprila

26 May 2022 by Josh Close

Aprilia has given Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales new two-year contracts for the 2023 and 2024 MotoGP seasons. The contract extensions were confirmed during a press conference at Mugello this...

MotoGP: Grand Prix of Finland postponed until 2023

26 May 2022 by Josh Close

The Finnish Grand Prix has been postponed until 2023 due to homologation and the ongoing geopolitical issues between Russia and Ukraine. The all-new KymiRing circuit was supposed to host the first...

BSB: Support class round-up from Donington Park

23 May 2022 by Josh Close

Bradley Perie produced not one, but two stunning performances in the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship at Donington Park to beat runaway leader Jack Kennedy. Heading into round three it...

BSB Donington: Jason O'Halloran crowned Milwaukee King of Donington

23 May 2022 by Josh Close

Jason O’Halloran has moved up into second in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship after completing the double in the final race of the weekend at Donington Park. After sealing his first win...

BSB: FS-3 Racing Kawasaki join forces with Cheshire Mouldings in title sponsorship deal

19 May 2022 by Josh Close

FS-3 Racing has joined forces with Cheshire Mouldings in a deal which sees the latter become the team’s new title sponsor in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. Cheshire Mouldings,...

WSB: Exclusive Q&A with Crescent Yamaha boss Paul Denning

19 May 2022 by Josh Close

Crescent Yamaha made history last year by becoming the first British team to win the Riders’, Teams’, and Manufacturers’ Championships. They did that by ending Jonathan Rea and Kawasaki’s stranglehold...

Roads: John McGuinness joins SMT Racing for TT Supersport races

18 May 2022 by Josh Close

John McGuinness will reunite with the returning SMT Racing team in the Supersport class at this year’s Isle of Man TT. McGuinness will ride a Honda CBR600RR in the two four-lap races, as he joins...

MotoGP: Enea Bastianini secures third victory of the season at Le Mans

16 May 2022 by Josh Close

Enea Bastianini is proving to be a genuine MotoGP title contender this season after storming to his third victory of the 2022 season at Le Mans. The Gresini Racing star, who is the only rider to...

North West 200: Glenn Irwin extends unbeaten Superbike streak to six races with 2022 double

16 May 2022 by Josh Close

Glenn Irwin’s dominance of the Superbike class at the North West 200 continued on Saturday as he won both races onboard his official Honda Fireblade. The results mean that Irwin has now won the...

MotoGP: Suzuki confirms plans to quit at the end of 2022

12 May 2022 by Josh Close

Suzuki has confirmed that talks are underway with Dorna regarding the possibility of the manufacturer leaving MotoGP at the end of the season. Rumours began to circulate last week that Suzuki could...

BSB: Chrissy Rouse documentary launched on Amazon Prime

11 May 2022 by Josh Close

A new documentary which tells the story of Chrissy Rouse’s 2020 National Superstock 1000 title-winning campaign has been released on Amazon Prime. The film, directed by Dave Baum, is titled Chasing...

Roads: Josh Brookes to race for PBM Ducati at the North West 200

27 April 2022 by Josh Close

Josh Brookes will race in both Superbike races at this year’s North West 200 after securing the seat vacated by Michael Dunlop at Paul Bird’s Ducati team. Dunlop revealed that the deal between him...