TT & road races

Alastair Seeley will start this evening’s opening Superstock 1000 race at the 2017 Vauxhall international North West 200 after blitzing the lap record in Thursday’s qualifying. Riding in a one-off...

Martin Jessopp will start on pole position for this evening’s opening Supertwins race at the 2017 Vauxhall North West 200 after coming within two tenths of the lap record in Thursday morning’s second...

The 2017 Vauxhall International North West 200 continues under the North Coast sunshine this morning with the final practice and qualifying sessions before racing gets underway later today. So far,...

Michael Rutter led the way in the opening Superstock session at this year’s 2017 Vauxhall International North West 200, pipping Alastair Seeley to the top spot by just 0.141 seconds. Seeley, who...

Alastair Seeley was once again on top as Superbike qualifying got underway at the 2017 Vauxhall International North West 200, pipping Michael Rutter to the top spot in the opening 1000cc...

Alastair Seeley led the way as practice got underway for this year’s 2017 Vauxhall International North West 200, topping the times in the opening Supersport 600 session. The day’s start was slightly...

Organisers of the Vauxhall International North West 200 have taken big steps to further improve safety around the iconic 8.9 mile triangle course in the build-up to this year’s event thanks to a...

The 2017 Vauxhall International North West 200 gets underway today with practice getting underway in glorious conditions on the North Coast of Northern Ireland. While temperatures are a little chilly,...

Guy Martin will be reunited with former sponsor Wilson Craig to race a CBR600RR Honda at next week’s Vauxhall International North West 200. The Lincolnshire ace will make his return to international...

John Mcguinness autobiography ‘Built for Speed’ is finally available to buy. The new autobiography by the TT legend explores McPint's journey from getting his first bike at the tender age of 3 to his...

Conor Cummins will miss next week’s Vauxhall International North West 200 races as he continues to recover from injury. Cummins sustained a broken hand in a testing crash at Donington Park in March,...

23-time Isle of Man TT winner John McGuinness gets his hands on an all new Fireblade for the 2017 TT races, but after the bikes arriving late testing has been tricky for the Louth-based factory Honda...

Saroléa will return to the Isle of Man this year to once again participate in the TT Zero race with Yorkshire’s Dean Harrison. The machine’s quickest race lap to date has been 106.5mph, but following...

John McGuinness and Guy Martin debuted the 2017 Honda Racing colours they’ll race at this year’s North West 200 and Isle of Man TT at Castle Combe yesterday. Taking part in what should be their final...

Mar-Train Racing owners Tim and Sonya Martin have stepped in at the last minute to provide William Dunlop with 1000cc machinery to race at this year’s three international road races. Dunlop was left...

38-year old racer Dario Cecconi has died after a crash at Saturday’s Tandragee 100 in Northern Ireland. The Italian sustained serious injuries during the Senior Support race, and succumbed to those...

There’s no denying Norton took a big step forward with the SG5 factory racer at last year’s TT with Davo Johnson almost clocking a 131mph lap and securing a top ten result in the opening superbike...

Guy Martin has had a baptism of fire on his first run out in anger on the Honda Racing Fireblade machine at today’s Tandragee 100, after a last corner collision with Paul Jordan left the Lincolnshire...

British Superbike star Josh Brookes made his debut on the Norton factory racer he’ll campaign as he returns to the Isle of Man TT later this year at Jurby airfield last week. Brookes and team-mate,...

Lee Johnston will set off down Bray Hill from the number one spot in the Supersport class at this year’s Isle of Man TT. While the 600cc category’s start order is largely similar to that for the...

Guy Martin became the first person to crash a Mugen Shinden in the machine's six-year history during his first test on the electric bike.  The Lincolnshire man slid off the first corner on the...

John McGuinness and Guy Martin had their first rides on the Mugen Shindens they will ride in this year’s Zero TT race at the Isle of Man TT in Japan last week.  The duo, who are also team-mates...

A three-part documentary delving into the passion, commitment and enthusiasm behind Irish national road racing is set to be aired on BBC Northern Ireland from next week. ‘Road Riders’ takes viewers...

Northern Ireland’s MCE British Superbike star Glenn Irwin will return to the North West 200 this year with his Be Wiser Paul Bird Ducati team. Irwin will compete in both superbike races aboard his...

John McGuinness has suffered a dislocated thumb in a crash during a Honda test at Castle Combe on Wednesday. The 23 times TT winner was completing two days of tests with his 2017 superbike spec Honda...

Two-time Isle of Man TT winner Gary Johnson will take on a new challenge this season as he sets up his own team to compete at the 2017 North West 200 and Isle of Man TT. After a couple of difficult...

Peter Hickman will join Lee Johnston, Danny Webb and Hudson Kennaugh in Ryan Farquhar’s KMR Kawasaki as the squad expands to four riders for this year’s Bennetts Lightweight TT.  Opting against...

MCN’s road racing reporter and internationally renowned photographer Stephen Davison has revealed a new photographic exhibition with the BBC delving into the world behind the unique sport of...

Racing will take place on Ireland’s Killalane course this September after a new club has stepped in to save the final round of the Irish National Championship.  The Killalane event, scheduled for...

When it was announced that John McGuinness would start this year’s TT from fifth many wrongly assumed the 23-time mountain course winner had been demoted down the order, but the Morecambe Missile has...

Mugen have lifted the covers off the electric challenger John McGuinness and Guy Martin will ride in the TT Zero race at this year’s Isle of Man TT.    Dubbed the Shinden Roku (six), the...

Conor Cummins will race alongside Bruce Anstey for Padgetts Honda at this year’s North West 200, Isle of Man TT and Ulster Grand Prix.  The news comes as no surprise, but was officially confirmed...

The booming sound of Norton’s V4 TT racer will be the first thing heard setting off down Bray Hill to kick off racing at this year’s Isle of Man TT after the British marque and Aussie star Dave...

Organisers of the Armoy Road Races have put out a plea to attract title sponsorship for the event set to go ahead at the end of July. The move comes as a number of other Irish road races, including...

Guy Martin will race at next month’s Cookstown 100 as he makes his return to competitive road racing with Honda Racing. Martin will race a Superstock-spec CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2 in both the Open and...

The most successful racer in the history of the North West 200, Alastair Seeley, will return to the Tyco BMW squad for the 1000cc races at this year’s event. Taking a record-breaking 17th North West...