Road Racing News

Glenn Irwin dipped under Scottish rider Stuart Easton’s seven-year-old lap record to claim pole position for Saturday’s 51st Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix.

The practice and race schedule will undergo a revamp at next year’s MCE Ulster Grand Prix, with the Dundrod 150 races cut from the programme. The legendary road race will take place between August 8-11 around the fastest road racing course in the world.

Leading road racing team Jackson Racing is undertaking an initiative to nurture young talent for the future after announcing a new road racing academy for 2018.

Bruce Anstey smashed the lap record at the Classic TT in the Lightweight class with the first ever 120mph lap around the Mountain Course on a 250cc machine.

Michael Dunlop finally completed a lap on the Team Classic Suzuki at the Classic TT after being hit by three successive engine blow-ups.

Holeshot Racing has suffered thefts

Peter Hickman had the upper hand again at Dundrod as the Smiths BMW rider topped the times in three classes, setting a new qualifying record to claim provisional pole in the Superbike class at the MCE Ulster Grand Prix.

'You're wasting petrol and fuel and tyres and everything if you're not going with winning in mind. It might not happen but you have to at least set that goal' - Lee Johnston.

"No regrets, but I've got no plans to do anymore road racing on the Hondas this year"

Dean Harrison has won the prestigious Solo Championship race at the Southern 100 for the first time following a pulsating three-way battle at Billown with Dan Kneen and Michael Dunlop.

Michael Dunlop prevails to win the Senior race at the Southern 100 following a gripping race-long tussle with Manx rider Dan Kneen to bag a double on the Bennetts Suzuki.

'Thankfully, Ian will recover from his injuries and everyone involved with TAS Racing wish him a speedy recovery' - Ian Hutchinson.

'We had a bit of a problem in the first race but everyone remembers the Senior. I told you, bring me here on anything and I'll win on it' - Michael Dunlop.

Tyco BMW rider Ian Hutchinson has suffered a broken leg following an incident in the Senior TT, resulting in a red flag situation.

Irishman Alan Bonner has died after an incident at the 33rd Milestone during a Senior TT qualifying lap.

Ramsey Hairpin has been restricted to spectators at the Isle of Man TT after an incident in the Sidecar race on Monday.

'Michael's third lap was obviously a fair bit better than mine and I just let him go - I didn't ride above my limit and I kept it together' - James Hillier.

'We'll strip the bike this evening to determine exactly what the issue was and work to resolve it ahead of Friday's Senior TT' - Steve Hicken.

'I truly didn't have the bike to win the race and at the start I saw 'P4' but I didn't know how far I was behind the leader' - Ian Hutchinson.

William Dunlop set the pace in the Supersport qualifying session with a speed of 125mph on his IC Racing/Caffrey Yamaha R6.

'I'm grabbing the bull by the horns now and really riding it, whereas before I was just making some small improvements' - Guy Martin.

Lincolnshire's Craig Neve will ride the ex-Nicky Hayden Honda Fireblade in the Superbike and Senior races at the Isle of Man TT, replacing Lee Johnston in the team.

Josh Brookes and Dan Kneen have joined Jackson Racing for the 2017 Isle of Man TT races in a new-look line-up, replacing the injured John McGuinness and Ulsterman Lee Johnston, who split from the team.

Glenn Irwin won the feature Superbike race at the North West 200 at his first attempt on the PBM Be Wiser Ducati after a sizzling battle with Alastair Seeley.