Road Racing News

'I just love racing and it shows my determination - I wasn't going to throw in the towel. I just don't give in - I just keep going' - Michael Dunlop

'We have tried to take a positive step that will make it easier for everyone to race at this year's North West' - Mervyn Whyte

'I feel that with the experience and equipment Milwaukee Yamaha have, I will be in a position to challenge for big bike wins not only at my home event, the TT, but in the other internationals as well' - Conor Cummins

'I don't have the budget to compete in the British Superbike Championship and to be honest it's not worth my while - teams pay to compete in BSB and it can't be right that we're paying to entertain the crowds' - Robin Croft

'Cameron won't be far away - he was the only rider to really push John McGuinness on the Superbike this year and we had a few things up our sleeves for the Senior, but unfortunately it didn't run due to the weather' - Wilson Crag

'I'm under no illusions that I'm not going to be a TT hero or anything like it in the near future' - Michael Pearson

A list of all the dates of the key road race meetings in 2012

'He loved the event and he loved racing. His death is a tragic loss to the sport and I send my condolences to his family' - Coroner John Needham

'I saw the chequered flag at my farewell in Macau and this is something to take with me' - Rico Penzkofer

William Dunlop will get a full road racing campaign in 2013 as part of the new-look Milwaukee Yamaha team, run by Shaun Muir Racing.

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'The Macau Grand Prix Committee has contacted the family and the members of the team, and the Committee expresses its sincere condolences' - official statement

'It has been my dream for many years to see my bikes being raced and there is nowhere other than the Classic TT races and the TT Mountain Course that I would do this' - Ferry Brouwer

'I've had a good season so I don't have anything to prove at Macau and I'll just take it nice and steady' - Jamie Hamilton

'I enjoyed riding for Wilson [Craig] these past two years but it's just time to move on now and try something new' - William Dunlop

Macau record holder Michael Rutter back on a Honda in pursuit of eighth win, MotoGP-style three in a row grid format introduced.

'The boys always put in a big effort for me so they really deserve it and the big Suzuki never missed a beat' - Guy Martin

'It's a fantastic achievement for us all really. We've worked well together, we've travelled the world together, we've had success at North West and the TT and we've done ourselves proud in endurance' - John McGuinness

'It wasn't the same out there without Ryan Farquhar, because when you're riding with someone like that it brings the best out in you' - Michael Dunlop

'I didn't know I'd won until I came in at the end and they directed me to the winners' enclosure and then it was even more unreal when I found out I'd won' - John Simpson

'I'd like to give that win to Trevor [Ferguson] - it's not much of a consolation but that's for him. My condolences go out to him and his family' - Michael Dunlop

"It's the people who are left behind who suffer the most. Trevor probably didn't know anything about the crash, but the people left behind are hit the hardest' - Ryan Farquhar

Ryan Farquhar's uncle dies in incident at Manx Grand Prix while competing on one of the top road racer's KMR Kawasaki machines

Wayne Kirwan toasts glorious return to Manx Grand Prix with victory in Junior race after missing event last year