Road Racing News

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.

Honda Racing's Guy Martin is continuing to clock up the racing miles on the new Fireblade SP2 as he counts down to his eagerly awaited Isle of Man TT return.

A serious incident at the Tandragee 100 road races in Northern Ireland has left Italian rider Dario Cecconi in a critical condition in hospital.

Guy Martin and John McGuinness are making progress with their new Honda Fireblade SP2 machines after testing the Superbike-spec version for the first time at Castle Combe.

Gary Johnson will run his own team at the Isle of Man TT this year, when he has opted for the new Suzuki GSX-R1000R for the Superbike, Superstock and Senior races.

Conor Cummins will ride Honda machinery in the Superbike, Superstock and Supersport classes this year alongside Bruce Anstey in the Batley-based Padgetts Racing team.

'How [Adrian Cox] has grown the Top Gun team over the last few years is a great story and it will be a real team effort to achieve good results' - Dan Hegarty.

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Stuart Easton has chosen to retire from racing to bring an end to an 18-year career having claimed two British Supersport titles and four Macau GP wins.

'My heart is of course telling me to continue but in my head I know it is the right time for us to step down both as a team and a family' - Tim Martin.