There are some mighty unhappy bike racing fans out there at the moment. The MCN website publishes readers’ news seemingly unedited, and as you’d expect it’s moderate, reasoned, balanced stuff.

The current favourite topic is the BBC‘s coverage of MotoGP, the details of which have been keenly anticipated since series organisers Dorna announced that Eurosport will no longer be broadcasting the championship. Those details have now emerged. It’s not good news for the angry bikers.

The team is unchanged, which means no place for Eurosport refugees Toby Moody, Julian Ryder and – most disappointingly – Randy Mamola. This has the angry bikers foaming at the mouth, because they aren’t keen on BBC commentators Steve Parrish and especially Charlie Cox – as the comments on Crash.net beautifully illustrate. For what it’s worth, I’ve warmed to Charlie Cox a great deal since largely migrating to the BBC’s coverage for reasons of Freeview freeness.

The other gripe is that only MotoGP races will be on BBC Two, with qualifying and support races on the BBC Red Button. As this MCN contributor succinctly puts it: “if you do not have access to the red button then you are stuffed!” Quite how you would have Eurosport but no BBC Red Button I have no idea, but let’s not let logic get in the way of reactionary indignation. Eurosport’s practice coverage will be a genuine loss for some, though.

Opinion is more split on MotoGP’s move from Donington to Silverstone from 2010 – which I thought I’d predicted, but actually I thought it would just be A1GP that would move to Silverstone, which it hasn’t. There seem to be two main camps: those whose abiding memory of Donington is the circuit, who are sad or angry that it is moving; and those who can’t erase the memory of being stuck in a car park field at Donington for two hours after the race.

The other story provoking much anger is somewhat less publicised, and concerns the Croft circuit. It’s future is in doubt after the the High Court awarded compensation of some £150,000 to three local residents for noise issues. The decision is being appealed, but the news has rightly been met with outrage. The general logic is: there’s been racing at Croft since 1928, it operates within noise restrictions, so if you’ve moved near the circuit and don’t like it, don’t live there. The decision being upheld could have very, very bad implications for motorsport in this country.