Michael Rutter and Peter Hickman will line up in BSB this year for MSS Colchester Kawasaki. The two riders signed their contracts last Thursday at the team’s base in Colchester. For Rutter, the elder statesman of BSB, it’s a return...
PTR Honda have just finished their final two day test before the start of the season at the Circuito de Almeria here in Southern Spain and we had the pleasure of looking after them at Almond Reef Bed & Breakfast. Simon...
Connor Cummins’ inspirational fight back from serious injuries sustained in a 170mph crash during the 2010 TT has been rewarded with one of the best rides in road racing. The 25-year-old Manxman has signed to ride for the Tyco TAS...
Want a chance to meet up with former WSB champions Neil Hodgson, James Toseland and former BSB champion Leon Camier? Then get yourself a ticket to the GSE Racing Reunion & Gala Dinner, at the Imperial Hotel Hythe (Kent) on...
Buyers of the new £13,499 Yamaha WaveRunner jetski, painted in the 50th anniversary red, white and black speedblock colours will also receiev a pair of VIP tickets to a BSB round in 2012, courtesy of the Swan Yamaha team. The...
Luke Quigley joins Tristan Palmer in the GBmoto Honda BSB team for this year. Both are very respected superstock racers and could become the new breed of superbike star – their careers regenerated by the 2012 BSB regulations that will...
Aztec GP development and preparation was delivered a blow overnight on Friday, when thieves struck, breaking in to the workshop at Turweston. The team told MCN; "It would appear that part of the wall into the Dyno room was torn...
Ian Hutchinson’s fightback from career-threatening leg injuries has been rewarded with a superbike ride in the title-winning Swan Yamaha team, alongside defending champion Tommy Hill. Hutchinson had been plotting his comeback with the team in the British Supersport ranks for...
Blackhorse Kawasaki have signed Triumph Triple Challenge race winner Ashley Beech and Victor Cox for their Metzeler National Superstock 1000 campaign next season. Beech finished fourth in the Triumph Triple challenge this year, securing two race wins including the Silverstone...
Team Appleyard Macadam have signed Scot Kevin Coghlan to race in British Supersport alongside existing team regular Deane Brown. Coghlan comes to the Appleyard team after three very successful seasons competing in the Spanish CEV Series. He also made appearances...
Martin Jessopp has blamed the BSB change of rules to a spec Motec ECU for his decision to quit the British series and sign for the PTR Honda team alongside Sam Lowes in World Supersport. The 26-year-old from Yeovil will...
British Supersport champion Alastair Seeley finally signed on the dotted line to race in BSB next year for the Tyco TAS Suzuki team. After Seeley wrapped up the BSB title last year, it was assumed he would automatically stay with...
Kyle who? 14-year-old British 125 champion, future british prospect and possibly the next Bradley Smith or Scott Redding. Let's see someone like Paul Bird or Darryl Healey take this talent through the next levels, starting in 2012! Moto3 on an...
Ambitious new race team, CN Racing, has signed an agreement to work with Dutch-based Ten Kate Honda for the 2012 season. The Hebden Bridge-based team is intent on lifting the 2012 Superstock 1000 crown. Having secured technical support from the...
Honda Racing will field Michael Laverty and Jon Kirkham in BSB next year. Laverty finished fourth in BSB this year on a Swan Yamaha but turned down an offer to stay with them to ride for Honda. He said: "It...
The 2012 MCE Insurance BSB calendar has been announced today (Monday) by series promoters MSVR and will incorporate a round of the championship at Assen, Holland for the first time in the history of the series. A field of 32...
The TAS Racing Suzuki team unveiled their new blue and white Tyco livery at Motorcycle Live, NEC Birmingham this morning - and announced that Josh Brookes would remain with the team for a second season in BSB. Speculation had been...
James Westmoreland has been confirmed for the Team WFR Honda team for 2012. He joined the team late in the season from Motorpoint Yamaha, James Westmoreland and rode their 2012 development bike in the last two races of the season.MCN...
Team WFR Honda has brought Alex Lowes back into their fold alongside 2011 BSB Evo sensation Graeme Gowland and James Westmoreland for the 2012 British Superbike season. Following a brilliant start in the Evo class at the first thee rounds...
Alex Lowes has returned to Team WFR Honda for 2012 and will line-up in a three-man team alongside Graeme Gowland and James Westmoreland. Lowes had three sensational meetings for the team in BSB Evo at the start of this year...
BSB Evo sensation Graeme Gowland will get a second season with Team WFR Honda. Gowland was one of the stars of the show in the second half of the 2011 BSB season, bouncing back from a wrist injury to produce...
Gearlink Kawasaki have announced that Ben Wilson and David Jones are to ride for the team in 2012 Fuchs Silkolene British Supersport championship. Wilson missed out on the championship win by just one point, having stood on the podium eighteen...
Ian Hutchinson was back on a Swan Yamaha superbike at Mallory yesterday as he continued his racing comeback. Hutchy will ride the Swan Yamaha at Macau next month and Swan technician Mick Shanley said: "The test went well. He’s still...
Kawasaki Team Green rider Danny Buchan continues his exciting year with a run-out at the famous Sunflower Trophy event at Bishopscourt in Northern Ireland this weekend, for top Supersport 600 outfit Gearlink Kawasaki. Eighteen year old Danny will stand-in for...
BSB organisers MSVR have issued the following details of the Superstock crash at Brands. “On the opening lap of the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship race at Brands Hatch, Richard Cooper and Marshal Neill fell at Dingle Dell in separate...
Tommy Hill has won the 2011 British Superbike championship after beating John Hopkins in the final race of the season by six thousandths of a second. With just two points separating the pair going into the race, each rider knew all he...
HM Plant Honda rider Shane Byrne won the seond BSB race of the weekend in damp conditions at Brands Hatch this afternoon. Byrne was gifted the lead when race leader Michael Laverty crashed at Druids on lap two, from there...
Swan Yamaha rider Michael Laverty has won the first race of the final round at Brands Hatch ahead of fellow championship hopeful Josh Brookes. Laverty and Brookes were in a race of their own, pulling away from the rest of the...
Relentless by TAS Suzuki rider Josh Brookes will start from pole position for this afternoon's race after smashing the lap record with a time of 1:24.111. Brookes, who is still in with a chance of winning the title set the...
Buldbase BMW’s newly crowned National Superstock 1000 Champion Richard Cooper will be competing in both the Superstock and BSB races at this weekend's season finale at Brands Hatch. The Nottinghamshire rider clinched the Superstock crown at Silverstone but victory celebrations...
John Hopkins. Tommy Hill. Just eight points separate them at the top of the points table going into the final, three round Showdown of the MCE British Superbikes Championship at Brands Hatch this weekend. They've been the dominant characters in...
Relentless by TAS Suzuki rider Josh Brookes has won the second race at Silverstone today to move up to third place in the championship after the race was red-flagged on the final lap due to Chris Walker's Kawasaki dropping oil...
Samsung Crescent Suzuki rider John Hopkins has taken his third victory from three showdown races in the first race at Silverstone today. Swan Yamaha's Michael Laverty took to the lead from the start, but was unable to shake Hopkins, who...
Swan Yamaha rider Michael Laverty will start the third race of the showdown from pole position tomorrow after both HM Plant title hopefuls failed to qualify for the final qualifying session. Current championship leader John Hopkins set the second fastest...
Triumph has announced its ongoing support of the Triumph Triple Challenge in 2012, after a successful year in 2011. Backed by the Triumph factory and run in close co-operation with T3 Racing and Motorsport Vision Racing (MSVR), the Tripl eChallenge...
My wife Sue and I on a VIP day out with Relentless Suzuki by TAS at Donington Park BSB, courtesy of Haslemere Motorcycles. Got to meet the team and a pose with Alistair Seeley and Josh Brookes.
Samsung Crescent Racing's John Hopkins continues his fight to be 100% fit for the final races as he recovers from hand injuries sustained at the MotoGP round in the Czech Republic in August. Despite sensationally winning both races at Donington...
Samsung Suzuki rider John Hopkins has won the second race at Donington Park today to do the double and move to the top of the championship standings with two rounds remaining. Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill finished second, to stay...
Samsung Crescent Suzuki rider John Hopkins has won the first race of the showdown at Donington Park in his first race back from injury. Swan Yamaha's Michael Laverty was quickest off the line, with Byrne close behind and the two...
Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill has secured pole position for the first race of the showdown at Donington Park and set a new lap record. Hill continued his form after dominating all free practice sessions ahead of qualifying. Swan Yamaha's...
Just days after MSS Colchester Kawasaki dumped Alex Lowes after a string of disappointing results, the team have announced the signing of Ian Lowry to replace him for the last three rounds of the MCE British Superbike Championship. The Essex-based...
I first met Ben in April 2010 at a cold and damp Mallory Park. I was at Mallory testing one of the new Aprilia 450 race bikes which Ben was competing on; Ben went on to win the Moto 450...
MWR Kawasaki rider Ben Gautrey died following an accident on the first lap of the National Superstock 600 race at Cadwell Park. An official statement from race organisers MSVR said: "On the first lap of the National Superstock 600 race at...
Swan Yamaha's Tommy Hill has made it two wins out of three races with victory in the final race at Cadwell Park today. Hill's team-mate Michael Laverty got the best start, but was unable to pull away from the chasing...
Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill has won the second of three races at Cadwell Park today. Hill was fastest away from the lights, and depsite a couple of early overtakes by team-mate and race one winner Michael Laverty, was able...
Swan Yamaha's Michael Laverty improved his chances of securing a spot in the six rider showdown by taking victory in the first of three races at Cadwell Parl today after the race was red-flagged due to rain at the end...
Swan Yamaha rider Michael Laverty will start this afternoon's race at Cadwell Park from pole position after beating team-mate Tommy Hill during qualifying today. Hill set the fastest time in free practice, but was unable to better his team-mate during...
Samsung Crescent Racing has confirmed that John Hopkins will not ride at Cadwell Park this weekend, the ninth round of the 2011 British Superbike Championship. The injury to his right hand is healing well but doctors advise it is insufficiently...
Ryuichi Kiyonari began a two-day test at Cadwell yesterday in a bid to turn around his fortunes on the HM Plant Honda. After his disappointing performance in the last BSB round at Brands Hatch, the British champion is in danger of...
The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship will intensify at Cadwell Park this August Bank Holiday Monday (29 August) for the Title Fighter decider and you could experience it with Swan, manufacturer of the UK's number one best selling filter. Swan...
Tommy Hill dominated the final race of the weekend at Brands Hatch with a strong start that enabled the Swan Yamaha rider to take and maintain the lead. Hill held off Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki's John Hopkins, taking the win...
HM Plant Honda rider Shane Byrne took the race two win at Brands Hatch this afternoon, having successfully managed to fend off the challenges of Tommy Hill (Swan Yamaha), who finished a close second. John Hopkins (Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki)...
Josh Brookes secured his first win of the season for Relentless Suzuki by TAS at Brands Hatch, benefitting from the variable weather conditions that led to several championship contenders struggling with their tyre choices. Brookes managed a strong start, moving...
Tommy Hill (Swan Yamaha) took pole position in qualifying at Brands Hatch this afternoon, setting the fastest lap early on in the final session. Samsung Crescent Suzuki rider John Hopkins put in a strong challenge in the final minutes of...
Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill took his first Oulton Park victory of the season in the first race after Samsung Crescent Suzuki rider John Hopkins crashed out at Lodge corner on lap five. Hopkin's crash brought out the safety car...
Former British 125GP champion Luke Jones will deputise for Jason O'Halloran in the seventh round of the National Superstock 1000 Championship round at Oulton Park for HM Plant Honda as the Australian continues to recover from the injuries he sustained...
Britain's Kev Coghlan will return to the BSB paddock at the next round of the British Supersport Championship at Oulton Park (July 15-17) as he rejoins the Colin Appleyard/Macadam Racing team whilst Jack Kennedy remains sidelined through injury. Coghlan has...
This astonishing picture by James Wright of Double Red illustrates just how hard Simon Andrews and his PR Racing Kawasaki hit the tyre wall at Snetterton last weekend. Not only has the front of the bike been torn from the...
Here we have some pictures of Patric Muff looking in the bins for his scooter keys after race two at Snetterton. He was there a while before someone pointed out that they were in the ignition on the scooter already -...
James Ellison will make a sensational return to the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship from Oulton Park as he joins forces with Sorrymate.com Honda after Dan Linfoot resigned earlier today to chase a Spanish Moto2 ride. Ellison - a former...
John Hopkins was the name of the day Sunday at Snetterton for the sixth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike series. After becoming the first American to take a British Superbike pole Saturday, Samsung Crescent Suzuki’s Hopkins won a...
HM Plant Honda rider Ryuichi Kiyonari took his seventh victory at Snetterton in the final race of the day, snatching the lead as John Hopkins (Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki) clashed with Shane Byrne (HM Plant Honda) trying to make a...
John Hopkins (Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki) took his first win at Snetterton after a final lap battle with Tommy Hill (Swan Yamaha). Hopkins managed a strong start leading into Riches, before running wide on the exit of Montreal, but the American maintained...
John Hopkins took pole for Snetterton 300 MCE Insurance British Superbike race by more than a half-second. Hopkins became the first American to take pole in a BSB race and did so after his Samsung Crescent Suzuki team swapped out...
John Hopkins (Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki) took his first BSB pole with the fastest ever lap of the Snetterton 300 in the last three minutes of the final qualifying session. Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill couldn't better Hopkins' time, finishing...
Tyco Honda and Tommy Bridewell have announced that they have parted company. A joint statement issued by the Quay Garage Tyco Honda and Bridewell stated: "After a promising start which included a podium in the very first race of the...
Loris Baz will race at Snetterton despite reports that his season may end prematurely after losing a personal backer. The Motorpoint Yamaha team he rides for issued a press release today, confirming the Frenchman will race at Snetterton this weekend....
As a result of his crash in the National Superstock 1000 race at Knockhill, HM Plant Honda rider Jason O’Halloran suffered internal injuries, resulting in an operation being necessary to remove his spleen on Sunday evening at the Queen Mary...
Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill won race two at Knockhill and in the process became the first rider this season to win both the first and second races at a round. Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill won race two at Knockhill and...
Tommy Hill (Swan Yamaha) led the first race at Knockhill from his pole position start, maintaining pace to take victory. John Hopkins (Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki) fought with MSS Colchester Kawasaki rider Gary Mason to take second place early in...
Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill took his second pole position this season in the rain soaked qualifying at Knockhill. Hill battled the inclement conditions to start race one tomorrow ahead of John Hopkins (Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki), MSS Colchester Kawasaki rider Gary...
Californian Jake Zemke has joined Team WFR Honda in the BSB Evo class and will make his debut at Knockhill on June 19. The American star has been keen to find a berth in BSB for some time and replaces...
Shane Byrne (HM Plant Honda) dominated the second race at Thruxton. Starting from pole, the championship leader set the fastest lap of the day and created a 10 second lead over the following pack. Peter Hickman (Tyco Honda) and Michael...
Michael Laverty took his first win of the season for Swan Yamaha at a rain-soaked Thruxton. In a closely contested race one, Michael Rutter (Rapid Solicitors-Bathams Ducati) finished second ahead of Shane Byrne (HM Plant Honda), with the two riders...
Alex Lowes (MSS Colchester Kawasaki) secured pole position in qualifying at Thruxton this afternoon, finishing the final session ahead of John Hopkins (Samsung Crescent Racing) and Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill. Michael Rutter (Rapid Solicitors-Bathams Ducati) completes the front row, starting tomorrow's...
Shane Byrne topped the first day of practice at Thruxton today for Bank Holiday Monday’s fourth round of the MCE British Superbike championship. The HM Plant Honda rider set the pace with a 1:15.248 but admitted there was still work...
Jenny Tinmouth has resigned from the Splitlath Aprilia team after a brief flirtation of just two BSB rounds. The news came as no surprise to team owner John Dimbylow who said: "We were expecting it and had planned a formal...
Samsung Crescent Suzuki rider Jon Kirkham won the first BSB race at Croft, finishing ahead of American team mate John Hopkins. Gary Mason (MSS Colchester Kawasaki) took third place. In race two Shane Byrne (HM Plant Honda) claimed first, with MSS...
Alex Lowes, one of the brightest prospects in BSB, has lost his ride after failing to agree contractual terms with Team WFR. Lowes has been one of this season’s sensations, running his BSB Evo Honda up with the BSB superbikes...
Shane Byrne is in pole position for tomorrow’s third round of the MCE British Superbike championship at Croft. The HM Plant Honda rider set a best lap of 1m 20.069secs to pip Swan Yamaha rival Michael Laverty by 0.125s. BSB...
Tommy Hill ignored the pain from his injured shoulder to post the fastest time in free practice today at Croft in preparation for Sunday's third rounds of the MCE British Superbike championship. The Swan Yamaha rider damaged his left shoulder...
Samsung Crescent Suzuki rider John Hopkins has taken his first win in the second race at Oulton Park today to become the first ever American to win a BSB race. Stuart Easton got the holeshot from the start, with Josh Brookes...
Reigning British champion Ryuichi Kiyonari has taken victory in the first race at Oulton Park today. Kiyonari didn't get the best of starts and was down the positions in the opening stages of the race, but he quietly moved up...
Tommy Hill is out of today’s second BSB round at Oulton Park after crashing in morning warm-up and damaging his shoulder. Championship leader Hill – who had yesterday set pole position for this afternoons races, was brought down by oil...
Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill will start the first race at Oulton Park from pole position tomorrow ahead of team-mate Michael Laverty. Samsung Crescent Suzuki rider John Hopkins will start from third on the grid after jumping up the timing...
Tommy Hill was fastest after Saturday’s two free practice sessions at Oulton Park in preparation for the second round of the MCE British Superbike Championship on Bank Holiday Monday. Hill finished the afternoon session with a 1.35.682, just 0.246 off Oulton’s...
