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MotoGP Misano: Jorge Martin bags sensation double in San Marino

11 September 2023 by Josh Close

Jorge Martin has closed the gap to Pecco Bagnaia in the MotoGP championship standings to just 36 points after completing the double at Misano. The Spaniard dominated the entire weekend, breaking...

MotoGP: Mike Trimby has died

09 September 2023 by Josh Close

Mike Trimby, founder and CEO of the International Road Race Teams’ Association (IRTA) has died at the age of 74. Trimby passed away on Friday and had been at Misano as normal ahead of the San...

MotoGP: Luca Marini signs new deal with Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati for 2024

07 September 2023 by Josh Close

Ahead of the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano it has been confirmed that Luca Marini will remain with the Mooney VR46 Racing Team for the 2024 MotoGP season. Marino has been involved with the VR46...

WSB: Jonathan Rea to leave Kawasaki for Yamaha in 2024

04 September 2023 by Josh Close

Jonathan Rea will make a sensational switch to Yamaha for his 2024 World Superbike Championship campaign after choosing to leave Kawasaki. The six-time world champion has been linked with a...

BSB: Paul Bird has died

01 September 2023 by Josh Close

Paul Bird, owner of the most successful team in the history of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, has died aged 56 following a short illness. Bird’s PBM team has amassed a long list of...

BSB: Jason O'Halloran signs 2024 deal with Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki

30 August 2023 by Josh Close

Jason O’Halloran will race onboard a ZX-10RR in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship next year after signing a deal with Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki. The Aussie joins after spending the last...

BSB Cadwell Park: Glenn Irwin tastes victory in his 200th race

27 August 2023 by Josh Close

Glenn Irwin was victorious in his 200th Bennetts British Superbike Championship race after holding off the challenge of Kyle Ryde and Ryan Vickers at Cadwell Park. Irwin took the lead away from...

Manx Grand Prix 2023: Dean Harrison wins Classic Senior Race

26 August 2023 by Josh Close

Dean Harrison set a new lap record on his way to victory in the Carole Nash Classic Senior Manx Grand Prix race on Saturday afternoon. The Craven Manx Norton rider crossed the line with a...

BSB Cadwell Park: McAMS Yamaha and Tito Rabat part company

24 August 2023 by Josh Close

Tito Rabat and McAMS Yamaha have parted company ahead of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship meeting at Cadwell Park this weekend. The 2014 Moto2 World Champion joined the team as a...

MotoGP: Jake Dixon to stay in Moto2 with GasGas Aspar in 2024

24 August 2023 by Josh Close

Jake Dixon will remain in the Moto2 World Championship next year after signing a new deal with the GasGas Aspar team. The Brit had been linked with a MotoGP move in 2024, with Dixon one of several...

Manx Grand Prix 2023: Darryl Anderson excluded after failing drugs test

24 August 2023 by Josh Close

Manx Grand Prix newcomer Darryl Anderson has been excluded from the 2023 event after failing a drugs test. Anderson, from Garvagh in Northern Ireland, was due to compete In the Senior and Classic...

Manx Grand Prix 2023: Ian Bainbridge has died

23 August 2023 by Josh Close

Manx Grand Prix rider Ian Bainbridge has died following a crash during the second qualifying session of the 2023 event on Tuesday August 22. Bainbridge was killed in an accident on the exit of Kirk...

MotoGP: Tony Arbolino to remain in Moto2 with Elf Marc VDS next season

23 August 2023 by Josh Close

Moto2 title contender Tony Arbolino has signed a new deal with Elf Marc VDS which will see him remain in the intermediate class in 2024. Arbolino, who is currently second in the championship, 12...

MotoGP: Johann Zarco joins Castrol LCR Honda for 2024 season

22 August 2023 by Josh Close

LCR Honda has confirmed the signing of two-time Moto2 World Champion Johann Zarco for the 2024 MotoGP season. The news comes days after Zarco’s upcoming departure from Pramac Racing Ducati was...

Manx Grand Prix 2023: Gary Vines has died

21 August 2023 by Josh Close

Manx Grand Prix rider Gary Vines has died following a crash during the first qualifying session of the 2023 event on Sunday August 20. Vines, aged 33, was involved in an incident at Ballagarey in...

BSB: Luke Stapleford joins DAO Racing Kawasaki for Cadwell Park

17 August 2023 by Josh Close

Luke Stapleford will stand-in for Dean Harrison at DAO Racing next weekend as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship heads to Cadwell Park. Harrison, who will be leaving the team at the end of...

Roads: Davey Todd joins Milwaukee BMW by TAS Racing for 2024 season

16 August 2023 by Josh Close

Davey Todd will contest the 2024 Isle of Man TT and other road racing events onboard a BMW M1000RR after signing a deal with TAS Racing. Todd will run under the Milwaukee BMW by TAS Racing banner...

BSB Thruxton: Jason O'Halloran doubles up with sensational race two performance

13 August 2023 by Josh Close

Jason O’Halloran performed yet another Thruxton masterclass to take his second Bennetts British Superbike Championship victory of the weekend. The McAMS Yamaha racer started the race from the third...

BSB: MSVR appointed European Promotional Partner for MotoAmerica King of the Baggers Series

12 August 2023 by Josh Close

Bennetts British Superbike Championship organisers MSVR have been appointed European Promotional Partner for the MotoAmerica King of the Baggers series. Interest in the championship, which includes...

BSB: OMG Racing to become official factory Yamaha team in 2024

09 August 2023 by Josh Close

OMG Racing will become the factory Yamaha team in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship next season following Steve Rodgers’ decision to step back from racing. The McAMS Yamaha boss’ decision...

MotoGP: Triumph and Dorna agree new five-year engine deal in Moto2

04 August 2023 by Josh Close

Triumph Motorcycles will remain as the exclusive engine supplier to the Moto2 World Championship until at least the end of the 2029 season. It was confirmed at Silverstone on Thursday evening...

WSB: Jerez to host 2023 season finale in October

02 August 2023 by Josh Close

Jerez will host the final round of the 2023 World Superbike Championship season following the removal of the Argentinian round from the calendar. The Circuito San Juan Villicum was due to host the...

MotoGP: Yamaha sign Alex Rins for 2024 season

02 August 2023 by Josh Close

Alex Rins will leave LCR Honda at the end of the 2023 MotoGP season and join Fabio Quartararo at Yamaha. Rins will replace Franco Morbidelli at Yamaha, with the latter’s departure confirmed earlier...

MotoGP: Franco Morbidelli to leave Yamaha at the end of 2023

02 August 2023 by Josh Close

Yamaha has confirmed that Franco Morbidelli will not continue with the team following the conclusion of the 2023 MotoGP season. The 28-year-old joined the factory Monster Energy Yamaha squad during...

BSB: McAMS Yamaha to leave championship at the end of 2023

02 August 2023 by Josh Close

McAMS Yamaha will not be on the 2024 Bennetts British Superbike Championship grid following owner Steve Rodgers’ decision to scale back on his involvement in racing after three decades. Rodgers’...

MotoGP Silverstone: Iker Lecuona to replace Alex Rins at LCR Honda

25 July 2023 by Josh Close

Iker Lecuona will replace Alex Rins at LCR Honda next weekend for the British MotoGP at Silverstone. Rins is still recovering after breaking his right leg in a crash during the sprint race at...

MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow to make wildcard appearance at Motegi

25 July 2023 by Josh Close

Cal Crutchlow will make his return to the MotoGP grid later this season as a wildcard entrant at the Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi. Yamaha’s test rider will race under the Yamalube RS4GP Racing...

BSB Brands Hatch: Tommy Bridewell extends championship lead with Race Two victory

23 July 2023 by Josh Close

Tommy Bridewell has extended his Bennetts British Superbike Championship series lead after securing victory in Race Two at Brands Hatch. The BeerMonster Ducati rider made his way through the field...

BSB: Dean Harrison to leave DAO Racing Kawasaki at the end of 2023

23 July 2023 by Josh Close

Dean Harrison and DAO Racing Kawasaki will part ways at the end of the 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Championship and road racing season. The partnership has been a successful one on the roads...

BSB: Organisers reveal new National Sportbike and Kawasaki British Superteen Championships for 2024

20 July 2023 by Josh Close

Bennetts British Superbike Championship organiser MSVR have revealed two new support classes for 2024 – the Pirelli National Sportbike Championship and Kawasaki British Superteen Championship.

BSB Brands Hatch: Liam Delves replaces injured Hector Barbera at TAG Racing Honda

19 July 2023 by Josh Close

Liam Delves will replace the injured Hector Barbera at TAG Racing Honda this weekend as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship heads to Brands Hatch. Delves parted company with Rapid CDH...

WSB: Sam Lowes and Marc VDS Racing join forces with Ducati for 2024 season

13 July 2023 by Josh Close

Sam Lowes and the Marc VDS Racing team will switch from Moto2 to the World Superbike Championship next season. Lowes will be equipped with a Ducati V4 R, the bike which propelled Alvaro Bautista to...

BSB Snetterton: Tommy Bridewell makes it two from two in Norfolk

09 July 2023 by Josh Close

Tommy Bridewell produced another Snetterton masterclass to win his second Bennetts British Superbike Championship win of the weekend. The BeerMonster Ducati rider came on top in an eight-lap...

BSB: Franco Bourne to make debut at Snetterton with Honda Racing UK

05 July 2023 by Josh Close

Franco Bourne will make his Bennetts British Superbike Championship debut this weekend at Snetterton after joining Honda Racing UK. Bourne, one of Britain’s brightest prospects, is stepping in for...

BSB: Tito Rabat joins McAMS Yamaha for Snetterton and Brands Hatch

03 July 2023 by Josh Close

Tito Rabat will make his return to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship this weekend at Snetterton. The Spaniard will race for McAMS Yamaha in Norfolk, stepping in for Tim Neave, who has...

WSB Donington: Alvaro Bautista claims UK double as Danilo Petrucci seals maiden podium

03 July 2023 by Josh Close

Alvaro Bautista’s stranglehold on the World Superbike Championship continued at Donington Park as he claimed Ducati’s first victories at the circuit since 2011. Victory in Saturday’s opening race...