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Donington Park BSB: Ellison takes race two win

25 May 2009 by Phil Wain

James Ellison made it a day to remember when he followed up his first race second with his first ever British Superbike Championship win, taking the second 20-lap race at Donington Park. The Airwaves...

Who will replace Sylvain Guintoli?

25 May 2009 by Phil Wain

With Sylvain Guintoli’s dramatic exit from the British Superbike Championship thoughts are already turning to will replace him at the Crescent Worx Suzuki team. The Frenchman is expected to miss the...

Donington Park BSB: Steve Plater takes Supersport win

25 May 2009 by Phil Wain

Steve Plater put in a barnstorming ride to come through from ninth on the grid to take victory in this afternoon’s Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport race at Donington Park. A faller in practice at...

Donington Park BSB: Failure to operate the brake system caused Guintoli’s crash

25 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

A failure to operate the brake system on Josh Brookes’ HM Plant Honda caused the crash that took Sylvain Guintoli out of the British Superbike Championship, race director Stuart Higgs has revealed at...

Donington Park BSB: Guintoli ‘Out for 10 Weeks’

25 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

Sylvain Guintoli, the Worx Crescent Suzuki rider who crashed during the sighting lap for the British Superbike Championship at Donington Park, has a broken tibia and fibula in his right leg and may be...

Donington Park BSB: Leon Camier takes victory in race one

25 May 2009 by Phil Wain

Leon Camier dominated a drama-filled first British Superbike race at Donington Park today, leading home team-mate James Ellison for an Airwaves Yamaha 1-2, their first of the season. However, a coming...

Donington BSB: Guintoli crashes on sighting lap

25 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

Sylvain Guintoli, the 26-year-old Frenchman who has electrified the British Superbike Championship this year, was sensationally knocked out of the first race of the third round of the series at...

Donington BSB: Seton Racing’s classic all-nighter

25 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

Five litres of Relentless energy drink got South African Hudson Kennaugh to pole position on his Linxcel-Seton Tuning Yamaha in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport race at Donington. The drink was...

Donington BSB: Engine woes hit Buildbase Kawasaki

25 May 2009 by Phil Wain

Buildbase Kawasaki are investigating five mystery engine blow ups that have hit Tristan Palmer in his last three track outings. At Donington, Palmer suffered a seized piston in Saturday’s first free...

Donington Park BSB: Rutter brings four sets of leathers!

24 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

Michael Rutter, who has split from Rob McElnea’s Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha team, has brought four sets of leathers with him to Donington Park in case disaster hits another rider and he is asked to...

Donington BSB: Camier fights cold and new power delivery

24 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

Pole-sitter Leon Camier is fighting an energy-sapping cold as he aims to build on his run of three consecutive race wins on the Airwaves Yamaha in the British Superbike championship. “It’s difficult...

Donington Park BSB: Leon Camier takes pole

24 May 2009 by Phil Wain

Leon Camier took his second pole position of the year when he topped qualifying on Sunday for the third round of the British Superbike Championship at Donington Park. The Airwaves Yamaha put in a lap...

Donington BSB: Guintoli targets victory on his only known track

24 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli, who is only 11 points behind series leader Leon Camier in the British Superbike championship, must win at Donington Park this weekend because it is the only one of the 11...

Donington BSB: ‘Now We’ve Got 1,000rpm More’

24 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

Airwaves Yamaha riders Leon Camier and James Ellison are enjoying an extra 1,000rpm on the top end of their Yamaha YZF-R1s at Donington Park this weekend. The bikes’ performance has been boosted with...

Riding pillion with Walker

23 May 2009 by Sam Williams AKA Biker Angel

The Closest i will ever get to riding Pillion with the Best BSB Rider Chris Walker at Donnington Park Practice Day.

Donington BSB: Leon Camier dominates free practice

23 May 2009 by Phil Wain

Airwaves Yamaha’s Leon Camier dominated the opening two free practice sessions at Donington Park on Saturday lapping over three tenths of a second quicker than his nearest challenger, teammate James...

Rutter buys Suzuki superbike to race at TT

22 May 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Michael Rutter will race a Suzuki in this year’s two superbike races at the TT. In the two days since parting company with the NW200 Yamaha team, Rutter has arranged to buy his own K9 GSX-R1000 from...

James Toseland targets qualifying improvement

22 May 2009 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland has admitted he needs to drastically improve his qualifying performances to boost his hopes of threatening closer to the top six in MotoGP. The British rider has shown steady...

Mallory Park MXGP preview

22 May 2009 by AnDyMcKiNsTrY

Well the world mx in Mallory park is coming up, i think this season both classes MX1 and MX2 have been so close it will be interesting. Every race so far has been fantastic and i think Mallory will be no exception ( if the weather stays nice). So far i have been watching all the races on freecaster.tv (ITS FREE) My favourite rider Shaun Simpson got injured so that is a big blow as he probably had...

Donington BSB: Sylvain Guintoli fired up for 'home' race

22 May 2009 by Matthew Birt

Sylvain Guintoli is confident he can maintain his 100 per cent podium record in his ‘home’ race at Donington Park on Bank Holiday Monday. The French rider is classing the clash at the Leicestershire...

Casey Stoner doubts Honda weakness

22 May 2009 by Matthew Birt

Ducati’s Casey Stoner has questioned whether major complaints about the competitiveness of Honda’s new RC212V are fully justified. Repsol Honda duo Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso have both launched...

Hayate look for more improvement

22 May 2009 by Matthew Birt

The Hayate MotoGP team is looking to continue its startling 2009 progress to help Marco Melandri become a consistent top six finisher. The Italian has been the major sensation of the season so far...

Ali & Mac

22 May 2009 by ste_cal

A picture of Macaila Booth and her good friend Alastair Seeley taken after his win in the superstock race at Oulton Park, 4th May 2009.

NW200 2009 Pics

21 May 2009 by Michael Bradley

Hi there was at the races on Saturday at york corner 1st corner primrose hill and the starting grid. Have many more pics like these and will share. www.mickbradley.co.uk

Dreaming of a dream WSB paddock

21 May 2009 by mattleon

Let’s face it – this year’s World Superbike grid is filled up with some pretty monster names. Ok, well at least it will be again soon once the casualties of Monza return from the hospital. BUT…… Through the gossip i am hearing on the paddock, and from reading the pages of the greatest newspaper published in the World, I am already dreaming of a 2010 World Superbike grid full of not monster names,...