2007

British Superbikes: Shane Byrne tops second practice at Brands Hatch season finale

12 October 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Shane Byrne left it to the final minute of the second practice session for the 2007 British Superbike championship finale at Brands Hatch to go top of the timesheets at his local track, with a time of...

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: HM Plant Honda's Ryuichi Kiyonari on the pace

12 October 2007 by Sarah Carnell

HM Plant Honda’s Ryuichi Kiyonari snatched the fastest time from Airwaves Ducati’s Leon Haslam in the dying seconds in the first British Superbikes free practice at Brands Hatch. The Japanese rider...

British Superbikes: No time for Ryuichi Kiyonari to celebrate if he wins title

12 October 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Ryuichi Kiyonari won’t have any time to celebrate at Brands Hatch this Sunday, assuming he clinches the British Superbikes title for a second year running. He’s 37 points clear of closest rival and HM...

THINK! competition winner reports from Donington Park

11 October 2007 by MCN

MCN THINK! competition winner, Tim Pritchard was lucky enough to report from the British Superbikes round at Donington Park and came face to face with some racing legends. Read Tim’s report here: And...

British Superbikes: Relentless Suzuki unveil 2008 plans

11 October 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Irish-based TAS Racing have finalised their racing plans for 2008. Kiwi Bruce Anstey will again contest the roads races for the alongside new signing Aussie Cameron Donald who will contest the...

British Superbikes: Win a pair of VIP hospitality tickets for Brands Hatch with BP Ultimate

11 October 2007 by MCN Sport

Here is your chance to win a pair of tickets to the Bennetts British Superbikes Championship finale at Brands Hatch on Sunday, October 14, 2007, courtesy of BP Ultimate. To celebrate BP Ultimate’s...

British Superbikes: Rizla Suzuki sign up female racer for Race of the Year

11 October 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Jenny Tinmouth’s debut on the Rizla Suzuki superbike is bound to be a major talking point at this year’s Mallory Park Race of the Year, the end of the season non-championship superbike showdown on...

My ode to BSB

10 October 2007 by rutter nutter

FROM ONE BSB FAN, WHO ATTENDS AS MANY MEETINGS AS I CAN, TO SEE THE RIDERS MOTIVATION TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP~DOMINATION. FOR RACING INSPIRATION THIS IS MY DEDICATION. FIRSTLY TO THE COMMENTATORS, WHO’S VOICES BREATHE FIRE ~ LIKE INCINERATERS, WITH ENTHUSIASM AND EXCITEMENT, THRILL SEEKING INDITEMENT. ~THERE CAN’T BE ANYTHING WORSE, THAN THE DREADED “COMMENTATERS CURSE”. HAERD BUT NOT SEEN ~ FRED...

British Superbikes: Jentin Yamaha's Simon Andrews back for Brands Hatch

09 October 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Simon Andrews returns to racing for the final British Superbike round of the season at Brands Hatch on the Jentin Racing/Lloyds British Yamaha R1. Andrews broken his collarbone in the second race of...

BSB scooter race

08 October 2007 by biglee674

Karl Harris and Guy Martin at Cadwell.

Keep cool Jonny

08 October 2007 by biglee674

Jonny Rea and his odd looking cooler fixed to his back at Cadwell this year.

Flying Bomber

08 October 2007 by biglee674

Karl Harris getting some air time on the Mountain at Cadwell.

Walker on the Mountain

08 October 2007 by biglee674

Chris Walker entering the Mountain at Cadwell. If you zoom in, you can read the info on his dash.

Haydon and Walker

04 October 2007 by biglee674

This photo was taken at the Cadwell Park round of this year’s BSB. It shows James Haydon following Chris Walker into the Hairpin during practice. Nice flames!

Cheers Leon!

04 October 2007 by leetays

I am 29 and love the whole motorcycle community, I also with my fiancee go to many race events. Donington Park holds some good memories so I decided to start drawing racers. This is my tribute to Leon...

Gary Pinchin's British Superbikes blog: Never mind the politics - what about the racing?

02 October 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Politics, it seems are the order of the day in British Superbikes. Which is a bit disappointing since the championship decider is on October 14 at Brands Hatch and is largely being overshadowed by...

Gary Pinchin's singles blog

01 October 2007 by Gary Pinchin

The Americans are making a big noise about a brand new racing class they have ‘invented’. It’s called 450 Super Singles and the class has been embraced by the AMA (who run the national superbike...

British Superbikes: Aussie star wants British Superbike ride

01 October 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Leading Australian Superbike rider, Russell Holland is looking to make the move overseas and wants to race in British Superbikes. The young Australian is adamant it is time for him to make the move...

Huge interest in new R1 cup

29 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

The new Yamaha R1 Cup scheduled to blast into action next year at British Superbike rounds is attracting huge interest. When the series was launched at Donington Park recently over 150 prospective...

British Supersport: Raceways and Hudson Kennaugh in 2008 Supersport

27 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Yamaha will have an even stronger presence in British Supersport next year with the Raceways Yamaha team stepping up from Superstock alongside the existing Virgin Media team. Superstock star, South...

Hudson Kennaugh double

27 September 2007 by Kerry Green

Leon Haslam and BJ Toal were not the only ones to record a double win at the Donington Park British Superbikes. Hudson Kennaugh of Raceways Yamaha from Fleetwood also scored a double. We met Hudson...

British Superbikes: One-make tyre rule expected

26 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

British Superbike bosses are about to follow World Superbike’s lead and introduce a single-supplier tyre rule for British Superbike and British Supersport for the 2008 season. British Superbike Race...

British Superbikes: New Rizla Suzuki team boss Jack Valentine talks to MCN

25 September 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Experienced race team manager Jack Valentine is replacing Simon Buckmaster as the Rizla Suzuki team boss for the 2008 British Superbike season. Jack Valentine is currently the MSS Kawasaki team...

Video: Crescent Suzuki vs Stobart Honda on the road

25 September 2007 by Adam Child

If you thought standard 1000cc sports bikes were scary enough on the road, think again. Both this Stobart Blade and Crescent GSX-R1000 are in virtually full-on BSB race spec, which means they’re considerably lighter than stock (so much so they’re now not much heavier than a standard 600), boast over 200bhp and are equipped with full race suspension. What’s more, I’m about to ride them not only on...