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Steve Brogan Wheelie at Oulton

21 May 2008 by Kerry Green

Steve Brogan Wheelie at Oulton

What an entertainer Steve Brogan is. He wheelied from the bottom of Clay Hill to the top at Oulton Park. I managed to capture a great sequence of wheelies from Brogie and this is just one of many from...

BSB Brands Hatch

20 May 2008 by Emma Selling

BSB Brands Hatch

BSB Take 2 at Brands Hatch 11th May 2008. The first round was exciting, watching the snow melt on the car windows. Taking bets on which drip would get to the bottom first. I would like to thank...

British Superbikes: Airwaves Ducati pull out of Donington Park round

20 May 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Airwaves Ducati pull out of Donington Park round

British Superbike Championship leaders Airwaves Ducati will not be racing at Donington Park for round four of the season due to concerns over extra weight being added to their machines. Team Owner...

Brands Hatch BSB pictures

19 May 2008 by Kevin Langridge

Brands Hatch BSB pictures

BSB Race action from Brands Hatch. The pictures include Malcolm Ashleys big off at Hawthorn.

British Superbikes: Ducati pre-register 1098R’s to meet BSB homologation regulations

19 May 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Ducati pre-register 1098R’s to meet BSB homologation regulations

Ducati UK has announced they will pre-register the remaining 1098R’s that do not have customer orders before June 1 to make them eligible to run as homologated models in British Superbikes. By the...

British Superbikes: Ducati to be hit with extra weight

19 May 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Ducati to be hit with extra weight

MCN understands there is set to be an official announcement today from BSB organisers to add extra weight to the 1200cc Ducati machines. The move will come as response to some of the four cylinder...

British Superbikes: Ex BSB Rizla Suzuki Team Boss joins engine spec debate

19 May 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Ex BSB Rizla Suzuki Team Boss joins engine spec debate

Former Rizla Suzuki British Superbike Team Manager Simon Buckmaster has defended the current engine specification rules in BSB, calling for the teams to rev their bikes less to be more reliable. The...

First BSB meeting

19 May 2008 by ian lambert

First BSB meeting

Here is my daughter Shannon [right]with her cousin Abby at her first race meeting at Brands BSB,where Nial Mckenzie signed her Toseland t-shirt.she also met John Reynolds and Scott Smart.

Leon Haslam steals mountain bike

18 May 2008 by kev randall

Leon Haslam highside at Druids during qualifying for BSB race at Oulton Park 4th May.

Go Shakey Go

17 May 2008 by mbimson@tiscali.co.uk

Go Shakey Go

My son luke at his first BSB race (as seen on TV)

NOT SO LUCKY CUP RIDERS AT BRANDS

16 May 2008 by stephen dennis

NOT SO LUCKY CUP RIDERS AT BRANDS

JUST THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CUP RACERS FROM BRANDS ON SAT PRACTICE. UNLUCKY LADS.

British Superbikes: Poor April qualifying costs James Ellison

15 May 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Poor April qualifying costs James Ellison

James Ellison was left to rue his April qualifying performance that put him down in 15th position on the grid for last weekend’s racing at Brands Hatch, even though he fought his way back up to sixth...

Video: Oulton Park Think! Academy Blog winner

15 May 2008 by Angus Farquhar

THINK! Road Safety has been an official sponsor of the 2008 Bennetts British Superbike Championship since 2004 and this year we will be offering MCN readers the chance to win VIP hospitality at every BSB round to enjoy the atmosphere in style! Winners of each THINK! race promotion will be given the task of becoming an MCN video blog reporter for the day, with behind-the-scenes access, they will...

British Superbikes: Lack of practice time costs Simon Andrews

14 May 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Lack of practice time costs Simon Andrews

A crash in free practice one and a clutch problem in morning warm-up hindered Lloyds British Jentin Yamaha’s Simon Andrews incredible race one start at Brands Hatch, purely because the team only had a...

British Superbikes: Brands Hatch damage limitation for Guy Martin

14 May 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Brands Hatch damage limitation for Guy Martin

Hydrex Bike Animal Honda’s Guy Martin has said the re-scheduled Brands Hatch British Superbike round last weekend was more a case of preparation for this week’s North West 200. Martin goes into the...

Brands Hatch action

12 May 2008 by spells675

Brands Hatch action

Here’s some of the action from Paddock hill bend at Brands this weekend.

Brands Hatch British Superbikes; Crutchlow wins race two

11 May 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Brands Hatch British Superbikes; Crutchlow wins race two

Cal Crutchlow took a well deserved win in the second British Superbike race at Brands Hatch, despite a badly dislocated ankle. Crutchlow lead for most of the race and was comfortably in the lead when...

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Byrne takes race one

11 May 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Byrne takes race one

Shayne Byrne has taken the win in the opening British Superbike race at Brands Hatch. Finishing off the meeting that was abandoned after snow five weeks ago Byrne put in a solid performance to work...

British Supersport: Alan O'Connor still in hospital after Oulton Park crash

09 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

British Supersport: Alan O'Connor still in hospital after Oulton Park crash

British Supersport rider Alan O’Connor is still receiving treatment in hospital following a horrific crash in last Monday’s race at Oulton Park. The 28-year-old from Cork is still receiving treatment...

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Injuries mean deplete BSB field

09 May 2008 by Rob Hull

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Injuries mean deplete BSB field

Some key names in the British Superbike field will be missing from this weekend’s two-day Brands Hatch round after a crashed-filled Oulton Park meeting less than a week ago. And topping the list of...

Cal Crutchlow off at Druids

08 May 2008 by chris.ainsworth

Cal Crutchlow off at Druids

Cal Crutchlow off at Druids. British Superbikes Oulton Park – 5th May 2008

Leon Morris getting down to business

07 May 2008 by Chris Ainsworth

Leon Morris getting down to business

Leon Morris getting down to business at Oulton Park British Superbikes 5th May 2008.

Meeting Shakey Byrne

07 May 2008 by lorraine bridgwater

Meeting Shakey Byrne

Here’s a photo of my five year old daughter jemma bridgwater meeting her idol Shane shakey Byrne at british superbikes at oulton park.. it made her weekend, and mine to see her so happy…

Leon going into Sykes

07 May 2008 by mark breakwell

Leon going into Sykes

Leon Haslam hitting Tommy Sykes

Henderson R1 Cup: Superstar in the making

07 May 2008 by Michael Neeves

Henderson R1 Cup: Superstar in the making

Sam Warren is a relative novice to road racing. He’s completed just a handful of club races to get his national licence, so he can take part in the Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup. But the 25-year-old...

British Superbikes: Jack Valentine denies Leon Haslam protest

07 May 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Jack Valentine denies Leon Haslam protest

Rizla Suzuki Team Manager Jack Valentine has rejected the suggestions made by HM Plant Honda that he and his Rizla Suzuki team protested the move made by Leon Haslam that cost Tom Sykes a race two...

Hudson Kennaugh pleasing the crowd

07 May 2008 by chimmy450

Hudson Kennaugh pleasing the crowd

Well it was May Bank Holiday and the Bennetts British SuperBike tour returned to the picturesque Cheshire circuit of Oulton Park. Also returning to the circuit was one of the largest crowds to be...

Leon Haslam should take it like a man

06 May 2008 by jakhit44

I’m so glad Leon Haslam got done for that outrageous pass at Oulton Park. I have seen him do it loads of times there – even to his own team mate. If you can’t win leon take it like a man – sykes outshone you and you just couldn’t hack it.

MCN Daily 06/05/08: Your daily video motorcycle news

06 May 2008 by Angus Farquhar

In episode 99 of the MCN Daily motorcycle news show we bring you a sporting special rounding up all the action from over the bank holiday weekend including Rossi’s win in Shanghai and problems for Leon Haslam at Oulton Park.  Subscribe to this podcast with RSS  Subscribe with iTunes Check out the video below to catch up with all the news in just three minutes then email us here to let us know...

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Christian Iddon swaps supermoto for superstock

06 May 2008 by Rob Hull

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Christian Iddon swaps supermoto for superstock

Christian Iddon proved that it wasn’t just Sam Warren in the Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup who can make the transition from supermoto to road racing with one of four guest appearances this weekend with SMT...

A great weekend at Oulton Park

06 May 2008 by Stephen John Scragg

Just got back from an excellent weekend of racing at Oulton Park, Cheshire. I would just like to thank the organisers for a well run event – and what an entrance from Mr Palmer in his helicopter! He was like James Bond popping in with his secretary! It was then that I took a closer look at him. Now is it me or does he look like Coronation Street’s Les Battersby? Never the less he can organise a...

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Leon Haslam docked race two points

06 May 2008 by Rob Hull

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Leon Haslam docked race two points

HM Plant Honda’s Leon Haslam has been stripped of his fourth place position in race two by British Superbike organisers after he was deemed to have ridden carelessly in the course of a meeting. Haslam...

Oulton Park BSB: Karl Harris crash

06 May 2008 by Phill Guest

Oulton Park BSB: Karl Harris crash

It’s been a while since I’ve seen the British superbikes live, but it’s still great entertainment . Here is a picture of Karl Harris mid-crash

BSB: first race, first lap, first corner

06 May 2008 by Paul Bond & Stephanie Allen

BSB: first race, first lap, first corner

Let the pictures tell the story. Photography by Paul Bond & Stephanie Allen

Oulton Park BSB - 05/05/08 - Shakey Byrne's Double Win

05 May 2008 by David Perkins

Oulton Park BSB - 05/05/08 - Shakey Byrne's Double Win

Here’s Shane Byrne, on his victory lap after his second win of the day… An awesome couple of wins after a ‘shakey’ couple of races…

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Shane Byrne takes first Airwaves Ducati double win but under red flag conditions

05 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Oulton Park British Superbikes: Shane Byrne takes first Airwaves Ducati double win but under red flag conditions

Shane Byrne completed a first double race win for Airwaves Ducati, but finished the second race under the red flags after a huge crash involving Cal Crutchlow whilst one of the cup riders was also...