2008

Year: 2008

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Video: Yamaha R1 Cup launch at Croft

28 March 2008 by Michael Neeves

MCN Senior Road Tester has chosen his keys from the proverbial bowl and out came number 33. That is the number Neeves will be racing in the inaugural Henderson R1 Cup series, which launched at Croft Circuit last week. The round will be supporting the British Superbike Championship at all 12 rounds and all riders will ride standard Yamaha R1’s with sporty bodywork. That is the number Neeves will be...

Hydrex Bike Animal Honda head to Spain

27 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Hydrex Bike Animal Honda head to Spain

The Hydrex Bike Animal Honda British Superbike team have headed off to Spain for last minute preparations just a week before the start of the new season at Brands Hatch next weekend. Team owner Shaun...

Snetterton BSB test 2008

26 March 2008 by howsy

Snetterton BSB test 2008

Think you will find that the mist was actually snow!

Beowulf Racing on the pace at final Valencia test

26 March 2008 by Michael Guy

Beowulf Racing on the pace at final Valencia test

The Beowulf Racing team completed their final winter test session at Valencia this week in preparation for the opening round of the European Superstock 600 championship at the Spanish circuit on April...

Snetterton BSB test hit by bad weather

24 March 2008 by Rob Hull

Snetterton BSB test hit by bad weather

This weekend’s Official Pirelli test has been cut dramatically short by treacherous weather conditions. The three-day test was, for some, the last chance to test machinery and tyres before heading to...

Snetterton BSB pictures

24 March 2008 by Mike Spells

Snetterton BSB pictures

Here’s some pictures of the pre season warm up at Snetterton this weekend.

Tommy "Rock on" Hill

23 March 2008 by steve brankston

Tommy "Rock on" Hill

You can’t keep a good man down! Tommy (Rock on) Hill at a roasting Snetterton over the easter hols.

BSB Pirelli Test Snetterton 22.3.08

23 March 2008 by john kerrison

BSB Pirelli Test Snetterton 22.3.08

On Saturday afternoon only Shakey Byrne and James Ellison managed to get on the track during the 1st afternoon BSB session and this was cut short after only a couple of laps by a blizzard

BSB Snetterton snowballing

23 March 2008 by john kerrison

BSB Snetterton snowballing

Tom Sykes, unable to take to the track because of inclement weather, did, however, manage to hone his snowballing skills

Michael Laverty

23 March 2008 by Stephen Kerr

Michael Laverty

Michael Laverty/Relentless/TAS Suzuki 22/03/2008, Enkalon Trophy races, Bishopscourt.

British Superbikes: Leon Haslam - 'I've been waiting to get back with Honda for a long time'

21 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

British Superbikes: Leon Haslam - 'I've been waiting to get back with Honda for a long time'

With 2006 and 2007 British Superbike Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari now departed to World Superbikes and 2007 runner-up Jonathan Rea following him to the Hannpsree team in World Supersport, you’d be fairly...

British Superbikes: Cal Crutchlow vowing to win title for HM Plant Honda

21 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

British Superbikes: Cal Crutchlow vowing to win title for HM Plant Honda

Heading in to just his second season as a British Superbike rider, there’s no doubt in anyone’s mind what 22-year-old Cal Crutchlow wants to do this season – help Honda retain the...

British Superbikes: HM Plant Honda ready for action

21 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

British Superbikes: HM Plant Honda ready for action

MCN caught up with HM Plant Honda Team Manager Havier Beltran at the launch of the 2008 team at the Sports Café in Newcastle taking a look at the season ahead. MCN: What are your plans heading to the...

British Supersport: Steve Brogan gets first factory ride with HM Plant Honda

21 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

British Supersport: Steve Brogan gets first factory ride with HM Plant Honda

At the age of 27 most riders will be thinking they have missed their chance to get their first factory ride, but not HM Plant Honda’s Steve Brogan. The Liverpudlian has been signed up to ride in the...

Video: Revving Off - HM Plant Honda British Superbike team launches new Fireblade

21 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

The HM Plant Honda British Superbike team has officially unveiled their 2008 Honda Fireblades to be ridden by Leon Haslam and Cal Crutchlow at the team launch in Newcastle yesterday. Haslam, who has moved to HM Plant Honda after three years with Airwaves Ducati, is sure to be a favourite for the title and is looking forward to the season ahead. Crutchlow is also hopeful to carry on the momentum...

British Superbikes: Airwaves Ducati positive for 2008 after Calafat test

17 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

British Superbikes: Airwaves Ducati positive for 2008 after Calafat test

Airwaves Ducati spent a successful four days last week testing at Spain’s Calafat circuit and are now confident about the season ahead with the new Ducati 1098. The only set back was Leon Camier...

British Superbikes team up with BKS to improve rider safety

14 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

British Superbikes team up with BKS to improve rider safety

Manufacturer BKS has teamed up with the British Superbike Championship to improve rider safety. Throughout the 2008 championship the Northamptonshire-based company will be sent all crash-damaged...

Alex Camier signs for Bournemouth Hawk Kawasaki in Superstock 600 Championship

11 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Alex Camier signs for Bournemouth Hawk Kawasaki in Superstock 600 Championship

Alex Camier has signed up to ride for Hawk Kawasaki in the 2008 Superstock 600 Championship. The younger brother of British Superbike rider Leon Camier rode for Hawk Kawasaki last year at Croft in the...

Video: British Superbikes Guadix test: HM Plant Honda riders Cal Crutchlow and Leon Haslam interview

07 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

The Guadix test took place last week and saw one of the first show downs of the two big British Superbike teams – HM Plant Honda and Airwaves Ducati. MCN’s Rob Hull caught up with HM Plant Honda riders Cal Crutchlow and Leon Haslam to see how the test was going and how they are adapting to life after their respective moves Watch the video interview below to see the answers and footage from the...

British Supersport: 2008 confirmed BSS entry list

07 March 2008 by Gary Pinchin

British Supersport: 2008 confirmed BSS entry list

Five Manufacturer/works teams representing Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Triumph will take to the grid for the 2008 British Supersport Championship. There will be a packed entry of 42 permanent...

British Superbikes: 2008 confirmed BSB entry list

07 March 2008 by Gary Pinchin

British Superbikes: 2008 confirmed BSB entry list

British Superbikes goes into the new season with tougher supersport-spec engine tuning rules, a single tyre rule – and a whopping grid of 32 riders headed up by machinery from Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki,...

Cadwell Park safety improvements

06 March 2008 by Liam Marsden

Cadwell Park safety improvements

Cadwell Park has recently unveiled safety improvements which were made through the winter to the Lincolnshire circuit. For riders the biggest benefit will be the Armco and extended run-off at Chris...

Cadwell Park safety improvements

06 March 2008 by Liam Marsden

Cadwell Park safety improvements

Cadwell Park has recently unveiled safety improvements which were made through the winter to the Lincolnshire circuit. For riders the biggest benefit will be the Armco and extended run-off at Chris...

Video: British Superbikes Almeria test: Airwaves Ducati's Shane Byrne and Leon Camier impress in testing

05 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Shane Byrne made sure everyone stood up and took notice of his return to Ducati as he lines up alongside Leon Camier for the Airwaves Ducati team in the 2008 British Superbike Championship. Byrne was on blistering form consistently lapping fast times each day while running race-distance simulations at the three day Pirelli test in Almeria, Spain. Meanwhile the Pirelli test was the first outing...

Computer generated plans unveiled for Silverstone redevelopment

04 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Computer generated plans unveiled for Silverstone redevelopment

The first computer generated images of the proposed redevelopment at Silverstone Circuit have been unveiled today (Tuesday). The circuit’s owners The British Racing Driver Club released the pictures...

British Superbikes Guadix test: Cal Crutchlow - 'I didn't think Ducati would be as fast here'

04 March 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes Guadix test: Cal Crutchlow - 'I didn't think Ducati would be as fast here'

Shane Byrne may have been at the top of the time sheets at Almeria but HM Plant Honda rider Cal Crutchlow had thought the Airwaves Ducati team would have struggled more at the Guadix circuit. He told...

British Superbikes: Tena for Men Honda new for 2008 BSB grid

04 March 2008 by Sarah Carnell

British Superbikes: Tena for Men Honda new for 2008 BSB grid

A new team featuring reigning privateer champion Tristan Palmer is ready to head on to the 2008 British Superbike Championship grid. Tena for Men Honda will run Tristan Palmer in the British Superbike...

British Superbikes: Shane Byrne getting his head around traction control

29 February 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Shane Byrne getting his head around traction control

Although he was running consistently at the front of the field in testing at Almeria for the full three days, Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne is still getting used to the Ducati’s traction control. The official...

British Superbikes: No World Superbike pressure for Airwaves Ducati

29 February 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: No World Superbike pressure for Airwaves Ducati

After a productive three days testing in Spain, Airwaves Ducati team boss Colin Wright says the team is feeling no pressure from Ducati’s performances on the World Superbike stage. Even though both...

British Superbikes Almeria test: Michael Laverty talks superbike step up

28 February 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes Almeria test: Michael Laverty talks superbike step up

MCN caught up with last year’s British Supersport champion Michael Laverty at the Almeria circuit during the three-day Pirelli test. Stepping up to a Suzuki GSX-R1000 from the 600 version with the...

British Superbike Almeria test: Leon Haslam - we could be here a month and not get through everything

27 February 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbike Almeria test: Leon Haslam - we could be here a month and not get through everything

Leon Haslam says the team has their work cut out for them in Spain during the final day of the Almeria test before heading on to Guadix for another three days on track later this week. Haslam was...

British Superbikes Almeria test: Cal Crutchlow crashes out of test

27 February 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes Almeria test: Cal Crutchlow crashes out of test

Cal Crutchlow will sat out a lot of today’s final Pirelli test at Almeria after suffering a big highside earlier today. According to the HM Plant team manager Harvey Beltram, Cal Crutchlow lost the...

British Superbikes Almeria test: Stuart Easton - 'Early signs of the ZX-10R are good'

27 February 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes Almeria test: Stuart Easton - 'Early signs of the ZX-10R are good'

Despite using stock engines at the Pirelli test in Almeria, Stuart Easton believes the new Kawasaki ZX-10R is going to be competitive come the start of the season. Easton told MCN: “The new engines...

British Superbikes Almeria test: Michael Rutter talks Ducati 1098 and tyres

27 February 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes Almeria test: Michael Rutter talks Ducati 1098 and tyres

After setting a competitive second day lap time of 1:37.7 Michael Rutter says the team are still very much working with the traction control on the new Ducati 1098. “We’re still learning away with the...

British Superbikes Almeria test: Shane Byrne tops day two in Spain

27 February 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes Almeria test: Shane Byrne tops day two in Spain

Airwaves Ducati’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne has continued his impressive return to two-cylinder machinery posting the only sub 1.37 time of the second day of testing at Almeria. Byrne’s unofficial best lap...

British Superbikes Almeria test: Injury not holding Leon Camier back in Almeria

26 February 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes Almeria test: Injury not holding Leon Camier back in Almeria

Despite still suffering from the injuries he sustained back in August at Cadwell Park, Airwaves Ducati debutant Leon Camier is holding his own at Almeria in the team’s first test of the year. Leon...