October

Year: 2014

Month: October

Linfoot and O’Halloran spearhead Honda BSB return

29 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Linfoot and O’Halloran spearhead Honda BSB return

Dan Linfoot and Jason O’Halloran will spearhead the return of Honda Racing to the MCE British Superbike championship in 2015. Linfoot, who had a breakthrough year in 2014 to score his first podium and...

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne seals crown with double win

19 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne seals crown with double win

Shane Byrne has taken the 2014 MCE British Superbike title in style by finishing off his weekend at Brands Hatch with a double victory after lifting the crown after the first race of the day. Byrne...

Brands Hatch BSB: Shakey takes the title in style

19 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brands Hatch BSB: Shakey takes the title in style

Shane Byrne has become the first ever four time MCE British Superbike champion in style at Brands Hatch, only needing to finish fourth after injury ruled out Ryuichi Kiyonari but settling for nothing...

Kiyonari to ride warmup to assess broken collarbone

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Kiyonari to ride warmup to assess broken collarbone

A battered and bruised Ryuichi Kiyonari will return to the MCE British Superbike track tomorrow, with the triple champion confirming to MCN that he will attempt to ride in the morning’s 10-minute...

Brands Hatch BSB: Mainwaring takes victory as Byrne crashes out!

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brands Hatch BSB: Mainwaring takes victory as Byrne crashes out!

Howie Mainwaring has taken a stylish wet weather victory at Brands Hatch, holding off rain man Josh Waters and a resurgent Jon Kirkham to take the win by mere centimetres. However, the main drama of...

Brookes and Byrne launch war of words ahead of BSB finale

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brookes and Byrne launch war of words ahead of BSB finale

Josh Brookes and Shane Byrne have launched a war of words ahead of this weekend’s first MCE British Superbike race, after the Australian jokingly commented after qualifying that it was like the triple...

Brands Hatch BSB: Ellison on pole as War for Four pressure reaches critical

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brands Hatch BSB: Ellison on pole as War for Four pressure reaches critical

James Ellison has controlled all three MCE British Superbike qualifying sessions to take pole position at Brands Hatch, exploiting his position outside the Showdown to make the post of the pressure...

Ryuichi Kiyonari breaks collarbone at Brands Hatch

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ryuichi Kiyonari breaks collarbone at Brands Hatch

The 2014 MCE British Superbike championship took a major plot twist this morning after Ryuichi Kiyonari crashed out of the free practice three session at Brands Hatch, breaking his collarbone and...

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne lands the first hit of the weekend

17 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne lands the first hit of the weekend

Shane Byrne has landed the first hit of the weekend over championship rival Ryuichi Kiyonari by taking the top spot on the opening day of action at Brands Hatch. Byrne finished the day at his home...

Ellison staying with GBmoto Kawasaki for 2015

15 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ellison staying with GBmoto Kawasaki for 2015

James Ellison will remain with Lloyds British GBmoto Kawasaki for the 2015 MCE British Superbike season, after signing an extension to his contract to remain with the team for next season. Switching...

Josh Brookes to remain with Milwaukee Yamaha in BSB

14 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes to remain with Milwaukee Yamaha in BSB

Josh Brookes has surprised the MCE British Superbike paddock by agreeing a new deal that will see the Australian remain with Milwaukee Yamaha for the 2015 BSB season. Having made it clear he wanted to...

Silverstone BSB: Kiyo makes it one each for title fighters

05 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Silverstone BSB: Kiyo makes it one each for title fighters

Ryuichi Kiyonari has made it one apiece for the BSB title fighters at Silverstone, taking the fight to Shane Byrne in the second race of the day to hold off his fellow triple champion and mean that...

Silverstone BSB: Byrne battles to race one win

05 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Silverstone BSB: Byrne battles to race one win

Shane Byrne has extended his championship lead with only four races left in the MCE British Superbike series, taking a dramatic race win at Silverstone. Main title rival Ryuichi Kiyonari was second,...

Silverstone BSB: Kiyonari claims pole

04 October 2014 by Liam Marsden

Silverstone BSB: Kiyonari claims pole

Ryuichi Kiyonari rode bravely in drying conditions to take his second pole of the season for the penultimate round at Silverstone. Kiyonari was able to hold off title rival Shane Byrne despite a fast...

Silverstone BSB: Kiyo scorches to record pace on opening day

04 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Silverstone BSB: Kiyo scorches to record pace on opening day

Ryuichi Kiyonari has raced to a scorching opening day of the penultimate round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Silverstone. The triple champion, currently in a battle with Shane Byrne for...

Honda celebrate Motorcycle Live with Silverstone paint scheme

01 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Honda celebrate Motorcycle Live with Silverstone paint scheme

Honda Racing will celebrate the UK’s biggest motorcycle show this weekend at Silverstone’s MCE British Superbike round, as the wildcard Honda of Julien Da Costa takes to the track in a special paint...

Tommy Hill returns to BSB as team boss with Be Wiser Kawasaki

01 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tommy Hill returns to BSB as team boss with Be Wiser Kawasaki

Tommy Hill, the 2011 MCE British Superbike champion, will return to the BSB paddock in 2015, but not as a racer. Hill is instead set to launch a two-rider team alongside Alan Greig, team owner and...