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BSB: Shakey holds off Linfoot for race two win

10 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne emerged victorious in the second MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race at Snetterton, holding off Dan Linfoot to claim the win and with it take a four point lead in...

BSB: O'Halloran takes debut victory in Snetterton thriller

10 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jason O’Halloran took a jubilant debut MCE British Superbike victory in the first race at Snetterton ahead of Honda Racing team-mate Dan Linfoot after an incident-packed first lap saw pre-race...

BSB: Haslam overcomes technical issues to take front row start

09 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam is thrilled to be starting on the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race at Snetterton after suffering a number of issues across the weekend. Haslam found...

BSB: Byrne confident of continuing Snetterton victory run

09 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne blew away the competition as the MCE British Superbike championship debuted its new Superpole qualifying system for the first time at Snetterton. The Be Wiser Ducati man, who was last to...

BSB: Byrne takes top spot in first Superpole session

09 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne took pole position for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race at Snetterton after a tense debut for the all-new Superpole format. With the weather finally playing ball, organisers...

BSB: O'Halloran in 'good place' after strong first day

08 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jason O’Halloran was left beaming with confidence after a strong opening day in the fifth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship at Snetterton. The Australian shrugged off a late crash...

BSB: O'Halloran tops day one at Snetterton

08 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Honda’s Jason O’Halloran shrugged off a late crash to top the timesheets on an interesting first day of the fifth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbikes at Snetterton. Having enjoyed a positive test...

BSB: Linfoot eyeing debut win at Snetterton

07 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Dan Linfoot is hoping to carry the momentum from his double podium at Knockhilll forward to this weekend’s fifth round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Snetterton. Finishing second and...

BSB: Laverty hoping to return to sharp end at Snetterton

07 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty is hoping to return to the sharp end as the MCE British Superbike championship heads to Snetterton this weekend. The Tyco BMW star started the 2016 season as a favourite for the title...

BSB: Snetterton to be broadcast live on Quest

07 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

This weekend’s fifth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship will once again be broadcast on free-to-air TV with Quest. Saturday’s qualifying action, which will hopefully see the debut of...

BSB: Byrne confident Snetterton will suit Panigale

06 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Four-time MCE British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne may have won the last five races at the Snetterton 300 circuit but isn’t resting on his laurels ahead of the fifth round of the 2016 series. Byrne...

BSB: 'Positive mindset' for championship leader Haslam ahead of Snetterton

06 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam heads into the fifth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship at Snetterton this weekend with a 13 point championship lead over rival Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne. Having won more...

BSB: Organisers hoping to debut one-lap Superpole at Snetterton

05 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

British Superbike bosses are hoping to roll out their new Superpole qualifying format for the first time at Snetterton this weekend. The news BSB would introduce the one-lap Superpole qualifying...

BSB: Byrne to debut new exhaust at Snetterton

04 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne will debut a new exhaust on his Ducati Panigale R at this weekend’s Snetterton round of the MCE British Superbike championship. The four-time British Champion has taken two victories since...

BSB: Walker's sidecar passenger reveals all

01 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

The man brave enough to sit in the side of Chris Walker’s Kawasaki sidecar each weekend has lauded the four-time BSB runner-up for how quickly he’s taken to the three-wheeled beasts. Ashley Hawes is...

BSS: Champion Stapleford set for Snetterton return

01 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Reigning British Supersport Champion Luke Stapleford will make a welcome return to the British series at Snetterton next weekend. After claiming an incredible 14 race wins to lift the title last year,...

BSB: Broc Parkes to replace John Hopkins at Snetterton

30 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Broc Parkes will be drafted in by the ePayMe Yamaha team to replace the injured John Hopkins for next week’s fifth round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Snetterton. Hopkins sustained a...

BSB: Zero to hero for Byrne at Knockhill

30 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne went from zero to hero in the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship after bouncing back from a race one crash to take his second victory with Ducati’s Panigale. While...

BSB: Strong weekend for Hickman at Knockhill

30 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman enjoyed a strong weekend at the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship at Knockhill, walking away with two top five results for JG Speedfit Kawasaki. Knockhill was...

BSB: First podium of 2016 for Mossey at Knockhill

29 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Young gun Luke Mossey overcame the tyre issues he’s been struggling with this season to take his first podium of the year at Knockhill. The Teccare Quattro Plant Kawasaki rider was in the mix...

BSB: Hopkins to miss Snetterton round

29 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins will miss next week’s fifth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship at Snetterton after breaking his collarbone in a crash at Knockhill. The ePayMe Yamaha rider crashed out...

BSB: McWilliams to race Stock 1000 series

29 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jeremy McWilliams is set to make a shock return to British Championship racing as he joins the EHA Racing squad in the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship. Replacing the injured Ben Wilson,...

BSB: Iddon: 'I just wasn't good enough'

28 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Christian Iddon has admitted his performance at Knockhill this weekend wasn’t up to scratch after walking away with best result of 10th place in a sodden second race. The former Supermoto star hadn’t...

BSB: Hopkins: 'Our season starts now!'

28 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins put his money where his mouth is at Knockhill this weekend to show talk of a step forward for the ePayMe Yamaha squad wasn’t overhyped as he took a strong fourth place in the opening...

BSB: Dixon recovers from crash to take debut points

28 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

It was an eventful debut in the MCE British Superbike championship for Jake Dixon at Knockhill this weekend, who cruised to a 13th place finish in Sunday’s second race despite being collected by...

BSB: Double podium delight for Honda's Linfoot

27 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Dan Linfoot was delighted to take a career first double British Superbike podium at Knockhill this weekend, finishing second and third in Sunday’s two races. After a significant step forward with his...

BSB: Visor issues cost Haslam double win

27 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam believes he could have taken a double victory at Knockhill this weekend had he not been hampered by visor problems in the late stages of yesterday’s second race. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki...

BSB: Michael Laverty: 'Worst race of my life'

27 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty endured a nightmare weekend to walk away from the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship with a solitary eighth place. The Tyco BMW rider had shown impressive pace...

BSB: Byrne bounces back to take race two win

26 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Be Wiser Ducati’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne bounced back from his crash in the opening MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race at Knockhill to claim victory in race two, scything his way through...

BSB: Haslam holds off Linfoot for race one win

26 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam held off an aggressive charge from Honda Racing’s Dan Linfoot to take victory in a dramatic opening MCE British Superbike race at Knockhill. It was Linfoot’s Honda team-mate Jason...

BSB: Ellison disappointed with 'unacceptable' tenth place

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison was left disappointed having qualified for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race in just tenth place after missing out on a spot in the final qualifying session. The JG Speedfit...

BSB: O'Halloran: 'I might do a rain dance!'

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Honda’s Jason O’Halloran is hoping for rain in tomorrow’s two MCE British Superbike races after coming tantalisingly close to pole position in qualifying. The Aussie missed out on pole by just...

BSB: Lack of feel plaguing pole man Byrne in dry

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne took his first pole position of the 2016 MCE British Superbike season at a sodden Knockhill this afternoon, beating Honda’s Jason O’Halloran to the top spot in qualifying by just 0.001...

BSB: Byrne takes pole from O'Halloran by 0.001sec

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne will start on pole position for tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race at Knockhill after holding off a hard-charging Jason O’Halloran by just 0.001 seconds. The session saw a long...

BSB: Walker takes debut sidecar podium

25 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chris ‘Stalker’ Walker made a welcome return to a British Championship podium in today, taking an impressive second place in today’s opening Hyundai Heavy Industries British Sidecar race alongside...

BSB: Step forward gives Hopkins confidence boost at Knockhill

24 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins carried through the progress he made at last week’s Snetterton test to finish the opening day of the fourth round of the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship at Knockhill fifth...