2017

BSB Rider of the Year: 2nd - Leon Haslam

31 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

BSB: Gearlink Kawasaki's Norma de Bidaph has died

31 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Gearlink Kawasaki’s Norma de Bidaph has passed away after a long battle with cancer. One of the biggest characters in the BSB paddock, Norma ran the Gearlink Kawasaki Supersport teams alongside...

BSB Rider of the Year: 3rd - Josh Brookes

29 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

BSB Rider of the Year: 4th - Jake Dixon

27 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

Race of the Year: 4th - Assen BSB Race 2

26 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike reporter) sat down to discuss their favourite races...

BSB Rider of the Year: 5th - Peter Hickman

24 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

Jake Dixon & Danny Buchan: Head to head

22 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

If you’re on Instagram, you’ll know British Superbike race winner Jake Dixon and National Superstock 1000 Champion Danny Buchan have an unusual friendship. Dumb and dumber, the chuckle brothers,...

BSB: OMG Racing excited to make debut with Rea

13 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Gino Rea heads to the British Superbike Championship for 2018 with an all-new team for next year, OMG Racing. Managed by former racer Paul Curran of PCR Performance, OMG Racing is owned by Chris...

BSB: Gino Rea to make BSB debut with new OMG Racing team

13 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

World Supersport race winner Gino Rea will make his British Superbike debut in 2018 as he joins the OMG Racing team. Racing a Suzuki GSX-R1000 for the all-new set-up run by former Superstock racer...

BSB: Champ Byrne launches special end of season book

11 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Six-time British Superbike Champion Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne has launched a limited-edition book to celebrate his 2017 title success. ‘Back to back’ tells the story of what Byrne has called his ‘toughest...

BSB: 'Seeing Red' season review now on sale!

08 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

‘Seeing Red’, the definitive photographic record of the 2017 British Superbike Championship is now on sale. Published by the series’ official photographers, Double Red, who also work for MCN, Seeing...

BSB: GP2 prototype 600 class introduced for 2018

24 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

British Superbike bosses have announced the introduction of a new prototype category for 2018 to race alongside the British Supersport series. Following two years of research and evaluation, including...

BSB: Ryde joins CF Motorsport for 2018 Superbike attack

22 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Former British Supersport runner-up Kyle Ryde is the latest young talent to join the British Superbike grid full time as he returns from the Supersport World Championship. The 20-year-old will ride...

BSB: Haslam returns to action after Brands Hatch crash

20 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam returned to action today just over a month after the crash that put pay to his 2017 British Superbike title chances. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki star broke his ankle, wrist and dislocated his...

BSB: Ray and Cooper head up official Suzuki effort

18 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Bradley Ray and Richard Cooper will form Suzuki’s official British Superbike effort in 2018. Mallory Park-based Hawk Racing will continue to run the factory-backed squad, but, having lost title...

BSB: Buchan back to BSB with FS3, Jackson in Superstock

18 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Pirelli National Superstock 1000 champion Danny Buchan will return to British Superbikes in 2018 after signing a deal to join the FS3 Racing Kawasaki squad. After a tough two years in BSB in 2015 and...

BSB: Junior Supersport class introduced for 2018

16 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

British Superbike bosses have announced the introduction of a new Junior Supersport series alongside a growing selection of support classes in 2018. Replacing the KTM RC Cup, the series will feature...

BSB: Honda stick with O'Halloran and Linfoot for 2018

08 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Honda Racing will retain Dan Linfoot and Jason O’Halloran for the 2018 British Superbike Championship as they look to continue making progress with the latest generation Fireblade. The new-for-2017...

BSB: Haslam plotting Jerez test return

07 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam is planning to be back on his JG Speedfit Kawasaki ZX-10RR just over a month after the horrendous Brands Hatch crash that ended his 2017 British Superbike title challenge. The 34-year-old...

BSB: Hickman: 'It made no sense to go anywhere else!'

07 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman is hoping remaining with the same team for the second year in a row for the first time in his career will help him take the next step he needs in both the British Superbike Championship...

BSB: Sylvain Barrier joins Hickman at Smiths BMW

07 November 2017 by Oli Rushby

Double European Superstock champion Sylvain Barrier will join Peter Hickman in the Smiths Racing BMW camp for the 2018 British Superbike Championship. As reported by MCN earlier this month, the...

Opinion: TAG Racing success shows anything is possible in BSB

24 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Sometimes in life holding your hands up and admitting you were wrong is the right thing to do. I’ll be honest, I did not expect Josh Brookes’ relationship with the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha team to result...

BSB: Ellison confirmed at TAG Yamaha for final year in BSB

24 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison will move to the TAG Racing Yamaha team for the 2018 season as he prepares for just one last attempt at winning the coveted British Superbike crown before moving to America with his...

BSB: Consistent Hickman nicks fourth in standings

19 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman’s consistency paid off at the final round of the season after another solid weekend saw him clinch fourth in the championship after his Showdown rivals suffered. He might not have had...

BSB: Who's going where in 2018?

19 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

This year’s British Superbike silly season has been short and sharp, with most top seats signed and sealed by the final round at Brands Hatch. Before the season ended, we knew that the Be Wiser Ducati...

BSB: Iddon and Tyco BMW end year on a high

19 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Christian Iddon won the 2017 Riders’ Cup after a dramatic improvement in form saw him and the Tyco BMW return to the podium at Brands Hatch this weekend. Fast throughout practice, Iddon secured a...

BSB: Bird 'chuffed to bits' with historic sixth title

19 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Be Wiser Ducati boss Paul Bird was lost for words after Shane Byrne took the team to an unexpected sixth MCE British Superbike title at the weekend. Byrne and the PBM squad were on the back foot...

BSB: Laverty returns to Tyco BMW for 2018

17 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Michael Laverty will return to the Tyco BMW squad for the 2018 British Superbike Championship. The Ulsterman parted ways with the Neill family outfit at the end of the 2016 season, but after a...

Poll: Shane Byrne pipped him to the BSB title, but will Leon Haslam ever be champion?

17 October 2017 by MCN News

After Shane Byrne pipped him to the BSB title, will Leon Haslam ever be champion?

BSB: Byrne: "I didn't expect to be champion"

16 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne has said his 2017 MCE British Superbike title victory feels so special as he didn’t expect to be champion heading in to the final round at Brands Hatch. The Be Wiser Ducati star was...

BSB: Haslam: 'I'm glad to have walked away from that one!'

16 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam’s hopes of winning the 2017 MCE British Superbike title were dashed at Brands Hatch this weekend after a brake failure in the final race saw him forced to jump off his machine. Haslam’s...

BSB: Byrne wins sixth title as brake failure halts Haslam

15 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne has been crowned 2017 MCE British Superbike Champion after a dramatic season finale at Brands Hatch saw rival Leon Haslam crash out of contention. Byrne had reduced Haslam’s lead to just...

BSB: Farmer finally claims British Supersport crown

15 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Keith Farmer was crowned 2017 Dickies British Supersport champion in the final race of the year, beating Andrew Irwin by 13 points despite building up a hefty championship lead mid-season. Farmer...

BSB: Buchan crowned 2017 Superstock 1000 champion

15 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Danny Buchan was crowned 2017 Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Champion after doing exactly what was needed in the final race of the season at Brands Hatch. Heading into the race 15 points ahead of...

BSB: Byrne closes gap to two points after Haslam disaster

15 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Just two points separate Shane Byrne and Leon Haslam ahead of this afternoon’s MCE British Superbike championship finale after a dramatic penultimate race at Brands Hatch. With crowds packed into the...

BSB: Iddon: 'The bike is feeling better than it ever has'

14 October 2017 by Oli Rushby

Christian Iddon returned to the podium for the first time since July this year after a breakthrough with the Tyco BMW at Brands Hatch this weekend. Iddon says the team have made some radical changes...