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Brands BSB photos

13 April 2007 by Mark

Brands BSB photos

Here are some photos from the Brands BSB meeting. I was lucky enough to get a pit-pass, so I managed to get some close-up’s of the riders. Also, I got a photo of Shakey and Leon having their...

Lavilla heads Thruxton second practice

13 April 2007 by MCN

Lavilla heads Thruxton second practice

Gregorio Lavilla continues the form he showed at Brand Hatch last weekend by setting the pace in this afternoon in free practice for Sunday second round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship...

Holly thrilled to meet James

13 April 2007 by clive walton

Holly thrilled to meet James

This is a picture of my daughter, Holly Walton, at Brands Hatch at the British Superbikes last week. She met James Toseland, which made her day and mine!

Chris on fire!

12 April 2007 by sphulme

This is one of the best Sunday pics I took at Brands Hatch at BSB. It was on a hot lap in qualifying and taken at Druids corner.

Shots from Brands Hatch BSB

12 April 2007 by Lee Redrum

Shots from Brands Hatch BSB

Here are some pictures I took at Westfield in the Monday morning warmup, including Stalker letting the sparks fly.

Flaming Steve Plater, Brands Hatch April 7

12 April 2007 by Steve Male

Flaming Steve Plater, Brands Hatch April 7

I took this shot at Druids Bend in the Saturday free practice at Brands Hatch. Steve must have known about the “fuelling issue”, as there were about 20 people taking this same shot…..

British Superbikes at Brands Hatch

11 April 2007 by Kevin Langridge

British Superbikes at Brands Hatch

More action from Easter Monday’s BSB round at Brands Hatch.

BSB Brands hatch action

10 April 2007 by kevin Langridge

BSB Brands hatch action

Action from the first weekend at Brands Hatch as Plater gets it hot!

Camier's dream start

09 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Camier's dream start

Rookie Leon Camier had a dream start to life in the British Superbike championship with two podiums from his second and third places in the first two races. The 20-year-old was in the top four...

Lavilla makes it a double

09 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Lavilla makes it a double

Gregorio Lavilla secured a winning double as he stormed to victory in race two of the British Superbike championship at Brands Hatch. The Spaniard took an early lead in the race and now also takes an...

Lavilla wins season opener

09 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Lavilla wins season opener

The opening British Superbike championship lived up to expectation as an enthralling race saw rookie Leon Camier give the more experienced BSB riders a scare. Local rider Camier, who originates form...

Drama for Supersport

09 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Drama for Supersport

The British Supersport Championship race was full of incident with two red flags, riders taken to the medical centre, a safety car, a ride through penalty and a disqualification. Dennis Hobs took an...

Stars gather for pit walkabout

09 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Stars gather for pit walkabout

Hundreds of fans took the chance to meet their heroes at the first pit lane walkabout of the new season. Most of the top BSB riders and some supersport riders signed autographs and had their photos...

Lavilla fastest in warm-up

09 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Lavilla fastest in warm-up

Gregorio Lavilla topped the timesheets in warm up at Brands Hatch this morning just hours before the start of the new season. The Airwaves Ducati rider recorded a best time of 1:26.205 ahead of...

Rea on pole at Brands BSB

08 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Rea on pole at Brands BSB

Jonathan Rea is on pole position for tomorrow’s opening round of the Bennett’s British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch. The HM Plant Honda rider was only fifth in the morning’s free practice...

Rea still setting the pace

07 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Rea still setting the pace

Jonathan Rea continues to be the fastest man on track in free practice at Brands Hatch despite not going any faster in this afternoon’s session than he had this morning. Rea’s best time on the HM...

Rea continues lead in Brands first practice

07 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Rea continues lead in Brands first practice

Jonathan Rea set the pace throughout pre-season testing and was fastest in the first free practice session of the new BSB season at Brands Hatch this morning. Rea clocked a 1:26.28, 0.45s quicker than...

BSB showcased in London

04 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

BSB showcased in London

More than 250 people crammed into the Audi Forum near Piccadilly, London for the launch of the 2007 Bennetts British Superbike championship this morning (Wednesday, April 4, 2007). The championship...

Hill on record pace

03 April 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Hill on record pace

The Virgin Media Yamaha team sneaked in one final day of testing at Cadwell Park on Friday (March 30, 2007) in preparation for Easter Monday’s BSB season opener at Brands Hatch. Although a cold...

Shakey ready to race

30 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Shakey ready to race

Shane Byrne says he can’t wait for the first BSB round of 2007 at Brands Hatch on April 9, 2007 after yet another successful test at Knockhill this week. Shakey had one minor slip-off in the two day...

McConnell fastest on R6

29 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

McConnell fastest on R6

Billy McConnell was the fastest rider in Supersport on the new Virgin Media Yamaha R6 in the latest round of testing. Still recovering from badly dislocating his right wrist sustained in a racing...

Hill on pace with R1

28 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Hill on pace with R1

Tommy Hill showed just how good the all-new Virgin Media Yamaha R1 is by setting fourth best time in the Snetterton test. Late-arriving parts meant the team could only test at Mallory and Croft but...

Samsung superbike team

28 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Samsung superbike team

The new-look Samsung Superbike team lines up in BSB for 2007 with a Suzuki GSX-R1000 for Dean Thomas. The bike is the ex-Kirkham K5 but with one of last year’s Rizla Suzuki engines. Thomas was...

Rea dominates BSB test

26 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Rea dominates BSB test

Jonathan Rea continues to dominate pre-season testing on the HM Plant Honda. When the sun final broke through to Snetterton on Sunday after two days of miserable cold, wet conditions, the HM Plant...

Contenders for the BSB crown

25 March 2007 by Ben Davies

Contenders for the BSB crown

This picture was at the BSB testing at Snetterton on Sunday by myself. I was there with my son Ryan for the Official BSB test day and managed to find a space on the pit wall whilst all the riders...

Plater crashes at Snetterton

25 March 2007 by Tony Sidwell

Plater crashes at Snetterton

Steve Plater came a cropper on his AIM Yamaha at the entrance to pit lane during Sunday afternoon’s BSB practice at Snetterton. Here are some photos of the aftermath.

Chilly Snett test gives little feedback

23 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Chilly Snett test gives little feedback

Despite only 11-degrees of track temperature, several riders ventured out onto the icy wastes of Snetterton circuit for this afternoon’s final BSB practice session. Leon Haslam and Greogrio Lavilla...

Slow start for Snetterton BSB test

23 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Slow start for Snetterton BSB test

Any hopes the top teams of BSB might have harboured about meaningful testing at Snetterton today were dashed by miserable weather this morning, Friday, March 23, 2007. Heavy mist and low track...

Rob McElnea interview: Part two

21 March 2007 by Dan Thornton

Rob McElnea interview: Part two

Part two of our exclusive video interview with Virign Media team boss Rob McElnea looks at the rule changes for the 2007 Virgin Media R6 Cup. If you missed part one, which covered the Virgin British...

Rob McElnea interview: Part one

19 March 2007 by Dan Thornton

Rob McElnea interview: Part one

Watch part one of an exclusive interview with Virgin Mobile Yamaha team boss Rob McElnea as the British Superbike and Supersport teams test at Croft, alongside the new riders in the Virgin R6...

Haslam fastest in Albacete

19 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Haslam fastest in Albacete

Leon Haslam continued to set the pace in pre-season testing when he set the benchmark lap time in the three-day Albacete test this weekend on the Airwaves Ducati. Team-mate Gregorio Lavilla was...

Ducati sets Albacete BSB test pace

16 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Ducati sets Albacete BSB test pace

The first day of the major three-day BSB test at Albacete in Spain has seen the honours go to Airwaves Ducati’s Leon Haslam and Gregorio Lavilla. The pair took their works 999s to the top two times,...

New year of R6 Cup stars

15 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

New year of R6 Cup stars

It’s no wonder Virgin Media Cup boss Rob McElnea introduced this year’s series to the competitors and press by claiming: “We’ve proved the Cup is the best youth development road racing series...

Hill on the pace at Croft

15 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Hill on the pace at Croft

Tommy Hill lapped Croft yesterday consistently quicker than his best-ever lap on race rubber around the 2.12-mile circuit. Hill was testing the all-new 16-valve Virgin Media Yamaha R1 alongside his...

Smart returns to Hawk

15 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Smart returns to Hawk

Scott Smart will be on a ZX-10R in BSB again after completing his long-rumoured move back to the Hawk Kawasaki team today (Thursday, March 15, 2007). Smart, who rode for the team in 2004 before moving...

Richards takes Superstock ride

15 March 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Richards takes Superstock ride

Glen Richards took a 300-mile round trip from his home near Hinckley up to Croft to run in the new Yamaha R1 he’s racing in this year’s National Superstock series. This exercise was carried out after...