British Superbikes
BSB: Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki unveil 2019 colours
15 February 2019 by
Bennetts British Superbike Champions Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki have lifted the covers off their 2019 challenger. The official Kawasaki effort, which stormed to the title with Leon Haslam last...
BSB: Oxford Racing Ducati unveil striking new livery
15 February 2019 by
The covers have been lifted off the all-new Oxford Racing Ducati Tommy Bridewell will campaign in the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship. Unveiled as the doors opened for this weekend’s...
BSB: McAMS Yamaha unveil 2019 livery
14 February 2019 by
McAMS Yamaha have unveiled the colours Tarran Mackenzie and Jason O’Halloran will run in this year’s Bennetts British Superbike championship. Retaining the striking, blue red and black design, the...
BSB: Walker to return to Sidecar action with TAG Racing
06 February 2019 by
Fans’ favourite Chris Walker will return to competitive action in the Hyundai Construction British Sidecar Championship in 2019 after penning a deal with TAG Racing. Former BSB runner-up Walker...
BSB: Bradley Ray gets Suzuki MotoGP test
01 February 2019 by
Bennetts BSB star Bradley Ray will get a taste of Suzuki’s GSX-RR MotoGP bike in a ‘thank you’ test at Sepang on Sunday. The young gun is out in Sepang working with the factory Yoshimura Suzuki team,...
BSB: Sylvain Barrier signs with Brixx Ducati for 2019
25 January 2019 by
Two-time FIM Superstock 1000 Cup champion Sylvain Barrier has become the 30th rider on the 2019 British Superbike grid, after signing a deal with newly-formed Brixx Ducati. Announced earlier this...
BSB: Stapleford confirmed alongside Ray at Buildbase Suzuki
17 January 2019 by
Luke Stapleford will partner Bradley Ray in the Buildbase Suzuki squad for this year’s Bennetts British Superbike championship. As reported by MCN earlier this month, the 2015 British Supersport...
BSB: Safety improvements underway at Brands Hatch
10 January 2019 by
Brands Hatch bosses have revealed the circuit is undergoing a series of improvements through the winter. A major development is being undertaken on the approach to Graham Hill bend, which sees the run...
BSB: Official testing programme confirmed for 2019
10 January 2019 by
Bennetts British Superbike bosses have confirmed that there will be three official tests before the 2019 season kicks off at Silverstone in April, with two new, official European tests introduced to...
BSB: Who will join Ray at Buildbase Suzuki?
07 January 2019 by
The 2019 Bennetts British Superbike grid is close to completion, with just two names missing from the provisional entry list announced last month. MORE FROM MCN SPORT WSB: Carrasco to defend 300...
BSB Rider of the Year: 1st - Leon Haslam
29 December 2018 by
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: 2nd - Jake Dixon
26 December 2018 by
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: 3rd - Glenn Irwin
23 December 2018 by
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 - Bradley Ray
21 December 2018 by
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: 2019 Provisional entry list released
21 December 2018 by
Bennetts British Superbike bosses have released a provisional entry list for the 2019 season, featuring 30 entries from 21 teams. The grid takes a significantly different look for 2019 with the...
BSB Rider of the Year: 5th - Tommy Bridewell
19 December 2018 by
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: Claudio Corti to race Team WD40 superbike in 2019
19 December 2018 by
Former MotoGP rider Claudio Corti will make his Bennetts British Superbike debut next year with Team WD40. The 31-year-old made his debut on British tracks with Brent Gladwin’s effort in the...
BSB: Irwin confident after first Honda outing
17 December 2018 by
Andrew Irwin was impressed with Honda’s CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2 after his first test with the Louth-based squad in Monteblanco. After impressing in his short time as a Bennetts BSB rookie with the Be...
BSB: Forés after first Honda test: 'Better than I expected!'
17 December 2018 by
Former World Superbike star Xavi Forés has admitted he was surprised by Honda’s CBR1000RR in BSB-spec after getting a first taste of the machine he’ll campaign in the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike...
BSB: O'Halloran: 'I clicked with the bike straight away'
09 December 2018 by
Jason O’Halloran has said he ‘clicked straightaway’ with the McAMS Yamaha he’ll ride in the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike championship after a shakedown test at Almeria. The Aussie’s Yamaha switch...
Gallery: Redding and Brookes test Panigale V4 R
30 November 2018 by
Scott Redding and Josh Brookes got their first taste of the Ducati Panigale V4 R they will ride for the Be Wiser Ducati team in the 2019 British Superbike Championship. While the PBM squad’s BSB-spec...
BSB: 'Lots to learn' as Redding makes superbike debut
30 November 2018 by
Scott Redding has said he has a ‘lot to learn’ after getting his first taste of the Ducati V4 R superbike he’ll ride in next year’s Bennetts British Superbike championship. The British rider makes the...
BSB: Brookes on first V4 test: 'I feel like I'm on a MotoGP bike!'
30 November 2018 by
Josh Brookes has said Ducati’s V4 R ‘feels like a MotoGP bike’ after his first laps aboard the superbike-spec machine in Jerez. Brookes and team-mate Redding are in Spain for their first taste of...
BSB: Redding & Brookes to get first taste of V4 on Friday
27 November 2018 by
Scott Redding and Josh Brookes will get their first taste of Ducati’s Panigale V4 R in a private Ducati Corse test at Jerez on Friday. The World Superbike team of Chaz Davies and Alvaro Bautista are...
BSB: James Ellison: 'Why I'm coming back for another year'
27 November 2018 by
At the start of the 2018 season, James Ellison said that he envisaged his campaign with the Anvil Hire TAG Racing squad to be his last in the Bennetts British Superbike championship. However, after a...
BSB: Updated: 2019 grid so far
27 November 2018 by
Following a busy week of announcements at the Motorcycle Live show, the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike grid is starting to look complete. Today’s news that Josh Elliott will join Luke Mossey in the...
BSB: Elliott to join Mossey at OMG Racing for 2019
27 November 2018 by
Josh Elliott will replace the outgoing Gino Rea in the OMG Racing Suzuki team alongside Luke Mossey for the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike championship. Rea had initially signed to remain with the...
BSB: Rogers sticks with Gearlink for 2019
26 November 2018 by
Fraser Rogers will make his return to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship grid in 2019 after penning a deal to remain with the Gearlink Kawasaki team. Rogers made his debut with the team...
BSB: Allingham and EHA step up to Superbike
24 November 2018 by
EHA Racing will feature on the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship grid as they enter the premier class for the first time with 23-year-old series rookie David Allingham. EHA Racing and...
BSB: Truelove to ride Raceways Yamaha
24 November 2018 by
Matt Truelove will graduate to the Bennetts British Superbike class in 2019, racing with the Raceways Yamaha team – a satellite set-up to the factory-backed McAMS Yamaha effort. After riding a...
BSB: Linfoot moves to TAG Racing for 2019 campaign
24 November 2018 by
Dan Linfoot will move to the TAG Racing squad alongside Shaun Winfield for the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike season. Linfoot endured a troubling 2018 campaign, thwarted by injury bringing his...
BSB: Ellison joins Hickman at Smiths BMW for 2019
24 November 2018 by
James Ellison will join Peter Hickman in the Smiths BMW team for the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike championship. Ellison had initially pencilled in 2018 as his last season in BSB, but after a...
BSB: Xavi Fores joins Irwin at Honda for 2019
24 November 2018 by
World Superbike rider Xavi Fores will make the switch to the Bennetts British Superbike championship in 2019, joining forces with the Honda Racing squad alongside Andrew Irwin. A former European...
BSB: Iddon and Farmer at Tyco BMW for 2019
23 November 2018 by
Christian Iddon and Keith Farmer will form Tyco BMW’s line-up for the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike championship, it has been announced. Iddon will enter his fourth year with the Tyco BMW squad...
BSB: Gino Rea and OMG Racing in shock split
23 November 2018 by
Gino Rea and the OMG Racing squad have agreed to terminate their 2019 contract just several weeks into the agreement. Rea had been confirmed as joining Luke Mossey in the Suzuki effort next year, but...
BSS: Seeley out for 2019 Supersport crown with EHA Yamaha
22 November 2018 by
Alastair Seeley will return to the Dickies British Supersport championship in 2019 after penning a deal to remain with the EHA Racing squad. The Allingham’s team handed Seeley a lifeline after the MV...