British Superbikes

PTR Honda come to Almond Reef Bed & Breakfast for Almeria test

PTR Honda come to Almond Reef Bed & Breakfast for Almeria test

PTR Honda have just finished their final two day test before the start of the season at the Circuito de Almeria here in Southern Spain and we had the pleasure of looking after them at Almond Reef Bed...

Cummins gets Tyco TAS Suzuki for the roads

Cummins gets Tyco TAS Suzuki for the roads

Connor Cummins’ inspirational fight back from serious injuries sustained in a 170mph crash during the 2010 TT has been rewarded with one of the best rides in road racing. The 25-year-old Manxman has...

GSE Racing reunion with Hodgson, Toseland and Camier

GSE Racing reunion with Hodgson, Toseland and Camier

Want a chance to meet up with former WSB champions Neil Hodgson, James Toseland and former BSB champion Leon Camier? Then get yourself a ticket to the GSE Racing Reunion & Gala Dinner, at the Imperial...

Buy a Yamaha WaveRunner and receive VIP tickets to a 2012 BSB round

Buy a Yamaha WaveRunner and receive VIP tickets to a 2012 BSB round

Buyers of the new £13,499 Yamaha WaveRunner jetski, painted in the 50th anniversary red, white and black speedblock colours will also receiev a pair of VIP tickets to a BSB round in 2012, courtesy of...

GBmoto field Quigley and Palmer in BSB

Luke Quigley joins Tristan Palmer in the GBmoto Honda BSB team for this year.  Both are very respected superstock racers and could become the new breed of superbike star – their careers regenerated by the 2012 BSB regulations that will curb horsepower and ban the majority of electronic rider aids to produce bikes that demand a lot more throttle control and smart tyre conservation. Those are the...

Aztec GP race team robbed

Aztec GP race team robbed

Aztec GP development and preparation was delivered a blow overnight on Friday, when thieves struck, breaking in to the workshop at Turweston. The team told MCN; “It would appear that part of the wall...

Hutchy in BSB with Hill at Swan Yamaha

Hutchy in BSB with Hill at Swan Yamaha

Ian Hutchinson’s fightback from career-threatening leg injuries has been rewarded with a superbike ride in the title-winning Swan Yamaha team, alongside defending champion Tommy Hill. Hutchinson had...

Beech signs for Blackhorse Kawasaki

Beech signs for Blackhorse Kawasaki

Blackhorse Kawasaki have signed Triumph Triple Challenge race winner Ashley Beech and Victor Cox for their Metzeler National Superstock 1000 campaign next season. Beech finished fourth in the Triumph...

Coghlan in British Supersport with Appleyard R6

Coghlan in British Supersport with Appleyard R6

Team Appleyard Macadam have signed Scot Kevin Coghlan to race in British Supersport alongside existing team regular Deane Brown. Coghlan comes to the Appleyard team after three very successful seasons...

Jessopp WSS switch to PTR Honda

Jessopp WSS switch to PTR Honda

Martin Jessopp has blamed the BSB change of rules to a spec Motec ECU for his decision to quit the British series and sign for the PTR Honda team alongside Sam Lowes in World Supersport. The...

Seeley back in BSB with Tyco Suzuki

Seeley back in BSB with Tyco Suzuki

British Supersport champion Alastair Seeley finally signed on the dotted line to race in BSB next year for the Tyco TAS Suzuki team. After Seeley wrapped up the BSB title last year, it was assumed he...

Kyle Ryde for Moto3?

Kyle who? 14-year-old British 125 champion, future british prospect and possibly the next Bradley Smith or Scott Redding. Let’s see someone like Paul Bird or Darryl Healey take this talent through the next levels, starting in 2012! Moto3 on an FTR would be a great start – british sponsor, team, bike and rider. Formula One and Italian/Spanish motorcycle federations all have robust infrastructures...

CN Racing link with Ten Kate

CN Racing link with Ten Kate

Ambitious new race team, CN Racing, has signed an agreement to work with Dutch-based Ten Kate Honda for the 2012 season.
 The Hebden Bridge-based team is intent on lifting the 2012 Superstock 1000...

Laverty and Kirkham with Honda Racing in 2012

Laverty and Kirkham with Honda Racing in 2012

Honda Racing will field Michael Laverty and Jon Kirkham in BSB next year. Laverty finished fourth in BSB this year on a Swan Yamaha but turned down an offer to stay with them to ride for Honda. He...

British Superbikes to race at Assen in 2012

British Superbikes to race at Assen in 2012

The 2012 MCE Insurance BSB calendar has been announced today (Monday) by series promoters MSVR and will incorporate a round of the championship at Assen, Holland for the first time in the history of...

TAS Racing unveil Tyco Suzuki for Brookes

TAS Racing unveil Tyco Suzuki for Brookes

The TAS Racing Suzuki team unveiled their new blue and white Tyco livery at Motorcycle Live, NEC Birmingham this morning – and announced that Josh Brookes would remain with the team for a second...

Westmoreland stays at WFR

Westmoreland stays at WFR

James Westmoreland has been confirmed for the Team WFR Honda team for 2012. He joined the team late in the season from Motorpoint Yamaha, James Westmoreland and rode their 2012 development bike in the...

Team WFR sign Alex Lowes

Team WFR sign Alex Lowes

Team WFR Honda has brought Alex Lowes back into their fold alongside 2011 BSB Evo sensation Graeme Gowland and James Westmoreland for the 2012 British Superbike season. Following a brilliant start in...

Lowes back with WFR Honda

Lowes back with WFR Honda

Alex Lowes has returned to Team WFR Honda for 2012 and will line-up in a three-man team alongside Graeme Gowland and James Westmoreland. Lowes had three sensational meetings for the team in BSB Evo at...

Gowland gets second year with Team WFR

Gowland gets second year with Team WFR

BSB Evo sensation Graeme Gowland will get a second season with Team WFR Honda. Gowland was one of the stars of the show in the second half of the 2011 BSB season, bouncing back from a wrist injury to...

Ben Wilson and David Jones stick with Gearlink Kawasaki

Ben Wilson and David Jones stick with Gearlink Kawasaki

Gearlink Kawasaki have announced that Ben Wilson and David Jones are to ride for the team in 2012 Fuchs Silkolene British Supersport championship. Wilson missed out on the championship win by just one...

Hutchinson back on a superbike

Hutchinson back on a superbike

Ian Hutchinson was back on a Swan Yamaha superbike at Mallory yesterday as he continued his racing comeback. Hutchy will ride the Swan Yamaha at Macau next month and Swan technician Mick Shanley said:...

Buchan gets Gearlink ride in Sunflower Trophy

Buchan gets Gearlink ride in Sunflower Trophy

Kawasaki Team Green rider Danny Buchan continues his exciting year with a run-out at the famous Sunflower Trophy event at Bishopscourt in Northern Ireland this weekend, for top Supersport 600 outfit...

Crockford serious, but stable

Crockford serious, but stable

BSB organisers MSVR have issued the following details of the Superstock crash at Brands. “On the opening lap of the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship race at Brands Hatch, Richard Cooper...

Brands Hatch BSB: Hill takes championship in photo finish

Brands Hatch BSB: Hill takes championship in photo finish

Tommy Hill has won the 2011 British Superbike championship after beating John Hopkins in the final race of the season by six thousandths of a second. With just two points separating the pair going...

Brands Hatch BSB: Shane Byrne wins race two

Brands Hatch BSB: Shane Byrne wins race two

HM Plant Honda rider Shane Byrne won the seond BSB race of the weekend in damp conditions at Brands Hatch this afternoon. Byrne was gifted the lead when race leader Michael Laverty crashed at Druids...

Brands Hatch BSB: Laverty takes win, Hopkins extends lead

Brands Hatch BSB: Laverty takes win, Hopkins extends lead

Swan Yamaha rider Michael Laverty has won the first race of the final round at Brands Hatch ahead of fellow championship hopeful Josh Brookes. Laverty and Brookes were in a race of their own, pulling...

Brands Hatch BSB: Brookes smashes lap record for pole

Brands Hatch BSB: Brookes smashes lap record for pole

Relentless by TAS Suzuki rider Josh Brookes will start from pole position for this afternoon’s race after smashing the lap record with a time of 1:24.111. Brookes, who is still in with a chance of...

Cooper to race Buildbase BMW at Brands

Cooper to race Buildbase BMW at Brands

Buldbase BMW’s newly crowned National Superstock 1000 Champion Richard Cooper will be competing in both the Superstock and BSB races at this weekend’s season finale at Brands Hatch. The...

BSB Showdown: Hill vs Hopkins

BSB Showdown: Hill vs Hopkins

John Hopkins. Tommy Hill. Just eight points separate them at the top of the points table going into the final, three round Showdown of the MCE British Superbikes Championship at Brands Hatch this...

Silverstone BSB: Brookes battles to race two win

Silverstone BSB: Brookes battles to race two win

Relentless by TAS Suzuki rider Josh Brookes has won the second race at Silverstone today to move up to third place in the championship after the race was red-flagged on the final lap due to Chris...

Silverstone BSB: Hopkins takes third showdown win

Silverstone BSB: Hopkins takes third showdown win

Samsung Crescent Suzuki rider John Hopkins has taken his third victory from three showdown races in the first race at Silverstone today. Swan Yamaha’s Michael Laverty took to the lead from the start,...

Silverstone BSB: Laverty takes pole

Silverstone BSB: Laverty takes pole

Swan Yamaha rider Michael Laverty will start the third race of the showdown from pole position tomorrow after both HM Plant title hopefuls failed to qualify for the final qualifying session. Current...

Silverstone BSB: Hopkins ignores pain to top time sheets

Silverstone BSB: Hopkins ignores pain to top time sheets

Championship standings ahead of Silverstone: 1 John Hopkins (Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki) 568 2 Tommy Hill (Swan Yamaha) 565 3 Shane Byrne (HM Plant Honda) 543 4 Michael Laverty (Swan Yamaha) 532 5...

Triumph confirms Triple Challenge commitment for 2012

Triumph confirms Triple Challenge commitment for 2012

Triumph has announced its ongoing support of the Triumph Triple Challenge in 2012, after a successful year in 2011. Backed by the Triumph factory and run in close co-operation with T3 Racing and...

Day Out at Donington

Day Out at Donington

My wife Sue and I on a VIP day out with Relentless Suzuki by TAS at Donington Park BSB, courtesy of Haslemere Motorcycles. Got to meet the team and a pose with Alistair Seeley and Josh Brookes.