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Tommy Bridewell: BSB Revelation

09 April 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Tommy Bridewell was the revelation at Brands. On the strictly unofficial timing during BSB testing at Guadix he’d been a couple of seconds off the pace on the Quay Garage Honda but at Brands was...

BSB’s suspension wars

09 April 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Ohlins had a big presence at Brands with Harris Performance working directly with HM Plant Honda, Kais working directly with Worx Suzuki and Kevin Harris of FTR also in the paddock. Arch rivals...

Splitlath Aprilia hoping for more power

09 April 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Chris Burns was the third Evo rider home in both of the BSB races at Brands on the sweetest sounding bike on the BSB grid! The music from Burn’s Splitlath Aprilia RSV4 was thanks to an all-new system...

Johnson rides on despite injuries

09 April 2010 by Gary Pinchin

AIM Suzuki’s Gary Johnson struggled through the first BSB Evo round despite injuries sustained in testing at Cartagena that had still not healed. Johnson broke his left ankle but that’s well on its...

Brands Hatch BSB

08 April 2010 by Chenty

Me and my son had a great time at Brands Hatch BSB with full hospitality from Snap-On Tools and HM Plant Honda. We caught up with lots of stars and one legend Randy Mamola and got some great pics.

Glen Richards high-side

06 April 2010 by brian burrell

While taking photos of my son Barry Burrell (77) I caught Glen Richards high-side. We hope you’re on the mend, Glen.

Neil hodgson drops it!

05 April 2010 by Kevin Langridge

Neil Hodgson falls in Monday morning warm up aggravating his previous shoulder injury.

Brands Hatch BSB: James Ellison takes race two win

05 April 2010 by Liam Marsden

Swan Honda rider James Ellison has won the second race of the 2010 BSB season at Brands Hatch after leading the entire race. First race winner Tommy Hill finished second after following Ellison for...

Brands Hatch BSB: Tommy Hill takes race one win

05 April 2010 by Liam Marsden

Worx Suzuki rider Tommy Hill has won the first race of the 2010 BSB championship ahead of ex-champion Ryuichi Kiyonari. HM Plant Honda rider Kiyonari led the for the majority of the race ahead of...

Brands Hatch bsb: Hodgson out of first round

05 April 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Neil Hodgson has withdrawn from today’s BSB races at Brands Hatch. The former WSB and BSB champion crashed the Motorpoint Yamaha in this morning’s warm-up and banged the shoulder he injured in a...

Brands Hatch BSB: Kiyonari on pole

04 April 2010 by Liam Marsden

Ryuichi Kiyonari put the HM Plant Honda on pole for tomorrow’s opening BSB round of the season at Brands Hatch. The former double BSB champion, back in the series after two years of WSB, showed all...

Brands Hatch BSB: Tommy Hill tops Saturday practice

03 April 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Tommy Hill topped Saturday’s free practice times in preparation for Monday’s first BSB round, and was the only rider to break the 46.0s barrier on the Brands Indy course. Hill’s best time of 45.92s on...

Walker back in BSB with a GSX-R1000

31 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Chris Walker will be racing a privately-run Suzuki GSX-R1000 at Brands Hatch on Easter Bank Holiday Monday in the first round of the British Superbike championship. Walker’s last-minute ride is thanks...

Easton’s Cadwell crash injury

31 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Swan Honda’s Stuart Easton sent us this image, taken by his crew chief Pete Jennings, of the deep laceration to the back of his leg after his crash at Cadwell Park during testing. WARNING: Do not view...

MAP Centurion Triumph ready for Brands

30 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

The MAP Centurion Triumph team of Dan Cooper and AJ Venter are ready for the opening British Supersport round of the season at Brands Hatch on Easter Monday. The team has tested in Spain, and at...

Neil Hodgson at the Motorpoint Yamaha launch

28 March 2010 by Sam williams AKA Biker Angel

Meeting Neil Hodgson for the first time at the Motorpoint Yamaha launch in Derby

Brookes and Hill go faster at Cadwell

25 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Josh Brookes went even faster on Wednesday afternoon in testing at Cadwell Park, than he had on Tuesday but admitted the times came harder. The HM Plant Honda rider clocked a 1:27.87 and told MCN: “I...

Stuart Easton crash update

24 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Stuart Easton was due to be picked up from Lincoln Hospital this morning, after surgery last night, to repair the deep gash in the back of his left leg, sustained during a crash at Cadwell Park. ...

Brookes climbs the Cadwell mountain

24 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Josh Brookes was impressively quick first time out at Cadwell on the HM Plant Honda in today’s BSB test. He spent the best part of the entire day on track and clocked a best time of 1:28.1, matched...

Easton’s Cadwell crash

24 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Stuart Easton crashed the Swan Honda during testing at Cadwell Park today. According to his crew chief Pete Jennings, he suffered a ‘nasty deep cut in the back of his knee which required surgery to...

Bridewell set up for Brands

22 March 2010 by MCN Sports Desk

Tommy Bridewell’s testing on the Quay Honda that Gary Mason rode to the BSB Cup title last year continued at Brands Hatch last week. He lapped the Brands Indy course on the ex-Gregorio Lavilla Honda...

Lowes on the pace at Brands test

22 March 2010 by MCN Sports Desk

British Supersport Championship Team GNS Racing concluded their hectic pre-season testing schedule with Sam Lowes and Paul Jordan taking part in the official BSB test at Brands Hatch. Following...

BSB Blog: Easton fastest in final day of Spanish testing

12 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Stuart Easton and James Ellison topped the leaderboard on the final day of BSB testing at Guadix, Spain. The Swan Honda pair were separated by less than a tenth of a second after dominating the final...

BSB Blog: Sun shines on Guadix BSB test

10 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

After the heavy early morning snow had cleared the Guadix BSB test got underway at around 14.45pm yesterday. An hour later the track had virtually dried out and Guadix looked picture postcard perfect...

Tunstall undecided on BSB Evo

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Tom Tunstall is facing an agonising decision whether or not to switch to BSB Evo or stay in the BSB class. The former Privateer Cup Honda rider tried both configurations of engine at Cartagena and is...

Relentless Suzuki create impression in Spain

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Relentless by TAS Suzuki pair Alastair Seeley and Michael Laverty showed their potential with some impressive laps times at the Cartagena BSB test, despite having about half the track time of their...

Lougher’s TT plans on track

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Ian Lougher was testing at Cartagena with his own Black Horse Finance Kawasaki team. He’s riding on the roads with a brace of Kawasakis this year but is fielding Conor Cummins in National Superstock...

Hodgson adapts to Motorpoint Yamaha

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Motorpoint Yamaha rider Neil Hodgson got his first chance to ride the ex-Airwaves factory R1 at Cartagena last week. He explained to MCN what the experience was like. “I couldn’t believe it when I was...

Tommy Hill and the Cartagena test

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Tommy Hill was satisfied with his and the Worx Suzuki team’s progress at Cartagena, the first time they’ve been up against BSB rivals in pre-season testing. He finished the test with the same 1:33.5...

BSB blog: Spanish test hit by snow

09 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

I got a bit of a shock this morning at 07.00am when I yanked open the shutters of my hotel window here at Guadix to see a white out! Yes, the terrible weather that hit Barcelona yesterday has found...

Gossip from the Cartagena pit lane

08 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Joe Dickinson and Graeme Gowland were both at the Barry Symmons-run Cartagena Pro Test with their ex-Eugene Laverty Parkalgar Hondas that they’ll race in British Supersport this year. 16-year old...

Don’t always believe the lap time hype

08 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Even if the weather was more Mallory than Malaga, there were some real revelations at Cartagena in the first real BSB pre-season test of 2010. First came the shock of seeing Rob McElnea’s team...

Hill and Suzuki top Cartagena testing

07 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Worx Suzuki pair Tommy Hill and Yukio Kagayama set the pace in four days of testing Cartagena, Spain. Hill was in sensational form, clocking a 1:33.5 on the final day to go 0.9s inside the unofficial...

Tommy Hill still setting the pace in Spain

06 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Tommy Hill continues to set the pace on the Worx Suzuki in the first major BSB pre-season test at Cartagena. He posted a best lap of 1:34.5 to go three tenths quicker than James Ellison on the Swan...

Hodgson and Linfoot get works Yamahas

05 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Motorpoint Yamaha duo Neil Hodgson and Dan Linfoot have got the works R1s that Leon Camier and James Ellison raced to a resounding 1-2 in the 2009 British Superbike championship. In a shock and...

Relentless reveal their 2010 BSB GSX-R1000

04 March 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Relentless by TAS Suzuki took the wraps off their 2010 BSB GSX-R1000s to reveal this sensational new skeletal paintjob. It’s not just the paint that’s different. There’s a host of technical changes...