The Brands Hatch GP circuit was the latest venue for the 2018 British Superbikes Championship (BSB) over the weekend of the 21st and 22nd July, with this event being recognised as a celebration of the Yamaha R1. The R1 over the years has become a popular production bike for the road and race track, especially with history of wins/championships in the World Superbikes paddock, BSB with Tommy Hill (2011) (more…)
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Nicholls In Control of MX1 After Canada Heights
The British weather has unfortunately been unkind to the Maxxis British Motocross Championship in 2018 as after the cancellation of Lyng in early March, the competitors had to suffer horrendous conditions at Culham Moto Park on 1st April 2018. With Culham becoming the opening round of the championship, this meant Canada Heights would take the slot of round two in what would be much warmer April conditions. (more…)
Locals go to war in BSB
The 2018 Bennetts British Superbikes Championship (BSB) headed south from Donington Park to Brands Hatch for their first of three visits for round two of the season and it appeared that local knowledge could favour the leading two. After a rain affected opening round at Donington Park, young gun Bradley Ray (Buildbase Suzuki) headed to his local circuit as the rider to beat after taking a superb double (more…)
The MX2 Action at Lyng was Hot
A tough opening round at Culham in March challenged the riders within the Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship due to overnight rain; however Lyng in April would end up being the total opposite. As the championship moved to Norfolk for round two of the 2017 season Norfolk was basking in the full sunshine and temperatures was sky high. The sandy nature of the Lyng circuit is normally a challenge (more…)
Stapleford Wins on Return to Supersport
As one of the leading support championships to the British Superbike Championship, the 2016 Dickies British Supersport Championship had so far showcased some of the best riding on the planet and when the series rolled into Snetterton for rounds eight and nine, there had already been four different race winners and ten riders capable of securing the title. With a grid packed full of talent, top teams (more…)
Byrne holds BSB Advantage without a Victory
The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship was celebrating its twentieth anniversary when it got underway in 2016 and it was only fitting that one of Britain’s biggest motorsport series started its anniversary at the home of British Motorsport, on the 9th and 10th April, at Silverstone. Housing an incredible line up of some of the top International riders on the planet, at times on par with the (more…)
Searle Seals MX1 Championship Lead at Lyng
Cadders Hill, Lyng was the venue to open the 2016 Maxxis British Motocross Championship on the 20 March 2016 with the sand based track an extreme test for the MX1 boys after a long winter. As a few of the front runners were fresh from two World Championship rounds in Qatar and Thailand, all eyes were going to be on the reigning double champion and the Wilvo Virus Performance KTM of Shaun Simpson. Starting (more…)
Winter Training Works Wonders for Murphy
The opening round of the ACU British Quad Championship started proceedings at the 2015 Hawkstone International for qualifying at 9:00am but conditions weren’t as predicted. With the forecast saying cloud with sunshine, thirty-nine riders were faced with awful fog conditions on a very damp sandy Hawkstone Park track. With five to six laps predicted during the fifteen minute session, all eyes were on (more…)
WSBK Success for Sykes on Home Soil
In being the only venue to host a British round of the 2014 eni FIM World Superbike Championship, Donington Park was the place to be on the May Bank Holiday. Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes was the defending champion, as well as one of the stars of 2014, but the atmosphere was electric in Leicestershire, with the 2014 season housing not one, but five British hopefuls, all looking to put their name on the 2014 (more…)
Wins Shared in BSB at Oulton Park
Only just two weeks have gone by since the opening round at Brands Hatch and the British Superbikes are already into round two. The famous Cheshire circuit of Oulton Park welcomed the BSB over the May Day Bank Holiday for what would be two more cracking races of the 2014 season. With thirty-one competitors taking to theInternational layout in Cheshire over the weekend of the 3rd, 4th and 5th of May, (more…)