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Three rounds in and this is the state of the championship after last weekend's Oulton Park round.

Shane Byrne made up for a race one DNF with a hard fought battle for the win in race two from title rivals Josh Brookes and Alex Lowes. Shakey made no repeat of race one and immediatly led off the...

Alastair Seeley took an exciting win in today's British Supersport race, just pipping Martrain Yamaha rider Stuart Easton at the last corner to take the victory and break Easton's win streak.Pole position man Alastair Seeley led off the line, with...

Pre-race championship leader Byrne led off the line, but Lowes forced his way through on the first lap to take the lead. Byrne's Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki teammate Keith Farmer crashed out on the same lap but walked away unharmed.Lowes and...

Alex Lowes put in a commanding performance at Oulton Park on Sunday afternoon to claim his second successive British Superbike Championship pole position. The Samsung Honda rider was the only person to dip below the 1m35s bracket and took the...

Alex Lowes (Samsung Honda) topped the MCE British Superbike Championship timesheets after the second free practice session at Oulton Park today, the Lincolnshire rider just edging out Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) and Josh Brookes (Tyco Suzuki). Rain all but wiped...

Defending champions Shakey Byrne became the most winningest rider in British Championship history today, taking his 44th win after a red flag brought the race to a premature end at Thruxton. Keith Farmer led away from the line after qualifying...

Stuart Easton has stormed to a hard fought battle in British Supersport in a race that saw the leading four separated by only half a second before red flags bring proceedings to an end with two laps remaining. The race,...

Shane Byrne stormed to victory in the first race at Thruxton, after holding off a late push from Tyco Suzuki racer Josh Brookes. After Alex Lowes led early on, Byrne overtook on lap two, pulling away from the group and...

Torrential rain has led to the cancellation of Saturday's MCE British Superbike qualifying session at Thruxton with the circuit deemed unsuitable and too dangerous for any track activity. What started out as drizzle mid-morning got progressively worse and with large...

Milwaukee Yamaha rider James Ellison bounced back from a disapponting race one to take victory in the second superbike race of the weekend. Shane Byrne again took the lead from the start, but it wasn't long before Ellison made his...

Reigning champion Shane Byrne started the 2013 season where he finished 2012 with victory at Brands Hatch. Byrne got a good start from pole position ahead of Samsung Honda rider Alex Lowes. Josh Brookes led the for the mid portion...

Stuart Easton took the honours in the opening race of the 2013 British Supersport Championship as he got the better of pole setter Billy McConnell at Brands Hatch on Saturday afternoon. Having moved back to the 600cc class after a...

Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) has claimed pole position for this weekend's opening round of the British Superbike Championship, with a lap of 45.655s around the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. With cool, but dry, conditions at the Kent venue, Byrne had...

The Smiths Racing Triumph team got the defence of their British Superport Championship title underway in perfect fashion at Brands Hatch with the Australian pairing of Billy McConnell and Glen Richards claiming the top two spots in Saturday?s qualifying session....

Reigning British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne picked up where he left of a the end of the 2012 season by topping the time-sheets during the second Free Practice session at Brands Hatch today. The Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider set a...

Graeme Gowland riding the Seton Tuning Yamaha ended the opening day of the track action at Brands Hatch at the top of the timesheets in Free Practice 2. The 27-year-old was the only man to dip into the 47s bracket...

Chris Walker ended the official BSB test day at Brands Hatch with the fastest time after setting a 51.410 in the fifth and final session of the day. The Quattro Plant rider upped his pace throughout the day to go...

Australian racer Mark Aitchison has been left 'high and dry' following the shock withdrawal of his Spitlath Redmond Aprilia team less than a month before the start of the 2013 British Superbike season. The team released a statement a few...

36-year-old Shane Byrne is anything but Shakey when it comes to racing and more importantly winning; the reigning MCE Insurance British Superbike champion (and WSB and MotoGP veteran) is close to surpassing the all-time record of race wins and will...

Honda TT Legends and Bathams Honda rider Michael Rutter has suffered a broken leg in pre-season testing for the endurance team in France. Rutter crashed on Sunday at the Dunlop-owned Mireval test track, and was diagnosed with a crack to...

Dane Robbin harms has signed a deal to ride for Doodson Motorsport Honda in the 2013 British Superbike Championship. He sign the deal on the back of a successful mid-season signing with the team in 2012 that saw him take...

Alex Lowes became one of the biggest talking points of 2012 in BSB after his strong end-of-season charge that saw him not only make the Showdown, but also win both races at Silverstone, beating his one-time hero Shane Byrne with...

Honda have today announced the lineup for their 2013 British championship effort under the Samsung Honda banner. The team sees the shock return to BSB of Japanese star and three-time champion Ryuichi Kiyonari, back in BSB after a year in...

Shane Byrne will attempt to lift a fourth BSB title in 2013 after opting not to move to Paul Bird?s MotoGP squad next season. Byrne could have moved to Bird?s CRT squad but he has chosen to stay in British...

2011 British Superbike champion Tommy Hill has announced that he will be taking a year-long sabbatical from racing for the 2013 season. The Kent rider has released a statement stating that  his failure to secure a seat at world championship level...

Following his step in as a mid-season replacement for Gary Mason, Yorkshireman Karl Harris has signed to ride PR Racing's Kawasaki ZX-10 in the 2013 BSB Championship.  He continued to improve at each round as he become familiar with both...

Rochdale MV Agusta dealer Robinsons is planning to a run a two man MV Agusta team in BSB next year. Robinsons say they have full backing from the Varese-based manufacturer and UK importer MotoGB and are preparing what they call,...

Team WFR has taken the decision to take a break from competing in both two and four wheel motorsport. The team enjoyed a successful year in 2012, with Alex Lowes qualifying for the Showdown and finishing the season in fourth...

Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider Shane Byrne won his third race of the weekend at Brands Hatch to secure his third British Superbike championship. Australian Josh Brookes took the lead off the line and led for the majority of the race...

Shane Byrne put in another faultless ride at Brands Hatch on Sunday to make it two wins from two and strengthen his grip on the 2012 British Superbike Championship. The Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider led from start to finish and...

Shane Byrne extended his lead in the British Superbike Championship to 18 points after winning the opening race of the weekend at Brands Hatch. The Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider grabbed the holeshot and, despite coming extreme pressure from Alex Lowes,...

WFR Honda rider Alex Lowes has taken the final pole position of the season after holding off Showdown leader Shane Byrne during qualifying. Lowes crashed in the morning's free practice session, but bounced back to secure his fourth pole position...

Here's a photo of my two youngest boys meeting shane Byrne at Brands Hatch. They were over the moon and he was such a nice guy. We also met other great riders including Haga, Chris Walker and Danny Buchan. I'm looking forward to taking...

The BSB season is now in to the Showdown stage, which means only six riders are in with a shot at the 2012 title. Are the current rules too complicated?   pollcomment

Alex Lowes completed a sensational double in the second British Superbike Championship race on Sunday afternoon, in what was, arguably, one of the greatest BSB races ever. With less than a second covering the top five for much of the...

Alex Lowes has claimed victory in the opening British Superbike Championship race at Silverstone on Sunday, coming home ahead of Shane Byrne and Michael Laverty. Having qualified on pole position, Lowes was in imperious form and once he'd grabbed the...

WFR Honda rider Alex Lowes will start tomorrow's first BSB race from pole position after seeing off competition from reigning champion Tommy Hill in the final qualifying session. Current championship leader Josh Brookes starts from the outside of the front...

Josh Brookes leads the MCE British Superbike Championship by two points from Shane Byrne after two epic races at Assen, Holland. Byrne claimed an historic first Assen race win this morning on his return from injury and moved to the...

Alex Lowes claimed an historic pole position this afternoon in preparation for Sunday?s first-ever Assen MCE Insurance British Superbike round. Tomorrow?s two races form the first of the three-round, seven-race Showdown to decide this year?s title and Team WFR Honda...

Alex Lowes set the pace in Free Practice 2 this afternoon (Friday) at Assen ahead of Sunday?s opening round of the three-round Showdown which will decide the outcome of this year?s MCE British Superbike Championship. Lowes clocked a time 1:37.893...

Australian Josh Brookes has dominated the Donington Park round of the 2012 BSB championship by taking victory in race two, after victory in race one and taking pole position. Brookes again got off to a good start, but didn't entirely...

Tyco TAS Suzuki rider Josh Brookes dominated the first superbike race at Donington Park today to ease to his second victory of the season despite a red flag after 13 laps. Pole sitter Brookes got a good start to lead Tommy...

Tyco TAS Suzuki rider Josh Brookes has claimed his third pole position of the season at Donington Park today, edging out Showdown hopeful Alex Lowes. The pair were the riders to beat throughout the three qualifying sessions, trading places at...

Tommy Hill completed an emphatic double in Monday's second British Superbike Championship race at Cadwell Park, coming home just over two seconds clear of Josh Brookes. The Swan Yamaha rider grabbed the holeshot before being overhauled by Michael Laverty but,...

Tommy Hill extended his British Superbike Championship lead further in Monday's first race at Cadwell Park with the Swan Yamaha rider putting in a faultless performance on a cloudy but dry day. Second on the opening lap, the reigning champion...

Alex Lowes took his WFR Honda to a brilliant pole position at Cadwell Park on Sunday afternoon, overcoming difficult, damp conditions in the early stages of the qualifying session to take top spot for the eighth round of the British...

Italian Alex Polita is due to return to the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship grid later in the season as he continued testing the Ducati Panigale during the official test at Donington Park on Tuesday. Polita was running in Lloyds...

Former World Supersport Championship podium contender Robin Harms joined the Doodson Motorsport Honda team on track at Donington Park after the Danish rider jetted in to ride alongside Tom Tunstall at the official BSB test this week. The team had...

Chris Walker is just 21 points shy of the top six in the standings as the British Superbike Championship heads to Cadwell Park this August Bank Holiday weekend and with two rounds before the Title Fighters are decided the ?Stalker?...

The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship contenders returned to the track at Donington Park for an official test session before the series returns to the Leicestershire circuit for the round that will decide the six Title Fighters before the Showdown...

Frenchman Freddy Foray has quit the Liverpool-based Quattro Plant Kawasaki team citing a lack of machine development as a prime reason. He follows Gary Mason who left the team several weeks ago. Foray ? a World Endurance champion and one...

Samsung Honda?s Michael Laverty and Jon Kirkham were back on track yesterday (Wednesday) as the pair completed a two day test at Croft ahead of next week?s official test at Donington Park on Tuesday. Laverty and Kirkham who currently lie...

Former BSB rider Sylvain Guintoli admits he is never one to miss an opportunity to get out on track and after a spontaneous visit to Donington Park he was able to complete a handful of laps on Scott Smart's Moto...

Tommy Hill at Brands Hatch

Shane Byrne claimed his first double win of the 2012 British Superbike Championship season as the Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider again held off a hard-charging Josh Brookes. Michael Laverty again had a characteristic flying start to the race onboard the...

After leaving Oulton Park somewhat deflated, Shane Byrne responded in perfect style at Brands Hatch, taking a strong win in the opening race on Sunday. The 2003 and 2008 Champion overhauled the fast starting Michael Laverty and then resisted a...

Shane Bryne took the top spot in today's qualifying session at Brands Hatch for round 7 of the British Superbike Championship. The Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider was one of only two riders to dip below the 1m26s bracket and a...

The Samsung Honda team completed a successful day of testing at Assen ahead of the British Superbike Championship debut at the circuit later in the season as Michael Laverty and Jon Kirkham now prepare for Brands Hatch next weekend (20-22...

Peter Hickman has signed to remain with Buildbase BMW for the second half of the MCE British Superbike championship season. He joined the team at Knockhill in June, filling in for an injured Dan Linfoot and despite very little time...

An official Splitlath Redmond team press statement has announced that the Aprilia BSB team has parted company with Florian Marino. The statement reads: ?The Splitlath Redmond team has parted company with young French rider Florian Marino. The 19-year-old from Cannes...

Swan Yamaha's Tommy Hill celebrated his first triple win in the British Superbike Championship by claiming the final race victory of the weekend at Oulton Park ahead of Shane Byrne and Josh Brookes, who snatched third from Noriyuki Haga on...

Tommy Hill successfully made it two wins from two at Oulton Park on Sunday when he dominated the second British Superbike Championship race of the weekend. Leading from start to finish, the Swan Yamaha rider was again in imperious form...

Tommy Hill successfully converted his pole position into a race win when he dominated Saturday's British Superbike Championship race at Oulton Park. The Swan Yamaha rider led from start to finish and although his cause was aided by a crash...

Tommy Hill set pole position for Saturday's opening British Superbike race at Oulton Park with a flying lap of 1m35.742s, the only rider to post a lap time in the 1'35s. With the threat of rain building up all the...

Samsung Honda's Michael Laverty won the second British Superbike race at Knockhill this afternon, his second race win of the season. Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill took the lead from the line and managed to hold off Laverty, after the...

Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider Shane Byrne took his 35th BSB win in dominant fashion during the first race at Knockhill today. Samsung Honda rider Michael Laverty got off to a good start and took the lead, but was unable to...

MSS Bathams Kawasaki have promoted their Team Green Superstock rider Danny Buchan to the blue riband MCE British Superbike Championship ranks. But he?ll have to wait until a bit later in the season before he can make his BSB debut....

Gary Mason has just issued the following statement announcing his decision to quit the Quattro Plant PR Racing Kawasaki BSB team: ?Following a desperately disappointing start to the 2012 BSB season Gary Mason has decided to part company with PR...

MCN and WD-40 Specialist are giving one reader the chance to win a VIP day for themselves and a guest at Oulton Park International British Superbikes on July 8. The competition is to celebrate the sponsorship of GR Motorsport Aprilia...

Samsung Honda rider Michael Laverty took his first victory of the 2012 campaign in the second race at Snetterton after starting from pole position. Laverty led from start to finish after a good start from the line. Shane Byrne and...

Reigning BSB champion Tommy Hill took his second race win of the 2012 season onboard his Swan Yamaha at Snetterton today. Hill's team-mate last year, Michael Laverty - now on a Samsung Honda - secured his first pdoium of 2012...

Josh Brookes has secured pole position for the British Superbike round at Snetterton by the narrowest of margins, edging out Michael Laverty by just 0.001 seconds. The Australian Tyco Suzuki rider's time of 1:48.490 proved just enough, with Laverty's Samsung Honda...

Peter Hickman has lost his full-time ride with the MSS Bathams Kawasaki team in BSB. Following his decision to ride a rival manufacturer?s machine at the weekend?s Donington Park WSB round, Hickman has ? according to an official press release...

Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider Shane Byrne has taken his first victory of 2012 in the third and final race at Oulton Park today in dry conditions. Byrne, who led for the majority of the second race earlier today, didn't get...

Bournemouth Pr1mo Kawasaki rider Chris Walker has taken his 21st race victory in BSB in wet conditions at Oulton Park today. Walker last won a BSB race at Brands Hatch in 2000. It was Shane Byrne who got to the...

Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill saw off team-mate Noriyuki Haga to win an eight lap sprint at Oulton Park today. Australian Josh Brookes finished third onboard the Tyco Suzuki. The race was red flagged when John Kirkham crashed at Water...

Don?t miss the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park this Bank Holiday weekend (5/6/7 May) as the title fight reaches the Cheshire circuit for the first time in 2012. The parkland setting has previously produced some of the...

There are two pairs of VIP hospitality tickets for the Oulton Park BSB race on Sunday, May 6, to be won in a silent auction in aid of the CJ Riders Fund. The tickets include admission, breakfast and lunch in...

After a lacklustre start to the 2012 BSB season the worlds only factory built Panigales are struggling to be competitive. The best placing of the opening two rounds was a disappointing eleventh at Brands. Can they improve enough to win...

Please find attached a sequence of photos of Freddie Foray crashing out in race two of BSB at Thruxton on Sunday. He kindly fell off right in front of me!

Tyco Suzuki rider Josh Brookes battled from 13th place at the end of the first lap to record his first victory of 2012 during the second BSB race at Thruxton. Brookes worked his way through the pack, passing Tommy Hill...

Padgett's Honda rider Ian Lowry has taken his first race win in the superbike class in the first race at Thruxton. Lowry and pole setter Tommy Hill both got a great start and pulled away from the rest of the...

Reigning BSB champion Tommy Hill will start from pole tomorrow after setting the fstest time during a drying qualifying session. The first qualifying session - held in wet conditions - was extended to 25 minutes, with Luca Scassa and Nori...

I took this shot at Brands Hatch on April 9 of John Laverty coming a cropper.

The second superbike race of the 2012 BSB season opener at Brands Hatch has been cancelled after fuel was spilled during the British Supersport race. Pauli Pekkanen crashed during the second supersport race of the weekend at the final corner...

Samsung Honda rider John Kirkham has won the opening race of the 2012 BSB championship in wet conditions at Brands Hatch. The safety car was called out onto track twice during the 30 lap race, first on the second lap...

Tyco Suzuki rider Josh Brookes will start the first race of the 2012 BSB championship from pole position after setting a fastest time of 52.877secs, ahead of Samsung Honda rider John Kirkham. Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki ride Shane Byrne will start...

Tommy Hill topped both free practice sessions at Brands Hatch yesterday preparing for the opening round of the 2012 MCE British Superbike Championship on Monday. The Swan Yamaha rider set a best time of 46.29 in the morning and went...

Graham Gowland set the pace in this morning?s first test session prior to the weekend?s first round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch. The BY Team WFR Honda rider clocked a best time of 46.19s but then...

MCN and Donington Park have teamed up to offer readers a 50% discount on a Donington Park BSB weekend ticket for September 7-9 2012. This offer is available when purchased with a Donington Park WSB weekend ticket, May 11-13. This...

Highlights from last year's final BSB round at Brands Hatch. Roll on the new season!

A week before the first race of the BSB season, Anthony West has walked out on the Supersonic BMW team to join the QMMF Racing Team in Moto2. In a press release from QMMF, West is quoted: ?It?s great to...

The countdown continues to the Easter opener at Brands Hatch next weekend (6-9 April) and the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship teams have been making their final preparations as the Samsung Honda, Padgetts Honda and Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki teams have...

With Northern Ireland currently bathed in sunshine, choosing Kirkistown in County Down for a final pre-season shakedown test, prior to next weekend?s opening British Superbike races at Brands Hatch on Easter Monday was a wise choice from Tyco Suzuki team...

The Quattro Plant Kawasaki team completed their first shakedown test at Donington Park yesterday (Tuesday). Gary Mason rode one of the team?s Kawasaki superbikes, Freddy Foray spent most of the day on a street bike ZX-10R but switched to the...

Michael Laverty set the pace in the official BSB test at Snetterton today (Thursday) on his Samsung Honda, setting a best time of 1:48.5 that was full second quicker than his closest rivals Tommy Hill and Alex Lowes. Laverty said:...

Honda Racing and Padgetts Honda BSB teams braved the cold conditions at Snetterton yesterday as their pre-season testing programme intensified. Both teams had a shakedown run at Cadwell last week, but the aim of Snetterton was to really start to...

The Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki pairing of Shane 'Shakey' Byrne and Stuart Easton have today (Monday) completed their Spanish pre-season testing schedule at Almeria as the team now return to the UK for their final tests ahead of the Brands Hatch...