I’m not surprised that GSE racing issued a press statement, saying they’ve ‘postponed’ their planned testing schedule in Europe. Things have been very quiet on the Airwaves Yamaha front this winter but, from what I heard last week, their GSE Racing technicians were finally in Italy, building bikes. Get all the latest BSB news I’d heard there had been delays ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 23 March 2009
Last Friday’s Hydrex Honda launch was an impressive show of team owner Shaun Muir’s long-term commitment to the sport. The team’s new workshop facility in Guisborough is by far one of the most outstanding all new facilities in BSB and the fact that Muir has a three-rider team and is building seven bikes is an impressive display of the team’s ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 24 February 2009
I’ve had the privilege to go behind the closed doors of some British Superbike team workshops this past couple of weeks, namely Relentless Suzuki, Cresent Suzuki, and Rob Mac Racing Yamaha and it’s fascinating to see the 2009 bikes gradually coming together. Two weeks ago the Relentless by TAS team were still waiting on swing-arms and suspension parts so their bike ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 13 February 2009
“Is Jonathan Palmer completely delusional? He’s lost his best riders. The top guys left are all old. The teams are struggling like any other businesses. "Yet he’s predicting crowds will only drop off by 5% and says BSB won’t be affected by the recession. Interesting!” That was the emotional outburst I heard in the office from a non-racing person as ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 21 January 2009
Back in the office after two days in Northern Ireland, primarily for Thursday’s North West 200 launch and I was trying to explain just how the race is revered in the province. The launch festivities kicked off at around 10.00am but by then there were already pictures flying through cyber-space to serve websites worldwide of bikini-clad Miss Northern Ireland, draped ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- TT & road races
- 09 January 2009
It may be a long way off to the start of the British Superbike season – and it’ll seem even longer with a predicted cutback in pre-season testing. But that hasn’t stopped talk in the MCN office about BSB’s prospects for 2009. There’s no denying that in the past two seasons, BSB hasn’t just lost its top riders, it’s lost ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 09 January 2009
