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 July). The team crossed the Channel following last weekend’s Oulton Park event and spent a day on circuit in both ...
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- British Superbikes
- 13 July 2012
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 to acclimatise to the S1000RR, he quickly got to grips with the BMW and has since delivered a top-ten finish ...
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- British Superbikes
- 12 July 2012
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 joined the team at the start of this season to make his Superbike debut after a successful 2011 in the ...
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- British Superbikes
- 11 July 2012
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 closest race finishes in MCE BSB history and with the new technical regulations making a more even playing field for ...
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- British Superbikes
- 30 April 2012
Swan Yamaha get their 2012 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship underway this week as the team travel to Spain to begin their pre-season testing campaign with a shakedown test at Cartagena. Reigning champion Tommy Hill is preparing for his title defence alongside Noriyuki Haga who makes his much anticipated debut with the team. The team have been working hard since ...
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- British Superbikes
- 07 March 2012
Winchester-based Moto Rapido Ducati have confirmed they will run a two-bike team in partnership with the Saudi Falcons racing team in the 2012 British Superbike Championship. Existing rider Scott Smart is to be joined by Saudi Falcons racer Abdulaziz Binladen and both will be riding the new 1199 Panigale. Ducati Corse have chosen to support Moto Rapido to race the ...
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- British Superbikes
- 23 February 2012
Samsung Crescent Racing's John Hopkins continues his fight to be 100% fit for the final races as he recovers from hand injuries sustained at the MotoGP round in the Czech Republic in August. Despite sensationally winning both races at Donington Park a week ago – and taking over the BSB championship lead – Hopkins knew his hand still wasn't sufficiently ...
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- British Superbikes
- 19 September 2011
Tom Tunstall is raring to take his place on the BSB grid in 2011 after adding his name to a growing list of Evo riders. Competing in “a race within a race” the Evo specification bikes run to the same spec but with a stock engine and no electronic rider aids regulated by a control ECU. Tunstall is focussed and ...
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- British Superbikes
- 16 February 2011
East Coast Racing have signed TT star Gary Johnson and Lee Johnston to race in British Supersport this year. They will ride the ex-GNS Racing Hondas ridden by BSS title-winner Sam Lowes last year. Johnson, 28, from Broughton, Lincs, said: “"I can't wait to get on the track with the East Coast Racing team. Last year (with AIM Racing) was ...
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- TT & road races
- 28 January 2011
Mallory Park is investing more than £500,000 in circuit improvements this winter, including the complete resurfacing of the track and paddock areas. The 1.39-mile long track will be completely resurfaced in specially mixed Tarmac that will offer circuit users superb levels of grip and a consistent new surface that should see lap times tumble come Spring and Summer 2011. Professional ...
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- British Superbikes
- 10 January 2011
