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. Unfortunately by a cruel twist of bad luck, the 19-year-old from Essex ruled himself out of this weekend’s Knockhill round ...
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- British Superbikes
- 20 June 2012
William Dunlop is the latest TT star to commit to the new Twins race on the Island. He will be riding the ex-Wayne Hamilton Kawasaki ER6 in the newly introduced Lightweight TT, scheduled for Friday June 8, prior to the Senior TT. The Ballymoney rider tested the 650cc SuperTwin machine recently at Bishopscourt saying afterwards: ‘It's a fun bike to ...
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- TT & road races
- 07 March 2012
Japanese company Mugen has confirmed that it will be participating in the 2012 SES TT Zero Race, which takes place as part of the TT Races on the Isle of Man. The Japanese based company, which was founded in 1973 by Hirotoshi Honda, son of Honda founder Soichiro, will be campaigning with an all-new original electric motorcycle. The Mugen outfit, ...
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- TT & road races
- 16 February 2012
Guy Martin will make his debut on the roads in Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing livery at the Cookstown 100, Northern Ireland’s opening road race of the season on April 29 & 30. The event will be used as a North West 200 shakedown for the Lincolnshire man, who hasn’t raced at the County Tyrone circuit since 2005. He will ...
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- TT & road races
- 21 April 2011
This year’s Relentless-backed NW200 takes place on Saturday May 21 with Race Week Festival kicking off on May 15. The 2011 event was launched this morning at the Belfast’s Merchant Hotel and leading riders at the launch included: 12-times NW200 winner Michael Rutter and Riders Ducati team-mate Martin Jessopp; new Relentless Suzuki signing Guy Martin and team-mate and local hero ...
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- TT & road races
- 25 January 2011
The prestigious Geoff Duke Trophy was presented to 2010 Duke Road Race Rankings winner Ryan Farquhar at a star-studded ceremony in Belfast by Peter Duke, Managing Director of Isle of Man-based Duke Marketing. In front of an audience of racing legends and current stars of the World, British and Irish racing scenes, Duke handed over the handsome crystal trophy to ...
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- TT & road races
- 20 January 2011
MSS Colchester Kawasaki have retained Gary Mason to ride in BSB alongside new-signing Stuart Easton. In addition to the two BSB stars, the team will run Howie Mainwaring and 17-year-old Danny Buchan the National Superstock class. Mason is coming off the back of a disappointing 2010 season but is hoping the all-new ZX-10R will bring a change in his fortunes. ...
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- British Superbikes
- 17 January 2011
The Pozzani Silkolene Shorttrack Championship climbs up to the Buxton Speedway track in the breathtaking surroundings of the Peak District for round five of the national championship. Local hero and HM Plant Honda rider Ade Collins will want to repeat last year’s win at Buxton but Jacopo Monti is on fantastic form after the last round at Stoke. But neither ...
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- Off road
- 26 July 2010
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 CBR1000RR Fireblade in a best time of 46.8s, despite track conditions being less than favourable after an oil spillage. The 21-year old from Etchilhampton near ...
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- British Superbikes
- 22 March 2010
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 extensive testing in Spain over the past couple of weeks, 19-year-old Lincoln rider Lowes was again amongst the fastest riders on track aboard his CBR600 Honda. Despite sliding off, Lowes was ...
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- British Superbikes
- 22 March 2010
