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. With continuing cool conditions, McConnell got the better of his team-mate, the reigning Champion, by 0.235s, a more than useful ...
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- British Superbikes
- 06 April 2013
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 46.787s best despite Baltic conditions, severe wind chill and seven degree track temperatures. Speaking to MCN, Byrne said: “From a ...
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- British Superbikes
- 05 April 2013
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 with a 47.972 at the 1.2079 mile Brands Hatch Indy circuit. Speaking to MCN, Gowland said: “It was good to ...
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- British Superbikes
- 05 April 2013
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 third fastest in the penultimate session before excellng in the final session to go fastest. The test took place on ...
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- British Superbikes
- 19 March 2013
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 weeks ago announcing their temporary retirement from the championship due to the ill health of co-owner John Dimbylow. Fellow co-owner ...
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- British Superbikes
- 18 March 2013
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 be vying for a record-breaking fourth title this season. Just two wins now dramatically stand between Byrne and Ryuichi Kiyonari’s ...
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- British Superbikes
- 06 March 2013
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 the base of his tibia near his ankle. He has returned to the UK for further treatement as the rest ...
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- British Superbikes
- 05 March 2013
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 top ten finishes on his first time on a superbike. Harms has years of experience at the top levels of ...
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- British Superbikes
- 01 March 2013
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 a stunning last corner pass in one of the races. Lowes' plan was to stick with Team WFR Honda for ...
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- British Superbikes
- 11 January 2013
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 the Asian championship. He will be joined by Alex Lowes, who impressed with a storming double win in the shootout ...
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- British Superbikes
- 10 December 2012
