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Shane Byrne opts for BSB over MotoGP

Matthew Birt, 20 November 2012 10:53

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 Superbikes to race a Kawasaki ZX-10R with Keith Farmer for Bird's Rapid Solicitors-backed effort. The 35-year-old has been agonising over ...

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne wins red flagged race one

Matthew Birt, 13 October 2012 16:31

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, he was never headed and with spots of rain falling, Lowes crashed out at the end of the 15th lap ...

Dakota Mamola to race in British 125 series

Matthew Birt, 01 February 2010 16:35

Dakota Mamola, the 15-year-old son of MotoGP legend Randy Mamola, will contest at least nine rounds of the 2010 British GP125 championship. The Barcelona-based Californian will race for Team KRP, which gets support from Bradley Smith, who became Britain’s most successful Grand Prix rider since Barry Sheene in 2009. Dakota will contest a minimum of nine British championship rounds and ...

Donington BSB: Sylvain Guintoli fired up for 'home' race

Matthew Birt, 22 May 2009 12:26

Sylvain Guintoli is confident he can maintain his 100 per cent podium record in his 'home' race at Donington Park on Bank Holiday Monday. The French rider is classing the clash at the Leicestershire circuit his home race, given he lives just 20 minutes away from Donington Park. Guintoli has yet to finish off the podium in the opening two ...

Croft future in doubt after appeal blow

Matthew Birt, 26 January 2009 17:49

The Croft circuit has suffered a massive blow today after losing an appeal related to noise pollution at the historic racing venue. The future of the Darlington circuit is now uncertain after the Court of Appeal rejected Croft’s appeal against a decision to award nearly £150,000 in damages to local residents living nearby the track. Get all the latest British ...

MotoGP champ Casey Stoner helps Leon Camier's recovery

Matthew Birt, 31 January 2008 12:26

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner is proving an invaluable ally in Leon Camier's bid to regain full fitness ahead of the new British superbike campaign. Factory Ducati rider Stoner has become Camier's training partner for the last four weeks, with Camier spending the last two months in Australia recuperating from the horrific left leg injuries he suffered last August at ...

James Ellison back in British Superbikes

Matthew Birt, 04 December 2007 14:54

James Ellison will be back in the British superbike series in 2008 after he signed a deal with the new Hydrex Bike Animal Honda team. Ellison, who last raced full-time in the BSB series in 2004, will partner road racing specialist Guy Martin in a deal officially confirmed today. Ellison raced in MotoGP in 2005 and ’06 with WCM and ...

Kiyo suprise in Malaysia

Matthew Birt, 22 January 2007 15:25

Reigning British superbike champion Ryuichi Kiyonari was a surprise addition to the Sepang line-up.The Japanese rider was testing two Honda FireBlade machines for a ‘multitude’ of purposes according to HRC staff.They also said the HM Plant star was testing for the forthcoming defence of his BSB crown, while also working on parts for the Japanese superbike championship and the prestigious ...