Steve Plater has taken the British Supersport win in his first 600 circuit race of the season in a shortened race after the red flags were brought out at Snetterton for a crash. Plater had been battling throughout the race with Glen Richards, who finished second, while an emotional James Westmoreland took the final podium spot and his first British ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 15 June 2008
Leon Camier has taken the first race victory of the day, his first of the season and the first of his BSB career at Snetterton in an enthralling battle with his team-mate Shane Byrne. Leon Haslam got a flying start to go into the lead ahead of Leon Camier and Tom Sykes. On lap four Airwaves Ducati’s Leon Camier dived underneath ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 15 June 2008
Airwaves Ducati spent a successful four days last week testing at Spain’s Calafat circuit and are now confident about the season ahead with the new Ducati 1098. The only set back was Leon Camier injured his shoulder in a crash on Thursday and was unable to ride the Ducati 1098 on the final day. But despite the crash the 21-year-old ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 17 March 2008
Manufacturer BKS has teamed up with the British Superbike Championship to improve rider safety. Throughout the 2008 championship the Northamptonshire-based company will be sent all crash-damaged leathers for assessment. The results and recommendations found by BKS will then be used to help improve the quality of BKS’s products. This information will also be made public to improve safety and the quality ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 14 March 2008
Alex Camier has signed up to ride for Hawk Kawasaki in the 2008 Superstock 600 Championship. The younger brother of British Superbike rider Leon Camier rode for Hawk Kawasaki last year at Croft in the full British Superbike team when Peter Hickman was injured. But after riding with the Hawk junior team in the Supersport Cup for most of last ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 11 March 2008
The Guadix test took place last week and saw one of the first show downs of the two big British Superbike teams - HM Plant Honda and Airwaves Ducati. MCN's Rob Hull caught up with HM Plant Honda riders Cal Crutchlow and Leon Haslam to see how the test was going and how they are adapting to life after their respective moves Watch ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 07 March 2008
Shane Byrne made sure everyone stood up and took notice of his return to Ducati as he lines up alongside Leon Camier for the Airwaves Ducati team in the 2008 British Superbike Championship. Byrne was on blistering form consistently lapping fast times each day while running race-distance simulations at the three day Pirelli test in Almeria, Spain. Meanwhile the Pirelli test was ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 05 March 2008
Rizla Suzuki's newly-signed British Superbike riders Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe will make their first public appearance together this Thursday (November 22, 2007) during the International Motorcycle Show at the NEC in Birmingham. The Motorcycle Show runs from press/ trade day on November 22 to Sunday December 2 and will play host to numerous motorcycling stars. This is the first ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 21 November 2007
Local lad Leon Haslam took an enthralling race one victory at Donington Park in an extremely close race throwing the championship battle wide open once again. The Airwaves Ducati rider was vying for the lead throughout the race and narrowly avoided a trip to the gravel trap in a heart-stopping moment with HM Plant Honda’s Jonathan Rea. Haslam, who has ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 23 September 2007
Karl Harris was the leading man at Oulton Park in the first free practice for the British Superbikes this afternoon. The Hydrex Honda rider recorded a best time of 1:48.997 on the final lap of his 11 tours of the Cheshire circuit. Just behind Harris was HM Plant Honda’s Ryuichi Kiyonari. The current championship leader recorded a best time of ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 13 July 2007
