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2008

World Superbikes: Tom Sykes replaces Noriyuki Haga at Yamaha

11 September 2008 by Michael Guy

World Superbikes: Tom Sykes replaces Noriyuki Haga at Yamaha

Britain’s Tom Sykes will quit British Superbikes at the end of the season to race in the World Superbike Championship for the Yamaha Italia squad in the 2009. The 23 year old will replace long time...

Croft British Superbikes: James Ellison hoping for home support

10 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Croft British Superbikes: James Ellison hoping for home support

James Ellison hopes his superb display at Donington Park last weekend will encourage Kendall fans to come cheer him on at Croft this weekend. Get the latest BSB news Ellison finished the second race...

Croft British Superbikes: Shane Byrne looking to wrap-up title

10 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Croft British Superbikes: Shane Byrne looking to wrap-up title

Shane Byrne has said he and his Airwaves Ducati team will be concentrating hard on securing the 2008 BSB championship this weekend at Croft. Byrne currently leads Tom Sykes in the title standings by...

HM Plant Honda confirm BSB future

09 September 2008 by Michael Guy

HM Plant Honda confirm BSB future

The HM Plant Honda team have ended speculation that they will make a dramatic return to the World Superbike Championship by confirming that they will continue to race in BSB in 2009. The British based...

Your chance to present the Airwaves Kick Up A Gear award at Croft BSB

09 September 2008 by Liam Marsden

Your chance to present the Airwaves Kick Up A Gear award at Croft BSB

MCN has teamed up with Airwaves Kick Up A Gear to offer one lucky reader the chance to present the Airwaves Kick Up A Gear Award to the winning rider of the 2008 BSB season at the Croft BSB round...

Bridewell sister completes charity skydive

08 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Bridewell sister completes charity skydive

Just a year after the death of her younger brother Ollie was killed at Mallory Park, Charlotte Bridewell has stuck to her word of doing a skydive to raise money for Cancer Research. Ollie Bridewell,...

Win paddock passes to Croft BSB

08 September 2008 by Liam Marsden

Win paddock passes to Croft BSB

The next round of the British Superbikes championship is coming to Croft this Sunday 14th  September and MCN has teamed up with Bennetts Insurance, to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a pair...

Karl Harris & my son

03 September 2008 by glynn darwent

Karl Harris & my son

I was lucky to get hold of karl harris, straight after he crashed in race one at cadwell, to have his picture taken with my son Saul, aged 5. He was allowed to have his photo on one of the hawk’s...

Tom Bridewell gets second Centurion Racing Supersport ride

01 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Tom Bridewell gets second Centurion Racing Supersport ride

Tom Bridewell’s impressive tenth position finish at Cadwell Park has done enough to secure him the ride once again at Brands Hatch on October 12. Get the latest BSB news The Honda team has had an...

Co-ordit Racing pull out of British Superbikes

01 September 2008 by Rob Hull

Co-ordit Racing pull out of British Superbikes

Co-ordit Yamaha has been forced to withdraw from the three remaining British Superbike race weekends due to a lack of funds. Get all the latest BSB news The Leicester-based team, who has run Dean...

Meet the Haslams

01 September 2008 by Sean Dryell

Meet the Haslams

My Son Joe meeting Leon Haslam at Castle Combe race circuit on the 17th August. Ron was also in attendance and both father and son rode the circuit.

Wet wet rocket Ron

31 August 2008 by jason handy

Wet wet rocket Ron

I was in skegness on Thursday evening queuing up to go on the log flute… then I saw Ron Haslam and his wife on the log flute in front of me! I had a good time at cadwell park, took lots of photos and...

David Johnson's Jonesy Tribute

31 August 2008 by Lee Hellings

David Johnson's Jonesy Tribute

Team Maxxis rider David Johnson’s tribute to Craig Jones (Look closely on the fairing to the right of the screen). Taken at Cadwell park, August Bank Holiday weekend.

Save of the Year

30 August 2008 by Gary

Save of the Year

This must be the save of the year! Ben Mconnachie 125 GP over the mountain at the Cadwell Park BSB Meeting.

SMT Honda sign Jason O’Halloran for remainder of 2008

28 August 2008 by Rob Hull

SMT Honda sign Jason O’Halloran for remainder of 2008

SMT Honda has signed young Australian Superbike star Jason O-Halloran for the rest of their 2008 British Superbike campaign. The SMT team has had a difficult season with injuries. Adam Jenkinson...

Fantastic Freebie

27 August 2008 by andyb1963

Fantastic Freebie

We had a great day at Cadwell courtesy of Express Insurance when we won VIP hospitality with Rizla-Suzuki. Thanks to everybody who made us feel so welcome! Here’s a few piccys of our day. Tina got a...

My son, daughter and baby

27 August 2008 by Anonymous

My son, daughter and baby

Picture of my Son Daughter and Baby (R6) on the McAMS stand at Cadwell and my baby daughter on My R1 (starting early).

Pictures from Cadwell BSB

27 August 2008 by peter wallace

Pictures from Cadwell BSB

Here are some pics from Cadwell round of BSB, hope you like.

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Difficult weekend all-round for Relentless boys

27 August 2008 by Rob Hull

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Difficult weekend all-round for Relentless boys

All three Relentless Suzuki representatives had a difficult weekend at Cadwell Park for the ninth round of the British Superbike Championship, and all for very different reasons. Michael Laverty had...

Cadwell campsite fire

27 August 2008 by peter breckon

Cadwell campsite fire

At about 4-00pm on sunday I was awaken to the sound of cracking I looked out of my tent to see a car on fire. I jumped straight out and alerted others around me, the fire started to spread fast, me...

Cadwell Rocks

27 August 2008 by andyb1963

Cadwell Rocks

My partner Tina and I were lucky winners of the Express Insurance competition and our prize of VIP hospitality with Rizla Suzuki was absolutely fantastic . We were treated superbly by Doris Valentine...

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Tom Sykes: “Second in the title race is what we wanted”

26 August 2008 by Rob Hull

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Tom Sykes: “Second in the title race is what we wanted”

Tom Sykes couldn’t hide his disappointment at not winning a race at Cadwell Park last weekend after dominating throughout the course of the three days. Sykes topped every dry session all weekend up...

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Leon Haslam double victory reaction

26 August 2008 by Rob Hull

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Leon Haslam double victory reaction

Leon Haslam scored his second ever British Superbike double victory on Bank Holiday Monday at Cadwell Park. The 25-year old put in a controlled performance to take his third win on the bounce...

Cadwell Park 08

26 August 2008 by kerri strain

Cadwell Park 08

Cadwell park pics from the Bank Holiday weekend…

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Injury update

26 August 2008 by Rob Hull

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Injury update

British Superbike Race Director Stuart Higgs has released the following official statement concerning the rider injured in yesterday’s races at Cadwell Park. Following his accident yesterday (Monday)...

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Battered Simon Andrews battles to 7th and 6th

26 August 2008 by Rob Hull

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Battered Simon Andrews battles to 7th and 6th

Simon Andrews continued his impressive 2008 campaign with a solid pair of points scores, despite carrying injuries the Evesham rider picked up at Mallory Park in a test to prepare for a WSB wildcard...

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Michael Rutter not cutting the Mountain section

26 August 2008 by Rob Hull

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Michael Rutter not cutting the Mountain section

North West 200 Ducati’s Michael Rutter has highlighted the tight and twisty Mountain section of the Cadwell Park circuit as the biggest hindrance to his round nine performance. After getting to grips...

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Airwaves duo content with Cadwell Park performance

26 August 2008 by Rob Hull

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Airwaves duo content with Cadwell Park performance

Both Airwaves Ducati riders left Cadwell Park on Monday evening satisfied with their performance, for very different reasons. Byrne scored two third place finishes meaning he’s still only been off the...

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Karl Harris has another painful weekend

26 August 2008 by Rob Hull

Cadwell Park British Superbikes: Karl Harris has another painful weekend

Karl Harris must be praying for the season to come to a close after yet another dismal British Superbike weekend at Cadwell Park. The Sheffield rider crashed out of race one on lap three at the bottom...

Cadwell BSB 2008

26 August 2008 by steve dennis

Cadwell BSB 2008

Hard luck Leon Hunt crashing out at hall bends, but well done to Leon Haslam, top guy. Shakey was simply the best over the mountain and well done Leon Camier for the burnout!

The BSB boys tackle Coppice

26 August 2008 by Andrew Howson

The BSB boys tackle Coppice

I took this at the British Superbikes round at Cadwell Park, Monday 25/08/2008, Race 2 Lap 1 – Off at Coppice.

Cadwell Marshall

26 August 2008 by mark austin

Just a note with regards to the BSB Cadwell park weekend. Can I just say how just one person can ruin thousands of people’s day out. I was watching the racing on the start line but needed to get across the track for my car. As soon as the 2nd superbike started their last lap I went to the spectator crossing at the bottom of the mountain. They opened the gates for approx 5 minutes then the...

Fire at Cadwell BSB

26 August 2008 by sprog64

Top racing but what a shame the weekend was spoilt for many people by cadwell making people camp in a stubble field which surprisingly caught alight!! I saw at least one car and 7 tents go up in seconds with all contents burnt completely. There was a 15 min wait for any extinguisher to appear and then it was a water based one being sprayed on a oil fire! Appalling lack of safety procedures and all...

Cadwell BSB Meet

26 August 2008 by Rod Lawson

Cadwell BSB Meet

Some photos I snapped at the Cadwell BSB Meet…

MSV statement on James Dye

26 August 2008 by Hoppo R46

I spotted this official statement on the BSB website. I was at Cadwell today and you could tell the supersport red flag was more serious than trackside commentary were making it out to be! I wish James a speedy recovery! MSVR statement on James Dye

BSB Speed Trap!

25 August 2008 by Neverking

BSB Speed Trap!

There’s just no limit to how low they will stoop to catch a bike speeding!! (taken At Cadwell BSB, just past the Mountain).