November

Year: 2009

Month: November

Adam Jenkinson – BSB second time around

25 November 2009 by MCN Sports Desk

Adam Jenkinson gets a second crack at BSB, having signed to ride for Buildbase Kawasaki. His first crack at the top level with SMT Honda in 2008 didn’t last long. A monster crash – thanks to a locked...

John Laverty: “We’ll be pushing for podiums”

25 November 2009 by MCN Sports Desk

For the first time in his career John Laverty gets a chance to do two successive seasons with the same team. And in a sport where confience in your bike and crew is everything – that’s an important...

Martyn Jessop: “Ducati suits my style”

25 November 2009 by MCN Sports Desk

Martyn Jessop will team up with Michael Rutter in an all-new BSB Ducati team backed by Riders (owned by Jessop’s father, Phil), Bathams Brewery and Black Horse Finance. The bikes will be up-rated...

Jason O’Halloran to race TAG Triumph

25 November 2009 by MCN Sports Desk

Former Australian Supersport Champion and Superbike runner-up Jason O’Halloran is spearheading the TAG Triumph British Supersport title bid in 2010. Making it an all-Australian line-up in the south Derbyshire-based team, O’Halloran will be partnered by Triumph factory test rider and seasoned Daytona 675 racer will remain Paul Young. O’Halloran said “I am totally stoked to have secured a ride with...

2010 Triumph series at five BSB rounds

25 November 2009 by MCN Sports Desk

The 2010 Triumph Triple Challenge will increase its association with BSB with five out of nine rounds of this unique and challenging series hosted on the national stage. The series features all...

BSB: Who goes where in 2010

25 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

There are still a lot of unanswered questions about who goes where in next year’s BSB series. Here’s the latest list of confirmed entries – plus those still looking for rides and teams looking for...

Buildbase Kawasaki sign Adam Jenkinson

25 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Buildbase Kawasaki team owner Stuart Hicken has signed Superstock rider Adam Jenkinson will join John Laverty in the Buildbase Kawasaki team for next year’s British Superbike campaign. Jenkinson’s 2009 Superstock performances that took him to fourth in the championship caught Hicken’s eye and earned a shot on the Buildbase bike in the end-of-season Sunflower international at Bishopscourt. The...

Rutter races on with Ducati in 2010

25 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Michael Rutter will race a Ducati in BSB next year – teamed up with Martyn Jessop on a pair of 1098RS F08s with backing from West Country motorcycle dealership Riders, Bathams Brewery and Black Horse...

Neil Hodgson at North Yorkshire chat show

24 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Former World and British Superbike Champion Neil Hodgson is the guest for the North Yorkshire Road Racing Supporters Club chat show, tonight, Tuesday 24th November. Hodgson will be discussing with...

Video: Neil Hodgson interview

20 November 2009 by MCN

Neil Hodgson talks to MCN about signing for Rob MacRacing…

Ellison puts Phase One Yamaha on Qatar 8H pole

13 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

BSB runner-up James Ellison has put the British-based Yamaha Phase One Endurance on pole position for tomorrow’s Qatar 8 Hour – the final round of the World Endurance Championship. He clocked 2:01.002...

Moto Rapido confirm BSB ‘Evo’ team

13 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Moto Rapido Ducati will make a step up to the MCE British Superbike Championship next season with a two-rider team. Current racer Scott Smart will return to the main class after a successful year in...

McGuinness and Plater to race indoor shorttrack

13 November 2009 by Gary Pinchin

TT lap record holder John McGuinness and British Supersport champion Steve Plater will take part in the Braintree Bonanza Indoor Shorttrack meeting on 27th December. Plater, 2009 Senior TT Winner &...