September

Year: 2014

Month: September

Assen BSB: Shakey snatches last corner victory

21 September 2014 by MCN

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne ended his winning drought by snatching victory from the grasp of his ‘War for Four’ rival Ryuichi Kiyonari with a last corner move in the second MCE Insurance British Superbike...

Assen BSB: Wildman Waters holds off Kiyo for wet win

21 September 2014 by MCN

Assen again produced a dramatic MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship Showdown opening race with Tyco Suzuki’s Josh Waters claiming the victory, but Title Fighters Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and Josh...

Assen BSB: Iddon takes surprise pole

20 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship Showdown continued dramatically at Assen as Title Fighters Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and Ryuichi Kiyonari crashed out of Datatag Extreme Qualifying, but it...

Iddon joins Bimota team for BSB Assen

12 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

Christian Iddon will join the Alstare Junior team at next weekend’s Assen round of the MCE British Superbike championship, coming onboard as the team’s WSB effort was axed by homologation rules.

Hutchinson set for National Stock 1000 and Macau GP return with Paul Bird

11 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ian Hutchinson will return to the national Superstock 1000 championship for the last two races of this season, signing a deal with Paul Bird’s Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki after losing his seat with the...

MV Agusta set for BSB with Tsingtao Kawasaki

11 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

MV Agusta will return to the MCE British Superbike paddock for 2015, with national Superstock 1000 championship leaders Tsingtao Hampshire Motorcycles making the switch from Kawasaki, for not only...

Kiyonari to stay with Buildbase BMW for 2015

10 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ryuichi Kiyonari, fresh from his double win at Donington and heading into the BSB Showdown as one of the title favourites, has extended his deal with the Buildbase BMW team for the 2015...

Donington BSB: Hopkins on pole after three year absence

06 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

John Hopkins has taken a surprise pole position, taking the Tyco Suzuki to his first pole since the same race all the way back in 2011. The American, who has struggled so far this season, managed a...

Da Costa happy with wildcard Honda pace

05 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

Julien Da Costa has made a positive start to his first day back in the MCE British Superbike Championship, finishing eleventh but happy with his progress as the Honda Racing team continue to develop...

Donington BSB: Hopkins a surprise provisional pole

05 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

John Hopkins has set his 2014 season back on track by setting the fastest time of the opening day of MCE British Superbike action at Donington Park. The American, familiar with the track form his...

Brookes planning on race wins at Donington

02 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes says he’s not thinking of the MCE British Superbike Showdown this weekend at Donington Park, instead planning on concentrating on race wins after a disastrous weekend at Cadwell last time...

Backlund to replace Hutchy at FFX Yamaha

01 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

Swede Filip Backlund will replace Ian Hutchinson at FFX Yamaha for the remainder of the MCE British Superbike Championship. He will make the jump from the highly competitive National Superstock 1000...