2015

Year: 2015

Month: ALL

Easton confident for home race

27 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Stuart Easton says he’s looking forward to getting to his home round of the MCE British Superbike championship at Knockhill, after getting his least favourite track of the season out of the way last...

Snetterton celebrates Ago with corner naming

26 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Norfolk race circuit Snetterton has celebrated the career of Grand Prix legend Giacomo Agostini, officially naming one of the corners at the redesigned circuit in memory of the fifteen-time world...

Ellison rides through the pain barrier at Snetterton

25 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

No stranger to riding through the pain barrier, James Ellison has admitted to MCN that he took his seventh place in the second race at Snetterton despite riding with a broken rib from his qualifying...

Westmoreland denies replacement rumours

24 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider James Westmoreland has spoken out about the rumours circulating the MCE British Superbike paddock last weekend at Snetterton that the team were considering replacing the...

Kiyonari suffers through difficult Snett

24 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Three-time BSB champion Ryuichi Kiyonari has had yet another horror weekend at Snetterton, leaving the fourth round of the championship failing to have scored a single point and now trailing title...

Dominant Byrne doubles up at Snetterton

21 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

PBM Kawasaki rider Shane Byrne has doubled up at Snetterton, taking his second MCE British Superbike race win of the day to secure his title lead over runner-up Josh Brookes. Byrne was once again able...

Byrne takes clear win - and title lead - at Snetterton

21 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has taken the win in the first MCE British Superbike race of the day – and the championship lead with it, after a disastrous race for his title rivals. Josh Brookes was the only man able...

Byrne takes pole in rain-hit Snett qualifying

20 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Reigning MCE British Superbike champion Shane Byrne has taken his thirty-fifth career pole position in a rain-hit qualifying session at Snetterton for tomorrow’s fourth-round races. The PBM Kawasaki...

Byrne tops opening day at Snetterton

19 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Reigning MCE British Superbike champion Shane Byrne has topped the first day back to the series after a long spring break, taking the top spot in both sessions at Snetterton from Milwaukee Yamaha’s...

Taz Taylor hunting for Silverstone sponsorship

28 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

British Motostar championship leader Taz Taylor is currently in the hunt for a wildcard sponsor for the British round of the Moto3 championship later this season at Silverstone. The seventeen year old...

Linfoot back on track after injury absence

28 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Honda Racing’s Dan Linfoot has returned to track in the MCE British Superbike championship after his five-week enforced absence as he recovered from a broken wrist. The Yorkshireman broke the wrist on...

Brookes blitzes lap record at Snetterton

27 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes has blitzed another MCE British Superbike lap record in testing, with the Milwaukee Yamaha rider becoming the only rider ever to lap the new configuration at Snetterton faster than 1:47...

Brookes tops opening day of Snett test

27 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Milwaukee Yamaha rider Josh Brookes has topped the opening day of the two-day MCE British Superbike test at Snetterton, going under the lap record at the Norfolk circuit as the first major upgrade...

Ellison looking forward to Snetterton outing

22 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike championship leader James Ellison says he’s looking forward to the chance to test next week at Snetterton, ahead of the next round of the series. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider...

Confidence high for O’Halloran after Oulton success

17 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Honda Racing rider Jason O’Halloran says his confidence is sky-high going into the CME British Superbike summer break, after a pair of impressive performances at Oulton Park last time out left him...

Parkes rues ‘massive disaster’ at Oulton

15 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

The third round of the MCE British Superbike championship was a ‘massive disaster’ for Milwaukee Yamaha rider Broc Parkes, after a combination of injury and weather left him struggling to find a...

Free admission for Snetterton BSB test

15 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Snetterton circuit will open its doors for free next week for an official MCE British Superbike test, with the stars of the series taking to the Norfolk circuit the 26th and 27th May for the two-day...

Laverty: We can fight for wins at Snetterton

14 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tyco BMW rider Michael Laverty says that despite a slow start to the season on the German manufacturer’s new S1000RR machine, he fully expects to be able to challenge for wins at the next round of the...

Easton keen to build on Oulton success

12 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

PBM Kawasaki rider Stuart Easton says he needs to build on his progress from last weekend at Oulton Park, where he took his first MCE British Superbike race win in five years. “I saw him go to make...

Brookes pleased with R1 development after double podium

07 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Milwaukee Yamaha rider Josh Brookes says he’s pleased with the progress of the new R1 package after he took a double podium finish at last weekend’s Oulton Park round of the MCE British Superbike...

Update on Jordy De Jonge and James Puttrell

07 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

The families of injured National Superstock 600 riders Jordy De Jonge and james Puttrell have released a futher update on their condition, as the pair continue to recover from horrific injuries...

Byrne: I didn’t realise I was taken out

06 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Reigning MCE British Superbike champion Shane Byrne says he didn’t realise that Ryuichi Kiyonari’s Buildbase BMW had taken him out during the second race of the day at Oulton Park on Monday until he...

Easton takes race two after Shakey and Kiyo collide

04 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

PBM Kawasaki rider Stuart Easton has taken his first MCE British Superbike race win in five years, after coming off the better of a collision between championship rivals Shane Byrne and Ryuichi...

Bridewell commands race one at Oulton Park

04 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tyco BMW rider Tommy Bridewell has ridden to the performance of his career to take a commanding win ahead of Josh Brookes in the opening MCE British Superbike race at Oulton Park. Leading from his...

Brookes takes new R1 to first BSB pole

03 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes has taken the new Yamaha R1 to it’s first MCE British Superbike pole position, topping the time sheets at Oulton Park ahead of a surprise front row of Tommy Bridewell and Stuart...

Byrne and Brookes fastest in dry and wet

02 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne and Josh Brookes have topped the timesheets on the opening day of the MCE British Superbike championship’s first visit of the year to Oulton Park, after wet weather hit the afternoon...

‘No change in target’ for Iddon at Oulton

01 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Bennetts Suzuki rider Christian Iddon says that there’s no changes in his targets for this weekend’s MCE British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park despite still riding with the broken leg he...

Update on Jordy De Jonge and James Puttrell

30 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

The families of Jordy De Jonge and James Puttrell, the two riders seriously hurt in an opening lap crash at the Brands Hatch round of the National Superstock 600 championship, have released further...

McFadden to finally make BSB debut with Morello

29 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

South African David McFadden will finally make his MCE British Superbike debut this weekend at Oulton Park; but not with the MQ Motorsport squad he was originally set to debut in the series...

Brookes blitzes lap record in Oulton test

25 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Milwaukee Yamaha rider Josh Brookes has blitzed his own lap record of Oulton Park, set last year on the old R1, in this week’s official test at the Cheshire circuit. Finishing the day top of the...

British Superbikes makes early visit to Oulton Park

22 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

The MCE British Superbike championship will make an early visit to Oulton Park ahead of next weekend’s third round of the series, with an official test scheduled for this Friday at the Cheshire...

Guy Martin to return to British Supersport at Oulton

22 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Isle of Man TT racer and TV personality Guy Martin will return to the British Supersport championship next weekend at Oulton Park, re-joining with the Smiths Triumph machine he will ride in his 2015...

Update on Jordy De Jonge and James Puttrell

21 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike organisers MSV Racing have released an update on the two riders seriously hurt during Sunday’s National Superstock 600 race at Brands Hatch, describing both as ‘critical but...

Two riders seriously injured in Brands BSB crash

20 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

National Superstock 600 riders James Puttrell and Jordy de Jonge remain in a serious condition following a crash on the opening lap of yesterday’s race at Brands Hatch. The two riders were involved in...

BSB Brands: Ellison becomes a double BSB winner with race two victory

19 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider James Ellison has become a MCE British Superbike double race winner for the first time ever, by taking a commanding second race win at Brands Hatch to back up his earlier...

BSB Brands: Ellison controls for race one win

19 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

James Ellison has taken a resounding victory in the opening race of the MCE British Superbike championship weekend at Brands Hatch, clearing off at the front to control the race. At the start of the...