2023

Year: 2023

Month: ALL

BSB: Lee Jackson returns to Hawk Racing alongside Charlie Nesbitt

22 December 2023 by Josh Close

Lee Jackson will line-up alongside Charlie Nesbitt at Hawk Racing in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship next season. The two-time BSB race winner returns to the team, which will be known...

BSB: Luke Hedger joins CDH Racing Kawasaki ahead of 2024 season

19 December 2023 by Josh Close

Luke Hedger will make his full-time debut in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship in 2024 after signing for CDH Racing Kawasaki. Hedger finished 10th in the Pirelli National Superstock...

BSB: Tommy Bridewell to defend 2023 title with Honda Racing UK

01 December 2023 by Josh Close

Tommy Bridewell will defend his Bennetts British Superbike Championship crown with Honda Racing UK next season after opting to leave PBM Ducati. The 2023 champion told MCN last month that he had...

BSB: Bradley Perie returns to Supersport class with Gearlink Kawasaki

25 November 2023 by Josh Close

Bradley Perie will return to the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship next season after joining Gearlink Kawasaki. Perie, who finished runner-up to Jack Kennedy in 2022, returns to the...

BSB: Tommy Bridewell confirms PBM Ducati departure for 2024 season

25 November 2023 by Josh Close

Tommy Bridewell has confirmed that will not continue with the Paul Bird Motorsport Ducati team in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship in 2024. The reigning champion made the announcement on...

BSB: Oxford Products Racing Ducati retain Ben Currie and Christian Iddon for 2024

17 November 2023 by Josh Close

Reigning British Supersport Champion Ben Currie will defend his crown with the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team in 2024 whilst Christian Iddon will once again represent the team in the Bennetts...

BSB Q&A: Andrew Irwin stays with Honda for 2024

15 November 2023 by Josh Close

Andrew Irwin will remain with Honda Racing UK in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship next year after revocering from a serious arm injury. Irwin suffered a fractured humerus during the...

BSB: Honda reveal British Supersport plans with Jack Kennedy

15 November 2023 by Josh Close

Jack Kennedy will return to the British Supersport Championship next season after joining forces with Honda Racing UK. It’s the first time since 2009 that the factory Honda squad have entered the...

BSB: McAMS become title sponsors of Mar-Train Racing Yamaha

01 November 2023 by Josh Close

McAMS will become the title sponsors of the Mar-Train Yamaha team next season in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. The UK’s leading motorcycle accident management company have been...

BSB: Storm Stacey to remain with GR Motosport for fifth consecutive season

27 October 2023 by Josh Close

Storm Stacey will remain with the GR Motorsport team for a fifth consecutive Bennetts British Superbike Championship campaign in 2024. Stacey also raced with the team in the Junior Superstock class...

BSB Brands Hatch: Tommy Bridewell crowned 2023 champion in tense season finale

15 October 2023 by Josh Close

Tommy Bridewell has been crowned 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Champion after a nail-biting season finale at Brands Hatch. Bridewell knew that he only had to finish a position behind Glenn Irwin...

BSB: Danny Buchan joins DAO Racing Kawasaki for 2024 campaign

11 October 2023 by Josh Close

Danny Buchan will be back onboard Kawasaki machinery for his 2024 Bennetts British Superbike Championship campaign after signing for DAO Racing. Buchan has spent the last three seasons with SYNETIQ...

BSB Oulton Park: Glenn Irwin wins controversial second race and takes championship lead

17 September 2023 by Josh Close

Glenn Irwin came out on top in a controversial second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race at Oulton Park which saw Tommy Bridewell handed a three-second, long lap equivalent penalty for...

BSB: Honda riders complete first Pathway Class test at Oulton Park

17 September 2023 by Josh Close

Honda Racing completed a special 2024 Class Technical Test at Oulton Park last night with their ridings riding the new ‘Pathway’ specification CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP. The bike has been built to...

BSB: Kyle Ryde signs new deal with OMG Racing for 2024

15 September 2023 by Josh Close

Kyle Ryde has signed a new deal with OMG Racing ahead of this weekend’s Bennetts British Superbike Championship meeting at Oulton Park. Ryde joined the team in 2021 onboard BMW machinery, before he...

BSB Oulton Park: Davey Todd replaces injured Danny Buchan at SYNETIQ BMW

11 September 2023 by Josh Close

Davey Todd will return to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship grid this weekend at Oulton Park as a replacement for the injured Danny Buchan. The reigning Pirelli National Superstock...

BSB Oulton Park: Brayden Elliot set for debut with DAO Racing Kawasaki

11 September 2023 by Josh Close

Brayden Elliot will make this Bennetts British Superbike Championship debut with DAO Racing Kawasaki this weekend at Oulton Park. Elliot graduates from the team’s Pirelli National Superstock...

BSB: Paul Bird has died

01 September 2023 by Josh Close

Paul Bird, owner of the most successful team in the history of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, has died aged 56 following a short illness. Bird’s PBM team has amassed a long list of...

BSB: Jason O'Halloran signs 2024 deal with Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki

30 August 2023 by Josh Close

Jason O’Halloran will race onboard a ZX-10RR in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship next year after signing a deal with Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki. The Aussie joins after spending the last...

BSB Cadwell Park: Glenn Irwin tastes victory in his 200th race

27 August 2023 by Josh Close

Glenn Irwin was victorious in his 200th Bennetts British Superbike Championship race after holding off the challenge of Kyle Ryde and Ryan Vickers at Cadwell Park. Irwin took the lead away from...

BSB Cadwell Park: McAMS Yamaha and Tito Rabat part company

24 August 2023 by Josh Close

Tito Rabat and McAMS Yamaha have parted company ahead of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship meeting at Cadwell Park this weekend. The 2014 Moto2 World Champion joined the team as a...

BSB: Luke Stapleford joins DAO Racing Kawasaki for Cadwell Park

17 August 2023 by Josh Close

Luke Stapleford will stand-in for Dean Harrison at DAO Racing next weekend as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship heads to Cadwell Park. Harrison, who will be leaving the team at the end of...

BSB Thruxton: Jason O'Halloran doubles up with sensational race two performance

13 August 2023 by Josh Close

Jason O’Halloran performed yet another Thruxton masterclass to take his second Bennetts British Superbike Championship victory of the weekend. The McAMS Yamaha racer started the race from the third...

BSB: MSVR appointed European Promotional Partner for MotoAmerica King of the Baggers Series

12 August 2023 by Josh Close

Bennetts British Superbike Championship organisers MSVR have been appointed European Promotional Partner for the MotoAmerica King of the Baggers series. Interest in the championship, which includes...

BSB: OMG Racing to become official factory Yamaha team in 2024

09 August 2023 by Josh Close

OMG Racing will become the factory Yamaha team in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship next season following Steve Rodgers’ decision to step back from racing. The McAMS Yamaha boss’ decision...

BSB: McAMS Yamaha to leave championship at the end of 2023

02 August 2023 by Josh Close

McAMS Yamaha will not be on the 2024 Bennetts British Superbike Championship grid following owner Steve Rodgers’ decision to scale back on his involvement in racing after three decades. Rodgers’...

BSB Brands Hatch: Tommy Bridewell extends championship lead with Race Two victory

23 July 2023 by Josh Close

Tommy Bridewell has extended his Bennetts British Superbike Championship series lead after securing victory in Race Two at Brands Hatch. The BeerMonster Ducati rider made his way through the field...

BSB: Dean Harrison to leave DAO Racing Kawasaki at the end of 2023

23 July 2023 by Josh Close

Dean Harrison and DAO Racing Kawasaki will part ways at the end of the 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Championship and road racing season. The partnership has been a successful one on the roads...

BSB: Organisers reveal new National Sportbike and Kawasaki British Superteen Championships for 2024

20 July 2023 by Josh Close

Bennetts British Superbike Championship organiser MSVR have revealed two new support classes for 2024 – the Pirelli National Sportbike Championship and Kawasaki British Superteen Championship.

BSB Brands Hatch: Liam Delves replaces injured Hector Barbera at TAG Racing Honda

19 July 2023 by Josh Close

Liam Delves will replace the injured Hector Barbera at TAG Racing Honda this weekend as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship heads to Brands Hatch. Delves parted company with Rapid CDH...

BSB Snetterton: Tommy Bridewell makes it two from two in Norfolk

09 July 2023 by Josh Close

Tommy Bridewell produced another Snetterton masterclass to win his second Bennetts British Superbike Championship win of the weekend. The BeerMonster Ducati rider came on top in an eight-lap...

BSB: Franco Bourne to make debut at Snetterton with Honda Racing UK

05 July 2023 by Josh Close

Franco Bourne will make his Bennetts British Superbike Championship debut this weekend at Snetterton after joining Honda Racing UK. Bourne, one of Britain’s brightest prospects, is stepping in for...

BSB: Tito Rabat joins McAMS Yamaha for Snetterton and Brands Hatch

03 July 2023 by Josh Close

Tito Rabat will make his return to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship this weekend at Snetterton. The Spaniard will race for McAMS Yamaha in Norfolk, stepping in for Tim Neave, who has...

BSB: Damon Rees dies following battle with unexpected medical condition

30 June 2023 by Josh Close

British Supersport racer Damon Rees has died at the age of 28 after losing his battle against a sudden unexpected medical condition. The New Zealander raced in the Supersport class this year...

BSB Knockhill: Glenn Irwin leads BeerMonster Ducati one-two in race three

18 June 2023 by Josh Close

Glenn Irwin bounced back from his crash in race two by winning the third and final Bennetts British Superbike Championship race of the weekend at Knockhill. Irwin took the lead of the race away...

BSB: Jason O'Halloran gets his hands on 2023 WorldSBK parts at Knockhill Test

01 June 2023 by Josh Close

McAMS Yamaha’s Jason O’Halloran got the chance to test new 2023 parts from their World Superbike Championship counterparts during a two-day test at Knockhill earlier this week. The Aussie’s 2023...