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MotoGP: Maverick Vinales tops Valencia test whilst Marc Marquez shines with Ducati

28 November 2023 by Josh Close

Maverick Vinales ended the one-day Valencia Test at the top of the timesheets after completing 86 laps onboard the Aprilia RS-GP. The Spaniard completed more laps than anybody and posted a best...

MotoGP: Fabio Di Giannantonio joins Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati for 2024

27 November 2023 by Josh Close

Fabio Di Giannantonio has been confirmed as Luca Marini’s replacement at the Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati team for the 2024 MotoGP season. Di Giannantonio, left without a ride following Marc Marquez’s...

MotoGP: Luca Marini signs two-year deal with Repsol Honda

27 November 2023 by Josh Close

Repsol Honda have confirmed that Luca Marini has joined the team on a two-year deal following his departure from the Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati team. The Italian has enjoyed his best premier class...

MotoGP Valencia: Pecco Bagnaia crowned 2023 World Champion as Jorge Martin crashes out

26 November 2023 by Josh Close

Francesco Bagnaia has been crowned 2023 MotoGP World Champion after a chaotic season finale in Valencia which saw title rival Jorge Martin crash out in a collision with Marc Marquez. Bagnaia made...

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...

MotoGP: Luca Marini confirms Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati departure

25 November 2023 by Josh Close

Luca Marini and the Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati team have confirmed that they will part company following the conclusion of the 2023 MotoGP season on Sunday. Rumours have been rife for a few weeks...

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...

Roads: Dean Harrison joins John McGuinness and Nathan Harrison at Honda

15 November 2023 by Josh Close

Dean Harrison has signed for Honda Racing UK and will contest the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, as well as the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT. The 2019 Senior TT winner left DAO...

WSB: Tarran Mackenzie set for 2024 Superbike promotion with Petronas MIE Racing

02 November 2023 by Josh Close

Tarran Mackenzie will race in the World Superbike Championship in 2024 after being promoted within the Petronas MIE Racing Team. The 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Champion raced for the Honda...

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...

WSB: Michael Ruben Rinaldi signs 2024 deal with Motocorsa Ducati

30 October 2023 by Josh Close

Michael Ruben Rinaldi will remain on Ducati machinery in the World Superbike Championship next season after signing a deal with independent team Motocorsa Racing. The Italian was told that he’d...

WSB: Cremona Circuit to undergo key modifications and improvements ahead of 2024 debut

30 October 2023 by Josh Close

After being added to the World Superbike Championship calendar for 2024, Italian circuit Cremona is now set to undergo the crucial homologation process in order to ensure everything is ready to go...

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...

WSB: 2024 calendar unveiled with two new circuits included

27 October 2023 by Josh Close

The 2024 World Superbike Championship provisional calendar has been revealed and includes trips to two new venues. The series returns to Hungary for the first time since 1990, at the all-new...

Macau Grand Prix: Michael Rutter joins Peter Hickman and Josh Brookes at FHO Racing BMW

27 October 2023 by Josh Close

FHO Racing BMW will run three riders at this year’s Macau Grand Prix with veteran racer Michael Rutter joining Peter Hickman and Josh Brookes. Returning after a three-year hiatus, Rutter is a...

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...

MotoGP: Marc Marquez to leave Repsol Honda at the end of 2023

04 October 2023 by Josh Close

Marc Marquez will leave Repsol Honda following the conclusion of the 2023 MotoGP season. The Spaniard’s future has been the biggest talking point within the MotoGP paddock for several weeks, with...

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...

WSB Magny-Cours: Victories for Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bautista in France

11 September 2023 by Josh Close

Alvaro Bautista bounced back in the final World Superbike Championship race at Magny-Cours to take victory and reduce the damage done to his title hopes earlier in the weekend. Up until race three...

MotoGP Misano: Jorge Martin bags sensation double in San Marino

11 September 2023 by Josh Close

Jorge Martin has closed the gap to Pecco Bagnaia in the MotoGP championship standings to just 36 points after completing the double at Misano. The Spaniard dominated the entire weekend, breaking...

MotoGP: Mike Trimby has died

09 September 2023 by Josh Close

Mike Trimby, founder and CEO of the International Road Race Teams’ Association (IRTA) has died at the age of 74. Trimby passed away on Friday and had been at Misano as normal ahead of the San...

MotoGP: Luca Marini signs new deal with Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati for 2024

07 September 2023 by Josh Close

Ahead of the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano it has been confirmed that Luca Marini will remain with the Mooney VR46 Racing Team for the 2024 MotoGP season. Marino has been involved with the VR46...

WSB: Jonathan Rea to leave Kawasaki for Yamaha in 2024

04 September 2023 by Josh Close

Jonathan Rea will make a sensational switch to Yamaha for his 2024 World Superbike Championship campaign after choosing to leave Kawasaki. The six-time world champion has been linked with a...

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...

Manx Grand Prix 2023: Dean Harrison wins Classic Senior Race

26 August 2023 by Josh Close

Dean Harrison set a new lap record on his way to victory in the Carole Nash Classic Senior Manx Grand Prix race on Saturday afternoon. The Craven Manx Norton rider crossed the line with a...

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...