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BSB: Max Cook to make Superbike debut with Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki in 2023

26 November 2022 by Josh Close

2022 Junior Superstock Champion Max Cook will make the jump into the Bennetts British Superbike Championship next season after joining Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki. The 19-year-old joins...

BSB: OMG Racing Yamaha sign Ryan Vickers for 2023 season

23 November 2022 by Josh Close

Ryan Vickers will be on the championship-winning Yamaha R1 in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship next season after joining OMG Racing. Vickers takes the seat vacated by reigning champion...

BSB: Danny Kent joins new Lovell Kent Racing Honda team for 2023

21 November 2022 by Josh Close

Danny Kent will switch to Honda machinery for his 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Championship campaign after joining new team, Lovell Kent Racing Honda (LKR). The team will debut in partnership...

BSB: Organisers reveal updated Showdown format for 2023 season

20 November 2022 by Josh Close

The Bennetts British Superbike Championship will undergo its biggest format change since 2010 next season with the introduction of a new points system and Showdown. The season will still be split...

BSB: Bradley Perie to make Superbike debut with Lee Hardy Racing in 2023

20 November 2022 by Josh Close

2022 Supersport runner-up Bradley Perie will make his Bennetts British Superbike Championship debut next season after joining Lee Hardy Racing. Perie ended his Supersport season second overall...

BSB: DAO Racing expand into the Superstock class Brayden Elliot

20 November 2022 by Josh Close

The DAO Racing Kawasaki team has signed Brayden Elliot ahead of its maiden Pirelli National Superstock Championship campaign in 2023. It’s the first time that the Cumbria-based team will field two...

BSB: Danny Buchan stays with SYNETIQ BMW for 2023 season

20 November 2022 by Josh Close

Danny Buchan will remain a SYNETIQ BMW rider in 2023, marking his third consecutive Bennetts British Superbike Championship season with the TAS Racing squad. Onboard the M1000 RR, Buchan won twice...

BSB: Jason O'Halloran to remain with McAMS Yamaha for fifth consecutive season

18 November 2022 by Josh Close

Jason O’Halloran has signed a new deal with McAMS Yamaha and will stay with the team for a fifth consecutive Bennetts British Superbike Championship season. The Aussie has won 21 races onboard the...

BSB: Steve Plater named Series Manager for BMW F 900 R Cup as format is revealed

18 November 2022 by Josh Close

Steve Plater has been named as the Series Manager for the all-new BMW F 900 R Cup, whilst the format has also been revealed for the Bennetts British Superbike Championship support class. The new...

BSB: Christian Iddon joins Oxford Products Racing Ducati for 2023

16 November 2022 by Josh Close

Christian Iddon will be a Ducati rider once again in next season’s Bennetts British Superbike Championship after signing for Oxford Products Racing Ducati. Iddon takes the seat vacated by Tommy...

BSB: Oxford Products Racing Ducati expand into Supersport with Ben Currie

16 November 2022 by Josh Close

The Oxford Products Racing Ducati team will expand their presence within the Bennetts British Superbike Championship paddock in 2023 by entering the Supersport class. The Moto Rapido squad becomes...

BSB: Andrew Irwin returns to Honda Racing UK alongside Tom Neave for 2023

15 November 2022 by Josh Close

Andrew Irwin has re-signed for Honda Racing UK for his 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Championship campaign. Irwin takes the seat vacated by brother Glenn, following his own sensational return to...

BSB: Keith Farmer has died

10 November 2022 by Josh Close

Four-time British Champion Keith Farmer has died at the age of 35. Farmer retired from racing during the 2021 season, bringing an end to a hugely successful career within the Bennetts British...

MotoGP: Luca Marini tops official Valencia Test

08 November 2022 by Josh Close

Luca Marini ended the official Valencia MotoGP Test at the top of the timesheets as riders got to grips with their 2023 bikes for the first time. It was a busy, yet exciting day for the paddock...

WSB: Provisional 2023 calendar unveiled

08 November 2022 by Josh Close

The provisional 2023 World Superbike Championship calendar has been unveiled with the season getting underway at Phillip Island on February 24-26. A week later the paddock heads to the Mandalika...

WSB: Tom Sykes joins Kawasaki Puccetti Racing for 2023

08 November 2022 by Josh Close

Tom Sykes will return to the World Superbike Championship in 2023 after signing for Kawasaki Puccetti Racing. Sykes competed in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship for the first time since...

BSB: Glenn Irwin joins PBM Ducati for 2023 season

02 November 2022 by Josh Close

Glenn Irwin will make a surprise return to the PBM Ducati team next season as he targets his maiden Bennetts British Superbike Championship crown. Irwin has spent the last three seasons with Honda...

Here's Tommy! Bridewell shifts to PBM Ducati squad for 2023 season

26 October 2022 by Dan Sutherland

Wiltshire rider Tommy Bridewell will contest the 2023 British Superbike season with the PBM Ducati squad, following four-and-a-half successful years with the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team.

Isle of Man TT 2022: Olivier Lavorel has died

26 October 2022 by Josh Close

Isle of Man TT organisers have released a statement to confirm the passing of Sidecar passenger Olivier Lavorel. The Frenchman sustained serious injuries in an accident on the first lap of the...

MotoGP: Honda and Repsol extend iconic title sponsorship deal

25 October 2022 by Josh Close

The factory Honda team has renewed its iconic sponsorship deal with Repsol for another two seasons. The new deal means that the collaboration will celebrate its 30th anniversary in the 2024 MotoGP...

Roads: 2023 Isle of Man TT schedule confirmed

25 October 2022 by Josh Close

The schedule for the 2023 Isle of Man TT has been confirmed by the Department for Enterprise with the road racing event getting underway on Monday 29 May. The Bank Holiday Monday start date will...

BSB Brands Hatch: Peter Hickman secures first win of the season in Race Two

16 October 2022 by Josh Close

Peter Hickman dominated the second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race of the weekend at Brands Hatch to secure his first win of the 2022 season. The FHO Racing BMW rider took the lead...

MotoGP: Rory Skinner signs two-year Moto2 deal with American Racing

14 October 2022 by Josh Close

Rory Skinner will race in the Moto2 World Championship next year after signing a two-year contract with the American Racing Team. The Scot has been linked with a move to the Grand Prix paddock for...

BSB Brands Hatch: Max Cook to make British Supersport debut in season finale

14 October 2022 by Josh Close

Max Cook will make his Quattro Plant British Supersport Championship debut at Brands Hatch this weekend. Cook, who clinched the Pirelli Junior Superstock title at Donington Park will race a Yamaha...

BSB Brands Hatch: Harrison Crosby set for Junior Superstock debut

14 October 2022 by Josh Close

Harrison Crosby will make a wildcard appearance in the Pirelli Junior Superstock Championship this weekend at Brands Hatch. Crosby finished fourth overall in the British Talent Cup this season,...

WSB: Victor Steeman has died

12 October 2022 by Josh Close

Victor Steeman has died at the age of 22 after succumbing to injuries he sustained in a crash during the Supersport 300 World Championship race at Portimao on Saturday October 8. The Dutchman was...

BSB: Chrissy Rouse has died

06 October 2022 by Josh Close

Bennetts British Superbike Championship rider Chrissy Rouse has died aged 26 after succumbing to injuries sustained at Donington Park on Sunday October 2. Rouse crashed on the exit of Goddards on...

BSB Donington: Tom Sykes secures the double in Race Two

02 October 2022 by Josh Close

Tom Sykes broke the lap record on his way to victory in the second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race at Donington Park. The MCE Ducati rider didn’t get away from the line as well as he...

BSB: Kyle Ryde signs new deal with Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha for 2023

01 October 2022 by Josh Close

Kyle Ryde has penned a new deal with Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha which will see him remain with the team for his 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Championship campaign. Ryde has enjoyed a...

BSB Donington: Charlie Nesbitt set for Superbike debut with Buildbase Suzuki

30 September 2022 by Josh Close

Charlie Nesbitt will make his Bennetts British Superbike Championship debut this weekend with Buildbase Suzuki. Nesbitt replaces Christian Iddon, who sustained a concussion and a broken hand in an...

MotoGP: 21-Round provisional 2023 calendar unveiled

30 September 2022 by Josh Close

Dorna has unveiled a 21-round provisional MotoGP calendar for the 2023 season which includes potential trips to India and Kazakhstan. Both rounds are subject to Homologation, with the inaugural...

MotoGP: Jake Dixon signs new Moto2 deal with GASGAS Aspar for 2023 season

27 September 2022 by Josh Close

Jake Dixon has signed a new deal with the GASGAS Aspar Team ahead of this weekend’s Thailand Grand Prix for the 2023 Moto2 season. The British rider is experiencing his best season yet in the...

MotoGP: Takaaki Nakagami ruled out of Thailand Grand Prix

27 September 2022 by Josh Close

Takaaki Nakagami requires further surgery on his injured finger and will miss this weekend’s MotoGP round in Thailand as a result. The LCR Honda rider damaged tendons in the fourth and fifth...

MotoGP: Danilo Petrucci to make his return at Thailand with Suzuki

27 September 2022 by Josh Close

Danilo Petrucci will make a surprise return to MotoGP this weekend in Thailand as a replacement for Joan Mir at Suzuki. Mir is still struggling with his broken right ankle, an injury caused by his...

BSB: Rory Skinner sustains multiple hand fractures in Oulton Park crash

26 September 2022 by Josh Close

$BSB: Rory Skinner sustains multiple hand fractures in Oulton Park crash$

Rory Skinner has sustained numerous fractures in his hand that require surgery following his crash during the Bennetts British Superbike championship meeting at Oulton Park on Sunday. Skinner was...

BSB: Christian Iddon ruled out of Donington due to injuries sustained at Oulton Park

26 September 2022 by Josh Close

Christian Iddon has been ruled out of this weekend’s Bennetts British Superbike Championship meeting at Donington Park following the injuries he sustained at Oulton Park on Sunday. Iddon was...