2012

Year: 2012

Month: ALL

Hickman stays with Buildbase BMW

12 July 2012 by MCN Sports Desk

Peter Hickman has signed to remain with Buildbase BMW for the second half of the MCE British Superbike championship season. He joined the team at Knockhill in June, filling in for an injured Dan...

Splitlath announce split with Marino

11 July 2012 by MCN Sports Desk

An official Splitlath Redmond team press statement has announced that the Aprilia BSB team has parted company with Florian Marino. The statement reads: “The Splitlath Redmond team has parted company...

Oulton Park BSB: Hat Trick for Hill

09 July 2012 by Phil Wain

Swan Yamaha’s Tommy Hill celebrated his first triple win in the British Superbike Championship by claiming the final race victory of the weekend at Oulton Park ahead of Shane Byrne and Josh Brookes,...

Oulton Park BSB: Sunday Race One, Hill Victorious

08 July 2012 by Phil Wain

Tommy Hill successfully made it two wins from two at Oulton Park on Sunday when he dominated the second British Superbike Championship race of the weekend. Leading from start to finish, the Swan...

Oulton Park BSB: Hill successfully converted his pole position into a race win

07 July 2012 by Phil Wain

Tommy Hill successfully converted his pole position into a race win when he dominated Saturday’s British Superbike Championship race at Oulton Park. The Swan Yamaha rider led from start to finish and...

Oulton Park BSB: Hill on Pole

07 July 2012 by Phil Wain

Tommy Hill set pole position for Saturday’s opening British Superbike race at Oulton Park with a flying lap of 1m35.742s, the only rider to post a lap time in the 1’35s. With the threat of rain...

Knockhill BSB: Laverty victorious in race two

24 June 2012 by Liam Marsden

Samsung Honda’s Michael Laverty won the second British Superbike race at Knockhill this afternon, his second race win of the season. Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill took the lead from the line and...

Knockhill BSB: Byrne takes race one win

24 June 2012 by Liam Marsden

Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider Shane Byrne took his 35th BSB win in dominant fashion during the first race at Knockhill today. Samsung Honda rider Michael Laverty got off to a good start and took the...

MSS Kawasaki sign Buchan for BSB

20 June 2012 by MCN Sports Desk

MSS Bathams Kawasaki have promoted their Team Green Superstock rider Danny Buchan to the blue riband MCE British Superbike Championship ranks. But he’ll have to wait until a bit later in the season...

Mason quits PR Kawasaki BSB team

13 June 2012 by MCN Sportsdesk

Gary Mason has just issued the following statement announcing his decision to quit the Quattro Plant PR Racing Kawasaki BSB team: “Following a desperately disappointing start to the 2012 BSB season...

Win British Superbike tickets with WD-40!

31 May 2012 by Marc Abbott

MCN and WD-40 Specialist are giving one reader the chance to win a VIP day for themselves and a guest at Oulton Park International British Superbikes on July 8. The competition is to celebrate the...

Snetterton BSB: Laverty clinches first race win of season

27 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Samsung Honda rider Michael Laverty took his first victory of the 2012 campaign in the second race at Snetterton after starting from pole position. Laverty led from start to finish after a good start...

Snetterton BSB: Hill takes race one victory

27 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Reigning BSB champion Tommy Hill took his second race win of the 2012 season onboard his Swan Yamaha at Snetterton today. Hill’s team-mate last year, Michael Laverty – now on a Samsung Honda – secured...

Snetterton BSB: Brookes clinches pole position

26 May 2012

Josh Brookes has secured pole position for the British Superbike round at Snetterton by the narrowest of margins, edging out Michael Laverty by just 0.001 seconds. The Australian Tyco Suzuki rider’s...

Hickman dropped by MSS Kawasaki

14 May 2012 by Gary Pinchin

Peter Hickman has lost his full-time ride with the MSS Bathams Kawasaki team in BSB. Following his decision to ride a rival manufacturer’s machine at the weekend’s Donington Park WSB round, Hickman...

Oulton Park BSB: Byrne takes first win of 2012

07 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider Shane Byrne has taken his first victory of 2012 in the third and final race at Oulton Park today in dry conditions. Byrne, who led for the majority of the second race...

Oulton Park BSB: Walker wins wet first race

07 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Bournemouth Pr1mo Kawasaki rider Chris Walker has taken his 21st race victory in BSB in wet conditions at Oulton Park today. Walker last won a BSB race at Brands Hatch in 2000. It was Shane Byrne who...

Oulton Park BSB: Hill takes victory from Haga

06 May 2012 by MCN

Swan Yamaha rider Tommy Hill saw off team-mate Noriyuki Haga to win an eight lap sprint at Oulton Park today. Australian Josh Brookes finished third onboard the Tyco Suzuki. The race was red flagged...

Win a pillion lap of Oulton Park with Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki

30 April 2012 by MCN Sports Desk

Don’t miss the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park this Bank Holiday weekend (5/6/7 May) as the title fight reaches the Cheshire circuit for the first time in 2012. The...

Win VIP tickets for Oulton Park BSB with CJ Riders Fund

30 April 2012 by Marc Abbott

There are two pairs of VIP hospitality tickets for the Oulton Park BSB race on Sunday, May 6, to be won in a silent auction in aid of the CJ Riders Fund. The tickets include admission, breakfast and...

Poll: Will the Panigale win a BSB race this year?

24 April 2012 by MCN

After a lacklustre start to the 2012 BSB season the worlds only factory built Panigales are struggling to be competitive. The best placing of the opening two rounds was a disappointing eleventh at...

Freddie Foray at Thruxton

17 April 2012 by A Craig

Please find attached a sequence of photos of Freddie Foray crashing out in race two of BSB at Thruxton on Sunday. He kindly fell off right in front of me!

Thruxton BSB: Brookes battles to race two win

15 April 2012 by Liam Marsden

Tyco Suzuki rider Josh Brookes battled from 13th place at the end of the first lap to record his first victory of 2012 during the second BSB race at Thruxton. Brookes worked his way through the pack,...

Thruxton BSB: Lowry takes maiden win

15 April 2012 by Liam Marsden

Padgett’s Honda rider Ian Lowry has taken his first race win in the superbike class in the first race at Thruxton. Lowry and pole setter Tommy Hill both got a great start and pulled away from the rest...

Thruxton BSB: Tommy Hill takes pole

14 April 2012 by MCN

Reigning BSB champion Tommy Hill will start from pole tomorrow after setting the fstest time during a drying qualifying session. The first qualifying session – held in wet conditions – was extended to...

John Laverty at Brands Hatch

10 April 2012 by guineapigs

I took this shot at Brands Hatch on April 9 of John Laverty coming a cropper.

Brands Hatch BSB: Second superbike race cancelled

09 April 2012 by Liam Marsden

The second superbike race of the 2012 BSB season opener at Brands Hatch has been cancelled after fuel was spilled during the British Supersport race. Pauli Pekkanen crashed during the second...

Brands Hatch BSB: Kirkham wins wet first race

09 April 2012 by Liam Marsden

Samsung Honda rider John Kirkham has won the opening race of the 2012 BSB championship in wet conditions at Brands Hatch. The safety car was called out onto track twice during the 30 lap race, first...

Brands Hatch BSB: Josh Brookes takes pole

08 April 2012 by MCN

Tyco Suzuki rider Josh Brookes will start the first race of the 2012 BSB championship from pole position after setting a fastest time of 52.877secs, ahead of Samsung Honda rider John Kirkham. Rapid...

Brands Hatch BSB: Hill tops Saturday free practice

08 April 2012 by Gary Pinchin

Tommy Hill topped both free practice sessions at Brands Hatch yesterday preparing for the opening round of the 2012 MCE British Superbike Championship on Monday. The Swan Yamaha rider set a best time...

Brands Hatch BSB: Graham Gowland tops first session

06 April 2012 by Gary Pinchin

Graham Gowland set the pace in this morning’s first test session prior to the weekend’s first round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch. The BY Team WFR Honda rider clocked a...

50% off Donington BSB weekend tickets with MCN!

03 April 2012 by MCN

MCN and Donington Park have teamed up to offer readers a 50% discount on a Donington Park BSB weekend ticket for September 7-9 2012. This offer is available when purchased with a Donington Park WSB...

Roll on BSB 2012!

31 March 2012 by Kevin Langridge

Highlights from last year’s final BSB round at Brands Hatch. Roll on the new season!

West quits Supersonic BMW for QMMF in Moto2

31 March 2012 by MCN Sports Desk

A week before the first race of the BSB season, Anthony West has walked out on the Supersonic BMW team to join the QMMF Racing Team in Moto2. In a press release from QMMF, West is quoted: “It’s great...

Honda continue testing at Cadwell

30 March 2012 by Laura Stevens

The countdown continues to the Easter opener at Brands Hatch next weekend (6-9 April) and the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship teams have been making their final preparations as the...

Tyco Suzuki pair inside Kirkistown lap record

29 March 2012 by Gary Pinchin

With Northern Ireland currently bathed in sunshine, choosing Kirkistown in County Down for a final pre-season shakedown test, prior to next weekend’s opening British Superbike races at Brands Hatch on...