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MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 1st

01 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 1st

With all the dust settled on yet another highly competitive year in the MCE British Superbike championship, MCN have taken the opportunity to look back on the season and sort our top ten riders –...

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 2nd

31 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 2nd

With all the dust settled on yet another highly competitive year in the MCE British Superbike championship, MCN have taken the opportunity to look back on the season and sort our top ten riders –...

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 3rd

30 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 3rd

With all the dust settled on yet another highly competitive year in the MCE British Superbike championship, MCN have taken the opportunity to look back on the season and sort our top ten riders –...

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 4th

29 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 4th

With all the dust settled on yet another highly competitive year in the MCE British Superbike championship, MCN have taken the opportunity to look back on the season and sort our top ten riders –...

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 5th

25 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 5th

With all the dust settled on yet another highly competitive year in the MCE British Superbike championship, MCN have taken the opportunity to look back on the season and sort our top ten riders –...

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 6th

24 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 6th

With all the dust settled on yet another highly competitive year in the MCE British Superbike championship, MCN have taken the opportunity to look back on the season and sort our top ten riders –...

Morello Racing sign Cox and Johnson for BSB campaign

23 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

Morello Racing sign Cox and Johnson for BSB campaign

Morello Racing have announced that National Superstock 1000 front runners Victor Cox and Danny Johnson will move up to the MCE British Superbike Championship in 2015 with the squad, replacing John...

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 7th

23 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 7th

With all the dust settled on yet another highly competitive year in the MCE British Superbike championship, MCN have taken the opportunity to look back on the season and sort our top ten riders –...

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 8th

22 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 8th

With all the dust settled on yet another highly competitive year in the MCE British Superbike championship, MCN have taken the opportunity to look back on the season and sort our top ten riders –...

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 9th

21 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 9th

With all the dust settled on yet another highly competitive year in the MCE British Superbike championship, MCN have taken the opportunity to look back on the season and examine our top ten riders –...

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 10th

20 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s top ten BSB riders: 10th

With all the dust settled on yet another highly competitive year in the MCE British Superbike championship, MCN have taken the opportunity to look back on the season and sort our top ten riders –...

KTM RC390 Cup to get Santander sponsorship

17 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

KTM RC390 Cup to get Santander sponsorship

The MCE British Superbike paddock’s new series, the KTM RC390 Cup, will have the backing of consumer finance giant Santander for its debut season, with the Spanish bank coming onboard as an extension...

Laverty and Bridewell spearhead Tyco BMW switch

17 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

Laverty and Bridewell spearhead Tyco BMW switch

As reported some months ago by MCN, returning MotoGP racer Michael Laverty and MCE British Superbike championship podium finisher Tommy Bridewell will spearhead Northern Irish team Tyco Racing’s...

Jackson earns BSB promotion with Buildbase BMW

16 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jackson earns BSB promotion with Buildbase BMW

Nineteen year old Lee Jackson is set to remain with the Buildbase BMW team for 2015, but the National Superstock 1000 rider will gain a full time promotion to the MCE British Superbike championship...

True Heroes Racing narrowly miss out on 'Millie' Award

12 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

True Heroes Racing narrowly miss out on 'Millie' Award

British championship race team True heroes Racing have narrowly lost out on the ‘Charity of the Year’ Award at the Sun’s Military Awards. The charity, who help injured Service personnel regain a sense...

Halsall team to become official Suzuki BSB effort

10 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

Halsall team to become official Suzuki BSB effort

Martin Halsall’s Halsall Racing squad will switch from Kawasaki to Suzuki machinery, taking on the mantle of officially factory supported team for the 2015 MCE British Superbike championship. And...

Tyco TAS announce ‘change of direction’ for 2015

09 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tyco TAS announce ‘change of direction’ for 2015

Tyco TAS Racing have all but confirmed their switch to BMW machinery for the 2015 MCE British Superbike and Isle of Man TT campaigns, confirming in a statement that they will part ways with Suzuki...

PBM Kawasaki parts ways with Rapid Solicitors

08 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

PBM Kawasaki parts ways with Rapid Solicitors

Reigning MCE British Superbike champions PBM Kawasaki are seeking a new title sponsor for 2015, after long time partner Rapid Solicitors was taken over by local Hull firm Neil Hudgell Solicitors. The...

Former champion Plater appointed KTM RC390 Cup ambassador

08 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

Former champion Plater appointed KTM RC390 Cup ambassador

Former Isle of Man TT winner and British Supersport champion Steve Plater has been appointed series ambassador and co-ordinator for the new-for-2015 KTM RC390 Cup, the MCE British Superbike...

Harms and Johnson return to BSB with MotoDex

04 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

Harms and Johnson return to BSB with MotoDex

The MotoDex Performance BMW team will return to the MCE British Superbike Championship in 2015 with a decidedly international feeling. The originally German team will have a Dane and an Australian...

Stock rider Burns set for BSB move with all-new team

03 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

Stock rider Burns set for BSB move with all-new team

Pirelli National 1000 Superstock front runner Joe Burns will make the move up to the MCE British Superbike championship for 2015, teaming up with the newly formed In House Developments team. Burns,...

GBmoto targets two riders in the Showdown

03 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

GBmoto targets two riders in the Showdown

JG Speedift Kawasaki boss Mark Smith Halvorsen says he expects nothing less than two riders in the MCE British Superbike championship Showdown for 2015, as James Westmoreland joins James Ellison at...

Parkes: ‘Now is the right time for BSB move’

02 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

Parkes: ‘Now is the right time for BSB move’

2015 is the right time for a move to the MCE British Superbike Championship after a decade in world series competition, according to Milwaukee Yamaha new signing Broc Parkes. A former two-time runner...

Westmoreland relishing GBmoto challenge

01 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

Westmoreland relishing GBmoto challenge

James Westmoreland says he’s relishing the opportunity to work with a team as professional as JG Speedfit GBmoto, when he makes the jump from BMW machinery to Kawasaki for the 2015 MCE British...

Westmoreland completes line up at JG Speedfit GBmoto

29 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

Westmoreland completes line up at JG Speedfit GBmoto

James Westmoreland will complete the line-up at the GBmoto Kawasaki squad for the 2015 MCE British Superbike championship. Now running under the JG Speedfit Kawasaki colours, he will join James...

Former European Stock 1000 champion Iannuzzo BSB-bound with factory MV Agusta

26 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

Former European Stock 1000 champion Iannuzzo BSB-bound with factory MV Agusta

2002 European Superstock 1000 champion Vittorio Iannuzzo is bound for the MCE British Superbike championship in 2015. The Italian will ride a factory supported MV Agusta for Hampshire Motorcycles...

Dixon joins Gowland at title winning Smiths Triumph in BSS

26 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

Dixon joins Gowland at title winning Smiths Triumph in BSS

2014 British Supersport title contender Graeme Gowland is set to remain with the Smiths Triumph team that took him to third in the title in 2014 for the upcoming season. The Northerner will be joined...

Supersport champion McConnell goes BSB with Smiths

26 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

Supersport champion McConnell goes BSB with Smiths

Reigning British Supersport champion Billy McConnell will step up to the MCE British Superbike championship for the 2015 season, but is set to remain with his Smiths of Gloucester team – albeit with a...

2014 British champions celebrated at Motorcycle Live

25 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

2014 British champions celebrated at Motorcycle Live

All eleven British title winners from 2014 have been celebrated on the main stage at Motorcycle Live, with MCE British Superbike champion Shane Byrne joined by Supersport winner Billy McConnell and a...

Hill’s Be Wiser Kawasaki goes bumblebee-inspired for 2015

24 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

Hill’s Be Wiser Kawasaki goes bumblebee-inspired for 2015

Tommy Hill’s Be Wiser Kawasaki team have unveiled their new colours for the 2015 MCE British Superbike Championship, running their ZX-10Rs in an unfamiliar colour scheme for the Green Machine. Chris...

Supersport star Mossey joins Mainwaring at Quattro Plant Kawasaki

24 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

Supersport star Mossey joins Mainwaring at Quattro Plant Kawasaki

British Supersport front-runner Luke Mossey will join Howie Mainwaring at the Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki team for the 2015 MCE British Superbike Championship. Mossey, who took two wins in the...

Broc Parkes completes Milwaukee Yamaha BSB lineup

22 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

Broc Parkes completes Milwaukee Yamaha BSB lineup

Australian Broc Parkes will trade the MotoGP paddock for the MCE British Superbike series in 2015, as he joins the Milwaukee Yamaha squad. Parkes has a long history with the Japanese manufacturer,...

GBmoto launch new colours for 2015 BSB campaign

22 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

GBmoto launch new colours for 2015 BSB campaign

GBmoto Kawasaki are set to rebrand for the 2015 MCE British Superbike series, with new title sponsor JG Speedfit coming onboard to give the team an all-new look.   The new sponsor, an industry-leading...

European Stock 600 champion Metcher joins PR Racing in BSB

22 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

European Stock 600 champion Metcher joins PR Racing in BSB

2011 European Superstock 600 champion Jed Metcher has joined PR Racing Kawasaki to compete in the 2015 MCE British Superbike championship. The Australian rode for the team in 2014, joining for the...

Be Wiser Kawasaki to branch out to F1 sidecars

22 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

Be Wiser Kawasaki to branch out to F1 sidecars

New MCE British Superbike team Be Wiser Kawasaki, managed by former BSB champion Tommy Hill, is set to expand for its debut season even before launching new bikes, with a merger with top British F1...

Byrne and Easton remain with PBM for 2015 BSB season

20 November 2014 by Simon Patterson

Byrne and Easton remain with PBM for 2015 BSB season

Defending MCE British Superbike champion Shane Byrne will continue his affiliation with Paul Bird for 2015. The first ever four time BSB champion has signed a deal that will see him back on the Rapid...