April

Year: 2014

Month: April

EWC: Watch the Bol d'Or 24hr race live

26 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Honda Racing will start today’s Bol d’Or, the first 24hr race of the 2014 Endurance World Championship, from pole position, after the former TT Legends team’s three French riders topped the time...

Byrne fast in Oulton test

25 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has finished off the2014 official MCE British Superbike testing schedule in pole position, taking the top spot on Oulton Park on Friday, albeit in a session lacking many of his...

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne reigns supreme with double win

22 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has established himself as the man to beat in 2014, taking a double victory in the opening round of the MCE British Superbike championship by leading from start to finish in the second...

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne controls two-part race for opening win

21 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne has got his 2014 season off to a flying start, taking the win in the opening MCE British Superbike race of 2014 from veteran Chris Walker and his GBmoto Kawasaki teammate James...

Brands Hatch BSB: Brookes on pole after crash fest session

20 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes will start tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race from pole position, after a controversial qualifying session in tricky conditions that saw the entire front row fall, along with a...

Video: Honda Racing show off 2014 plans

19 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

When Honda UK announced that they were withdrawing their championship-winning MCE British Superbike team at the end of 2013, many mounted the loss of the most successful team in the series’...

Brookes goes second with mixed emotions

18 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes was left with mixed emotions after the opening hour-long testing session of the weekend at Brands Hatch, making changes that negatively affected his Milwaukee Yamaha but still managing to...

Byrne fastest at Brands despite struggling with back pain

18 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

After launching an intense winter fitness campaign in an attempt to gain every advantage over his rivals ahead of the start of the 2014 MCE British Superbike series, Shane Byrne has been left...

No surprises in BSB Brands test as Shakey goes fastest

18 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

There were no surprises in the one-hour test session that kicks off the opening weekend of the 2014 MCE British Superbike season, as Shane Byrne took the top spot with a late fast lap from Josh...

Byrne blows away lap record at Snetterton

09 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has dominated the final pre-season test of 2014, setting a time below the outstanding lap record at Snetterton on the final day of two ahead of next week’s opening round of the MCE British...

Walker third fastest despite 'tough' day at Snetterton

09 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Chris Walker had a ‘tough’ opening day of testing at Snetterton, despite finishing third only to Shane Byrne and Jakob Smrz, with windy conditions at the Norfolk track being less than perfect for the...

Kiyonari pleased with pace despite lack of track time

08 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ryuichi Kiyonari has been able to return some of the form that took him to three MCE British Superbike titles on the first day of the Donington test, with the Japanese rider ending the day third...

Byrne tops day one as rivals close gap

08 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has once again topped the day in pre-season testing for the MCE British Superbike Championship, finishing the day at Snetterton 0.4 ahead of Jakub Smrz as his rivals slowly close down the gap. Smrz was impressive on the Millsport Ducati Panigale, finishing 0.4 behind Byrne but almost a second clear of third placed man Chris Walker, who had another fast day on the GBmoto Kawasaki to...