2016

Year: 2016

Month: ALL

BSB: Rider of the Year: First

30 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the MCE British Superbike Championship during the 2017 season. Number 1 – Shane Byrne Best result: 1st Wins: 9 Podiums: 16...

BSB: Rider of the Year: Second

27 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the MCE British Superbike Championship during the 2017 season. Number 2 – Leon Haslam Best result: 1st (x9) Wins: 9 Podiums: 15...

BSB: Merry Christmas from the stars of the grid!

25 December 2016 by Simon Patterson

With the festive season upon us, the stars of the MCE British Superbike championship have taken the time to wish a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year to the series’ fans!

Is Shane Byrne your MCN Man of the year 2016?

25 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

Each year, we award the motorcycle racer you think has most impressed with their results from across the year with the MCN Man of the Year trophy. With voting for the 2016 Man of the Year now open, we...

BSB: Rider of the Year - Third

24 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the MCE British Superbike Championship during the 2017 season. Number 3 – Jason O’Halloran Best result: 1st Wins: 1 Podiums: 7...

BSB: Rider of the Year: Fourth

22 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the MCE British Superbike Championship during the 2017 season. Number 4: James Ellison Best Result: 1st (x2) Wins: 2 Podiums: 8...

BSB: Kiyonari leaves BSB to return to Japan

21 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

Three-time MCE British Superbike Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari will not return to the series next year, instead opting to race in the All Japan Road Race Championship. The Japanese ace, who won the...

BSB: Rider of the Year - Fifth

19 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the MCE British Superbike Championship during the 2017 season. Number 5 – Dan Linfoot Best result: 2nd (x4) Wins: 0 Podiums: 6...

At home with the Mackenzies

16 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

Twenty years ago, at the ripe old age of 35, former 500cc Grand Prix racer Niall Mackenzie stormed to the first of three British Superbike titles. Now, two decades on, the Mackenzie name is popping...

BSB: Stuart Easton to retire from racing

15 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

Double British Supersport Champion and multiple MCE British Superbike and Macau GP race winner Stuart Easton has announced his retirement from racing. The diminutive Scotsman, who turned 33 this year,...

BSB: Series bosses confirm no new grid format for 2017

14 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

MCE British Superbike bosses have opted against adopting a controversial new Race 2 grid format for the 2017 season. An idea to shake-up race two grids, similar to the one recently announced by World...

BSB: Mackenzie completes Bennetts Suzuki line-up

14 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

Taylor Mackenzie will step up to the MCE British Superbike class for 2017 as he joins Sylvain Guintoli in the new-look Bennetts Suzuki team. The 23-year-old was confirmed to be remaining with the...

Gallery: A day with BSB champ Shane 'Shakey' Byrne

12 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

We’re sitting outside a café in a small Spanish town, “Tres cafés por favor” says the familiar voice of MCE British Superbikes star Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne. It confuses me for a second, we’re so used to...

BSB: Tommy Hill confirms team won't continue in 2017

06 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tommy Hill has confirmed to MCN that his team will not be on the MCE British Superbike grid in 2017. The former British Champion was left searching for backing after title sponsor ePayMe decided to...

BSB: Superstock shake up confirmed for 2017

06 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

MCE British Superbike’s Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship will be beefed up for the 2017 with the introduction of new, ‘endurance’ style races. BSB bosses have confirmed that they will...

BSB: Updated: 2017 grid so far

05 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

The 2017 MCE British Superbike grid is starting to take shape and it looks set to be star-studded year. Reigning champion Shane Byrne will be out to defend his title after signing a two-year deal...

BSB: Smrz brothers join PR racing for 2017 attack

05 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jakub Smrz will remain in the MCE British Superbike Championship for the 2017 season after penning a deal to move to the PR Racing BMW squad. The former WSB star makes the move after a disappointing...

BSB: Guintoli: 'I wanted to be somewhere I could challenge'

30 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli has said he doesn’t feel his move to the MCE British Superbike Championship for 2017 is a step down given the current situation of the Superbike World Championship. It’s currently...

BSB: Hopkins returns to MotoRapido Ducati for 2017 challenge

30 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins will return to MotoRapido Ducati for the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship as both he and the team look to fight back from a difficult season in 2016. The former MotoGP star will be...

BSB: Team bosses discuss changes for 2017 season

28 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

A number of changes could be afoot for the MCE British Superbike Championship following the annual teams meeting in Birmingham last week. Each year, team bosses meet with series organisers to discuss...

BSB: Hill puts Hopkins' bike up for sale

28 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ever fancied owning an MCE British Superbike Championship winning bike? Team owner Tommy Hill has put John Hopkins’ 2016 ePayMe Yamaha YZF-R1 up for sale, which was initially the bike used by Josh...

BSB: 2017 grid so far!

26 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

With a flurry of team announcements at this year’s Motorcycle Live Show in Birmingham, the 2017 MCE British Superbike grid is starting to take shape and it looks set to be star-studded year. Reigning...

BSB: Guintoli returns to Britain with Hawk Bennetts Suzuki

26 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

2014 World Superbike Champion Sylvain Guintoli will make a return to the MCE British Superbike Championship next year after penning a deal with the all new Hawk Suzuki squad. After much rumour and...

BSB: Giugliano joins Iddon at Tyco BMW for 2017

21 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Former World Superbike star Davide Giugliano will join Christian Iddon in the Tyco BMW team for the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship. The Italian makes the move over to the UK after losing his...

BSB: Linfoot & O'Halloran remain with Honda for 2017

20 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Dan Linfoot and Jason O’Halloran will once again spearhead Honda Racing’s attack on the MCE British Superbike title in 2017. The duo impressed this year aboard the aging, eight-year-old Honda...

BSB: Ellison & Laverty join new McAMS Yamaha squad

19 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison and Michael Laverty will head up the all-new McAMS Yamaha team in the MCE British Superbike Championship next year. Stepping up from the British Supersport class, the squad formerly...

BSB: JG Speedfit & Jack Valentine join Haslam at Bournemouth Kawasaki

19 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

MCE British Superbike runner-up Leon Haslam will continue to run under the JG Speedfit banner in 2017 after the firm join him at the Bournemouth Kawasaki team. As reported in MCN earlier this month,...

BSB: Quattro Plant FS3 Kawasaki confirm two-rider line-up for 2017

16 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

FS3 Racing will step up their MCE British Superbike effort for 2017 after a successful debut season with Billy McConnell Running the bikes previously used by PBM and Shane Byrne to fight for the 2015...

BSB: Hawk to become official Suzuki team in 2017

16 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Suzuki will mount a serious assault on the 2017 MCE British Superbike title with the all-new GSX-R1000 after penning a deal for Hawk Racing to become the official factory supported team. As reported...

BSB: Halsall Racing quit British Superbikes

14 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Halsall Racing has today announced that the team will be withdrawing from the MCE British Superbike Championship for the 2017 season. The Bolton-based squad had been Suzuki’s official BSB effort until...

BSB: Extance: '2017 will be a hold different ball game'

10 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Bournemouth Kawasaki boss Pete Extance says he is prepared for the challenge of fighting for the MCE BSB title as his team becomes Kawasaki’s official presence in the series. The outfit are no...

BSB: Haslam joins Bournemouth Kawasaki for 2017

09 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam will join the Bournemouth Kawasaki team for 2017 after signing a deal with Kawasaki UK to remain in the MCE British Superbike Championship. Despite coming close to beating Shane Byrne to...

BSB: Mossey out to fight for title with team-mate Haslam

09 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

One of the most promising young talents in the series, young gun Luke Mossey has his eyes set on fighting for the MCE British Superbike title in 2017 as he remains with the Bournemouth team. After...

BSB: Irwin: 'To stay with PBM next year is a dream'

04 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

The Be Wiser Ducati line-up will remain unchanged next year as Glenn Irwin once again joins Byrne in the team. The Ulsterman enjoyed an impressive rookie campaign to take two podium finishes this...

BSB: Byrne: No plans to retire at end of two-year deal

04 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

MCE British Superbike Champion Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne has said he has no plans to retire at the end of his new two-year deal. The agreement, which was announced in MCN on Wednesday, will see Byrne...

BSB: Byrne signs two-year deal with Be Wiser Ducati

02 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and the Paul Bird Motorsport team re-wrote the history books this year as both Byrne and the Be Wiser-backed effort became five times MCE British Superbike Champions. Byrne’s...