July

Year: 2017

Month: July

Ten minutes with... 2011 BSB champ Tommy Hill

28 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

After calling it a day on the ePayMe Yamaha team at the end of the 2016 season, 2011 MCE British Superbike Champion Tommy Hill hadn’t been back to a race paddock until last weekend at Brands. We...

BSB: Haslam hampered by lack of testing

28 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

It was the dream start to the 2017 MCE British Superbike season for the JG Speedfit Kawasaki team with Leon Haslam and Luke Mossey sharing the first four victories of the year. However, since Haslam...

BSB: Guintoli future in doubt after tough start to year?

28 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli’s future in the MCE British Superbike Championship could be in doubt with Bennetts Suzuki team bosses visibly frustrated after his worst weekend of the season. The 2014 World...

BSB: Suzuka breakthrough for Linfoot

27 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

While Jason O’Halloran has been able to enjoy a number strong results with Honda’s now infamous 2017 Fireblade so far this season, team-mate Dan Linfoot struggled to find that same...

BSB: Hickman narrowly misses podium

26 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman’s 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship campaign hasn’t been much to shout about so far this season. The Smiths BMW rider hasn’t set the world on fire but has consistently notched up...

BSS: Kennedy takes stunning win for MV

25 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jack Kennedy took a stunning victory in the Dickies British Supersport race with an incredible last lap, last corner pass on Appleyard Macadam Yamaha’s Keith Farmer. In what would become the race of...

BSB: Ellison gets a break at Brands

25 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison enjoyed his strongest weekend of the season to walk away as the second highest points scorer of the weekend behind twice winner Shane Byrne. It’s been a frustrating season for the...

BSB: Iddon reignites showdown hopes

25 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Christian Iddon reignited his hopes of a Showdown spot with a podium finish as he returned to action at Brands Hatch this weekend. The Tyco BMW rider needed a skin graft on a heavy cut to his arm...

BSB: Double for Byrne as Brookes crashes out

23 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne dominated the second MCE British Superbike race at Brands Hatch after rival Josh Brookes dramatically crashed out of the race after setting a new lap record. Starting on the front row,...

BSB: Byrne wins epic Brands Hatch opener

23 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne took a hard-fought victory in an epic opening MCE British Superbike Championship race at Brands Hatch. The Be Wiser Ducati star has been the quickest man all weekend, but he was made to...

BSB: Brookes: 'I don't feel I did anything special!'

22 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes has said he doesn’t feel he did anything special as he lapped the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit 0.7sec quicker than any other rider to take pole position for tomorrow’s opening...

BSB: Suzuka test boosts Linfoot at Brands

22 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Dan Linfoot has said his pace in both the wet and dry at Brands Hatch this weekend shows just how far the Honda Racing team has come with the all-new CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2. The Yorkshireman was able...

BSB: Dominant pole for Brookes at wet Brands Hatch

22 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes will start tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race from pole position after a sodden qualifying session at Brands Hatch. The heavens opened just half an hour before qualifying was...

BSB: Byrne: 'There's still plenty to come'

21 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne reckons there is ‘plenty of time still to come’ despite a blisteringly fast opening day to the sixth round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch. The Be Wiser...

BSB: Brookes: 'The best first day we've had'

21 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha’s Josh Brookes is confident of pushing old nemesis Shane Byrne for the win at Brands Hatch this weekend after a strong opening day at the Kent circuit. Brookes placed second in...

BSB: Haslam making up for lost testing time

21 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam remains upbeat despite a tough opening day to the sixth round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki star headed in to this weekend feeling...

BSB: Byrne leads Brookes on opening day at Brands

21 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne led the way on the opening day of the sixth round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch. The Be Wiser Ducati rider’s time of 1’24.904, under the race lap record,...

BSB: Iddon back in action after arm injury

21 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Christian Iddon will return to action today for the first time in almost three months as the sixth round of the MCE British Superbike Championship gets underway at Brands Hatch The Tyco BMW rider was...

BSB: Bridewell planning roads debut in 2018

20 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

MCE British Superbike star Tommy Bridewell has confirmed he is looking to make his debut on the roads next year. The 28-year-old is keen to mix his racing calendar up a in 2018 and is already making...

BSS: Kennedy crowned winner of disputed Snetterton race

20 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jack Kennedy has been declared the winner of Snetterton’s Dickies British Supersport Feature race after a decision was taken to dock rival Andrew Irwin one position for overtaking under yellow...

BSB: Positive test for injured Irwin

19 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Glenn Irwin will return to the MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch this weekend for the first time since his nasty crash at Knockhill. Irwin dislocated and fractured his elbow and...

BSB: Disaster for Haslam at Cadwell test

19 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

After a tough weekend last time out at Snetterton, Leon Haslam had been hoping to for a productive day’s testing at Cadwell Park on Tuesday. However, disaster struck for the JG Speedfit Kawasaki star...

BSB: Byrne quickest at private Cadwell test

19 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne led the way as a number of MCE British Superbike teams hit Lincolnshire’s Cadwell Park for a private test on Tuesday. The Be Wiser Ducati rider clocked a quickest time of 1’26.4 under the...

BSB: Haslam keen to return to winning ways

17 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam is determined to return to winning ways as the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship hits its midway point at Brands Hatch this weekend. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki man hasn’t stood on the...

BSB: Free Monster Energy Fans' Thursday to kick off Brands Hatch

17 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

This weekend’s sixth round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship will kick off with the annual Monster Energy Fans’ Thursday event, with the gates to Brands Hatch thrown open for free ahead...

BSB: 'Don't think I'm going to stand still' warns Byrne

14 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

The MCE British Superbike Championship might have been all about the young guns in recent rounds, but veteran Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne issued a stark reminder to the youngsters snapping at his heels with...

BSB: Brookes: 'There's still more to come'

13 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

When Josh Brookes signed for the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha team at the start of the year, no-one was sure whether the unproven team would be able to put together a package good enough for the 2015 British...

BSS: Feature race result hangs in the balance

07 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

The result of Sunday’s Dickies British Supersport feature race still hangs in the balance after second-placed Andrew Irwin allegedly passed Tempus MV Agusta’s Jack Kennedy under yellow flags on the...

BSB: Dixon closes in on Showdown spot

06 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

After his unexpected debut double victory at Knockhill, no-one was sure how Jake Dixon would perform at Snetterton. But the 21-year-old’s realistic pre-race expectations proved useful as he left the...

BSB: Another weekend to forget for Ellison

06 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

It was yet another weekend to forget for James Ellison and the McAMS Yamaha team with the Cumbrian once again leaving with nil points despite showing pace within touching distance of double race...

BSB: Haslam battles injury and speed deficit at Snetterton

05 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Coming back after his heavy crash at Knockhill, this weekend was never going to be easy for Leon Haslam, but the JG Speedfit Kawasaki feels he wasn’t just hindered by his injuries as he finished both...

BSB: Warm-up crash hampers series leader Mossey

05 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Snetterton proved to be a disastrous weekend for MCE British Superbike series leader Luke Mossey, whose stunning 2017 consistency faltered in Sunday’s two races after a big crash in morning...

BSB: Hopkins on the pace at Snetterton

04 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

John Hopkins and the MotoRapido Ducati team enjoyed a breakthrough weekend at Snetterton with two solid results as Hopkins pushed on to fight with the lead group for a rostrum finish. Hopkins finished...

BSB: O'Halloran: 'Everything is coming together now'

04 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Jason O’Halloran and the Honda Racing team continued to show improvement with the all-new CBR1000RR Fireblade at Snetterton with two rostrum finishes to strengthen their position in the top six. The...

BSB: Solid debuts for Tyco BMW rookies

03 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

It was all new for the Tyco BMW team at Snetterton this weekend as Superbike rookies Andy Reid and Josh Elliott got their first tastes of the BMW S1000RR in superbike spec. Reid was announced as the...

BSB: Byrne holds off Brookes for Snetterton double

02 July 2017 by Oli Rushby

Shane Byrne held off a strong challenge from Anvil Hire Yamaha’s Josh Brookes to storm to a stunning double in the Snetterton sunshine this afternoon. While Byrne got a better start than his...