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BSB Brands Hatch: Race two report

09 August 2009 by Phil Wain

Leon Camier made it two from two this afternoon when he took the second British Superbike race at Brands Hatch on Sunday. The Airwaves Yamaha ace grabbed the holeshot and was never headed during the...

BSB Brands Hatch: Sunday morning warm-up

09 August 2009 by Phil Wain

As has been the trend for the majority of the weekend, Leon Camier and Broc Parkes were again top of the British Superbike tree at Brands Hatch as they posted the first and second fastest times in...

BSB Brands Hatch: Race 1 report

08 August 2009 by Phil Wain

Leon Camier underlined his dominance of this season’s British Superbike Championship when he took Saturday’s opening race at Brands Hatch. The Airwaves Yamaha rider had to overcome the fast starting...

BSB Brands Hatch: Qualifying

08 August 2009 by Phil Wain

Leon Camier has set pole position for this weekend’s British Superbike Championship round at Brands Hatch with the championship leader topping all three of the ‘Roll for Pole’ sessions. The Airwaves...

Morais enjoying life in BSB paddock

08 August 2009 by Phil Wain

South African rider Sheridan Morais has made a huge impression on the BSB paddock so far, taking second place in both dry practice sessions at Brands Hatch. The PBM Kawasaki rider is having only his...

BSB Brands Hatch: Saturday morning practice

08 August 2009 by Phil Wain

Normal British Superbike service was resumed at Brands Hatch on Saturday morning when Leon Camier posted the fastest time in the final free practice session. The Airwaves Yamaha dominated proceedings...

Brands Hatch BSB: Broc Parkes tops Friday practice

07 August 2009 by Phil Wain

The World Superbike pairing of Broc Parkes and Sheridan Morais topped the timesheets in free practice at Brands Hatch on Friday afternoon in preparation for this weekend’s British Superbike round. The...

First-ever Kawasaki Ninja at Brands Hatch BSB

07 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Geoff Johnson’s 1984 Production TT-winning Kawasaki GPZ900R will be paraded at Brands Hatch this weekend during the 25th Anniversary of the Ninja. The bike was run at the ’84 TT by Plymouth...

Meeting Plater at Mallory Park

06 August 2009 by Sam Williams

I meet the lovely Steve Plater the Saturday at Mallory Park 2009 BSB

Rutter to ride Andrews’ Kawasaki at Brands

06 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Michael Rutter has been drafted into the MSS Discovery Kawasaki team for this weekends’ Brands Hatch BSB triple-header. Rutter replaces injured Simon Andrews whose is not fit enough to ride after...

New rider and sponsor for PBM Kawasaki at Brands Hatch BSB

05 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Brit-based factory Kawasaki WSB team, Paul Bird Motorsport, has a new sponsor as well as a replacement rider for this weekend’s Brands Hatch BSB round. South African Sheridan Morais is deputising for...

Brands BSB classic entry grows

04 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

It seems like there’s no limit to the amount of classic bikes and legendary riders lining up for the Brands BSB triple header festival this weekend. The entry list almost reads like a 1970s race...

Silverstone/TT date clash: Thinking positive

04 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

TT boss Paul Phillips aims to turn any negativity about the date clash between the Silverstone MotoGP race in June 6 with the Superbike race that opens the TT festival on June 5 into a massive...

Node 4 back Kirkham and Linfoot Yamahas

04 August 2009 by Gary Pinchin

The Rob Mac Racing Yamahas of BSB rider Jon Kirkham and Dan Linfoot in BSS have been re-branded and will run in orange livery thanks to a new title sponsorship from Node 4, a computer hosting company...

Burns riding for Jentin

31 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Chris Burns teams up with Jentin Yamaha to make return to BSB at Brands Hatch on August 7-9. Burns was sideline from the series when his STP MV Agusta deal floundered. He’s since been racing in the...

Duke search for missing Joey Dunlop footage

31 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Plans are underway to for a DVD to celebrate Joey Dunlop’s incredible tally of 26 TT race wins. The DVD is being produced by Manx firm Duke who have searched extensive archives of TT footage to...

BJ Toal's Centurion Honda ride

31 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Former Yamaha R6 Cup champion BJ Toal has joined Centurion Honda for the rest of the 2009 British Supersport season. Toal replaces Tom Grant as the team’s second rider alongside Dan Cooper who is...

Fogarty at Uster Grand Prix

31 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Carl Fogarty is set to make a return to the Ulster Grand Prix on Friday, August 14 and on race day, Saturday, August 15 2009. Fogarty might have won four WSB title but he was also the king of the...

Muggeridge gets HM Plant Honda ride

27 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Karl Muggeridge will ride the HM Plant Honda in BSB meetings until injured Glen Richards returns to the fitness. The team will field Steve Brogan alongside Muggeridge at Brands Hatch in two week’s...

Sylvain Guintoli throws away his crutches

25 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

BSB Suzuki star Sylvain Guintoli continues to make rapid progress from the serious leg injuries he sustained at Donington Park back in May. He was back at Donington Park today, limping around the...

Kawasaki WSB factory team at Brands Hatch BSB

23 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Makoto Tamada and Broc Parkes will ride their factory WSB Kawasakis in the Brands Hatch BSB triple-header on August 8/9. Their appearance marks a return of Vent-Axia, Kick Energy-backed Paul Bird...

Steve Plater slates Josh Brookes ban

23 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Steve Plater can be counted for one thing, his straight –talking attitude – so regardless of which team’s race shirt he’s wearing, you can bank on his honest assessment of a situation. After talking...

So who lines up on HM Plant Hondas at Brands Hatch?

23 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

HM Plant Honda haven’t announced who will replace banned Josh Brookes and injured Glen Richards at Brands Hatch BSB next weekend – but one rider who won’t be on a superbike either there or at Cadwell...

Josh Brookes’ Mallory crash video

22 July 2009 by Gary Pinchin

It’s already the most talked about incident of the BSB season and this YouTube video shows why HM Plant Honda rider Josh Brookes copped a two event ban after his crash triggered the carnage that caused six other riders to crash at the Mallory Hairpin.