British Superbikes

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British Superbikes: Shane Byrne wins Thruxton race one

20 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne has transferred his awesome pre-season testing and Brands Hatch form into the first win of the year at Thruxton with a faultless race display. Byrne, who headed off pole position,...

British Superbikes: Michael Rutter with surprise front row start for Thruxton

19 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Michael Rutter set a storming 1.19.949 lap in wet conditions during qualifying at Thruxton to land himself the third spot on the grid for tomorrow’s race. MCN caught up with Rutter straight after the...

British Superbikes: Leon Haslam confident for Thruxton race setup

19 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Leon Haslam will line-up for tomorrow’s first British Superbike race of the season at Thruxton from second on the grid, confident that he’s got a good setup for the two races. Haslam set a 1.19.872,...

British Superbikes: Shane Byrne on Thruxton pole

19 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne has secured his second pole on the season, adding to the fastest qualifying lap he set at Brands Hatch a fortnight ago. Byrne set a pole lap of 1.19.704 – just four seconds slower...

British Superbikes: Karl Harris leads and Adam Jenkinson shocks in final wet free practice

19 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Rob Mac Racing’s Karl Harris has powered to the top of the third and final free practice session at Thruxton in wet conditions. Standing water didn’t slow the bikes dramatically, with Harris’ fastest...

British Superbikes: MSS Discovery Kawasaki making steady progress at Thruxton

19 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Stuart Easton put MSS Discovery Kawasaki up into the top ten in Friday practice, with the team making bounding improvements over the first weekend’s performance at Brands Hatch. MCN caught up with MSS...

British Superbikes: Cal Crutchlow ends first day at Thruxton provisionally pole

18 April 2008 by Rob Hull

HM Plant Honda’s Cal Crutchlow set an impressive first day benchmark at Thruxton with a fastest time of 1.15.07 in difficult conditions. Crutchlow’s time, just two tenths off the outright record set...

British Superbikes: Leon Morris lands Airwaves Scholarship

18 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Twenty-one year old Thruxton local Leon Morris will be benefiting from words of wisdom from Airwaves Ducati team boss Colin Wright as part of the Airwaves Scholarship. Morris, who rides for Trimite...

British Superbikes: Tena for Men Honda look toward Thruxton

18 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Tena for Men Honda is one of the new-look outfits in the British Superbike paddock for 2008 but running two familiar riders. MCN caught up with both Superbike hopeful Tristan Palmer and his Superbike...

Present the Airwaves Kick Up a Gear British Superbike award

18 April 2008

Do you fancy presentig the Airwaves Kick Up a Gear Award to the most improved rider in British Superbikes? Well Airwaves chewing gum has joined forces with motorcyclenews.com to give you the chance to...

BSB Brands Shakey & Leon

18 April 2008 by Kerry Green

BSB Brands Shakey & Leon It was a Shakey start to the first BSB round at Brands due to the snow but it was still really fine and sunny on the practice days. Shakey and Leon were looking fast and ready...

British Superbikes: Q&A with Pirelli boss Guglielmo Fiocchi

16 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Just how big is the control tyre deal for Pirelli? The answer: big enough to send the MD of the entire motorcycling department to check out British Superbikes for himself. We spoke to Pirelli’s Moto...

British Superbikes: Sean Emmett to ride for AIM Yamaha at Thruxton

16 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Sean Emmett has been drafted in to replace Steve Plater at Thruxton this weekend in the AIM British Superbike squad with the 2007 Macau winner fulfilling duties with the GMT94 Yamaha team in World...