BSB News

British Motorsport Promoters have unveiled a sponsorship package with publishing giant EMAP Automotive designed to build upon the already popular British Superbike and support race programme.

British bike racing fans will be doubly delighted by the announcement today [Thursday] that both ITV and BBC have committed to covering the British Superbike Championship.

After three incredibly successful years, the V&M Racing Team have today announced they are parting company with rider David Jefferies. The Yorkshireman's departure ends what has arguably been the most successful partnership in recent TT history.

With a track record second to none, you would expect sponsors to be queuing up to back a winning team like V&M Racing.

In late 2001 Ducati UK and BMP announced their intention to run the premier support series for the British Superbike Championship in the 2002 season - the Ducati Monster S4 Challenge.

Veteran team owner Clive Padgett expects to field former grand prix racer Adrian Coates in the British Superbike Championship this season, after agreeing a deal to continue a relationship forged in 2001.

Having announced their return to British Superbikes with Adrian Coates, Padgett Racing have signed Marty Nutt as a second rider this week. Clive Padgett will be officially launching the Padgett BSB team at the open and direct Ulster Motorcycle Show on February 27.

GSE Racing is to partner Ducati UK in the running of the 2002 Monster S4 Challenge. The organisation behind the HM Plant Ducati World Superbike team will act as the sole race preparation service for the new addition to the British Superbike calendar.

British Motorsport Promoters Limited (BMP) is delighted to announce that Dunlop will be the Title Sponsor and Official Tyre Supplier to the 2002 National Junior Superstock Championship as well as the Title Sponsor of the British Superbike Superpole Qualifying Practices.

Simon Crafar is getting back on a bike and competing in the British Superbike series this year. The New Zealander who fought against greats such as Mick Doohan will be riding a Yamaha R1 and will be keen to show he hasn't lost what it takes to win.

John Reynolds has pointed no further than new Crescent Suzuki team-mate Karl Harris as he outlined the threats to his crown in 2002.

Reve Red Bull squad boss Ben Atkins has again claimed that it is world superbikes or bust for his British title-winning team.

Since the official withdrawal of Kawasaki from British Superbikes just over a week ago, things have looked bad for Michael Rutter. But now he is bouncing back and looking forward to racing the RSX-R1000 next season.

Virgin Mobile Aiwa Yamaha have announced today that Steve Plater will partner earlier signing Simon Crafer in the teams 2002 British Superbike challenge. He joins the team after a trying week.

V&M Racing is taking a break from the British winter, having confirmed that it is heading for the heat of the Far East for the 35th running of the annual Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix on 17 November.

When Team Kawasaki's Michael Rutter claimed the only four-cylinder victory of the 2001 season in the second Superbike race at Rockingham Speedway, you could see the 16,000 spectators crowding the massive grandstands leafing through their programmes to find out exactly who the unfamiliar rider on

BMP announced today that the 2002 Junior Superstock Championship will continue to run next season to the existing MCRCB technical regulations as a National championship and that an agreement has been concluded with Yamaha Motor UK for this championship to be replaced by a one-make series in 2003

V&M Racing's David Jefferies rode a calculated race in the final round of the 2001 British Superstock championship, to secure second place in the final championship standings on his V&M Racing R1 Yamaha.

Complete results from race two at round 13 of the 2001 British Superbike Championship at Donington Park.

Complete results from race one at round 13 of the 2001 British Superbike Championship at Donington Park.

After showing his potential with an impressive second place and new lap record in the first outing of the day at Rockingham Speedway, Michael Rutter went one better in the second Superbike race, scorching to his, and Team Kawasaki's, first win of the season.

British Superbike Championship leader Steve Hislop has been taken to hospital following a crash with title rival John Reynolds at Rockingham Motor Speedway.

Yorkshireman David Jefferies became only the second rider in history to lift the prestigious International Gold Cup on five occasions, when he stormed to a convincing victory in this weekends event, at the Oliver's Mount circuit, Scarborough.

Matt Llewellyn's championship hopes suffered a set back in the British Supersport 600 race at Mallory. Llewellyn lost a lot of ground on the opening lap of Sunday's race when his V&M Racing R6 Yamaha was knocked out of gear at the hairpin corner on the first lap of the race.