BSB News

John Laverty has extended his lead in the British Superbike Daily Star Cup after mixing it with the factory supported riders and scoring a double class victory at Oulton Park.

The qualifying system for the Bennetts British Superbike Championship is to receive a major revamp from the Cadwell Park round onwards, organisers have told Crash.net

I was at the Goodwood Festival of Speed a week ago, and it was one of those weekends for me which I thoroughly enjoyed. It was somewhere to relax and have a look around at all the cars and all the old bikes - something I love doing - and just keep up-to-date with everything.

Tristan Palmer is looking to break into the top ten for the first time in his British Superbike career after a solid start to the season.

Michael Laverty was left clutching positives from his Mallory Park weekend despite coming away from the two races with just an 11th place finish.

Sean Emmett will return to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship for the second time this year after securing a spot on the SMT Honda for Mallory Park.

James Haydon is to return to the saddle for the latest round of the British Superbike Championship in the place of the injured Stuart Easton.

Leon Haslam has described Ducati's weight penalty as 'a load of crap' after the Honda rider claimed it will make no difference to their performance whatsoever.

STP Motorsport have been forced to withdraw from the latest round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship after succumbing to engine woes.

Michael Rutter is targeting a good result in the forthcoming Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Snetterton after claiming the electrical problems on his North West Ducati will give him much needed confidence.

GSE Racing, which runs the championship leading Airwaves Ducati team, has repeated its opposition to the 'wholly unjustified' twin-cylinder minimum weight increase - now confirmed as taking effect from this weekend's Snetterton round - but is pleased that a 2kg tolerance has been included.

A new minimum weight limit of 175kg for twin-cylinder machinery competing in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship has been confirmed, effective immediately.

Post-race weights released for Monday's Donington Park round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship have confirmed that double race winner Shane Byrne was - on average - just 1.85kg below the future twin-cylinder minimum weight.

Tom Sykes admits he had 'mixed feelings' about his day's work in the latest round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park, despite scoring a second consecutive podium.

Shane Byrne shrugged off the controversy surrounding his '1098' Ducati in opening free practice for the fourth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park by sneaking the fastest time.

Shane Byrne holds a 44 point lead in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship heading into round four at the Donington Park grand prix circuit on Spring Bank Holiday Monday 26 May.

The NW200 Ducati team has responded to a delay in introducing the revised twin-cylinder minimum weight limit, until after this weekend's Donington Park round, by stating that it will now be able to race as planned in the fourth round of the 2008 Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

Airwaves Ducati team principal Darrell Healey says he is astounded by the announcement by the MCRCB/MSVR of changes to the technical regulations for the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, which looks set to result in the title leading team withdrawing from the fourth round of the year at Do

By Mike Nicks Shane Byrne and the loping power of his Airwaves Ducati 1098R again broke the challenge of British superbike racing's young guns in the first of today's two 20-lap races on the 2.3-mile grand prix circuit.

Pictures by Ken Richardson While James Ellison took his first BSB podium in race two at Oulton Park, brother Dean experienced very different fortunes - being left unconscious after smashing into a stationary motorcycle, ruling him out of this weekend's Brands Hatch round.

Bruising and a broken foot sustained during a spectacular collision with Tom Sykes' Rizla Suzuki in race two at Thruxton was aggravated by heavy accidents in both races at last Monday's Oulton Park round.

Pictures by Denis Latham This is the moment that left Cal Crutchlow sweating over whether he will be able to race in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship this weekend at Brands Hatch, after a fall in the second race at Oulton Park.

While James Ellison revelled in the glory of a maiden Bennetts British Superbike Championship podium finish, the Oulton Park weekend proved to be one of mixed emotions for Hydrex Bike Animal Honda team-mate Guy Martin.

Cal Crutchlow faces a race to prove his fitness ahead of the rescheduled Bennetts British Superbike Championship races at Brands Hatch this weekend after dislocating his ankle in a fall during the second race at Oulton Park.