BSB News

For Triumph ValMoto Sunday's chequered flag at Donington Park will signify the end of a memorable first year of competition.

Rizla Suzuki debuted its all-new silver GSX-R1000 during initial testing for the twelfth and final 2003 British Superbike round at Donington Park today, with team riders John Reynolds and Niall Mackenzie finishing in third and eighth places respectively.

This is the first picture of Rizla Suzuki's new Silver livery, to be raced by John Reynolds and Niall Mackenzie at the Donington Park BSB finale, this weekend.

The British Superbike Championship, powered by Halls, makes its final outing of the year this weekend [27-28 September] as it rolls into Donington Park, Derby, for the twelfth round of the UK's premiere motorcycle series.

Whilst Padgett's Supersport team-mate John Crockford finished in fourth place, crossing the line just two hundredths of a second behind Team Vitrans rider Dean Thomas, Adrian Coates was one of four riders whose race ended prematurely in the Druids hairpin gravel trap at this weekend's Brands Hatc

John Reynolds took a comfortable win in the first race of the day at Brands Hatch in the British Superbike Championship at the Kent circuit.

Sean Emmett took the second victory of the day in the British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch today marking his first win in the series for fifteen months.

Rizla Suzuki rider John Reynolds was on blistering form as he set the third fastest lap time during today's practice sessions for the eleventh round of the British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch, while his team-mate for this race Tom Sykes shook up the establishment at his first attempt o

The new British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne heads for home ground this weekend aiming to celebrate his recent title success with another pair of wins at Brands Hatch where the penultimate round of the 2003 series takes place on Sunday [14th September].

With TDB Recruit.com rider Paul Young requiring urgent surgery, Jamie Morley has agreed to partner Jon Kirkham in the eleventh round of the British Superbike Championship at brands Hatch this weekend.

The 2003 British Supersport Champion Karl Harris returns to one of his favourite circuits this weekend for the penultimate round of the British Supersport Championship.

Injured British Superbike star Yukio Kagayama has admitted to being overwhelmed by the amount of support and good wishes he has received since being hurt in a practice crash at Cadwell Park last weekend.

After suffering non-finishes in both the previous Oulton Park round and then in the first of the two 125 races run at Cadwell this weekend, Padgett's rider Danny Coutts finally saw his luck change as he stormed to fifth place in an incident packed second leg.

Karl Harris has re-signed for Honda Racing to compete in the 2004 British Supersport Championship. The 23-year-old Yorkshireman will once again ride the all-conquering CBR600RR in the ultra-competitive Supersport class with the same team structure - as this year - in place for next season.

Karl Harris was crowned 2003 British Supersport Champion after winning the tenth round of the series in typically dominant fashion before a huge Bank Holiday Monday crowd of 36,500 fans.

T.D.B Recruit.com rider Paul Young is to miss the last three rounds of the 2003 British Superbike championship. On his doctors advice Young is to undergo surgery as soon as possible to correct a long-standing spinal injury.

Dean Ellison and the D&B Firepower Ducati Team supported by Alcatel head to Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire this weekend - one of the most exciting and entertaining tracks on the British Superbike Calendar.

Steve Hislop's mother, Margaret, has issued a statement today thanking people for their support following the tragic accident that claimed Hizzy's life at the end of July.

Last weekend at Oulton Park saw ACU Academy riders feature at the front end of a variety of the British Superbike support races - culminating in a victory in the ultra competitive Virgin Yamaha R6 Cup.

It has been announced that Oulton Park, which should have seen reigning champ Steve Hislop's return to action this weekend, will instead honour his passing by naming the newly modified Knickerbrook corner as 'Hizzy's chicane'.

This weekend will be the second time that the British Supersport Championship has visited Oulton Park this season. Round four took place in May and despite unfavourable weather affecting their qualifying positions, Triumph ValMoto riders Jim Moodie and Craig Jones both put in great performances.

Steve Hislop's family have announced that the reigning British Superbike Champion will be buried in his hometown of Hawick, Scotland, this Thursday.

Hislop won the 2002 British Superbike Championship under the Monstermob Ducati banner, have spoken of their sadness and shock at the untimely death of a man who took their team to the top.

Honda Racing has issued a statement following the untimely death of Steve Hislop in a helicopter accident on Wednesday 30 July.