BSB News

MonsterMob Ducati's Shane Byrne stormed to his first ever double victory in the British Superbike Championship at Thruxton yesterday to take a firm grip on the title chase.

Monster Mob rider Stuart Easton blew away the Supersport competition today at Thruxton, as he put his Ducati 748 over 0.4secs clear of factory Honda rider Karl Harris.

Rizla Suzuki rider John Reynolds dug deep into his reserves of determination to finish sixth in final qualifying today on his GSX-R1000 despite riding with a broken left collarbone.

British Superbikes arrives at the ultra-fast Thruxton circuit in Hampshire this weekend, venue for rounds five and six of the 2003 championship, with Renegade Ducati eager to eat into Shane Bryne's early season points lead.

Padgett's British Supersport rider Adrian Coates picked up a useful 13 championship points with fourth place this weekend while team-mate John Crockford's run of bad luck at Snetterton continued when a broken chain on the fifth lap robbed him of a top six finish.

Team Renegade Ducati riders, Michael Rutter and Sean Emmett, both enjoyed trips to the podium during this weekend's Snetterton round of the British Superbike Championship; Rutter after winning race one and Emmett after finishing second in race two.

MonsterMob Ducati Supersport rider Stuart Easton suffered a disastrous result at Snetterton yesterday, when he had to retire at half race distance with an electrical problem aboard the 748RS.

Full race results from the first race of the day at Snetterton for round two of the British Superbike championship.

Honda Racing's Mark Heckles qualified an excellent eighth on his British Superbike debut today at Snetterton, round two of the British Superbike Championship.

Rizla Suzuki's Yukio Kagayama was on a hot lap during the Dunlop Super 12 final qualifying session today at Snetterton when he fell hard at the end of the 190mph Revett straight.

27-year-old former World Superbike rider Mark Heckles has signed for Honda to partner Steve Plater for the next two rounds of the 2003 British Superbike Championship.

British Motorsport Promoters Limited [BMP] today confirmed the launch of the 2003 British Superbike Privateers' Cup, with the first race due to take place at the first Oulton Park round [3-5 May].

The ACU have joined much of British two-wheeled motorsport by offering their sincere condolences to the friends and family of rising star Guy Farbrother, who died in a road accident on Monday.

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Guy Farbrother, who was tragically killed in a road accident close to his home in Hampshire yesterday evening (Monday).

Complete British Superbike championship standings following round 1 of 12 [races 2 of 24] today [Sunday] at Silverstone. BSB Riders championship (after round 1 of 12):

Honda Racing's Steve Plater had an unlucky start to his first British Superbike race aboard the VTR1000 SP-2. Having qualified on the second row at Silverstone's International Circuit, the 30-year-old Lincolnshire rider was taken off on the first lap when three riders had a collision.

Team Renegade Ducati's Leon Haslam stormed to a front row grid position during today's final qualifying session at Silverstone, despite not having even sat on his Ducati 748 Supersport machine before free practice for this weekend's opening round got underway on Friday morning.

Barry Sheene will be paid another compliment by the premier British motorcycle championships when the organisers of the national Superbike series and its supporting classes 'retire' his number seven from active service.

The D&B Ducati team will start their third British Superbike season at Silverstone this weekend with Dean Ellison retained as sole rider.

Members of the ACU Academy's road race stars got their season off to a brilliant start at the first major race meeting of the season last weekend at Snetterton, host of the first Motorcycle Racing Organisation (MRO) meeting of 2003.

With just a week to go before the 2003 British Superbike Championship gets underway, Team Renegade Ducati's Michael Rutter blitzed the opposition during the final pre-season test at Donington Park, shaving almost half a second off the existing lap record on his way to posting the fastest time of

Team Renegade Ducati got their 2003 British Championship campaign off to a spectacular start - in more ways than one - during the official launch of the team in Manchester yesterday.

2002 Aprilia Superteen Champion Jonathan 'Jon Boy' Lee used the ACU's first Junior Practice day of the year at Cadwell Park to try out his new bike and team.

Actress/model Lisa Barbuscia has spoken of her delight at being a part of the Rizla Suzuki British Superbike team for 2003.