BSB News

Johnny Rea on the Red Bull Honda lapped the Croft circuit in 1min 19.433secs - the fastest two wheeled lap ever - to take a commanding pole position in preparation for round ten of the Bennetts British Superbike championship.

After a two month injury-induced absence, Hawk Kawasaki's Dean Thomas intends to return to BSB action at this weekend's Croft round.

The top three riders during free practice one at Croft ahead of the tenth round of the Bennetts British Superbikes all lapped under the existing lap record of 1min 20.931secs.

Shane 'Shakey' Byrne will race for the first time at Croft in North Yorkshire on his Rizla Suzuki this weekend at the tenth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

As if running at the front of the Bennetts British Superbike championship isn't enough of a challenge, Red Bull Honda's Johnny Rea recently took up the opportunity to race an F1 car and air plane.

Following the fall out from the Snetterton crash involving James Haydon on the Rizla Suzuki and Dean Thomas on the Hawk Kawasaki, the MCRCB held a judicial hearing into the incident. The outcome found Haydon not guilty of careless riding.

In the latest of his exclusive columns for Crash.net , former Rizla Suzuki racer John Reynolds talks about Shakey's win and tells us about taking his Mum for a flight.....

In her latest column for Crash.net , Sean Emmett's girlfriend Lauren Carter gives the 'inside line' on his impressive race debut with the Lloyds British Ducati Supersport team at Knockhill...

Italian owned Vivaldi racing had more to celebrate at Knockhill than just the recent World Cup outcome, running two of the Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6's in full Italian flag livery as a mark of respect for the victorious Italian World Cup side, the team entered the weekend in a buoyant mood and hauled in

Johnny Rea on the Red Bull Honda showed the Bennetts British Superbike riders the way round the challenging Knockhill circuit to lead free practice two in preparation for the eighth round of the hotly contested championship.

Shane "Shakey" Byrne will be the sole Rizla Suzuki rider racing at the eighth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill in Scotland this weekend.

After the traumatic week Rizla Suzuki suffered having their race machines stolen, John Reynolds was more than ready to chill out at the Goodwood Festival of speed and as a self confessed petrol head he loved every minute of the unique event.

Ryuichi Kiyonari goes into the Knockhill round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship seeking a repeat of his winning double of last year, as he tries to reel in defending title holder Gregorio Lavilla in the points standings.

In her latest column for Crash.net , Sean Emmett's girlfriend Lauren Carter reviews his debut appearance for Lloyds British Ducati - and reveals that he'll stay with the Supersport team for the rest of the season...

Airwaves Ducati rider Leon Haslam topped all five sessions during a two day British Superbike test at Croft, attended by most of the leading riders and teams.

Rizla Suzuki's Shane Byrne set the fourth fastest lap time during the official two day Croft test, despite having both of his GSX-R1000 race bikes stolen from a locked garage at the circuit on Tuesday night.

Both of Shane 'Shakey' Byrne's Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 race bikes were stolen last night [Tuesday] from a locked garage at the Croft circuit in North Yorkshire - with the team offering a ?10,000 reward for their safe return.

Crash.net can reveal that BSB star Sean Emmett will test the ex-Stuart Easton Lloyds British Ducati 749 at the upcoming Croft test, with a view to possibly riding the machine for the remainder of 2006.

Hawk Kawasaki's Dean Thomas is making a full recovery following his high speed tangle with Rizla Suzuki's James Haydon at round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Snetterton.

Stuart Easton, who has been competing in both the British and World Supersport Championships has taken the decision to concentrate on just one championship and as such has opted to make the move to the World paddock on a permanent basis.

Ryuichi Kiyonari was taking no prisoners during race one of round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Snetterton, with another lights to flag victory.

Rizla Suzuki has concluded an investigation into the possible causes of Shane 'Shakey' Byrne's 187mph accident during Friday's first practice session at the seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Snetterton.

Airwaves Ducati's Leon Haslam was on a charge during free practice three ahead of round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, lapping the high speed Snetterton circuit in 1min 04.664secs.

'Pocket Rocket' Leon Haslam smashed all previous lap records at Snetterton to take pole position for round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.