BSB News

Honda announced its 2005 British Superbike championship plans today at the NEC International Motorcycle and Scooter show which includes four riders in the BSB series.

After finishing third in the 2004 British Superstock championship with Ben Wilson, Vivaldi Racing have today confirmed that they will graduate to the premier British Superbike class next season.

World Enduro Championship runner-up David Knight set the pace on the exciting opening day of the Moto1 event at Donington Park on Saturday. Consistent Knight finished fourth in the trials segment, won the motocross, finished second in the supermoto and took 13th place in the road race.

During the 2004 season Crash.net took a trip down to Verwood in Dorset to Crescent Suzuki, the home of the Rizla British Superbike racing team.

Some of the UK's leading motorcycle sports stars are set to do battle as the 24-rider line-up was announced last night for the first ever Moto1 challenge at Donington Park on October 30-31.

Crash.net can exclusively reveal that former Hawk Kawasaki rider Scott Smart has signed a contract with Rizla Suzuki for 2005 following weeks of speculation.

With expectation growing that Troy Bayliss will leave the Ducati Marlboro MotoGP team at the end of this season, despite Ducati insisting that a final decision has yet to be made, some 'insiders' are now linking the Australian with a move back to BSB - with his former GSE team.

The Virgin Mobile Samsung Yamaha British Superbike team have recently confirmed Seam Emmett will be joining 2003 R6 Cup winner Tommy Hill and 2004 R6 Cup winner Richard Wren as their 2005 British Superbike riders.

Red Bull and Honda Racing have confirmed the structure for their ongoing partnership in the 2005 British Superbike Championship series. At the end of the first season of their three-year agreement, the team's overall goal of developing future champions remains on course.

The British Superbike Championship Paddock helped raise nearly ?3000 for charity when two members of the MonsterMob Ducati team competed in the BUPA Great North Run recently.

Ulsterman Michael Laverty placed himself firmly in the record books with a superb treble win in front of a bumper home crowd at the Sunflower International Trophy meeting this weekend in Ireland.

Team Nvidia rider Paul Robinson became retained his Irish title this weekend at at the fianl round of the Irish championship at Bishops Court, Ireland.

An impressive line-up of Supermoto champions are heading to Moto1 at Donington Park on October 30-31, all chasing victory at the largest motorcycle sport festival ever staged.

Hawk Kawasaki have announced an all Australian rider line-up with Glen Richards and Dean Thomas as their riders in the 2005 British Superbike Championship.

Rizla Suzuki rider and 2004 British Superbike title holder John Reynolds will make his first public appearance in England as the BSB champ this weekend in Nottingham at the public release of the Crescent Suzuki racing computer game.

Riders from all over the world are flocking to the inaugural Moto1 event at Donington Park on October 30-31 with top American Tony D'Orsi the latest to sign up.

Another double win in the British Superbike Cup together with a top ten outright finish in the British Superbike Championship was the perfect end to what has been an incredible season for Jentin Racing and rider James Ellison and has underlined their superiority in the class for non factory backe

Respected sources close to Crash.net have indicated that GSE racing is set to make a comeback to racing in the 2005 British Superbike championship.

The British championship 125 Team Nvidia, run by GR Motorsport, are all set to sell up their three 125 machines, along with all their spares, following hopes to move into the premier Superbike class next season.

The final round of the World Stunt Riding Championship is set to be the best ever when the closely-fought series heads to Donington Park as part of the Moto1 festival on October 30-31.

Sean Emmett won the two Superbike Grand National races from Castle Combe Sunday aboard his last seasons ETI Ducati.

The Triumph ValMoto Daytona made its final appearance on British soil last weekend - with more fantastic results to round off an amazing two years in road racing at the Scarborough International Gold Cup.

The Superbike Grand National at Castle Combe marks a momentous occasion for HM Plant Honda Racing and Red Bull Rookies Honda. The two teams are using the event to debut riders in the Superbike and Supersport classes this weekend.

Yukio Kagayama is smiling broadly after being called up to ride the GSV-R MotoGP bike at the Qatar GP in the Middle East on October 2 in place of the injured Kenny Roberts Jr.