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Jon-Boy Lee gets maiden win in R6 Cup.
Virgin Mobile Yamaha R6 Cup racer Jon-Boy Lee became the fifth rider to claim a victory in the one-make series which supports the British Superbikes, as he converted his pole start to a convincing maiden win at Mallory Park.
First time at Mallory for R6 Cup.
The Virgin Mobile Yamaha R6 Cup arrives at Mallory Park for its inaugural meeting at the Leicestershire track this weekend and the eighth round of the one-make series.
Plater back in the riding seat at Mallory.
The Virgin Mobile Samsung Yamaha British Superbike team will be out in force this weekend as it fields a quartet of riders for the ninth round of the Think! British Superbike Championship at Mallory Park.
Smart and McGuinness fired up for Knockhill.
The THINK! British Superbike Championship heads north of the border this weekend for the eighth round of the 2004 series. The tight and twisty 1.3 mile Knockhill circuit, in Fife, is the only Scottish track on the BSB calendar, but never fails to deliver excitement and high drama.
Rizla expect weather reporting sheep at Knockhill.
The eighth round of the British Superbike Championship at Knockhill on Sunday July 4th is likely to be influenced by the ever-changing Scottish weather, so Rizla Suzuki is ready to use the circuit's own sheep to forecast wet or dry conditions.
Smart column: 190bhp superbikes and dirty washing.
Hawk kawasaki rider, Scott Smart, has had mixed fortunes in the last couple of rounds. Inbetween racing 180bhp superbikes, rebuilding race engines, and doing his dirty washing, he told crash.net all about it...
Reynolds column: What broken collarbone?
It was a weekend of exciting racing marred by a tragic accident at the seventh round of the Think! British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch.
Emmett gets two second places.
MonsterMob Ducati Superbike rider Sean Emmett overcame the treacherous conditions at Brands Hatch today to record a pair of second place finishes in round seven of the Think! British Superbike Championship.
New boy McGuinness: man of the meeting.
Hawk Kawasaki's judgement to replace injured Glen Richards with TT-winner John McGuinness proved to be a good decision when the Lancastrian stormed to his maiden BSB podium and the Man of the Meeting award at a wet Brands Hatch yesterday.
Official incident statement: Motorsport Vision.
MotorSport Vision have released the following statement regarding the horrific accident at Brands Hatch, which claimed the life of one rider and left others seriously injured:
Tragedy at Brands BSB.
Tragedy struck Sunday's Brands Hatch round of the British Superbike championship when a terrifying accident in the supporting Superstock Cup race claimed the life of one competitor and seriously injured several others.
McGuinness on pace for the race.
Hawk Kawasaki stand-in John McGuinness will start tomorrow's two BSB races at Brands Hatch from ninth on the grid after putting on a determined performance in second qualifying.
Virgin Yamaha poised to attack.
Together with the three riders in the British Superbike championship and a whole field of rookie R6 cup riders, the Virgin team have yet again got their work cut out.
Isle of man TT McGuinness gets break at Hawk.
TT star John McGuinness makes his debut for British Superbike team Hawk Kawasaki at Brands Hatch this weekend as a stand-in for the injured Glen Richards and may be offered a permanent position as the third BSB Hawk Kawasaki rider if he performs well.
Win tickets to Brands BSB!
Win tickets to the Brands Hatch round of the British Superbike championship thanks to Crash.net and MotorSport Vision .
McGuinness in for Richards at Brands.
Hawk Kawasaki have announced that John McGuinness will replace the injured Glen Richards for the next round of the Brtish Superbike championship, at Brands Hatch next weekend.
MSS Kawasaki on front row in WSS.
MSS Discovery Kawasaki's Pere Riba put in a blistering final lap in Saturday's final qualifying session to take third place on the front row of the grid for Sunday's sixth round of the World Supersport Championship at Silverstone.
Monstermob Ducatis for the road.
Ducati UK Ltd and Paul Bird Motorsport have announced two special edition Monstermob Ducati replica superbikes to be launched at this weekend's Silverstone World Superbike round.
Haga fired up for BSB at Brands.
Last time he visited the British Superbike championship it was rather a warm welcome that Renegade Ducati rider Noriyuki Haga received. Desport this, and team-mate Leon Haslam's off at Oulton Park, both will be at Brands Hatch to join the action.
Dijon doing fine after 100mph haybale headbutt.
By Adam Arnold Following a high speed accident in the first race of round six of BSB from Thruxton, Dijon Compton of the BSD/Performance bike team has been discharged from hospital with severe whiplash.
Laser treatment to get JR to Brands.
British Superbike Championship leader John Reynolds is undergoing specialist treatment on his broken left collarbone in a bid to be fit for the seventh round of the series at Brands Hatch on 20 June.
Solid fifth for MSS Riba.
MSS Discovery's Pere Riba scooped fifth place in Sunday's sixth round of the British Supersport Championship at Thruxton, Hants.
An 'excellent experience' says Lavilla.
Factory Suzuki MotoGP test rider Gregorio Lavilla, standing in for the injured Yukio Kagayama, took a well-deserved third place podium finish in the second race at the sixth round of the British Superbike Championship at Thruxton in Hampshire.
Emmett back to winning ways at Thruxton.
MonsterMob Ducati Superbike rider Sean Emmett bounced back to form with a scintillating victory in front of another bumper crowd at a sun kissed Thruxton in round six of the Think! British Superbike Championship.