BSB News

Since the official withdrawal of Kawasaki from British Superbikes just over a week ago, things have looked bad for Michael Rutter. But now he is bouncing back and looking forward to racing the RSX-R1000 next season.

Virgin Mobile Aiwa Yamaha have announced today that Steve Plater will partner earlier signing Simon Crafer in the teams 2002 British Superbike challenge. He joins the team after a trying week.

V&M Racing is taking a break from the British winter, having confirmed that it is heading for the heat of the Far East for the 35th running of the annual Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix on 17 November.

When Team Kawasaki's Michael Rutter claimed the only four-cylinder victory of the 2001 season in the second Superbike race at Rockingham Speedway, you could see the 16,000 spectators crowding the massive grandstands leafing through their programmes to find out exactly who the unfamiliar rider on

BMP announced today that the 2002 Junior Superstock Championship will continue to run next season to the existing MCRCB technical regulations as a National championship and that an agreement has been concluded with Yamaha Motor UK for this championship to be replaced by a one-make series in 2003

V&M Racing's David Jefferies rode a calculated race in the final round of the 2001 British Superstock championship, to secure second place in the final championship standings on his V&M Racing R1 Yamaha.

Complete results from race two at round 13 of the 2001 British Superbike Championship at Donington Park.

Complete results from race one at round 13 of the 2001 British Superbike Championship at Donington Park.

After showing his potential with an impressive second place and new lap record in the first outing of the day at Rockingham Speedway, Michael Rutter went one better in the second Superbike race, scorching to his, and Team Kawasaki's, first win of the season.

British Superbike Championship leader Steve Hislop has been taken to hospital following a crash with title rival John Reynolds at Rockingham Motor Speedway.

Yorkshireman David Jefferies became only the second rider in history to lift the prestigious International Gold Cup on five occasions, when he stormed to a convincing victory in this weekends event, at the Oliver's Mount circuit, Scarborough.

Matt Llewellyn's championship hopes suffered a set back in the British Supersport 600 race at Mallory. Llewellyn lost a lot of ground on the opening lap of Sunday's race when his V&M Racing R6 Yamaha was knocked out of gear at the hairpin corner on the first lap of the race.

David Jefferies kept the V&M Racing Team's British Superstock championship hopes alive, with a stirring performance in the eleventh round of the series at Mallory Park, on Sunday 16 September, after championship leader Paul Young crashed out of the reckoning in the closing stages of the race.

With just three rounds of the 2001 British motorcycle championships remaining, the V&M Racing Team's challenge will be shifting up a gear, as the series moves on to the Mallory Park circuit in Leicestershire, where the eleventh round of the Country's premier series takes place on Sunday 16 Se

John McGuinness won yesterday's tenth round British Supersport race at Brands Hatch, repeating his victory at the Kent circuit in round five last June.

British Motorsport Promoters Limited (BMP) is delighted to announce a third UK broadcast partner for the 2001 British Superbike Championship.

Former champions Steve Hislop and John Reynolds continued their private duel for the British Superbike Championship with a victory apiece in the double race tenth round on the tight, fast 1.226mile Brands Hatch Indy Circuit.

1. John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati 46.325secs 2. Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati 46.482secs 3. Sean Emmett Reve Red Bull Ducati 46.554secs 4. Michael Rutter Team Kawasaki Kawasaki 46.997secs

The V&M Racing Team were celebrating at Cadwell Park, after David Jefferies snatched a last gasp victory in the ninth round of the British Superstock championship, on a sun drenched August Bank Holiday Monday.

Steve Hislop powered to a fourth winning double in the ninth round of the British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park to extend his lead to 20 points ahead of John Reynolds who took third and second place finishes in front of a 33,500 crowd at the Lincolnshire circuit.

The BMP have expressed their deepest sympathies following the tragic death of Tim Levy in yesterday's British 250cc Championship event at Cadwell Park. The 28 year old Honda rider had qualified in 11th position, but was involved in a horrific multi bike pile-up soon after the start.

Steve Hislop repeats his race one victory at Cadwell Park, after overtaking John Reynolds on the first lap and never looking back; Reynolds lead teammate Emmett home in second; Haydon unable to repeat his race one performance and slips back to fourth and pressured all the way by Rutter; Rare reti

Steve Hislop wins race one from pole with ride of the race by James Haydon to move from fourth on the grid to second ahead of John Reynolds; Rutter moves up three places to sixth after his practice crash; Shane Byrne leads the Privateer charge once again...

Steve Plater (pictured) makes a racing return to the British Superbike Championship at his local Cadwell Park circuit for the double race ninth round of the series, which again focuses on the power-battle for supremacy in the title stakes between the two dueling former champions Steve Hislop and