BSB News

The V&M Racing Team had a weekend of mixed fortunes at the Knockhill racing circuit in Scotland, when the eighth round of the British Superstock and British Supersport championships took place over the weekend of 11/12 August.

Kim Ashkenazi has been stripped of his Supersport 600 victory at Knockhill today after his Kawasaki was found to be underweight - handing victory to Karl Harris.

Championship leader Steve Hislop returns to his native Scotland intent on increasing his advantage in the British Superbike title chase as he races his MonsterMob Ducati in the double race eighth round of the series at Knockhill on Sunday 12 August.

David Jefferies gave the V&M Racing team its first British Superstock victory of the season when he brought his Pirelli-shod R1 Yamaha home at the front of the field in Sunday's seventh round at Oulton Park.

Steve Hislop extended his advantage over British Superbike Championship rival John Reynolds to 20 points as he completed his third winning double of the campaign in the seventh round at Oulton Park.

Steve Hislop returns to his favourite Oulton Park circuit, on Sunday 22 July, aiming for another winning double booster to his title hopes as he powers into the seventh round of the British Superbike Championship.

Clarion Suzuki GSX-R Factory Squad rider Karl Harris blitzed the opposition in the British Supersport championship at the high-speed Thruxton circuit on Sunday.

After a disappointing weekend at Brands Hatch, the V&M Racing Team bounced back into contention for the British Supersport and Superstock championships, at the sixth round of the series at the Thruxton circuit in Hampshire.

Steve Plater stormed onto the first race podium at Thruxton, claiming second place in the closest encounter seen so far in this year's British Superbike Championship.

Steve Plater will start tomorrow's twenty-lap Superbike races from pole position on the grid, after topping the qualifying timesheets for the first time in his British Superbike career.

1. Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati 26mins 16.704secs 2. John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati +2.740secs 3. Steve Plater Team Kawasaki Kawasaki +33.044secs 4. Michael Rutter Team Kawasaki Kawasaki +33.383secs

Steve Hislop completed his first-ever winning double in the British Superbike Championship, to close within 17 points of the man he defeated in each of the two 17-lap races at Oulton Park, John Reynolds.

John Reynolds powered to a brilliant winning double in the opening round of the British Superbike Championship at Donington Park - the former champion had things relatively comfortable in the opening 25-lapper at his local circuit, but was made to fight every inch of the way in the second as Jame

Despite the loss of arguably its two biggest names and the factory Honda team, the 2001 British Superbike Championship is still shaping up to be an enthralling battle from start to finish and it gets underway this weekend at Donington Park with arch-rivals John Reynolds and James Haydon favourite

John Reynolds and James Haydon are expected to be major contenders for this year's British Superbike crown and they meet in a double-race opening round 'shoot-out' at Donington Park on Sunday 1 April.

Former champions Steve Hislop and John Reynolds head up an array of the country's leading racers who will be battling for glory in this year's British Superbike Championship, to be decided over 26 races, at 13 events.

To complete one of the most dynamic line-ups ever seen in British Superbike racing, Team Virgin Mobile have announced the signing of Jamie Robinson for the 2001 season.

Suzuki's GSXR Factory Squad made their first public appearance today in the Bikesport section of the Autosport International Show at the NEC, they are also scheduled to appear tomorrow (Sunday).