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Plater doubles up and changes team.
Steve Plater will be competing in both Bennetts British Superbike and British Supersport championships at Hampshire's Thruxton race circuit this Easter weekend.
Nutt survives Donington Park chaos.
Marty Nutt and his Mark Johns/Nutttravel.com Honda had an eventful race weekend for the second round of the British Superbike Cup at Donington Park.
Craig Coxhell down and out?
Hawk Kawasaki rider Craig Coxhell sustained a broken collar bone when he crashed out of the weather affected race two at Donington Park during the second round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
Ashley takes Cup lead and BSB top ten.
M.A.R rider Malcolm Ashley has taken the lead in the Bennetts British Superbike Cup from Irish rider Marty Nutt, following two podium finishes and a top ten outright result in the second race at a rain soaked Donington Park.
Smart Scott makes Vivaldi history.
Scott Smart made history for Vivaldi Racing at Donington Park on Sunday, when he cleverly mastered treacherous race two conditions to take the team's first ever Bennetts British Superbike victory.
Rizla team-mates fall... five times!
Rizla Suzuki riders Shane Byrne and James Haydon fell a total of five times during Sunday's rain hit races at Donington Park, venue for round two of the 2006 Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
Lavilla on pole and under lap record.
Airwaves Ducati rider Gregorio Lavilla took an impressive pole position at Donington Park ahead of round two of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. His time was 1min 31.542secs, 0.176secs under his own lap record set last season.
Spanish charge at Donington for Riba.
Pere Riba on his MSS Discovery Kawasaki was the man to beat during free practice two at Donington Park. Fellow Spaniard, Gregorio Lavilla posted the fastest time in Superbike practice so the Supersport rider has obviously decided to follow his lead!
Lavilla chased by Rea to top spot.
Reigning British Superbike Champion and current championship leader, Gregorio Lavilla on his Airwaves Ducati topped the times sheets during free practice one ahead of round two of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park.
Tel-Emmett-ry: Brands Hatch Indy.
In the latest of her columns for Crash.net , Sean Emmett's girlfriend Lauren Carter reviews the opening round of the 2006 Bennetts British Superbike championship, at Brands Hatch... Hi Everyone!
Pole and fastest ever lap for Lavilla.
Gregorio Lavilla put in an awesome qualifying session ahead of the first round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch Indy circuit in Kent.
Rain stops play whilst Haslam sets the pace.
Just as the undulating Brands Hatch race track was drying out well enough for the lap times to fall, the British weather kicked in and rain ended the session with three minutes to go. Leon "Pocket Rocket" Haslam on his Airwaves Ducati was leading the way with time of 46.318secs.
Emmett the `underdog` and at his most dangerous.
After spending recent seasons with leading outfits Monstermob Ducati and Virgin Yamaha, Sean Emmett is "taking on the millionaires" by returning to the role of underdog for the 2006 Bennetts British Superbike season - a situation he "thrives on".
Airwaves: We know we are the target.
Airwaves Ducati return to Bennetts British Superbike action at this weekend's Brands Hatch season opener aware that they are now "the target" after clinching championship victory last year.
Tel-Emmett-ry: The Lauren Carter column.
Hi Everyone! I'm Lauren Carter and Crash.net has asked me to do a column about life with my British Superbike boyfriend, Sean Emmett. Hopefully you'll enjoy my column which will bring a different angle to bike racing and my life with Sean, which is never boring!
`One of the best tests in years` for Vivaldi.
The Vivaldi Racing Team completed their second successful pre-season testing session in Spain at the Circuito de Velocidad de Almeria at the weekend.
Final Bennetts BSB championship entry list.
The final full entry list for the Bennetts British Superbike Championship for the 2006 season has been released, ahead of the first round of the championship next weekend at Brands [March 24-26].
Team nVidia opt for Superstock.
After contesting the Bennetts British Superbike championship last season, Team nVidia have opted to return to the Superstock championship for the season ahead.
Ellison re-signs for Slingshot.
Dean Ellison has penned a new deal with the Slingshot SMT Racing team to ride a 2006 Honda CBR1000RR in this year's Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
Vivaldi progresses despite Bridewell fall.
The Vivaldi Racing Superbike team endured mixed fortunes on the first two days of their winter testing schedule at Cartagena in south-east Spain ahead of the 2006 Bennetts British Superbike season.
Plater snapped up by Dienza.
The Dienza Performance British Superbike Team has signed Steve Plater to compete for top honours in the 2006 Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
Vivaldi shakedown K6 at Croft.
Vivaldi Racing has completed a chilly shakedown test of their new Suzuki GSXR1000 and GSXR600 K6 machines - with which they will contest the 2006 Bennetts British Superbike and Supersport championships - at the Croft circuit, in Yorkshire.
BykerBabe starts `face of 2006` search.
In association with Front magazine and Gridmodels.com model agency, leading British Supersport rider Jamie Robinson and the BykerBabe Racing Team are offering a fantastic opportunity for aspiring models.
Mission accomplished with new Virgin line-up.
Virgin Mobile's investment in young racing talent - through the Virgin Mobile Cup - has paid off for 2006, with all three Virgin Mobile Yamaha BSB riders having passed through the series.