BSB News

Embassy Racing was able to celebrate a successful first season of two-wheeled competition after Glen Richards successfully wrapped up the 2007 British National Superstock Championship title.

With the BSB teams believed to be looking to reduce the number of races for budgetary reasons, and the fact that it costs Mondello considerably more to host a round than any of the British circuits, the County Kildare venue has decided not to take up its place on the 2008 calendar.

'Mission Racing' will contest the 2008 BSS series with riders Sam Warren and Nick Medd onboard 2008 YZF-R6 Rob McElnea specification Yamahas.

By Mike Nicks Dunlop and Pirelli will slug it out in a two-manufacturer contest to win the valuable contract to supply the entire British Superbike and British Supersport grids in 2008, it emerged at Brands Hatch this weekend.

Hobbs sped around the Indy circuit in just 46.980secs, making him the only rider to dip below the 47second lap mark.

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This is the big event at Brands Hatch, not only will the Bennetts British Superbike Championship be decided after a three-way scrap for the title but is the only chance to see Toseland's machine carrry the number one plate on track before he moves to MotoGP with the Tech 3 Yamaha team.

With improved weather conditions the lap times picked up with Lowry taking the lead from Joe Dickinson mid way through the session. The Trucklinks Honda rider took the lead from the outset but had to surrender it to Lowry with 16mins to go.

A lot of the usual suspects didn't take to the Indy track as conditions were far from ideal. Leading the early session when the chequered flag came out was Sam Lowes of Double Vision Racing despite a tumble at Druids with only 6mins of free practice left to run.

Hobbs will continue in the Supersport class with the team which has picked up the Supersport Cup title for two consecutive seasons now. He will be team-mate to James 'Westy' Westmoreland the current British Supersport Cup Winner, and Dan 'Ferret' Cooper the 2006 British 125 Champion.

An announcement from the MCRCB has confirmed that the single tyre make proposal has now been sanctioned for the 2008 and 2009 BSB and BSS championships.

While Laverty moves on his team-mate Ian Lowry will stay in Supersport to contest the hotly fought championship for another season.

Two months out of action and a 130mph crash at the infamous Craner Curves couldn't stop the NB Suzuki who was lucky to walk away uninjured.

Last year's event raised an amazing ?33,000 and this year they are hoping to raise even more. Right now the Chris Jones Riders Fund needs items for the auction such as memorabilia, hospitality, or an item of equipment that can be signed by a rider.

Pete Jennings of Rizla Suzuki took on something of a role reversal this weekend at Snetterton, instead of maintaining a race machine for someone else to ride he was actually the person doing the racing.

Leon Camier looks likely to be out for the rest of the 2007 British Superbike Championship after suffering an horrific crash at Cadwell Park in Monday's eleventh round of the year.

Leon Haslam and Gregorio Lavilla completed first free practice for round eleven of the Bennetts British Superbike championship in fifth and sixth places respectively.

Not content with being the fastest man around the Isle of Man TT Course, John McGuinness became the fastest man in the world at the Ulster Grand Prix meeting when he set the fastest lap ever recorded around the 7.4-mile Dundrod circuit - the fastest road race in the world.

It might be the home circuit for the HM Plant Honda team, but the Airwaves Ducati riders Leon Haslam and Gregorio Lavilla have a good track record at the challenging Cadwell Park and they are intent on spoiling the party for Ryuichi Kiyonari and Jonathan Rea.

Centurion Racing for the second year running have picked up the British Supersport Cup title, this time it is courtesy of 19-year-old James Westmoreland.

Rizla Suzuki's Chris Walker can't wait to get on track at Cadwell Park this coming weekend for round eleven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

Ulster Man, Ryan Farquhar on the Harker Kawasaki took a dominant win during the Superstock race at the Ulster Grand Prix.

The Dundrod 150 road race is considered as a warm-up for the Ulster Grand Prix which will be held this coming Saturday. It is a good way of judging the racing to come and this time round it was a dramatic race.

Bruce Anstey on the Relentless Suzuki took the top spot during the Ulster Grand Prix Supersport qualifying. The session came to a premature halt when Cameron Donald's Uel Duncan Honda blew its engine on the start finish straight and spewed oil on the racing line.