BSB News

After a season that has been far from his satisfaction, British Superbike team boss Paul Bird has revealed that his has changes in store for the season finale at Brands Hatch, including a new third rider for the Stobart Honda Superbike squad.

Hawk Kawasaki team manager Stuart Hicken has admitted that the team could make the move to World Superbikes providing they can pull in the sponsorship.

AIM Yamaha's Les Shand had a high-speed excursion across the grass at Craner Curves which cost him a second successive race victory in the British Superstock Championship whilst competing in the twelfth round at Donington Park.

Donington Park is John Reynolds' home circuit and the Rizla Suzuki ace is hoping to improve on his recent run of podium results when he races there this weekend at the twelfth and penultimate round of the British Superbike championship this weekend.

Pete Ward, known as 'Pesky' to all and sundry still leads the National Superstock Cup Championship despite finishing out of the points at Oulton Park, and he's looking forward to this weekend's action at Donington Park - especially if the rain holds off...

John McGuinness enjoyed a successful weekend of racing over the weekend at the International Gold Cup races at Oliver's Mount in Scarborough.

With Scott Smart still sidelined with the injury he picked up at Silverstone it was left to Tristan Palmer and Ben Wilson to represent Vivaldi Racing as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship headed to Oulton Park for the eleventh round of the year at the weekend.

James Buckingham capped a memorable season in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park as the Quay Racing Suzuki rider secured the Privateer Cup with two race meetings still to run.

With recent performances not being reflected in results, Les Shand finally paired a good performance with the right result as he took a maiden win in the British Superstock Championship on a busy weekend at Oulton Park.

In only his second meeting of the year for the Vitrans Honda team, John McGuinness made a welcome return to the points in the latest round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park.

Following another difficult outing at Cadwell Park last week, Jon Kirkham and Dienza Performance have split and will pursue other options for the remainder of the 2005 British Superbike season.

Cal Crutchlow secured his maiden win in the British Supersport Championship with an impressive display at Cadwell Park - the 19-year-old completing a clean sweep of race win, pole position and fastest lap on board his Northpoint Racing Honda.

Tommy Hill was left understandably delighted after the youngster claimed his first ever British Superbike Championship victory in the latest round of the year at Cadwell Park.

The tenth round of the British 125GP Championship, at Cadwell Park on Monday, was marred by the tragic death of Chris Jones.

Ryuichi Kiyonari has closed the gap at the top of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship after a brace of top five finishes at Cadwell Park, but the man the Japanese ace is chasing is no longer HM Plant Honda team-mate Michael Rutter after a disappointing weekend for the Midlander.

James Buckingham impressed everyone with his superb podium finish at Castle Combe on board the Rizla Suzuki. It was his first time out on a full blown Superbike and he got the result needed to make everyone take heed.

The Airwaves Ducati riders made their presence felt at Cadwell Park for the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, with Leon Haslam taking pole position and his team-mate, Gregorio Lavilla, taking third.

Marty Nutt on board his Mark Johns Motors/Nutttravel.com Honda, had a mixed race day at Silverstone in Northants last weekend.

Ryuichi Kiyonari claimed his tenth race win of the season at Silverstone on Sunday at round nine of the Bennetts British Superbike championship, with the win closing the gap between the Japanese rider and HM Plant Honda team-mate Michael Rutter to just 26 points.

The first race at round nine of the Bennetts British Superbike at Silverstone in Northants was one of the most spectacular for crashes so far this season.

Following on from his second place at Snetterton last time out, Pere Riba worked his way through the field at Silverstone on Sunday in the Metabo British Supersport championship to take a fine win after an epic battle with Craig Jones.

Dienza Performance have bounced back after losing their title sponsor, Sendo, just before Knockhill. The team have been out for a few rounds whilst trying to drum up funds, however team manager Enzo Di Clemente told Crash.net "I'm not a quitter, we are going to keep going."

Crash.net's Superbike reporter Louise Cain had the ride of her life at the Audi and Rizla Suzuki track day at Silverstone in Northants on Thursday - when our usually chatty reporter was stunned into silence by a pillion ride with BSB star James Haydon - an effect we here at Crash wo

John McGuinness broke his Ulster Grand Prix duck on Saturday with a thrilling double victory at the 7.4-mile Dundrod circuit.