BSB News

No sooner has he signed for the rest of the season for the Rizla Suzuki camp in the British Superbikes then James Haydon takes another step forward in his impressive career as he joins Crash.net as a columnist. Here's the first...

Rizla Suzuki will welcome back a familiar face for the trip to Knockhill as for the latest round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship as chief technician Dave Marton rejoins the team after six months away.

Reigning British Superbike champions Rizla Suzuki enjoyed a rather blustery day at Donington Park as champ John Reynolds and new permanent team-mate James Haydon.

Former Rizla Suzuki rider Scott Smart will contest the remainder of the 2005 British Superbike Championship for Vivaldi Racing, riding a third Kawasaki ZX-10R alongside Ben Wilson and Tristan Palmer.

Rizla Suzuki has today confirmed that James Haydon - who rode in place of the injured John Reynolds earlier this year - will return to the team on a full time basis, following the departure of Scott Smart.

Friday night at Croft the annual charity football match took place between the media and the riders and once again the Media won - five goals to nil! Crash.net's Louise Cain was there to lend support...

Rob McElnea, team manager of Virgin Mobile Samsung Yamaha, has admitted to Crash.net that they have had a tough start to their season - again!

HM Plant Honda's Michael Rutter took pole position in the dry conditions at Croft for the sixth round of the Bennett's British Superbike championship. Team-mate Ryiuchi Kiyonari took fourth place so that the HM Plant Hondas book-end the front row of the grid.

Tom Sykes held onto pole position in the dry second qualifying session at Croft in the British Supersport championship. The TAS Suzuki rider held off Stuart Easton and Craig Jones who were all running in the 1min 22secs, with only half a second separating the first three riders.

Michelin recently suffered the theft of one of its latest-technology tyres during a British Superbike Championship event. Having reported it to the police, an investigation showed that this theft appeared to have been professionally carried out.

Steve Plater took an impressive second position behind fellow Honda rider Michael Rutter in the first Superbike race at the Junction One International North West 200 in Northern Ireland.

Mondello Park in Southern Ireland was the setting for the fifth round of the British Super Sport Championship.

The Sendo Superbike team faced another tough round as the Bennett's British Superbike Championship headed to Ireland for the fifth round of the series.

There were mixed fortunes for M.P. Racing's Michael Pensavalle at Mondello Park in the fifth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Cup. This was another new circuit for him to learn, so Friday practice was important to get in as many laps as possible.

Following a one-year break, Steve Plater is returning to the North West 200 public roads circuit with Honda Racing. However, it will be a new experience for the Lincolnshire rider as he makes the change from a twin to Honda's latest four-cylinder contender.

Northpoint Honda Racing rider Craig Jones took the lead in the British Supersport Championship at round five of the series at Mondello Park, Ireland, at the weekend.

Jonathan Rea's hopes for the highest score of the season at Mondello Park were dashed in both 18-lap races at the 2.176-mile circuit.

18-year-old Red Bull Honda rider Jonathon Rea has secured provisional pole position in the first qualifying session at Mondello Park for the fifth round of the Bennetts British Superbike championship.

Crash.net is urgently calling Ireland-based model agencies to help out with a request from one of the larger British Superbike teams at Mondello Park this weekend. The team in question is in need of four grid girls for Sunday's races.

Rizla Suzuki's Scott Smart travels to Mondello Park this weekend for the fifth round of the British Superbike Championship, one-year after securing his maiden Superbike win at the Irish track, and he is hoping to taste the victory champagne again.

HM Plant Honda's Ryuichi Kiyonari and HRC mentor Tady Okada, were in attendance at Monza for the fourth round of World Superbike championship with the Winston Ten Kate Honda team at the weekend.

After all the problems and disappointment at Thruxton and Mallory Park, Michael Pensavalle had a much better weekend in the fourth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Cup at Oulton Park.

Hawk Kawasaki rider Dean Thomas and Glen Richards did not take to the track during the first practice of the fourth round of the British Superbike championship as they, reportedly, did not want to get their ZX-10R machinery dirty.

HM Plant Honda rider Ryuichi Kiyonari will not be racing at the fourth round of the British Championship due to injuries sustained at the previous round at Mallory Park.