BSB News

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.

This weekend sees the Cresent Suzuki squad open its doors for 'the best celebration of motorcycling ever held at the Crescent Performance Centre' as the Cresent Suzuki Open Weekend takes place at the team's base in Verwood, near Bournemouth in Dorset.

American Superbike rider Ben Bostrom achieves a career dream later this month when he rides in the British Superbike championship at Silverstone.

As reported by Crash.net after the recent Cadwell Park British Superbike test, John McGuinness has taken up residence with the Vitrans team, replacing John Laverty.

John McGuinness is to test the Vitrans Honda at Tuesday's official British Superbike test day at Silverstone, with a view to riding for the team for the remainder of the year.

Tommy Hill more than achieved his objective this weekend at Castle Combe - he wanted a race win and he walked away with two.

Jonathan Rea has stolen Castle Combe pole position from provisional pole sitter Tommy Hill in this afternoon's second qualifying session at the Wiltshire circuit.

The Castle Combe Superbike Grand National is the ideal opportunity for young riders to prove their worth: It isn't a championship round, so they are under no pressure to pick up points, and with a lot of the more experienced riders not taking part, it leaves the field open to the new talent.

Honda Racing has announced its final line-up for the 2005 Superbike Grand National at Castle Combe this weekend.

John Laverty has revealed exclusively to Crash.net that he no longer has a ride with the Vitrans Racing team for the rest of the Bennetts British Superbike season. Speaking at the Cadwell BSB test, the young Irish rider was very down - having only just heard the news himself.

As the World Superbike paddock prepares to descend on the UK for the eighth round of the Alstare Corona Extra World Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch, the Nvidia British Superbike team are getting ready for their world debut.

British Superbike privateer championship leader James Buckingham will race for Rizla Suzuki at the Grand National at Castle Combe Circuit in Wiltshire this weekend alongside James Haydon.

John McGuinness will line up at the Ulster Grand Prix next month in the colours of the Paul Bird-run Stobart Honda team and the Morecambe man has one thing on his mind and one thing only - winning.

Paul Veazey rode his Astro Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R immaculately all weekend, culminating in a 'gentleman's set' as he took pole position, a fine race win and posted the fastest lap of the race in round six of the Metzeler Racetec National Superstock Cup Championship at the ultra-fast Snetterton ci

Peter Ward continues to top the National Superstock Cup Championship table after a hard-fought third place at Snetterton last weekend.

The Rizla Suzuki team are looking to the future of racing and helping develop new talent in the form of William Dunlop, nephew of the late Joey Dunlop.

Ryuichi Kiyonari and Gregorio Lavilla may have taken the victories at Snetterton on Sunday - but the real hero was Michael Rutter, who defied a broken collarbone to race on and increase his lead in the BSB title stakes.

Former Sendo Kawasaki rider Steve Plater has moved to the Hydrex Honda team for the remainder of the 2005 British Superbike season.

TAS Suzuki's Tom Sykes was the fastest Supersport rider in this morning's free practice session at Snetterton in Norfolk.