BSB News

Reigning British Superbike champion Steve Hislop has died after his helicopter came down in moorland in the Scottish Borders on Wednesday afternoon. The crash is believed to have happened on Wednesday afternoon, though when exactly is uncertain at present.

Carl Fogarty has led the tributes to former rival - and friend - Steve Hislop, who died yesterday in a helicopter crash.

Red Piranha Racing rider Simon Andrews has continued his run of strong finishes taking fifth place at Mondello Park allowing him to further strengthen his grip on third place in the Supersport championship.

MonsterMob Ducati rider Shane Byrne relinquished his near perfect record in the British Superbike Championship with a ninth place finish in race one before getting back to business with another rostrum finish in race two in front of a record crowd at Mondello Park, Co Kildare today.

Rizla Suzuki rider John Reynolds won both races in today's eighth round of the British Superbike Championship at Mondello Park in Ireland, making it five victories in a row for the GSX-R1000.

Gary Mason [Virgin Mobile] sets the pace in qualifying at Mondello Park; John Reynolds [Rizla] is second; Shane Byrne [Monstermob] third; Sean Emmett [Renegade] fourth and Scott Smart [Hawk] completes the top five. Leading times - Qualifying - Mondello Park:

Craig Jones' point blank refusal to allow development teething troubles to spoil a good ride has placed him at the head of the second row for Sunday's British Supersport Championship race at Mondello Park.

Triumph ValMoto's first experience of Rockingham Motor Speedway turned out to be a positive one thanks to another excellent ride from Craig Jones, which culminated in a hard-earned eighth-place finish.

Reigning British Superbike Champion Steve Hislop, who lost his ride with Mosntermob Ducati after taking the title, has now been sacked from Rob McElnea's Virgin Yamaha team with whom he signed for his 2003 title defence.

A bizarre series of events at Rockingham "gifted" Red Piranha Racing rider Simon Andrews the number three spot on the grid leading to a fighting fifth place finish, which allowed him to maintain third place in the British Supersport Championship.

National 125GP rider Daniel Coutts arrived at the Brands Hatch circuit looking to make up for the disappointment of the previous Knockhill round, only to have his race cut short by an unlucky yellow flag incident on the eleventh lap.

Jay Kay, front man for international funk rock group Jamiroquai, is now riding a Rizla Suzuki GSX-R600 - and he loves it!

Team Vitrans Honda rider Dean Thomas dramatically won today's sixth round British Supersport race at Brands Hatch, taking the win by two hundredths of a second from fellow Honda-mounted, Karl Harris as the pair crossed the finish line. Stuart Easton rode his Ducati to third place.

Shane Byrne [Monster Mob] wins race one at Brands Hatch; John Reynolds [Rizla] is second; Steve Plater [Honda] third; Gary Mason [Virgin Mobile] fourth and Steve Hislop [Virgin Mobile] completes the top five. Race 1 result - Brands Hatch:

After a five-week break in the 2003 British Superbike Championship, MonsterMob Ducati rider Shane Byrne is eager to get back into race action as the series heads to the half way stage at Brands Hatch this weekend.

Black Horse Motorcycle Finance has named the winner of its pillion in a million competition to win a ride on the back of Rizla Suzuki rider John Reynolds at Round six of the British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch on June 22nd - Robert Cresswell from Essex.

Rizla Suzuki's John Reynolds won a race at Brands Hatch on his GSX-R1000 last year and wants a repeat performance with a difference this weekend - he wants to win both races this time.

With the annual trip to the Isle of Man for the TT over and done with for another year, those involved have found the time to look back on what was a mix of tragedy and triumph, and to remember fallen comrades claimed by the Island.

Reigning British Superbike Champion Steve Hislop left a lasting impression on young riders and parents alike at a recent ACU Academy training day at Pembery, South Wales.

Robbie Burns is a man prepared to put his money where his mouth is and he's beginning to learn that running a British Supersport championship team requires plenty of both.

As the 2003 British Superbike Championship season reaches the half way stage with the forthcoming round at Brands Hatch next month, the seemingly invincible MonsterMob Ducati Team have scored yet another success with the announcement that Vodka Kick will be partnering Paul Bird Motorsport as an a

Team Vitrans Honda riders Dean Thomas and Michael Laverty finished in ninth and 13th place respectively in Sunday's fifth round British Supersport championship encounter at Knockhill as varying weather conditions played havoc with their Pirelli tyre choice.

Team T.D.B Recruit.com Yamaha rider Paul Young demonstrated why he is one of the most professional riders competing in the British Superbike's at the weekend.

An incident packed opening race of round five of the British Superbike Championship held at Knockhill left fans open mouthed as Michael Rutter almost pulled off a memorable victory - against all the odds.