BSB News

The final touches are being added to tonight [Tuesday]'s Ronnie Smith Charity Evening, with the list of lots to be auctioned and raffled as a result of the various pledges taking on an interesting appeal.

British Superbike team, T.D.B. Recruit.com recently returned from Valencia, Spain where they completed their three-day test program and riders Paul Young and Jon Kirkham were delighted with the results they achieved aboard their Colin Appleyard run Yamaha R1s.

Triumph, Britain's only remaining major motorcycle manufacturer, has announced its return to competition after an absence of 30 years.

John Crockford and Adrian Coates have been confirmed as riders for the Padgett's Motorcycles team in the BSB-supporting 2003 British Supersport Championship.

Colin Appleyard Racing has announced that the on-line recruitment and selection agency T.D.B recruit.com will be the title sponsor of their 2003 British Superbike Team.

The UCL Honda team has been reborn for the 2003 season as Red Piranha Racing, and announced a return to the British Supersport Championship, with Simon Andrews [pictured last year], as an Official Yamaha UK team.

Team Rizla Suzuki finished its three-day test session at Almeria in Spain yesterday with riders John Reynolds and Yukio Kagayama giving the new GSX-R1000 the thumbs up.

Five young hopefuls have been identified as the latest batch of Red Bull Rookies to hold the future of British motorcycle road racing, following exhaustive trials throughout December.

Although no secret that they were to keep Rizla backing for 2003, Suzuki have waited for fans to decide the race colour of John Reynolds and Yukio Kagayama's GSX-R1000 machines.

2003 will be a hectic year for MonsterMob Ducati team owner Paul Bird with the news that as well as his existing BSB commitments, he will be contesting a full national rally programme throughout the season.

Team Renegade Ducati has ended weeks of speculation by confirming that Red Bull is to join forces with the team as title sponsor for the 2003 British Superbike Championship.

For over 20 years Jack Valentine enjoyed unrelenting success with his V&M Racing partnership but times change and although V&M's skill and reputation would have been more than enough for continued achievement in the sport, it was not what Jack wanted.

Suzuki is already planning to enjoy a repeat performance of this year's total domination of the Isle of Man TT as, despite receiving tempting offers from other manufacturers, TT hero David Jefferies has re-signed with TAS Suzuki.

Virgin Yamaha's Steve Plater will lead Honda's 2003 challenge on the BSB championship aboard their awesome SP-2 1000cc twin, as the mighty World Superbike champions drop down for a full factory attack on the British series.

2002 British Superbike Champions Steve Hislop has turned down a MotoGP offer from Peter Clifford and decided to defend his #1 plate next year on a Virgin Yamaha.

Double BSB champions from 2002, Paul Bird Motorsport have announced that Shane Byrne will join Stuart Easton in the MonsterMob Ducati team for the 2003 British Championship season.

MonsterMob Ducati team owner Paul Bird has made the somewhat shock announced that he will not be renewing the contract of 2002 British Superbike Champion, Steve Hislop.

British Motorsport Promoters [BMP], the rights holder for the British Superbike Championship, has confirmed a twelve-round 2003 schedule in which new champion Steve Hislop will defend his crown.

Multiple Isle of Man TT winner David Jefferies cruised to third - and overall British Superstock championship victory - in the late summer sun at Donington Park last Sunday, after an intelligent ride that denied his rivals John Crockford and Chris Burns.

Cameron's Castle Eden Honda rider Russ Hodgson's undulating season finally came to an end in the Donington Park gravel trap when he collided with another rider in the early stages of the final 125cc national race at the Leicestershire circuit.

The final round of the British Superbike series took place this weekend at Donington Park with spectacular racing seeing Steve Hislop take the Championship.

The final round of the MB4U.com Supersport and Performance Bikes Superstock championships provided its share of upset and excitement for the MSS Kawasaki team.

Steve Hislop is the new British Superbike champion, crowning his triumph with two podium finishes in the deciding round at Donington Park.

Steve Hislop, current leader of the Motor Cycle News British Superbike Championship, shattered the Donington Park lap record as he charged his MonsterMob Ducati onto pole position for the title deciding double race final round.