Full qualifying practice three results of the opening round ahead of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Donington Park. 1. Leon Haslam GBR JG Speedfit Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 29.128s
Full free practice three results of the opening round ahead of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Donington Park. 1. Shane Byrne GBR Be Wiser Ducati Panigale R 1m 30.239s
Defending Bennetts British Superbike champion Shane Byrne has stormed to the top of the times for Be Wiser Ducati ahead of JG Speedfit Kawasaki’s Leon Haslam by less than one tenth of a second.
Leon Haslam says he takes the same approach into the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship as last year when he narrowly missed out on the title at the final race.
Full free practice one results of the opening round ahead of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Donington Park. 1. Shane Byrne GBR Be Wiser Ducati Panigale R 1m 50.317s 2. Jake Dixon GBR RAF Reserves Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 51.754s
After claiming a historic sixth Bennetts British Superbike title, Shane Byrne is targeting new records in 2018 with Be Wiser Ducati by becoming the first rider to win three straight championships since Niall Mackenzie in the late 1990s.
The 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship rider line-up so far after the latest announcements… Be Wiser Ducati: Shane Byrne Glenn Irwin JG Speedfit Kawasaki: Leon Haslam Luke Mossey
The 2018 MCE British Superbike championship provisional race calendar has been published by organisers MSVR after approval by its governing body the MCRCB.
After being cruelly denied victory by a Honda engine failure in race one, Dan Linfoot has bounced back with a win in Oulton Park race two after passing Leon Haslam on the last lap.
The Be Wiser Ducati team will remain unchanged for the 2018 MCE British Superbike championship after Shane Byrne took up the second year of his current contract while Glenn Irwin has re-signed on a one-year deal.
Stuart Higgs has dismissed Shane Byrne’s criticisms about starting the opening Silverstone race in mixed conditions and says he’d make the same call in the future.
Glenn Irwin has battled through tricky conditions to clinch his maiden MCE British Superbike race victory ahead of Josh Brookes and John Hopkins, while Shane Byrne crashes on the final lap but still secures his Showdown spot.
Shane Byrne says having a family to support as a professional motorcycle racer makes you faster and he now aims to win to make his children proud over any personal accolades.
2017 MCE British Superbike riders’ championship after round 8 of 12. The BSB Showdown comes into play at the end of round 9 with the top six riders moved to 500 points plus their Podium Points tally added on.
Full qualifying results at the eighth round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Cadwell Park. Q3 1. Shane Byrne GBR Be Wiser Ducati Panigale R 1m 26.265s 2. Peter Hickman GBR Smiths Racing BMW S1000RR 1m 26.346s