British Superbike News

As the Moto Rapido Ducati team revealed that they would be stepping-up to the premier class in 2010 it has now been announced that they have signed Scott Smart as one of their riders.
Moving up from the Superstock series, the team will be taking advantage of the new ‘Evo’ rules as they enter a pair [...]

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John Laverty – Buildbase Kawasaki 2009

This weekend the British Superbike Championship gets underway at Brands Hatch with a four-day event starting on 10th through to the 13th April.
The GSE Racing team have revealed their 2009 YZF-R1 in it’s new racing livery.  The Airwave Yamaha riders Leon Camier and James Ellison are both said to be [...]

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The brand new Buildbase Kawasaki, formally Hawk Kawasaki,  was unveiled on Monday by the 2009 riders John Laverty and Tristan Palmer at Brands Hatch.
The pair took to the track completing some demonstration laps for the press and team principle Stuart Hicken said,
“We are delighted once again to be part of the Brands Hatch season launch [...]

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Following the recent disappointing news that the Kawasaki factory team would be withdrawing from MotoGP, the British Superbike series Kawasaki teams have been quick to confirm that they will remain involved with the national championship for 2009.
The two Kawasaki BSB teams MSS Colchester and Buildbase have reconfirmed their commitment to British Superbike in a bid [...]

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Tristan Palmer has signed for the Hawk Racing team for the 2009 season after a year riding for the TENA for Men Honda.
Palmer said,
“I’m delighted to have signed for Hawk Racing.  I worked with the team at the Race of the Year and they’re such a professional and dedicated crew that I just couldn’t refuse [...]

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