Friday, May 24 2013
The RAF Reserves Team will be in action at Donington Park this weekend when rider Simon Andrews and crew take part in Round Four of the National Superstock Championship 1000. The red, white and blue of the Number Six Fireblade will be on display, as this round of the series supports the Championship in its [...]
James Dunn, who rides for the Team Suzuki Gb Youth team, shined once again over the past weekend as he won six place overall at the MXY2 Championship that was took place at Mallory Park in Leicestershire. Dunn competed against a field 250cc 4-stroke racers on the Suzuki RM125, which happens to be a two-stroke [...]
WORLD Supersport Championship stars Sam Lowes and James Ellison will be racing for glory at the Buildbase Race of the Year at Mallory Park on Saturday and Sunday 25th and 26th June. After a two-year absence the famous Race of the Year which has been won by some of the greats in motorcycle racing, is [...]
It has been announced by Ducati that their ever-popular 848 Challenge is to become an established part of the British Superbike Championship, thanks to a joint partnership for the 2013 season between MSVR and Ducati UK. Already, the Ducati 848 Challenge is broadcast on British Eurosport with a calendar which features the top events, riders [...]
Today the Bike Insurer spent the Day at Snetterton for the Hottrax Motorsport Endurance Championships, The Motorgrande and the Michelin power Cup. And what a great day out we had with the Hottrax crew, a thoroughly enjoyable day in Norfolk. A clear and dry day saw such names as Tristan Palmer, Brazilan Rhalf Lo Turco [...]
Organisers of the Manx Grand Prix, the Manx Motorcycle Club, have launched a rebrand of the classic event, giving its logo a revamp for 2013. Designed by ‘Range Left, Jagged Right’, the logo, though different, retains its racing green colour and still features the all-important three-legged symbol. The new design will be used on all [...]
Penrith rally driver Paul Bird’s hopes of a record breaking third successive win on the Manx Telecom Rally were dashed early today when he slid off the road and into retirement on SS7. Along with Scottish co driver Kirsty Riddick, the Frank Bird Poultry-sponsored Ford Focus WRC driver was in command after leading overnight by [...]
LS Racing Honda rider Shaun Simpson went 1-2-1 in the three MX1 motos to take the overall victory at the second round of the Maxxis British Motocross Championship held at the spectacular Canada Heights circuit. A red flag in the second MX1 race robbed Simpson of a complete clean sweep, as the young Scot had [...]
Short of Brampton in Cumbria, Cadders Hill in Lyng, Norfolk is one of the sandiest tracks on the Maxxis British Motocross championship calendar and it is with much expectation that Proppa.com KTM pulled into the paddock on Saturday past for the third round of Britain’s top championship. Things didn’t go quite to plan however. For [...]
Tonight, The Bike Insurer’s very own stunt man extraordinaire, ‘Big John’, is all set to take part in a motorcycling world record attempt at London’s O2 Arena. Not content with a something simple, in order to achieve the record, John and his fellow bikers will have to complete a back flip mid-air on their bikes [...]
Another win was racked up by for Putoline Suzuki by fasteddyracing.com, as Tom Sager, who rides for Putoline Suzuki, finished in the first place position on Sunday the 14th. Tom rode to victory on the new Suzuki RMX450Z at round number two of the Putoline XC Championship race that took place in Buildwas, near Ironbridge, [...]
Normal service was resumed when Toni Bou – Repsol Montesa claimed an emphatic win on the second day of the French Grand Prix, held at Breal-sous-Montfort close to the city of Rennes. Bou went totally clean on his final lap to eventually run out the clear victor ahead of a rejuvenated Albert Cabestany – Sherco. [...]
Barry Briggs MBE, four-time winner of the World Speedway Championship took an innovative approach to raising money for injured speedway riders back in the spring of the year. Barry sold ‘Ride Share Certificates’ that sold for £100 each with one of the tickets being drawn at the end of the ride for the prize of [...]
JAMES DABILL – TALKS ABOUT HIS CENTENARY SSDT VICTORY When James Dabill’s – Beta name was read out as the winner of the 2011 Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) late last Saturday evening, his wide smile told the story. After enduring six days of highs and lows the current British trials champion took a moment [...]
Troy will start tomorrow’s pair of 18-lap races on the front row of the grid after a superb performance in Superpole in Monza today. He was eighth in Superpole 1, seventh in Superpole 2 and then set the fourth fastest lap in Superpole 3, to end alongside Superpole winner Max Biaggi (Aprilia), Eugene Laverty (Yamaha) [...]
The second round of the World Supersport Championship got underway this weekend at the Motorland Aragon circuit, with the Mahi Racing Team India continuing their winning streak thanks to Fabien Foret, who took the chequered flag with no competition! Gear-shift problems for Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha’s Sam Lowes meant the British rider was forced to call [...]
The second round of the World Supersport Championship got underway this weekend at the Motorland Aragon circuit, with the Mahi Racing Team India continuing their winning streak thanks to Fabien Foret, who took the chequered flag with no competition! Gear-shift problems for Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha’s Sam Lowes meant the British rider was forced to call [...]
If you’ve been waiting patiently for the latest Thundersport GB action then you’re in for a treat, courtesy of this latest video from the Snetterton round of the Championship. For all the thrills and spills from the Thundersport Elite’s finest, just sit back, relax and enjoy!
Dainese has announced it will continue to support the Isle of Man TT races as its Official Safety Partner for 2013-2014. 2013 sees the sixth year of the TT-Dainese partnership, and since 2008, the safety expert has brought many VIP racing stars to the famous event, including Giacomo Agostini, Kevin Schwantz, Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo [...]
After last week’s testing in France and Spain, it has been decided that the Honda TT Legends latest recruit, Michael Dunlop, will join the team for both two-hour world endurance races in 2013, which kick off in April with the Bol d’Or. Cameron Donald’s departure coupled with Michael’s impressive test session last week, meant team [...]