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BSB: Last round – Brands Hatch – preview. Here we go again.
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By Philip Wain After 11 rounds and 23 races, the 2016 British Superbike Championship rolls into its final destination this weekend and with three more races on the schedule around the Brands Hatch GP circuit, it really is time for the Showdown. Just 17 points separate current leader Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) and…
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BSB: It’s Assen time again – Dutch for the lads this weekend
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By Philip Wain This weekend sees the MCE British Superbike Championship make its annual visit overseas with the penultimate round of the series taking place at Assen in Holland. The Circuit van Drenthe, or ‘Cathedral of motorcycling’, as it is also known, has hosted a BSB round since 2012 and this year will again see…
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WSB: French round’s stats and facts that matter
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Here’s the stats that matter most ahead of this weekend’s French round of the World Superbike championship at Magny Cours. For six years it’s been the Brits who have ruled qualifying – so finger’s crossed the lads can keep up the charge. Here you go then, here’s the stats so that you can know more…
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BSB preview: Showdown at Donington Park
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In a rapid turnaround for all of the teams, round ten of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship takes place at Donington Park this weekend and it also marks the beginning of the ‘Showdown’, the seven race, three round section of the series that will ultimately decide who gets crowned champion come Brands Hatch in…
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BSB Showdown contenders confirmed at Oulton Park
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After nine rounds of frantic action, the six British Superbike Championship Showdown contenders were finally confirmed at Oulton Park at the weekend and, as expected, it went right down to the final race. Indeed, the outcome was in doubt right up until the closing laps but in the end it was Luke Mossey who…
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BSB: Cadwell Park review
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By Philip Wain The three class acts of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship – Shane Byrne, Leon Haslam and Jason O’Halloran – all excelled at the recent round eight at Cadwell Park and it’s hard to look past one of these three to be the eventual champion. Byrne and Haslam have now secured their…
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BSB: Cadwell Park preview
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By Philip Wain The scenic Cadwell Park circuit in Lincolnshire is the next stop on the British Superbike Championship calendar and the ‘Party in the Park’ should certainly live up to its billing this Bank Holiday weekend. With its origins dating back to 1934, the circuit’s layout has remained almost untouched since 1962, the only…
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Fancy being famous in a Carole Nash charity calendar?
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Motorcycle insurance broker, Carole Nash, is searching for 12 faces to star in its 2017 annual calendar. Following the recent success of the firm’s ‘Biker vs Non Biker’ campaign, where bikers were rated as more attractive,Carole Nash is now looking for the 12 faces of its 2017 calendar. Both bike lovers and those with a…
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Shakey rules the BSB roost at Brands Hatch
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By Philip Wain Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne’s grip on the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship tightened ever so slightly at Brands Hatch over the weekend with the Be Wiser Ducati rider taking yet another double to move onto 74 career BSB wins. As per previous rounds though, he certainly didn’t have it easy and, on…
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BSB Preview: Brands Hatch this weekend!
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BSB Preview: Brands Hatch this weekend! By Philip Wain This weekend sees round seven of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship take place on the Brands Hatch GP circuit, also marking the start of the second half of the season. And whilst the top of the Championship table has a ring of familiarity about it,…
