Joy And Despair For Byrne At Cadwell
PRESS RELEASE 20th August 2017 Round eight of the 2017 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship took place at a packed Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire this weekend and saw a mixture of emotions for Be Wiser Ducati rider Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne who took a podium in the opening race only to be denied a victory in […]
Cadwell Calling For Byrne And Irwin
PRESS RELEASE 14th August 2017 Round eight of the thrilling 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship takes place at Cadwell Park this weekend when the biggest crowd of the season is set to descend on the Lincolnshire venue whereby the Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team are hoping to return to winning ways. Five-times and defending champion […]
Crutchlow Claims Fifth Position at Brno
LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow took fifth place at the Czech Republic Grand Prix on Sunday with conditions at a damp Automotodrom Brno proving decisive. After rain prior to the start, the race got underway on a drying track with riders having to make an early switch of tyres to compensate for the change. Marc […]
Van der Mark Interview: Season So Far
As the WorldSBK paddock enjoys its summer break, yamaha-racing.com caught up with Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team’s Michael van der Mark to get his assessment of the season so far, find out what his highlights have been and what is like to be bidding for a hat-trick of wins at the Suzuka 8 Hours with […]
Byrne Sizzles To Snetterton Double
Shane ‘Shakey’ ByrShane ‘Shakey’ Byrne put in two faultless performances at Snetterton today with the Be Wiser Ducati ace winning both MCE British Superbike Championship races to move up to second in the Championship table after round five.ne put in two faultless performances at Snetterton today with the Be Wiser Ducati ace winning both MCE […]
Crutchlow ends the German GP in Tenth Place
LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow endured a frustrating German Grand Prix as he had to settle for a tenth placed finish at the Sachsenring on Sunday. The Briton had high hopes heading into the race having qualified on the second row, but saw his possibilities of contending for the podium ended by a front tyre […]
Cal Crutchlow Signs New Two-Year Contract with HRC and LCR
The LCR Honda MotoGP Team is delighted to officially announce the renewal of the technical partnership with the Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) for the next two years, with Cal Crutchlow also confirmed as part of the cooperation. The Brit, who has been riding a Honda RC213V since 2015, taking two MotoGP victories, two second places […]
Catalunya MotoGP test: Gossip, rumour and intrigue
Britain’s Cal Crutchlow ran a few laps with a new aero package on his LCR Honda but painted in HRC colours, not in any of Lucio Cecchinello’s many and varied sponsor liveries. Both could be indicative that Crutchlow has or is about to sign a new deal with the team but via a direct factory […]
Total Frustration for Crutchlow at Mugello
A weekend that started with so much promise ended in total frustration for LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow as he crashed out of the Italian Grand Prix on the last lap at Mugello. The Briton had raised expectations by going fastest in Friday’s free practice sessions. However, that would be as good as things got […]
Top 10 for Francis as Halsall Takes on World’s Best
JOE Francis crossed the line 10th as the Movuno.com Halsall Racing team made its FIM Supersport World Championship debut at Donington Park. The 19-year-old from Chester ran in sixth spot for much of the shortened 13-lap race at the Leicestershire track, only dropping down the order in the closing laps as his tyres started to […]
Movuno.com Halsall Racing to make WSS Debut
The Movuno.com Halsall Racing team and rider Joe Francis will make their world stage debut this weekend after gaining a wildcard entry to the Supersport World Championship race at Donington Park. The team will line up at the iconic Leicestershire circuit among the world’s finest 600cc riders as part of the only British round […]