The 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship is starting to take shape, with 30 riders confirmed for the 2019 season aboard an array of machinery, including new models from Ducati and BMW. There has been a lot of rider changes up and down the grid with new teams and riders entering the series…
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Scott Redding signs with Be Wiser Ducati for 2019
After much speculation over the last few months, the news finally broke this morning that the PBM Be Wiser Ducati Racing team had signed MotoGP star Scott Redding for a 2019 assault on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. It’s a massive coup for the team and indeed the series; there may have…
BTCC & BSB Tickets 2019 on sale now!
Today marks the end of another thrilling and enthralling season for the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in style this year! We are delighted to confirm that the championship will return to Knockhill in 2019 on the weekend of 14/15 September, book your tickets now and…
Dixon coverts pole to opening race win
Jake Dixon converts race 1 pole to his 3rd win on the bounce at Knockhill aboard his RAF Regular and Reserve Kawasaki… however if was far from straight forward. Dixon, got the holeshot off the start line to lead into the first corner, however his lead was short-lived as Leon Haslam got…
Glenn Irwin tops morning warm up for 2018
Be Wiser Ducati rider Glenn Irwin set the fastest time in morning warm up with a time of 47.363s, despite cooler temperatures and windier conditions at Knockhill this morning. Irwin’s pace, wasn’t quite as fast as the qualifying time set by Jake Dixon – that incredible 47.1s effort on his RAF Regular…
Almost a 46s lap as Dixon takes Datatag Extreme Qualifying pole
They jested about it after the third free practice session, but Jake Dixon came within a whisker of circulating the Knockhill track in an eye-watering 46 seconds. In the end, the RAF Regular and Reserve Kawasaki rider had to settle for a 47.158s lap and a front row berth for the opening…
Catching up with BeWiser Ducati after FP3
Glenn Irwin, riding for the Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team topped the time sheets in Free Practice 3 today at Knockhill closely followed by Josh Brookes and Jake Dixon. Irwin, set a new out-right lap record by blasting his way to a 47.347 second lap. Incredibly, he reckons there is still time…
Haslam crashes out whilst Buchan tops the time sheets
Fastest man from this morning’s Free Practice session, Leon Haslam managed just 15 laps of the afternoon’s session before tipping off at Duffus Dip. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider subsequently missed out the remainder of the session. Haslam did make it back to the garage before the session’s end but would have…
Bennetts BSB morning recap
So, after this mornings opening Free Practice sessions, we take a trip through the Knockhill pit lane to catch up with a few riders as we wait for the second Bennetts British Superbike practice session to take place at 3.45pm today. Dunc catches up with Luke Mossey, Andrew Irwin, Brad Ray and…
Haslam goes sub 48 secs and rounds out FP1 fastest
JG Speedfit Kawasaki’s Leon Haslam began the day where he left off at Knockhill a few weeks back – in the 47 second bracket around the twisty and undulating Knockhill track. Haslam posted the time early in the session and rounded out Free Practice One at the head of the field by…