With freezing temperatures thwarting any serious testing at Snetterton, then snow forcing the abandonment of Brands Hatch two weeks later, the Bennets British Superbikes season opener at Thruxton was always going to be spectacular.For most riders

I'm not sure if anyone has noticed, but it's time to celebrate 10 years of the British Superbike Championship in its current format. I say celebrate, because I feel there are many reasons to.The modern format has produced three WSB champions: Troy

Lizzy, where did it all go wrong?The World Superbike Britfest is of course up and running and looks like keeping us glued to our tellies until the final round in October. That said, we have some big names coming home to roost in BSB that should make

With every top British Superbike team changing either bikes or riders for 2009, it was always going to be tricky predicting the outcome of the season opener at Brands Hatch.But with my vast experience of racing, my inside knowledge and my no

. Kiyonari is doing everything right for Honda at the moment and even if he doesn't win the British Superbike title, he's proved that he's the strongest package in it. Kevin Schwantz told me that there is a lot of talk about him going to the States

of fantastic TV he has given us over the past decade. I’ve always appreciated his dedication on track, but I also find some of his post-race quotes equally entertaining. My favourite was when he made a one-off British Superbike appearance at Oulton Park

will be in place for F1 in 2010, the ongoing work will undoubtedly see the circuit mature and improve even further in the following years. In the meantime, we can still look forward to some brilliant British and World Superbike events on the new circuit

with. It is the maddest bike as a street machine; the most ready to race and they seem to suit a wide range of riding styles. And they will be cheap to buy. For £35,000 you could have a single Kawasaki superbike sitting there, ready to win a race

there will be pressure on him and the team. I wouldn't want to be in those boots. It is not clear-cut at present, and if the GSE team has the best 2004 World Superbike equipment from the factory right now, then they cannot simply magic-up another couple of bikes to run a

wrong. If he does, he's going to go well.The Red Bull Rookie structure needs a big pat on the back for bringing kids on. They start them on 125s, then put them on 600s and then they end up in Superbikes, like Jonathan did. So it's nice to see that we