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  1. It’s showtime! Who will win the 2019 BSB Title Showdown?

    ... boss. And that’s before you consider there is also a privateer Ducati in the mix to upset the factory Paul Bird boys. Still ... him right up at the front with Brookes and Redding on the privateer Oxford Racing (Moto Rapido) Ducati. However the Showdown pans out, ...

    Ollie Barstow - 20/09/2019 - 11:28 - 0 comments

  2. Petronas SRT vs own rider Rossi for Yamaha 2022 MotoGP satellite supply

    ... there may be some frustration with the big budget privateer outfit proving as quick - if not quicker - than the in-house set up. ... With this in mind, a well-sorted, well-funded privateer effort seems an ideal way for it to make doubling its resource and ...

    Ollie Barstow - 25/05/2021 - 10:24

  3. 5 Ways to significantly Improve the WorldSBK Championship

    ... on grid numbers over the years with several well-established privateer efforts falling by the wayside.  Privateer entries have been the bedrock of WorldSBK’s success over the years ...

    Ollie Barstow - 22/04/2020 - 15:10 - 36 comments

  4. Patriot Games - The British Grand Prix

    ... conditions three riders – Sheene, Kenny Roberts and privateer Steve Manship – all thought they had won the race! Even officials ... Mackenzie: “I was going for top six at Donington on my privateer YZR500. Top six was what we were gunning for as my tyres were going ...

    Bertie Simmonds - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

  5. WorldSBK Assen Race 1 Results | Jonathan Rea celebrates 'lucky 13th' Assen win

    ... on the grid with a solid run well inside the top ten on his privateer BMW. However, a big crash at the fast Turn 6/7 sweep would prompt red ... a bad start that had him running last initially - and fellow privateer Ducati rider Axel Bassani. With only 14 riders classified, Isaac ...

    Ollie Barstow - 24/07/2021 - 13:58

  6. Satellite strike | Could Pramac Ducati mount a 2022 MotoGP title bid?

    ... as a manufacturer. Over the ensuing years several privateer teams mounted title challenges, such as Gresini Honda, but full ... appears to be some waning from factories to allow their privateer outlets to overshadow them. Tech 3 suffered from being forced to wait ...

    Ollie Barstow - 03/02/2022 - 11:05

  7. 5 British riders that could take WorldSBK by storm

    ... a 2018 BSB title challenge against Leon Haslam aboard privateer Kawasaki machinery and pushed him all the way in only his second full ... but he came on leaps and bounds in 2019. With the privateer FS-3 Racing team, Buchan flew the flag for Kawasaki in what was ...

    Ollie Barstow - 25/03/2024 - 17:13 - 0 comments

  8. Is Tom Sykes better off as BSB top dog or a WorldSBK underdog?

    ... runs a tight effort, one that has outlasted every other privateer outfit to have ever competed in WorldSBK. With the right backing and ... sponsors and maybe even Kawasaki if it wants to shore up its privateer family to rival Yamaha and Ducati’s more closely associated ...

    Ollie Barstow - 10/02/2022 - 12:36

  9. Is there anyone that can deny Jonathan Rea his sixth WorldSBK title?

    ... most are excited about heading into 2020. A switch from privateer Kawasaki machinery to the factory Yamaha seems to have tamed some of ... Indeed, while joining a team he was regularly beating on a privateer Kawasaki ZX-10RR last year is something of a calculated risk, ...

    Ollie Barstow - 27/02/2020 - 14:24 - 0 comments

  10. The 2022 WorldSBK riders who really need a good season

    ... he carry this through to race days, Gerloff will be the privateer to beat on the GRT Yamaha. Eugene ... short season, his 2021 efforts were then ruined by his privateer RC Squadra Corse outfit going under after four events. As such, ...

    Ollie Barstow - 31/03/2022 - 09:44

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