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A slight weakening of the pound against the dollar has also made wholesale fuel more expensive for retailers. At the end of January, the average price of a litre of petrol and diesel was 139.0p ...
The KTM British Junior Cup was a support race for the British Superbike Championship, open to riders 13-18-years old. Every rider lined up on an identical 'Cup' variation of the KTM RC390 . The series gave equal opportunity and level playing field for emerging talent across eight events incorporating 20 points-scoring races.
Championship down to last corner of the last race - won by 2 points overall and 0.006 seconds. 2012: Superbike Shane Byrne (3) Kawasaki ZX-10R (2) Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki: Championship down to the last race at Brands Hatch. 2013: Superbike Alex Lowes: Honda CBR1000RR (5) Samsung Honda UK Championship down to the last race at Brands Hatch ...
Grand Prix motorcycle racing refers to the premier category of motorcycle road racing. It is divided into three distinct classes: Moto3: Introduced in 2012, motorcycles in this class are 250cc with single-cylinder four-stroke engines Previously it featured 125 cc two-stroke motorcycles. This class is also restricted by rider age, with an upper ...
The 2024 British motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Monster Energy British Grand Prix) was the tenth round of the 2024 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 4 August 2024.
Motorsport UK is recognised as the only motorsport governing body in the United Kingdom by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). [4] It is not concerned with motorcycle or sidecar competitions, which are governed by the Auto-Cycle Union, nor does it cover banger racing; but provides governance and representation for 12 other forms such as rallying, circuit racing, drifting ...
Supersport was introduced as a support class to the Superbike World Championship in 1990 as a European Championship. The series allows four-cylinder engines up to 600 cubic centimetres (37 cu in), three-cylinder engines up to 675 cubic centimetres (41.2 cu in), and twin-cylinder power plants up to 750 cubic centimetres (46 cu in).
The results of each race are combined to determine three World Championships – riders, teams and manufacturers. Until 2016, the championship was held on a yearly basis, but in order to take advantage of the winter break in MotoGP and WorldSBK season, since September 2016 it runs from September to July, with the European races held in ...