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After the heavy early morning snow had cleared the Guadix BSB test got underway at around 14.45pm yesterday. An hour later the track had virtually dried out and Guadix looked picture postcard perfect – the neatly manicured circuit, framed by… AKPC_IDS += "1878,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

Tom Tunstall is facing an agonising decision whether or not to switch to BSB Evo or stay in the BSB class. The former Privateer Cup Honda rider tried both configurations of engine at Cartagena and is sure which way to… AKPC_IDS += "1870,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

Relentless by TAS Suzuki pair Alastair Seeley and Michael Laverty showed their potential with some impressive laps times at the Cartagena BSB test, despite having about half the track time of their rivals. MCN asked them about their test: Michael… AKPC_IDS += "1858,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

Ian Lougher was testing at Cartagena with his own Black Horse Finance Kawasaki team. He’s riding on the roads with a brace of Kawasakis this year but is fielding Conor Cummins in National Superstock and 16-year old Manxman Dave Pearce… AKPC_IDS += "1859,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

Motorpoint Yamaha rider Neil Hodgson got his first chance to ride the ex-Airwaves factory R1 at Cartagena last week. He explained to MCN what the experience was like. “I couldn’t believe it when I was told we were getting the… AKPC_IDS += "1860,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

Tommy Hill was satisfied with his and the Worx Suzuki team’s progress at Cartagena, the first time they’ve been up against BSB rivals in pre-season testing. He finished the test with the same 1:33.5 time as his team-mate Yukio Kagayama,… AKPC_IDS += "1861,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

I got a bit of a shock this morning at 07.00am when I yanked open the shutters of my hotel window here at Guadix to see a white out! Yes, the terrible weather that hit Barcelona yesterday has found its… AKPC_IDS += "1862,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

Joe Dickinson and Graeme Gowland were both at the Barry Symmons-run Cartagena Pro Test with their ex-Eugene Laverty Parkalgar Hondas that they’ll race in British Supersport this year. 16-year old Manxman Dave Pearce looked impressive on the Ian Lougher-run Black… AKPC_IDS += "1840,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

Even if the weather was more Mallory than Malaga, there were some real revelations at Cartagena in the first real BSB pre-season test of 2010. First came the shock of seeing Rob McElnea’s team unloading two factory Yamahas out of… AKPC_IDS += "1841,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

Worx Suzuki pair Tommy Hill and Yukio Kagayama set the pace in four days of testing Cartagena, Spain. Hill was in sensational form, clocking a 1:33.5 on the final day to go 0.9s inside the unofficial lap record of 1:34.4… AKPC_IDS += "1848,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

Tommy Hill continues to set the pace on the Worx Suzuki in the first major BSB pre-season test at Cartagena. He posted a best lap of 1:34.5 to go three tenths quicker than James Ellison on the Swan Honda. Hill… AKPC_IDS += "1832,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

Motorpoint Yamaha duo Neil Hodgson and Dan Linfoot have got the works R1s that Leon Camier and James Ellison raced to a resounding 1-2 in the 2009 British Superbike championship.    In a shock and secret last-minute deal, the team took… AKPC_IDS += "1829,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

Relentless by TAS Suzuki took the wraps off their 2010 BSB GSX-R1000 to reveal this sensational new skeletal paintjob. It’s not just the pain that’s different. There’s host of technical changes that they hope will propel new signing Michael Laverty… AKPC_IDS += "1803,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

BSB testing starts in earnest this week (Thursday, March 4) for some of the top teams at Cartagena, Spain. It’s a hectic four-day test, swiftly followed by another three at Guadix with the influx of even more BSB teams. The… AKPC_IDS += "1804,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

Privateer Cup champion Gary Mason has been using the winter break to good effect with a brutal martial arts training regime to prepare himself for the new season on the MSS Colchester Kawasaki. Mason has been training at the Ultimate… AKPC_IDS += "1798,";Popularity: unranked [?] Share and Enjoy:

Black Bear Harley-Davidson in Newmarket  has put the finishing touches to the bike they will run for 38-year old Warren Scott in the Harley-Davidson XR1200 Trophy. The series features at selected BSB rounds this year and Scott said: “The big… AKPC_IDS += "1794,";Popularity: 1% [?] Share and Enjoy: