BSB Track Tour: 8 circuits, 1200-miles, 6 racers, 3 days
By Michael Mann
BikeSocial Managing Editor. Content man - reviewer, road tester, video presenter, interviewer, commissioner, organiser. First ride was a 1979 Honda ST70 in the back garden aged 6. Not too shabby on track, loves a sportsbike, worries about helmet hair, occasionally plays golf and squash but enjoys being a father to a 7-year old the most.
02.05.2021
Ahead of the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike season, BikeSocial’s intrepid adventurers (Simon Hargreaves and I) set off to visit all eight circuits in one road trip. From my house in Cambridgeshire, a 1200-mile clockwise route taking in five track on the first day by getting from A-to-B as quickly as possible allowed us to peruse the superb scenery and B-roads as we headed north and over the border on day two before calling up our final track and heading for home on the third day.
Our steads for the trip would be our long-term loan bikes. Simon on his 2021 Suzuki Hayabusa while I would have the uber-versatile 2021 Ducati Multistrada V4S, complete with Adaptive cruise control (for the motorway stretches), heated seat and grips (for the chilly bits) and 170bhp (for the, er, lols).
Our target was to capture the journey via a GoPro on each bike/rider plus keeping in contact with each via Cardo (our sponsor) while setting up a brief interview with a local BSB rider at each circuit.
The schedule looked like this:
DAY ONE
Home to Snetterton (60 miles) – Ryan Vickers
Brands Hatch (104 miles) – Brad Ray
Thruxton (100 miles) – Tommy Bridewell
Silverstone (87 miles) – Kyle Ryde
Donington Park (63 miles) – Tarran Mackenzie
DAY TWO
Oulton Park (74 miles) – Joe Francis
Knockhill (308 miles) – Rory Skinner
DAY THREE
Cadwell Park (307 miles) – Glenn Irwin
Home (60 miles)
And if you have 1h 27m spare then here's the evidence. Grab a cuppa, a pack of biscuits and enjoy the ride:
2021 British Superbike Track Tour | 8 circuits, 6 racers, 1200-miles, 3 days
The 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship will visit eight UK circuits so we rode to them all in one big 1200-mile loop. Simon Hargreaves on his long-term loan Suzuki Hayabusa with Michael Mann on his long-term loan Ducati Multistrada V4.
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