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AIM Yamaha Head to Brands Hatch
Yesterday
AIM Yamaha will be fielding just the one rider in the rearranged Brands Hatch opening round of the British Superbike championship. Although Steve Plater claimed a 13th place in the qualifying that took place at the postponed meeting back in April he will be unable to take his place on the gird because of a date clash with the Albacete round of the World Endurance championship. However, Ian Hutchinson will be in attendance at Brands Hatch where he will contest the British Supersport race on Sunday.
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Arai Race Service Supports North West 200
Yesterday
For the third year in succession, the Arai Race Service will be at the North West 200. Operated by UK Arai importer Phoenix Distribution the Service, started in 1984 and now in its 24th year of supporting Arai racers, will play a crucial role in helping its riders as they compete at Northern Irelands’ premier event. Every technician working on the Arai Race Service has undergone an extensive training programme and knows every Arai helmet inside and out. In tough road race events like the North West, fit and a clear view are crucial. These essential requirements are fully taken care of by the technicians allowing the riders to focus their full concentration on the race.
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Back to Brands for Airwaves Ducati
Yesterday
After Shane Byrne‚s winning double at Oulton Park Airwaves Ducati head back to Brands Hatch this weekend for the re-scheduled round 1 event which was cancelled due to heavy snowfall on April 6th. Shane Byrne and Leon Camier, who are currently first and second in the championship, will start the races from the positions in which they qualified in early April. Shane Byrne will therefore start the 20 lap race from pole position with Leon Camier in 6th. Shane set the fastest times throughout practice and qualifying at the 2.3 mile GP circuit, with Leon Camier performing well to overcome his injury and claim a spot on the second row.
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Podium & Championship Lead for Emmett
Yesterday
Former British Superbike and Grand Prix star Sean Emmett is making a spectacular return to racing in the UK this year, scoring a hard-fought second place in the Henderson R1 Cup at Oulton Park this weekend. Emmett, who is riding for the Hill Oldridge team, now leads the series by four points from John Kirkham and is getting ready for an all-out assault at Donington Park in three weeks’ time, where 40 points will be up for grabs in two races.
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Sykes & Watanabe Determined Ahead of Brands
Yesterday
Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe are determined to secure strong results this coming weekend at the rescheduled first round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at the Brands Hatch GP circuit in Kent. The first round of the Championship progressed as far as qualifying, with Sykes taking fifth place and Watanabe scoring a superb ninth on his first visit to the demanding 2.3 mile track. Unfortunately the meeting didn’t continue as race day had to be abandoned due to heavy snow. The qualifying positions will stand and the two day meeting will consist of free practice on Saturday 10th May with race day on Sunday 11th May.
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Series Leader Byrne Confident of More Success
Yesterday
Shane Byrne heads confidently into his favourite Brands Hatch circuit for the rescheduled round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship this weekend intent on tightening his grip on the title that he last held five year ago. The Airwaves Ducati rider has won three of the four races held so far, opening up a 39 points advantage over his team-mate Leon Camier and unusually as Byrne prepares for these races, on the demanding grand prix circuit, that could be crucial to his hopes, he already knows that he will be on pole position for them.
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MSS Discovery Dig Deep at Oulton
Yesterday
The mixed fortunes of racing again visited themselves on the MSS Discovery team with extremes of emotion characterising their visit to the Oulton Park circuit. Race one saw the team immediately experiencing both extremes with a magnificent points scoring ride from Stuart Easton while his team mate Billy McConnell definitely thought his cards had been dealt from the bottom of the pack. With conditions on the start line overcast, race one was started with several riders expressing concern that conditions on other parts of the Cheshire circuit were less than ideal for racing on full slick tyres.
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AIM Yamaha Bring Points in at Oulton
Yesterday
Both AIM Yamaha riders, Steve Plater and Ian Hutchinson brought more points back to the team from Oulton Park on Monday, Plater scoring a 12th place in the second Superbike race and Hutchy a ninth on the Supersport event. A few niggling teething issues with the bike disrupted Plater’s free practice sessions but these appeared to be resolved in time for the 50- minute qualification period on Sunday. As the track began to dry Plater switched to a qualifying tyre but on the run to Druids the chain snapped and he had to jog back to the garage and jump on his spare bike.
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Another Win for Fitzpatrick
Yesterday
Craig Fitzpatrick secured another solid win and fastest lap in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Cup at Oulton Park, he also gained a fantastic eighth place in the overall race. Fitzpatrick on the BLDS Couriers Yamaha extended his lead in the Cup Championship by 10 points. The 30-year-old from Alfreton, Derbyshire looked smooth throughout the weekend and was consistently running in the thick of the action. Struggling in the first qualifying on Saturday in the wet conditions he dropped down the pack. However, during the second qualifying session he managed to place himself in sixth place on the grid only a second off pole-position rider Chris Martin.
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No Luck for Team Appleyard/Macadam at Oulton Park
3 Days ago
Luck was in very short supply for Team Appleyard/Macadam who had a weekend to forget at the Oulton Park round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. The only highlights in an otherwise totally frustrating weekend were Deane Brown claiming pole position and Jordan Thompson comprehensively topping the timesheets in the wet qualifying session on Sunday for the Relentless 125GP Championship race. After his strong performance at Thruxton, 15 year old Deane Brown was hungry for a podium at Oulton Park and gave himself the best chance of this by qualifying in pole position, clinching the top slot with two ultra fast laps right at the end of the session.
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Pirelli Fuchs-Silkoline British Supersport Race Report
3 Days ago
Tyre selection became a gamble with the ever-changing weather conditions. With the front row electing intermediates, Chris Martin transformed his pole position into race lead on the opening lap. With Richards (Triumph) and Kennaugh (Yamaha) breathing down the neck of the Gearlink Kawasaki rider, a red flag incident involving Alan O’Connor brought proceeding s to an early halt at the start of lap four. Grid positions for the 12-lap restart were taken from the running order at the close of lap 2. Richards on the MAP Embassy Triumph stole the holeshot but was soon passed by a determined Hudson Kennaugh on the Raceways Yamaha YZF-R6. The South African quickly settled into a groove with Richards hanging on to his shirt-tail.
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Double podium for MV Agusta at Outon
3 Days ago
Chris Burns put in two, very determined, rides at Oulton Park over the Bank Holiday weekend to come away with 2nd and 3rd places in the Daily Star Superbike Cup races. These results move Chris and the STP Motortsport MV Agusta British Superbike team into 2nd place in the overall standings. Free practice went extremely well over the weekend leading the team to be hopeful of qualifying well for the races. However, due to the mixed weather conditions during qualifying Chris found himself in third place out of the Cup riders and 20th overall on the grid. While disappointed, the team knew the potential of the bike and rider and were confident ahead of Monday’s races.
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Points for Centurion Racing
3 Days ago
Centurion Racing secured a positive result at Oulton Park this weekend, when riders Dan Cooper and James Westmoreland gained a seventh and eleventh place respectively in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship. This was 20-year-old Dan Cooper's best result to date in the tough 600 Class. After dislocating his shoulder during first qualifying this was a fantastic result from the youngster. Westmoreland also improved from the 15th position that he achieved at Thruxton a couple of weeks ago and obtained a healthy points scoring position.
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Bennetts BSB Pirelli Race Review Oulton Park
3 Days ago
In race 1 the drama engulfed the opening British Superbike race at Oulton Park. With rain spotting as the riders took their positions at the end of the sighting lap, the red flag brought a swift conclusion as a host of riders, including holeshot rider Tom Sykes, crashing at the first corner. A swift re-start ensued of the full 18-lap race distance. Sykes took the holeshot on his Rizla Suzuki again, stretching his lead to almost a second from Crutchlow’s HM Plant Honda by the culmination of the opening lap. Byrne, Haslam and Camier fought doggedly for third as Crutchlow took the lead with a classic manoeuvre at Lodge on lap 2.
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Metzeler National Superstock 600 Championship Results
3 Days ago
The final race of the day saw a thrilling contest, won Robbie Brown on his Yamaha just ahead of South African Allan Jon Venter on the Embassy MAP entered Triumph 675. Northern Ireland’s Lee Johnston, on another R6 Yamaha, finished a close third. Earlier, varied track conditions threw up some surprises. Luke Jones, winner of the Thruxton opening round, suffered a number of crashes throughout the weekend, the ex-125 rider disappointed to qualify down in twenty-fourth position. Trevor Pennell Transport backed Lee Johnston qualified second ahead of championship newcomer and multiple supermoto champion Christian Iddon, who raised some eyebrows, placing his SMT Honda third. Thruxton pole-sitter Joel Morris completed the front row line-up, fourth.
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Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship
3 Days ago
A determined Steve Brogan shrugged off the effects of a heavy cold to take the win in the opening race of day at Oulton Park today (Bank Holiday Monday). Racing at his local circuit, the Liverpudlian held off an intense race-long challenge from Raceways Yamaha pilot Jon Kirkham, winning by 0.199 seconds and taking a maximum fifty points score from the first two races of the season. Kirkham had placed his Raceways R1 on pole yesterday, after he and Brogan battled throughout the free practice and qualification sessions for the premier starting spot. Brogan also suffered a DQ from Q1, after setting fastest time (Failure to attend at Parc Ferme).
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Metzeler Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup Race Report
3 Days ago
Sam Warren put in a stunning performance in the Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup race to claim his maiden victory in the class, today 5th May. Adrian Coates on the Stoneyford Concrete Yamaha R1 took the holeshot from third on the grid as the riders teetered through the first set of corners on the slippery Oulton track surface. His lead was short lived as Emmett and Ben Wilson stole through, before the unlucky Irishman crashed out at the start of the second lap.
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Bruce Wilson Out with Engine Failure
3 Days ago
Bruce Wilson was denied a top 10 finish to his race at Oulton Park when he was forced out with an engine failure on lap 11 of 14 in the National Superstock 600 race at Oulton Park on Monday. Wilson, from Gipsey Bridge, near Boston in Lincolnshire had made good progress over the weekend and completed his qualifying within the top 20. He was optimistic of a strong result to get his championship challenge underway and after a good start made his way through to 15th on the opening lap.
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Two Top Fives for Ben Wilson at Oulton
3 Days ago
Ben Wilson was in fine form at Oulton Park when he rode to fifth place in the Metzeler National Superstock championship following up with a dazzling ride to third in the Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup on Monday. It was Wilson’s first outing in the Superstock series and he began the weekend by posting fourth place in first qualifying with a fast time of 1m. 40.956s – just over a second away from pole setter Jon Kirkham. Second qualifying saw the pace hot up and the Boston rider was relegated to eighth place for a second row start to Monday’s 15-lap encounter. Despite dropping to the second row Wilson was still only a second away from pole and was confident he could match the times of the front-runners.
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Podium Glory For Lowry as Laverty ‘Ticks the Boxes’
3 Days ago
Ian Lowry jumped onto his first supersport podium of the season at Oulton Park yesterday, taking a fine third place, with team-mate Michael Laverty continuing to score solidly in the superbike class [7th and 4th]. Laverty now sits sixth in the British Superbike championship table, also holding the position of leading Suzuki. Lowry currently holds fifth place in the supersport class after his opening podium of 2008.
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