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James Toseland Rides at the Thundersprint
07 October 2008
James Toseland, double World Champion, and current MotoGP Superstar, will be swapping the glamour of the international race paddock for Northwich’s very own Grand Prix in a Car Park - the truly unique Thundersprint held over the weekend of May 9th/10th in Northwich town centre.
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Safety Focus for Bike Show Youth Day
03 September 2008
Organised by the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCIA), the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show’s annual Youth Day will see 700 young people between 14 and 17 years of age enjoying a great day out at the NEC on December 2nd – right in the middle of Britain’s premier bike show running from November 28th to December 7th. Youth Day is designed to engage young people in road safety, and this year takes on extra significance. The costs of motoring, including high insurance and fuel prices, are seeing increasing numbers of teenagers taking to the roads on scooters, mopeds and small-engined motorcycles. Moped and scooter sales are up by 10.8 per cent and 5.3 per cent respectively this year.
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Wildcard Wade Gets a Respectable 28th in BSS
24 July 2008
27 year old Marcus Wade is in his second full season on a Triumph Daytona 675. In 2008 he is challenging not just for the New Era F600 and Sound of Thunder Championships, but also as four wildcard entries at British Supersport. Here is his race report from Oulton Park at the weekend. The first practice session was wet and Wade set to the track looking forward to riding in these conditions. For the first 10 mins of the session Wade topped the time sheets, becoming consistently quicker. Half way though the session he pitted to fit a intermediate front and dry rear as the track had dried too much. Again, he kept in the top 20 with the drying conditions, then pitting for fuel with eight mins to go only to find a technical issue that needed to be resolved. As the track was drying he dropped down in the final mins the order ending 32nd. The next session presented difficult conditions due to the mix of dry and damp sections of track.
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Jenny Full of Surprises at Oulton Park!
23 July 2008
Entering the second half of the season, the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship competitors rolled into Oulton Park in Cheshire, for what would be another close encounter. Once again, the weather proved very unpredictable, ensuring challenging track conditions for all competitors. For Jenny Tinmouth, this was her ‘home’ round, and the Ellesmere Port star was determined to put on a good show at one of her favourite circuits and in front of her adoring fans. In a challenging race, held in dry conditions, Jenny secured 27th place overall and 7th of the British Supersport Cup competitors, leaving her in 9th position overall in the cup.
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AIM Yamaha – Oulton Park Report
23 July 2008
Both AIM Yamaha Supersport riders suffered problems during the seventh round race in the 2008 Fuchs/Silkolene British Supersport championship at Oulton Park but Ian Hutchinson managed to complete the 16 round encounter in 11th place while Steve Plater was forced to retire at three laps distance. The two qualifying periods were run in differing weather conditions; wet for the first session followed by a dry run later in the day, which was to set the grid for the start of the 16-lap race on Sunday. Plater rode through to sixth place and was all set for a second row start where he was sure he could produce a strong result.
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Ben Wilson Scores More Points at Oulton
23 July 2008
Ben Wilson rode to three points-finishes at Oulton Park over the weekend, securing a 7th and 11th in the two Metzeler National Superstock races plus a fantastic second place in the Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup, which he dedicated to his good friend Ollie Bridewell who died exactly a year ago on Sunday in a racing crash at Mallory Park. Qualifying for the Superstock races were run in mixed weather conditions with the first session taking preference in the dry, placing Wilson in 10th place just over a second away from pole. The Boston rider’s hopes of improvement were dashed when the heavens opened for the final session leaving Wilson to start both races from a third row grid position.
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Best Results of the Season for Andrews
23 July 2008
Simon Andrews riding for the Lloyds British Jentin Racing team gained his best results of the season so far at round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park this weekend. Andrews gained a solid fifth and sixth place respectively in the two 18-lap races at the tricky Cheshire circuit. The youngster from Evesham rode extremely well throughout the weekend at the technical 2.9-mile circuit. Andrews was setting very consistent times through the two practice sessions he participated in, missing the third session due to horrendous weather conditions. Looking forward to qualifying he finally managed to get a trouble free qualifying session and secured his highest grid position to date of sixth place.
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Highs & Lows For Teenager
22 July 2008
Omagh teenager Nicole McAleer hit a high on Saturday during the opening qualifying session when on an extremely damp and tricky Oulton Park track, she scorched through the field to end up on a front row starting position, in fourth place. Her highest grid position to date. However the much hoped for rain failed to materialise during the final session late on Saturday afternoon, thus in the dry conditions McAleer was more than disappointed to qualify further down the field in 27th position.
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Lowry Secures Supersport Podium at Oulton
22 July 2008
Ian Lowry secured his fourth British Supersport podium of the season at Oulton Park in Cheshire yesterday, taking third place behind Glen Richards and Hudson Kennaugh. Michael Laverty worked hard all weekend posting two top ten results [9th and 7th] in the British Superbike races. The Toomebridge rider battled through from 16th on lap one of the opening BSB race taking a hard fought ninth place at the chequered flag; then in race two his seventh place again demonstrated his pedigree in the premier class. Double TT winner Cameron Donald was making his Oulton Park debut in the superstock races, securing a brace of top ten results with seventh in race one and tenth in race two.
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More Crucial Points for HM Plant Honda at Oulton Park
21 July 2008
The whole HM Plant Honda team took more vital points for their respective championships at round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike championship today. Cal Crutchlow took another podium finish in race two, after falling in race one and remounting to recover to sixth place. Meanwhile his team-mate Leon Haslam netted two fourth place finishes. Steve Brogan suffered his second DNF in a row in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport race, but kept his 100% podium record in the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship with a hard-fought second place.
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Team Co-ordit Improve Steadily
21 July 2008
Dean Ellison returned to Oulton Park, scene of his unfortunate accident during Round Three in May, keen to improve his Championship position as he and the Co-ordit Racing Team aim to steadily improve their fortunes on the Yamaha YZF R1 Superbike package. Changeable weather conditions hampered free practice sessions and a technical gremlin robbed Dean of a top fifteen qualifying spot. An intermittent misfire during his last run, would see the Leicester based rider forced to start from a fifth row starting position for both races. With the declaration of a wet first race, the unseasonal weather once again threatened to spoil the show. Dean opted for slick tyres and put in a spirited performance, scoring two Championship points with a fourteenth placed finish.
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Harris Lucks Out at Oulton
21 July 2008
Karl Harris qualified his Rob Mac Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 on the front spot of the second row for round 7 of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park, and looked all set for another strong race finish as he went in search of that elusive podium finish. The weekend had began on a high for the Rob Mac Racing team with Karl dominating the free practice sessions on Friday. Running a blistering pace at the head of the field, Karl demonstrated the full extent of the capabilities of the pairing of ‘The Bomber” and the Iveco Yamaha YZF-R1.
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Another Oulton Podium for Ellison
21 July 2008
Following on from his superb podium finish at the same track back in May, Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider James Ellison repeated the feat when he took the 1000cc Shaun Muir Racing Honda Fireblade to another second position at Oulton Park in Cheshire today. Starting from row two on the grid, the 27 year old from Kendal in Cumbria made some radical changes to his bike overnight and in the early stages of the opening race, led the field as he mixed it up with the Championship front runners. Going into the final laps, he was well placed but eventually had to settle for second place as the handling of his bike deteriorated.
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Two Podiums for Byrne at Oulton Park
21 July 2008
Airwaves Ducati rider Shane Byrne leaves Oulton Park leading the British Superbike Championship by 99 points after achieving two third place finishes at round 7. Following his heavy fall during qualifying, Leon Camier did not compete in today’s races. After dropping back to 7th at the start of race one, Shane fought his way through the field to take 3rd position on lap 14 of 18. Shane was able to close the gap on the leading pair, crossing the line just 0.310 seconds behind James Ellison to take the final podium spot for Airwaves Ducati.
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Kirkham Dominant at Oulton
21 July 2008
Jon Kirkham took full honours to extend his championship lead at the end of a thrilling 12-lap Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup race at Oulton Park. Lining up on pole position for the fifth time this season, Kirkham looked in confident mood sat astride the new blue liveried Metzeler Championship leader’s YZF-R1. As the lights went out, Kirkham took the holeshot with Ben Wilson in hot pursuit. Once again, Wilson would use all of his aggressive and determined riding style as he attempted to power the Yamaha closer to race leader Kirkham, but as the opening laps counted down and the gap pulled away, it was all that Wilson could do to stay with the hot pace that Kirkham had set.
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Sykes Takes Maiden Victory & Then Daily Double
21 July 2008
Tom Sykes was long overdue a victory in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship having come close on several occasions and the Rizla Suzuki set the record straight with a dominant seventh round performance at Oulton Park where he completed the daily double. He had been on the pace throughout the weekend, missing out on pole by barely a quarter of a second, but with his team Sykes had worked hard to ensure that his bike was perfectly set for the two 18 laps races at the Cheshire circuit.
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Debut Double for Delighted Sykes
21 July 2008
Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes won his debut and second British Superbike races in quick succession to claim an emotional double win at the seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park in Cheshire today. Starting from third on the grid in the opening race, Yorkshire ace Tom led from lap seven and never looked back, winning by a dominant five seconds despite admitting to nerves as the laps ticked down and heavy clouds menaced the 2.69-mile circuit. In race two he took the lead on lap two and then maintained a slim advantage under enormous pressure to the chequered flag, riding with impressive composure and speed. He capped the day by setting the fastest lap in both races and moves from sixth to third in the title race.
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Progress For Dickinson at Oulton
21 July 2008
Truck Links Yamaha rider, Joe Dickinson fought a tough battle to salvage another handful of points from Round 7 of the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship at Oulton Park, Cheshire. Having qualified his Yamaha YZF-R6 on the last spot of the fifth row of the grid in 20th position, Joe had his work cut out to get into a point scoring position. Dry conditions greeted the grid and Joe got away in the middle of the pack, struggling to maximise any positions in the melee of riders around him. As the opening laps ticked by Joe started to make slow progress through the pack elevating himself into 18th position.
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Bitter Disappointment for Toal at Oulton Park
21 July 2008
Virgin Media Yamaha rider BJ Toal fell victim to a qualifying crash, resulting in a broken right wrist ahead of Round 7 of the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship at Oulton Park this weekend (20th July). Mixed weather conditions had plagued the Cheshire circuit throughout the day, deeming the first outing of the Supersport qualifying session wet. Using the wet conditions to maximise his qualifying position, BJ quickly found his pace, confident in his ability.
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Eighth for Ellison at Oulton Park
20 July 2008
Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider James Ellison will start tomorrow's two Bennetts British Superbike Championship races from the second row of the grid after posting eighth fastest time in qualifying today at Oulton Park in Cheshire. With mixed weather conditions throughout the day, luckily the 50-minute Swan Combi 50 Roll for Pole qualifying session stayed dry and Ellison ran well up on the time sheets for most of the session before having to settle for eighth in the closing throes.
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