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Fujiwara Gets A Point At Monza
5 Days ago
Katsuaki Fujiwara (GIL Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) managed to score a point for 15th at Monza, after finding problems holding a line during corner entries. Fujiwara was 21st on lap one but battled hard, despite having an imperfect set-up for the challenging Monza circuit. Chris Walker (GIL Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) had an incredibly dramatic race, being hit by another rider, crashing, re-starting, making on-the-move repairs and finally being penalised with a ride through for cutting one of Monza’s many chicanes. He retired in pit lane on lap five.
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Goodwood Festival Celebrates BSB in 2008
5 Days ago
Over the weekend of the 11 – 13 July, the Goodwood Festival of Speed will celebrate the UK’s role in providing a high-profile, competitive environment for the world’s top manufacturers and star riders by commemorating the success of the most competitive domestic motorcycle racing series in the world, the British Superbike Championship. Goodwood aims to gather together one of the largest collections of significant machinery and famous riders from the renowned championship that has ever been seen. Expect to see great champions such as Terry Rymer on his 1990 championship winning Loctite Yamaha OW01, Jamie Whitham riding Niall Mackenzie’s 1998 championship winning Cadbury’s Boost Yamaha YZF750 and John Reynolds on his 2004 championship winning Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000.
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The Arai Way Online
08 May 2008
Phoenix, the UK importer of Arai motorcycle helmets for over the last two decades and the recently appointed car helmet distributor, has launched a unique website, www.whyarai.co.uk which offers UK motorcyclists and drivers a comprehensive information resource on Arai - the world's leading helmet brand. The new Why Arai website offers a massive range of information, tips and advice, special promotions, sponsored riders and drivers, events etc. From handy hints like changing your Arai helmet visor in a matter of seconds, to the latest MotoGP race results, it's all on the new site. You can check out the very latest biking news from the MCN.com RSS newsfeed too.
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Walker Within Five Seconds of Victory
28 April 2008
Chris Walker described his Assen performance as his best race of the year so far, as he took his Kawasaki GIL Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R to 12th place, less than five seconds from winner Andrew Pitt. Walker, who had qualified only 20th, got a good start and was 14th at the end of lap one, latching onto the second group of riders behind the leading eight. He had made good progress with his machine set up in race conditions and felt confident throughout the race.
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Assen Qualifying a Real Test for Kawasaki WSS Duo
27 April 2008
GIL Kawasaki riders Katsuaki Fujiwara and Chris Walker finished combined qualifying in 18th and 20th positions respectively, finding Assen a tough circuit to master in dry conditions. In the wet the Kawasaki duo were much more competitive, with Fujiwara second fastest in the rainy morning session today and Walker eighth. Fujiwara and Walker will each start from the fifth row of the grid, but they face 21-laps of the 4.555km circuit prepared for anything, after practicing in conditions ranging from bright sunshine to rain.
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Walker Makes Up Time for Ninth
07 April 2008
After having to wait 40 minutes extra for their race to take place because of track repairs the Kawasaki GIL Kawasaki WSS competitors each ended their Spanish race weekend in the points. Chris Walker was disappointed after qualifying 14th on the grid, but made up places as he found that he suffered from less problems with the Valencia track surface than some other riders. He was even as low as 16th until he found his confidence and then he had an inspired ride to ninth.
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Fujiwara Close To The Front Row In Qualifying
06 April 2008
GIL Kawasaki competitor Katsuaki Fujiwara was only one-thousandth of a second from a front row start after qualifying in fifth position for Sunday’s Valencia WSS race. Fujiwara’s best time of 1’37.232 was set on the first day of qualifying, as the higher temperatures on day two at Valencia prevented him from improving his lap time in the final session of timed practice.
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Phoenix Launches Major Arai Sponsorship Campaign For 2008
01 April 2008
The 2008 British Superbike series fires into action this weekend and Phoenix, the official UK importers of Arai, are pleased to announce that the world's leading helmet brand will be supporting some of the top competitors in UK motorcycle road racing.
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Valencia Next Up For WSS Duo
01 April 2008
A recent test at Valencia was an ideal preparation for GIL Kawasaki riders Katsuaki Fujiwara and Chris Walker before this weekend’s race in Spain. Both the team’s riders are new to the race-winning Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R this year, although each has had vastly different experience on Supersport machinery. Fujiwara is a seasoned campaigner and multiple race winner in this class, while Walker will take only his third ever career WSS start at Valencia on Sunday 6 April.
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Fujiwara Makes A Set-Up Breakthrough
17 March 2008
Katsuaki Fujiwara (GIL Kawasaki) used revised suspension settings on his Ninja ZX-6R to set the fifth best official testing time out of 19 riders at the tight and twisty Valencia circuit. The current lap record holder in race conditions at Valencia secured a best of 1’37.572 on his way to a top five place. He would have posted an even faster time but the session was red flagged near the end, and the final few minutes of testing were cancelled.
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Walker 14th But Fujiwara Stops
02 March 2008
Chris Walker (GIL Kawasaki) rode his Ninja ZX-6R to 14th place at Phillip Island this weekend, in a delayed 21-lap race. Starting from the fourth row, Walker was involved in several midfield battles during the race, but made up two places on his qualifying position at the end of 21 laps. His team-mate Fujiwara was relegated from 15th on the grid to 21st place on lap one and he was forced out altogether on lap three, despite having high hopes for raceday after some late set-up changes.
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Supersport Team Heads Down Under
26 February 2008
After scoring points at Losail last week GIL Kawasaki riders Katsuaki Fujiwara and Chris Walker take their Ninja ZX-6Rs to Phillip Island this weekend. Qualifying proved something of a trial for both riders in the season opener, partly because of the massive grid of well over 30 riders, and partly as each rider is new to the team for 2008. In the race the riders and machines came good, with Walker ninth and Fujiwara 15th. It was Walker’s first ever race in Supersport, making his top ten finish an impressive feat in such a busy and well-equipped grid.
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Walker Into The Top Ten At Losail
25 February 2008
Chris Walker (GIL Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) made his way from 20th on the grid to ninth in the World Supersport race at Losail, fighting until the last lap to improve his position. Katsuaki Fujiwara (GIL Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) had a tough race but also improved on his starting position, taking a point for 15th place in raceday track conditions that suited his machine settings more than they did in qualifying.
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Kawasaki WSS Squad Ready For Round One
19 February 2008
GIL Kawasaki riders Katsuaki Fujiwara and Chris Walker have good reason to be confident going into the first race of the 2008 World Supersport season, having only recently completed a positive test at the 5.380km Losail Circuit with their Ninja ZX-6R machines. With both riders on the pace over a single timed lap, and putting in strong performances on race tyres, the new riding line up in the GIL team has already proven itself adept at learning the character and personality of the ZX-6R, and now the entire team aims to qualify well, and then race even better come Saturday 23rd, date of the first race of the 14-round season.
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Kawasaki Duo Set The Pre-Season Pace
13 February 2008
Three intense days of testing around the often dusty Losail circuit in Qatar delivered good results for GIL Kawasaki riders Katsuaki Fujiwara and Chris Walker, with Fujiwara proving to be fastest rider on day three. Times could have been reduced even more, had the circuit been in cleaner condition, but Fujiwara posted an impressive 2’03.3 second lap, while Walker was only a tenth slower after using Fujiwara’s experience in this class to help him make a final step-up in pace. 2008 will be Walker’s rookie WSS season, despite vast experience in Superbike and many other forms of racing, and he found his team-mate’s assistance in this test invaluable in a number of ways.
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Racy Reading Ahead With The Arai Astro
30 January 2008
Road race fans who choose the Arai Astro Race, Chris Walker replica, helmet this Spring will be looking forward to some racy reading, as Arai’s UK importer, Phoenix, are giving away a signed copy of Chris Walker’s sensational `Stalker’ autobiography with every Astro Walker Replica lid bought from an official Arai five star dealer or Hein Gericke accredited centre.
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GIL Kawasaki’s New Riders Make Strong Progress
11 January 2008
Katsuaki Fujiwara and Chris Walker (GIL Kawasaki) both found their latest test sessions, at Phillip Island in Australia, immensely beneficial in getting to know the GIL team and the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Supersport machine. Fujiwara, coming into the team after a long and illustrious WSS career, and Walker, a class rookie but one of the most experienced riders in the SBK paddock, made great improvements in set-up across the three days, and ended up with highly respectable times in their first big test against their new peer group. Fujiwara set a time of 1’35.6, while Walker was only one tenth of a second off.
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GIL Kawasaki Duo Ready to Face All Comers
10 January 2008
The GIL Kawasaki team approaches the 2008 season with an all new riding line up aboard its well-proven ZX-6R machines, in the shape of serial WSS race winner Katsuaki Fujiwara and SBK race-winner Chris Walker. Each rider will be in place for the Development Team’s tests at Phillip Island between 8 and 10 January to take the next steps along the trail to full competitiveness before the season starts for real on 23 February.
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Walker To Meet Fans At Manchester's Dainese D-Store
20 November 2007
The 'People's favourite' Chris 'Stalker' Walker will be in Manchester on Saturday December 8th to meet his fans. The four-time British Superbike Championship runner-up will be at Dainese's flagship D-Store at 15.00hrs to meet fans, talk bikes and sign autographs. The super-popular rider from Nottingham has ridden competitively for over 15 years and has campaigned Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, Petronas and Ducati both home and abroad.
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NEC Bike Show Announces Star-Studded Line-Up
15 November 2007
With only eight days to go until the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show arrives at the NEC Birmingham (23rd Nov – 2nd Dec), the organisers have announced an all-star line-up of big-name riders and celebrities due to attend the Show, including World Superbike Champion James Toseland, British Superbike (BSB) star Chris Walker, The Long Way Down’s Charley Boorman, legendary motorsport commentator Murray Walker, The BBC’s Hairy Bikers as well as a host of other racers from MotoGP, World Superbike and BSB.
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