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Haslam wins again as HM Plant Honda take more podiums!
15 September 2008
Croft saw yet another win for Leon Haslam – his fourth from the last five Bennetts British Superbike outings. Today’s points haul moves him up into second place in the championship behind Shane Byrne.
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Double Podium for Super Sykes
15 September 2008
Tom Sykes took two hard-earned podium places at today’s 10th round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Croft in North Yorkshire while his team mate Atsushi Watanabe come home 12th twice.
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Camier and Haslam take the victories – Byrne has to wait to seal title
15 September 2008
Leon Camier and Leon Haslam took the victories in the tenth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Croft where Shane Byrne fell six points short of sealing his second title success in five years.
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HM Plant Honda head to Croft for sponsor’s ‘home’ race
11 September 2008
Riders Leon Haslam, Cal Crutchlow and Steve Brogan are looking forward to podium finishes from this weekend’s Croft races. The North Yorkshire circuit is the ‘home’ round of title sponsor HM Plant, so all three will be aiming to impress at the 2.12-mile circuit. This weekend could see Steve Brogan take the Metzeler National Superstock title. The Liverpool ace needs just five points from Sunday’s 15-lap race, and he knows that despite two rounds remaining after this weekend, a solid result would earn him the title.
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Ben Wilson - Croft Preview
09 September 2008
Fresh from his successful weekend at Cadwell, Ben Wilson travels to Croft Circuit in North Yorkshire for round 10 of the Bennetts British Superbike championship where he is to contest both the Metzeler National Superstock race and a round of the Henderson R1 Cup on Sunday, September 14.
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Hydrex Bike Animal Honda Ready For 'Home' Race
09 September 2008
Croft Circuit in North Yorkshire plays host to round ten of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship this weekend (September 12/14th) with it being of specific importance to the local Hydrex Bike Animal Honda Team who are based just a few miles down the road at Guisborough.
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Just Another Step in the Right Direction for MV Agusta
05 September 2008
Having made further developments to the MV Agusta F4 1000 the STP Motorsport MV Agusta team took the opportunity to get some track time at Croft this week. A further increase in horsepower and a change of ignition system where the major items that needed to be tried under race conditions. The change to the Motec ignition package has released a few extra horsepower and, combined with some engine development since Cadwell Park, Chris Burns was eager to get out on to a track that he has not ridden in competition for some time. Thankfully, the first session was dry and allowed the team to get a good number of laps in.
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World Champions to Race at Croft
25 July 2008
The North East Motorcycle Racing Club makes its second visit of the year to Croft Circuit next weekend (August 2/3) with no less than three prestigious trophies up for grabs. As well as a host of club championship races for both two wheels and three, the feature race for the solos is the Laird of Croft and Ken Redfern Trophy whereas all eyes will be on the famous Mac Hobson Sidecar Trophy race to see who can add their names to the list of famous winners.
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Superbike Star Hands Over Keys to First Owner of Ninja ZX-10R
04 April 2008
The first 2008 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R was picked up by national competition winner Steve Crooks at the new Kawasaki Leicester dealership this week. Steve was handed the keys to his new machine by Kawasaki’s MSS Discovery British Superbike rider, Billy McConnell.
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Strong Start For Taboo Motorsport
01 April 2008
The Taboo Motorsport team had its first successful race weekend of the season with Michael Hill and new signing Dan Moreton both finishing on the podium at the North East Championship round at Croft this weekend. Following the official team launch on Friday the 28th March, Hill and Moreton took to the track to secure second and third places respectively on the grid during qualifying. They faced tough competition due to a strong field containing a total of six British 125GP riders.
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Kawasaki Competition Winner to Own First Ninja ZX-10R
26 February 2008
Steve Crooks is the first customer in the UK to be allocated a brand new 2008 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Superbike. Steve visited his local franchised dealer, Drayton Croft Motorcycles, for the Nationwide Dealer Launch on the 7 February and was the lucky winner drawn to win the ZX-10R.
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Highs And Lows For Centurion
20 August 2007
Centurion Racing suffered a mixed weekend of results at round ten of the Maxxis British Supersport Championship at Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire. Running strong throughout the weekend riders James Westmoreland and Dan Cooper achieved a varied set of results with Westmoreland gaining a confidence boosting eighth place and Cooper crashing out whilst lying in a fantastic eleventh position.
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Lowry Podium At Croft For Relentless Suzuki
14 August 2007
It was a day of mixed emotions at Croft in North Yorkshire for the Relentless Suzuki team, when series leader Michael Laverty suffered a minor electrical problem that put him out of actions after 10 laps while lying in second place. Team-mate Ian Lowry put in a strong performance leading for 17 of the 18 laps, only to be mugged within the final few corners by eventual winner Billy McConnell and Dennis Hobbs. Third place on the podium gave Lowry a further 16 points, closing the gap on Laverty in the championship, also by 16 points with three rounds remaining.
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Career Best For Ever Improving Cal
12 August 2007
Rizla Suzuki’s Cal Crutchlow took a career best fourth in the opening race at the 10th round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Croft after starting from his first ever pole position – marking another step forward in performance for him and the team. Cal got off to a great start in the opening race and settled into a close third on the track, dicing for the lead the entire race. On lap 17 he was relegated to fourth and despite his best efforts had to settle for the position – less than two seconds behind the winner at the chequered flag.
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Double Podium For Super Sykes
12 August 2007
Stobart VK Vent Axia Motorsport rider Tom Sykes emerged from his local circuit of Croft with a superb double podium in both of today’s 20 lap Bennetts British Superbike Championship races. After qualifying on the front row of the grid, the 21 year old Yorkshireman ran with the leading bunch in both races as rain clouds threatened overhead, but showing maturity beyond his years, Sykes muscled his way up on to the podium in front of another bumper BSB crowd. The result moves him up to sixth in the Championship going into the next round at Cadwell Park in two weeks time.
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More Solid Results For The Isilon MSS Discovery Kawasaki Team At Croft
12 August 2007
The Isilon MSS Discovery Kawasaki team took fifth place in today’s MAXXIS British Supersport race at Croft, in North Yorkshire. The result matches the best so far this year for Stuart Easton, and with new parts coming in time for the next round at Cadwell Park, great things are expected from both bike and rider for the final three races of the season. In the Superbike class, Easton’s team-mate Michael Rutter made some big improvements to the performance of his Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R in between today’s two Bennetts British Superbike races. The changes saw the 34-year-old from Kirkby Mallory knock the best part of a second off his first race best lap time and take ten seconds from his overall race time. It’s hoped that these improvements will continue at Cadwell Park in two weeks time.
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Airwaves Ducati Battle For Points
12 August 2007
Concerns about the weather proved unfounded as Airwaves Ducati completed two dry races in round 10 of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Croft today. In the highly competitive races Leon Haslam achieved a 5th and a 6th place finish, whilst Gregorio Lavilla followed a 6th place finish in race one with a 4th in race two. In the first 20 lap race Gregorio Lavilla got a good start and was 5th at the end of lap one. As the top 6 riders moved away from the rest of the field Leon set the fastest lap of the race whilst chasing 5th position. The Airwaves Ducati riders fought hard to try and better their positions; Leon overtook his team mate on lap 16 to finish in 5th with Greg in 6th.
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Inspired Cal Takes Pole Position
12 August 2007
Rizla Suzuki ace Cal Crutchlow blitzed his first ever front row starting position by taking pole position for tomorrow’s 10th round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Croft in North Yorkshire – the team’s first pole since Brand Hatch in October 2005 with James Haydon. The Superbike rookie puts the success largely down to an inspired plan for the qualification session hatched by his Chief Technician, Pete Jennings, who insisted he use one pre-qualifying and two qualifying tyres. After three superb practice sessions when he found a competitive race setting and tyre, Cal rode with confidence and ability to deservedly head the field in qualification.
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First And Second Row In Qualifying
12 August 2007
Leon Haslam will start from the front row of the grid for the 8th time this season having qualified in 3rd place for round 10 of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Croft. Gregorio Lavilla starts from the second row in 6th. Both Airwaves Ducati riders were focused on qualifying well in this afternoons 50 minute session having completed another race run in final practice this morning. It was one of the closest qualifying sessions so far this season with just half a second splitting the top 8 riders.
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Tough Qualifying Day For Isilon MSS Discovery Kawasaki Team At Croft
12 August 2007
The ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki team endured a frustrating qualifying day at the Croft circuit, home of round 10 of the Bennetts British Superbike championship. Michael Rutter secured 12th place in qualifying for tomorrow’s two races, but has found it hard to get the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R set-up to his liking around the 2.13-mile North Yorkshire circuit. The 34-year-old from Kirkby Mallory is also suffering from a bout of the flu and has been running a temperature since the start of the weekend. His team-mate Stuart Easton starts tomorrow’s MAXXIS British Supersport race in ninth place on the grid. The 23-year-old from Hawick, in Scotland, will be looking for a good start from the head of the third row of the grid to try and secure the team’s elusive first podium of 2007.
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