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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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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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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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Veazey To Battle Through The Pain At Home Track
10 August 2007
Krystal Racing Space Air’s Paul Veazey will be back in the saddle for his home round this weekend as the Metzeler Racetec National Superstock Championship heads to Croft Circuit near Darlington. Veazey, who lives just 20 miles away in nearby Middlesbrough, is still in pain after breaking his hand in training last month, but is determined to put on a good show for his home fans on Sunday. He will be joined, as ever, on the team’s distinctive yellow and blue Yamaha R1s by team-mate Lee Jackson, who is still riding high from his two second places in the Superbike Cup at Mallory Park last month.
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Airwaves Ducati Resume Title Chase At Croft
08 August 2007
Airwaves Ducati head to the 2.17 mile Croft circuit in North Yorkshire this weekend, for round 10 of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. Having tested there earlier in the season, the riders will be using the progress made to perform at their best on the fast straights and tight hairpin’s. The team has enjoyed a 3 week break from racing following an unusual weekend at Mallory Park, when the riders had limited practice and no qualifying session prior to the race. From 3rd place on the grid Leon achieved a 3rd and 2nd place, whilst Greg came 5th and 7th having started 4th.
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Superbikes Roar Into Croft For The Big One!
08 August 2007
Britain’s premier motorsport series makes a welcome return to the race-starved North East when round ten of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship rolls into Croft Circuit near Darlington this weekend (10/11/12 August). And with the championship precariously poised and as close as it’s been all season, the North Yorkshire venue is sure to play a pivotal role part in deciding the destiny of the prestigious title.
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Airwaves Test ‘Goes To Plan’ At Croft
07 July 2007
Following the wet weekend of racing at Knockhill the Airwaves Ducati team headed straight to Croft in Yorkshire to complete a 2 day official BSB test. Day one of the test was cut short due to heavy showers but it remained dry for the second day, allowing the team to test in a variety of conditions. Airwaves Ducati focused on testing a new Ohlins suspension system and a number of new Dunlop tyres over the two days. The team rode 454km in total with Greg completing 113 laps and Leon 100 laps. With an average track temperature of 23 degrees and an average air temperature of 14 degrees, Leon recorded a fastest time of 1:20.6 in the dry and 1:31.4 in wet conditions. Greg’s fastest lap in the dry was 1:19.9 and having only completed 15 laps in the wet he set a fastest time of 1:31.7.
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Cal’s First Visit To Croft On A Superbike
05 July 2007
Rizla Suzuki racer Cal Crutchlow has completed an official two-day test at Croft in North Yorkshire - his first visit to the twisty circuit on a Superbike. The gutsy 21-year-old had plenty of wet time on track yesterday. He completed useful tests to determine an ideal rain setting for his Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000. After a tough weekend at the seventh round of the British Superbike Championship at Knockhill last weekend when he fell foul of the wet weather, his time was well used and resulted in him finding a comfortable base set up.
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Roberts To Contend National Superstock & European FIM 1000 Superstock
27 June 2007
Brendan Roberts will join forces with the Buildbase Ducati Team and compete in the remainder of the Metzeler National Superstock series commencing at Oulton Park on the 15th July. Discussions have taken place between the Ducati Xerox Junior Team and the British based Buildbase Ducati Team to run the youngster in both the European Superstocks and the British Superstocks for the rest of the year.
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Top Four For Airwaves Ducati
01 January 2000
The Airwaves Ducati team had a promising start to round 10 of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, achieving top 4 finishes in both of today’s practice sessions. Gregorio Lavilla rode consistently all day finishing 2nd in both practices. Leon Haslam worked through a busy test plan to achieve a 3rd and 4th place finish. Both Greg and Leon were quickly on pace in the morning session and the warm conditions were resulting in some fast times. Leon recorded his fastest lap time of 1:20.640 with 10 minutes of practice remaining. He looked set to finish in 2nd place until his team mate bettered his time by 0.02 seconds on the final lap, moving Leon into 3rd.
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