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Top Ten For Lavilla at Monza
3 Days ago
Vent Axia VK Honda rider Gregorio Lavilla overcame a couple of problems to post a pair of points scoring results in round five of the World Superbike Championship held at Monza in Italy yesterday. The Paul Bird Motorsport rider squeezed into Superpole in sixteenth position and was hoping for a pair of solid points scoring finishes at the historic Italian circuit. In the opening race, the 36 year old Spaniard had clawed his way up to eighth and was looking set for a good result when the machine started to run out of fuel on the final lap and he had to eventually coast in to an eleventh place finish at the end of the first 18 lap race.
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Bayliss Takes Healthy Points Margin to Monza
08 May 2008
Following his double victory at Assen, Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) will come to Monza for the IDS Italian Round of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship this weekend with a healthy 70 point lead in the table over his closest rivals as the series reaches third distance. In eight races so far on his Ducati 1098 F08, the 39-year-old from Taree has taken the chequered flag on five occasions, finished second twice and has only been off the podium once, in race 2 at Losail. This sort of steamrolling form will guarantee Bayliss an ample cushion from his 178 points in the next few races should a challenge be mounted by the chasing four-cylinder contenders.
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Solid Points at Assen for Lavilla
28 April 2008
Paul Bird Motorsport rider Gregorio Lavilla moved inside the top ten of the World Superbike Championship following a pair of great results in rounds seven and eight held at Assen in Holland today. Riding the Vent Axia and Kick Energy drink-backed Honda Fireblade, the 34 year old Spaniard posted fifteenth fastest time during the Superpole qualifying session and in the opening race, he battled against a poor start to come from twentieth on the opening lap to record a ninth position.
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Double Dutch Delight for Bayliss at Assen
28 April 2008
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) powered to his second double of the year with two convincing wins at the Assen TT Circuit in the Netherlands in the fourth round of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship front of 75,000 spectators. Bayliss powered to his fifth win at Assen in the opening race after a mistake by early leader Kagayama (Alstare Suzuki) on lap 12 left him with a gap at the chicane. The Australian then increased his lead over the following riders in the final laps to win by a margin of 2 seconds. Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) took the runner-up slot, in a sprint to the finish with Max Neukirchner (Suzuki Alstare). Kagayama took fourth from Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB), both riders holding off a late charge by Jakub Smrz (Ducati Guandalini).
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SBK Heads to Classic Dutch TT Circuit for Round 4 of 14
23 April 2008
The classic Dutch TT circuit at Assen plays host to the fourth round of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship this weekend, after a gap of three weeks from the Spanish Round. With two second places at Valencia, Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) increased his lead over his closest rivals to 48 points but the Australian is now coming under threat from a number of adversaries, mainly on four-cylinder machines. Regulation-wise, there will be no extra handicap applied to the twin-cylinder 1200s for the next three rounds, as the event average difference between the two types of machines – twins and fours - has so far proved to be insufficient to warrant a change.
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Best Yet For Lavilla At Valencia
07 April 2008
Paul Bird Motorsport rider Gregorio Lavilla got to ride his 2008 Vent Axia VK Honda Fireblade in anger for the first time this weekend at the World Superbike Championship round in Valencia and set an immediate season best of seventh in race one. The Spanish rider followed that up with eleventh in race two, and he now sits eleventh overall in the championship, with 32 points. He is the second highest Honda rider in the rankings, two points ahead of his old BSB rival Ryuichi Kiyonari, and has scored in every race so far.
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Q8Oils Chosen as Lubricants for Quay Garage Racing in BSB Cup
07 March 2008
Q8Oils have been selected as official lubricant supplier to Quay Garage Racing, one of the most successful ‘privateer’ teams in the recent history of the British Superbike Championship.
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Hectic Weekend In Store For Birdy
25 February 2008
Hot on the heels of his team’s points scoring results last weekend in the 2008 World Superbike Championship in Qatar, Vent Axia VK Honda team owner Paul Bird has another busy weekend planned. Spaniard Gregorio Lavilla left the Losail Circuit with a 13th and 14th place finish to show for his efforts despite some minor problems and he and the rest of the team are bound for Australia where the Phillip Island circuit hosts the next two rounds on Sunday (March 2nd)
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Lavilla In The Points In Qatar
25 February 2008
Paul Bird Motorsport rider Gregorio Lavilla got his World Superbike Championship challenge underway with two points scoring finishes at the Losail circuit in Qatar today. Riding the 2007 specification Vent Axia VK Honda Fireblade the Spanish rider posted a 13th place finish in race one, and followed it up with 14th in race two, despite suffering some lurid front end slides when he tried to push hard. The high winds in qualifying made finding a useable set up difficult, and that problem continued as raceday dawned relatively still, requiring some last minute changes to the machine.
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Lavilla & Vent Axia VK Honda Set For WSB
18 February 2008
The 2008 World Superbike Championship gets underway in Qatar next weekend (February 23rd) with the Paul Bird Motorsport Team set to make an historic transition to the series. After thirteen years of racing in the various British Championships, the decision was made to move to World Superbikes at the end of last season and expectations are high for the only British team racing in the series.
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Lavilla Confirmed At Paul Bird Motorsport
07 December 2007
Following on from their announcement last month regarding the team contesting the 2008 World Superbike Championship, Paul Bird Motorsport have confirmed that they will field a single ride on board factory-supported Honda machinery in the fifteen round series.
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Airwaves Ducati 999F06’s Up For Sale!
21 November 2007
GSE Racing are selling the Ducati 999F06’s that Gregorio Lavilla and Leon Haslam competed on in the 2007 British Superbike Championship. They are 4 of only 8 bikes of this type to be built by the factory in 2006 and the only ones in the world with full official Airwaves livery. The superbikes are being sold individually by GSE Racing on ebay for bids in excess of £40,000 for each bike.
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Double Win For Lavilla
14 October 2007
Gregorio Lavilla took a brilliant double victory in the final round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch today. Leon Haslam completed the season with a 4th and 5th place finish. In an exciting first race Greg was in 3rd position when the safety car was introduced for 3 laps. Following the restart he soon moved into the lead before pulling away to take the chequered flag and his first win of the day. Leon was challenging for the podium places for much of the 30 lap race but was unable to overtake Kiyonari and finished 4th.
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Kiyonari Retains The Title
14 October 2007
Ryuichi Kiyonari arrived at Brands Hatch knowing that a top four finish in the opening race of the final round would be sufficient for him to retain the Bennetts British Superbike title he had clinched a year earlier in the corresponding round. It might have seemed a formality for the 25 year old HM Plant Honda rider who had qualified fifth fastest, but, who was quickly away at the start to be running second in the early stages to his team-mate, and title outsider Jonathan Rea.
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Lavilla Shatters Record To Claim Pole
14 October 2007
Gregorio Lavilla powered in the fastest ever two wheeled lap of the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit to claim pole start for the final round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, posing problems for the three riders gunning for the country’s premier crown. Ryuichi Kiyonari, the reigning champion, is in the driving seat to retain the silverware, starting with a 37 points advantage over his HM Plant Honda team-mate Jonathan Rea, while Leon Haslam, the double race winner of Donington Park, is third, a further four points down.
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Airwaves Ducati Take Pole Position
14 October 2007
Gregorio Lavilla will start the final round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship from pole position after qualifying fastest at Brands Hatch. Leon Haslam will start from the 2nd row in 7th. Greg was confident for this afternoon’s 50 minute qualifying session having dominated final practice this morning. He started the session by completing the full race distance to test his Dunlop race tyres before changing to softer rubber for the end of qualifying. Having set consistently fast times throughout the session he recorded his best time of 45.190 with 11 minutes remaining to take pole position.
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Byrne Threatens Title Chasing Trio With Record Breaking Charge
13 October 2007
Shane Byrne upstaged the Bennetts British Superbike title chasing trio of Ryuichi Kiyonari, Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam as he shattered the record at Brands Hatch in free practice ahead of the double race finale. The former champion began his career, over a decade earlier, on the short, fast, 1.1986mile Indy Circuit, on a winning note, and now the Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport Honda rider is well placed to continue that speed and style.
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Positive Start For Airwaves Ducati At Brands Hatch
13 October 2007
Free practice saw a day of mixed conditions for Airwaves Ducati; Leon Haslam finished 2nd and 6th with team mate Gregorio Lavilla in 7th and 3rd. In a wet first session Leon completed more laps than any other competitor. He recorded his fastest time of 48.881 on his penultimate lap to finish 2nd. Greg’s fastest time of 50.151 resulted in a 7th place finish. Both riders improved their times in a dry second practice.
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Double Delight For Haslam
23 September 2007
Leon Haslam took the first double win of his career at Donington Park today, in round 12 of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. Gregorio Lavilla finished a difficult weekend with a well deserved 4th and 5th place. In an exciting first race Haslam was battling for podium places from the outset. Following a knock from Jonathan Rea, which pushed him into 3rd, he fought back to take the lead on lap 15. He then held off the challenge from the Stobart Honda’s to take the chequered flag. In a less dramatic race two he moved from 5th to 2nd and was chasing Kiyonari’s lead when a mistake by the HM Plant Honda put Leon in front. He pushed hard for the remaining 7 laps to take the first double win of his career.
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Front Row For Haslam
22 September 2007
Leon Haslam achieved his 10th front row start of the season at Donington Park today in round 12 of the Bennetts British Superbike championship. Gregorio Lavilla will start from the second row in 8th position. Both Airwaves Ducati riders were keen to record fast laps early in qualifying as the weather looked likely to change. Greg was pushing hard when he lost the front at Redgate corner 20 minutes into the session.
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