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Portuguese Podium Delight for Checa
03 November 2008
Carlos Checa took an impressive second place in today’s opening World Superbike race at Portimao in Portugal, while his new team-mate, Jonathan Rea, finished in fourth place in his World Superbike debut. Both races were won by Ducati’s Troy Bayliss, who will now retire from racing. Starting from 11th place on the grid, Checa worked his way steadily through the field in the opening 22-lap encounter at the all-new Autodromo Internacional do Algarve to take his first podium since his double win in the USA in May. In race, two he looked set for a second podium finish when fellow Spaniard, Ruben Xaus, crashed directly in front of him, dropping Checa back down the field to seventh.
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Sofuoglu ‘at Home’ in Portimao
31 October 2008
Kenan Sofuoglu rode his HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR for the first time in more than a year today at the brand new, but wet, Autodromo Internacional do Algarve at Portimao in Portugal. The Turkish rider, who has returned to the Supersport team for this weekend’s final 2008 World Supersport round, went on to set the fifth fastest time for Sunday’s 20-lap race at the undulating 4.5km circuit.
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Rea to Make Superbike Debut at Season Finale
27 October 2008
Jonathan Rea will make his World Superbike debut this weekend as the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda team heads to the final round of the 2008 championship at Portimao in Portugal. The 21-year-old will race the Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade at the brand-new, 4km Portimao circuit, which is hosting its first race meeting this weekend (31 October – 2 November), following recent homologation by the FIM. Ryuichi Kiyonari will make a welcome return to the team at Portimao, following surgery on the collarbone he broke during a testing session at Magny-Cours five weeks ago.
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Checa Battles for Points at Magny-Cours
06 October 2008
Despite setting a new lap record in race one, HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider, Carlos Checa, took a seventh and a fourth in today’s penultimate 2008 World Superbike championship event at Magny-Cours in France. The races were won by Noriyuki Haga and Troy Bayliss, the Australian finally securing his third World Superbike championship title as his career draws to a close. Checa’s team-mate, Kenan Sofuoglu, battled hard in race one for a season’s best ninth place, but the after-effects of his high-speed crash at Vallelunga two weeks ago took their toll in race two as the Turkish rider struggled home in nineteenth place.
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Andrew Pitt - 2008 World Supersport Champion
06 October 2008
Andrew Pitt today won the 2008 World Supersport championship by taking victory in a thrilling 12th-round race at Magny-Cours in France. Pitt’s second world title – he was the last non-Honda rider to win the title in 2001 – is the seventh successive championship for the Ten Kate team and the Honda CBR600RR machine. Pitt and his HANNspree Ten Kate Honda team-mate, Jonathan Rea, started the 22-lap race from the front row of the grid, separated by 11 points at the head of the championship table. However, Rea was taken out of contention at the tight Adelaide hairpin on lap nine, whilst lying in third place
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Checa Fourth in Magny-Cours Superpole
05 October 2008
Carlos Checa will start tomorrow’s two 13th round World Superbike races at Magny-Cours from the front row of the grid after setting the fourth fastest time in this afternoon’s Superpole qualifying. Pole position at the 4.4km circuit in central France was taken by Yamaha’s Noriyuki Haga after cold and damp conditions affected all teams’ preparations for Sunday’s two 23-lap races. HANNspree Ten Kate Honda’s Kenan Sofuoglu, still suffering the after-effects of his big crash at Vallelunga two weeks ago, finished Superpole in 14th place. Martin Bauer, standing in for the injured Ryuichi Kiyonari, did not qualify for Superpole, and will start from the fifth row of the grid.
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French Front Row for Ten Kate Duo
05 October 2008
Jonathan Rea and Andrew Pitt will both start from the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s penultimate 2008 World Supersport championship race at Magny-Cours. Australia’s Broc Parkes took pole position in this afternoon’s second qualifying session for the 22-lap encounter at the 4.4km circuit in central France. The HANNspree Ten Honda riders are currently separated by 11 points at the top of the points table and, despite this weekend’s practice and qualifying sessions affected by the weather, have clearly benefited from last week’s test at Magny-Cours.
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Checa Third Fastest in French Rain
04 October 2008
Carlos Checa set the third fastest time in this afternoon’s opening World Superbike qualifying session at Magny-Cours in France, as rain interrupted the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda team’s preparation for Sunday’s two 13th round races. Noriyuki Haga took provisional pole position as Checa’s team-mates, Kenan Sofuoglu and Martin Bauer, who is replacing the injured Ryuichi Kiyonari, finished in 14th and 17th places respectively. The forecast for Saturday’s second qualifying session and Superpole to determine final grid positions is set to be dry.
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Rea in Control at Magny-Cours
04 October 2008
HANNspree Ten Kate Honda’s Jonathan Rea grabbed provisional pole position for Sunday’s penultimate World Supersport championship race by setting the fastest time in today’s opening qualifying session at Magny-Cours in France. His team-mate and series leader, Andrew Pitt, sits on the provisional second row with the sixth fastest time of this afternoon’s rain-interrupted session, in spite of a crash late on.
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Ten Kate Confirms 2009 Line Up
01 October 2008
The HANNspree Ten Kate Honda team has today confirmed its rider line-up for the 2009 World Superbike and World Supersport championships. Carlos Checa will start his second season in the production-based World Superbike championship on the Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade. The 35-year-old Spaniard, whose motorcycle racing career spans more than 15 years, has taken two wins to date in his debut SBK season.
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Bayliss notches up sixth Superpole win of the year at Donington Park
07 September 2008
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox powered to his sixth Superpole of the year in the Bennetts European Round at Donington Park in a wet 50-minute, 12-lap session. For the Australian rider, who as a result wins the Alfa Romeo Superpole Award, it was his third Superpole in a row and the 24th in his career. Bayliss looked particularly quick in the final part of the 4.02 km circuit, and is certainly one of the candidates for the wins in tomorrow’s eleventh round of the championship.
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Kiyonari Fastest at Donington
05 September 2008
Ryuichi Kiyonari underlined his recent double World Superbike victory at Brands Hatch by setting the second fastest time in today’s opening qualifying session for Sunday’s two eleventh round races at Donington Park. In appalling conditions, the Japanese HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider crashed twice today but still topped the leaderboard for most of the day, with a best lap of 1m44.528s. Only series leader, Troy Bayliss, went faster by one tenth of a second.
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Rea on Provisional Pole
05 September 2008
Jonathan Rea has put his HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR on provisional pole position for Sunday’s tenth round World Supersport race at Donington Park in Great Britain. The 21-year-old Irishman lapped the 4km circuit in 1m47.714s in horrendous conditions in this afternoon’s opening qualifying session. Rea comes to his home circuit on the back of two victories in the last two races and currently holds second position in the championship table, 32 points behind his team-mate Andrew Pitt.
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HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Heads to Donington Park
02 September 2008
The HANNspree Ten Kate Honda team heads back to Britain this weekend where Donington Park will host the 11th round of the 2008 World Superbike championship (5th-7th September). The team will be seeking a repeat performance of James Toseland’s race one victory at Donington last year and Carlos Checa, currently fourth in the championship table with two wins to his credit, is already familiar with the sweeping curves and tight Melbourne section from his GP career. Ryuichi Kiyonari returns to a circuit he visited several times during his victorious British Superbike championship campaigns and the Japanese ace is fresh after his stunning WSBK double win at Brands Hatch last month.
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World Champions Descend on Northallerton
02 September 2008
Following confirmation from the Hannspree Ten Kate team, five of the best motorcycle racers in the world will descend on Northallerton in North Yorkshire this Wednesday night (3rd September) when the North Yorkshire Road Racing Supporters Club 'World Superbike Night' takes place at Club Amadeus in the town. Headlining the bill is the multiple World Championship winning Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Team who are in the UK just prior to the eleventh round of the World Superbike Championship meeting which takes place at Donington Park over the weekend of 5/6/7th September. Former MotoGP star Carlos Checa is enjoying a fantastic first season in WSB and the Spanish rider knows all about the region as he had a property in Great Ayton when racing for the works Yamaha team!
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Kiyonari Does Brands Hatch Double
04 August 2008
Ryuichi Kiyonari today took his first World Superbike victory in round ten of the 2008 championship at Brands Hatch, and followed up with his second win in race two. The HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider started both races from third place on the grid and, in the first outing, shadowed championship leader Troy Bayliss for 17 of the 25 laps around the 3.7km circuit. Kiyonari took his Honda CBR1000RR past Bayliss at the fast Hawthorns right-hander on lap 22 and held the Australian at bay for the remaining laps to take his maiden win.
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Kiyonari on Provisional Pole
02 August 2008
Fresh from his victory with team-mate Carlos Checa in last Sunday’s Suzuka 8-hours race in Japan, Ryuichi Kiyonari celebrated today by grabbing provisional pole position for round ten of the World Superbike championship at Brands Hatch. The double British Superbike champion fired his CBR1000RR Fireblade around the undulating 3.7km circuit in a time of 1m26.017s, heading fellow Japanese Nori Haga and Yukio Kagayama into tomorrow’s second qualifying and Superpole sessions.
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Rea on Record Pace at Brands Hatch
02 August 2008
Rea blitzed his Honda CBR600RR around the 3.7km British circuit in a time of 1m28.117s, eclipsing the three-year-old lap record of HANNspree Ten Kate Honda’s double World Supersport champion, Sébastien Charpentier. Andrew Pitt, meanwhile, set the tenth fastest time in today’s 45-minute qualifying session, and is confident of a move up the grid in tomorrow’s final qualifying as he bids to extend his current 32-point lead in the championship standings.
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Rea Rockets to Supersport Win, Pitt Claims Second
21 July 2008
Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider Jonathan Rea impressively turned from novice to the Brno track on Friday, to race winner on Sunday. The young British rider claimed his first ever World Supersport victory in another tight battle at the Czech track today. Having started from seventh position on the grid, Rea started well and came through the first round in third position behind team-mate Andrew Pitt and race leader Broc Parkes. Rea and Pitt swapped places on their Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR’s while chasing their way to the front of the field, with Pitt taking the lead in lap four. Due to an error in his braking, Rea was set back to sixth place while Craig Jones took the lead from championship leader Pitt.
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Pitt Starts Brno Supersport Race from Front Row
20 July 2008
HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider Andrew Pitt secured a front row start in the second day of qualifying in Brno. Pitt set the fastest time in his first lap of the afternoon’s official practice and looked likely to claim his third pole of the season. He focused for the remainder of the session on finding the right tyres and didn’t manage to further improve his fastest time of 2’03.590 – 0.387s behind pole sitter Broc Parkes. Pitt, who is looking for a continuation of his winning streak, will start Sunday’s race from fourth place on the grid.
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