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Brands Beckons for HM Plant Honda
2 Hours ago
The HM Plant Honda team return to Brands Hatch this weekend for the re-scheduled opening round of the Bennetts British Superbike season. Superbike riders Cal Crutchlow and Leon Haslam should experience better weather than the snow, which forced the cancellation of the opening round and both will be hoping for better luck at the glorious 2.3-mile GP circuit than they experienced in the previous round at Oulton Park. Cal has been declared fit for the race after dislocating his right ankle in his race two fall, while Leon hopes to put more points on the board after being excluded from the race two results. Meanwhile, Steve Brogan will be out to make it three wins from three starts in the Metzeler National Superstock race, and return to the podium in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship.
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Front Row for HM Plant Honda Men at Oulton
5 Days ago
Cal Crutchlow has taken his maiden pole position for HM Plant Honda at Oulton Park with team-mate Leon Haslam joining him on the front-row. The 22-year-old rider from Coventry placed his CBR1000RR Fireblade on pole by more than half a second from Ducati’s Shane Byrne in drying conditions around the 2.69-mile Cheshire circuit. Leon suffered a high-side early in the qualifying session, but despite feeling a little second-hand, the 24-year-old from Derbyshire took the final spot on the front-row for tomorrow’s two 18-lap Bennetts British Superbike races.
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HM Plant Honda Team Head to Oulton Park for Bank Holiday Fun
01 May 2008
Following on from a successful first race of the year at Thruxton, the HM Plant Honda team heads to the challenging circuit of Oulton Park in Cheshire this Bank Holiday weekend. The 2.69-mile circuit is undulating, exciting and undeniably one of the riders’ favourites. Both Cal and Leon in the Bennetts British Superbike class will be looking for good results at one of their favourite tracks of the year: Cal to back up his debut win and Leon to kick-start his championship challenge after a disappointing Thruxton. Steve Brogan will be hoping for a repeat of his double from the Hampshire track, where he won both the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport race and the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 event, making him the series leader in both classes.
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Three Wins Mark a Successful Day for HM Plant Honda
21 April 2008
The Bennetts British Superbike season finally saw some racing today at the super-fast Thruxton circuit in Hampshire and it proved to be an excellent day for the HM Plant Honda team. In the Superbike category Cal Crutchlow took his first win in the class in the second race following his runner-up spot in race one. Meanwhile in Supersport and Superstock Steve Brogan completed a magnificent double by taking a win apiece in both classes. One HM Plant teamster who was not so lucky was Leon Haslam. The rider from Derbyshire was battling at the front of the pack in both races and scored a fighting fourth in race one, but succumbed to electrical problems while in the leading group in the second race.
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Thruxton Beckons For Haslam, Crutchlow & Brogan
19 April 2008
After the snow-hit round at Brands Hatch, the 2008 Bennetts British Superbike series finally kicks off this weekend with the HM Plant Honda trio of Leon Haslam, Cal Crutchlow and Steve Brogan ready to race at Thruxton in Hampshire. The 2.34-mile circuit was originally built as an airfield in 1940 and was used by both the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force during World War II. Soon after the war ended motorcycling began at the former airbase and the circuit has been in constant use ever since.
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HM Plant Honda Applauds ‘Awesome’ Fans
06 April 2008
Heavy snow today at Brands Hatch led to the cancellation of the first round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. The weather took a turn for the worse in the morning at around 7am before the day’s schedule had even begun. With heavy snow falling, by 11.15am the decision was taken by race control in concert with circuit owners/promoters MotorSport Vision to cancel the day’s proceedings and re-schedule the race weekend for 10th-11th May
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Honda Trio At The Sharp End For Tomorrow’s Battle
05 April 2008
HM Plant Honda riders Cal Crutchlow and Leon Haslam line up on the front row for tomorrow’s two Bennetts British Superbike races. Both riders will be aiming to make the best possible starts to their championship campaigns, despite bad weather being forecast tomorrow for the Kent track. Both 20-lap races will be broadcast live on Eurosport. Meanwhile Honda (UK) Racing’s Steve Brogan is on pole position for tomorrow’s 16-lap Metzeler National Superstock race with his all-new CBR1000RR Fireblade. Brogan is having a busy year racing Superstock alongside his ride on the HM Plant-liveried CBR600RR in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship. The 27-year old put the Supersport bike in sixth position on the grid for Sunday’s 18-lap race.
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Haslam, Crutchlow & Brogan Ready To Race
03 April 2008
The 2008 Bennetts British Superbike series kicks off this weekend with the Honda trio of Leon Haslam, Cal Crutchlow and Steve Brogan ready for action. In the Superbike class, the HM Plant Honda duo of Haslam and Crutchlow are looking forward to getting back to the cut-and-thrust of racing after a winter of testing on their CBR1000RR Fireblades. Meanwhile Brogan is faced with a busy year, riding his HM Plant CBR600RR in the British Supersport Championship and his Honda (UK) Racing Fireblade in the Superstock class.
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2008 HM Plant Honda Team Unveiling Heralds A ‘New Era’
21 March 2008
2008 marks the start of a new era for the all-conquering HM Plant Honda team in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. At a ceremony at the Sports Café in Newcastle yesterday, the 2008 team was unveiled, a team that hopes to take a clean sweep of the major British road-racing championships. In the Superbike class, HM Plant Honda has two new riders in Leon Haslam and Cal Crutchlow, a new machine in the awesome Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade and they will be using new Pirelli control tyres. All of this adds even more spice and excitement to the championship, which this year will be held over 12 rounds between April and October. Running alongside the championship will be the Supersport and Superstock series in which Steve Brogan will be aiming for success in both classes. Last season Brogan did well as a substitute in the Supersport class and was second in the Superstock series – he aims to go one better this year.
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Official 2008 Bennetts BSB Championship Entry List
10 March 2008
A healthy mix of experience and young-guns hungry for success feature in the 31 strong rider line-up confirmed for this year’s Bennetts British Superbike Championship. The HM Plant Honda team, who have powered the champion in each of the past two seasons have Leon Haslam taking over the top ride and he is joined by 2006 British Supersport champion Cal Crutchlow.
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Major Players Confirm Their Riders For 08 BSB Campaign
09 November 2007
It’s all change in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship as three of the major players confirm their riders for the 2008 campaign which looks all set to be the best ever with an intriguing mix of youth and experience chasing the honours. Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne is fully geared to regain the crown that he won back in 2003 as he links up with the Airwaves Ducati team aboard one of their all-new 1098R machines in the new look action which permits the 1200cc twins into the action.
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Kiyonari Aims To Secure Crown
19 September 2007
Ryuichi Kiyonari powers into this Sunday’s penultimate round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park knowing that a winning double will ensure that he retain the crown he won for the first time last term. The exciting Japanese rider, aboard his powerful HM Plant Honda, is refreshed and ready to having spent a couple of weeks back home with his family.
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Haslam Needs Home Victory
16 September 2007
Leon Haslam aims to make local knowledge count as he races his Airwaves Ducati in the penultimate round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park on Sunday 23 September. The rider from nearby Smalley needs to complete a daily winning double to keep his outside hope of taking the crown for the first time but has to overcome the threat posed by the HM Plant Honda duo of Ryuichi Kiyonari and Jonathan Rea.
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Rea Chases Double To Boost Title Hopes
12 September 2007
Jonathan Rea knows that he has to head off the challenge of his HM Plant Honda team-mate Ryuichi Kiyonari in the penultimate round at Donington Park on Sunday 23 September if he is to have any chance of realising his dream of winning the Bennetts British Superbike crown prior to his graduation onto the World stage. The 20 year old Ballyclare rider trails the current title holder and series leader Kiyonari by 41 points as they power onto the Leicestershire circuit, but with a total of 100 points still to play for, the chase is on for real, providing that Rea can enjoy a maximum score.
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Kiyonari Flies Back For Title Showdown
11 September 2007
Ryuichi Kiyonari jets back from holiday fully refreshed to power into the penultimate round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship on Sunday 23 September at Donington Park. The HM Plant Honda rider returned home to Japan after the recent races at Cadwell Park having taken a brace of second placings there to move nearer to retaining the crown he won for the first time last year.
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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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Jonathan Rea Gets Big Break At The British GP
15 June 2007
One of Honda’s brightest stars will get his big break on the international stage next week when he lines up as a wild-card rider alongside the likes of Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden in the MotoGP class at the British motorcycle Grand Prix. 20-year-old Jonathan Rea is currently riding for the HM Plant Honda Racing team in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship where he’s in third place overall. Just three weeks before the British GP, which takes place on June 24th he was contacted by Team KR and offered a ride on their second MotoGP machine.
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Two More Wins And New Lap Record For Yokohama At The TT
14 June 2007
There was much to celebrate on the Isle of Man last week, as Yokohama tyres helped Dave Molyneux to clinch another pair of wins in the sidecar class of the week-long races and become the most successful sidecar rider in the event’s history. And the icing on the cake for the Japanese tyre manufacturer was when Nick Crowe broke the sidecar lap record, previously held by Molyneux, recording an average speed of more than 116mph. Once again, Yokohama tyres were chosen by the frontrunners in the sidecar class for the centenary running of the world’s most famous motorbike races.
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John McGuinness Does Magic Double With Senior TT Victory
12 June 2007
John McGuinness provided a scorching climax to the Isle of Man Centenary TT Festival as he won the prestigious Senior race at record breaking pace for Honda as the Japanese marque repeated their 1-2-3 finish of the opening Superbike race. Riding the HM Plant liveried Honda Fireblade McGuinness was 30 plus seconds ahead of Hydrex Honda rider Guy Martin at the finish with Ian Hutchinson third for HM Plant Honda.
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Hutchinson Hammers It Home to Take His Maiden TT Win
07 June 2007
Ian Hutchison takes maiden TT victory as Honda sweep podium places in dramatic Junior TT. Molyneux and Long compete Sidecar TT double victory. Ian Hutchinson scorched to an emotional first Isle of Man TT victory at race record pace aboard the HM Plant backed Honda CBR600RR. John McGuinness and Guy Martin completed a Honda 1-2-3 in the Centenary Supersport TT race.
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