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Superb Second Place for Sykes & Rizla Suzuki
4 Days ago
Tom Sykes scored a well deserved podium second place today for Rizla Suzuki during the Brands Hatch GP round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. In the opening race, starting from fourth place on the front row of the grid at the 2.3-mile long Kent circuit, Tom battled with Ducati’s Shane Byrne, eventually finishing a close runner-up. He was in second position again in race two with only a handful of laps to go, when he crashed out unscathed due to a mechanical issue. The race was won by Cal Crutchlow.
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Fine Tuning Benefits Rizla Suzuki at Brands
6 Days ago
Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe used today’s additional free practice time, at the rescheduled Brands Hatch GP round, to work on fine tuning their Rizla Suzuki's giving them a competitive set-up ahead of tomorrow’s Bennetts British Superbike Championship double header. Soaring temperatures at the 2.3 mile Kent circuit allowed Rizla Suzuki’s racers to make the most of the two 30-minute free practice sessions. Sykes finished in fifth place, steadily working through changes on both his Rizla Suzuki race bikes. Watanabe came home in 18th on his return to the challenging track.
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Sykes & Watanabe Determined Ahead of Brands
08 May 2008
Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe are determined to secure strong results this coming weekend at the rescheduled first round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at the Brands Hatch GP circuit in Kent. The first round of the Championship progressed as far as qualifying, with Sykes taking fifth place and Watanabe scoring a superb ninth on his first visit to the demanding 2.3 mile track. Unfortunately the meeting didn’t continue as race day had to be abandoned due to heavy snow. The qualifying positions will stand and the two day meeting will consist of free practice on Saturday 10th May with race day on Sunday 11th May.
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Sykes Shows Race Winning Pace
06 May 2008
Rizla Suzuki's Tom Sykes led both of today’s third round races at the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park and declared his intentions for the rest of the season. In race one Sykes led in wet but drying conditions before eventually finishing in fifth place; and in the second dry race he led for the first 10 laps before clashing with another rider and crashing unhurt. Rizla Suzuki’s Atsushi Watanabe scored his first top 10 finish of his British Superbike campaign in the second race. In the opener he claimed points finishing in a competitive 13th position. Ducati’s Shane Byrne won both races at the 2.69 mile Cheshire track.
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Sykes Secures Front Row Start for Rizla Suzuki
05 May 2008
Tom Sykes has put his Rizla Suzuki firmly on the front row of the grid in third place for round three of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park in Cheshire. The single 50-minute qualifying session was held in difficult conditions as the track was drying out following heavy rain which had fallen until just prior to the session. Sykes’s team spent the weekend honing the chassis settings on his Rizla Suzuki which paid dividends during qualifying. His team opted to run the same tyre which he intends to use on race day, this allowed Sykes to build up to his fast lap in the tricky conditions. Just as the chequered flag came out Sykes posted his fastest time sealing third place.
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Rizla Suzuki Revved up for Oulton Park
29 April 2008
The Rizla Suzuki team can’t wait to get on track this Bank Holiday weekend at Oulton Park for round three of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. Tom Sykes, who had a challenging weekend at Thruxton last time out battling with a hand injury to claim a sixth and an eighth place finish, is keen to get back on his Rizla Suzuki and start racing. He is currently fifth in the Championship at this early stage of the season but hopes to maximise his points haul at a circuit he enjoys.
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Sykes Battles Through Pain Barrier at Thruxton
21 April 2008
Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes, riding with a hand injury, got his Bennetts British Superbike Championship off to a solid start today at Thruxton in Hampshire scoring a sixth place in race one and an eighth in race two. The gritty Huddersfield rider severely bruised his left thumb in a qualifying crash yesterday and had to ride through the pain barrier in race one, coming home in a strong sixth place after starting from 12th on grid. In the second race he clashed with Leon Haslam (Honda) while running in fourth place. This caused a red flag as bike debris was removed from the track. He made the restart and after leading early on he eventually finished eighth.
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Tough Thruxton Qualifying For Rizla Suzuki
19 April 2008
The Rizla Suzuki team had a dramatic qualifying session today at Thruxton in Hampshire for round two of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, with Atsushi Watanabe finishing in 11th and Tom Sykes in 12th. Wet and blustery weather made conditions difficult on the 2.4 mile high speed track, but the Rizla Suzuki racers worked steadily at reducing their lap times throughout free practice.
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Improving Times for Rizla Suzuki
19 April 2008
Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe got their team’s home round off to a good start today during free practice for the second round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Thruxton in Hampshire, finishing in fifth and 19th places respectively. Sykes improved his lap times by 0.8secs between free practice one and two, while his team-mate Watanabe knocked an impressive 1.4secs off his time as he got to grips with the fastest track on the calendar
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Snow Results For Rizla Suzuki
06 April 2008
The Rizla Suzuki team was left disappointed this weekend as the first round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch in Kent had to be abandoned due to heavy snow. MotorSport Vision Racing, the event organiser, has rescheduled the meeting for 10th-11th May with grid positions from qualifying on the 5th April still standing. This means that the Rizla Suzuki pairing of Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe will start from fifth and ninth places respectively.
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Rizla Suzuki Racers Up The Pace In Qualifying
05 April 2008
Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe completed a successful but rain hit qualifying session at Brands Hatch in Kent today, finishing in fifth and ninth places respectively. The 50-minute session took place in cooler conditions than yesterday’s free practice but came to a premature halt with 5 mins left to run due to heavy rain hitting the challenging 2.3 mile circuit. Sykes improved his times from the morning free practice session and was running close to a front row position when the rain started to fall.
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Rizla Suzuki Racers Slash Lap Times During Practice
04 April 2008
Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe completed free practice at the Brands Hatch GP circuit in Kent in eighth and 18th places respectively, ahead of round one of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. The two 50-minute long sessions on the undulating 2.3 mile circuit gave Sykes time to get dialled into his Rizla Suzuki, and allowed Watanabe to get to grips with the challenging track where he will make his UK race debut.
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Rizla Suzuki Ready For Brands Hatch Opener
02 April 2008
The Rizla Suzuki team of Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe can’t wait to start racing this weekend at the opening round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch in Kent. Round one of the 12-round championship will be unleashed on the 2.301 miles GP circuit, which is a firm rider’s favourite. The natural amphitheatre which embraces Brands Hatch proves superb viewing for spectators and a challenging track for the riders.
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Home Visit For Rizla Suzuki
27 March 2008
The Rizla Suzuki British Superbike team spent yesterday (Wednesday 26th March) at its title sponsors head quarters in Bristol showing the production staff at Rizla what the race team is all about. 2007 Rookie of the Year Tom Sykes, two times Japanese Superbike Champion Atsushi Watanabe, and three times British Superbike Champion John Reynolds all attended the open day and spent time talking to the work force while signing numerous autographs.
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Rizla Suzuki Complete Snow Hampered Test
25 March 2008
The Rizla Suzuki team completed the Pirelli Official test at Snetterton today without turning a wheel due to the horrendous weather conditions. Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe were disappointed at not being able to get on track but the harsh weather conditions put paid to any potential testing. Although there was a lack of on track action race fans were not left disappointed as the pit lane was opened allowing them to mingle freely with the Rizla Suzuki riders. Sykes and Watanabe spent time chatting, signing autographs and posing for photos with their fans.
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Rizla Suzuki Completes Successful Test
01 February 2008
THE Rizla Suzuki British Superbike team completed its third and final day of a hugely productive private test at the Spanish circuit of Calafat today. High winds stopped the riders, Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe, bettering their pace from yesterday but they still made progress with the GSX-R1000K8’s. Sykes completed 59 laps on track running a consistently fast pace. He worked his way through a number of shock absorber specifications and chassis geometry changes. Although no slouch off the start line, Sykes also spent time practicing his starts and getting used to the launch control on his Rizla Suzuki.
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Sykes Impresses On Debut Rizla Suzuki Test
09 November 2007
Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes put on a superb show during his debut test with the British Superbike team at a cold and blustery Mallory Park yesterday. The young Yorkshire man lapped the 1.41-mile circuit consistently and worked on dropping his lap times to an impressive 56.567secs. Unfortunately the test had to be cut short due to torrential rain and high winds suddenly hitting the Leicestershire track.
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Sykes Signs For Rizla Suzuki
07 November 2007
Tom Sykes, top BSB rookie, has joined the ranks of the Rizla Suzuki Superbike team along side his new team-mate, two times Japanese Champion Atsushi Watanabe. The 22-year-old from Huddersfield had an impressive rookie season in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, riding to sixth place overall. He was runner up in 2006 in the British Supersport Championship and graduated to the Superbike class with a calm and calculated approach which saw him make steady progress through the season. In his first year in the premier class Sykes claimed six front row starts, one pole position and five podium finishes.
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Valentine Ready To Roll
05 November 2007
Jack Valentine, the newly appointed Team Manager to the Rizla Suzuki British Superbike team, is raring to go and is determined to get the squad back to winning ways. Valentine started his professional race career in 1982 when he set out with Steve Mellor as V&M Racing; at that time he was still competiting and claimed 10 national and three European motorcycle drag racing titles over a seven year period. He gave up his own racing in 1990 to concentrate on the management and technical side of V&M. His team went on to have considerable success in the British Championship and the International road racing scene.
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Japan’s Finest Comes To BSB With Suzuki
01 November 2007
Reigning Japanese Superbike Champion Atsushi Watanabe will race in the British Superbike Championship in 2008 aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000 prepared by Crescent.
The 31-year-old from Hamamatsu won the 2007 Japanese Superbike Championship riding a Yoshimura Suzuki, adding to the title he won in 2002. He is acknowledged as one of the best riders in Japan and will be placed in BSB by Suzuki with a clear aim of winning the Championship.
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