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Laverty Increases Championship Lead at Oulton
17 July 2007
Michael Laverty increased his series lead at round 8 of the British Supersport Championship at Oulton Park, when survival was the order of the day in horrendous conditions at the Cheshire venue. Finishing in fourth place, Michael now leads Relentless Suzuki team-mate Ian Lowry by 27 points, and Honda rival Dennis Hobbs in third, by 33 points. Having qualified on the front row in fourth position in dry conditions on Saturday, Michael was happy with his race pace, but like everyone else in the paddock, the Toomebridge rider was well aware of the inclement conditions that he would face on Sunday.
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Jack Valentine's First Week With MSS Discovery
08 July 2007
Jack Valentine joined the ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki team last weekend at Knockhill in Scotland as their new Race Team Manager. Jack has been brought into the team to with his vast experience to free up team owner Nick Morgan from the direct running of the team in the pits each weekend untill the end of the season.
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Hawk Battle Hard To No Avail
03 July 2007
Hawk Colchester Kawasaki made strong progress in qualification, and were looking forward to even stronger on race day at Knockhill Circuit this weekend, 1st July. Scott Smart former winner at Knockhill for Hawk, suffered through no fault of his own when he was involved in a heavy crash during Sunday morning’s warm up session when he was taken out by Yamaha mounted. Tommy Hill. Smart damaged his shoulder extensively and despite battling on bravely for the team he was unable to complete the first Superbike race and was forced to pull in on lap 12 of the 22 lap race.
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GR Motosport - Team Scan
03 July 2007
Over the last few races thing have started to come together for the Team. Starting the season with new sponsors and a young Team has produced a few more obstacles than expected, but the path ahead is clearing for the second half of the season as our performance grows. On the Wednesday before our trip up to Scotland we had the pleasure of being invited to introduce the Team to ‘Intel UK’ at their headquarters, where it was our pleasure to present a Team Yamaha R1 to the Managing Director. Lisa blasted a couple of bikes up and down the car park for everyone’s entertainment and we are sure a brilliant day was had by all.
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Trials And Tribulations For Centurion
02 July 2007
It was a problem struck weekend for the Centurion Racing Team this weekend at Knockhill Circuit, Scotland. James Westmoreland finished the Maxxis British Supersport race in 14th position and his team mate Dan Cooper had to pull in from the race due to a technical problem. In the appalling weather conditions the race was postponed to allow time for the marshals and MCRCB Staff to assess the situation.
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Double Top Ten For Ollie Bridewell
02 July 2007
21 year old Wiltshire rider Ollie Bridewell overcame difficult conditions to record a pair of top ten finishes when round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visited Knockhill in Scotland at the weekend. Riding the Team NB 1000cc Suzuki, the racer from Etchilhampton near Devizes equalled his career-best eighth place in the opening race with another battling top ten placing in the day’s second race at heavy rain threw the meeting into turmoil.
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Laverty Back In Business At Knockhill
02 July 2007
Michael Laverty got back to winning ways at Knockhill in Scotland on his Pirelli shod Relentless Suzuki, increasing his lead in the Maxxis British Supersport championship to 19 points over team-mate Ian Lowry, who finished fifth at the end of 20 laps in changeable conditions. Only two weeks ago at Mondello Park in Ireland, Laverty was robbed of his perfect ‘podium at every round’ record, but the normally mild-mannered Toomebridge man said the gloves would be off for the rest of the season. Having topped all but one leaderboard all weekend, Laverty was nothing short of prolific, and a shrewd tyre choice [full wet set-up] on the grid for the race certainly helped his cause.
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Easton Shines On A Superbike At A Dreary Knockhill
02 July 2007
The ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki team’s Stuart Easton shone in the damp conditions of both Bennetts British Superbike races today at Knockhill with a brace of solid points finishes. The 23-year-old from Hawick scored 14th and 11th places aboard the ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki ZX-10R, vacated by injured team-mate Michael Rutter. In the MAXXIS British Supersport race the former champ had to pull in from fourth place with a shredded front Dunlop after the team gambled on wet tyres in changeable conditions. The team will now be working hard to improve the performance of both machines in time for the second Oulton Park round of the year on July 13th-15th, where Rutter is expected to return to fitness.
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Stalker Shines At Rain-Lashed Knockhill
01 July 2007
Rizla Suzuki’s Chris Walker took two top six finishes at the seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at a rain-drenched Knockhill in Scotland today. Stalker, starting from sixth on the grid, used all his experience to master the treacherously wet conditions to finish a clear fifth in the opening race that was shortened by six laps. In the second water-logged event, shortened from 30 to 26 laps, he was relegated to sixth on the last lap and didn’t have time to regain the place he had held for most of the race.
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Two Podiums For Airwaves Ducati
01 July 2007
Leon Haslam achieved a 2nd and 3rd place finish in round 7 of the Bennetts British Superbike championship at Knockhill today. Gregorio Lavilla had another tough day, coming 7th in race one but failing to finish race two. Race one was delayed by nearly an hour and was reduced in distance to 24 laps due to torrential rain. Leon had dropped to 4th place by the end of lap one but was battling with Leon Camier for 3rd. He overtook on lap 8 and pushed hard to take his fourth podium finish of the season. From 9th place on the grid Greg had made up two places by lap 10; despite a number of attempts to overtake Tom Sykes he could not improve his position and passed the chequered flag in 7th.
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Rea Intensifies Title Challenge With Winning Double
01 July 2007
Jonathan Rea underlined his credentials for the Bennetts British Superbike crown with a brilliant winning double at the rain-soaked Knockhill circuit which moved into second place in the title stakes, eleven points down on his HM Plant Honda team-mate Ryuichi Kiyonari. The rider from Ballyclare was always in control. He had claimed his third pole start, in the dry, at record breaking pace, and, in the wet, showed his style and skill by dictating terms from the front in each of the races.
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Byrne And Sykes Just Miss Knockhill Podium
01 July 2007
Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport riders Tom Sykes and Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne just missed out on a podium each having had to settle for a fourth place finish in each of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship races which comprised round seven at a weather affected Knockhill earlier today. Qualifying on the front row of the grid for the second time this year, 21 year old Sykes followed up a sixth place finish in race one with a superb fourth place result in race two, just missing out on a podium position by 0.055 seconds as he battled with defending champion Ryuichi Kiyonari.
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Virgin Media Supersports Update
01 July 2007
Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha riders, Tommy Hill and Hudson Kennaugh fell victim to the circumstances after the weather rapidly closed in early on in the Superbike Qualifying session. With only a handful of laps between them in the dry conditions they qualified in 10th and 14th respectively for round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill yesterday.
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Stalker Sixth as Rain Interrupts Qualifying
01 July 2007
Rizla Suzuki racer Chris Walker recorded a storming early lap time to secure sixth place on the grid for today’s seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill in Scotland as rain closed in and robbed the circuit of grip yesterday.
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Sykes Storms to Knockhill Front Row
01 July 2007
Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport rider Tom Sykes posted third fastest in qualifying for round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship as the weather interrupted proceedings at Knockhill in Scotland yesterday. The 21 year old Yorkshireman took advantage in the early minutes of the one and only qualifying session to seal his best qualifying position of the season as shortly after he set his fastest lap the heavens opened and the rain came down.
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Airwaves Fast Pace In Free Practice
29 June 2007
Round 7 of the Bennetts British Superbike championship got underway at Knockhill with two 50 minute practice sessions today. Airwaves Ducati had a satisfactory day with Leon Haslam finishing 3rd and Gregorio Lavilla 6th. Leon’s times dropped consistently throughout the first session, with his fastest time of 49.124 coming on his penultimate lap. In the second session he completed 50 laps, significantly more than anyone else, clocking his fastest time of the day, 48.586, on his final lap to finish in 3rd.
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Rizla Suzuki Riders Within Touching Distance
29 June 2007
Rizla Suzuki racer Chris Walker was eighth and his team mate Cal Crutchlow ninth - both within one second of the leader - after today’s practice sessions for the seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill in Scotland. In dry but overcast conditions, Stalker spent time tyre testing and trying both his Rizla Suzuki race bikes around the 1.29-mile long twisty and hilly circuit. He ended the day comfortable on his bike and in confident mood.
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The Tartan Army Descends Upon Knockhill
29 June 2007
The Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha British Superbike team has turned tartan in honour of Scotland's only leg of the 2007 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill this weekend, 29 June - 1 July. Tommy Hill arrived into Glasgow's George Square in style on his special liveried tartan Yamaha YZF-R1 ahead of the city's inaugural event, Superbikes in the Square. Kitted out in Glasgow's very own tartan print, the Lingfield star revealed the one off, new look design for the very first time with help from the glamorous Virgin Media Pit Police.
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Knockhill Next For Airwaves Ducati
28 June 2007
The Airwaves Ducati team arrived in Scotland today ahead of round 7 of the Bennetts British Superbike championship this weekend. The team were in Glasgow to support the ‘Superbikes in the Square’ event which saw George Square turned into a mini BSB circuit to promote road and bike safety and provide a warm-up to the racing at Knockhill. Up to 20,000 spectators in the city centre had the opportunity to get close to the stars of BSB in a pit and paddock area and see the bikes being prepared before completing a lap of the square.
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Stalker Ready To Challenge At Knockhill
26 June 2007
Rizla Suzuki’s Chris Walker is ready to challenge for honours at this weekend’s seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill, near Edinburgh in Scotland. Stalker and his team mate Cal Crutchlow enjoyed an exclusive Rizla Suzuki track day at the 1.29-mile-long beautiful and twisty track last week on road bikes. It rained in the morning and was dry in the afternoon, giving the racers experience of both conditions.
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