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Brands Beckons for HM Plant Honda
Yesterday
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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Toal Ready for Action at Brands
Yesterday
Virgin Media Yamaha's BJ Toal will take to the Brands Hatch GP circuit for the second time this season, for the re-scheduled opening round of the 2008 Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship (10th/11th May). The 19-yr old is high on confidence after a mature and determined sixth place finish in difficult conditions at Oulton Park over the May Bank Holiday. BJ will be the sole representative for the Virgin Media Yamaha Supersport team this coming weekend, as teammate Nick Medd is recovering from illness. The Biddulph based rider suffered the effects of a virus at Oulton and has since undergone a series of blood tests and examinations to determine the cause.
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Harris to Miss Brands Re-Run
Yesterday
Under the advice of series doctor, Toby Branfoot, Karl Harris has had to withdraw from the re-scheduled opening round at Brands Hatch GP circuit, 10th/11th May.
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MSS Discovery Kawasaki Up for Brands
Yesterday
Before snow blanketed the 2.6 mile Kent circuit cancelling the opening round of the 2008 British Superbike Championship, spirits in the MSS team ran high. Off the back of a successful winter testing schedule with their new Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R race machines, both riders had pronounced themselves satisfied with the machines in UK race form and their qualifying positions. For Nick Morgan, Team Principle, the return to Brands Hatch is much anticipated.
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Gearlink Kawasaki – Brands Preview
Yesterday
Following their two strong finishes for Gearlink Kawasaki in the Fuchs/Silkolene British Supersport championship at Thruxton and Oulton Park, Steven Neate and Chris Martin return to Brands Hatch to complete their unfinished business in the rescheduled first round of the series on Sunday. The first round had seen the riders all complete their qualifying but the meeting had to be postponed because of lying snow on the track on race day.
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AIM Yamaha Head to Brands Hatch
Yesterday
AIM Yamaha will be fielding just the one rider in the rearranged Brands Hatch opening round of the British Superbike championship. Although Steve Plater claimed a 13th place in the qualifying that took place at the postponed meeting back in April he will be unable to take his place on the gird because of a date clash with the Albacete round of the World Endurance championship. However, Ian Hutchinson will be in attendance at Brands Hatch where he will contest the British Supersport race on Sunday.
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Back to Brands for Airwaves Ducati
Yesterday
After Shane Byrne‚s winning double at Oulton Park Airwaves Ducati head back to Brands Hatch this weekend for the re-scheduled round 1 event which was cancelled due to heavy snowfall on April 6th. Shane Byrne and Leon Camier, who are currently first and second in the championship, will start the races from the positions in which they qualified in early April. Shane Byrne will therefore start the 20 lap race from pole position with Leon Camier in 6th. Shane set the fastest times throughout practice and qualifying at the 2.3 mile GP circuit, with Leon Camier performing well to overcome his injury and claim a spot on the second row.
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Sykes & Watanabe Determined Ahead of Brands
Yesterday
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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Series Leader Byrne Confident of More Success
Yesterday
Shane Byrne heads confidently into his favourite Brands Hatch circuit for the rescheduled round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship this weekend intent on tightening his grip on the title that he last held five year ago. The Airwaves Ducati rider has won three of the four races held so far, opening up a 39 points advantage over his team-mate Leon Camier and unusually as Byrne prepares for these races, on the demanding grand prix circuit, that could be crucial to his hopes, he already knows that he will be on pole position for them.
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Charley Boorman Sets Off On Latest Round The World Expedition
16 April 2008
Celebrity adventurer Charley Boorman set off from London this morning on his latest and most challenging round the world expedition - By Any Means. The star of last year’s smash BBC television series Long Way Down has been undergoing a rigorous training regime in preparation for the journey which will see him travel all the way to Sydney using any means of transport, other than commercial aircraft. Boorman will use means of transport appropriate to the countries that he visits including steam train, horse, boat, dugout canoe, cargo boat, motorcycle sidecar and tuk-tuk. The latest expedition will be filmed for a six-part series to be broadcast on BBC Two in the autumn.
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Kawasaki Day - Ace Cafe - Sunday 20th April
10 April 2008
Yes, that’s right, a whole day dedicated to all things Kawasaki at one of the UK’s premier biker meeting places, the legendary Ace Cafe.
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J&S Accessories Open Two New Kawasaki Stores
08 April 2008
Kawasaki Motors UK is pleased to announce that they have opened two new dealership sites with J&S Accessories, one in central Birmingham and the other in New Malden, South London.
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Snow Halts NW200 Ducati
07 April 2008
The NW200 Ducati team was unable to race this weekend at the opening round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch, due to extreme snow falls throughout the day (Sunday 6th April) which put a stop to all proceedings. The decision was made by the Championship organisers MSVR that the race would be canceled and re-run on May 10th and 11th using the qualifying positions from April 5th, putting North West 200 rider Michael Rutter in eighth on the grid and his team-mate John Laverty on the Buildbase NW200 Ducati in 17th position.
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Snow Stops Simon
07 April 2008
Lloyds British backed Jentin Racing Team were disappointed today, Sunday 6th April when the first round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship was forced to be cancelled due to six inches of snow hitting South East Circuit of Brands Hatch. Rider Simon Andrews was unfortunate not to be able to race, as strong performances from him throughout the weekend were showing that he was able to mix it with the factory backed teams at the front of the pack.
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Brands Postponed But New Date Announced
07 April 2008
Hydrex Bike Animal Honda riders James Ellison and Guy Martin were left frustrated after heavy snow caused the postponement of the opening round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch today. Despite an intermittent forecast, the paddock awoke to a slight covering which proceeded to get heavier as the morning progressed. However, it soon became apparent that racing would not be possible and at 11.15, Chief Executive of MotorSport Vision Jonathan Palmer made the announcement that racing was cancelled.
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Ben Wilson – Snowed Off At Brands
07 April 2008
Ben Wilson was left disappointed at Brands Hatch when heavy snow caused the racing to be abandoned without a wheel being turned on Sunday. The Kent circuit was covered with 4 - 5 inches of lying snow and with the snow still falling at 11.15am the 2008 Bennetts British Superbike championship and support races were called off.
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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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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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Brands Hatch BSB Abandoned Today
06 April 2008
Extensive snowfalls at Brands Hatch this morning have caused the opening round of the Bennetts British Superbike championship to be abandoned. At 11.15am Sunday morning Jonathan Palmer, Chief Executive of MotorSport Vision, the owner of Brands Hatch, announced that following a review of circuit conditions and the latest forecast, the meeting would be canceled for the day.
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Brands BSB Snowed Off
06 April 2008
The opening round of the Bennetts British Superbikes has been posponed due to heavy snow fall at the Kent circuit this morning. About three inches of snow fell during the early morning and the organisers tried their best to not let it spoil the days racing, but the track conditions were deemed far too dangerous and slippery.
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