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Hegarty Fifth for Co-ordit in Henderson Cup
26 August 2008
The August Bank Holiday visit to the picturesque circuit of Cadwell Park proved a tough test for BSB newcomers Co-ordit Racing this weekend (23rd-25th August). The 2.18 mile Lincolnshire circuit is notorious for its compact and intimate nature, the track itself providing the narrowest strip of asphalt that the British Championship riders face each season. The tight, narrow and twisting characteristics provided a stiff challenge to team owner Pete Bradshaw and his mechanics to set up Dean Ellison’s Co-ordit Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbikes.
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Ben Wilson Second at Cadwell
26 August 2008
Ben Wilson rode to a fine second place in the Henderson R1 Cup, following up with a fifth in the Metzeler National Superstock race at his home track of Cadwell Park on Bank Holiday Monday. Going in to the Cadwell round of the R1 Cup, Wilson was leading the Autumn Cup by nine clear points and was hoping for another win in the series to extend his lead further. But the overall series leader Jon Kirkham was in fine form and dominated the weekend throughout practice and qualifying to claim pole position for the start of the planned 12-lap race.
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Cadwell Next for Ben Wilson
18 August 2008
Following his maiden win in the Henderson R1 Cup at Knockhill recently, Ben Wilson goes into his home round at Cadwell Park on Monday full of confidence that he can repeat his performance to extend his lead in the Autumn Cup and edge nearer to Jon Kirkham who leads the overall championship in which Ben currently holds the runner up spot some 18 points adrift. The Boston rider will also contest the eighth round of the Metzeler National Superstock championship to try and make up ground after his crash at Knockhill. It's been a race against time to get the bike up and running in the short period of time since he returned from the Scottish circuit. The bike was more badly damaged than first thought and had to be sent away to have the chassis checked and straightened and the forks replaced plus new livery made up for a new set of fairings.
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Ellison Takes on Britain... And the World...
06 August 2008
Round eight of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship moves north of the border this forthcoming weekend when the series makes its annual visit to the Knockhill circuit in Fife. Looking to capitalise on a fantastic performance at the previous round at Oulton is Hydrex Bike Animal Honda ace James Ellison, who secured his second podium placing of the season last time out and is hoping to continue his good form in Scotland. 27 year old Ellison, from Kendal in Cumbria, has not visited the 1.3 mile hillside track which overlooks the Firth of Forth for four years but with recent developments aboard the Shaun Muir Racing Honda Fireblade, he is expected to again be running at the front from the word go.
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Ben Wilson Scores More Points at Oulton
23 July 2008
Ben Wilson rode to three points-finishes at Oulton Park over the weekend, securing a 7th and 11th in the two Metzeler National Superstock races plus a fantastic second place in the Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup, which he dedicated to his good friend Ollie Bridewell who died exactly a year ago on Sunday in a racing crash at Mallory Park. Qualifying for the Superstock races were run in mixed weather conditions with the first session taking preference in the dry, placing Wilson in 10th place just over a second away from pole. The Boston rider’s hopes of improvement were dashed when the heavens opened for the final session leaving Wilson to start both races from a third row grid position.
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Lowry Secures Supersport Podium at Oulton
22 July 2008
Ian Lowry secured his fourth British Supersport podium of the season at Oulton Park in Cheshire yesterday, taking third place behind Glen Richards and Hudson Kennaugh. Michael Laverty worked hard all weekend posting two top ten results [9th and 7th] in the British Superbike races. The Toomebridge rider battled through from 16th on lap one of the opening BSB race taking a hard fought ninth place at the chequered flag; then in race two his seventh place again demonstrated his pedigree in the premier class. Double TT winner Cameron Donald was making his Oulton Park debut in the superstock races, securing a brace of top ten results with seventh in race one and tenth in race two.
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More Crucial Points for HM Plant Honda at Oulton Park
21 July 2008
The whole HM Plant Honda team took more vital points for their respective championships at round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike championship today. Cal Crutchlow took another podium finish in race two, after falling in race one and remounting to recover to sixth place. Meanwhile his team-mate Leon Haslam netted two fourth place finishes. Steve Brogan suffered his second DNF in a row in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport race, but kept his 100% podium record in the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship with a hard-fought second place.
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Team Co-ordit Improve Steadily
21 July 2008
Dean Ellison returned to Oulton Park, scene of his unfortunate accident during Round Three in May, keen to improve his Championship position as he and the Co-ordit Racing Team aim to steadily improve their fortunes on the Yamaha YZF R1 Superbike package. Changeable weather conditions hampered free practice sessions and a technical gremlin robbed Dean of a top fifteen qualifying spot. An intermittent misfire during his last run, would see the Leicester based rider forced to start from a fifth row starting position for both races. With the declaration of a wet first race, the unseasonal weather once again threatened to spoil the show. Dean opted for slick tyres and put in a spirited performance, scoring two Championship points with a fourteenth placed finish.
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Another Oulton Podium for Ellison
21 July 2008
Following on from his superb podium finish at the same track back in May, Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider James Ellison repeated the feat when he took the 1000cc Shaun Muir Racing Honda Fireblade to another second position at Oulton Park in Cheshire today. Starting from row two on the grid, the 27 year old from Kendal in Cumbria made some radical changes to his bike overnight and in the early stages of the opening race, led the field as he mixed it up with the Championship front runners. Going into the final laps, he was well placed but eventually had to settle for second place as the handling of his bike deteriorated.
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Eighth for Ellison at Oulton Park
20 July 2008
Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider James Ellison will start tomorrow's two Bennetts British Superbike Championship races from the second row of the grid after posting eighth fastest time in qualifying today at Oulton Park in Cheshire. With mixed weather conditions throughout the day, luckily the 50-minute Swan Combi 50 Roll for Pole qualifying session stayed dry and Ellison ran well up on the time sheets for most of the session before having to settle for eighth in the closing throes.
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Co-ordit Racing Head to Oulton
18 July 2008
The second half of the 2008 Bennetts British Superbike season begins in earnest for Co-ordit Racing at Oulton Park this weekend (18th-20th July). Round 7 sees the second visit of the season to the picturesque 2.69 mile Cheshire circuit. Co-ordit Racing’s Superbike rider, Dean Ellison will be looking to leave with points on the board rather than the injuries he suffered as an innocent victim back in May.The experienced rider was collected by Steve Mercer’s bike in the closing stages of the second race, scuppering any chance of points and setting the Leicester-based rider back a round through injury. Now, with a string of point-scoring results under his belt, Dean is eager to start moving towards the top ten and up the championship leader board.
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Successful Oulton Return Required by HM Plant Honda This Weekend
17 July 2008
The HM Plant Honda team will return to Bennetts British Superbike action for the second time of asking at Oulton Park this weekend. Cal Crutchlow sits in second-place in the series with team-mate Leon Haslam in fourth. Both Fireblade riders will want to be winning races to try and close the gap on runaway series leader Shane Byrne. Leon will want to score his maiden win this weekend, after netting four second places so far this year, while Cal – who has two wins to his credit – will also want to win and bag more points for HM Plant Honda.
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Team Co-ordit Head to Mallory
26 June 2008
Co-ordit Racing heads to Mallory Park, Leicestershire, this weekend to contest the sixth round of the 2008 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (27-29 June). As one of the team’s local circuits, expectations will be high, as will local support, for Dean Ellison and Pete Bradshaw to show their mettle as they battle for points around the testing 1.41 mile circuit. Now based in Leicester, Mallory Park has become a local circuit for Dean Ellison, who makes his first visit to the circuit since 2006. Recovered from injury, Dean has set himself high targets ahead of the weekend and will use his world and domestic race experience to elevate his Co-ordit Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 into the top ten for the first time this season. With two long 30-lap races scheduled for Sunday, Dean will use the full potential of the Co-ordit Racing Yamaha’s power to challenge at the sharp-end.
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HM Plant Honda Hopes for Success at High-Speed Snetterton
12 June 2008
HM Plant Honda heads to Snetterton in Norfolk this weekend as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship meets for round five of the 12-round season. The flat, former airfield circuit offers high-speed action thanks to the long Revett Straight as well as some challenging corners. Both HM Plant Honda Superbike riders have been off to Japan in the break to test for their forthcoming race at the Suzuka Eight-Hour, as well as taking part in last weekend’s Suzuka 300km race. Meanwhile Steve Brogan has been training hard in the gym so he’s in the best physical shape for the weekend. In the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship, Steve intends to close the gap on series leader Glen Richards, while continuing to dominate in the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 series.
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Haslam & Crutchlow to Peg Back Byrne in Title Stakes
11 June 2008
Leon Haslam and Cal Crutchlow reckon that they will have the top end speed to beat off the challenge of Bennetts British Superbike Championship leader Shane Byrne on the super-fast Snetterton circuit in this weekend’s fifth round. The HM Plant Honda duo have jetted back from riding in a 300kms race in Japan and are raring to go at the Norfolk circuit that in recent years has favoured the Fireblades.
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Ben Wilson Returns to Action at Snetterton
06 June 2008
After a three-week break, Boston Superstock rider Ben Wilson returns to action with three races to contest at Snetterton on Sunday (June 15th) – two, Metzeler National Superstock events and a round of the Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup. In his last outing Wilson rode to a superb double runner-up spot in the Henderson Cup, which enjoyed two races at Donington to make up for the cancellation of the Brands Hatch round earlier in the year. Despite encountering problems with the braking system Wilson nursed the Yamaha R1 home in seventh place in the Superstock championship.
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Co-Ordit Racing's Dean Ellison Brings Home the Points
28 May 2008
Delighted to be back racing after his Oulton Park crash, Dean Ellison bought the Co-Ordit Racing Team Yamaha R1 home in fourteenth place in race one scoring two, well deserved points. Race two saw another point scored at his home circuit with a fifteenth place as the team continues to advance within a closely competitive field. Points finishes had not come easy for rider or team as they overcame the effects of both physical and technical difficulties, throughout the weekend.
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Double Podium for Wilson at Donington
27 May 2008
Former British Superbike rider Ben Wilson rode to a double podium finish in his two Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup races at Donington Park on Bank Holiday Monday and very nearly made it a hat trick as he led the Metzeler National Superstock round from the off. But after encountering brake problems with the Ben-Wilson-Racing Yamaha R1 he dropped back to finish seventh. The R1 Cup enjoyed a double header at Donington to make up for the disappointment of the cancelled season opener at Brands Hatch earlier in the year. Grid positions for the opening race of the day were carried forward from Brands with Wilson placed on row two and he was itching for the race to get underway.
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Bladeday2 & Bank Holiday Racing for HM Plant
23 May 2008
It’s a long weekend of activities for the HM Plant Honda team this Bank Holiday weekend at Donington Park. Tomorrow sees Bladeday2, which celebrates this legendary Honda sportsbike, before practice, qualifying and racing takes place on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. All three HM Plant Honda riders race Fireblades in some form and they will be in attendance along with a host of celebrities from the history of this amazing motorcycle.
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GR Motosport – SsangYong Racing
23 May 2008
We are delighted to unveil our new livery for the next round of the British Superbike series. Again, we have been working very hard to attract new sponsors to the sport, and with the help of Les Waterfall of Beechdale Motor Group in Derby, we have put together a fantastic deal bringing SsangYong Motor into the sport for the first time, as a Team sponsor. SsangYong has been manufacturing vehicles for longer than most people think, and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2004. SsangYong had sales of 136,581 in 2007
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