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Laverty Consolidates Championship Position in BSB
27 August 2008
Michael Laverty consolidated his BSB Championship position at Cadwell Park yesterday with a brace of top ten results [8th & 9th]. The Toomebridge rider maintains ninth place in the series, only two points behind Simon Andrew with six races remaining. Ian Lowry showed true grit and determination at Cadwell Park, coming from a lowly qualifying position [16th] to eventually finish eighth on the tight and twisty Lincolnshire circuit in the Supersport class. Having crashed heavily during free practice at over 120mph, it was a brave effort from the battered and bruised 21-year-old. Aussie Cameron Donald joined Lowry in the sick bay at Cadwell with a stomach bug, but Cameron didn’t let it deter him, eventually finishing in 11th place. This was Cameron’s last race in the British Superstock Championship for 2008, as he returns to Melbourne on Monday.
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Co-ordit Racing - Cadwell Park Preview
22 August 2008
The demanding Lincolnshire circuit of Cadwell Park will provide the next test for BSB newcomers Co-ordit Racing this weekend (23-25 August). The 2.18 mile circuit has historically proved a firm favourite with both racers and fans over the years, who make the annual pilgrimage to the picturesque circuit. For spectators it offers the chance for close trackside proximity and the spectacle of riders literally ‘jumping’ the Mountain section. For riders, Cadwell Park is one of the most physically demanding tracks due to it’s tight, narrow and twisting characteristics that leave little room for error.
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Bruce Wilson Heads to Cadwell
18 August 2008
Gipsey Bridge rider Bruce Wilson goes into his home round of the National Superstock 600cc championship on Bank Holiday Monday to try and continue his run of success at Cadwell where on previous occasions he has stood on the podium. Until now Wilson has not been in a position to score championship points in the Superstock 600 class but will be making the most of this opportunity to race on home tarmac to rectify this. Wilson got some valuable race experience in on Sunday when he rode at the Castle Combe Grand National meeting as a guest rider in the Suzuki GSXR Cup. He rode to a fine third and fourth place in each of his races, which boosted his confidence ahead of the Cadwell Park race at the weekend.
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Bruce Wilson – Knockhill Preview
06 August 2008
Bruce Wilson from Gipsey Bridge near Boston makes the long journey up to Knockhill in Scotland for the next round of the National Superstock 600 championship on Sunday where he will be searching for the elusive points finish to kick start his season. But, as this is his first visit north of the border he will have to learn his way around the circuit before challenging for a good grid position ahead of the 21-lap race.
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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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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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Bruce Wilson Aims to Collect Points at Oulton Park
14 July 2008
Gipsey Bridge rider Bruce Wilson is aiming to bag his first points of the season in his second visit to Oulton Park in Cheshire for round six of the Metzeler National Superstock 600 series. For one reason or another Wilson has been unsuccessful in claiming a points finish in his first five outings in the championship but is adamant his luck will change this weekend and he will begin his championship challenge with a strong points scoring finish to his race at Oulton Park.
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LB's Sam Middlemas' R6 Inferno Disaster
17 June 2008
You can help - Fancy your name on the bike from just £10? - This past weekend, disaster struck for LB’s national Superstock 600 rider Sam Middlemas who was racing at Mallory Park after just getting a Yamaha R6. Middlemas crashed after hitting some brake fluid left on the exit of the bus stop during qualifying. His new R6 caught fire after the fuel-tank split and allowed petrol to flow out, which in turn ignited. The marshals were quickly on the scene and did their up-most to put the inferno out. Unfortunately this lasted for what seemed like an eternity and left Sam with a very swollen knee and a very burnt and looking R6.
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Bad Luck for Bruce Wilson at Snetterton
16 June 2008
Bruce Wilson encountered even more bad luck when he crashed heavily in practice ahead of Sunday’s fifth round Superstock 600 championship race at Snetterton on Sunday. Practice began well for the Gipsey Bridge rider who was circulating in second place in the opening session but as he negotiated Russell’s chicane the Team Motorcycle Racer Suzuki highsided and threw him off onto the tarmac. It was a race against time to get the bike repaired in time for the first qualifying period and although battered and bruised from his earlier mishap Wilson was up for the challenge. But he soon discovered a problem with the brakes and was forced to retire without recording a qualifying time.
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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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Bruce Wilson Gears Up for Snetterton
06 June 2008
Gypsey Bridge rider Bruce Wilson is gearing up for a further challenge in the fifth round of the National Superstock 600 championship, which is set for Snetterton in Norfolk on Sunday. Wilson who rides for Team Motorcycle Racer Magazine was again denied a top 10 finish because of a red flag situation in the last round of the series at Donington Park three weeks ago but with a wealth of track knowledge behind him from previous outings at the Norfolk circuit he is positive he can break into the top 1o this time around.
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Bruce Wilson Denied Points Finish at Donington
27 May 2008
The red flag put paid to Bruce Wilson’s hopes of a points finish in the Metzeler National Superstock 600 round at Donington when the red flag brought the race to a halt after just two laps. Qualifying had seen Wilson from Gipsey Bridge near Boston secure a sixth row grid position in 24th place and at the lights he got away to a fantastic start moving up to 16th place on lap two of a scheduled 14. But proceedings came to an abrupt halt for an incident at the Melbourne Loop and a complete re-run was announced over a shortened distance of 11 laps and Wilson had to do it all over again.
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Byrne to Continue Early Season Domination
20 May 2008
Shane Byrne is the rider in form in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship and he intends to continue his dominant run in the country’s premier series in the fourth round at the Donington Park grand prix circuit on Spring Bank Holiday Monday 26th May. The Airwaves Ducati rider has won four of the six races so far, finishing second in the other two, as he bids to regain the crown he won some five years ago, but he feels that his record should be better, having missed out on completing a second winning double of the season at Brands Hatch.
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Metzeler National Superstock 600 Championship Results
06 May 2008
The final race of the day saw a thrilling contest, won Robbie Brown on his Yamaha just ahead of South African Allan Jon Venter on the Embassy MAP entered Triumph 675. Northern Ireland’s Lee Johnston, on another R6 Yamaha, finished a close third. Earlier, varied track conditions threw up some surprises. Luke Jones, winner of the Thruxton opening round, suffered a number of crashes throughout the weekend, the ex-125 rider disappointed to qualify down in twenty-fourth position. Trevor Pennell Transport backed Lee Johnston qualified second ahead of championship newcomer and multiple supermoto champion Christian Iddon, who raised some eyebrows, placing his SMT Honda third. Thruxton pole-sitter Joel Morris completed the front row line-up, fourth.
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Battling Harris Bounces Back & Promises an Upset
29 April 2008
Shane Byrne and Cal Crutchlow power into the Holiday Monday round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship on level terms but as they plan their tactics for riding the picturesque Oulton Park circuit they need to take check the form of both Michael Rutter and Karl Harris. Rutter excelled in the recent Thruxton round, bagging a pair of thirds on the North West 200 Ducati while Harris, still sporting the bruises from his heavy crash last time out, has a good record at the Cheshire circuit, recording his best ever Superbike result, second, there last July.
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Bruce Wilson Set For Thruxton Showdown
14 April 2008
Bruce Wilson from Gipsey Bridge near Boston was denied the chance to shine in the opening round of the Metzeler National Superstock 600cc championship at Brands Hatch as all racing was abandoned on Sunday because of adverse weather conditions. The Lincolnshire rider will now make his debut in the series on Sunday when the British Superbike championship heads to Thruxton for what will now be the first round of the series.
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