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Haga Grabs First Superpole of the Year at Magny-Cours
7 Days ago
Noriyuki Haga’s exceptional end-of-season run of form continues at Magny-Cours this weekend as the Yamaha Motor Italia WSB rider powered to the Superpole for tomorrow’s French Round races with a new best lap of 1 minute 38.444 seconds. For the Japanese rider, who notched up a double win here last year and another double two weeks ago at Vallelunga, it was his first pole of the season and his sixth overall. The one-lap dash was a hard-fought affair, with the top 4 ending up in the space of three-tenths of a second and four different bikes on the front row from Yamaha, Suzuki, Ducati and Honda. Lining up alongside Haga will be Fonsi Nieto (Suzuki Alstare), the Spaniard producing his best performance of the year, followed by championship leader Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) and Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda).
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Kawasaki Announce 0% Finance on Four Top Models - Plus ZX-10R Silencer Deal
02 October 2008
Franchised Kawasaki road bike dealers in the UK will be offering 0% APR (typical) finance from 1 October 2008 on two models in their hard edged and track focussed Supersports range as well as on two machines from their highly praised 650cc parallel twin ER series.
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Gearlink Kawasaki - Silverstone Preview
24 September 2008
The Gearlink Kawasaki British Supersport team heads to Silverstone to contest the penultimate round of the Fuchs/Silkolene British Supersport championship, which takes place at the Northamptonshire circuit on Sunday.
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Byrne aims to seal title – but Haslam, Sykes and Crutchlow chase wins
24 September 2008
Shane Byrne goes into the penultimate round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Silverstone knowing that a top nine finish in the opening race will be sufficient to give him the crown he last held five years earlier.
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Tough Weekend At Misano Ends With Points
01 September 2008
Kawasaki's Anthony West and John Hopkins brought their Ninja ZX-RR MotoGP machines home in the points during this afternoon's Grand Prix of Cinzano Di San Marino E Riviera Di Rimini. But, despite the points haul, both riders were frustrated not to have finished further up the field, especially after such a promising performance with the evolution version of Kawasaki's MotoGP racer last time out in Brno.
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Kawasaki Looking for Improvements at Misano
29 August 2008
Anthony West was the sole Kawasaki rider on the timesheet after today's two free practice sessions at Misano Adriatico, after complications with the rib injury he sustained in a practice crash at Brno forced John Hopkins to sit out the opening track sessions. Following his career-best MotoGP result last time out at Brno, West was looking forward to boarding his Ninja ZX-RR this weekend at the San Marino circuit. However, the 27-year-old Australian has been plagued with a lack of confidence in the front-end of his race machine around the 4.20km track, and was disappointed not to have made more of an impression on the rest of the field.
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Gearlink Kawasaki – Cadwell Report
29 August 2008
Despite some promising qualifying times, Team Gearlink Kawasaki was somewhat disappointed the anticipated top results never materialised. The team had to be content with a ninth place finish for Chris Martin and 16th for Steven Neate in round nine of the Fuchs/Silkolene British Supersport championship at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire on Bank Holiday Monday. Free practice and qualifying had seen both Gearlink Kawasaki riders post some quick times and at one stage both riders were circulating within the top three but a dry final qualifying saw the pace quicken and Chris ended the session in seventh place with Steven 13th.
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Seasons Best Results for Taboo Motorsport
28 August 2008
TABOO Motorsport returned to form at Cadwell Park with both riders posting their best results of the season to date. The team’s owner/rider Michael Hill narrowly missed out on a point bringing his FRS kitted machine home in 16th place after a race long battle with Stuart Elwood. 14 year old Max Thomas is TABOO Motorsport’s latest recruit and after benefiting from the team’s help at his home round at Knockhill two weeks ago he lined up in full TABOO livery for the first time over the Bank Holiday weekend.
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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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Solid Point Scoring Positions for NW200 Ducati Riders
26 August 2008
It was a good weekend for the NW200 Ducati Team at round nine of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park. Michael Rutter on the North West 200 Ducati gained a solid sixth and fifth place respectively at the ultra technical Lincolnshire circuit. His team-mate John Laverty kept his lead in the Daily Star Cup, and is now sitting 111 points clear of his nearest rival Martin Jessopp in the Championship standings. An injured Laverty gained a second place and a win in the two Cup races.
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Gearlink Kawasaki Seek More Points at Cadwell
22 August 2008
The Gearlink Kawasaki British Supersport team head to Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire for round nine of the Fuchs/Silkolene British Supersport championship that takes place on August Bank Holiday Monday. Both Chris Martin and Steven Neate will be seeking strong points finishes to add to their points tally and enable them to move up the rider standings as the series progresses into its final stages.
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Sykes & Haslam Gunning for Glory
18 August 2008
Fresh from their Scottish victories, Tom Sykes and Leon Haslam are eager for more of the same as the chase for the Bennetts British Superbike crown moves into the final third of the campaign at Cadwell Park over the Bank Holiday weekend. The man they have to beat is former champion Shane Byrne who has amassed a 110 points lead in the title stakes – the Airwaves Ducati rider has recovered from the bruising he took in a heavy tumble at Knockhill and is promising to show what might have been in that race. Byrne has won eight races so far, not finishing off the podium until that crash last time out, but he is taking nothing for granted as the young-guns of the series make determined challenges.
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Career Best West Flies to Fifth at Brno
17 August 2008
Kawasaki’s Anthony West achieved a MotoGP career best finish today, with a determined ride to fifth place aboard his Ninja ZX-RR at the Czech Republic Grand Prix. With a complete contrast in weather conditions following yesterday’s rain-soaked qualifying, West made a strong start to the 22-lap dry race from sixth position on the grid. Fourth into the first corner, the Australian rider immediately came under attack from the pursuing pack and, despite doing everything in his power to keep them at bay, the Kawasaki pilot dropped back to settle into a steady rhythm in sixth place.
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Front Row for Comeback King Hopkins in Brno
17 August 2008
Kawasaki’s John Hopkins and Anthony West will start tomorrow’s Czech Republic Grand Prix from the front two rows of the grid after defying the treacherous wet conditions in today’s qualifying to finish in third and sixth positions respectively. Hopkins has made an impressive return to the track after a three-race absence to score his first front row start of the season aboard his Ninja ZX-RR. The Anglo-American adopted a specific strategy at the Brno circuit, which allowed him to set the third fastest time in the early part of today’s timed session.
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Gearlink Kawasaki in the Points at Knockhill
15 August 2008
Despite the changeable weather conditions, both Gearlink Kawasaki British Supersport riders were able to pick up more valuable championship points on their visit north of the border to Knockhill on Sunday, Chris Martin finishing the shortened race in eighth position and Steven Neate coming home in 10th place. The two qualifying sessions were run in differing weather conditions, with the faster times being set on a wet but drying track in the second period giving Steven his best qualification of the season in fifth place for a second row start and Chris placed on row four in 13th position.
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Another Podium for Rutter
12 August 2008
Michael Rutter on the F08 Ducati secured a strong second place on the grid in Saturday's wet qualifying session and was eager to gain two good results at the short 1.2-mile Knockhill circuit. His team-mate John Laverty was ruled out of racing this weekend after he crashed at the fast Hislops' corner on Friday sustaining two broken ribs and knocking himself unconscious.
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Varying Emotions for Relentless Suzuki at Knockhill
12 August 2008
Ian Lowry produced a near faultless performance earlier today at Knockhill in Fife, putting his K8 GSX-R600 Relentless by TAS Suzuki on the top step of the British Supersport podium. Michael Laverty had a frustrating day in the Superbike class with only one points scoring finish to show for his front row qualifying position. Australian Cameron Donald made his Knockhill debut in the Superstock class, finishing today's race in eighth place.
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Haslam & Byrne Fastest, Just, from Sykes & Crutchlow
08 August 2008
Leon Haslam and Shane Byrne jointly topped the free practice leaderboard ahead of the eighth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at the short, but challenging Knockhill circuit in Fife. In a fast, and frantic session, just 0.008 seconds separated the top four riders, with Tom Sykes and Cal Crutchlow continuing their recent strong form as they closed in on the leading duo in an afternoon session in which the top ten riders were little more than half a second apart.
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Donald Extends Contract Into 2009
08 August 2008
Prior to this weekend’s BSB round at Knockhill in Fife, Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing is please to announce the signing of Aussie sensation Cameron Donald for the 2009 season. Donald, a double winner at this year’s Isle of Man TT, has shown early commitment to Relentless Suzuki and TAS Racing, putting pen to paper earlier today. On the BSB front, Cameron will campaign his GSXR1000 Relentless Suzuki Superstock machine this weekend at Knockhill and also at Cadwell Park before returning to Australia in early September. He will also take in next week¹s Ulster Grand Prix Bike Week before meeting up with the team in November to ride the Macau Grand Prix on a GSXR1000 Relentless Suzuki Superbike.
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Gearlink Kawasaki Heads North of the Border
06 August 2008
Gearlink Kawasaki makes the long trip north of the border for round eight of the 2008 Fuchs/Silkolene British Supersport championship that takes place at Knockhill in Scotland on Sunday, August 10. Following the outing in the World Supersport event at Brands Hatch last week, the team is all fired up for the annual visit to the challenging 1.2713-mile Knockhill circuit, which, with its tight corners and short straights should suit the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R and enable the two riders, Chris Martin and Steven Neate to collect a clutch of championship points for the team.
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