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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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Sykes Shows Race Winning Pace
3 Days ago
Rizla Suzuki's Tom Sykes led both of today’s third round races at the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park and declared his intentions for the rest of the season. In race one Sykes led in wet but drying conditions before eventually finishing in fifth place; and in the second dry race he led for the first 10 laps before clashing with another rider and crashing unhurt. Rizla Suzuki’s Atsushi Watanabe scored his first top 10 finish of his British Superbike campaign in the second race. In the opener he claimed points finishing in a competitive 13th position. Ducati’s Shane Byrne won both races at the 2.69 mile Cheshire track.
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Sykes Secures Front Row Start for Rizla Suzuki
4 Days ago
Tom Sykes has put his Rizla Suzuki firmly on the front row of the grid in third place for round three of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park in Cheshire. The single 50-minute qualifying session was held in difficult conditions as the track was drying out following heavy rain which had fallen until just prior to the session. Sykes’s team spent the weekend honing the chassis settings on his Rizla Suzuki which paid dividends during qualifying. His team opted to run the same tyre which he intends to use on race day, this allowed Sykes to build up to his fast lap in the tricky conditions. Just as the chequered flag came out Sykes posted his fastest time sealing third place.
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Capirossi & Vermeulen Robbed of Higher Finishes
5 Days ago
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP’s Loris Capirossi was deprived of at least a top five position at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai today, through a mixture of bad luck and a small mistake. Capirossi was looking to challenge for a much higher position on lap five, but an error at the end of the back straight caused the Italian racer to run off the track. He re-joined the race in 12th place and began the task of chasing down the pack in front of him. Capirossi used all his experience to close in and pass five more riders to move him into seventh on the penultimate lap, but he suffered a transmission problem on the last lap and crossed the line in ninth position. This result gave Capirossi seven points, and moved him up to fifth in the riders’ championship.
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Sykes Rolls to Fourth Place for Rizla Suzuki
5 Days ago
Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes finished in fourth place today at Oulton Park during free practice for round three of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, lapping the challenging Cheshire track in 1min 37.344secs. Sykes and his crew worked steadily through a number of chassis changes to dial his Rizla Suzuki into the undulating 2.69 mile circuit and set his fastest lap right at the end of the session. Atsushi Watanabe rode to 16th place during the dry 50-minute sessions putting his new found circuit knowledge to use, having completed a track day with John Reynolds at Oulton Park ahead of the race weekend. He gradually improved his lap times and moved up the ranks to achieve a top 16 placing.
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Good Qualifying Sees Rizla Suzuki's Near the front
6 Days ago
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racers Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen secured their best grid positions of the season so far during qualifying for tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai. Capirossi will start from the second row of the grid in sixth place, as the experienced Italian narrowly missed out on his first front row start for Suzuki. His best time of 1’58.941 was only 0.350 seconds away from the third fastest time, set by World Champion Casey Stoner, and but for a small mistake on his final lap Capirossi may well have been on the front row.
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Solid First Day for Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
02 May 2008
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racers Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen both made positive steps towards finding the best set-up for their Suzuki GSV-R’s during the first day of free practice today for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. Capirossi recorded the eighth quickest time of the day with a fastest lap of 2’00.964 from his 42 laps. The Italian’s best time was just over a second off the fastest lap of the day and Capirossi is confident that there is more to come from him and his machine over the forthcoming weekend.
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Can You Beat the Rizla Suzuki Racers?
30 April 2008
Rizla Suzuki is giving you the chance to beat Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe in the all new video game Championship only available at rizla-suzuki.co.uk. Simply log onto the Rizla Suzuki web site to register for the Championship and start racing. The winner from each round will receive two VIP passes to a round of their choice in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
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Rizla Suzuki Revved up for Oulton Park
29 April 2008
The Rizla Suzuki team can’t wait to get on track this Bank Holiday weekend at Oulton Park for round three of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. Tom Sykes, who had a challenging weekend at Thruxton last time out battling with a hand injury to claim a sixth and an eighth place finish, is keen to get back on his Rizla Suzuki and start racing. He is currently fifth in the Championship at this early stage of the season but hopes to maximise his points haul at a circuit he enjoys.
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Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Looking for Positive Fortune in China
25 April 2008
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP is on its way to Shanghai for round four of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship, in a determined mood to kick-start its season on the 5,281m Chinese circuit. The Rizla Suzuki GSV-R has shown its potential at the Shanghai International Circuit with a front row qualification plus a podium finish in 2007. New rider Loris Capirossi has also had a front row start at the Chinese track, and the talented Italian will be looking to add to his point’s tally – which is already better this season that it was at the same time last year – as he makes his eastern debut for Suzuki.
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Sykes Battles Through Pain Barrier at Thruxton
21 April 2008
Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes, riding with a hand injury, got his Bennetts British Superbike Championship off to a solid start today at Thruxton in Hampshire scoring a sixth place in race one and an eighth in race two. The gritty Huddersfield rider severely bruised his left thumb in a qualifying crash yesterday and had to ride through the pain barrier in race one, coming home in a strong sixth place after starting from 12th on grid. In the second race he clashed with Leon Haslam (Honda) while running in fourth place. This caused a red flag as bike debris was removed from the track. He made the restart and after leading early on he eventually finished eighth.
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Tough Thruxton Qualifying For Rizla Suzuki
19 April 2008
The Rizla Suzuki team had a dramatic qualifying session today at Thruxton in Hampshire for round two of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, with Atsushi Watanabe finishing in 11th and Tom Sykes in 12th. Wet and blustery weather made conditions difficult on the 2.4 mile high speed track, but the Rizla Suzuki racers worked steadily at reducing their lap times throughout free practice.
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Improving Times for Rizla Suzuki
19 April 2008
Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe got their team’s home round off to a good start today during free practice for the second round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Thruxton in Hampshire, finishing in fifth and 19th places respectively. Sykes improved his lap times by 0.8secs between free practice one and two, while his team-mate Watanabe knocked an impressive 1.4secs off his time as he got to grips with the fastest track on the calendar
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Double Top-10 for Rizla Suzuki in Tough Estoril Weekend
13 April 2008
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racers Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi raced to eighth and ninth places respectively during today’s Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril, to earn valuable points in the race for the championship. Vermeulen got off to a great start from his 13th position on the grid and was up to eighth by the end of lap one. Suzuki’s Australian star then traded places with a number of riders before bringing his Suzuki GSV-R home for his highest placed finish of the year so far.
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Capirossi Confident Ahead of Portuguese GP
13 April 2008
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racer Loris Capirossi is positive he can deliver a good result from tomorrow’s Portuguese Grand Prix despite qualifying on the fourth row after a big crash at Estoril today. Capirossi (P12, 1’37.786, 22 laps) was on his first qualifying tyre when he made a mistake going into a fast right-hand turn and lost traction, causing him to crash very spectacularly at high-speed. The gutsy Italian picked himself up and managed to get back to the pit-box to continue with the session, but he was unable to better the time he had set previously on race tyres. Capirossi and his crew had made big improvements to his Suzuki GSV-R during the early part of the qualifying session and was on a competitive race-pace towards the top of the time-sheets, which is certainly an encouraging sign for tomorrow’s 28-lap race.
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Rizla Suzuki Finds Clear Direction On First Day in Portugal
11 April 2008
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racers Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen both made steady progress during today’s rain-affected practice sessions at Estoril in Portugal. Heavy overnight rain had left the 4.182km Portuguese circuit very wet for this morning’s practice and although strong winds dried out the surface it still made conditions very difficult as a dry line appeared. With many wet patches on the track and air temperatures only getting up to 14ºC made getting a correct setting for both riders’ Suzuki GSV-Rs quite demanding throughout the day.
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Rizla Suzuki Racers Prepare for Home Round
11 April 2008
Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe simply can’t wait to get on track at Thruxton on the 18th-20th April, following the cancellation of the first round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch due to heavy snow. Thruxton is the Dorset based team’s home round and both Rizla Suzuki racers are eager to please their local fans with a high speed display at the former wartime airfield. The Hampshire circuit boasts a 2.4 mile lap encompassing extremely high speed turns and an abrasive track surface. It is the fastest track in the championship and will pose a challenge to the determined squad.
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Rizla Suzuki Ready To Go At Estoril
06 April 2008
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP travels to Estoril in Portugal next week for the second and final part of its double-headed Iberian trip following last month’s Spanish Grand Prix, with both riders in a positive mood ahead of the race. Loris Capirossi raced to an excellent fifth place at Jerez recently, whilst team-mate Chris Vermeulen battled his way to 10th after starting 12th on the grid. Both riders stayed on in Spain for a further two days of testing and were pleased with the progress made and the data the team collected to assist them at other race-tracks throughout the coming season.
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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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Rizla Suzuki Racers Up The Pace In Qualifying
05 April 2008
Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe completed a successful but rain hit qualifying session at Brands Hatch in Kent today, finishing in fifth and ninth places respectively. The 50-minute session took place in cooler conditions than yesterday’s free practice but came to a premature halt with 5 mins left to run due to heavy rain hitting the challenging 2.3 mile circuit. Sykes improved his times from the morning free practice session and was running close to a front row position when the rain started to fall.
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