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Shakey Crashes Out Of Dramatic Season Finale
02 October 2006
Rizla Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne crashed out of the first race at the final round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch today while fighting bravely for a podium finish in treacherous damp conditions. Shakey was holding third with only a handful of laps remaining when his rear tyre touched the painted white line at the bottom of Paddock Hill bend. The tyre slid and he crashed at over 120mph, causing the race to be stopped. Due to concussion he was forced to miss the second event.
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Rizla Suzuki's Shakey And James Dig Deep At Silverstone
17 September 2006
Rizla Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne took a well-deserved fourth place in race two, after crashing out of the opener, at today’s 12th round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Silverstone. In the first race Shakey collided with Honda’s Michael Laverty while trying to pass him at the chicane, crashing out unhurt. In race two he enjoyed a battle with Honda’s Jonathan Rea before executing a dramatic pass on the last lap at the same place he crashed earlier, taking fourth and a huge cheer from the crowd.
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Rizla's Shakey Goes Out Fighting
28 August 2006
Rizla Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne crashed out unhurt while battling for the lead in the second race at the 11th round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire today. After taking fourth in the opening race, held in wet but drying conditions, Shakey was in determined mood for the dry second race. He made an excellent start and led for the first lap, before settling behind Gregorio Lavilla. The pair broke away from the pack and Shakey was closing in on the reigning Champion when he crashed on the exit to Charlie’s and retired.
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Strong Debut Outing For Shakey At Croft
13 August 2006
Rizla Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne narrowly missed the rostrum on his first Superbike visit to Croft in North Yorkshire for the 10th round of the Bennetts British Championship. In a treacherously wet second race, Shakey recovered from an uncharacteristic poor start and an early run off the track to chase down the leaders. He would have challenged for third if the race – which had been shortened by two laps due to the weather – had run its full distance. In the opening race, plagued by drizzling rain on a dry track, he took fifth place.
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Fourth & Fifth For Rizla's Shakey
24 July 2006
Rizla Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne took hard-earned fourth and fifth place finishes in today’s double-header ninth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at a sun-drenched Oulton Park in Cheshire. Byrne found it difficult to make the most of his fifth place grid position from the start in both races before fighting his way through to dice for the podium places. His early efforts to pass slower riders left him with just too much of a deficit to make up and while matching the leaders’ lap times he couldn’t catch them.
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Shakey Scores Solid Points At Oulton Park
23 July 2006
Rizla Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne took hard-earned fourth and fifth place finishes in today’s double-header ninth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at a sun-drenched Oulton Park in Cheshire. Shakey found it difficult to make the most of his fifth place grid position from the start in both races before fighting his way through to dice for the podium places. His early efforts to pass slower riders left him with just too much of a deficit to make up and while matching the leaders’ lap times he couldn’t catch them.
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Plater Joins Rizla Suzuki At Oulton Park
19 July 2006
Four-time British Superbike race winner Steve Plater will join Rizla Suzuki as a replacement rider for the injured James Haydon at the ninth round of the Championship at Oulton Park this weekend. The 2006 North West 200 winner who lives in Lincolnshire will join regular Rizla Suzuki racer Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne at the 2.69-mile long Cheshire circuit. It is the Championship’s second and final visit to the picturesque Oulton Park venue this year. During the team’s first visit to the track in May Shakey scored two podiums and was just a whisker away from winning a race despite suffering from a severe stomach bug.
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Victory For Shakey And Rizla Suzuki
16 July 2006
Rizla Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne won the second race at a sun-drenched Knockhill circuit in Scotland at the eighth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship to end a 22-month drought of victories for the team. Shakey led the opening race and enjoyed a three-way scrap for the win, eventually finishing second just behind Honda’s Ryuichi Kiyonari. In the second race the Rizla Suzuki ace led from start to finish. He performed a wheelie the length of the straight in celebration as he received the loudest cheer of the weekend from the huge crowd.
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Shakey Spearheads Rizla Suzuki Challenge In Scotland
12 July 2006
Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne will be the sole Rizla Suzuki rider racing at the eighth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill in Scotland this weekend. James Haydon is ruled out through injury and after the unprecedented events at Croft circuit last week the team has taken the decision to run with just one rider at Knockhill.
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Haydon On The Road To Recovery
19 June 2006
Rizla Suzuki’s James Haydon will be discharged from the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital today after being admitted for examination following a crash in the second race at the seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Snetterton yesterday. X-rays have revealed James has broken two bones in his left foot that has now been encased in plaster and will be immobilised for six to eight weeks. He has also aggravated the shoulder injury he sustained at Mallory Park two weeks previously.
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Injuries Blight Weekend For Rizla Suzuki
18 June 2006
Rizla Suzuki’s James Haydon is in hospital undergoing medical examination after a high speed crash during today’s second race at the seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Snetterton in Norfolk. James’s injuries followed Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne’s high speed crash on Friday, which left him unconscious and unable to take part in the racing. Suzuki privateer Superbike racer Jon Kirkham stood in for Shakey at short notice.
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Solid results for Shakey at Mallory Park
04 June 2006
Rizla Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne rode hard to record fourth and fifth place finishes at the sixth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Mallory Park in Leicestershire today. In bright sunshine and warm temperatures, Shakey put on a controlled display of aggressive riding in both races at what he openly regards as his ‘bogey’ track. The first race was won by Honda’s Ryuichi Kiyonari and the second race by Ducati’s Gregorio Lavilla. Shakey is now firmly established in fifth place in the title chase, just five points behind Honda’s Karl Harris.
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Rizla Tests Latest GSX-R1000s At Croft
10 May 2006
Shane “Shakey” Byrne and James Haydon completed more than 100 laps each during a test of their latest GSX-R1000s at the Croft circuit in North Yorkshire this week. The 2.12-mile flat, twisty and fast track is Rizla Suzuki’s chosen test circuit as its variety of corners and braking zones is ideal for proving developments to the GSX-R1000 race bikes.
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Croft Test Provides Progress For Rizla Suzuki
09 May 2006
Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and James Haydon completed more than 100-laps each during a test at the Croft circuit in North Yorkshire today. The 2.12-mile flat, twisty and fast track is Rizla Suzuki’s chosen test circuit as its variety of corners and braking zones is ideal for proving developments to the GSX-R1000 race bikes.
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Double Podium For Heroic Shakey
01 May 2006
Rizla Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne scored brilliant second and third place podium finishes in today’s Bank Holiday fourth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park while racing with a stomach bug that left him feeling barely strong enough to stand. Shakey was given a saline drip by doctors before climbing aboard his Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 for the first race. Despite feeling weak he showed his determination to lead the race and finish in second place to score Rizla Suzuki’s first podium of the season.
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Shakey Takes Inspiration From Test To Oulton Park
26 April 2006
Rizla Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne was fastest in last week’s official Oulton Park test and is going to the fourth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at the circuit this Bank Holiday Monday aiming for podium results. The 29-year-old Zurich resident won the hearts of the Superbike fans by coming from the back of the grid at the last round and carving his way dramatically through the field to take fifth and eighth. He knows he can improve on those results if he can qualify near the front and is promising to give it his all in front of what is expected to be a bumper holiday crowd.
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izla Suzuki To Test In Spain
29 March 2006
Rizla Suzuki will travel to the Guadix circuit in southern Spain for a two-day test session before prior to the second round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park on April 9th. After a pre-season test programme blighted by wet and cold weather, the move to Guadix, near Malaga on the south coast of Spain, is to try and ensure dry miles of testing for Rizla Suzuki. The 3km long circuit provides a mixture of fast, slow and multiple corners as well as a 750m straight which makes it ideal for Rizla Suzuki’s Shane Byrne and James Haydon to test their GSX-R1000s to the limit.
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olid Start To The Season For Rizla Suzuki
26 March 2006
Rizla Suzuki racers James Haydon and Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne scored valuable points in both races at the opening round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch Indy circuit. In the first dry race Shakey battled to sixth while James recovered from a poor start to claim 10th. The race was cut short after 20-laps when Ducati rider Leon Haslam suffered a spectacular crash going into Paddock Hill bend. He was unhurt and his Ducati team mate Gregorio Lavilla won the race.
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