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Lavilla Confirmed At Paul Bird Motorsport
07 December 2007
Following on from their announcement last month regarding the team contesting the 2008 World Superbike Championship, Paul Bird Motorsport have confirmed that they will field a single ride on board factory-supported Honda machinery in the fifteen round series.
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McGuinness Denied Victory In Macau
18 November 2007
Stobart VK Vent Axia Honda rider John McGuinness was denied victory by the cruellest of fortunes in today’s 41st running of the Macau Grand Prix where he had to settle for second place. The 34 year old from Morecambe was riding for the Paul Bird Motorsport team in the Far Eastern classic and was holding a slender lead when on the fifteenth and final lap, the 13 times TT winner came upon some backmarkers at the Melco Hairpin.
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Bird Takes Team To World Superbikes
08 November 2007
Following on from discussions with his team’s current sponsors this week, double BSB winning team owner Paul Bird will make an audacious bid to land the World Superbike Championship next season. After negotiations with his 2007 riders Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and Tom Sykes came to nothing, Bird brokered a deal with his backers which will see them all remain with the team for 2008 and as well as that budget, the Cumbrian poultry magnate has been offered some help from the HRC factory also.
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Stobart Riders Secure Top Six In Championship
14 October 2007
Despite an indifferent day at the final round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch today, Stobart Motorsport riders Shane Byrne and Tom Sykes claimed fifth and sixth position in the Championship respectively. After a superb performance in qualifying which saw both VK Vent Axia sponsored and Dunlop shod bikes on the front row of the grid neither rider could turn that into a podium and indeed both Byrne and Sykes only saw the chequered flag once each after a dramatic day of action in the Kent sunshine.
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Front Row Start For Stobart Motorsport Duo
14 October 2007
Stobart Vent Axia VK Motorsport riders Tom Sykes and Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne will start tomorrow’s final two rounds of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship from the front row following today’s qualifying session at Brands Hatch in Kent. For the first time this season with both riders on row one, 21 year old Sykes and 30 year old Byrne held first and second positions for much of the 50 minute session as the top riders fought it out around the tight Indy circuit but despite putting laps in underneath the lap record, Yorkshireman Sykes had to settle for second place on the grid with Zurich residing Londoner Byrne in fourth.
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Triple Podium Joy For Team Stobart
23 September 2007
The penultimate round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship proved to be a successful one for the Stobart VK Vent Axia Motorsport Team when they recorded three podium finishes out of a possible four following a day of drama at Donington Park in Leicestershire today. Aboard the Dunlop shod Honda Fireblades, riders Tom Sykes and Shane Byrne secured the Paul Bird Team’s first ever British Superbike double podium in race one as 21 year old Sykes finished second ahead of 30 year old Byrne who was third and in race two Sykes made it a double celebration by finishing in second place once again.
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Sykes Storms To Debut Pole
22 September 2007
Stobart Vent Axia VK Honda rider Tom Sykes continued his tremendous 2007 form by storming to his debut pole position at the penultimate round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park today. Following on from successful podiums at Croft and Cadwell last month, the 21 year old Yorkshireman put in a lap of 1m 30.901s which was under the existing lap record and as a result will start tomorrow’s two 20 lap races from pole position.
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Haslam Needs Home Victory
16 September 2007
Leon Haslam aims to make local knowledge count as he races his Airwaves Ducati in the penultimate round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park on Sunday 23 September. The rider from nearby Smalley needs to complete a daily winning double to keep his outside hope of taking the crown for the first time but has to overcome the threat posed by the HM Plant Honda duo of Ryuichi Kiyonari and Jonathan Rea.
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Another Podium Success For Sykes
28 August 2007
Stobart VK Vent Axia Motorsport rider Tom Sykes made it a third successive podium with a battling third place in the opening race of round eleven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship held at Cadwell Park yesterday. Starting from the front row of the grid the 21 year old Yorkshireman followed up a double podium success last time out at Croft with some more silverware as he continued his sensational run of results.
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Double Podium For Super Sykes
12 August 2007
Stobart VK Vent Axia Motorsport rider Tom Sykes emerged from his local circuit of Croft with a superb double podium in both of today’s 20 lap Bennetts British Superbike Championship races. After qualifying on the front row of the grid, the 21 year old Yorkshireman ran with the leading bunch in both races as rain clouds threatened overhead, but showing maturity beyond his years, Sykes muscled his way up on to the podium in front of another bumper BSB crowd. The result moves him up to sixth in the Championship going into the next round at Cadwell Park in two weeks time.
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Victories For Byrne And Kiyonari
24 July 2007
Shane Byrne took his first victory in a little over a year at Mallory Park in a ninth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship that combined emotion and drama. Ryuichi Kiyonari, who had tumbled while leading the opening race, bounced back to win the second and tighten his grip on the title. Jonathan Rea had made a superb start to the opening 30 lapper at the short, tight Leicestershire circuit, running his HM Plant Honda ahead of Chris Walker, Kiyonari and Byrne, and they ran in formation for seven laps before the Japanese rider swept into the lead and then began to pull out a clear advantage.
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Shakey Wins At Mallory!
22 July 2007
Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport rider Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne took his first victory of the season in a dramatic round nine of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship held at Mallory Park today. After torrential rain had caused havoc over the previous two days, Byrne took advantage of the drier conditions to win his first race of the season and in doing so took the first victory in three long years for the Paul Bird Motorsport team.
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Rain Washes Out Mallory Qualifying
22 July 2007
Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport riders Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and Tom Sykes will start tomorrow’s two 30 lap races from the second row of the grid after all qualifying sessions were cancelled for round nine of the Bennetts British Championship at Mallory Park, Leicestershire today. After torrential downpours on Friday and then overnight caused parts of the track to flood, the organisers took the decision to cancel all the qualifying sessions and run free practice sessions instead, with the grid positions determined by Championship position.
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Second Place Start for Sykes - Bennetts British Superbike Championship
15 July 2007
Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport rider Tom Sykes recorded his best qualifying position of the season when he just missed out on pole in today’s qualifying session for round eight of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park meaning he will start from second place on the grid. Riding the VK backed Dunlop shod Honda Fireblade, the 21 year old Yorkshireman held provisional pole for much of the 50 minute session and was looking good to claim the team’s second pole position of the season but was edged out in the closing stages by the on-form Jonathan Rea.
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Byrne And Sykes Just Miss Knockhill Podium
01 July 2007
Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport riders Tom Sykes and Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne just missed out on a podium each having had to settle for a fourth place finish in each of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship races which comprised round seven at a weather affected Knockhill earlier today. Qualifying on the front row of the grid for the second time this year, 21 year old Sykes followed up a sixth place finish in race one with a superb fourth place result in race two, just missing out on a podium position by 0.055 seconds as he battled with defending champion Ryuichi Kiyonari.
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Sykes Storms to Knockhill Front Row
01 July 2007
Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport rider Tom Sykes posted third fastest in qualifying for round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship as the weather interrupted proceedings at Knockhill in Scotland yesterday. The 21 year old Yorkshireman took advantage in the early minutes of the one and only qualifying session to seal his best qualifying position of the season as shortly after he set his fastest lap the heavens opened and the rain came down.
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Seconds Best For Shakey
18 June 2007
Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport rider Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne overcame a high speed crash during qualifying to record his best two results of the season with a pair of second places at round six of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship held at Mondello Park today. Riding the VK and Vent Axia backed machine Byrne led both races and was looking good for a victory as the races were held in dry conditions after two days of heavy rain but the Dunlop-shod rider repelled the main championship protagonists as he battled it out at the front.
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Tom Benefits From Shakey’s Misfortune At Mondello
17 June 2007
The Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport pairing of Shane Byrne and Tom Sykes will start both of tomorrow’s races from row two of the grid following an incident packed qualifying session at Mondello Park today. In wet weather conditions, Byrne, who qualified on pole position at the previous round at Snetterton, was looking good for a front row start but late in the session crashed at high speed causing the session to be stopped.
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Another Podium For Shakey
20 May 2007
Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport rider Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne overcame the disappointment of a race one retirement to bounce back with a superb podium finish in race two at round five of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship held at a hot and humid Snetterton circuit in Norfolk today. After starting from pole position, the 30 year old Zurich based Londoner was hopeful of a good performance at a circuit he traditionally does well at but his hopes were dashed early on in the opening race when an electrical problem caused the VK backed Honda Fireblade to slow.
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Shakey Blasts To Snetterton Pole
20 May 2007
Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport rider Shane Byrne left it late but came up with the goods to secure pole position at round five of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at a blustery Snetterton circuit in Norfolk today. The 30 year old Londoner had shown good pace throughout the free practice sessions and was confident of a good showing during the one qualifying session but his hopes were dealt a blow when he developed a problem with his number one bike and had to resort to his spare.
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