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Thinking Ahead & Moving Up The Pack
23 May 2008
After further significant progress was made at Brands Hatch, Kawasaki’s official Superbike team, MSS Discovery, declare themselves “excited” to be going to Donington Park for the forth round of the 2008 British Superbike Championship on May 26th. Key to a good lap of the 2.5 mile GP circuit is a fast and accurate style according to former lap record holder on the Indy circuit, Stuart Easton.
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MSS Discovery Kawasaki Up for Brands
09 May 2008
Before snow blanketed the 2.6 mile Kent circuit cancelling the opening round of the 2008 British Superbike Championship, spirits in the MSS team ran high. Off the back of a successful winter testing schedule with their new Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R race machines, both riders had pronounced themselves satisfied with the machines in UK race form and their qualifying positions. For Nick Morgan, Team Principle, the return to Brands Hatch is much anticipated.
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MSS Discovery - It’s Time for a Change!
29 April 2008
With a buoyant pit crew, and riders brimming with enthusiasm, Nick Morgan takes his MSS Discovery team to Oulton Park in Cheshire this weekend for the bank holiday BSB meetingon Monday 5 May. Having amassed a raft of useful information at the previous Thruxton round, the official team of Kawasaki Motors UK have been boosted by both the agility and the speed of the new Ninja ZX-10R so early in its development cycle as a racing machine.
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Final Day of Successful ‘Spanish Tour’ for MSS Discovery Kawasaki
02 March 2008
MSS Discovery Kawasaki has called an early halt to their Spanish testing duties after a very successful day at the Granada circuit of Guadix. With nothing left to test and with the schedule completed, the Essex-based team will now return home to the workshop to improve their Ninja ZX-10Rs still further. With both Billy McConnell and Stuart Easton less than a second away from the opposition with a machine with plenty of development left in it, the whole team is extremely satisfied that they are on-track for the first race of the season on April 6th at Brands Hatch. The final pre-season test comes at Snetterton, Norfolk, from March 22nd through to the 24th.
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Friendly Rivalry Marks the Start of MSS Discovery Kawasaki Guadix Test
02 March 2008
MSS Discovery Kawasaki teamsters Stuart Easton and Billy McConnell indulged in some friendly rivalry yesterday as both riders aimed to be the faster around the Guadix circuit. Eventually it was the Australian McConnell who took the honours, but his Scottish team-mate was only just behind. Despite the MSS team not yet having the ‘full-power’ engine spec here at the Spanish tests, the team are buoyed by how close they are to teams who have many more testing miles under their belts.
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MSS Discovery Kawasaki Enjoy Fruitful First Day of Testing at Almeria
26 February 2008
MSS Discovery Kawasaki has begun their winter test schedule with a positive start on the first day of a three-day test at the Spanish circuit of Almeria. The test is a shakedown of the new-for-2008 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10Rs that riders Stuart Easton and Billy McConnell will campaign in this year’s 12-round series. The team will stay at Almeria for a further two days, before having a day off prior to further testing at the Guadix circuit.
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MSS Discovery Kawasaki – Ready For 2008 with Easton & McConnell!
18 January 2008
MSS Discovery Kawasaki is looking forward to 2008 with new bikes, a new signing and a new outlook.
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Jack Valentine Leaves The Isilon MSS Discovery Kawasaki Team
02 October 2007
The Isilon MSS Discovery Kawasaki team and Jack Valentine will part company after the final Bennetts British Superbike race of the season on October 14th. Since joining the team half-way through the season, Jack has helped the team to meet the challenges of their first season of regular Superbike competition.
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Isilon MSS Discovery Kawasaki Aiming High At Penultimate Round
21 September 2007
The Isilon MSS Discovery Kawasaki squad goes into this weekend’s penultimate round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship and the MAXXIS British Supersport series in an up-beat mood. Michael Rutter has some new chassis parts to try out on his Ninja ZX-10R, while draftee James Webb is aiming for a good finish after his impressive qualifying showing last time out at Cadwell Park. Meanwhile the rider he replaced on the Ninja ZX-6R, Stuart Easton, continues to make a good recovery from his smashed left heel, but the bone will not be healed until at least November.
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Jack Valentine Joins ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki Team
27 June 2007
Jack Valentine joins the ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki team from this weekend’s Knockhill race until the end of the 2007 season. The move has been made to free-up Team Owner Nick Morgan from the direct running of the race team in the pitlane on race weekends. Nick will still oversee every part of the ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki team, but the general running of the garage will benefit from Jack’s immense experience.
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ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki Shows Easton Promise At Mondello Park
19 June 2007
Despite being a rider down at the Irish round of the Bennetts British Superbike championship at Mondello Park today, ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki’s Stuart Easton shouldered the hopes of the team and scored two solid results. Regular Superbike rider Michael Rutter was sidelined from the event with a broken left scaphoid in his wrist, picked up at the previous round, so 23-year-old Easton rode in both the Superbike and Supersport classes. Despite having no dry set-up time over the weekend the Scotsman acquitted himself well in the first Superbike outing, taking 15th and the final championship point. The team pulled out of the second race to allow Stuart to concentrate on the two-leg, incident-hit Supersport race where he finished fifth overall. Easton will now be full of confidence for his home round at Knockhill at the end of the month where it’s hoped he will be rejoined by team-mate Rutter. Easton has now moved up to sixth in the overall MAXXIS British Supersport standings.
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ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki Ready For ‘Unique’ 100th TT Challenge
25 May 2007
The ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki team is ready to start their assault on the most famous road-races in the World – The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races. 34-year-old Michael Rutter from Kirkby Mallory hasn’t raced on the Island since 2000 but he says he’s looking forward to the challenge of the 37.73mile Mountain course. He’s no stranger to success around the circuit. Michael made his debut there in 1994 and has nine podiums to his credit including the win in the 1998 Junior TT. He’s also lapped the course at 123.04mph. Michael will ride Kawasaki’s ZX-6R and ZX-10R Ninjas in the Superbike, Supersport and Senior TT races.
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ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki Launch New Text Service!
25 May 2007
The ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki team is launching a new text information service so all the team’s fans can get up-to-the-second information and news from their favourite team. In addition, as the season goes on the team will – in conjunction with team sponsors and partners – be introducing a number of exciting ‘TEXT TO WIN’ competitions where fans of the team can win anything from a pillion ride with Michael or Stuart, to signed kit, team clothing or VIP tickets to a Bennetts British Superbike meeting with the team!
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ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki Disappointed With DNF's
20 May 2007
The ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki team suffered their first DNFs of the season today at the Snetterton circuit in Norfolk. In the two Bennetts British Superbike races, Michael Rutter took a strong 11th place in the first race before crashing out at Russell Bend in the second. Stuart Easton suffered a DNF when he encountered a technical problem with his Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R on the third lap of the MAXXIS British Supersport race. Despite the results both riders learned more about their machines ahead of next month’s British championship round at Mondello Park. Rutter, 34, from Kirkby Mallory, now heads to the Isle of Man with his ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki team to take on the legendary 37.73 mile TT circuit.
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ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki On A High For Snetterton Races
17 May 2007
The ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki team heads to Snetterton on a high following their double podium at last weekend’s North West 200 races. The team hope they can continue their good run of fortune and secure improved results on the Superbike and Supersport machines at the Norfolk circuit. Following the Snetterton race there will be a four-week break in the British championships, although this will still be a busy period for the ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki team, as they will be taking part in the 100th Isle of Man TT races.
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Rutter Storms To Debut Double Podium For ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki!
13 May 2007
Michael Rutter took a debut podium for the ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki team in the Superbike class with a third in the second race at today’s North West 200 event. The 34-year-old rider from Kirkby Mallory later made it a double with third in the final Supersport race at the legendary ‘Triangle’ course in Northern Ireland. His team-mate Stuart Easton also performed well, the 23-year-old taking three top tens spread across both categories.
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Rutter Takes Pole At North West 200 For ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki!
13 May 2007
Michael Rutter and his ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R have taken pole position by the narrowest of margins for Saturday’s two Superbike races at the North West 200. The 34-year-old from Kirkby Mallory set a best average lap time of 122.22mph, beating Bruce Anstey’s time of 122.21mph! Team-mate Stuart Easton starts in 16th position. In the Supersport qualifying, the weather hampered proceedings, but Michael will start the race in 11th while his 23-year-old team-mate will start just behind him in 12th position.
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ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki Lead Way At North West 200!
10 May 2007
Michael Rutter and his ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki team head the time sheets for this weekend’s North West 200 Superbike races. The 34-year-old from Kirkby Mallory set a best average lap time of 119.881mph on his Ninja ZX-10R machine, recording a top speed of 198mph in the process! In the Supersport class, Rutter was in 11th position aboard the Ninja ZX-6R, just ahead of his team-mate Stuart Easton. The 23-year-old Scot from Hawick, suffered a technical problem aboard the ZX-10R in the Superbike class but still recorded 8th overall. The International North West 200 is a pure roads course. Set on ‘The Triangle Circuit’ the 8.966-mile course winds its way between Portrush, Portstewart and Coleraine. In 2005 Michael broke the record for the fastest speed ever recorded in the 78-year history of the event when he was trapped at 201.1mph! It is one of the biggest sporting events in Europe, regularly attracting crowds in excess of 150,000 people.
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More Points For ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki At Oulton
07 May 2007
ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki scooped more points at Oulton Park today at the fourth round of the Bennetts British Superbike championship and MAXXIS British Supersport series. Stuart Easton showed early promise aboard his Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, running in fourth place on the first lap before the 23-year-old former champ ran on at the Hislop Chicane on lap three, rejoining the race down in 14th place. He then managed to fight back to 10th place at the flag. In the Superbike class, Michael Rutter experienced tyre problems in race one, which saw him struggle in the last half of the race but he held on to grab the final point. In the second race the 34-year-old from Kirkby Mallory was baulked on the first lap as riders tentatively tested the track conditions following a pre-race rain shower. He managed to claw his way back to 13th place at the end of the race.
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Tough Times For ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki At Silverstone
28 April 2007
ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki endured another tough qualifying today in preparation for the third round of the Bennetts British Superbike championship at Silverstone. MAXXIS British Supersport rider Stuart Easton suffered a big fall during the morning practice session and suffered some minor injuries, which hampered his progress in the afternoon’s timed qualifying session. The 23-year-old from Hawick could only muster 25th on the grid as he struggled to muscle the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R around the Northamptonshire circuit. In the Bennetts British Superbike championship, Michael Rutter was using a number of new parts, including a revised swingarm and a new airbox system. Despite being baulked on his best lap the 34-year-old rider from Kirkby Mallory took 10th position on his Ninja ZX-10R machine.
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