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Bridewell Gets Eighth in Italy
5 Days ago
After a tentative return from injury at the previous round of the Suzuki GSX-R 750 European Cup in Germany two weeks ago, British teenager Tommy Bridewell defied the heat to record a battling eighth place finish at Misano last weekend. After some technical problems in qualifying saw him languishing down in 14th place on the grid, the 18 year old from Etchilhampton near Devizes in Wiltshire battled through the field after breaking his leg in April and despite a couple of minor errors, eventually took a fine top eight finish at the Italian circuit.
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Ron & Leon Haslam to Ride at Castle Combe
26 June 2008
More top class big bike racing is scheduled for the 2008 season at Castle Combe with the announcement that the Wiltshire circuit will be once again hosting the now traditional Castle Combe Superbike Grand National on the weekend of the 16th and 17th August. As well as some top class club racing and the two feature races, race fans will be treated to the sight and sound of BSB star Leon Haslam who will be demonstrating the HM Plant Honda Superbike at the Fowlers-sponsored motorcycle meeting.
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Meklau Closes IDM Series Gap
25 June 2008
Two podium places at Sunday's Sachsenring round put Andreas Meklau closer to the lead in the International German Superbike Championship (IDM). The 40-year-old Austrian, who rides for Team Suzuki International Europe, qualified for the front row of the starting grid after the practice session. In the first heat he took third place behind Jorg Teuchert (Yamaha) and Martin Bauer (Honda) and in the second, Meklau was in the lead and looked all set for his first win of the season until Belgian Suzuki rider Werner Daemen crashed and the race was stopped. After the restart, nine more laps had to be completed. Meklau chose a softer tyre mix for the second half of the race but was unable to catch Teuchert. Third place went to the Swiss Suzuki rider Roman Stamm.
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IOM TT Success for K-Tech Suspension
13 June 2008
Cameron Donald took his first ever TT win, with victory in the action packed Dainese Superbike race. Riding the Relentless by TAS Suzuki, the Australian took advantage of the misfortunes of Guy Martin and John McGuinness to seize control at two thirds race distance and he came home just over ten seconds clear of team-mate Bruce Anstey, to make it a tremendous day for Hector and Philip Neill's team. A perfect day for Suzuki was completed with Adrian Archibald finishing in third.
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Riders Arrive at Cold & Wet Nurburgring
12 June 2008
As the World Superbike paddock is being set up at the Nurburgring on what proved to be an extremely cold, wet and windy Thursday, the main media interest surrounded the recent performances of 35-year-old Spanish rider Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) and 25-year-old Max Neukirchner (Alstare Suzuki) from Germany, currently lying second and third in the championship standings. Checa came away from the last round at Miller Motorsports Park with a double win and 50 points and this, coupled with two DNF finishes and zero points for the championship leader Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox), have helped to reshuffle the cards in the points standings, even though Bayliss still has a 28 point lead. Neukirchner, who had scored his first WSBK win two rounds before at Monza, has twice since been on the podium in second place.
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Mat Mladin Wins Road America 2nd Leg
12 June 2008
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing's Mat Mladin captured the win in the second of two AMA Superbike races at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on Sunday.
In spite of semi-wet conditions, six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mladin rode hard on his Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSXR-1000 and picked up his fourth win of the season and his 67th career AMA Superbike victory.
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Bridewell Returns in Germany
12 June 2008
Following on from a broken leg sustained in the opening round of the Italian Superbike Championship in April, Tommy Bridewell will return to the saddle this weekend for the latest round of the Suzuki GSX-R 750 European Cup which takes place at the Nurburgring in Germany. The 18 year old from Etchilhampton near Devizes in Wiltshire underwent an operation in Italy to pin the leg straight after the freak accident and has only just been given clearance by his doctors to race this week, whereby he will join up with the British Suzuki team once again.
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Relentless TT Domination For Suzuki
11 June 2008
In what turned out to be a dream week, the Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing team ended the 2008 Isle of Man TT races victorious in virtually every solo category last week, taking Superbike, Supersport and Superstock wins on their Suzuki GSX-R race machines. Starting with a perfect result on the first race day (Saturday 31st May), Australian Cameron Donald took his GSX-R1000 to victory in the coveted Superbike TT, followed home by team-mate Bruce Anstey and Adrian Archibald to complete an impressive all-Suzuki podium.
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Skidmarx Screens Race to Success at the 2008 TT Races
10 June 2008
British-manufactured Skidmarx screens were fitted to the winning bikes in the Senior, Supersport, Superstock and Superbike races at this year’s Isle of Man TT. Australia’s Cameron Donald started the week with two wins from two races, finishing first in both Superbike and Superstock classes on his 1000cc Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing. Kiwi Bruce Anstey followed this up with another win for Relentless Suzuki in the second Supersport race, setting a new lap record on his GSX-R600 of 125.359mph.
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Record Breaking Win For Spies
10 June 2008
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing's Ben Spies won Saturday's AMA Superbike race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, which was a record breaking seventh AMA Superbike wins on the trot!
The two-time AMA Superbike Champion was the pole-sitter in this race, the first of two in the double-header weekend, and led all 16 laps to victory on his Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000. In addition to this being Spies' seventh win of the season, it also marks his 25th AMA Superbike career win.
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Cameron Donald Second in Senior TT Thriller
07 June 2008
Cameron Donald and Bruce Anstey both left an indelible mark on today’s prestigious six-lap Senior TT on the Isle of Man. On his GSX–R1000 K8 Relentless Suzuki Superbike [a bike Anstey said, was the best he’s ever ridden] the flying Kiwi led at the end of laps one and two, before being forced to retire in pit lane with a broken chain. His teammate Cameron Donald then took the challenge to John McGuinness with the lead swapping between the pair on more than five occasions during the six-lap thriller. But with only one lap remaining, Donald’s Relentless Suzuki began leaking oil from a crankcase wound, caused by the constant pounding at the bottom of Barragarrow. Not content to pull out of the race, the 30-year-old Aussie nursed his ‘sick’ Suzuki home in a valiant effort that was rewarded with second place in the world’s highest profile pure road race.
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Andreas Meklau Moves To 2nd in German IDM Championship
03 June 2008
Suzuki International Europe rider Andreas Meklau has moved into second place in the German IDM Superbike Championship with second and third places at Sunday's weather-hit Nurburgring event.
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Ben Spies Wins Utah Superbike Double For Suzuki
02 June 2008
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing's Ben Spies celebrated the end of an excellent AMA Superbike double-header weekend at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah on Sunday with a double victory for the GSX-R1000. The defending AMA Superbike Champion won Sunday's 14-lap race, after having already won Saturday's race - and capturing pole position for the weekend.
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AMA Championship Preview : Miller Motorsports Park
28 May 2008
The AMA Superbike Championship will share the stage with an FIM world championship event for the first of two times this season on May 29-June 1 at Miller Motorsports Park, in Tooele, Utah. The unique four-day program will mark the first time in four years that the AMA Superbike series has run in conjunction with the Superbike World Championship, which is making its much-anticipated return trip to America with a first-ever trip to Utah.
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Second Place for Luca Scassa at Vallelunga
26 May 2008
Only three tenths of a second separated Luca Scassa from his first victory in the Italian Superbike Championship. At Vallelunga Circuit near Rome last weekend during the third round of the championship, the official rider of Team UnionBike Gimotorsports MV Agusta got off to an excellent start and was in the lead at the end of the first lap. After gaining a sufficient gap on championship leader Claudio Corti, Luca conceded the lead of the race to Luca Conforti's Honda with the intention of playing his cards toward
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Andreas Meklau Maintains Third in German SBK Standings
22 May 2008
Andreas Meklau raced to two fourth places at the weekend's International German Superbike Championships second round at Oschersleben and stands third in the series. However it was Belgian Werner Daemen who was the top Suzuki team member to cross the finish line, finishing third in both races. Dominic Lammert was also on the starting grid. The 20-year old new talent recently underwent an operation on his meniscus, and took two respectable finishes in 7th and 6th place.
Both heats at the Motorsport Arena were won by Martin Bauer (Honda), followed by Jarg Teuchert (Yamaha).
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Spies heads Suzuki One-Two again
20 May 2008
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing continued to dominate in the AMA Superbike race series as defending AMA Superbike Champion Ben Spies and six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin again finished first and second in the second AMA Superbike race of the weekend at Infineon Raceway in California on Sunday afternoon. Two-time AMA Superbike Champion started from pole position and led all 28 laps of the race to take the win. This victory is Spies' fourth consecutive AMA Superbike win of the season and his 22nd career victory. Team mate Mladin was right on Spies' tail for the entire race and brought home second place.
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Suzuki One-Two At Sonoma
19 May 2008
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing's Ben Spies captured his third consecutive AMA Superbike victory of the season at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California on Saturday afternoon. The 28-lap race - the first of two in the double-header weekend - saw Spies start from the pole position and take over the lead on the first lap. He went on to lead all the laps and take the win. Additionally, this weekend's pole position is Spies' third consecutive at Infineon; his second of the year; and his 18th career pole position. Securing this one makes him tied for second for all-time career AMA Superbike pole positions.
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Massive BBC Coverage of North West 200
13 May 2008
Last year, thousands of people around the world watched the groundbreaking live coverage from the BBC of the Kennedy International North West 200 and this year, the team is back with even bigger and better coverage of Britain's most popular road race.
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Meklau Scores Podium at German SBK Opener
08 May 2008
With a place in the front row of the grid at the Euro Speedway Lausitz, Andreas Meklau gained an excellent starting position to finish on the podium in the first race of the International German Superbike championship season.
The 40-year-old Austrian rider from Team SUZUKI International Europe took the chequered flag in third place after a tough, but fair, struggle with Jarg Teuchert (Yamaha), during which the two bikes even touched on occasion.
Meklau was third in the second heat again, following Bauer and Teuchert across the line after Dario Giuseppetti on the Ducati was penalised and moved five places down the list of finishers after a complaint for allegedly leaving and returning to the starting grid had been upheld.
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