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Eighth for Jentin at Thruxton
22 April 2008
The Lloyds British Jentin Racing team secured a confidence building eighth place at Thruxton this weekend (18th - 20th April), rider Simon Andrews gained a strong top ten finish in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship but was forced to retire from the second race with a clutch problem. Andrews started the season well at Brands Hatch a couple of weeks ago and was unable to turn his strong qualifying position into a race result after the race was cancelled due to snow. Andrews carried on his form this weekend at Thruxton and was consistently running within the top ten during free practice and qualifying.
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One Step Backwards & Two Steps Forward For MSS Discovery
22 April 2008
Pulling success from the jaws of defeat is perhaps overstating the case, but to the casual observer, the pre-race qualifying of the two MSS Discovery riders at Thruxton did little or nothing to suggest the impact they would make on the meeting. Billed as the season opener in light of the cancellation of the Brands Hatch round, the official Kawasaki Motors UK entry in the 2008 British Superbike Championship had their fare share of challenges in qualifying as team principle, Nick Morgan, explains.
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AIM Yamaha Score Championship Points At Thruxton
21 April 2008
Both AIM Yamaha riders brought points back from their respective races at Thruxton on Sunday with Sean Emmett scoring 11th in the first Superbike race and Ian Hutchinson a strong eighth place in the Supersport event. Standing in for the absent Steve Plater who was competing in the Le Mans 24-hour race, Emmett took the AIM Yamaha R1 to 10th position in qualifying and started the two British Superbike races at Thruxton from a third row grid position.
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Gearlink Kawasaki On Podium At Thruxton
21 April 2008
Both Chris Martin and Steven Neate overcame the problematic weather conditions which affected qualifying to claim a fantastic set of results for Gearlink Kawasaki in their debut race at Thruxton where Chris secured a podium position of third and Steven 10th in the opening round of the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport championship on Sunday. Starting from a fourth row grid position Martin was quick to move forward and soon made inroads towards the leading group. By lap six he was up to third place behind Glen Richards but his progress was thwarted with the arrival on circuit of the course car, brought out to slow the race and allow for the removal of debris following a crash.
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Bad Fortunes for Centurion Racing
21 April 2008
Centurion Racing had a tough weekend at the second round of the Fuches-Silkoline British Supersport Championship at Thruxton Circuit this weekend. After a great Qualifying day on Saturday with all three riders making it into the top 15, the team's luck changed dramatically on Sunday when Dennis Hobbs, riding an impressive race and against the factory-built bikes of Glen Richards and Steve Brogan was the hapless victim of a seventh lap rear-end double shunt at the s-bend chicanes at the hands of James Webb.
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Virgin Media Yamaha Supersport - Thruxton
21 April 2008
The Virgin Media Yamaha Supersport pairing of BJ Toal and Nick Medd struggled to get to grips with the notoriously fast Thruxton Circuit as the 2008 season finally got underway today (20th April). The reigning Virgin Media Yamaha R6 Cup Champion, BJ Toal showed early promise in the wet free practice sessions. The19-year old from Omagh qualified in 10th position in the first of the two sessions. However, the second session produced four separate red flag incidents and BJ struggled to get any clear track time relegating his overall qualifying position to 25th.
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Tough Times For Dickinson At Thruxton
21 April 2008
Trucklinks Yamaha Supersport rider, Joe Dickinson walks away from the opening Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship round at Thruxton still in search of his first points of the season (20th April). The 24 year old from Clowne in North Derbyshire had shown his true potential in the closing minutes of the first qualifying session, posting his Yamaha YZF-R6 in fifth position. A drying track in Qualifying Two saw the lap times tumbling, Joe put in a fast early lap time to keep his Yamaha YZF-R6 in the top five before crashing out and having to watch the rest of the session from the pit garage.
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Kirkham Takes Debut Henderson Yanaha R1 Cup Win
21 April 2008
Jon Kirkham claimed the inaugural Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup victory after crossing the finish line 6.569s ahead of the chasing field. Earlier practice and qualification sessions had been held under cold, wet conditions and it looked as if the race would be hindered by poor weather for the second meeting in a row. However, race day (Sunday) warmed up and the track dried allowing the riders to run on slick Metzeler tyres for the very first time.
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Harris Feels The Full Force Of Superbike Racing
21 April 2008
Karl Harris fell victim to a horrific crash at the second round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, at Thruxton, Hampshire today (April 20). The Rob Mac Racing Yamaha Superbike rider was hit by a flying Superbike after fellow competitor, Tom Sykes highsided at Seagrave. Karl was hit in the face by the 170 kilo Superbike travelling in excess of 120mph. Relatively unscathed, Karl escaped serious injury, suffering from cuts and bruises to his face, knees and ankle. The 27-year old Yorkshireman had proved his ability throughout the practice and qualifying sessions, having topped the time sheets twice in free practice.
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Bruce Wilson Finds Thruxton Tough
21 April 2008
Bruce Wilson from Gipsey Bridge near Boston found the going tougher than expected at Thruxton in the opening round of the National Superstock 600 championship on Sunday when he powered the Motorcycle Racer/Team Inox Suzuki to 25th place after a rain affected qualifying session left him languishing down in 36th place. But Bruce was undeterred and put 100% effort into his race to pull himself up to 25th place before a crash further up the field brought out the red flag to bring proceedings to an early end after 10 of the scheduled 14 laps.
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Donald Seals Debut Podium As Laverty Shines
21 April 2008
Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing made a positive start to their 2008 British championship campaign yesterday at Thruxton, with a debut British Superstock podium for Aussie Cameron Donald in third place; a fifth placed British Superbike debut for the Relentless Suzuki GSX–R1000 in the hands of Michael Laverty, and last but not least, a hard-fought fifth place for Ian Lowry in the Supersport class. Normally used to running only two riders in one class within the series, it was a busy day for the Relentless Suzuki team competing in four races at Thruxton. All eyes were on the team’s BSB debut and Michael Laverty did them proud after having to deal with tyre problems in race one.
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Team Appleyard/Macadam Shows Strong Potential at Thruxton
21 April 2008
With the British Superbike Championship finally kicking off at Thruxton this weekend, Team Appleyard/Macadam showed strong potential in what proved to be a tricky start to the season. Having swapped his 125 for a Supersport 600 machine, Ashley Beech demonstrated his undoubted talent by qualifying in 6th place in the first wet session on Saturday and new team member Deane Brown put his machine towards the front of the 125 grid by qualifying in 5th place overall.
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Three Wins Mark a Successful Day for HM Plant Honda
21 April 2008
The Bennetts British Superbike season finally saw some racing today at the super-fast Thruxton circuit in Hampshire and it proved to be an excellent day for the HM Plant Honda team. In the Superbike category Cal Crutchlow took his first win in the class in the second race following his runner-up spot in race one. Meanwhile in Supersport and Superstock Steve Brogan completed a magnificent double by taking a win apiece in both classes. One HM Plant teamster who was not so lucky was Leon Haslam. The rider from Derbyshire was battling at the front of the pack in both races and scored a fighting fourth in race one, but succumbed to electrical problems while in the leading group in the second race.
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Pirelli Race Report Bennetts BSB - Thruxton
21 April 2008
Shane Byrne transferred pole position into race win to claim his fourth win at Thruxton Circuit on his return to Ducati (20th April). The move to a Pirelli control tyre for 2008 provided a frenetic and close-fought opening race of the season. With a level playing field in terms of rubber, it was left to individual teams to select a favourable compound around the fast and abrasive 2.356mile Hampshire circuit. In race two Cal Crutchlow looked to be in dominant form, making the early running in the search for his debut victory, as he led the field for the first 12 laps. However, the sheer grunt of the new Ducati 1098 proved too much for Crutchlow and Shane Byrne expertly bided his time before making his move for the lead on his Airwaves Ducati on the 13th lap. A rejuvenated Michael Rutter on the North West 200 Ducati, left his passing manoeuvre until lap 18 to claim third position ahead of Leon Haslam.
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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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Double Top for NW 200 Ducati Team
21 April 2008
The NW200 Ducati team secured a stunning start to the Bennett British Superbike season at Thruxton Circuit. With Michael Rutter taking two superb third positions and John Laverty winning both the Daily Star Cup races. Rutter gained his first double podium since Knockhill in 2005, in doing so he picked up the Eurosport 'Rider of the Day' award and John Laverty was exceptional on the standard 1098R Ducati in the Cup.After cold and wet conditions throughout the weekend the sun finally managed to break through for the two 20-lap races today (Sunday 20th April). Rutter qualified third on the grid in wet conditions yesterday with John Laverty in ninth.
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On Target For Airwaves Ducati
21 April 2008
Airwaves Ducati leave the first race of 2008 1st and 4th in the championship, after Shane Byrne won race one and came 2nd in race two. Leon Camier started his season well with a 4th and 5th place finish. In the first of the two 20 lap races Shane Byrne had dropped a few places from his pole position start but moved through the field, taking the lead on lap 13. He pulled away in the final laps to take his first win for the Airwaves Ducati team. Having struggled early on in the race Leon Camier was in 5th by lap 15. He held off a number of challenges to cross the line in a hard fought 5th place.
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Seventh Heaven For James Ellison
21 April 2008
Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider James Ellison overcame problems during qualifying to post an impressive pair of seventh place finishes when round two of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship took place at Thruxton in Hampshire today. Technical problems had blighted Shaun Muir's team during pre-season testing and also throughout this weekend, but some radical changes by the team overnight saw Ellison and team-mate Guy Martin improve along with the weather conditions on race day.
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Shane Byrne & Cal Crutchlow Take The Victories
21 April 2008
Shane Byrne and Cal Crutchlow were the race winners as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship began for real at Thruxton, and with them each taking a second place, they left the Hampshire circuit as the joint leaders of the series, ahead of the rejuvenated Michael Rutter who took a brace of third placings. Byrne, riding the Airwaves Ducati, had repeated the pole starting ride of the snow aborted Brands Hatch opening round, but he was out-started by Leon Haslam and Michael Rutter, before Cal Crutchlow swooped ahead to lead at the end of the opening lap.
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Sean Emmett Joins AIM Yamaha At Thuxton
14 April 2008
Alistair Flanagan is pleased to announce that he has secured the services of Sean Emmett to replace Steve Plater at Thruxton. Plater is absent because of World Endurance duties with GMT94 Yamaha at the Le Mans 24-hour race this weekend and Emmett will contest both races in the 2008 Bennetts British Superbike season opener at Thruxton for the team. Due to the severe weather conditions the Brands Hatch date had to be postponed and will now take place over the weekend of May 10/11 with qualifying times gained at the Kent circuit carried forward to the rearranged date.
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