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Bennetts BSB Pirelli Race Review Oulton Park
06 May 2008
In race 1 the drama engulfed the opening British Superbike race at Oulton Park. With rain spotting as the riders took their positions at the end of the sighting lap, the red flag brought a swift conclusion as a host of riders, including holeshot rider Tom Sykes, crashing at the first corner. A swift re-start ensued of the full 18-lap race distance. Sykes took the holeshot on his Rizla Suzuki again, stretching his lead to almost a second from Crutchlow’s HM Plant Honda by the culmination of the opening lap. Byrne, Haslam and Camier fought doggedly for third as Crutchlow took the lead with a classic manoeuvre at Lodge on lap 2.
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Pacy Crutchlow Shows Consistency
04 May 2008
Cal Crutchlow, who enjoyed maiden race winning glory in the previous round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, carried that form and pace through free practice ahead of the Holiday Monday third round at Oulton Park. The HM Plant Honda rider put in a best lap of 1m 36.596secs, an average speed of 100.32mph, around the 2.692mile Cheshire circuit, heading off the determined challenge of his team-mate Leon Haslam by 0.151secs. Crutchlow, who jointly leads the early season title chase with Shane Byrne, was delighted with his continuing progress: “We’ve tried one or two things and have made a big positive step forward. There are still a few things to test but the bike is handling well.
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Battling Harris Bounces Back & Promises an Upset
29 April 2008
Shane Byrne and Cal Crutchlow power into the Holiday Monday round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship on level terms but as they plan their tactics for riding the picturesque Oulton Park circuit they need to take check the form of both Michael Rutter and Karl Harris. Rutter excelled in the recent Thruxton round, bagging a pair of thirds on the North West 200 Ducati while Harris, still sporting the bruises from his heavy crash last time out, has a good record at the Cheshire circuit, recording his best ever Superbike result, second, there last July.
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Hard Working Day At Valencia For Team Triumph-SC
04 April 2008
Team Triumph-SC spent the opening day of the third round of the World Supersport Championship at Valencia hard at work dialling in the Triumph 675 for the tight and twisty Spanish circuit. Having missed last months test at the track the team arrived with no previous data for the British machine and spent the two 45 minute sessions working on gear box and suspension settings in preparation for final qualifying on Saturday.
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Triumph-SC To Prepare The European 600 Superstock Debut
30 March 2008
The Scuderia Triumph-SC team is very busy to prepare the European 600 Superstock Championship start next April 5 in Valencia. The Italian squad made a two-day test on Mugello Circuit with the 675 Daytona in Superstock configuration. Talented British riders Tom Grant and Robbie Stewart, which will campaign the Scuderia Triumph- SC 675 in the 2008 European Superstock 600 series, could make a good job, despite the amateur’s traffic which crowded the track, also thank the splendid sunshine week end.
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Ben Wilson To Contest R1 Cup
04 February 2008
Boston motorcycle racing ace Ben Wilson is to contest the prestigious new Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup which is scheduled to be run at the British Superbike rounds in 2008 and has the added bonus of two races alongside the British round of MotoGP at Donington Park on June 22.
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CJ Riders - Toseland & Crash Gig - 6th January
30 December 2007
Due to high ticket demands we have been forced to move the venue from the Keepmoat Stadium to "Mood" Night Club. Tickets will now be available to buy on the door on the evening as well as pre booked!
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CJ Awards Dinner - 24th November
09 November 2007
The Chris Jones Riders Fund are proud to announce that we are to host the Chris Jones Annual Charity Awards Ceremony, which will take place at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on Saturday 24th November 2007.
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McConnell Dominates At Brands Hatch Finale
14 October 2007
With an emphatic display of true grit and determination, Aussie style, Billy McConnell saved his most determined display of the season until the final round to claim his second race win of the season at Brands Hatch, today (14 October). With the second double Virgin Media Yamaha front row start of the season at Brands Hatch, Billy and Tom slipped in behind the leading duo of Hobbs and McGuinness into Paddock Hill.
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Podium For McConnell At Donington
23 September 2007
Virgin Media Yamaha Supersport rider Billy McConnell capitalised on a two-part race at Donington Park to steal the final step on the podium at the penultimate round of the 2007 Championship (23 September). Starting from the front of the second row, Billy made a slow start, losing a couple of places as he circulated in seventh position. By contrast, Tom Grant maintained pressure on the race leader for the opening exchanges running in a strong third.
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Donington Park Qualifying
22 September 2007
Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha Superbike rider Tommy Hill will be reliant upon a good start after qualifying on the third row for the twelfth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship tomorrow (23 Sept). Team-mate, Marty Nutt will make his team debut on the Pirelli-shod Yamaha YZF-R1 from the sixth row of the grid. The 29 year old from Castlerock, Northern Ireland has made the jump from the privateer British Superbike Cup Championship to Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha for the remainder of the season.
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Virgin Media - Croft Preview
10 August 2007
Get a quick overview of what to expect this weekend from the Virgin Media teams at Croft in North Yorkshire. With quotes from Tommy Hill, Rob McElnea, and Niall Mackenzie.
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Qualifying Cancelled at Mallory Park
22 July 2007
Due to the torrential rain experienced throughout the Midlands in the past 24 hours, event organisers MCRCB took the decision to cancel qualifying sessions for round 9 of the 2007 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Mallory Park today, 21 July. After making numerous track inspections throughout the morning, circuit staff set about the task of clearing standing water from both the track and crucial run-off areas. Finally deemed safe to ride, the afternoon was given over to wet weather practice sessions for all classes.
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Virgin Media Update - Oulton Park
15 July 2007
Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha rider Tommy Hill stole through to qualify in the top ten ahead of round 8 of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park in Cheshire yesterday, 14 July. Friday's Free Practice had been blighted by persistent rain, with conditions worsening throughout the afternoon. Saturday morning saw a change of fortune in the weather, as the riders took to the 2.69-mile circuit in brilliant sunshine. But despite the favourable change in track conditions, a lost day of dry track time hindered the team's progress a little. The main focus of the weekend had been finding the optimum set-up with the brand new chassis.
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Virgin Media Preview - Oulton Park
12 July 2007
Grab a quick overview of what to expect for the Virgin Media Teams in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship and Virgin Media Cup held this weekend at Oulton Park in Cheshire. With quotes from some of the greats - Tommy Hill and Tom Grant!
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Superb Debut Podium For Tom Grant
01 July 2007
Tom Grant gambled on improving weather conditions to secure his first podium finish ahead of team-mate Billy McConnell at Knockhill today, 1 July. The torrential rain had disappeared to leave a rapidly drying track as the Virgin Media Yamaha Supersport riders lined up next to each other on the third row of the grid. Both Tom and Billy had opted for a dry tyre combination, a decision that would prove to pay dividends during the second half of the reduced 20-lap race.
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Virgin Media Supersports Update
01 July 2007
Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha riders, Tommy Hill and Hudson Kennaugh fell victim to the circumstances after the weather rapidly closed in early on in the Superbike Qualifying session. With only a handful of laps between them in the dry conditions they qualified in 10th and 14th respectively for round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill yesterday.
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The Tartan Army Descends Upon Knockhill
29 June 2007
The Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha British Superbike team has turned tartan in honour of Scotland's only leg of the 2007 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill this weekend, 29 June - 1 July. Tommy Hill arrived into Glasgow's George Square in style on his special liveried tartan Yamaha YZF-R1 ahead of the city's inaugural event, Superbikes in the Square. Kitted out in Glasgow's very own tartan print, the Lingfield star revealed the one off, new look design for the very first time with help from the glamorous Virgin Media Pit Police.
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Tommy Hill Moves Up The Championship Table At Mondello Park
19 June 2007
Tommy Hill put in another pair of solid results onboard his Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha at Mondello Park, Ireland, in round six of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship today (June 17).
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McConnell On Pole At Mondello
17 June 2007
Virgin Media Yamaha Supersport rider, Billy McConnell claimed his second pole position of the British Supersport season at a wet Mondello Park near Dublin in Ireland today (16 June). McConnell topped the time sheets early into the first qualifying session only momentarily slipping back to fifth. However, Billy fought back with a lap time two seconds faster than his competitors to put his Yamaha YZF-R6 back in provisional pole position. Billy continued to improve on his blisteringly fast pace to leave him as the only rider in the 1:50's and over a second faster than the rest of the field.
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