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BSB: Andrews and Mason sign for MSS Kawasaki
Source: British Superbikes 2009 - BSB Blog - Mirror.co.uk - Wednesday, 10th March 2010, 12:08 GMTMSS Colchester Kawasaki have announced their exciting 2010 rider line-up of Simon Andrews and Gary Mason. Andrews has re-signed after giving the team a 2009 season to remember whilst Mason comes off the back off a very strong year, dominating the Mirror.co.uk Cup. Andrews took the team to their best Championship finish of sixth despite being taken out of the lead at Mallory Park and missing five races subsequently with injury. A podium and three fourth positions cemented his and the team's place as front runners in a series. Andrews said; "Being honest I did speak to loads of teams but ultimately Nick and the guys at MSS Colchester and Kawasaki UK treated me so well and we gelled straight away, so it was a pretty straightforward decision. "The only delay was due to me riding at Macau and holidaying, I find I need to switch off after the hectic BSB season but now I'm really excited about next year. "We're looking for an even better campaign and I know we can be fighting for podiums and wins this time around." Mason found great form taking his privateer machine to a front row start and 13 top ten finishes, dominating the mirror.co.uk Cup and impressing many with his pace and consistency. He said: "This really is an amazing opportunity for me; I'm so pumped to be at MSS Colchester for next season. "They've done so well this year, Kawasaki are really behind them and the development plans look really good, they're not sitting back! Nick Morgan at MSS really helped get me a Superbike ride as his support in 2000 got me noticed with my Euro Superstock win at Brands Hatch, we won by twelve seconds! "This year I know it's a great chance for me and I want to consistently fight with the front runners." The team have an extensive winter testing programme to capitalize on the great strides the squad made in 2009, with additional technical support from Kawasaki and a revised Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Superbike. Read article
Clarification of Classes for the 2010 ACU Sammy Miller Products Championship
Source: Latest News Articles from ACU.org.uk - Thursday, 4th March 2010, 17:29 GMT1 – PRE-UNIT RIGIDS - Read article
CEV Buckler 2010 maintains leading Championship status
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Tuesday, 2nd March 2010, 10:57 GMTThe CEV Buckler 2010 commences at the Circuit de Catalunya on April 18th and will present many new features, maintaining its status as a National Championship which is referred to across the world. Read article
Hawkstone International Motocross
Source: Latest News Articles from ACU.org.uk - Monday, 1st March 2010, 20:55 GMTOnce again the time is fast approaching and the Hawkstone International Motocross is nearly upon us. This is the 13th consecutive year the race has run at the famous Shropshire track and will take place this year on the 7th March 2010. As always the line-up is spectacular with some of the best riders from around the World and the British Motocross scene will join together in a battle to see who will become victorious. American star Mike Alessi is hoping to put on a fantastic show despite a shoulder injury he sustained in Italy a month back. The young American will be racing the all new 350 Jagermeister KTM on UK soil and it is expected to gain a lot of interest and people will be keen to see how the fast American will fare in the MX1 class. Fresh from his win at the French International young and super fast Ken Roczen will make his UK debut on board the TEKA Suzuki. The youngster has been a force to be reckoned with in previous years and is sure to become one of the favourites in the World GP scene this season. On a roll at the minute he will be out to prove a point at the fantastic Hawkstone track. Hot on his heels will be home talent Red Bull KTM rider Shaun Simpson who will be there to ensure that he will be number one on the day. The young Scots man will be eager to get a good result on one of his few visits to British soil this year, Simpson has already started the season strongly in Italy and France and he will be hoping to carry on this run of form at Hawkstone. Simpson, now fully fit, is sure to be one of the top contenders in the World MX2 Championship this year and the Brits will be cheering him on all the way! The crowd will have plenty more to cheer about with the British pack being led by MX1 2009 Champion Brad Anderson and former British Champion and crowd favourite Carl Nunn. A whole host of other Brits fill the field with James Noble, Ray Rowson, Martin, Barr, Jordan Rose, Wayne Smith, Lewis Gregory, Elliott Banks-Browne, Lewis Tombs and 2009 Masters Champion Kristian Whatley will all be battling for top positions. Tickets are Read article
Moto2 GP Bike Set For Sensational Isle of Man TT Debut
Source: The Latest Motorcycle News - Thursday, 25th February 2010, 19:41 GMTOlie Linsdell teams up with FTR to bring state of the art prototype machine to the TT. British chassis manufacturers FTR will be supplying the Honda-engined machine. It will be a similar spec to that being ridden in the Grands Prix by riders including former 125cc World Champion Gabor Talmacsi and GP winners Alex Debon and Andrea Iannone. British rider Graeme Gowland has also had considerable success on the machine when he raced in the Spanish Championship at the end of 2009. Read article
TheBikeInsurer.co.uk Sponsors British Eurosport’s WSB Coverage
Source: The Latest Motorcycle News - Thursday, 25th February 2010, 19:41 GMTThe World Superbike (SBK) Championship kicks off at Australia’s famous Phillip Island track this weekend with the promise of being one of the most exciting seasons in history. Running from 26th – 28th February, the race will also mark the start of www.thebikeinsurer.co.uk’s 2010 broadcast sponsorship with British Eurosport across all coverage of the World Superbike season and MotoGP as well as additional advertising in British Superbike (BSB) programming. Read article
Supermoto boosted by ACU and Norasport agreement
Source: Latest News Articles from ACU.org.uk - Wednesday, 24th February 2010, 12:26 GMTAN agreement has been reached between the ACU and Norasport to run the British and National Supermoto Championships for the next five years. The merger is seen as a break-through in moving forward this exciting discipline of motorcycling competition. Talks with interested parties for the Championship titles are ongoing, and the early response is encouraging. Matters are quickly moving into place for an exciting 2010 Championship series for both British and National contenders of Supermoto. Frank Carter, Hon. Deputy Chairman of the ACU said: “We now have in place a solid structure consolidating the major players for the next five-years to enable riders, team managers, sponsors and the all important manufacturers to see a clear way forward and get behind this new venture to secure the longer term future of our sport.” A full statement to be released shortly including dates and venues. Read article
Aspar: “I trust we will start the Championship with a bike that’s 100% competitive”
Source: Motogp.com - Friday, 19th February 2010, 16:56 GMTTeam Aspar boss commends the adaptation of Héctor Barberá to the Ducati Desmosedici GP10, ahead of both rider and team’s debut in the premier class in 2010. Read article
Aaron Gobert to compete in Australian Supersport in 2010
Source: Motourage - Friday, 19th February 2010, 14:53 GMTFormer AMA road racer and 2004 Superstock champion Aaron Gobert returns to his native Australia in 2010, riding in the ASBK Supersport class on a Yamaha YZF-R6. The 2010 season will be the first time Gobert will race competitively in his home country since winning the Australian 250cc Production Championship in 2010. “I’m excited to be [...] Read article
Take 3 for Team Trasimeno
Source: WorldSBK.com - Wednesday, 17th February 2010, 16:10 GMTThe Trasimeno Team is getting ready for a busy Superstock season as it lines up with three riders in 2010. The Italian outfit has won the European Superstock 600 title twice in the last five years (in 2005 with Claudio Corti and in 2007 with Maxime Berger) and will be taking part in both the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup and the European Superstock 600 Championship this year. "In the 1000 cc class we will be taking part with the Polish rider Andrew Chmielewski and with Sylvain Barrier (photo) of France, while we'll race with French youngster Nelson Major in Superstock 600," says team manager Flavio Egidi. "Chmielewski moves up from 600s to the 1000s and we are sure he will make a rapid transition, while everyone knows Barrier and what he's capable of. He was one of the protagonists of the 2009 season and this year will have an opportunity to make a leap in quality with our Yamaha. Major on the other hand doesn't have much experience but he's really determined: last year in France he went well and at Magny-Cours in the French Round of the European championship he was just outside the top 10. He has the potential to race at the top and we will try and give him the best possible support. Our aim is to race to win. That's always been Team Trasimeno's philosophy ..." The team, which is based in central Italy, will head to Valencia for a private test before the start of the Superstock season at Portimao on March 28. Read article
