David Jones
Full house of wild-card entries for Silverstone
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Friday, 23rd July 2010, 9:24 GMTThe British Round of the Superbike World Championship in recent years has seen a considerable influx of wildcards and one-event entrants, anxious to display their undeniable prowess in front of a wider, more prestigious audience. This year's race, which takes place at the revised Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit on the weekend of July 31/August 1, is no exception. In the top class, the ‘Magnificent 7' World Superbike regulars will be joined by wildcard Tommy Bridewell on the Quay Garage Honda CBR1000RR, while two more Honda Fireblades will be entered for BSB regulars and occasional WSB entrants HM Plant Honda (photo) for Japan's Ryuichi Kiyonari and Australian Josh Brookes. In the World Supersport Championship race Chaz Davies and Gino Rea will be joined by wildcards James Westmorland (CAME Yamaha), twin brothers Sam (GNS Racing Honda) and Alex Lowes (Seton Yamaha), Christian Iddon (Parkalgar Honda), Jenny Tinmouth (Jenny Tinmouth Racing Honda), Max Hunt (Racelab Yamaha) and David Jones (UK1 Triumph). Barry Burrell (Buildbase Kawasaki), Gavin Hunt (Sloppy Racing BMW), Peter Hickman (Enviro Racing BMW) and Victor Cox (Blackhorse Kawasaki) all fly the flag as wildcards in the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, while regular Joshua Elliott (Racedays Kawasaki), who was fighting for the win at Brno, and wildcard Luke Mossey (UK1 Yamaha) will be the British representatives in the European Superstock 600 Championship race. Read article
Hutchinson fastest qualifier at the TT 2010
Source: Latest News Articles from ACU.org.uk - Saturday, 5th June 2010, 8:56 GMTFOR the third evening in a row conditions all around the Isle of Man were perfect which meant that it was another ideal night of practice for the 2010 TT races fuelled by Monster Energy, the final session before Saturday’s opening race day. It was the last chance for competitors to make further adjustments to their machinery in preparation for the 6-lap Superbike race whilst the sidecars were also out in force, preparing for their first 3-lap race on Saturday afternoon. As happened in Thursday’s qualifying, the sidecars were first out on the course and they were greeted with an information board saying simply ‘dry roads, clear weather’. At 6.30pm, it was John Holden/Andy Winkle who left the line first followed by Klaus Klaffenbock/Dan Sayle, Simon Neary/Paul Knapton, Conrad Harrison/Kerry Williams and Gary Bryan/Gary Partridge. Dave Molyneux/Patrick Farrance set off mid-pack with Tim Reeves/Dipash Chauhan further back although they were later reported as having stopped at Parliament Square where they were making adjustments. This also applied to Keith Walters/Alun Thomas and Brian Alflatt/Herve Chenu who had both pulled in at the Highlander. Klaffenbock and Holden crossed the line almost together, lapping at 113.508mph and 112.55mph respectively with Neary sandwiching the pair on speed at 113.058mph. Harrison was the only other driver above 110mph with speeds generally down on previous evenings as the crews used the session to bed in engines and scrub in tyres prior to the race. Holden improved to 113.24mph second time around, to go third fastest for the week, and was one of only a handful of competitors to complete two laps. The chairs had a slightly shorter session tonight and the solos were underway at 7.20pm, getting a full hour and a half thus meaning four laps, at least, could be completed by the majority of the field. The riders again set off in numerical order so, once again, it was Bruce Anstey who blasted off first, this time alongside Ian Lougher with Ian Hutchinson, Keith Amor, Cameron Donald, Guy Martin, Adrian Archibald, Conor Cummins and Gary Johnson following them. John McGuinness set off in the fifth pairing on his 600, leaving his Superbike in the garage during the session. Anstey was reported stopped at Sulby Bridge before proceeding whilst Guy Martin pulled off the course at Ballacraine (not getting back out again until 8.30pm) and Carl Rennie at Parliament Square but Hutchinson was again flying and his opening lap was 130.234mph, just shy of McGuinness’ lap on Wednesday evening. Cummins lapped at 129.405mph on his Superbike with Amor putting in a fine lap on his BMW Superstock machine at 128.156mph, the bike only 4mph down on Hutchinson’s Superbike through the Sulby speed trap. James Edmeades and the KTM were also having a good evening with their first ever 120mph+ lap, Senior Manx Grand Prix winner Michael Russell also recorded the benchmark average speed for the first time. Hutchinson went even quicker on his second lap at 130.614mph to move to the top of the Superbike qualifying leaderboard and win the Graham watch for the fastest rider of the week whilst Amor did likewise on the Superstock BMW at 128.229mph. Meanwhile, the Dunlop brothers were setting the pace on their 600s, Michael getting close to the class lap record at 126.39mph with older brother William moving in to the top six at 123.621mph, just behind McGuinness at 123.750mph. Meanwhile, Donald was again close to 129mph on his Superbike machine. Dunlop then went quickest in the Superstock class also at 128.324mph, another personal best, whilst Amor switched to the HM Plant Honda Superbike lapping at 128.48mph with Hutchinson and McGuinness above 125mph, having gone back out on their Superstock machines. Just like Thursday, the majority of speeds dropped off as the session wore on, a combination of traffic out on the course and the dropping temperatures, but Archibald did 129.372mph and Dunlop 128.792mph, both on their Superbikes and both personal best laps ever. Martin eventually got back out and did two laps on his Superbike, the best at 128.240mph The newcomers were again in fine form with Stephen Thompson lapping at 117.456mph, Herve Ganther 115.481mph and Hudson Kennaugh getting above 110mph for the first time at 112.976mph. Anthony Czyzewski and Clinton Pienaar also posted their best laps of the week in excess of 112mph. In the 600cc division, David Johnson recorded 115.552mph, Dan Cooper improved to 114.481mph with David Jones and Brandon Cretu not too far behind at 111.931mph and 111.128mph. Gary May also posted his first 110mph+ lap Read article
MOLYNEUX/FARRANCE AGAIN POST FASTEST TIME
Source: Latest News Articles from ACU.org.uk - Friday, 4th June 2010, 11:36 GMT. Dave Molyneux and Patrick Farrance were the first combination to set off and they were followed in quick succession by Klaus Klaffenbock/Dan Sayle, Simon Neary/Paul Knapton - who’d swapped engines after problems on Wednesday, Conrad Harrison/Kerry Williams and Tim Reeves/Dipash Chauhan. Gary Bryan, Roy Hanks and Tony Elmer were the next to go with John Holden and Andy Winkle leaving the line slightly further back than where they’d been in previous sessions. Neary was the quickest through the Sulby speedtrap at 145mph but, as expected, Molyneux was the first to complete the lap at 114.545mph with Klaffenbock and Neary in hot pursuit at 113.377mph and 113.172mph respectively. Harrison lapped at 111.487mph with Reeves and Bryan also above 110mph but Brian Kelly/Dickie Gale were early retirements as were Gordon Shand/Stuart Graham. Elmer wasn’t far off at 109.67mph with Holden just above the 111mph mark. Holden pulled in to change the rear tyre whilst Neary also stopped at the pits to make adjustments before rejoining but Molyneux continued and improved second time around to 115.464mph as did Klaffenbock, the Austrian going quicker than ever before at 114.096mph. Harrison was close to 112mph whilst Reeves, Hanks and Elmer were also above 110mph, the last named breaking the 110mph mark for the first time. The chairs’ session came to an end at 7.40pm and 13 minutes later it was the turn of the solos for their unusually short session, the riders again warned to give considerable care to the bright evening, and setting, sun. Bruce Anstey and John McGuinness set off towards Bray Hill first, the duo both Superbike mounted and the first group were in numerical order with Ian Lougher, Ian Hutchinson, Keith Amor, Cameron Donald, Guy Martin, Adrian Archibald, Conor Cummins and Gary Johnson away next. Nearly all of the leading competitors were on the Superbikes with the exception of Dan Stewart and William Dunlop who opted for their Supersport machines. Donald pulled off the circuit early and came round the back roads before going back out again but it was Hutchinson who completed a lap first at 128.303mph. However, Amor was the fastest on the opening lap at 128.691mph with both Anstey and McGuinness surprisingly off the pace at 121.166mph and 119.827mph respectively. Archibald and Martin were down in the 123mph bracket with Farquhar and Michael Dunlop also lapping above 125mph. On the second lap, Hutchinson was really flying – and it showed. He crossed the line to record a lap of 130.165mph, his first ever 130mph+ lap, with Cummins and Donald flying at 128.838mph and 128.836mph. Rutter and Dunlop were also upping their pace, setting personal best laps of 127.564mph and 127.946mph, comfortably their best ever speeds. Mark Buckley and Steve Mercer, one of the leading newcomers last year, showed they could well be the men to catch in the race for the Privateer’s Championship with laps of 124mph+. Many of the leading contenders switched to their 600cc bikes for the second half of the session and it was Amor who went quickest, the Scotsman lapping at 124.797mph on the Kojak Racing Honda. Hutchinson wasn’t too far behind at 124.685mph with Martin third at 123.902mph. David Johnson was again the leading newcomer with a fine lap of 118.607mph, Stephen Thompson following closely at 117.387mph. Swiss ace Herve Ganther was third fastest with 115.210mph whilst Brian McCormack bounced back from his spill the previous night to lap at 114.326 just behind James Hurrell’s speed of 114.510. In the 600cc division, Dan Cooper improved to 113.740mph and David Jones posted his first 110mph+ lap at 111.154mph. Sidecar team Nigel Mayers and Joseph Shardlow were involved in an incident at Kates Cottage. Mayers was unhurt but Shardlow was taken by airmed to hospital. Provisional Times: Poker Stars Superbike TT 1 Ian Hutchinson (1000 Padgetts Honda) – 130.165mph 2 Conor Cummins (1000 McAdoo Kawasaki) – 128.838mph 3 Cameron Donald (1000 Relentless by TAS Suzuki) – 128.836mph 4 Keith Amor (1000 HM Plant Honda) – 128.691mph 5 Michael Rutter (1000 HM Plant Honda) – 127.564mph 6 Michael Dunlop (1000 Robinson Concrete/Street Sweep Honda) – 127.946mph Monster Energy Supersport TT 1 Keith Amor (600 Kojak Racing Honda) – 124.797mph 2 Ian Hutchinson (600 Padgetts Honda) – 124.685mph 3 Guy Martin (600 Wilson Craig Honda) – 123.902mph 4 Ryan Farquhar (600 KMR Kawasaki) – 122.818mph 5 John McGuinness (600 Padgetts Honda) – 121.172mph 6 Ian Lougher (600 Blackhorse Kawasaki) – 120.663mph Royal London 360 Superstock TT 1 Michael Rutter (1000cc HM Plant Honda) - 127.564mph 2 Michael Dunlop (1000cc Hunts Motorcycles/Marlow Construction Honda) - 127.111mph 3 Conor Cummins (1000cc McAdoo Kawasaki) - 124.924mph 4 Mark Buckley (1000cc OTSS Racing Kawasaki) - 124.319mph 5 Adrian Archibald (1000cc AMA Racing Suzuki) - 124.232mph 6 Steve Mercer (1000cc G Forces/SMR Road Racing Yamaha) - 124.156mph Sure Sidecar TT 1 Dave Molyneux/Patrick Farrance (600 DMR Kawasaki) – 115.464mph 2 Klaus Klaffenbock/Dan Sayle (600 Manx Gas/A&J Racing Honda) – 114.096mph 3 Simon Neary/Paul Knapton (600 Dave Hudspeth Carpets/Nick Crowe Racing Honda) – 113.172mph 4 Conrad Harrison/Kerry Williams (600 Printer Roller Services Honda) – 111.962mph 5 John Holden/Andy Winkle (600 Holden Racing/TAS Suzuki) – 111.710mph 6 Tim Reeves/Dipash Chauhan (600 Double M/Haith Racing Suzuki) – 110.758mp h Read article
