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Kiyonari on top at Brands
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » BSB - Sunday, 4th April 2010, 17:53 GMTRyuichi Kiyonari was the man to watch at Brands Hatch this afternoon, stealing pole position for tomorrow’s thrilling season opener. After making his way into the third session in the Roll for Pole battle, Kiyonari proved to have the upperhand as he rode his HM Plant Honda to top spot ahead of tomorrow’s first race of 2010. Tommy Hill followed the British Superbike regular into second, while Alastair Seeley recorded the third quickest time in the final eight minute shoot out. Dan Linfoot, riding the Motorpoint Yamaha will starting from fourth, joining Seeley, his fellow BSB rookie on the front row of the grid. Josh Brookes roared to the fifth quickest time, just ahead of Tommy Bridewell, Michael Laverty and Yukio Kagayama. The final two spots in the top ten were filled by Stuart Easton and James Ellison - two riders who occupied the front of the field on many occasions during 2009. BSB expert, James Ellison, was unable to see the track in the final eight minute session due to a technical problem at the end of the second qualifying stint, and so will start tomorrow’s first of two races from tenth on the grid. The Mirror.co.uk BSB-Evo class was dominated by Steve Brogan, with setting the fastest time in 16th, while Craig Fitzpatrick and David Johnson weren’t far behind. Tomorrow is shaping up to be an extremely exciting battle to the chequered flag, with two chances to see your BSB heroes in action. Each rider’s second fastest qualifying times will determine their starting positions for race two, meaning the second race could be very different to the first. Something to look forward to. BSB Brands Hatch, Qualifying: POS NO NAME NAT ENTRY Q1 Q2 Q3 1 8 Ryuichi KIYONARI JPN Honda - HM Plant Honda 45.880 45.789 45.565 2 33 Tommy HILL GBR Suzuki - Worx Crescent Suzuki 45.991 45.764 45.691 3 34 Alastair SEELEY GBR Suzuki - Relentless Suzuki by TAS 46.496 46.105 45.799 4 99 Dan LINFOOT GBR Yamaha - Motorpoint Yamaha 46.518 46.094 45.843 5 4 Josh BROOKES AUS Honda - HM Plant Honda 46.310 46.068 45.861 6 46 Tommy BRIDEWELL GBR Honda - Quay Garage Honda 46.236 45.984 46.087 7 7 Michael LAVERTY GBR Suzuki - Relentless Suzuki by TAS 46.230 46.159 46.107 8 71 Yukio KAGAYAMA JPN Suzuki - Worx Crescent Suzuki 46.357 45.872 46.258 9 3 Stuart EASTON GBR Honda - Swan Honda 46.600 46.145 46.371 10 2 James ELLISON GBR Honda - Swan Honda 46.194 45.916 11 6 Michael RUTTER GBR Ducati - RidersMotorcycles.Com 46.287 46.304 12 40 Martin JESSOPP GBR Ducati - RidersMotorcycles.Com 46.722 46.321 13 10 John LAVERTY GBR Kawasaki - Buildbase Kawasaki 46.919 46.339 14 17 Simon ANDREWS GBR Kawasaki - MSS Colchester Kawasaki 46.670 46.389 15 9 Chris WALKER GBR Suzuki - CW Racing 46.609 46.595 16 19 E Steve BROGAN GBR BMW - Jentin Racing - BMW Motorrad 47.000 46.649 17 11 Adam JENKINSON GBR Kawasaki - Buildbase Kawasaki 46.877 46.754 18 68 Luke JONES GBR Yamaha - PR Racing M/Cs & Moore 47.040 46.906 19 75 E Craig FITZPATRICK GBR Honda - Close Print Finance 47.002 47.425 20 5 Christian IDDON GBR Honda - Sorrymate.com SMT Honda 46.867 21 60 Peter HICKMAN GBR Yamaha - Ultimate Racing 47.048 22 100 Neil HODGSON GBR Yamaha - Motorpoint Yamaha 47.121 23 66 Steve MERCER GBR Yamaha - SMR Racing 47.212 24 21 Tom TUNSTALL GBR Honda - Doodson Motorsport 47.224 25 20 E David JOHNSON AUS Suzuki - Magic Bullet Two Wheel Tuning 47.291 26 69 E Gary JOHNSON GBR Suzuki - AIM Suzuki 47.392 27 25 E David ANTHONY AUS Suzuki - MIST Suzuki Racing 47.430 28 77 E Pauli PEKKANEN FIN Suzuki - 777 RR Motorsport 47.576 29 56 E Hudson KENNAUGH RSA Kawasaki - MAR Kawasaki 47.677 30 35 E Chris BURNS GBR Aprilia - Splitlath Motorsport 47.716 31 64 E Aaron ZANOTTI GBR Suzuki - Red Viper Spike Suzuki 47.820 32 14 E Michael HOWARTH GBR Suzuki - Magic Bullet Two Wheel Tuning 48.598 33 54 E Steve HENEGHAN GBR Honda - Quattro Plant Honda 48.802 34 32 E Peter WARD GBR Kawasaki - Astro-Chase SST Racing 48.999 Read article
Mason fighting fit for MSS Kawasaki
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | British Superbikes - Wednesday, 3rd March 2010, 16:40 GMTPrivateer Cup champion Gary Mason has been using the winter break to good effect with a brutal martial arts training regime to prepare himself for the new season on the MSS Colchester Kawasaki. Mason has been training at the Ultimate... Read article
Mason tries hand at martial arts ahead of new season
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » BSB - Wednesday, 3rd March 2010, 11:40 GMTMirror.co.uk Privateer’s Cup champion Guy Mason has taken a new approach as he prepares for the 2010 British Superbike Champion, putting himself through a brutal martial arts training regime. As he looks to achieve peak condition before the start of the season, the MSS Colchester Kawasaki rider checked himself into the Ultimate Training Centre in Erdington, Birmingham where was put through endurance training and martial arts sparring by British cage fighter and martial arts expert Vaughan Lee. And Mason was pleased with what he gained from the experience as he looks to gain that all important physical edge this season. “I’ve really been put through the mill over the winter with a sustained programme of endurance from some of the toughest people I’ve ever met down at the UTC,” he said. “I’ve also learned some important techniques from these guys like using full focus at times of crisis and also how to recover and bounce back quickly. They have to come back from injuries all the time whilst fast recovery from accidents is so important in our sport. It’s pointless moaning about the weather, if anything it’s made me more determined in the gym and I just can’t wait for the season to begin!” And Vaughan was pleased with what he saw, pledging to back his pupil all the way in 2010. “It’s been interesting working with Gary as we’ve concentrated on keeping him light for the bike and built up his grip strength, core and endurance, so he should be one of the fittest guys on the grid,” he claimed. “He’s a good ambassador for the gym and his racing background means he listens and puts things to immediate use. We’re all behind him and will try and get to as many races as possible.” Read article
