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Tommy Hill & Josh Brookes Share The Wins At Cadwell Park
Source: British Superbike News - Tuesday, 31st August 2010, 16:04 GMTJosh Brookes Race 1 Tommy Hill claimed his first win in four months at this weekends round of the British Superbike championship at Cadwell Park for the Worx Crescent Suzuki team. It was the HM Plant Honda rider Josh Brookes that led the riders into the first corner with Tommy Hill right on his tail. By lap 8, Hill had made his way past the Australian and held on for the win leaving a trailing Brookes and his team-mate Ryucihi Kiyonari to claim second and third respectively. Michael Laverty crossed the line for fourth place ahead of Michael Rutter in fifth position and James Ellison in sixth. Yukio Kagayama finished in seventh place followed by Alastair Seeley in eighth, Dan Linfoot in ninth and Stuart Easton in tenth. Tommy Bridewell had his points disqualified after his collision with John Laverty on the final lap of race one. Here are the results; 1. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki 26mins 25.609s 2. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda +5.116s 3. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda +7.092s 4. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +12.522 5. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +14.623s 6. James Ellison GBR Swan Honda +20.822s 7. Yukio Kagayama JPN Worx Crescent Suzuki +28.158s 8. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +28.533 9. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha +34.523 10. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda +34.945s 11. Chris Walker GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda +49.900s 12. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +50.932s 13. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +51.699 14. Gary Johnson GBR AIM Suzuki +54.599s 15. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda +1min 04.821s 16. Chris Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia +1min 10.140s 17. Pauli Pekkanen FIN 777 RR Motorsport Suzuki +1min 12.072s 18. David Johnson AUS Becsport Suzuki +1min 23.844s 19. Craig Fitzpatrick GBR Close Print Finance Honda +1 lap 20. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +1 lap 21. Michael O’Brien GBR Motomob/O’Brien Yamaha +1 lap 22. Steve Heneghan IRL Quattro Plant Honda +1 lap 23. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki 17 laps completed 24. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Racing Yamaha 16 laps completed 25. James Edmeades GBR Redline KTM 15 laps completed 26. Simon Andrews GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki 13 laps completed 27. Hudson Kennaugh RSA Splitlath Aprilia 5 laps completed 28. Gary Mason GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki 2 laps completed DQ Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda +30.198s Race 2 It was the HM Plant Honda rider Josh Brookes that crossed the finish line to take the chequered flag in the second race of the day at Cadwell Park. Brookes took to the front as the race got underway but was passed by Tommy Hill before the end of the first lap followed by Ryuichi Kiyonari in second. It was Brookes skill at ‘the mountain’ that gave him the edge over the leading two riders, giving him the lift he needed to get in front. On lap 11, Brookes passed the leading man and shortly afterwards the red flags were waved ending the race after James Edmeades crashed and needed medical help on circuit for a fractured pelvis. Once again it was Michael Laverty and Michael Rutter in fourth and fifth places respectively ahead of James Ellison in sixth. Yukio Kagayama finished in seventh place followed by Tommy Bridewell in eighth, Alastair Seeley in ninth and Gary Mason in tenth. Kiyonari will now head into the three round shoot-out on 525 points, Hill is also on 525 points and Brookes is on 524 points. These races will begin at Croft on September 12 with each rider will have their previous points deleted and will each be credited with 500 points plus their bonus points from this seasons performance. 1. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda 19mins 00.530s 2. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki +0.230s 3. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda +0.888s 4. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +5.071 5. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +11.719s 6. James Ellison GBR Swan Honda +13.178s 7. Yukio Kagayama JPN Worx Crescent Suzuki +15.712s 8. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda +21.347s 9. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +24.287s 10. Gary Mason GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +27.445s 11. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda +27.640s 12. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +28.063 13. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha +29.143s 14. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +30.768s 15. Chris Walker GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda +35.609s 16. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Racing Yamaha +35.609s 17. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +39.460s 18. Gary Johnson GBR AIM Suzuki +41.049s 19. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda +41.287s 20. Chris Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia +44.581s 21. Pauli Pekkanen FIN 777 RR Motorsport Suzuki +44.968s 22. David Johnson AUS Becsport Suzuki +1 lap 23. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +1 lap 24. Craig Fitzpatrick GBR Close Print Finance Honda +1 lap 25. Steve Heneghan IRL Quattro Plant Honda +1 lap 26. Michael O’Brien GBR Motomob/O’Brien Yamaha +1 lap 27. James Edmeades GBR Redline KTM 12 laps completed 28. Hudson Kennaugh RSA Splitlath Aprilia 0 laps completed Simon Andrews GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki DNS Read article
Hill and Brookes share Cadwell spoils
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » BSB - Monday, 30th August 2010, 22:29 GMTTommy Hill and Josh Brookes took another step towards the 2010 British Superbike title at Cadwell Park this afternoon, each grasping one win each. As the first of two races got underway, Brookes jumped into the lead ahead of Hill, while Michael Laverty initially settled into third place. During the opening laps Hill stayed close to Brookes, looking for the ideal opportunity to dive passed for the lead. By lap eight the opportunity presented itself, and Hill soon launched into the top spot, leaving Brookes to play the shadowing game. Whilst the top two chased one another around, the battle for third began to hot up, with the position changing a number of times. After dropping to sixth place at the start, Ryuichi Kiyonari fought back through the field, and eventually wrestled third place from Laverty’s grasp. As Hill and Brookes swept passed the chequered flag for the first time, their championship hopes were re-ignited in fine fashion, while Kiyonari made it two HM Plant Honda riders on the podium once again. Hill’s win represented the first win for the Worx Crescent Suzuki team at Cadwell Park since 2004. Michael Laverty held onto fourth place, while Michael Rutter and James Ellison followed him in fifth and sixth. Yukio Kagayama swept through the seventh place, while Alastair Seeley, Dan Linfoot and Stuart Easton completed the top ten. Tommy Bridewell originally finished ninth, however was later excluded from the result after a collision with John Laverty on the final tour. Looking back over his first win since Thruxton, Hill told the official BSB website: “It is nice to be back on the top step again; it has been a long time since Thruxton but that is what we needed and three podium credits is good for me and the team. We regrouped this weekend and worked hard on the settings and it paid off. We have had some ups and downs but now we are back on top and we need to do the same in race two.” In the second outing, Josh Brookes came through to triumph in a race cut short by chaos. After getting the jump on his rivals from the off, Brookes took the lead straight away again, however a move from Hill in the opening stages meant Brookes was forced to run wide, also allowing teammate Kiyonari through into second. With the top three all eager to take the win to enhance their championship charge, the race at the front really began to hot up. After following Kiyonari for a number of laps, Brookes made the move for second, before chasing down leader Hill. It wasn’t too much longer before Brookes had worked his way through into the lead, leaving his chief rivals to play catch up. As they weaved around to complete the second race of the day, a heavy crash from James Edmeades with four laps to go brought out the red flag, crowning Brookes at race two winner, with Hill second and Kiyonari third. Behind, Michael Laverty finished fourth, with Rutter fifth, Ellison sixth and Kagayama seventh. Bridewell finished eighth this time around, while Seeley and Gary Mason completed the top ten. Commenting on his win, Brookes told the official BSB website: “For race two we made the bike stiffer at both ends and the balance was good so I knew we had a good shot. I didn’t get the perfect start and I was behind Kiyo and Tommy, but our pace was much faster than race one and I put a pass on both of them through the Hall Bends section and I knew Tommy would try and have a go back but I thought we had the pace to hold him off and then the red flag came out. It feels good to win again as that was always the goal and now we focus on the Showdown.” It is now very close at the top of the championship standings, with Kiyonari and Hill equal on 525 points, whilst Brookes is breathing down their necks with 524 points with three rounds remaining. Read article
Cadwell Park BSB: Brookes takes race two win
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | British Superbikes - Monday, 30th August 2010, 18:28 GMTHM Plant Honda rider Josh Brookes won a shortened second superbike race at Cadwell Park after James Edmeades high-sided on the exit of Mansfield on lap 14 of 18. Brookes spent the majority of the race in third place behind... Read article
Cadwell Park BSB: Brookes takes race two win
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | British Superbikes - Monday, 30th August 2010, 18:28 GMTHM Plant Honda rider Josh Brookes won a shortened second superbike race at Cadwell Park after James Edmeades high-sided on the exit of Mansfield on lap 14 of 18. Brookes spent the majority of the race in third place behind... Read article
HM Plant Honda Boys Dominate Wins At Snetterton Round Of BSB
Source: British Superbike News - Monday, 19th July 2010, 17:58 GMTThis weekend saw three races at the Snetterton circuit with the re-run of Race 2 from the Knockhill round of the championship taking place on Saturday and the two races from round seven going ahead as scheduled on the Sunday. Race 1 (re-run of Knockhill race two – Saturday) The HM Plant Honda rider Josh Brookes took the chequered flag in the re-run of the cancelled Knockhill race 2 on Saturday after passing his team-mate Ryuichi Kiyonari on the final lap. Kiyonari had dominated the race from the flag ahead of the Relentless Suzuki pairing of Michael Laverty and Alastair Seeley. Tommy Hill on the Worx Crescent Suzuki had soon moved into third position passing both Relentless Suzuki riders as he chased down the leading HM Plant Honda duo. Brookes was sitting in ninth place by the end of the first lap after a terrible start but by the seventh lap had passed Seeley, Michael Rutter and Laverty and was up to third place. The HM Plant Honda rider was soon attacking Hill, passing him on the inside at Riches before going after his team-mate. Kiyonari was defending his position but Brookes managed to make his way past on the final lap again at Riches to take his third win of the season. Hill finished in third place ahead of Rutter in fourth, Seeley in fifth, Michael Laverty in sixth, James Ellison in seventh, Simon Andrews in eighth, Gary Mason in ninth and Tommy Bridewell in tenth. Here are the results; 1. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda 19mins 41.650s 2. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda +0.594s 3. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki +4.475s 4. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +4.989s 5. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +5.485s 6. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +5.889s 7. James Ellison GBR Swan Honda +9.148s 8. Simon Andrews GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +11.305s 9. Gary Mason GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +14.364s 10. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda +14.386s 11. Chris Walker GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda +14.698s 12. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +15.007s 13. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha +17.458s 14. Andrew Pitt AUS Motorpoint Yamaha +28.761s 15. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Racing Yamaha +28.933s 16. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +35.025s 17. Gary Johnson GBR AIM Suzuki +38.524s 18. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda +39.410s 19. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +40.229s 20. Pauli Pekkanen FIN 777 RR Motorsport Suzuki +40.570s 21. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +41.257s 22. Hudson Kennaugh RSA Splitlath Aprilia +45.780s 23. Luke Jones GBR PR Racing Yamaha +46.729s 24. David Johnson AUS Two Brothers Kawasaki +55.302s Not Classified 25. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda 5 laps completed 26. Chris Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia 0 laps completed Race One - Snetterton It was Michael Rutter on the RidersMotorcycles.com Ducati that took to the lead as the opening race got underway ahead of Tommy Hill, Ryuichi Kiyonari, Michael Laverty and James Ellison. Brookes was back in sixth place by the end of lap one despite claiming pole position in the Swan Combi Roll for Pole after another iffy start. By the fourth lap the HM Plant Honda rider had moved up to third while his team-mate Kiyonari was forced to retire from the race following a mechanical problem. Hill had fallen back down the field running behind both Seeley and Ellison but was soon looking to make a pass on the Swan Honda rider which he succeeded in doing to finish the race in second place. By lap 7, Brookes had passed second place man Hill before being gifted the lead 7 laps later when Rutter was seen slowing down with a gear shift problem on the Ducati. Hill finished in second place followed by Seeley in third, Ellison in fourth, Michael Laverty in fifth, Tommy Bridewell in sixth, Chris Walker in seventh, Stuart Easton in eighth, Simon Andrews in ninth and John Laverty rounding off the top ten riders. Here are the results; 1. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda 24mins 13.327s 2. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki +1.472s 3. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +2.740s 4. James Ellison GBR Swan Honda +3.757s 5. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +4.152s 6. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda +15.640s 7. Chris Walker GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda +17.779s 8. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda +18.417s 9. Simon Andrews GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +18.860s 10. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +19.131s 11. Gary Mason GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +21.546s 12. Andrew Pitt AUS Motorpoint Yamaha +21.838s 13. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +32.999s 14. Gary Johnson GBR AIM Suzuki +34.969s 15. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda +44.072s 16. Hudson Kennaugh RSA Splitlath Aprilia +44.287s 17. Craig Fitzpatrick GBR Close Print Finance Honda +46.654s 18. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +48.050s 19. Pauli Pekkanen FIN 777 RR Motorsport Suzuki +48.514s 20. David Johnson AUS Two Brothers Kawasaki +56.866s 21. Yukio Kagayama JPN Worx Crescent Suzuki +59.310s 22. Michael O’Brien GBR Motomob/O’Brien Yamaha +1 Lap 23. Steve Heneghan IRL Quattro Plant Honda +1 Lap Not Classified 24. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Racing Yamaha 15 laps completed 25. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati 14 laps completed 26. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki 12 laps completed 27. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha 9 laps completed 28. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda 3 laps completed 29. James Edmeades GBR Redline KTM 3 laps completed DNS Chris Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia DNS Luke Jones GBR PR Racing Yamaha Race Two Josh Brookes was denied his third win of the weekend after a technical problem occurred seeing him retiring from the race on lap 12. It was the Swan Honda of James Ellison that took to the front of the pack as the race got underway ahead of Josh Brookes and Ryuichi Kiyonari. By lap 3, Kiyonari squeezed his way through on Michael Laverty before passing his team-mate Brookes seven laps later. On lap 9, the Honda rider had managed to get past the leading Swan Honda rider Ellison as they headed into Riches. Brookes was hot on the tail of his team-mate until he was forced to retire from the race. Kiyonari was leading the race 1.3 seconds ahead of Michael Laverty, Rutter and Ellison until Alastair Seeley attempted a pass on Ellison taking them both out of the race. Michael Laverty made a move on the leading man only to run wide and lose his second position to a stalking Tommy Hill. Rutter finished in fourth place ahead of John Laverty in fifth, Simon Andrews in sixth, Chris Walker in seventh, Andrew Pitt in eighth, Gary Mason in ninth and Yukio Kagayama in tenth. Here are the results; 1. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda 26mins 52.964s 2. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki +0.591s 3. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +0.954s 4. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +1.584s 5. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +3.897s 6. Simon Andrews GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +4.899s 7. Chris Walker GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda +6.127s 8. Andrew Pitt AUS Motorpoint Yamaha +8.211s 9. Gary Mason GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +8.349s 10. Yukio Kagayama JPN Worx Crescent Suzuki +9.566s 11. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Racing Yamaha 10.663s 12. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha +12.146s 13. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +16.226s 14. Gary Johnson GBR AIM Suzuki +17.302s 15. Hudson Kennaugh RSA Splitlath Aprilia +17.607s 16. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +20.206s 17. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +21.700s 18. Craig Fitzpatrick GBR Close Print Finance Honda +21.755s 19. David Johnson AUS Two Brothers Kawasaki +28.748s 20. Steve Heneghan IRL Quattro Plant Honda +55.682s Not Classified 21. Michael O’Brien GBR Motomob/O’Brien Yamaha 21 laps completed 22. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki 13 laps completed 23. James Ellison GBR Swan Honda 13 laps completed 24. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda 13 laps completed 25. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda 11 laps completed 26. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda 6 laps completed 27. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda 0 laps completed 28. Pauli Pekkanen FIN 777 RR Motorsport Suzuki 0 laps completed DNS James Edmeades GBR Redline KTM DNS Chris Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia DNS Luke Jones GBR PR Racing Yamaha Read article
Kiyonari and Brookes win amid dramatic action
Source: British Superbikes - BSB Blog - Mirror.co.uk - Friday, 2nd July 2010, 10:36 GMTRyuichi Kiyonari finally conquered the Cadwell Park circuit where victory, even in his two title winning years had eluded him with a stylish performance in the opener to the fourth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship. The Japanese rider however was denied the opportunity of a winning double when his bike was sidelined on the warm-up lap by a technical problem ahead of the second race which was won by his HM Plant Honda team-mate Josh Brookes. Kiyonari made the perfect start to the first race at the Lincolnshire circuit which hosts the home races for his Louth based team - he charged through from the second row to lead with Tommy Hill in hot pursuit until he crashed heavily at Hall Bends on the fourth lap, by which time Stuart Easton had tipped off his Swan Honda at Charlies. Michael Rutter was running second to Kiyonari with Michael Laverty third while Brookes was riding hard to overcome a dreadful start. Laverty put his Relentless Suzuki into second place on the eighth lap and began to close on Kiyonari. Briefly with a couple of laps remaining Laverty moved ahead, but Kiyonari countered to take his first victory of the season, enthusing: "For me, very special, the team's home track, my home track. I try many times for this. "In earlier years, the team have private tests here for me, help me a lot, but no wins, till this one," he added. "This is the perfect week for me - my baby son Koma was born six days ago, now I win the race for him and my wife Madoka." Laverty took second from RidersMotorcycles.com Ducati rider Rutter with Tommy Bridewell fourth on the Quay Garage Honda from Brookes who was eager to make amends for that next time out. The Aussie ran second to Laverty on the opening lap, but then charged into the lead with a breathtaking move at Hall Bends and then controlled the race from the front, taking his second victory of the season. Hill, running fourth in the early stages, was soon upping the tempo and hounding first Rutter and then Laverty, moving into second place on lap 14, but next time around the action was red-flagged because of Dan Linfoot's tumble going up the Mountain. "I wanted to get out front, it is such a good feeling to there and to be pulling a gap," explained Brookes. "I made a good start, made some passes while the tyres were fresh and kept it smooth. If I'm not on the top step of the podium I get a bit annoyed, but that is the racer in me." Brookes took the victory which closes him within 36 points of Hill in the standings but Easton lost ground in the title chase as he trailed in a distant tenth place. Relentless Suzuki rider Laverty completed a solid day with third place ahead of Rutter while John Laverty took fifth for Buildbase Kawasaki ahead of Bridewell. Steve Brogan riding the Jentin BMW completed a daily double in the Mirror.co.uk BSB-EVO class to move within ten points of MAR Kawasaki rider Hudson Kennaugh who took second and third places, in the latter finishing adrift of Alex Lowes who was deputising on the Redline KTM for their injured James Edmeades. MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race one result: 1. Ryuichi Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda) 27m 35.356secs 2. Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki by TAS) +0.497s 3. Michael Rutter (Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati) +1.877s 4. Tommy Bridewell (Quay Garage Honda) +2.528s 5. Josh Brookes (HM Plant Honda) +5.168s Race two result: 1. Josh Brookes (HM Plant Honda) 22m 15.411secs 2. Tommy Hill (Worx Crescent Suzuki) +4.398s 3. Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki by TAS) +5.675s 4. Michael Rutter (Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati) +5.921s 5. John Laverty (Buildbase Kawasaki) +10.465s Championship standings: 1. Tommy Hill (Worx Crescent Suzuki) 146 2. Josh Brookes (HM Plant Honda) 110 3. Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki by TAS) 101 4. Michael Rutter (Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati) 88 5. Stuart Easton (Swan Honda) 81 Read article
Ryuichi Kiyonari Wins The Double At Mallory Park
Source: British Superbike News - Tuesday, 29th June 2010, 10:22 GMTRyuichi Kiyonari - HM Plant Honda 2010 Ryuichi Kiyonari took the victory in both races this weekend at the Mallory Park round of the British Superbike Championship. Race One The HM Plant Honda rider Ryuichi Kiyonari qualified in pole position for the first race of the day but dropped back to third as the pack headed into the first corner. Michael Laverty took to the lead from the start followed by Michael Rutter, Kiyonari and Chris Walker in fourth, however, the following lap saw the red flag waved following an accident between Martin Jessopp and Dan Linfoot. Jessopp appeared to make contact with Yamaha of Linfoot and managed to get his leg caught up in the Motorpoint machine. After being taken to the track-side medical centre, Jessopp is believed to have suffered a suspected fracture to his leg. As the race restarted, Laverty once again took to the front of the pack followed by Josh Brookes, Rutter and Kiyonari. The Japanese rider soon passed Rutter while Brookes made his move stick on the race leader, with Kiyonari following two laps later. Kiyonari finally got past his team-mate on lap 12 where he remained until the chequered flag was waved followed by Brookes for a Honda 1-2. Laverty claimed third place ahead of Rutter in fourth, Stuart Easton in fifth, Chris Walker in sixth, Simon Andrews seventh, John Laverty eighth, Andrew Pitt ninth and Alastair Seeley in tenth. Both Worx Crescent Suzuki riders failed to finish the race after Tommy Hill suffered technical issues on his machine and Yukio Kagayama had a huge high-side. Karl Harris was another non-finisher after failing to complete a single lap on his East Coast Yamaha. Here are the results; 1. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda 23mins 42.274s 2. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda +1.820 3. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +3.573s 4. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +3.753s 5. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda +13.883s 6. Chris Walker GBR CW Suzuki +14.155s 7. Simon Andrews GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +16.175s 8. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +16.343s 9. Andrew Pitt AUS Motorpoint Yamaha +19.469s 10. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +19.912s 11. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda +21.571s 12. Gary Mason GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +22.206s 13. James Ellison GBR Swan Honda +37.820s 14. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +45.855s 15. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda +46.402264s 16. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +46.900s 17. Christian Iddon GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda +47.528s 18. Hudson Kennaugh RSA MAR Kawasaki +50.865s 19. Peter Ward GBR Astro-Chase SST Kawasaki +52.622s 20. Pauli Pekkanen FIN 777 RR Motorsport Suzuki +52.769s 21. Gary Johnson GBR AIM Suzuki +1 lap 22. Craig Fitzpatrick GBR Close Print Finance Honda +2 laps Not Classified 23. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki 8 laps completed 24. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Racing Yamaha 7 laps completed 25. David Johnson AUS Two Brothers BMW 5 laps completed 26. Yukio Kagayama JPN Worx Crescent Suzuki 1 lap completed 27. Karl Harris GBR East Coast Yamaha 0 laps completed 28. Chris Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia 0 laps completed 29. James Edmeades GBR Redline KTM 0 laps completed DNS Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha DNS Martin Jessopp GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati DNS Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki DNS Steve Heneghan IRL Quattro Plant Honda Race Two For the second time of the day it was a HM Plant Honda 1-2 after Ryuichi Kiyonari won the final race of the day ahead of his team-mate Josh Brookes. Kiyonari once again dominated the second race of the day despite being briefly overtaken by Chris Walker on the opening lap. The second HM Plant Honda rider made his way past Walker on lap 7 before chasing down his team-mate but the Japanese rider got his head down and created a gap of more than three seconds between himself and Brookes. Michael Laverty made it onto the podium for his fifth consecutive race after finishing in third place ahead of Michael Rutter who once again took his second fourth place of the day. Chris Walker also took his second fifth place of the day followed by John Laverty in sixth, Simon Andrews in seventh, Tommy Hill in eighth, Tommy Bridewell in ninth and Andrew Pitt in tenth. Here are the results; 1. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda 28mins 20.065s 2. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda +3.601 3. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +9.726s 4. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +10.819s 5. Chris Walker GBR CW Suzuki +19.126s 6. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +21.249s 7. Simon Andrews GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +22.812s 8. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki +23.085s 9. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda +23.326s 10. Andrew Pitt AUS Motorpoint Yamaha +23.950s 11. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +32.645s 12. James Ellison GBR Swan Honda +39.495s 13. Gary Mason GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +40.135s 14. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha +43.289 15. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Racing Yamaha +48.414s 16. Christian Iddon GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda +53.274s 17. Hudson Kennaugh RSA MAR Kawasaki +1 lap 18. David Johnson AUS Two Brothers BMW +1 lap 19. Gary Johnson GBR AIM Suzuki +1 lap 20. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda +1 lap 21. Pauli Pekkanen FIN 777 RR Motorsport Suzuki +1 lap 22. Chris Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia +1 lap 23. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +2 laps Not Classified 24. Karl Harris GBR East Coast Yamaha 0 laps completed 25. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +46.900s 26. James Edmeades GBR Redline KTM 0 laps completed 27. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda +13.883s 28. Peter Ward GBR Astro-Chase SST Kawasaki +52.622s 29. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +45.855s DNS Yukio Kagayama JPN Worx Crescent Suzuki DNS Craig Fitzpatrick GBR Close Print Finance Honda DNS Martin Jessopp GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati DNS Steve Heneghan IRL Quattro Plant Honda 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
Wood to ride Redline KTM at Thruxton
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | British Superbikes - Friday, 9th April 2010, 17:56 GMTLast year’s KTM RC8 Super Cup champion Dave Wood will replace injured James Edmeades on the Redline KTM RC8R V-twin in BSB Evo at Thruxton on April 18. Edmeades suffered a highside at Brands Hatch. He touched the white line... Read article
Tommy Hill & James Ellison Share The Wins At Brands Opener
Source: British Superbike News - Wednesday, 7th April 2010, 10:35 GMTTommy Hill - Brands Hatch 2010 This weekend saw the opening round of the British Superbikes Championship for 2010 at Brands Hatch in two thrilling races. Tommy Hill on the Worx Suzuki claimed the top step of the podium in the first BSB race of the day after passing Ryuichi Kiyonari on the HM Plant Honda. Kiyonari had dominated the majority of the race on his return to the series but Hill stormed pass, eight laps from the finish after a mistake from the Honda rider. Stuart Easton on the Swan Honda machine moved into third place at the start of the race after qualifying in eighth followed by Tommy Bridewell on the Quay Garage Honda in fourth and Josh Brookes in fifth on the second HM Plant Honda. Bridewell crashed out on lap 14 of the race after losing the front end at the Graham Hill bend. As Hill and Kiyonari battled for the top step of the podium the scrap for the final step was going on behind between Easton, Brookes, Alastair Seeley for Relentless Suzuki and Ellison. Ellison took third position ahead of Seeley and Brookes with Easton finishing in sixth. Michael Laverty was forced to retire from the race after suffering a technical problem on his Relentless Suzuki on lap 12. Simon Andrews ran off track on the MSS Colchester Kawasaki at Paddock Hill bend ending his race along with Christian Iddon on the Sorrymate.com SMT Honda who crashed out at Druids on the 19th lap. Race 1 Results; 1. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki 23mins 10.296secs 30 laps 2. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda +0.723s 3. James Ellison GBR Swan Honda +4.607s 4. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki +4.655s 5. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda +8.785s 6. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda +10.598s 7. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +11.5856 8. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha +20.079s 9. Chris Walker GBR CW Racing Suzuki +20.211s 10. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +20.585s 11. Martin Jessopp GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +25.710s 12. Yukio Kagayama JPN Worx Crescent Suzuki +26.357s 13. Gary Mason GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +28.288s 14. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +34.867.563s E 15. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Yamaha +35.368s 16. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +35.997s 17. Luke Jones GBR PR Racing M/C & Moore Yamaha +37.276s 18. Hudson Kennaugh RSA MAR Kawasaki +44.063s E 19. Chris Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia +1 lap E 20. David Johnson AUS Magic Bullet Two Wheel Suzuki +1 lap E 21. David Anthony AUS MIST Suzuki +1 lap E 22. Steve Mercer GBR SMR Racing Yamaha +1 lap 23. Craig Fitzpatrick GBR Close Print Finance Honda +1 lap E 24. Pauli Pekkanen FIN RR Motorsport Suzuki +1 lap E 25. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +1 lap E 26. Steve Heneghan GBR Quattro Plant Honda +1 lap E 27. Michael Howarth GBR Magic Bullet Two Wheel Suzuki +1 lap E 28. Peter Ward GBR Astro-Chase SST Kawasaki +1 lap E Not Classified 29. Simon Andrews GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki 25 laps completed 30. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda 25 laps completed 31. Gary Johnson GBR AIM Suzuki 18 laps completed E 32. Christian Iddon GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda 18 laps completed 33. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda 13 laps completed 34. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki 11 laps completed Did Not Start Neil Hodgson GBR Motorpoint Yamaha Joe Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia E James Edmeades GBR Redline KTM E James Ellison - Brands Hatch 2010 James Ellison on the Swan Honda machine claimed victory in the second race of the day, dominating from the start. Tommy Hill put pressure on Ellison throughout the race while Ryuichi Kiyonari was forced out after just 4 laps after developing an electrical problem on his Honda. Gary Mason on the second MSS Colchester Kawasaki was also a non-finisher after suffering a technical problem on his machine. Chris Walker on the CW Racing Suzuki and Dan Linfoot on the Motorpoint Yamaha both crashed out on lap 9 after a coming together, seeing them both thrown into the gravel, while on lap 10 after running in fourth place. Tommy Bridewell was forced wide while trying to pass Michael Laverty, causing him to crash and putting him out of the race. Neil Hodgson failed to start his season opener for the Motorpoint Yamaha team after a dramatic high-side during the warm-up lap as entered the Graham Hill bend, injuring his shoulder. Race 2 Results; 1. James Ellison GBR Swan Honda 23mins 03.278secs 30 laps 2. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki +0.186s 3. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki +4.925s 4. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki +6.711s 5. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda +22.050s 6. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +22.203s 7. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +27.328s 8. Simon Andrews GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +29.841s 9. Martin Jessopp GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +35.885s 10. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +37.489s E 11. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +39.037s 12. Luke Jones GBR PR Racing M/C & Moore Yamaha +41.190s 13. Christian Iddon GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda +42.412s 14. Steve Mercer GBR SMR Racing Yamaha +42.618s 15. Hudson Kennaugh RSA MAR Kawasaki +44.526s E 16. Chris Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia +44.652s E 17. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda +44.719s 18. David Anthony AUS MIST Suzuki +1 lap E 19. David Johnson AUS Magic Bullet Two Wheel Suzuki +1 lap E 20. Craig Fitzpatrick GBR Close Print Finance Honda +1 lap E 21. Pauli Pekkanen FIN RR Motorsport Suzuki +1 lap E 22. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +1 lap E 23. Peter Ward GBR Astro-Chase SST Kawasaki +1 lap E 24. Steve Heneghan GBR Quattro Plant Honda +1 lap E Not Classified 25. Michael Howarth GBR Magic Bullet Two Wheel Suzuki 13 laps completed E 26. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda 10 laps completed 27. Yukio Kagayama JPN Worx Crescent Suzuki 10 laps completed 28. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda 9 laps completed 29. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha 8 laps completed 30. Chris Walker GBR CW Racing Suzuki 8 laps completed 31. Gary Johnson GBR AIM Suzuki 5 laps completed E 32. Gary Mason GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki 4 laps completed 33. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda 3 laps completed 34. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Yamaha 1 lap completed Did Not Start Neil Hodgson GBR Motorpoint Yamaha Joe Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia E James Edmeades GBR Redline KTM E Read article
