Martin Jessopp
Martin Jessopp due operation today
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | British Superbikes - Wednesday, 30th June 2010, 13:11 GMTMartin Jessopp is due to have an operation today on the right tibia and fibula he broke in a crash at Mallory on Sunday. Jessopp crashed the Riders Ducati on the third lap of the opening race, colliding with Motorpoint... Read article
Martin Jessopp due operation today
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | British Superbikes - Wednesday, 30th June 2010, 13:11 GMTMartin Jessopp is due to have an operation today on the right tibia and fibula he broke in a crash at Mallory on Sunday. Jessopp crashed the Riders Ducati on the third lap of the opening race, colliding with Motorpoint... Read article
Two fourth places for Rutter, but team mate Jessopp injured at Mallory
Source: British Superbike News - Wednesday, 30th June 2010, 11:12 GMTmichael rutter Michael Rutter continued his assault on the British Superbike Championship in the fifth round at Mallory Park, consolidating his position with two fourth place finishes. But Mallory Park was not so kind to Riders.com team mate Martin Jessopp who was involved in a crash with Dan Linfoot in race one at Charlies Chicane on lap two, forcing the race to be red flagged and re-started. Jessopp has since confirmed that he broke his tibia and fibula in the incident and also broke his left foot, and now faces a frustrating lay off from the Championship. The accident took a bit of the shine off Rutter’s performance for the team, he had qualified fourth and despite problems with gearing on the Ducati maintained that same position for both races. The first race was re-started over 25 laps and Rutter said; “I rode the hardest I could but was losing out in the second gear corners. We’re limited to how we can gear the Ducati, which isn’t usually an issue, but causes us a lot of problems circuit. We can run the more suitable gearing but then we compromise the ideal wheelbase length of the bike and once you do that it upsets the entire set-up of the machine.” In the second race it was much of the same; “We weren’t a million miles off the first three either. We struggled with low down grunt because of the gearing we were forced to run. In first gear corners, I was having to use second so we weren’t getting off the turns like the others. But we’ll keep plugging away to finish in the top six after the ninth round which will put us into the top six run-off for the title in the final three rounds.” The final outcome was soured somewhat by the incident involving Jessopp and Rutter said; “It’s a such a shame what’s happened to Martin. It brings the whole team down. Of course it’s a good result this weekend for me and the team to have two fourth place finishes but I want Martin to be up there too.” Rutter is now fifth in the championship on 114 points, only 40 adrift of series leader Tommy Hill. Read article
Haydon’s inside line to Knockhill
Source: British Superbikes - BSB Blog - Mirror.co.uk - Tuesday, 29th June 2010, 18:06 GMTWell looking ahead to this weekend I have to start with the HM Plant Honda team - they were so impressive at Mallory Park and really look like they have returned to their best again. I didn't really expect them to be so ahead of the others at Mallory Park and I have to say to see Kiyo back riding like how he did when he won the championship. He was really confident and it was a remarkable performance, so much so that I am sure that some of the others must be slightly worried as when he rides with form like that he is a very hard rider to beat. Josh Brookes though you could see rode really hard, as always and he just didn't have that little bit extra to catch his team-mate, but then you know he is one rider who doesn't give up without a fight so I wouldn't be surprised to see him back at Knockhill. It was a disaster for Tommy Hill and the Worx Crescent Suzuki team at Mallory Park, they had so much bad luck and all in one weekend that his lead has all but gone. A wheel sensor problem in race one then having to fight from the fourth row of the grid was a big ask, but an eighth place was damage limitation and that's what was important. He will be back on the case at Knockhill and Tommy knows what he has to do. Yukio though needs to be consistent, he has had some heavy crashes and he will be suffering for sure. It was weird for me to see Stuart Easton so far down at Mallory Park, whatever there problem is I am hope they have it sorted as they can't afford to be outside that top six come the end of the August Bank Holiday round at Cadwell Park. James Ellison scored points and I am sure he was in pain, but it was good to see him back and if he can do a little bit extra at Knockhill then he is definitely back on the way up. Michael Laverty on the Relentless Suzuki was another rider who I thought was impressive; he had his first ever podium in BSB at Knockhill so he will definitely be in with a shout. In the Motorpoint Yamaha garage, Andrew Pitt made his debut last weekend; I think he may have played it safe at Mallory Park as he adjust but I think we will see more of him this weekend. His team-mate Dan Linfoot just needs to build his consistency and score points without getting into trouble; the crash with Martin Jessopp wasn't his fault but he needs points on the board. Simon Andrews had a strong performance on his return with the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team; Gary Mason was a bit lacklustre so those two will be want to be back where they should be with that bike at Knockhill. Chris Walker did a brilliant job at Mallory Park and this type of track suits his style so I wouldn't be surprised to see another good performance from him this weekend. John Laverty was unlucky on the Buildbase Kawasaki so we might see more of him too at Knockhill; he has been unlucky there in the past so this could be his year. In the Mirror.co.uk BSB - Evo class Hudson Kennaugh may lead but I think Steve Brogan may just have the edge to put the BMW back up at the front. I used to love Knockhill - it was the last circuit I ever won at before I hung up the leathers so I will have a bit of envy of the boys this weekend, but whatever happens they will be too cracking races! Remember if you can't be there then you can watch the action live on British Eurosport 2. 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
Rutter kicks off Cadwell Park party
Source: British Superbikes - BSB Blog - Mirror.co.uk - Monday, 28th June 2010, 6:24 GMTRidersmotorcycles.com Ducati's Michael Rutter held off championship leader Tommy Hill and the high-flying Josh Brookes to end the opening day of two hectic free practice sessions at a scorching Cadwell Park fastest to assert his authority ahead of tomorrow's qualifying. Rutter had been second this morning, but with Martin Jessopp suffering a technical problem after just four laps on the second Ducati, the 'Blade' was left to fly the flag and did so in spectacular style to take the top from Hill with ten minutes remaining. Brookes had been wowing the crowd at the Mountain today with his sensational style on the leading HM Plant Honda and ended the session this afternoon third fastest but promises more of his airborne antics tomorrow ahead of Sunday's race day. The second HM Plant Honda of Ryuichi Kiyonari was fourth fastest as he moved up the times towards the closing stages ahead of a hard-charging Michael Laverty on the Relentless Suzuki and the lone Swan Honda of Stuart Easton. Jessopp was seventh despite only completing a handful of laps on the Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati with John Laverty back inside the top ten on the Buildbase Kawasaki in eighth after edging out Tommy Bridewell and Chris Walker. Steve Brogan was the fastest of the Mirror.co.uk BSB - Evo riders in 15th overall with the Splitlath Aprilia Chris Burns second of the Evo contenders. MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, free practice two: 1. Michael Rutter (Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati) 1m:28.009s 2. Tommy Hill (Worx Crescent Suzuki) +0.264s 3. Josh Brookes (HM Plant Honda) +0.683s 4. Ryuichi Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda) +0.696s 5. Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki by TAS) +0.756s The next round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship is at Cadwell Park this weekend - don't miss the first visit to the circuit this season! For more information visit www.cadwellpark.co.uk or call 0870 950 9000. Read article
King Kiyo reigns at Mallory Park
Source: British Superbikes - BSB Blog - Mirror.co.uk - Sunday, 27th June 2010, 18:18 GMTRyuichi Kiyonari put his bid for the MCE Insurance British Superbike crown firmly back on track with a brilliant winning double in the fifth round at Mallory Park where he headed off his HM Plant Honda team-mate Josh Brookes in each of the races. The Japanese rider was at his best, lapping consistently and strongly, as he moved into fourth place in the standings while Brookes was not complaining too much about being second best as his points haul capitalised on a day of misfortune for series leading Tommy Hill. The Worx Crescent Suzuki rider was complaining of a machine problem in the opener, but was given a life-line when the race was stopped on the fourth lap as Martin Jessopp and Dan Linfoot tangled. His team worked on the bike, but Hill was soon in trouble again on the re-start, pitting with a clutch problem. Kiyonari was carving through from fourth on the opening lap be leading the pack at half distance with Brookes tucked in behind and trying everything he knew to find a way through as early race leader Michael Laverty on the Relentless Suzuki ran third, but not by much from the determined RidersMotorcycles,com Ducati riding Michael Rutter. Next time out, it was local favourite Chris Walker, aboard his privately entered Suzuki who made the early running, but Kiyonari who blamed himself for a poor start had soon made amends and by the second lap was running at the head of the pack with Brookes now attacking Walker for second place. Brookes was through to second on the seventh lap, but Kiyonari was dictating terms from the front. Walker was under pressure from Michael Laverty and by then Stuart Easton, fifth in the opener, had tipped off his Swan Honda. Kiyonari ruled supreme taking his third victory of the season by some 3.601secs from Brookes and afterwards he reflected: "I am very happy to take these two victories which put me well up in the championship. In the first race, I had some special braking at the chicane and made a difficult pass on Michael Laverty - I said sorry to him as I pushed him wide! "Then in the second my start was not so good and I was overtaken, but I got my head down and put in consistent laps and finished ahead of Josh again which was hard to do as he wanted the race wins," added Kiyonari. Brookes admitted he lacked speed on Kiyonari. "I was not able to bridge the gap, but Kiyo clearly had a good race strategy and I am please to have taken a pair of seconds when Tommy Hill has had a bad weekend - now I am only four points down on him, but, it would have been even better if I had won." Michael Laverty took third place ahead of Rutter with Chris Walker fifth from John Laverty aboard the Buildbase Kawasaki and Simon Andrews on the MSS Colchester Kawasaki. Hudson Kennaugh extended his lead in the Mirror.co.uk BSB-EVO category, despite running second in the opener to his Jentin BMW rival Steve Brogan - the Liverpudlian tipped off early on next time out as Kennaugh took the race victory on the MAR Kawasaki. MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Race one - 25 laps 1. Ryuichi Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda) 23m 42.274s 2. Josh Brookes (HM Plant Honda) +1.820s 3. Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki by TAS) +3.573s 4. Michael Rutter (Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati) +3.753s 5. Stuart Easton (Swan Honda) +13.883s Race two - 30 laps 1. Ryuichi Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda) 28m 20.065s 2. Josh Brookes (HM Plant Honda) +3.601s 3. Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki by TAS) +9.726s 4. Michael Rutter (Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati) +10.819s 5. Chris Walker (CW Racing Suzuki) +19.126s Championship standings after Mallory Park: 1. Tommy Hill (Worx Crescent Suzuki) 154 2. Josh Brookes (HM Plant Honda) 150 3. Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki by TAS) 133 4. Ryuichi Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda) 128 5. Michael Rutter (Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati) 114 John Laverty (Buildbase Kawasaki) 98 Read article
Ryuichi Kiyonari & Josh Brookes Take The Wins At Cadwell Park
Source: British Superbike News - Monday, 24th May 2010, 11:51 GMTJosh Brookes - HM Plant Honda 2010 It was a great weekend for the HM Plant Honda team for the latest round of the British Superbike championship with Ryuichi Kiyonari winning the opening race of the day and his team-mate Josh Brookes taking the victory in race two. Race One In race one, Ryuichi Kiyonari took his first win of the season despite nearly losing his Honda in the closing stages. Kiyonari led the field as the lights went out for the start of the race followed by pole sitter Tommy Hill, Michael Rutter and Stuart Easton. Easton lost his position on the second lap after losing the rear of his Swan Honda at Charlies and was followed two laps later by Tommy Hill who went down at Hall. The Worx Crescent Suzuki rider managed to ground an engine case on the Kerb racing through Hall Bends causing him to crash and the deployment of the safety car. As the race restarted on lap 8, Kiyonari pulled away from Rutter who was being put under pressure from Michael Laverty on the Relentless Suzuki who soon moved into that second position and began chasing down the race leader. Laverty worked his way past Kiyonari with just a couple of laps left to run but the position was soon taken back by the Honda rider, crossing the line to take the chequered flag. Laverty took second place ahead of Michael Rutter on the RidersMotorcylces.com Ducati and Tommy Bridewell for an impressive fourth place on the Quay Garage Honda. Here are the results; 1. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda 27m 35.356s 2. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +0.497s 3. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +1.877s 4. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda +2.528s 5. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda +5.168s 6. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +7.754s 7. Chris Walker GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +10.072s 8. Martin Jessopp GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +11.042s 9. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +11.953s 10. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha +13.178s 11. Ian Lowry GBR Motorpoint Yamaha +13.935s 12. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +20.051s 13. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Racing Yamaha +20.290s 14. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +26.573s 15. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda +28.520s 16. Hudson Kennaugh RSA MAR Kawasaki +31.446s 17. Chris Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia +34.887s 18. David Johnson AUS Magic Bullet Two Wheel Suzuki +38.572s 19. Pauli Pekkanen FIN 777 RR Motorsport Suzuki +38.878s 20. Peter Ward GBR Astro-Chase SST Kawasaki +54.681s 21. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +1m 00.438s 22. Michael O’Brien GBR Motomob/O’Brien Hifi +1m 01.016s 23. Steve Heneghan IRL Quattro Plant Honda +1m 04.331s Did not finish: 24. David Anthony AUS MIST Suzuki Racing 13 laps completed 25. Christian Iddon GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda 8 laps completed 26. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki 3 laps completed 27. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda 1 lap completed Race Two Josh Brookes took the victory in the second British Superbike race of the day while his team-mate and race one winner Ryuichi Kiyonari was forced to miss out after his HM Plant Honda developed techincal problems on the warm-up lap. Michael Laverty got the lead as the race got underway followed by Michael Rutter and Brookes but before the end of the first lap, Brookes had moved past Rutter for second place. The Australian rider then made his move to take the lead on lap 2 where he stayed until lap 16 of race two when the red flag came out after Dan Linfoot had a big accident going up the Mountain. On lap 13, Laverty, who had looked good for second position, made a mistake at the chicane which saw him riding across the grass allowing Rutter to close-up while he fought to hold off the challenging Tommy Hill. Hill soon moved into third position before slotting into second as he passed Laverty on the following lap. Here are the results; 1. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda 22m 15.411s 2. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki +4.398s 3. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +5.675s 4. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +5.921s 5. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +10.465s 6. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda +10.731s 7. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +13.663s 8. Chris Walker GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +19.568s 9. Martin Jessopp GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +1 lap 10. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda +1 lap 11. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +1 lap 12. Ian Lowry GBR Motorpoint Yamaha +1 lap 13. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Racing Yamaha +1 lap 14. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +1 lap 15. Alex Lowes GBR Redline KTM +1 lap 16. Christian Iddon GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda +1 lap 17. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda +1 lap 18. Hudson Kennaugh RSA MAR Kawasaki +1 lap 19. Pauli Pekkanen FIN 777 RR Motorsport Suzuki +1 lap 20. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +1 lap 21. David Johnson AUS Magic Bullet Two Wheel Suzuki +1 lap 22. Peter Ward GBR Astro-Chase SST Kawasaki +1 lap 23. Michael O’Brien GBR Motomob/O’Brien Hifi +1 lap Did not finish: 24. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha 14 laps completed 25. Steve Heneghan IRL Quattro Plant Honda 7 laps completed 26. Chris Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia 6 laps completed 27. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda Did not start Read article
Ryuichi Kiyonari & Josh Brookes Take The Wins At Cadwell Park
Source: British Superbike News - Monday, 24th May 2010, 11:51 GMTJosh Brookes - HM Plant Honda 2010 It was a great weekend for the HM Plant Honda team for the latest round of the British Superbike championship with Ryuichi Kiyonari winning the opening race of the day and his team-mate Josh Brookes taking the victory in race two. Race One In race one, Ryuichi Kiyonari took his first win of the season despite nearly losing his Honda in the closing stages. Kiyonari led the field as the lights went out for the start of the race followed by pole sitter Tommy Hill, Michael Rutter and Stuart Easton. Easton lost his position on the second lap after losing the rear of his Swan Honda at Charlies and was followed two laps later by Tommy Hill who went down at Hall. The Worx Crescent Suzuki rider managed to ground an engine case on the Kerb racing through Hall Bends causing him to crash and the deployment of the safety car. As the race restarted on lap 8, Kiyonari pulled away from Rutter who was being put under pressure from Michael Laverty on the Relentless Suzuki who soon moved into that second position and began chasing down the race leader. Laverty worked his way past Kiyonari with just a couple of laps left to run but the position was soon taken back by the Honda rider, crossing the line to take the chequered flag. Laverty took second place ahead of Michael Rutter on the RidersMotorcylces.com Ducati and Tommy Bridewell for an impressive fourth place on the Quay Garage Honda. Here are the results; 1. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda 27m 35.356s 2. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +0.497s 3. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +1.877s 4. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda +2.528s 5. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda +5.168s 6. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +7.754s 7. Chris Walker GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +10.072s 8. Martin Jessopp GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +11.042s 9. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +11.953s 10. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha +13.178s 11. Ian Lowry GBR Motorpoint Yamaha +13.935s 12. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +20.051s 13. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Racing Yamaha +20.290s 14. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +26.573s 15. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda +28.520s 16. Hudson Kennaugh RSA MAR Kawasaki +31.446s 17. Chris Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia +34.887s 18. David Johnson AUS Magic Bullet Two Wheel Suzuki +38.572s 19. Pauli Pekkanen FIN 777 RR Motorsport Suzuki +38.878s 20. Peter Ward GBR Astro-Chase SST Kawasaki +54.681s 21. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +1m 00.438s 22. Michael O’Brien GBR Motomob/O’Brien Hifi +1m 01.016s 23. Steve Heneghan IRL Quattro Plant Honda +1m 04.331s Did not finish: 24. David Anthony AUS MIST Suzuki Racing 13 laps completed 25. Christian Iddon GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda 8 laps completed 26. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki 3 laps completed 27. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda 1 lap completed Race Two Josh Brookes took the victory in the second British Superbike race of the day while his team-mate and race one winner Ryuichi Kiyonari was forced to miss out after his HM Plant Honda developed techincal problems on the warm-up lap. Michael Laverty got the lead as the race got underway followed by Michael Rutter and Brookes but before the end of the first lap, Brookes had moved past Rutter for second place. The Australian rider then made his move to take the lead on lap 2 where he stayed until lap 16 of race two when the red flag came out after Dan Linfoot had a big accident going up the Mountain. On lap 13, Laverty, who had looked good for second position, made a mistake at the chicane which saw him riding across the grass allowing Rutter to close-up while he fought to hold off the challenging Tommy Hill. Hill soon moved into third position before slotting into second as he passed Laverty on the following lap. Here are the results; 1. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda 22m 15.411s 2. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki +4.398s 3. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +5.675s 4. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +5.921s 5. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +10.465s 6. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda +10.731s 7. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +13.663s 8. Chris Walker GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +19.568s 9. Martin Jessopp GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +1 lap 10. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda +1 lap 11. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +1 lap 12. Ian Lowry GBR Motorpoint Yamaha +1 lap 13. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Racing Yamaha +1 lap 14. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +1 lap 15. Alex Lowes GBR Redline KTM +1 lap 16. Christian Iddon GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda +1 lap 17. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda +1 lap 18. Hudson Kennaugh RSA MAR Kawasaki +1 lap 19. Pauli Pekkanen FIN 777 RR Motorsport Suzuki +1 lap 20. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +1 lap 21. David Johnson AUS Magic Bullet Two Wheel Suzuki +1 lap 22. Peter Ward GBR Astro-Chase SST Kawasaki +1 lap 23. Michael O’Brien GBR Motomob/O’Brien Hifi +1 lap Did not finish: 24. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha 14 laps completed 25. Steve Heneghan IRL Quattro Plant Honda 7 laps completed 26. Chris Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia 6 laps completed 27. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda Did not start Read article
Haydon’s inside line: Cadwell Park
Source: British Superbikes - BSB Blog - Mirror.co.uk - Tuesday, 18th May 2010, 8:07 GMTIt feels like a long break between rounds but it is great to be back after two weekends off and going to Cadwell Park so early in the year for the first of two visits. We have to start with championship leader Tommy Hill as he has been so good, so consistent and he is really on a roll at the moment on the Worx Crescent Suzuki. He took his maiden BSB win here so he has a good history and if he can carry his momentum this weekend then he will definitely be the rider to beat. His team-mate Yukio Kagayama also has history there; he came back from that massive crash to be on the podium the year after to put any demons to rest. I think we might see more of him here this weekend as he recovers from that big off at Oulton Park. At Swan Honda Stuart Easton is looking like the biggest threat to Hill; he took the fight to him at Oulton Park so I would expect to see him do the same again here. There were some rumours that James Ellison would be back for this round as he continues to recover from his broken femur sustained at Thruxton so we will have to watch that space. In the HM Plant Honda camp this is their home round and the pressure to perform must be on for them a little bit. Ryuichi Kiyonari has been brilliant in the past but he doesn't seem quite there at the moment for me. I think so far he has been a bit hit and miss but I think if he shows even just part of that form we know he is capable of then he will definitely be in with a shout. Josh Brookes hasn't raced at Cadwell Park before but he went well when they tested there earlier in the year so I think we should see him up there at the front for sure. The Relentless Suzuki team need to get the next mention as they took that spectacular win at Oulton Park with Michael Laverty. I think once a rider takes that first win it tends to open the flood gates as they know it is possible so I expect to see him put on a bit of a challenge as his confidence is so high. His team-mate Alastair Seeley should also be a contender, he must be feeling fired up after seeing Michael win, especially after a podium earlier in the year so he could spring a surprise. The Motorpoint Yamaha team need to get back up there this weekend as in the first few rounds they haven't been able to transfer their pace from practice over to the race. Ian Lowry should start coming on stronger now he has had a round to settle in with the team whilst Dan Linfoot just needs to relax a little and find that pace he showed at Brands Hatch. Ducati have a history for going well at Cadwell Park and we saw how good the Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducatis were at Thruxton and Oulton Park so those boys could mix it up. Michael Rutter and Martin Jessopp have been a bit quiet but they have both shown real confidence and that podium for Michael at Oulton Park was just such a good result for the team. Then to Kawasaki and at the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team; Gary Mason has gone well there in the past and so has Chris Walker who is back in again for Simon Andrews. They seem to just be lacking somewhere at the minute though, it seems when they have done race distance that maybe they suffer with grip or something so maybe they need to find that bit extra in their set-up. John Laverty on the Buildbase Kawasaki deserves a mention for his impressive performance at Oulton Park, he rode the wheels off that bike and that is the best we have seen from that team in a long while so I wouldn't discount him from another good result. Cadwell Park is a unique track and I loved it there as you always get such a passionate crowd and fans head there in their thousands. I can't wait to be a part of it this weekend, get there if you can and if you can't make it then watch the action live on British Eurosport 2. Read article
