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Countdown to opening of British Superbike Championship after final test at Guadix
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » BSB - Friday, 12th March 2010, 11:49 GMTThe final day of testing took place at Guadix in Spain yesterday, and the countdown is now definitely on to the first round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch, which takes place over the upcoming Easter weekend. The pre-season testing ended with some fantastic lap times, with the remaining teams upping the pace to beat the record time set by HM Plant Honda’s Josh Brookes, with the fastest lap time of 1m 13:6s on the second day. After initial problems with snow on the track, the conditions were much improved by the afternoon and the Swan Honda team saw James Ellison and Stuart Easton targeting longer runs and were consistently hitting the min to low 1m 13s lap times. Easton said: “It has been a successful test for us and I am really pleased with the work we have done both here at Guadix and from last week at Cartagena. We have refined the settings and we are now in a really good position before we start testing again later in the month. We have improved the bike so much from when we were here last year and my lap times were consistently coming. I did a good run of laps in the low 1m: 13s so we have seen a big improvement. We have another test coming up at Cadwell Park and after doing some longer stints today I think we should be ready for a strong start at the first round at Brands Hatch.” “We have really made some good progress out here in Spain and today we have managed to test so many different settings; we definitely are leaving here feeling happy. The Swan Honda seems to really fit me and I am feeling comfortable on track. We have been able to get some consistent laps together and the times have just been coming. It has been great working with the team again and they have done a fantastic job, we are now looking forward to getting back out on track again in the next few weeks.”Ellison added. After some initial problems on the final day, the Worx Cresent Suzuki team worked through some electronical changes and saw Tommy Hill and Yukio Kagayama formation flying and pushing through for some of their best laps on the day towards the end of the test. Simon Andrews upped his pace to dramatically improve his lap time after his second full day on the circuit and Gary Mason spent the day getting to grips with the Kawasaki. The MSS Colchester Kawasaki team are now busy preparing for the next testing round at Brands Hatch next Wednesday. Read article
BSB: Josh Brookes sets the pace at Guadix for HM Plant Honda
Source: bikeracenews.com - Friday, 12th March 2010, 8:53 GMTHM Plant Honda’s Josh Brookes set the fastest time on today’s last day of testing at Guadix, waiting until late in the afternoon to edge out championship rival Tommy Hill This was the last day on track for the HM Plant Honda team before they return to the UK and Brookes set the pace this afternoon [...] Read article
Josh Brookes quickest at Guadix
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » BSB - Thursday, 11th March 2010, 15:17 GMTJosh Brookes is top of the unofficial timesheets, ahead of Tommy Hill, on the second day of the Guadix British Superbike pre-season tests. The Australian, who won points at last week’s Phillip Island Word Superbike event, finished around three tenths faster than Hill with a time of 13.6 seconds as he practised on the Spanish circuit. There were some problems on the opening days of the test, with snow interfering with the riders being able to start the test. Brookes put the time to good use however and spent it working on Honda’s new Motec ECU control system and Ohlins suspension. Brookes said: “We did lose out yesterday unfortunately due to the weather but we have made some really steady progress today and I am now definitely feeling more confident about the first round at Brands Hatch.” “We still have a few areas that we can work on when we are back testing in the UK, like the suspension and fuelling but we are leaving here happy with the work we have done.” Hill was in second position followed by Swan’s James Ellison, who was also last season’s runner-up and who has spent time getting reacquainted with the machinery of Honda and managed to beat former champion Ryuichi Kiyonari as well as team mate Stuart Easton. In sixth position was Suzuki’s Yukio Kagayama who was narrowly behind Stuart Easton, while bringing up the rear were Simon Andrews in seventh and Gary Mason in eighth. There is still one more day left of testing of the Guadix testing in Spain, however, HM Plant will reportedly not be participating in the test. Read article
Tommy Hill and the Cartagena test
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | British Superbikes - Tuesday, 9th March 2010, 14:01 GMTTommy Hill was satisfied with his and the Worx Suzuki team’s progress at Cartagena, the first time they’ve been up against BSB rivals in pre-season testing. He finished the test with the same 1:33.5 time as his team-mate Yukio Kagayama,... Read article
Tommy Hill and the Cartagena test
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | British Superbikes - Tuesday, 9th March 2010, 14:01 GMTTommy Hill was satisfied with his and the Worx Suzuki team’s progress at Cartagena, the first time they’ve been up against BSB rivals in pre-season testing. He finished the test with the same 1:33.5 time as his team-mate Yukio Kagayama,... Read article
Worx Crescent Suzuki tops Cartagena BSB test
Source: Motourage - Monday, 8th March 2010, 15:01 GMTWorx Crescent Suzuki’s Yukio Kagayama stole the honor of recording the fastest lap-time from the Cartagena 2010 BSB test today in Spain after he slashed nearly a second off the previous best times and lapping at a scintillating 1:33.51. With team-mate Tommy Hill only 200ths-of-a-second behind, the pair easily bettered the official lap record and finished [...] Read article
Kagayama tops times in Cartegena
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » BSB - Monday, 8th March 2010, 10:54 GMTYukio Kagayama left Cartegena at the top of the time sheets as Worx Crescent Suzuki dominated the first BSB test of 2010. The Japanese rider, with the Suzuki team as part of a swap deal with the Alstare Suzuki WSB team for Sylvain Guintoli, posted an unofficial time of 1:33.51, just two one hundredths of a second ahead of teammate Tommy Hill and well ahead of the chasing pack. Both Kagayama and Hill were a full second ahead of the unofficial time set by the next fastest rider, 1:34.5 set Swan Honda’s James Ellison and by Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha rider Dan Linfoot. And unsurprisingly, team manager Jack Valentine was delighted with the showing. “We’re very, very pleased with today’s outcome,” he said. “We had only planned for three days’ testing here but considering the high workload and the teething issues we’ve experienced we felt the extra day would help prepare the team better for the next test at Guadix, starting Tuesday. “Yukio’s had his work cut out these last few days, but today he was able to put in 42 laps - nearly equal to what he did over the entire three previous days. This brought him up to Tommy’s pace and it was a real pleasure to see the pair of them all-but sharing the best lap time. But just as importantly those lap times weren’t one-offs for either of them, they were able to lap consistently at this very fast pace. “So we’re really happy with the progress made. We’ve come here with a team that’s much bigger than we had last year and we’ve come with new kit in the form of the Öhlins suspension and Motec engine management. The bikes, the riders and the team are really starting to gel - we’ve achieved everything we set out to do.” Read article
Worx Crescent BSB Riders End Spanish Test On Top
Source: The Latest Motorcycle News - Sunday, 7th March 2010, 22:35 GMTWorx Crescent Suzuki riders Tommy Hill and Yukio Kagayama concluded their three-day British Superbike Championship pre-season test at Cartegena in Spain today having made important progress - and taking the unofficial lap record in the process. Read article
BSB: Worx Crescent riders complete Cartagena test on top
Source: bikeracenews.com - Sunday, 7th March 2010, 21:00 GMTHill and Kagayama make important progress in Spanish BSB test Worx Crescent Suzuki riders Tommy Hill and Yukio Kagayama concluded their three-day British Superbike Championship pre-season test at Cartegena in Spain today having made important progress – and taking the unofficial lap record in the process. While Hill unofficially broken the lap record and set the fastest [...] Read article
BSB: Kagayama leads the pack to Guadix
Source: British Superbikes 2009 - BSB Blog - Mirror.co.uk - Sunday, 7th March 2010, 20:32 GMTWorx Crescent Suzuki have ended the Cartagena test in Spain fastest as Yukio Kagayama upped the pace on the final day slashing over a second off the previous best time today, lapping at a scintillating 1m:33.51s. The second Worx Crescent Suzuki of team-mate Tommy Hill was clocked only two-hundredths of a second behind, with the pair formation flying towards the end of the final day. Team manager Jack Valentine said: "We're very, very pleased with today's outcome. We had only planned for three days' testing here but considering the high workload and the teething issues we've experienced we felt the extra day would help prepare the team better for the next test at Guadix, starting Tuesday. "Yukio's had his work cut out these last few days, but today he was able to put in 42 laps - nearly equal to what he did over the entire three previous days. This brought him up to Tommy's pace and it was a real pleasure to see the pair of them all-but sharing the best lap time. But just as importantly those lap times weren't one-offs for either of them, they were able to lap consistently at this very fast pace. "So we're really happy with the progress made. We've come here with a team that's much bigger than we had last year and we've come with new kit in the form of the Öhlins suspension and Motec engine management. The bikes, the riders and the team are really starting to gel - we've achieved everything we set out to do." Unofficial overall top ten test times from Cartagena: 1. Yukio Kagayama (Worx Crescent Suzuki) 1m:33.51s 2. Tommy Hill (Worx Crescent Suzuki) 1m:33.53s 3. Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki) 1m:34.3s 4. Dan Linfoot (Motorpoint Yamaha) 1m:34.4s 5. James Ellison (Swan Honda) 1m:34.5s 6. Stuart Easton (Swan Honda) 1m:34.8s 7. Neil Hodgson (Motorpoint Yamaha) 1m:34.9s 8. Alastair Seeley (Relentless Suzuki) 1m:34.9s 9. Josh Brookes (HM Plant Honda) 1m:35.0s 10. Ryuichi Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda) 1m:35.2s Source: Participating teams unofficial times Brands Hatch hosts the opening round of the 2010 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship on Easter weekend (2/3/4/5 April). You can purchase your tickets now by calling 0870 950 9000 or visit www.brandshatch.co.uk Read article
