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Hill and Brookes Win At Cadwell Leaves Title On A Knife Edge
Source: The Latest Motorcycle News - Wednesday, 1st September 2010, 12:42 GMTTommy Hill and Josh Brookes took the victories in the ninth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park, while Ryuichi Kiyonari packed the points, to leave the title fight on a knife-edge. Read article
Two fifth places for Michael Rutter at Cadwell Park
Source: British Superbike News - Wednesday, 1st September 2010, 12:13 GMTMichael Rutter While Honda’s HM Plant rider Josh Brookes treated the spectators to a spectacular riding display at the Cadwell track over the weekend other riders were struggling to find a good set up, among them RidersMotorcycles.com Ducati rider Michael Rutter who has been in incredible form up to this point in the season. The Ducati team had their work cut out getting Rutter’s bike to work around the Cadwell circuit, but the rider did manage two impressive, under the circumstances, fifth place finishes. Having already secured a place in the final showdown Rutter will be relishing the final three rounds at Croft, Oulton Park and Silverstone. He starts the showdown on 510 points, just fifteen behind leaders Ryuichi Kiyonari and Tommy Hill and will fancy his chances as much as the next man for the Championship title. With much talk about the inclement late season weather that may play its part in the final showdown, Rutter may even have the upper hand on his rivals, with the Ducati perfectly suited to the three remaining tracks and the rider himself loving to race at each of them. RidersMotorcycles.com Team Owner Phil Jessopp said after the races on Monday; “Michael and the team did a great job this weekend under difficult circumstances. We’ve achieved exactly what we wanted from the nine-round regular season – to qualify for the Showdown. Michael is riding really well and the bike is flying. We know that Michael goes well at all the final three circuits and the Ducati works well at each of them so we have to be confident of our chances in the fight for the 2010 BSB title.” Looking forward to the final showdown, Rutter said; “This isn’t my favourite place and it’s been a tough weekend for everyone in the team to get the bike working well around here but the ridersmotorcycle.com ducati crew has worked well and I’m pretty pleased with the results. To be honest, with the new points system there was no point in risking everything just to pass the person in front of me. I’m qualified for the final as one of the six ‘Title Fighters’ and we’ve got as good a chance of winning the title as any of the other riders. The final three rounds at Croft, Silverstone and Oulton Park are all perfectly suited to the Ducati and are tracks I love to race on so I’m really looking forward to the challenge.” Read article
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
Tommy Hill and Ryuichi Kiyonari tied for BSB lead heading into Showdown Phase
Source: Motourage - Monday, 30th August 2010, 21:37 GMTWith a win and a second place at Cadwell Park, Worx Crescent Suzuki’s Tommy Hill finished the first nine-round stage of the British Superbikes Championship tied with Ryuichi Kiyonari for the points lead. Hill’s team-mate Yukio Kagayama took two seventh places finishes to lift his standing in the Championship to 12th. In an exciting day’s racing, [...] Read article
Cadwell Park BSB: Tommy Hill takes race one win
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | British Superbikes - Monday, 30th August 2010, 15:05 GMTWorx Suzuki rider Tommy Hill took victory in the first superbike race at Cadwell Park ahead of Australian Josh Brookes. Brookes and Hill pulled away from the rest of the pack at the start of the race, with Brookes setting... Read article
BSB Cadwell: Hill takes pole at Cadwell Park BSB
Source: bikeracenews.com - Sunday, 29th August 2010, 21:49 GMTTommy Hill qualified his Worx Crecent Suzuki in pole position today at round nine of the British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire. His team-mate Yukio Kagayama made row three (P9) after the team had to completely rebuild his bike after a crash in final practice. Hill, currently second in the BSB championship, has enjoyed a [...] Read article
Hill grabs pole for Bank Holiday Monday Cadwell
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | British Superbikes - Sunday, 29th August 2010, 19:46 GMTTommy Hill secured pole position for tomorrow’s Bank Holiday Monday ninth round of the British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park after heading off fierce challenges from his title rivals Josh Brookes and Ryuichi Kiyonari. The Worx Suzuki rider is currently... Read article
Hill on top at Cadwell
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » BSB - Sunday, 29th August 2010, 19:00 GMTTommy Hill scored another pole position at Cadwell Park this afternoon, ahead of tomorrow’s double header, as he strives to strengthen his championship charge. As the early stages of the Swan Combi Roll for Pole session took place, a fierce battle unravalled, as championship contenders Hill and Josh Brookes duelled for the top spot. Hill eventually won pole after nudging Brookes aside from provisional pole position, however chief rival Brookes will line up right alongside, as the pair do battle in the first of tomorrow’s two races. Completing the front row of the grid, Brookes HM Plant Honda teammate Ryuichi Kiyonari will start third, as the trio wait to see who will triumph on the narrow track. Behind, Michael Rutter set the fourth fastest time, with Simon Andrews and Michael Laverty ready to line up alongside. James Ellison set the seventh fastest time, and the quickest time of the two Swan Honda machines, while Alastair Seeley will line up eighth, Tommy Bridewell ninth and Yukio Kagayama tenth. Stuart Easton narrowly missed out on a top ten starting spot, qualifying thirteenth. In the Evo Class, the Aprilias of Hudson Kennaugh and Chris Burns have been excluded for this event as a result of technical eligibility issues. Commenting on his pole position, Hill told the official BSB website: “”It is important to be on the front row here and that sets us up well for tomorrow and fighting for the podiums and those credits. The last time I had a race win was at Thruxton which we need to change, but I have been happy this weekend, especially as we have now found a good wet setting this morning. We need the podiums before the Showdown; I messed it up here last time but tomorrow I want to get it right.” Qualifying Positions, BSB, Cadwell Park: Tommy Hill (Worx Crescent Suzuki) 1m:27.578s Josh Brookes (HM Plant Honda) +0.352s Ryuichi Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda) +0.493s Michael Rutter (Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati) +0.660s Simon Andrews (MSS Colchester Kawasaki) +0.766s Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki by TAS) +0.767s James Ellison (Swan Honda) +1.079s Alastair Seeley (Relentless Suzuki by TAS) +1.550s Tommy Bridewell (Quay Garage Honda) +1.701s Yukio Kagayama (Worx Crescent Suzuki) +2.404s Read article
Hill storms to pole in the Park
Source: British Superbikes - BSB Blog - Mirror.co.uk - Sunday, 29th August 2010, 15:42 GMTTommy Hill edged out Josh Brookes to steal the pole position at Cadwell Park this afternoon in a frantic Swan Combi Roll for Pole race one grid decider ahead of tomorrow's Bank Holiday races. Hill said: "It is important to be on the front row here and that sets us up well for tomorrow and fighting for the podiums and those credits. "The last time I had a race win was at Thruxton which we need to change, but I have been happy this weekend, especially as we have now found a good wet setting this morning. We need the podiums before the Showdown; I messed it up here last time but tomorrow I want to get it right." In Q1 Michael Laverty set the fastest lap for Relentless Suzuki in the final five minutes following a duel early on between Tommy Hill and Josh Brookes who were switching places at the top of the times. Hill retaliated in Q2 by setting a lap time of 1m:27.943s to remain at the top of the times as Michael Rutter came within 0.344s of the Worx Crescent Suzuki rider with Ryuichi Kiyonari and Brookes third and fourth ahead of the final top ten shootout for the race one pole position. In Q3 Brookes had been at the top of the times but it was Hill that secured his fourth pole position of the season in the closing stages with Brookes and Kiyonari completing the front row for tomorrow's opening race. Michael Rutter and Simon Andrews will start alongside Michael Laverty on the second row after the final qualifying session. Hudson Kennaugh and Chris Burns' Spitlath Aprilias have been excluded from the Evo class for this event due to technical eligibility issues. MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Swan Combi Roll for Pole result: 1. Tommy Hill (Worx Crescent Suzuki) 1m:27.578s 2. Josh Brookes (HM Plant Honda) +0.352s 3. Ryuichi Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda) +0.493s 4. Michael Rutter (Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati) +0.660s 5. Simon Andrews (MSS Colchester Kawasaki) +0.766s The next round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship is the Showdown decider at Cadwell Park this Bank Holiday weekend (28/29/30 August). For more information visit www.cadwellpark.co.uk or call 0870 950 9000. Read article
