British Superbike News

Tom Sykes on the Rizla Suzuki took a double victory yesterday at the Oulton Park round of the British Superbike Championship.

Race 1

Tom Sykes won his first race of the season in the first race yesterday after being moved back to second place by the end of lap one by James Ellison on the Hydrex Bike Animal Honda, who remained in the lead for a third of the race until passed by Cal Crutchlow on the HM Plant Honda.

Crutchlow, took the lead on lap eight but crashed out on the eleventh lap, he managed to rejoin the race but could only finish in seventh place.

As Crutchlow made his error, Sykes grabbed his opportunity and took his place back at the front of the pack to claim his first win of the season.

Shane Byrne got a terrible start off the line on the Airwaves Ducati, but soon battled his way through the riders, however, not without incident.  Byrne had a coming together with Karl Harris on the Rob Mac Racing machine, which ended Harris’s race.

As Harris ran wide, Byrne tried to pass on the inside as Harris closed the gap and smacked into the side of the Ducati, which saw him sliding off the track.  The incident is now under investigation.

Here are the results;

Pos - Rider - Bike - Team - Time

1 - Tom Sykes - Suzuki - Rizla Suzuki - 29:12.2
2 - James Ellison - Honda - Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 29:16.9
3 - Shane Byrne - Ducati - Airwaves Ducati - 29:17.3
4 - Leon Haslam - Honda - HM Plant Honda - 29:26.5
5 - Simon Andrews - Yamaha - Jentin Racing / Lloyds British - 29:37.7
6 - Cal Crutchlow - Honda - HM Plant Honda - 29:43.6
7 - Michael Rutter - Ducati - North West 200 Ducati - 29:48.5
8 - Billy McConnell - Kawasaki - MSS Discovery Kawasaki - 29:50.8
9 - Michael Laverty - Suzuki - Relentless Suzuki by TAS - 30:00.2
10 - John Laverty - Ducati - Buildbase NW200 Ducati - 30:00.8
11 - Scott Smart - Kawasaki - Hawk Racing - 30:00.9
12 - James Haydon - Kawasaki - MSS Discovery Kawasaki - 30:01.2
13 - Atsushi Watanabe - Suzuki - Rizla Suzuki - 30:08.6
14 - Dean Ellison - Yamaha - Co-ordit Racing - 30:15.9
15 - Tom Grant - Honda - SMT Honda - 30:17.3
16 - Martin Jessopp - Honda - Riders Racing - 30:29.3
17 - Tom Tunstall - Honda - Hardinge - Ice Valley Motorsport - 30:30.9
18 - Dan Stewart - Honda - Wilcock Consulting - 30:32.2
19 - Aaron Zanotti - Honda - Red Viper Racing - 29:31.4
20 - Michael Howarth - Honda - Tena for Men Honda - 30:13.3

Not Classified

DNF - Guy Martin - Honda - Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 28:55.2
DNF - Howie Mainwaring - Suzuki - Lenzkes Clamping Tools GB Ltd - 29:04.1
DNF - David Johnson - Honda - Team MAXXIS - 20:10.6
DNF - Chris Burns - MV Agusta - STP Superbike - 19:04.6
DNF - Shannon Etheridge - Kawasaki - MAR Adept - 17:01.1
DNF - Karl Harris - Yamaha - Team Yamaha - 14:41.9
DNF - Francis Williamson - Ducati - Moto Rapido Racing - 10:44.5
DNF - Tristan Palmer - Honda - Tena for Men Honda - 06:41.3
DNF - Gary Mason - Honda - Quay Garage - 07:25.9
DNF - Kenny Gilbertson - Kawasaki - Astro Racing Kawasaki - 03:45.9
DNF - Leon Morris - Ducati - Brookspeed - 02:17.5

Race 2

Tom Sykes sealed his win at round seven of the Championship at Oulton Park by winning the second race as well as the first for the Rizla Suzuki team.

Leon Haslam on the HM Plant Honda took the lead from the off, but Sykes snatched it back on the second lap and held it until the end.

Cal Crutchlow frantically tried to pass Sykes but just couldn’t get close enough and had to be content with a second place ahead of Byrne.

Haslam finished in fourth position followed by James Ellison, Simon Andrews and Michael Laverty.

Here are the results;

Pos - Rider - Bike - Team - Time

1 - Tom Sykes - Suzuki - Rizla Suzuki - 29:04.554
2 - Cal Crutchlow - Honda - HM Plant Honda - 29:04.651
3 - Shane Byrne - Ducati - Airwaves Ducati - 29:05.173
4 - Leon Haslam - Honda - HM Plant Honda - 29:05.819
5 - James Ellison - Honda - Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 29:16.203
6 - Simon Andrews - Yamaha - Jentin Racing / Lloyds British - 29:29.809
7 - Michael Laverty - Suzuki - Relentless Suzuki by TAS - 29:31.052
8 - Scott Smart - Kawasaki - Hawk Racing - 29:31.503
9 - Karl Harris - Yamaha - Team Yamaha - 29:35.743
10 - Billy McConnell - Kawasaki - MSS Discovery Kawasaki - 29:35.775
11 - Michael Rutter - Ducati - North West 200 Ducati - 29:37.248
12 - Tristan Palmer - Honda - Tena for Men Honda - 29:39.741
13 - John Laverty - Ducati - Buildbase NW200 Ducati - 29:39.912
14 - Gary Mason - Honda - Quay Garage - 29:40.057
15 - James Haydon - Kawasaki - MSS Discovery Kawasaki - 29:48.548
16 - Dean Ellison - Yamaha - Co-ordit Racing - 29:48.654
17 - Atsushi Watanabe - Suzuki - Rizla Suzuki - 30:02.121
18 - Guy Martin - Honda - Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 30:03.106
19 - Tom Grant - Honda - SMT Honda - 30:05.530
20 - Martin Jessopp - Honda - Riders Racing - 30:14.907
21 - Dan Stewart - Honda - Wilcock Consulting - 30:17.661
22 - Shannon Etheridge - Kawasaki - MAR Adept - 30:23.189
23 - Tom Tunstall - Honda - Hardinge - Ice Valley Motorsport - 30:23.572
24 - Aaron Zanotti - Honda - Red Viper Racing - 30:43.339
25 - Francis Williamson - Ducati - Moto Rapido Racing - 30:43.653
26 - Michael Howarth - Honda - Tena for Men Honda - 29:43.865

Not Classified

DNF - Leon Morris - Ducati - Brookspeed - 19:15.706
DNF - David Johnson - Honda - Team MAXXIS - 10:15.058
DNF - Chris Burns - MV Agusta - STP Superbike - 10:29.251