Andrew Pitt - Supersport 2008

Andrew Pitt, the double World Supersport champion, has signed a deal to race for the Motorpoint Yamaha team from the Mallory Park round of the season.

Pitt will be replacing Ian Lowry, who was drafted in to ride in place of the injured, now retired Neil Hodgson.  The Australian rider has previously raced on an R1 after riding in the WSB series in 2006 where he finished in fifth place and has also competed in the MotoGP series.

Josh 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

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

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

Stuart Easton - Oulton Park 2010

This weekend saw the British Superbike championship riders head to Oulton Park for a wet bank-holiday Monday outing with Stuart Easton and Michael Laverty taking victory in the two races.

Race 1

In Race 1, Stuart Easton, on the only Swan Honda of the weekend, managed to hold back a challenging Tommy Hill to take the chequered flag by just 0.058 seconds.

It was the first win of the season for Easton after a fantastically quick get away off the line, his team-mate James Ellison, was unable to race this weekend due to the injuries he suffered at the last round of the championship.

Hill on the Worx Crescent Suzuki had qualified in pole position and stuck to the tail of the Swan Honda for the entire race while his team-mate Yukio Kagayama, crashed out at Island bend on the opening lap.

Michael Rutter on the Ridermotorcycles.com Ducati was running in an impressive fourth place and attempting to pass the HM Plant Honda of Josh Brookes but ran wide and within a few laps was forced to retire from the race.

On lap 2, Ian Lowry on the Motorpoint Yamaha, crashed out at the Shell Oils corner ending his race followed moments later by Christian Idden on the Sorrymate.com Honda at Brittens.

The second HM Plant Honda rider Ryuichi Kiyonari had been running in fifth place until Alstair Seeley on the Relentless Suzuki began to pile on the pressure behind him, eventually making a move up the inside at Shell Oils corner on lap 9, forcing the Honda rider wide and moving him down to seventh.  Kiyonai later retired from the race.

John Laverty on the Buildbase Kawasaki and his brother Michael on the Relentless Suzuki, appeared to be racing each other on the track with Michael running wide on lap 16 of the race leaving enough space for John to get through and move in to fifth place.

Easton crossed the line for the win followed by Hill in second and an impressive John Laverty in third after a fantastic final lap.

Alastair Seeley finished in fourth place ahead of Michael Laverty in fifth, Josh Brookes in sixth, Gary Mason on the MSS Colchester Kawasaki in seventh, Chris Walker on the second MSS Kawasaki in eighth, Dan Linfoot on the Motorpoint Yamaha in ninth and Tommy Bridewell on the Quay Garage Honda in tenth.

Here are the results;

1. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda 28mins 55.815s 18 laps
2. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki +00.058s
3. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +10.399s
4. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +10.843s
5. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +10.849s
6. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda +11.073s
7. Gary Mason GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +23.428s
8. Chris Walker GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +27.478s
9. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha +35.997s
10. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda +36.709s
11. Martin Jessopp GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +37.359s
12. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Racing Yamaha +43.608s
13. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +47.997s
14. Hudson Kennaugh RSA MAR Kawasaki +48.550s E
15. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +59.109s E
16. David Anthony AUS MIST Suzuki Racing +59.203s E
17. Gary Johnson GBR AIM Suzuki +1m 04.680s E
18. David Johnson GBR TwoWheelTuning.com Suzuki +1m 12.038s E
19. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +1m 22.557s E
20. Pauli Pekkanen FIN 777 RR Motorsport Suzuki +1 lap E
21. Peter Ward GBR Astro-Chase SST Racing Kawasaki +1 lap E
22. Michael Howarth GBR Magic Bullet Two Wheel Suzuki +1 lap E
23. Michael O’Brien GBR Motomob/O’Brien Hifi +1 lap E

DNF. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda 12 laps completed
DNF. Craig Fitzpatrick GBR Close Print Finance Honda 6 laps completed E
DNF. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati 5 laps completed
DNF. Christian Iddon GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda 3 laps completed
DNF. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda 3 laps completed
DNF. Alex Lowes GBR Redline KTM 3 laps completed E
DNF. Ian Lowry GBR Motorpoint Yamaha 1 lap completed
DNF. Yukio Kagayama JPN Worx Crescent Suzuki 0 laps completed

Fastest laps:

Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda 1m 35.859s
David Anthony AUS MIST Suzuki Racing 1m 37.841s E

Race 2

Michael Laverty appeared to be the happiest man on the planet yesterday after sealing his first win in the second race of the day for the Relentless Suzuki team.

With very changeable weather conditions for the third round of the championship, Laverty rode a faultless race to secure his number one spot on the podium.

It was the HM Plant Honda rider Ryuichi Kiyonari who got to the front as the race got underway ahead of Tommy Hill and Michael Laverty.  However, Laverty was already on a mission and had moved past the championship leader to move up to second place as they headed to the Shell Oils corner.

Michael Rutter on the Ridersmotorcyles.com Ducati had moved into fourth place by the second lap before passing Kiyonari.  Rutter and Kiyonari swapped the position once again before Rutter made the move stick and Laverty slipped back to fourth place.

Michael Laverty crossed the line to take the victory on his maiden win ahead of an impressive Michael Rutter and third placed man, championship leader Tommy Hill.

In fourth place was Ryuichi Kiyonari followed by John Laverty, Alastair Seeley, Tommy Bridewell, Josh Brookes, Hudson Kennaugh and Adam Jenkinson.

Stuart Easton failed to finish in the second race after struggling for grip.  He was seen returning to the pits with a possible rear tyre problem but it later turned out to be a problem with the electronics and he later retired.

Chris Burns was forced to miss both races this weekend after his wrist injury failed to heal in time following the surgery only 12 days ago.  The Splitlath Motorsport Aprilia rider, found the practice and qualifying stints to painful to endure and was forced to withdraw on the morning of the race.

Here are the results;

1. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki 27mins 26.150secs 15 laps
2. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +06.000s
3. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki +11.333s
4. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda +16.029s
5. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +23.590s
6. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki +27.258s
7. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda +30.287s
8. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda +30.823s
9. Hudson Kennaugh RSA MAR Kawasaki +32.463s E
10. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +54.950s
11. Chris Walker GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +56.620s
12. Martin Jessopp GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +59.748s
13. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +59.957s E
14. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha +1m 10.760s
15. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +1m 11.833s E
16. David Anthony AUS MIST Suzuki Racing +1m 14.396s E
17. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Racing Yamaha +1m 35.805s
18. Gary Johnson GBR AIM Suzuki +1m 44.656s E
19. Pauli Pekkanen FIN 777 RR Motorsport Suzuki +1m 54.437s E
20. Alex Lowes GBR Redline KTM +1 lap E
21. David Johnson GBR TwoWheelTuning.com Suzuki +1 lap E
22. Craig Fitzpatrick GBR Close Print Finance Honda +1 lap E
23. Michael Howarth GBR Magic Bullet Two Wheel Suzuki +1 lap E
24. Peter Ward GBR Astro-Chase SST Racing Kawasaki +1 lap E

Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki 1m 48.173s
Hudson Kennaugh RSA MAR Kawasaki 1m 49.813s E

Simon Andrews 2009

The British Superbike rider Simon Andrews, claimed third place in the Kings Of Wanneroo Race in Australia on Sunday with Jonathan Rea taking the 2009 title and World Supersport rider Andrew Pitt in second.

Rea won all three races at the Barbagallo Raceway in Perth to be declared the overall winner of the event amassing a total of 75 points.

The 2008 winner Ian Lowry finished in fifth place followed by Jeremy McWilliams in sixth and Alistair Seeley coming in eighth.

Race 1

The World Superbike rider Jonathan Rea dominated the first 15 lap race, taking the chequered flag by just over a second ahead of Ian Lowry and Shannon Johnson.

As Rea took the lead at the start of the race, Jeremy McWilliams slipped back to eighth place after missing a gear and Australian Shannon Johnson moved back from pole position to fifth.

Whilst  Rea set a fast second lap he was put under pressure from Lowry who had Johnson on his tail after clawing his way back up the field.

Johnson was out of contention on lap 7 after a coming together with Conor Cummins as Ian Lougher also retired his machine.

Simon Andrews ended the first race in sixth place after an exciting battle with Daniel Stauffer and Jeremy McWilliams, securing his position by the halfway mark.

Pos Bike Sponsor                        Rider                    BikeType             Cap   CL Laps     Race.Time Fastest...Lap

1    65  Rick Gill Honda                Jonathan Rea (NIR)       Honda CBR1000            15    14:12.0700   2 0:56.1800*
2     I  WesTrac                        Ian Lowry (NIR)          Suzuki 1000                     15    14:13.0750   2 0:56.3080
3    42  KTM                            Shannon Johnson (AUS)    KTM RC8                         15    14:15.2740   3 0:56.1830
4    AS  Warp Speed                     Alastair Seeley (NIR)    Suzuki 1000                     15    14:19.4980   4 0:56.6070
5     P  Rick Gill Honda                Andrew Pitt (AUS)        Honda CBR1000                   15    14:21.5510   2 0:56.6180
6     A  Flag Motor Lodge               Simon Andrews (ENG)      Kawasaki 1000                   15    14:26.6110   3 0:57.0370
7    26  Allect Racing                  Daniel Stauffer (AUS)    Yamaha 1000                     15    14:28.1320   2 0:57.0420
8     J  KTM                            Jeremy McWilliams (NIR)  KTM RC8                         15    14:28.6260   6 0:57.2000
9    20  Chapter One Brasserie          Cameron Keevers (WA)     Honda 1000                      15    14:38.6050   3 0:57.3350
10   35  Fraser Motorcycles             Ben Stronach (WA)        Ducati 1098S                    15    14:42.1250  12 0:57.7440
11   18  Allect Racing                  Ben Henry (WA)           Yamaha 1000                     15    14:42.9090  12 0:57.8890
12    G  Vmoto                          Guy Martin (ENG)         Honda 1000                      15    14:44.3510   3 0:58.0020
13    R  Inox                           Ryan Farquhar (NIR)      Yamaha 1000                     15    14:45.3300  12 0:58.3420
14   94  CCS                            Ray Anset (WA)           Suzuki 1000                     14    14:25.4500  11 1:00.6280
15   45  Morris Lubricants              Shane Martin (WA)        Honda 1000                      14    14:25.9620   2 1:00.6620
16  120  ICP Ceilings                   Jack Tabain (WA)         Ducati 1098R                    14    14:33.8990   3 1:01.2080
17   41  Diesel Motors Racing           Sebastian Montagu (WA)   Yamaha 1000                     14    14:41.9530   4 0:59.6110
18   81  Top End Audio                  Wally Mulik (WA)         Yamaha 1000                     14    14:44.3690   8 1:01.9730
DNF   C  Drilling & Grouting Services   Conor Cummins (IOM)      Yamaha 1000                     14    14:10.9060   2 0:57.9000
DNF  96  NRW                            Kevin Boulton (WA)       Honda 1000                       9     8:53.5310   5 0:58.3250
DNF   K  Wellard                        Keith Amor (SCT)         Yamaha 1000                      9     8:53.5310   2 0:57.6450
DNF   S  KTM                            Michael Swann (NIR)      KTM RC8                          8     9:38.3080   3 0:59.4550
DNF  77  Barclay Engineering            Adam Senior (WA)         Suzuki 1000                      7     7:52.8220   3 0:58.4140
DNF   L  Five Star Yamaha               Ian Lougher (WAL)        Yamaha 1000                      6     6:05.1640   3 0:59.6410
DNF   D  Drilling & Grouting Services   David Johnson (AUS)      Yamaha R1                        3     2:58.8690   2 0:57.6610
DNF   9  Webtrack                       Paul Cox (WA)            Honda 1000                     

Race 2

Alistair Seeley took the lead for the second 15 lap race while Rea not only got off to a poor start but also ran wide at the first corner dropping him back to fifth place.

Seeley led ahead of Shannon Johnson, Ian Lowry, Jeremy McWilliams and Rea but as Johnson tried to pass the race leader the two made contact allowing Rea to move up into third place.  Lowry was following closely in fourth place while Andrew Simon done well to stay on his bike after a dramatic high-side coming out of the final corner.

Rea moved to the front of the riders on lap 6 as Johnson ran wide allowing Seeley to move into second position.  Johnson’s race ended on the same lap after suffering from an ignition problem on his machine forcing him into retirement.

Rea was followed by Seeley in second and Lowry in third while the battle for fourth position was being fought out behind between Andrew Pitt and Daniel Stauffer, with Pitt making it stick with 3 laps remaining.  McWilliams finished in sixth place ahead of Andrews in seventh and Connor Cummins claiming ninth place.

David Johnson was forced to miss the second race after discovering damaged forks on his machine due to the first race crash.

Pos Bike Sponsor                        Rider                    BikeType             Cap   CL Laps     Race.Time Fastest...Lap

1    65  Rick Gill Honda                Jonathan Rea (NIR)       Honda CBR1000                   15    14:13.7470   4 0:56.3400*
2    AS  Warp Speed                     Alastair Seeley (NIR)    Suzuki 1000                     15    14:18.0730   7 0:56.6370
3     I  WesTrac                        Ian Lowry (NIR)          Suzuki 1000                     15    14:22.7240   6 0:56.5940
4     P  Rick Gill Honda                Andrew Pitt (AUS)        Honda CBR1000                   15    14:27.7650   3 0:56.9790
5    26  Allect Racing                  Daniel Stauffer (AUS)    Yamaha 1000                     15    14:28.3770   3 0:57.0540
6     J  KTM                            Jeremy McWilliams (NIR)  KTM RC8                         15    14:30.7450   5 0:57.1600
7     A  Flag Motor Lodge               Simon Andrews (ENG)      Kawasaki 1000                   15    14:32.5340   3 0:56.8440
8    20  Chapter One Brasserie          Cameron Keevers (WA)     Honda 1000                      15    14:34.3150   3 0:57.1820
9     C  Drilling & Grouting Services   Conor Cummins (IOM)      Yamaha 1000                     15    14:37.5970   3 0:57.8680
10   18  Allect Racing                  Ben Henry (WA)           Yamaha 1000                     15    14:38.0910   5 0:57.5910
11    K  Wellard                        Keith Amor (SCT)         Yamaha 1000                     15    14:38.1560   2 0:57.4850
12   35  Fraser Motorcycles             Ben Stronach (WA)        Ducati 1098S                    15    14:38.4030   2 0:57.8590
13    G  Vmoto                          Guy Martin (ENG)         Honda 1000                      15    14:39.3970   5 0:57.6600
14   77  Barclay Engineering            Adam Senior (WA)         Suzuki 1000                     15    14:53.4440   3 0:58.5770
15    R  Inox                           Ryan Farquhar (NIR)      Yamaha 1000                     15    14:58.9630   2 0:58.2800
16    L  Five Star Yamaha               Ian Lougher (WAL)        Yamaha 1000                     15    14:59.0180   2 0:58.7470
17   41  Diesel Motors Racing           Sebastian Montagu (WA)   Yamaha 1000                     15    15:11.4050  15 1:00.0130
18    7  Sponsors Wanted                Glen Radica (WA)         Yamaha 1000                     14    14:22.8210  14 1:00.6040
19   45  Morris Lubricants              Shane Martin (WA)        Honda 1000                      14    14:27.7800  14 1:00.9810
20   94  CCS                            Ray Anset (WA)           Suzuki 1000                     14    14:33.8190  14 1:01.3990
DNF  81  Top End Audio                  Wally Mulik (WA)         Yamaha 1000                     10    10:28.3030   7 1:01.5630
DNF  42  KTM                            Shannon Johnson (AUS)    KTM RC8                          7     6:40.8970   3 0:56.3960
DNF   9  Webtrack                       Paul Cox (WA)            Honda 1000                       7     7:24.4400   4 1:02.0020

Race 3

Rea completed his hat-trick at the Australian circuit by winning the last race of the day ahead of Andrew Pitt and Simon Andrews.

At the start of the final event for the riders Shannon Johnson was unable to take part after his KTM refused to start, leaving him watching from the sidelines.

Rea took to the front as the race got underway leading Lowry, Seeley and Pitt.  Seeley was out of the race by lap 4 as he came off his machine at the final corner.  As Lowry stayed with the race leader the battle for third place was going on behind between Pitt, McWilliams, Stauffer and Andrews.

At just over the halfway mark, Lowry was forced to stop on track after losing his exhaust, he managed to rejoin the race but finished way down the field in twelfth place.

As Rea led Lowry by a comfortable 2 second margin, Stauffer sat in third until Andrews decided to challenge him for the position, passing with ease at the final corner on the penultimate lap.

Pos Bike Sponsor                        Rider                    BikeType             Cap   CL Laps     Race.Time Fastest...Lap

1    65  Rick Gill Honda                Jonathan Rea (NIR)       Honda CBR1000                   15    14:16.4310   2 0:56.2750
2     P  Rick Gill Honda                Andrew Pitt (AUS)        Honda CBR1000                   15    14:25.0660   2 0:56.8960
3     A  Flag Motor Lodge               Simon Andrews (ENG)      Kawasaki 1000                   15    14:25.7630   3 0:56.9560
4    26  Allect Racing                  Daniel Stauffer (AUS)    Yamaha 1000                     15    14:28.2470   2 0:57.1910
5     J  KTM                            Jeremy McWilliams (NIR)  KTM RC8                         15    14:28.3980   2 0:57.1860
6    20  Chapter One Brasserie          Cameron Keevers (WA)     Honda 1000                      15    14:33.2520   4 0:57.6020
7     K  Wellard                        Keith Amor (SCT)         Yamaha 1000                     15    14:36.2350   6 0:57.7960
8     C  Drilling & Grouting Services   Conor Cummins (IOM)      Yamaha 1000                     15    14:36.4770   2 0:57.8400
9     G  Vmoto                          Guy Martin (ENG)         Honda 1000                      15    14:36.6320   7 0:57.8870
10   18  Allect Racing                  Ben Henry (WA)           Yamaha 1000                     15    14:36.9810   6 0:57.6250
11   35  Fraser Motorcycles             Ben Stronach (WA)        Ducati 1098S                    15    14:39.7420   3 0:57.8290
12    I  WesTrac                        Ian Lowry (NIR)          Suzuki 1000                     15    14:41.4780   4 0:56.4480
13    L  Five Star Yamaha               Ian Lougher (WAL)        Yamaha 1000                     15    15:04.7980   3 0:59.0640
14   41  Diesel Motors Racing           Sebastian Montagu (WA)   Yamaha 1000                     15    15:09.7390   2 0:59.8950
15    R  Inox                           Ryan Farquhar (NIR)      Yamaha 1000                     15    15:19.1490   2 0:58.2990
16   45  Morris Lubricants              Shane Martin (WA)        Honda 1000                      14    14:29.6450  14 1:01.4400
17   94  CCS                            Ray Anset (WA)           Suzuki 1000                     14    14:33.1980  14 1:01.5040
DNF   7  Sponsors Wanted                Glen Radica (WA)         Yamaha 1000                      8     8:59.5623   6 1:01.6770
DNF  77  Barclay Engineering            Adam Senior (WA)         Suzuki 1000                      6     6:16.6723   2 0:59.1110
DNF   9  Webtrack                       Paul Cox (WA)            Honda 1000                       6     6:18.0400   5 1:01.7800
DNF  AS  Warp Speed                     Alastair Seeley (NIR)    Suzuki 1000                      3     2:52.4270   3 0:56.2530*

British Superbikes - Cadwell Park 2009

This weekend many of the British Superbike riders along with other motorcycle stars will be at the annual Kings Of Wanneroo International event of 2009 in Western Australia.

Ian Lowry, Simon Andrews, Alastair Seeley, Conor Cummins and Cameron Donald are so far confirmed along with Jonathan Rea, Michael Laverty, Guy Martin, Ryan Farquhar, Keith Amor, Ian Lougher, Michael Swann, Brendan Roberts and Jeremy McWilliams.

The event takes place over three days from the 6-8 November, consisting of Friday practice, Saturday qualifying and Sunday as the main race day featuring the Kings International Production Superbike class and the Kings International Sidecar title event along with support classes of Supersport, Superstock and Clubman racing.

James Ellison - Airwaves Yamaha 2009

This weekend sees the final round of the British Superbike Championship of 2009 taking place at Oulton Park with crowned champion Leon Camier aiming for another victory.

This weekends triple-header consists of one race on the Saturday with two further races on the Sunday at the Cheshire circuit.

The second Airwaves Yamaha rider James Ellison, will be aiming for maximum points to become runner-up in the championship against rival Hydrex Honda rider Stuart Easton.  Ellison has a 51 point advantage over Easton but if he fails to finish in the points at this round Easton will take the second place.

Although the pressure has eased off slightly for Camier, he feels that this weekend will see his team-mate riding his socks off and also expects to be challenged by the HM Plant Honda rider Josh Brookes.

Camier said;

“These past couple of weeks have been pretty hectic so I’ve not had a chance to sit down and really let the Championship sink in. But it does feel as though the pressure is off to some extent. The motivation to win is as strong as ever, although I know it’s not going to be easy. My teammate James is going to be fast straight away, as will Josh Brookes. The GSE Racing team has been incredible all year, so I know they’ll give me the best possible package once again.”

Ellison said;

“I’m so excited about this weekend, but also disappointed it’s the final round. The past three race meetings have gone better and better for me. We’ve made small changes here and there, and now the Airwaves Yamaha is really working for me. It’s a shame we couldn’t have got to this point earlier, but the Championship now belongs to Leon and all I can do is go out there, top Practice, and try and win all three races.”

Not only is it the end of the BSB series this weekend but also the end of the five-year partnership between the GSE Racing team and sponsors Wrigley’s Airwaves

Alastair Seeley will be on a full Relentless Suzuki by TAS this weekend after making his British Superbike debut at the last round at Silverstone.  The machine he rode at the Northampton circuit however, was the Suzuki specified to the newly introduced ‘Evo’ regulations, to be used in 2010, whereas this time out he will be riding the same machine as ridden by Ian Lowry and Atsushi Watanabe this season.

Relentless Suzuki by TAS 2009

After his impressive ride at the Silverstone British Superbike round last weekend, Alastair Seeley will be back on the Relentless Suzuki by TAS for the seasons finale at Oulton Park.

The 2009 National Supestock Champion, made his debut in the British Superbike series aboard the new Evo specification GSX-R1000 for the Relentless Suzuki by TAS. The specifically built 2010 machine featured a Superstock engine fitted into the full British Superbike spec. rolling chassis, with a Yoshimura EM Pro kit ECU.

Seeley retired from race one due to a bolt breaking on the rear shock absorber but scored a tenth place in race two on his first outing in BSB, with team owner Philip Neill saying;

“The job is done with the Evo bike,” team owner Philip Neill said. “Alastair proved a point that the new rules will work. Let’s park that now and see what he can do on the Superbike.”

The Irish man has now been offered the opportunity to impress the team boss on the same bike ridden by Ian Lowry and Atsushi Watanabe at the Northamptonshire circuit.

Leon Camier - 2009 British Superbike Champion

The 23-year-old Airwaves Yamaha rider Leon Camier, claimed the British Superbike Championship title at Silverstone yesterday after taking the victory in race one.

Race One

After starting on pole position, Leon Camier dropped back to fifth position as the race got underway, behind Stuart Easton on the Hydrex Honda, Josh Brookes on the HM Plant Honda and his team-mate James Ellison.

By the end of the first lap, Ellison had passed both Easton and Brookes to take the lead, while Camier got on with the job in hand, taking first Brookes and then taking advantage of Easton as he ran wide on lap 4 before chasing Ellison, who was now 1.2 seconds ahead.

With 16 laps of the race still to go, the Airwaves Yamaha swapped the lead a couple of times before Camier took the lead on the penultimate lap, passing Ellison on the inside at the Priory left-hander.

Camier held the lead and took the championship by 0.244 seconds and was presented with a #1 for his bike on his return to the pits.

James Ellison finished in second place followed by Josh Brookes in third and Stuart Easton in fourth.  In fifth place was Tommy Hill on the second Hydrex Honda, John Laverty on the Buildbase Kawasaki was in sixth, Sylvain Guintoli on the Worx Crescent Suzuki in seventh, Ian Lowry on the Relentless by TAS Suzuki in eighth, Simon Andrews on MSS Colchester Kawasaki in ninth and his team-mate Julian Da Costa in tenth.

Michael Rutter on the Bathams Ducati was out of the race on lap 4 after developing technical problems with his machine while Karl Harris didn’t even make the start as a mechanical problem occurred before the race.

The British Superbike Cup winner was Tommy Bridewell on the NB Suzuki after finishing in twelfth place while Cup champion Gary Mason finished in fourteenth for the Quay Garage Honda team.

Here are the results;

1. Leon Camier GBR Airwaves Yamaha 20 laps
2. James Ellison GBR Airwaves Yamaha 0.244sec
3. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda 8.827sec
4. Stuart Easton GBR Hydrex Honda 9.164sec
5. Tommy Hill GBR Hydrex Honda 18.278sec
6. John Laverty IRL Buildbase Kawasaki 18.787sec
7. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Worx Crescent Suzuki 18.933sec
8. Ian Lowry GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki 22.408sec
9. Simon Andrews GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki 22.921sec
10. Julien Da Costa FRA MSS Colchester Kawasaki 24.682sec
11. Graeme Gowland GBR Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha 30.923sec
12. Tommy Bridewell GBR Team NB Suzuki 31.473sec Cup
13. Glen Richards AUS HM Plant Honda 35.532sec
14. Gary Mason GBR Quay Honda 37.551sec Cup
15. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Yamaha 38.199sec Cup
16. Richard Cooper GBR Co-ordit Yamaha 38.780sec Cup
17. Tom Tunstall GBR Hardinge Doodson Honda 40.462sec Cup
18. Dan Linfoot GBR Rob Mac Racing Yamaha 56.937sec
19. Atsushi Watanabe JPN Relentless TAS Suzuki 1min 1.468sec
20. Martin Jessopp GBR Riders Racing Honda 1 lap Cup
21. Michael Howarth GBR STP-JHS MV Agusta 1 lap

DNF:
Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki 18 laps Evo
Tristan Palmer GBR Buildbase Kawasaki 18 laps
Howie Mainwaring GBR Team Maxxis Yamaha 11 laps
David Haire GBR JX Fuelcard Kawasaki 10 lap Cup
Chris Walker GBR Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha 9 laps
David Johnson AUS Jentin Yamaha 7 laps
Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Honda 7 laps
Michael Rutter GBR Bathams Ducati 4 laps
Karl Harris GBR SMT Honda 0 laps

Race Two

In the second race of the day it was yet again an Airwaves Yamaha on the top step of the podium but this time it was the turn of James Ellison.

Race two was red flagged before the end of lap one after a huge oil spillage caused chaos for the mid-pack riders on the approach to Abbey corner.

At the restart, which reduced the race to 18 laps, it was once again Stuart Easton on the Hydrex Honda that led the pack, ahead of Josh Brookes, Ellison and Camier.

Camier made a move to pass Ellison as the pair headed to the Bridge/Priory turns, firing Ellison up and regaining his position at the final chicane.  Ellison then moved into second place after passing Brookes at Abbey on lap 2 as Camier followed a lap later.

Camier managed to get in front of his team-mate again on lap 3 before chasing down Easton.  This time however, as he tried to outbrake the Hydrex Honda rider entering Abbey, he went wide and was forced onto the grass, dropping him back to ninth place with 14 laps left to run.

Within two laps, Camier has muscled his way back to sixth place as Ellison snatched the lead from Easton through Maggots.  With 9 laps to go, Camier passed Tommy Hill to take fourth place, 2.1 seconds behind his team-mate and then hunted down Brookes to take third and then second as he passed Easton on lap 15.

Ellison took the lead, 1.2 seconds ahead of his team-mate and leaving him with a 51 point advantage of the runner-up spot in the championship over Easton.

Josh Brookes finished in third place followed by Stuart Easton in fourth, Tommy Hill in fifth, Julien Da Costa in sixth, Simon Andrews in seventh, Sylvain Guintoli in eighth, Ian Lowry in ninth and Alastair Seeley in tenth.

Here are the results;

1. James Ellison GBR Airwaves Yamaha 18 laps
2. Leon Camier GBR Airwaves Yamaha 1.200sec
3. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda 2.583sec
4. Stuart Easton GBR Hydrex Honda 3.974sec
5. Tommy Hill GBR Hydrex Honda 9.774sec
6. Julien Da Costa FRA MSS Colchester Kawasaki 11.099sec
7. Simon Andrews GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki 14.340sec
8. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Worx Crescent Suzuki 16.148sec
9. Ian Lowry GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki 21.434sec
10. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki 23.963sec Evo
11. Chris Walker GBR Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha 24.269sec
12. Tommy Bridewell GBR Team NB Suzuki 24.362sec Cup
13. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Yamaha 27.693sec Cup
14. Karl Harris GBR SMT Honda 28.296sec
15. Michael Rutter GBR Bathams Ducati 32.883sec
16. Tom Tunstall GBR Hardinge Doodson Honda 45.709sec Cup
17. Martin Jessopp GBR Riders Racing Honda 55.170sec Cup
18. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Honda 1 lap
19. Michael Howarth GBR STP-JHS MV Agusta 1 lap

DNF:
John Laverty IRL Buildbase Kawasaki 13 laps
Gary Mason GBR Quay Honda 10 laps Cup
Graeme Gowland GBR Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha 10 laps
David Haire GBR JX Fuelcard Kawasaki 5 laps Cup
Dan Linfoot GBR Rob Mac Racing Yamaha 2 laps

Glen Richards - HM Plant Honda 2009

The British Superbike HM Plant Honda rider Glen Richards, is due to make his return at Silverstone next weekend after missing eleven races this season through injury.

Richards suffered a broken left femur at the Knockhill round back in July when he crashed with Ian Lowry on the Relentless Suzuki during qualifying.

The Australian has maintained his fitness levels during the five rounds that he was side-lined and has recently tested at the Silverstone circuit on a Superstock bike.

The team manager Havier Beltran said;

“We are happy to have Glen back on the HM Plant Honda for Silverstone, especially as he has worked so incredibly hard to maintain his fitness levels since the crash. He completed around 40 – 50 laps of Silverstone today on a Superstock bike and he feels 100% stronger than he did when he rode the bike before the Croft round.”

Stuart Easton - Hydrex Honda - Croft 2009

The British Superbike Championship headed to the Croft circuit this weekend with Stuart Easton taking the victory in race one and Leon Camier winning race two.

Race One

After leading several races this season and being on the podium in second place five times, the Hydrex Honda rider Stuart Easton took his maiden victory in race one.

Starting from third on the grid, Easton took his place at the front of the pack going into the first corner ahead of HM Plant Honda rider Josh Brookes and James Ellison on the Airwaves Yamaha.

Leon Camier on the second Airwaves Yamaha, moved back to seventh place as the race got underway but was soon back on the pace as he passed Gary Mason on the Quay Garage Honda and then Simon Andrews on the Confused.com Kawasaki.

On attempting to take Chris Walker on the Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha, Camier went wide allowing Andrews to re-pass.  The following lap, Camier once again tried to pass Andrews but went in to fast causing him to run straight-on, across the grass and into a ditch.  Camier rejoined the track but was now down in last place and had lost more than 20 seconds.

Andrews recovered from his earlier incident and was on a mission to get on the podium, taking Josh Brookes on lap 7, however, after such an impressive ride, Andrews was caught-up in an accident with only four laps remaining and was out of contention.

Easton and Ellison were in a race of their own, with Ellison right on the tail of the Hydrex Honda on the final lap.  Easton kept his nerve and took the victory ahead of Ellison with the returning Australian rider Josh Brookes in third. 

Ryuichi Kiyonari on the second HM Plant Honda finished in fourth place followed by Ian Lowry on the Relentless TAS Suzuki in fifth, Leon Camier on the second Airwaves Yamaha in sixth, Tommy Hill on the second Hydrex Honda in seventh, Gary Mason on the Quay Garage Honda in eighth, Julian Da Costa for Confused.com Kawasaki in ninth and Graeme Gowland on the Motorpoint/ Henderson Kawasaki in tenth.

Chris Walker ended the race early after a bizarre incident saw the handlebar of his Kawasaki break while riding at speed.

Here are the results;

1. Stuart Easton GBR Hydrex Honda 27mins 06.092secs 20 laps
2. James Ellison GBR Airwaves Yamaha +0.359secs
3. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda +10.216secs
4. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda +10.967secs
5. Ian Lowry GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki +19.612secs
6. Leon Camier GBR Airwaves Yamaha +21.436secs
7. Tommy Hill GBR Hydrex Honda +22.380secs
8. Gary Mason GBR Quay Honda +25.776secs Cup
9. Julien Da Costa FRA Confused.com Kawasaki 31.236secs
10. Graeme Gowland GBR Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha +31.750secs
11. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Yamaha +31.994secs Cup
12. Tommy Bridewell GBR Team NB Suzuki +32.034secs Cup
13. John Laverty IRL Buildbase Kawasaki +33.554secs
14. Karl Harris GBR Node4 Yamaha +44.160secs
15. Howie Mainwaring GBR Team Maxxis Yamaha +47.927secs

Kenny Gilbertson GBR Jx Fuelcards Kawasaki Did Not Start Cup

Race Two

Airwaves Yamaha rider Leon Camier was back on form by race two and took the win with an eight second lead on second place man, race one winner Stuart Easton on the Hydrex Honda.

After a better start for Camier, he was in fourth behind leading man Josh Brookes, Stuart Easton and Simon Andrews.  Camier passed Andrews on the first lap before getting past Brookes on lap four.  Easton was now leading the race having passed Brookes on the opening lap, but by lap six Camier had reeled him in and took the lead, crossing the line almost nine seconds ahead of Easton.

The second Airwaves Yamaha rider James Ellison, finally finished the race in fourth position after a terrible start saw him in seventh place.  He was followed by Simon Andrews in fifth, Tommy Hill in sixth, Ian Lowry in seventh, Gary Mason in eighth, Julien Da Costa in ninth and John Laverty completing the top ten riders.

The Airwaves Yamaha team are now guaranteed the championship for the 2009 season but it remains to be seen if it will be Leon Camier or James Ellison that walks away with the title, after the five remaining races left to run.

Gary Mason has been confirmed as the Mirror.co.uk Cup Champion for 2009 for the Quay Garage Honda team.

Here are the results.

1. Leon Camier GBR Airwaves Yamaha 26mins 57.535 20 laps
2. Stuart Easton GBR Hydrex Honda +8.788secs
3. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda +11.336secs
4. James Ellison GBR Airwaves Yamaha +11.970secs
5. Simon Andrews GBR Confused.com Kawasaki +17.437secs
6. Tommy Hill GBR Hydrex Honda +17.589secs
7. Ian Lowry GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki +18.043secs
8. Gary Mason GBR Quay Honda +25.331secs Cup
9. Julien Da Costa FRA Confused.com Kawasaki +27.433secs
10. John Laverty IRL Buildbase Kawasaki +28.579secs
11. Chris Walker GBR Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha +28.975secs
12. Graeme Gowland GBR Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha +29.241secs
13. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Worx Crescent Suzuki +29.469secs
14. Tommy Bridewell GBR Team NB Suzuki +31.584secs Cup
15. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Yamaha +37.176secs Cup

Kenny Gilbertson GBR Jx Fuelcards Kawasaki Did Not Start Cup