Race 1 Winner Shane Byrne - Mallory Park 2008

Michael Rutter has allegedly secured a last minute deal to ride for the SMT Honda team at Mallory, replacing Jason O’Halloran.

The team recently admitted that without further financial backing they could not survive, however, it is believed that a sponsor has now come forward at the last minute.

Rutter began the season on the North West 200 Yamaha, but his association with the team ended in May, he was then offered a ride with the Worx Suzuki team who then ousted him for young, upcoming rider Tommy Hill.

British Superbike rider Michael Howarth, is set to return to the track this weekend when he steps aboard the MV Augusta at Mallory Park.

The former Tena For Men Honda rider, broke his collarbone last time racing in 2008 at Croft and was out for the remainder of the season.  However, the Bolton lad has been testing for the STP MV Augusta team at Cadwell Park and was said to have put in some respectable laps.

The Mist Suzuki team will be absent at the Mallory Park round after their rider Matt Bond announced his immediate retirement from the competition due to personal reasons.

Bond has been struggling to juggle full-time work, racing, family and training and said that something had to give.  The team however, have said they will be back in time for the Brands Hatch round with a new rider and hopefully an upgraded package on the Suzuki.

Buildbase Kawasaki 2009 - Tristan Palmer & John Laverty

The brand new Buildbase Kawasaki, formally Hawk Kawasaki,  was unveiled on Monday by the 2009 riders John Laverty and Tristan Palmer at Brands Hatch.

The pair took to the track completing some demonstration laps for the press and team principle Stuart Hicken said,

“We are delighted once again to be part of the Brands Hatch season launch and to be able to showcase our new livery for the first time on the Buildbase Kawasaki ZX10-R.  We have two new riders for 2009 in John and Tristan who I believe to be great talents and I am sure we will see more from them this season.  They have both been BSB Cup champions in the past and the whole team is now eager to get the season underway at the Brands Hatch opening round.”

Laverty is the reigning Daily Star British Superbike Cup Champion who made his switch, along with his sponsors, from the Ducati team to the newly-named Buildbase Kawasaki team.

Tristan Palmer, Daily Star BSB Cup Champion in 2007, scored in all but one of the races in the 2008 season for the Tena For Men Honda team to finish tenth in the standings.

The first round of the British Superbikes Championship takes place on the weekend of 10th – 13th April at the Brands Hatch Circuit in Kent.

Leon Camier & Tristan Palmer 2008

Tristan Palmer has signed for the Hawk Racing team for the 2009 season after a year riding for the TENA for Men Honda.

Palmer said,

“I’m delighted to have signed for Hawk Racing.  I worked with the team at the Race of the Year and they’re such a professional and dedicated crew that I just couldn’t refuse their offer.  I am sure that together we can do a great job and achieve good things next season.”

Stuart Hicken, the team manager said,

“Tristan has now had two great years in BSB, winning the privateers cup in 2007 and then taking 10th overall in 2008.  After making his debut with the team at the Race of the Year I believe we have the man for the job and look forward to the 2009 BSB campaign.

We are currently finalising deals for 2009 with Luke Stapleford  and James Hillier and an announcement on machinery and final team structure will be made shortly.”

Palmer is one of the few riders to compete in both AMA and British Superbike Championships, and was called back from Daytona in 2007 as a replacement rider for the injured Michael Howarth in the privateer series.

The TENA for Men Honda team was originally Team Howarth Racing,  but after Howarth shattered his leg in a spectacular crash in qualifying at Brands Hatch, Palmer was called-up.

Hawk Racing have had Scott Smart riding the Kawasaki in 2008 who did his first full season for the team back in 2003 and finished in ninth place overall.

He then went on to race for the Rizla Suzuki team alongside John Reynolds in 2005, however, he struggled with the bike and left the team mid-season moving to the Vivaldi Racing Team where he missed a few races after suffering a broken collarbone.

In 2006, he rode the Suzuki to victory in the first round at Donington Park in the wet, later in the season he suffered a broken wrist. He returned to Hawk Kawasaki in 2007, but was uncompetitive.

Shane Byrne - Brands Hatch 2008

Shane Byrne won both races at Brands Hatch yesterday in his final weekend in the British Superbike Championship.

Race 1

Cal Crutchlow on the HM Plant Honda took the lead of race one into the first corner but on the second lap, Byrne dived up the inside heading towards Druids to take his place at the front.

The battle for second place was taking place behind between James Ellison on the Hydrex Bike Animal Honda, Leon Haslam on the second HM Plant Honda and Leon Camier on the Airwaves Ducati.

At one point it looked as if Haslam would pass Ellison, but he wasn’t close enough, giving Ellison a chance too pull away from him.

Rizla Suzuki rider Tom Sykes was tailing Camier, followed by Michael Laverty on the TAS Relentless Suzuki and Michael Rutter on the North West 200 Ducati.  Laverty’s race ended on lap twenty-seven while running in eighth place.

Here are the results;

1. Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati 23.21.717
2. Cal Crutchlow HM Plant Honda 23.23.609
3. James Ellison Hydrex Bike Animal Honda 23.23.861
4. Leon Haslam HM Plant Honda 23.23.907
5. Leon Camier Airwaves Ducati 23.27.464
6. Tom Sykes Rizla Suzuki 23.28.276
7. Michael Rutter North West 200 Ducati 23.41.052
8. Simon Andrews Lloyds British Jentin Yamaha 23.41.719
9. Jon Kirkham Rob Mac Racing Yamaha 23.45.245
10. Tristan Palmer Tena for Men Honda 23.46.958
11. Gary Mason Quay Garage Honda 23.46.975
12. Billy McConnell MSS Discovery Kawasaki 23.48.052
13. John Laverty Buildbase North West 200 Ducati 23.48.052
14. Atsushi Watanabe Rizla Suzuki 23.53.059
15. Jason O’Halloran SMT Honda 23.58.862
16. Guy Martin Hydrex Bike Animal Honda 23.58.902

Race 2

Leon Haslam led the race from lap one and by lap three, he had set the fastest time, but nearing the end of the race he started to lose time giving Shane Byrne the chance that he was waiting for.

Byrne took the lead from Haslam on the final lap of the race at McLaren forcing Haslam to run wide and move to the second step of the podium.

Byrne’s team-mate, Leon Camier took the final place on the podium after slipping past Cal Crutchlow on the HM Plant Honda.

Tom Sykes on the Rizla Suzuki was battling it out with James Ellison on the Hydrex Bike Animal Honda until lap twenty-five ended Sykes hope when his machine developed a mechanical problem.

Michael Laverty on the Relentless Suzuki suffered further problems in race two and was seen going into the pits on lap two due to further mechanical issues.

Here are the results;

1. Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati 23.21.124
2. Leon Haslam HM Plant Honda 23.22.941
3. Leon Camier Airwaves Ducati 23.25.429
4. Cal Crutchlow HM Plant Honda 23.29.685
5. James Ellison Hydrex Bike Animal Honda 23.30.907
6. Michael Rutter North West 200 Ducati 23.32.524
7. Simon Andrews Lloyds British Jentin Yamaha 23.45.389
8. John Laverty Buildbase North West 200 Ducati 23.46.968
9. Gary Mason Quay Garage Honda 23.46.991
10. Jon Kirkham Rob Mac Racing Yamaha 23.54.225
11. Chris Burns STP Superbike MV Augusta 23.56.605
12. Jason O’Halloran SMT Honda 23.56.638
13. Tristan Palmer Tena for Men Honda 23.59.512
14. Atsushi Watanabe Rizla Suzuki 24.02.517
15. Guy Martin Hydrex Bike Animal Honda 24.02.749
16. Peter Hickman Red Viper Racing Honda 24.03.117

Shane Byrne - Brands Hatch Qualifying

ucati, claimed his fifth pole position of the season today for the final round of the British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch.

Leon Haslam on the HM Plant Honda took second place despite a heavy crash at the beginning of the session and suffering a bruised shoulder, followed by team-mate Cal Crutchlow in third.

Rizla Suzuki rider, Tom Sykes, completed the front row of the grid ahead of tomorrows final race and who is still in with a chance for that runner-up prize.

James Ellison on the Hydrex Bike Animal Honda, took fifth position to start the second row alongside Leon Camier on the second Airwaves Ducati.

Relentless Suzuki rider, Michael Laverty, finished in seventh place followed by MIchael Rutter on the North West 200 Ducati and Jon Kirkham on the Rob Mac Racing Yamaha, who is replacing Karl Harris this weekend after withdrawing due to personal problems.

Simon Andrews on the Lloyds British Jentin Yamaha completed the top ten riders.

Here are the results;

Pos – Rider – Bike – Team – 1st Quali – 2nd Quali – 3rd Quali

1 - Shane Byrne - Ducati – Airwaves Ducati - 46.512 - 46.081 - 45.799
2 - Leon Haslam - Honda – HM Plant Honda - 46.341 - 46.485 - 46.096
3 - Cal Crutchlow - Honda – HM Plant Honda - 46.256 - 46.493 - 46.118
4 - Tom Sykes - Suzuki – Rizla Suzuki - 46.616 - 46.508 - 46.201
5 - James Ellison - Honda – Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 46.571 - 46.525 - 46.255
6 - Leon Camier - Ducati – Airwaves Ducati - 46.457 - 46.408 - 46.303
7 - Michael Laverty - Suzuki – Relentless Suzuki by TAS - 46.995 - 46.562 - 46.513
8 - Michael Rutter - Ducati – North West 200 Ducati - 46.582 - 46.445 - 46.518
9 - John Kirkham - Yamaha – Team Yamaha - 46.889 - 46.603 - 46.560
10 - Simon Andrews - Yamaha – Jentin Racing / Lloyds British - 46.952 - 46.602 - 46.579
11 - Billy Mcconnell - Kawasaki – MSS Discovery Kawasaki - 46.996 - 46.682
12 - Atsushi Watanabe - Suzuki – Rizla Suzuki - 47.011 - 46.842
13 - John Laverty - Ducati – Buildbase NW200 Ducati - 47.028 - 46.853
14 - Tristan Palmer - Honda – Tena for Men Honda - 47.132 - 46.857
15 - David Johnson - Honda – Team MAXXIS - 47.027 - 46.936
16 - Gary Mason - Honda – Quay Garage - 47.192 - 46.951
17 - Stuart Easton - Kawasaki – MSS Discovery Kawasaki - 47.058 - 46.979
18 - Guy Martin - Honda – Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 47.311 - 47.082
19 - Shannon Etheridge - Kawasaki – MAR Adept - 47.207 - 47.100
20 - Scott Smart - Kawasaki – Hawk Racing - 47.249 - 47.197
21 - Jason O’halloran - Honda – SMT Honda - 47.346
22 - Peter Hickman - Honda – Red Viper Racing - 47.383
23 - Francis Williamson - Ducati – Moto Rapido Racing - 47.647
24 - Victor Cox - Yamaha -STP Superbike - 47.654
25 - Chris Burns - MV Agusta – STP Superbike - 47.693
26 - Leon Morris - Ducati – Brookspeed - 47.781
27 - Tom Tunstall - Honda – Hardinge – Ice Valley Motorsport - 47.786
28 - Malcolm Ashley - Kawasaki – MAR Adept - 48.059
29 - Martin Jessopp - Honda – Riders Racing - 48.512

Shane Byrne 2008 BSB Champion

Shane ‘Shakey Byrne’ won the British Superbike Championship for 2008 this weekend on the Airwaves Ducati.

Race One

Leon Camier took the victory in the first race at Silverstone on the Airwaves Ducati despite a poor start putting him back to ninth place at the end of the first lap behind his team-mate Byrne.

The front three riders Leon Haslam, Cal Crutchlow and Tom Sykes started to put a gap between the rest of the pack until on lap three, Sykes on the Rizla Suzuki tried to pass Haslam at the final chicane.  He was unable to stop in time and took himself and Haslam out of the race.  Sykes was eventually excluded from the race one results and will start race two twelve places back on the grid from his qualifying position.

On lap five, James Ellison on the Hydrex Bike Animal Honda caught the back of Michael Laverty under braking going into the final chicane ending the race for both of them, and allowing Byrne to move up to third place.

Karl Harris had to retire from the race on lap seventeen after developing mechanical problems with the Team Yamaha machine.

Here are the results;

Pos – Rider – Bike – Team – Time

DNF - Scott Smart - Kawasaki – Hawk Racing - 23:32.820
DNF - Karl Harris - Yamaha – Team Yamaha - 23:36.119
DNF - Guy Martin - Honda – Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 13:30.203
DNF - Michael Laverty - Suzuki – Relentless Suzuki by TAS - 5:50.819
DNF - James Ellison - Honda – Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 5:51.030

Race Two

Leon Haslam on the HM Plant Honda took the chequered flag in race two after dominating the race from the start.

Karl Harris and Cal Crutchlow were fighting each other for second place on lap two, taking turns for the position until Crutchlow got it all wrong and went straight on at the bend.

Tom Sykes had to start from seventeenth on the grid after his penalty from race one but by lap four had moved into sixth place while on the next lap, Byrne passed Harris to take second position.

On lap fourteen Sykes had passed Harris to take the final step of the podium, a fantastic race after starting near the back of the grid.

Crutchlow retired from the race on lap fifteen after developing mechanical problems with his machine.

Here are the results;

Pos – Rider – Bike – Team – Time

DNF - Cal Crutchlow - Honda – HM Plant Honda - 20:26.247
DNF - Atsushi Watanabe - Suzuki – Rizla Suzuki - 18:21.045
DNF - Scott Smart - Kawasaki – Hawk Racing - 11:13.790
DNF - Guy Martin - Honda – Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 4:40.200
DNF - Chris Burns - MV Agusta – STP Superbike - 1:37.029
DQ - Gary Mason - Honda – Quay Garage - 29:25.215

Cal Crutchlow

Cal Crutchlow on the Repsol Honda took pole position for tomorrows eleventh round of the British Superbike Championship.

Crutchlow recently announced that he would be riding for the factory Yamaha World Supersport team next year, but knows that he could still take second place in the championship as their are only his team-mate, Leon Haslam and Tom Sykes to fight for the rest of the points.

Haslam will start alongside Crutchlow in second place with Michael Rutter on the North West 200 Ducati in third and Karl Harris on the RM Racing Yamaha in fourth.

Tom Sykes will start from fifth on the Rizla Suzuki followed by Shane Byrne on the Airwaves Ducati, who only needs to collect seven points tomorrow to take the championship.

Leon Camier is in sixth place on the second Airwaves Ducati ahead of James Ellison in seventh place after a disastrous qualifying session.  The rider had to use his second bike after the rear wheel spindle jammed on his number one bike.

Michael Laverty on the Relentless Suzuki will start in ninth place followed by Gary Mason on the Quay Garage Honda.

Guy Martin, team-mate of Ellison on the Hydrex Bike Animal Honda crashed out in the first session damaging the bike and damaged his hand, he will be starting from twenty-first on the grid.

Here are the results;

1. Cal Crutchlow GBR HM Plant Honda 1min 25.489secs
2. Leon Haslam GBR HM Plant Honda 1min 25.790secs
3. Michael Rutter GBR NW 200 Ducati 1min 25.952ecs
4. Karl Harris GBR Rob Mac Racing Yamaha 1min 25.976secs
5. Tom Sykes GBR Rizla Suzuki 1min 26.012secs
6. Shane Byrne GBR Airwaves Ducati 1min 26.136secs
7. Leon Camier GBR Airwaves Ducati 1min 26.175secs
8. James Ellison GBR Hydrex Bike Animal Honda 1min 26.555secs
9. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki 1min 26.912secs
10. Gary Mason GBR Quay Garage Honda (CUP) 1min 27.011secs

11. Stuart Easton GBR MSS Discovery Kawasaki 1min 27.279secs
12. Scott Smart GBR Hawk Kawasaki 1min 27.282secs
13. Simon Andrews GBR Lloyds Jentin Yamaha 1min 27.514secs
14. Billy McConnell AUS MSS Discovery Kawasaki 1min 27.652secs
15. Jason O’Halloran AUS SMT Honda 1min 27.805secs
16. Tristan Palmer GBR Tena for Men Honda 1min 28.140secs
17. Atsushi Watanabe JPN Rizla Suzuki 1min 28.151secs
18. David Johnson AUS Maxxis Honda 1min 28.179secs
19. Peter Hickman GBR Red Viper Honda 1min 28.607secs
20. Martin Jessopp GBR Riders Racing Honda (CUP) 1min 29.021secs

21. Guy Martin GBR Hydrex Bike Animal Honda 1min 28.530secs
22. John Laverty GBR NW200 Ducati (CUP) 1min 28.538secs
23. Chris Burns GBR STP MV Agusta (CUP) 1min 29.135secs
24. Dan Stewart GBR Wilcock Consulting Honda (CUP) 1min 29.394secs
25. Tom Tunstall GBR Hardinge/Ice Valley Honda (CUP) 1min 29.594secs
26. Leon Morris GBR Brookspeed Ducati (CUP) 1min 30.461secs
27. Francis Williamson GBR Moto Rapido Racing Ducati (CUP) 1min 30.832secs
28. Shannon Etheridge AUS MAR Adept Kawasaki (CUP) 1min 31.609secs

Leon Camier

Race One

Leon Camier won the first race at Croft yesterday on the Airwaves Ducati, in the tenth round of the British Superbike Championship after lining-up in sixth place on the grid.

Camier took the lead on lap thirteen after battling his way through the pack followed by HM Plant Honda rider Leon Haslam in second.

Tom Sykes on the Rizla Suzuki took third place after passing Shane Byrne in the final corner forcing the Airwaves Ducati almost off track to get past.

The second HM Plant Honda of Cal Crutchlow, took full advantage of the move on Byrne and also managed to squeeze through, pushing Byrne down to fifth place.

Michael Rutter on the North West Ducati finished in sixth place after qualifying in second on the grid

Here are the results:

1: Leon Camier (Ducati) 27:06.760
2: Leon Haslam (Honda) +2.544
3: Tom Sykes (Rizla Suzuki) +6.113
4: Cal Crutchlow (Honda) +6.366
5: Shane Byrne (Ducati) +6.581
6: Michael Rutter (Ducati) +13.889
7: Michael Laverty (Suzuki) +19.031
8: Karl Harris (Yamaha) +19.583
9: James Ellison (Honda) +19.722
10: Simon Andrews (Yamaha) +24.907
12: Atsushi Watanabe (Rizla Suzuki) +31.013

Race Two

Leon Haslam took the second race of the day on the HM Plant Honda with the fight for the championship now moving to the next round at Silverstone in two weeks time.

Leon Camier was battling in fourth place as he tried to take third from Michael Rutter at the hairpin on the inside, forcing both riders wide and putting the Ducati back in fifth as a consequence.

Cal Crutchlow on the HM Plant Honda was leading the race shadowed by Tom Sykes on the Rizla Suzuki until Sykes took the inside line on lap ten to lead the pack.

Championship leader, Shane Byrne had a terrible start and was down in tenth place on the opening lap but by lap fourteen he had made his move up to fifth.

Haslam made his move on Sykes on the penultimate lap to win his fourth race of the season followed by Sykes, and Crutchlow.

Here are the results;

1: Haslam 27:04.305
2: Tom Sykes (Rizla Suzuki) +1.133
3: Crutchlow +1.614
4: Byrne +1.864
5: Camier +3.740
6: Rutter + 9.788
7: Ellison +17.037
8: Harris +18.735
9: Andrews +19.893
10: Laverty +21.857
12: Atsushi Watanabe (Rizla Suzuki) +34.079

Leon Haslam

HM Plant Honda rider Leon Haslam, won both races this weekend in the ninth round of the British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park.

In race one, Tom Sykes led the race from the start on the Rizla Suzuki after starting from pole position, but Haslam remained on his tail until just over half way when Sykes had a front end slide allowing Haslam through.

Exactly the same scenario happened in race two with Haslam out braking Sykes on lap seven to take the lead moving Sykes again into second position.

In both races, Shane Byrne took third place on the Airwaves Ducati with Leon Camier on the second Airwaves Ducati in fourth.

It was a disastrous weekend for the second HM Plant Honda rider, Cal Crutchlow, who could only manage fifth place in race one after struggling to keep up with the pace and then crashed out in race two on the third lap going into Halls Bend.  He managed to rejoin the race but finished down in thirteenth place.

Haslam said,

“This weekend didn’t start great here for me, I had the crash in practice then we had a wet session and qualifying didn’t go according to plan and I was fourth.  But the HM Plant Honda worked like a dream today, it was unfortunate for Cal to crash out but these things happen.

To get the first double win of the year for the HM Plant Honda team is great and I think it might be the first time the team have taken the double here at their local circuit.

We had a bit of bad luck at the start of this year and I did lack a bit of confidence but the team have worked hard and the bike has increased ten-fold now and we are back to winning ways.”

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Race one result:

1. Leon Haslam (HM Plant Honda)

2. Tom Sykes (Rizla Suzuki) +0.551s

3. Shane Byrne (Airwaves Ducati) +8.819s

4. Leon Camier (Airwaves Ducati) +11.981s

5. Cal Crutchlow (HM Plant Honda) +18.970s

6. Michael Rutter (North West 200 Ducati) +19.482s

7. Simon Andrews (Lloyds British Yamaha) +22.094s

8. Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki by TAS) +26.571s

9. Atsushi Watanabe (Rizla Suzuki) +33.816s

10. Gary Mason (Quay Garage Honda) +34.606s

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, race two result:

1.Leon Haslam (HM Plant Honda)

2. Tom Sykes (Rizla Suzuki) +0.541s

3. Shane Byrne (Airwaves Ducati) +0.910s

4. Leon Camier (Airwaves Ducati) +1.269s

5. Michael Rutter (North West 200 Ducati) +16.556s

6. Simon Andrews (Lloyds British Yamaha) +23.458s

7. Atsushi Watanabe (Rizla Suzuki) +27.178s

8. Scott Smart (Hawk Kawasaki) +27.375s

9. Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki by TAS) +28.549S

10. Karl Harris (Rob Mac Racing Yamaha) +37.426s

Tom Sykes

Tom Sykes on the Rizla Suzuki, took victory in the first race in round eight at Knockhill on Sunday, with the second race being won by Leon Haslam on the HM Plant Honda.

Race One

Sykes took second place off the line after qualifying on the second row, as Michael Rutter on the North West 200 Ducati, led the race.

Leon Haslam was in third place after starting from pole position until he crashed out on lap ten, with his team-mate Cal Crutchlow having already crashed on lap six, a bit of a disaster for the Honda team.

Sykes almost high-sided off his bike as he attempted to get past Rutter, who shut the door forcing Sykes onto the curb.  He finally got past Rutter on lap nine and Shane Byrne past the Ducati rider on lap twenty to take second place.

James Ellison on the Hydrex-Bike Animal Honda, past Rutter next to claim the final place on the podium.

Scott Smart crashed out on lap nineteen on the Hawk Kawasaki, and on the next lap there was a coming together for the MSS Discovery Kawasaki rider, Billy McConnell and the Rizla Suzuki rider, Atsushi Watanabe.  Watanabe was seen being carried off track on a stretcher, although it is believed he is only badly bruised.

Lap twenty-seven, saw Shane Byrne making contact with the MV Agusta rider Chris Burns, nearly losing his second position.

Here are the results;

Pos – Rider – Bike – Team – Time

1 - Tom Sykes - Suzuki – Rizla Suzuki - 25:09.296
2 - Shane Byrne - Ducati – Airwaves Ducati - 25:12.389
3 - James Ellison - Honda – Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 25:12.775
4 - Michael Rutter - Ducati – North West 200 Ducati - 25:15.048
5 - Leon Camier - Ducati – Airwaves Ducati - 25:18.641
6 - Michael Laverty - Suzuki – Relentless Suzuki by TAS - 25:18.757
7 - Karl Harris - Yamaha – Team Yamaha - 25:28.347
8 - Simon Andrews - Yamaha – Jentin Racing / Lloyds British - 25:45.351
9 - Tristan Palmer - Honda – Tena for Men Honda - 25:48.393
10 - Gary Mason - Honda – Quay Garage - 25:49.317
11 - Tom Grant - Honda – SMT Honda - 25:49.377
12 - Steve Mercer - Kawasaki – MSS Discovery Kawasaki - 25:10.086
13 - David Johnson - Honda – Team MAXXIS - 25:17.264
14 - Martin Jessopp - Honda – Riders Racing - 25:18.241
15 - Chris Burns - MV Agusta – STP Superbike - 25:19.257
16 - Leon Morris - Ducati – Brookspeed - 25:39.011
17 - Aaron Zanotti - Honda – Red Viper Racing - 25:46.845
18 - Tom Tunstall - Honda – Hardinge – Ice Valley Motorsport - 25:52.310
19 - Shannon Etheridge - Kawasaki – MAR Adept - 25:13.987
20 - Michael Howarth - Honda – Tena for Men Honda - 25:27.590

Not Classified

DNF - Billy McConnell - Kawasaki – MSS Discovery Kawasaki - 18:10.609
DNF - Atsushi Watanabe - Suzuki – Rizla Suzuki - 16:27.886
DNF - Scott Smart - Kawasaki – Hawk Racing - 15:24.634
DNF - Kenny Gilbertson - Kawasaki – Astro Racing Kawasaki - 13:15.947
DNF - Leon Haslam - Honda – HM Plant Honda - 9:53.231
DNF - Guy Martin - Honda – Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 5:08.270
DNF - Cal Crutchlow - Honda – HM Plant Honda - 2:39.390
DNF - Dean Ellison - Yamaha – Co-ordit Racing - 3:18.893

Race Two

Leon Haslam took victory in the second race of the day at Knockhill after Shane Byrne crashed out and the race had to be stopped.

The race had previously been stopped after a three bike crash between Tom Grant, Kenny Gilbertson and David Johnson, on the ninth lap.

As the red flag was waved, Haslam was in the lead followed by Byrne, Rutter and Crutchlow. The race would now consist of only twenty laps.

Some of the riders had to restart the race from the pit lane as they had not got out in time, including, Cal Crutchlow and Guy Martin.

Here are the results;

Pos – Rider – Bike – Team – Time

1 - Leon Haslam - Honda – HM Plant Honda - 11:58.300
2 - Michael Rutter - Ducati – North West 200 Ducati - 12:01.514
3 - Karl Harris - Yamaha – Team Yamaha - 12:01.841
4 - Tom Sykes - Suzuki – Rizla Suzuki - 12:01.980
5 - James Ellison - Honda – Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 12:04.891
6 - Simon Andrews - Yamaha – Jentin Racing / Lloyds British - 12:14.176
7 - Cal Crutchlow - Honda – HM Plant Honda - 12:14.839
8 - Leon Camier - Ducati – Airwaves Ducati - 12:16.908
9 - Billy McConnell - Kawasaki – MSS Discovery Kawasaki - 12:21.728
10 - Chris Burns - MV Agusta – STP Superbike - 12:24.739
11 - Steve Mercer - Kawasaki – MSS Discovery Kawasaki - 12:24.905
12 - Tristan Palmer - Honda – Tena for Men Honda - 11:38.548
13 - Scott Smart - Kawasaki – Hawk Racing - 11:44.627
14 - Guy Martin - Honda – Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 11:46.835
15 - Atsushi Watanabe - Suzuki – Rizla Suzuki - 11:47.653
16 - Martin Jessopp - Honda – Riders Racing - 12:00.088
17 - Gary Mason - Honda – Quay Garage - 12:00.247
18 - Michael Howarth - Honda – Tena for Men Honda - 12:01.172
19 - Dean Ellison - Yamaha – Co-ordit Racing - 12:09.165
20 - Tom Tunstall - Honda – Hardinge – Ice Valley Motorsport - 12:16.967
21 - Michael Laverty - Suzuki – Relentless Suzuki by TAS - 12:18.095
22 - Shannon Etheridge - Kawasaki – MAR Adept - 12:20.258
23 - Aaron Zanotti - Honda – Red Viper Racing - 12:04.868

Not Classified

DNF - Shane Byrne - Ducati – Airwaves Ducati - 11:57.702
DNF - Leon Morris - Ducati – Brookspeed - 1:57.400