Ian Hutchinson managed to crash his Padgetts Honda during “Superbikes in the Square presented by Swan,” when a demonstration wheelie went wrong. The TT winner managed to flip his 600cc during the publicity event which was held in George Square. John McGuinness, his Padgetts team-mate, got a full on view of the incident as he was right behind him. Since ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 04 July 2009
Chris Walker is loving his time with the Motorpoint Henderson Yamaha team as he gets the grip with the all new Yamaha. Walker said: “I’m really enjoying it and the lads are good, they know Yamahas inside and out. This is a different beast but I’m getting used to the new bike. We are developing it ourselves so we expected ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 03 July 2009
Road race specialist and the fastest Manx man round the Isle of Man TT Mountain circuit, Connor Cummins finished his first European Superstock race in 18th place just a stone’s throw from a points scoring position. Fresh from his double podium finish at the TT Cummins was keen to make the most of his World level debut. He said: “It ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- World Superbikes
- 28 June 2009
Cal Crutchlow had a dramatic qualifying session at Donington Park ahead of round nine of the World Supersport Championship where he secured pole position. Riding with a cracked bone in his ankle, the gritty Yamaha rider lost the front just four laps into the session and crashed. This fall cost him a lot of time and he has sustained a ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- World Superbikes
- 27 June 2009