Alex Lowes set the pace in Free Practice 2 this afternoon (Friday) at Assen ahead of Sunday’s opening round of the three-round Showdown which will decide the outcome of this year’s MCE British Superbike Championship. Lowes clocked a time 1:37.893 on the Team WFR Honda, 0.282s quicker that closest rival Josh Brookes and said: “Now I’m in the Showdown I’m ...
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- 21 September 2012
Australian Josh Brookes has dominated the Donington Park round of the 2012 BSB championship by taking victory in race two, after victory in race one and taking pole position. Brookes again got off to a good start, but didn't entirely have it all his own way. Samsung Honda rider Michael Laverty overtook Brookes into the chicane on the first lap, ...
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- British Superbikes
- 09 September 2012
Tyco TAS Suzuki rider Josh Brookes dominated the first superbike race at Donington Park today to ease to his second victory of the season despite a red flag after 13 laps. Pole sitter Brookes got a good start to lead Tommy Hill from the first lap, and held a comfortable lead up until lap 13 when his team-mate Alistair Seeley's bike ...
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- British Superbikes
- 09 September 2012
Tyco TAS Suzuki rider Josh Brookes has claimed his third pole position of the season at Donington Park today, edging out Showdown hopeful Alex Lowes. The pair were the riders to beat throughout the three qualifying sessions, trading places at the top of the timesheets several times. Reigning champion and championship leader Tommy Hill will start from the third on ...
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- 08 September 2012
Tommy Hill completed an emphatic double in Monday's second British Superbike Championship race at Cadwell Park, coming home just over two seconds clear of Josh Brookes. The Swan Yamaha rider grabbed the holeshot before being overhauled by Michael Laverty but, having shadowed the Samsung Honda rider for the first half of the race, he regained the lead on lap 9 ...
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- 27 August 2012
Tommy Hill extended his British Superbike Championship lead further in Monday's first race at Cadwell Park with the Swan Yamaha rider putting in a faultless performance on a cloudy but dry day. Second on the opening lap, the reigning champion took the lead from Michael Laverty (Samsung Honda) with a pass at Coppice and although he was under extreme pressure ...
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- 27 August 2012
Alex Lowes took his WFR Honda to a brilliant pole position at Cadwell Park on Sunday afternoon, overcoming difficult, damp conditions in the early stages of the qualifying session to take top spot for the eighth round of the British Superbike Championship. The wet track soon began to dry and, competing at his home circuit, the Lincolnshire rider, stilll in ...
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- British Superbikes
- 26 August 2012
Italian Alex Polita is due to return to the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship grid later in the season as he continued testing the Ducati Panigale during the official test at Donington Park on Tuesday. Polita was running in Lloyds British Ducati colours and was working alongside Ducati Coventry’s John Hackett as the team continue the development work on the ...
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- British Superbikes
- 10 August 2012
Former World Supersport Championship podium contender Robin Harms joined the Doodson Motorsport Honda team on track at Donington Park after the Danish rider jetted in to ride alongside Tom Tunstall at the official BSB test this week. The team had lined up with Australian David Anthony at the previous round but a crash left him sidelined with broken bones in ...
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- British Superbikes
- 10 August 2012
Chris Walker is just 21 points shy of the top six in the standings as the British Superbike Championship heads to Cadwell Park this August Bank Holiday weekend and with two rounds before the Title Fighters are decided the ‘Stalker’ is back to full fitness and raring to get started. Walker became the fifth race winner of the 2012 season ...
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- British Superbikes
- 10 August 2012
