Torrential rain has led to the cancellation of Saturday's MCE British Superbike qualifying session at Thruxton with the circuit deemed unsuitable and too dangerous for any track activity. What started out as drizzle mid-morning got progressively worse and with large puddles forming around the high-speed circuit, particularly on the 140mph+ Village and Church corners, race organisers and marshals were ultimately ...
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- British Superbikes
- 13 April 2013
Milwaukee Yamaha rider James Ellison bounced back from a disapponting race one to take victory in the second superbike race of the weekend. Shane Byrne again took the lead from the start, but it wasn't long before Ellison made his move to the front. With two laps remaining Byrne attempted to pass Ellison on the entry to Surtees, but had ...
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- British Superbikes
- 07 April 2013
Reigning champion Shane Byrne started the 2013 season where he finished 2012 with victory at Brands Hatch. Byrne got a good start from pole position ahead of Samsung Honda rider Alex Lowes. Josh Brookes led the for the mid portion of the race but the Australian was unable to hold off Byrne at his favourite circuit. John Kirkham continued his ...
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- British Superbikes
- 07 April 2013
Stuart Easton took the honours in the opening race of the 2013 British Supersport Championship as he got the better of pole setter Billy McConnell at Brands Hatch on Saturday afternoon. Having moved back to the 600cc class after a number of years in the Superbike class, it was Easton's first race win since the 2010 Macau Grand Prix. The Mar ...
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- British Superbikes
- 06 April 2013
Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) has claimed pole position for this weekend's opening round of the British Superbike Championship, with a lap of 45.655s around the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. With cool, but dry, conditions at the Kent venue, Byrne had been strong throughout practice around the 1.2-mile circuit and this was borne out in qualifying as he got the better ...
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- British Superbikes
- 06 April 2013
The Smiths Racing Triumph team got the defence of their British Superport Championship title underway in perfect fashion at Brands Hatch with the Australian pairing of Billy McConnell and Glen Richards claiming the top two spots in Saturday’s qualifying session. With continuing cool conditions, McConnell got the better of his team-mate, the reigning Champion, by 0.235s, a more than useful ...
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- British Superbikes
- 06 April 2013
Reigning British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne picked up where he left of a the end of the 2012 season by topping the time-sheets during the second Free Practice session at Brands Hatch today. The Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider set a 46.787s best despite Baltic conditions, severe wind chill and seven degree track temperatures. Speaking to MCN, Byrne said: “From a ...
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- British Superbikes
- 05 April 2013
Graeme Gowland riding the Seton Tuning Yamaha ended the opening day of the track action at Brands Hatch at the top of the timesheets in Free Practice 2. The 27-year-old was the only man to dip into the 47s bracket with a 47.972 at the 1.2079 mile Brands Hatch Indy circuit. Speaking to MCN, Gowland said: “It was good to ...
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- British Superbikes
- 05 April 2013
Chris Walker ended the official BSB test day at Brands Hatch with the fastest time after setting a 51.410 in the fifth and final session of the day. The Quattro Plant rider upped his pace throughout the day to go third fastest in the penultimate session before excellng in the final session to go fastest. The test took place on ...
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- British Superbikes
- 19 March 2013
Australian racer Mark Aitchison has been left 'high and dry' following the shock withdrawal of his Spitlath Redmond Aprilia team less than a month before the start of the 2013 British Superbike season. The team released a statement a few weeks ago announcing their temporary retirement from the championship due to the ill health of co-owner John Dimbylow. Fellow co-owner ...
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- British Superbikes
- 18 March 2013
