Shane Byrne completed a first double race win for Airwaves Ducati, but finished the second race under the red flags after a huge crash involving Cal Crutchlow whilst one of the cup riders was also left by the side of the track in another incident. Byrne was a lucky man, having lost his early strong place of fifth by going ...
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- British Superbikes
- 05 May 2008
MCN caught up with HM Plant Honda Team Manager Havier Beltran at the launch of the 2008 team at the Sports Café in Newcastle taking a look at the season ahead. MCN: What are your plans heading to the first race of the season? Beltran: “We’ll be testing two of the day at the MCRCB test at Snetterton – weather ...
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- British Superbikes
- 21 March 2008
In one of the biggest shocks of 2007 Stobart Honda boss Paul Bird has announced he is moving his team to the World Superbike Championship for 2008. Paul Bird has lost both his 2007 riders, Shane Byrne and Tom Sykes to Airwaves Ducati and Rizla Suzuki this week which prompted tough action for the future. Paul Bird said: “I’ve always ...
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- British Superbikes
- 08 November 2007
With news of where riders are planning to go to next year in British Superbikes we will be keeping an eye on who signs for whom over the close season. Keep checking back to www.motorcyclenews.com for the latest information on signings over the close season. BSB 2008 signings: Leon Haslam HM Plant Honda Cal Crutchlow HM Plant Honda Tom ...
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- British Superbikes
- 29 October 2007
HM Plant Honda’s Ryuichi Kiyonari snatched the fastest time from Airwaves Ducati’s Leon Haslam in the dying seconds in the first British Superbikes free practice at Brands Hatch. The Japanese rider was the first to dip under to 50 second and then the 49 second marks and finished the session with a best time of 48.294secs. The session had started ...
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- British Superbikes
- 12 October 2007
HM Plant Honda’s Ryuichi Kiyonari got the better of his teammate in the second free practice this afternoon at Cadwell Park. The Japense rider recorded a best lap of 1:27.586 just before the 20 minute mark to top the timesheets and left it up to the rest of the field to try and beat him. Airwaves Ducati’s Leon Haslam was ...
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- British Superbikes
- 25 August 2007
All activity has been suspended at the British Superbike round at Mallory Park due to torrential rain and a serious accident. The British Supersport riders managed to get their session in under heavy rain with Virgin Media Yamaha’s Billy McConnell going fastest with a best time of 1:04.965. But as the rain started to fall even heavier the British Superbike ...
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- British Superbikes
- 20 July 2007
HM Plant Honda’s Jonathan Rea took advantage of the dry conditions this morning to go fastest in the third free practice session at Oulton Park pipping Gregorio Lavilla in the dying seconds. Spaniard Gregorio Lavilla was leading going in to the final few minutes until Jonathan Rea’s 1:35.879 knocked him down to second. Ryuichi Kiyonari had taken the early led ...
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- British Superbikes
- 14 July 2007
Michael Laverty secured pole position for the British Supersport race at Knockhill tomorrow by going fastest this afternoon. The Relentless Suzuki rider recorded a best time of 50.342, which beat his best time from the first qualifying session by 0.23secs. Ian Hutchinson will begin from second on the grid following his best time of 50.540 today on his Honda while ...
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- British Superbikes
- 30 June 2007
Padgetts Motorcycles rider Dennis Hobbs took the honours at Oulton Park today (Monday) following a race-long battle with Relentless Suzuki’s Ian Lowry. Lowry had the upper hand following this morning’s warm-up, but in the race it was a different story for Hobbs who managed to make his pole position work in his favour to win the Maxxis British Supersport race. ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 07 May 2007
