May

Year: 2009

Month: May

Bradley Smith at Donington BSB

31 May 2009 by firebladebob

My daughter, Rebecca coley, first experience watching British Superbikes at Donnington with dad Robert. Thoroughly enjoyed especially photo with Bradley Smith. Looking forward to next venue and photo...

Thruxton BSB: Leon Camier claims double win

31 May 2009 by James Keen

Airwaves Yamaha rider Leon Camier claimed his second win of the day in British Superbike race 2 at Thruxton. In a repeat of race 1, Camier’s team mate James Ellison followed him across the line to...

Thruxton BSB: Camier takes victory in race 1

31 May 2009 by James Keen

Airwaves Yamaha duo Leon Camier and James Ellison took first and second respectively in BSB race 1 at Thruxton. Hydrex Honda rider Stuart Easton was third and Simon Andrews took 4th for the MSS...

Michael Rutter Blog: “Front row is just brilliant”

31 May 2009 by Michael Rutter

It’s been another amazing day. From the start of the meeting here at Thruxton I was running the settings that the team and Guintoli had been using and the bike has been bloody good. All I’ve done...

Thruxton BSB: 1-2 for Airwaves Yamaha in roll for pole

30 May 2009 by James Keen

Airwaves Yamaha rider Leon Camier destroyed the Thruxton lap record this morning and went on to be quickest in BSB roll for pole qualifying. Camier’s team mate James Ellison was second quickest,...

Rutter at Thruxton

29 May 2009 by Derek Ralph

Michael Rutter riding Sylvian Guintoli’s Worx Suzuki

Micahel Rutter blog: “The Worx Suzuki can be front row. But can I?”

29 May 2009 by Michael Rutter

I’m having a great time at Thruxton on the Wrox Suzuki. It’s different to what I’ve been used to riding but we were sixth in the first session and eight in the second and I’m confident there’s much...

Brit rider becomes Schumacher’s team mate

28 May 2009 by Laura Kennerley

Michael Schmacher will get a new team mate in the German Superbike series…a 28-year-old from Newcastle. Chris Burns, who competed in the 2008 British Superbike Cup, was scouting around the BSB...

Discovering why Brookes crashed into Guintoli

28 May 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Why did it take so long to decide that Josh Brookes was the guilty party in the crash, which left Sylvain Guintoli with a badly broken lower right leg? The decision to hand Brookes a one race ban,...

Rutter to ride Worx Suzuki at Thruxton

27 May 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Michael Rutter will ride injured Sylvain Guintoli’s Worx Suzuki at Thruxton this weekend. Ruter said: “I’m sorry that Sylvain’s hurt but I’m absolutely peaking at the chance of getting a BSB ride with...

Valentine picks ‘safe option’ Rutter

27 May 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Worx Suzuki boss Jack Valentine has picked Michael Rutter to stand in for injured Sylvain Guintoli at Thruxton this weekend. But even though Guintoli is likely to be out for the full season, Rutter’s...

Guintoli out for season

27 May 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Worx Suzuki boss Jack Valentine says that Sylvain Guintoli could miss the rest of the BSB season as a result of injuries sustained at Donington on Bank Holiday Monday. Initial thoughts were that he...

Rutter on Worx bike at Thruxton?

26 May 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Michael Rutter is expected to race injured Sylvain Guintoli’s Worx Suzuki at Thruxton this weekend. Though neither Rutter nor Worx Suzuki team boss Jack Valentine are prepared to comment on the...

Donington BSB Blog: A level playing field

26 May 2009 by Phil Wain

Airwaves Yamaha and Worx Suzuki teams have been grabbing the BSB headlines but it’s highly refreshing to see several other teams fighting it out at the head of the field. In recent seasons we’ve seen...

Does life get any better than BSB weekend?

26 May 2009 by kyabya

Does life get any better – We are watching a fabulous days racing at VISK BSB at donington park and where is number one son – in the paddock chatting up the Babes. Best regards to Slyvan for a fast...

Donington snippets

26 May 2009 by Steve Hackett

Good racing and lots of unexpected spills and thrills. In BSB Sylvain Guintoli ended his day early with a crash on the sighting lap suffering a broken leg. Karl Harris had a sixth in race 1 but...

Donington Park BSB: Ellison takes race two win

25 May 2009 by Phil Wain

James Ellison made it a day to remember when he followed up his first race second with his first ever British Superbike Championship win, taking the second 20-lap race at Donington Park. The Airwaves...

Who will replace Sylvain Guintoli?

25 May 2009 by Phil Wain

With Sylvain Guintoli’s dramatic exit from the British Superbike Championship thoughts are already turning to will replace him at the Crescent Worx Suzuki team. The Frenchman is expected to miss the...

Donington Park BSB: Steve Plater takes Supersport win

25 May 2009 by Phil Wain

Steve Plater put in a barnstorming ride to come through from ninth on the grid to take victory in this afternoon’s Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport race at Donington Park. A faller in practice at...

Donington Park BSB: Failure to operate the brake system caused Guintoli’s crash

25 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

A failure to operate the brake system on Josh Brookes’ HM Plant Honda caused the crash that took Sylvain Guintoli out of the British Superbike Championship, race director Stuart Higgs has revealed at...

Donington Park BSB: Guintoli ‘Out for 10 Weeks’

25 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

Sylvain Guintoli, the Worx Crescent Suzuki rider who crashed during the sighting lap for the British Superbike Championship at Donington Park, has a broken tibia and fibula in his right leg and may be...

Donington Park BSB: Leon Camier takes victory in race one

25 May 2009 by Phil Wain

Leon Camier dominated a drama-filled first British Superbike race at Donington Park today, leading home team-mate James Ellison for an Airwaves Yamaha 1-2, their first of the season. However, a coming...

Donington BSB: Guintoli crashes on sighting lap

25 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

Sylvain Guintoli, the 26-year-old Frenchman who has electrified the British Superbike Championship this year, was sensationally knocked out of the first race of the third round of the series at...

Donington BSB: Seton Racing’s classic all-nighter

25 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

Five litres of Relentless energy drink got South African Hudson Kennaugh to pole position on his Linxcel-Seton Tuning Yamaha in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport race at Donington. The drink was...

Donington BSB: Engine woes hit Buildbase Kawasaki

25 May 2009 by Phil Wain

Buildbase Kawasaki are investigating five mystery engine blow ups that have hit Tristan Palmer in his last three track outings. At Donington, Palmer suffered a seized piston in Saturday’s first free...

Donington Park BSB: Rutter brings four sets of leathers!

24 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

Michael Rutter, who has split from Rob McElnea’s Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha team, has brought four sets of leathers with him to Donington Park in case disaster hits another rider and he is asked to...

Donington BSB: Camier fights cold and new power delivery

24 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

Pole-sitter Leon Camier is fighting an energy-sapping cold as he aims to build on his run of three consecutive race wins on the Airwaves Yamaha in the British Superbike championship. “It’s difficult...

Donington Park BSB: Leon Camier takes pole

24 May 2009 by Phil Wain

Leon Camier took his second pole position of the year when he topped qualifying on Sunday for the third round of the British Superbike Championship at Donington Park. The Airwaves Yamaha put in a lap...

Donington BSB: Guintoli targets victory on his only known track

24 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli, who is only 11 points behind series leader Leon Camier in the British Superbike championship, must win at Donington Park this weekend because it is the only one of the 11...

Donington BSB: ‘Now We’ve Got 1,000rpm More’

24 May 2009 by Mike Nicks

Airwaves Yamaha riders Leon Camier and James Ellison are enjoying an extra 1,000rpm on the top end of their Yamaha YZF-R1s at Donington Park this weekend. The bikes’ performance has been boosted with...

Riding pillion with Walker

23 May 2009 by Sam Williams AKA Biker Angel

The Closest i will ever get to riding Pillion with the Best BSB Rider Chris Walker at Donnington Park Practice Day.

Donington BSB: Leon Camier dominates free practice

23 May 2009 by Phil Wain

Airwaves Yamaha’s Leon Camier dominated the opening two free practice sessions at Donington Park on Saturday lapping over three tenths of a second quicker than his nearest challenger, teammate James...

Donington BSB: Sylvain Guintoli fired up for 'home' race

22 May 2009 by Matthew Birt

Sylvain Guintoli is confident he can maintain his 100 per cent podium record in his ‘home’ race at Donington Park on Bank Holiday Monday. The French rider is classing the clash at the Leicestershire...

Ali & Mac

22 May 2009 by ste_cal

A picture of Macaila Booth and her good friend Alastair Seeley taken after his win in the superstock race at Oulton Park, 4th May 2009.

Michael Rutter leaves NW200 Coca Cola Yamaha

19 May 2009 by Andy Downes

The NW200 Coca Cola Yamaha team and Michael Rutter have agreed mutually to part company, both parties accepted they have struggled to get the best out of each other and feel it would be every ones...

Career change for Leon?

12 May 2009 by Terry Shone

Looks like Leon Camier could be thinking about a new career move if things don’t go to plan at Airwaves Yamaha! Leon is showing off his soccer skills behind the pits at Oulton Park after first...