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MAG Sport News - British Superbikes 2008

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British Superbikes - Brands Hatch - October 2008.

Brands Hatch Website Here

14-10-08 Disappointing End to Promising Rookie Season for Alex Gault
The final two rounds of the Metzeler Superstock 600 took place as a double header, held as normal supporting the British Super Bike series on the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit in Kent.

 12-10-08 Sykes Takes 4th in British Superbikes
Rizla Suzuki's Tom Sykes finished the 2008 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in fourth place after putting on a brave and battling performance.

 12-10-08 Podium for James, Points for Guy
The sun came down, quite literally, on the 2008 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season with a superb podium placing for James Ellison at a sun-drenched Brands Hatch in Kent.

 12-10-08 Great End to 2008 Season for NW200 Ducati
The NW200 Ducati team closed off the 2008 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in style with riders Michael Rutter on gaining a seventh place and sixth place respectively in the two 30-lap races.

 12-10-08 Impressive Debut for Kirkham at Brands
Jon Kirkham made an amazing debut on the Rob Mac Racing Yamaha Superbike at the last round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

 07-10-08 Rizla Suzuki Geared Up for Brands Final
Rizla Suzuki's Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe are determined to see the season out on a high as they come into the final round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

 07-10-08 Ellison and Martin All Set for Brands Finale
The 2008 Bennetts British Superbike Championship concludes this weekend with the final round at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit whereby Hydrex Bike Animal Honda riders, James Ellison and Guy Martin, aim to round the season off in style.

 07-10-08 CJ Auction & Chat Show Brands Hatch BSB - 10th & 11th October
The list of items for the annual Chris Jones Fund Auction is getting bigger. The Auction is to take place this weekend at the final round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch. Saturday night from 6:30 - 9pm in the Hailwood Bar in the lower paddock.

 06-10-08 British Superbike Stars Meet Their Fans For Season Finale
The THINK! Motorcycle Academy will be hosting all the race stars from the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at the Brands Hatch finale this weekend.

British Superbikes - Silverstone - September 2008..............Top Of The Page

Silverstone Website www.silverstone.co.uk

29-09-08 Astro Kawasaki rider Alex Gault Puts in a Stunning Performance
Round 10 of the National Superstocks Championships, despite very little time on the track, the Astro Kawasaki rider Alex Gault put in a stunning performance.

28-09-08 Sykes Takes Podium from 17th on the Grid
Rizla Suzuki's Tom Sykes started from 17th and fought his way to third by the chequered flag in the second race of the 11th round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Silverstone.

28-09-08 Sixth is Best for Ellison at Silverstone
Amidst one of the lowest points hauls of the season for the team, Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider James Ellison salvaged some pride by posting a sixth place finish in race two.

23-09-08 Sykes Determined to Shine at Silverstone
Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes is gearing up for the penultimate round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Silverstone in Northamptonshire where he is planning on regaining second place in the title chase.

23-09-08 Ellison and Martin on a Roll Heading for Silverstone
Following a very successful month so far in September, the Hydrex Bike Animal Honda duo of James Ellison and Guy Martin head to the penultimate round of the 2008 Bennetts British Superbike Championship brimful of confidence.

British Superbikes - Croft Circuit - September 2008.............Top Of The Page

Croft Circuit Website www.croftcircuit.co.uk

15/09/08 Podium for Westmoreland
James Westmoreland took another fantastic podium today for the Centurion Racing team at round ten of the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship at Croft circuit.

14/09/08 Double Podium for Super Sykes
RIZLA SUZUKI’S Tom Sykes took two hard-earned podium places at today’s 10th round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Croft in North Yorkshire while his team mate Atsushi Watanabe come home 12th twice.

 14/09/08 Seasons Best from Gault - Metzeler Superstock 600 - Croft
Round 10 of the British Super Bike Championship hosted round 9 off The National Super Stock 600 championship which seen 52 entered for the event vying for the 40 places on the grid.

14/09/08 More Solid Points at Croft for Ellison
Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider James Ellison continued his impressive run of results by posting another pair of top ten finishes in round ten of the Bennetts British Championship at Croft today.

14/09/08 Championship for John Laverty & Solid Points for Rutter
John Laverty on the Buildbase NW200 Ducati won the British Superbike Daily Star Cup Championship with two rounds of the series still remaining.

14/09/08 Bomber Battles for Points at Croft
Karl Harris qualified his Rob Mac Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 in 7th place for Round 10 of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Croft Circuit in North Yorkshire.

14/09/08 Kirkham Continues to Dominate
Jon Kirkham moved one step closer to the 2008 Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup title with a superb display to claim victory at Croft.

14/09/08 Season Best for Dickinson
Truck Links Yamaha rider, Joe Dickinson put in his season best result despite a huge practice crash at Round 10 of the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship.

08-09-08 British Superbike Championships Set to be Decided at Croft
Round ten of the popular 2008 Bennetts British Superbike Championship arrives in the race-starved North East where the championship could be decided at Croft Circuit near Darlington this weekend (12/14 September)

British Superbikes - Cadwell Park - August 2008..................Top Of The Page

Cadwell Park Website Here

26-08-08 Laverty Consolidates BSB Place at Cadwell
Relentless Suzuki's Michael Laverty consolidated his BSB Superbike Championship position at Cadwell Park yesterday with a brace of top-10 results.

26-08-08 HEGO Racing #8
Daniel Hegarty is a young rider who currently participates in the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship, one of the support classes that form part of the British Superbike Championship.

26-08-08 Top 15 for Centurion Racing
It was a very successful weekend for the Centurion Racing Team at round nine of the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship at Cadwell Park

25-08-08 Tom Up to Second in Title Race While Atsu Scores Season Best
Rizla Suzuki's Tom Sykes took two well-earned second places in today’s ninth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire to move up to second overall in the title chase.

25-08-08 Solid Point Scoring Positions for NW200 Ducati Riders
It was a good weekend for the NW200 Ducati Team at Cadwell Park. Michael Rutter on the North West 200 Ducati gained a solid sixth and fifth place respectively at the ultra technical Lincolnshire circuit.

25-08-08 Tough Day at the Office for Harris
Rob Mac Racing arrived at their home circuit of Cadwell Park high on the success of a podium at the last time out at Knockhill, Scotland.

25-08-08 Impressive Martin Scores Well at Cadwell
Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider Guy Martin bounced back to something like form with a pair of solid points scoring rides in front of another massive bank holiday crowd.

25-08-08 More Good Results for Injured Andrews
Still suffering the effects from broken bones in his hand and an injured knee, Simon Andrews once again rode two extremely confident races at the very physical Cadwell Park circuit.

25-08-08 Point Scoring Finish for Dickinson
Truck Links Yamaha rider, Joe Dickinson bounced back from his disappointment of Knockhill to score points for his Championship campaign at Round 9 of the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship.

25-08-08 Kirkham Picks Up Another Victory
Derby's Jon Kirkham extended his Championship lead as the ninth round of the Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup suffered two red flag incidents.

24-08-08 Sykes Takes Cadwell Bsb Pole
Rizla Suzuki's Tom Sykes followed up his top of the time-sheets in practice yesterday by taking a dominant pole-position in the new Formula 1 style qualifying session at Cadwell Park - while team mate Atsushi Watanabe posted a season's best eighth.

24-08-08 Sixth Row Start For Martin At Cadwell As Ellison Withdraws
Hydrex Bike Animal Honda riders James Ellison and Guy Martin qualified in sixteenth and seventeenth place respectively following on today's historic new F1 style knock-out qualifying. However, Ellison will take no further part in the weekend's proceedings.

20-08-08 Cadwell challenge for Sykes
Tom Sykes and his Rizla Suzuki team are ready to take on the mountainous challenge that Cadwell Park poses this coming Bank Holiday weekend for round nine of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

19-08-08 Bridewell Buoyed For British Championship Return
Following on from a season racing in both the Italian Superbike Championship and the Suzuki GSX-R750 European Cup, Cadwell Park will see a welcome return for Tommy Bridewell, who will return to the UK with the Centurion Racing Team.

18-08-08 Hydrex Bike Animal Honda Ready For Cadwell Challenge
Round nine of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship heads to the picturesque setting of Cadwell Park this August Bank Holiday weekend with Hydrex Bike Animal Honda riders James Ellison and Guy Martin looking forward to the event for various reasons.

British Superbikes - Knockhill - August 2008.........................Top Of The Page

Knockhill Website www.knockhill.com

 11-08-08 Disappointment at Knockhill for Gault
Hotly tipped for the win at his local round of the National Super Stock 600 championship; teenage motorcycle racer Alex Gault was very disappointed when he finished in 9th place.

11-08-08 Lowry Wins Knockhill Supersport
Ian Lowry produced a near faultless performance at Knockhill in Fife, putting his K8 GSX-R600 Relentless by TAS Suzuki on the top step of the British Supersport podium.

11-08-08 Strong Results for Centurion Racing
James Westmoreland secured his best result ever this weekend at the tiny Scottish circuit, Knockhill, at round eight of the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport series, where he gained a fantastic second place.

11-08-08 Stunning Results for Injured Andrews
Despite carrying broken bones in his hand and a badly damaged knee Simon Andrews put in a superb performance at round eight of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at the Scottish Circuit of Knockhill.

11-08-08 Another Podium for Rutter
It was a positive weekend for the NW200 Ducati Team at round eight of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Michael Rutter on the North West 200 Ducati gained a fourth and second place in the two races at the extremely short Knockhill race circuit.

 10-08-08 Sykes Takes Knockhill BSB Victory
Rizla Suzuki's Tom Sykes took his third win in a row at the eighth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill in Scotland today - and then backed it up in a damp crash-littered shortened second race with a competitive fourth place.

 10-08-08 Podium Debut for Harris
Karl ‘Bomber' Harris took full advantage of the fast changing weather conditions to claim his first podium of the season at Round 8 of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill

 10-08-08 Knockhill Podium for Ellison
Following on from his second place finish at the last round at Oulton Park, Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider James Ellison was once again on great form as he secured another podium finish.

 09-08-08 Sykes Seventh at Drenched Knockhill
RIZLA SUZUKI’S Tom Sykes mastered the wet and rainy conditions at Knockhill to secure a strong seventh place start on the second row of the grid for tomorrow’s eighth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

 09-08-08 Second Row Start for Ellison at Knockhill
Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider James Ellison will start round eight of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship from row two of the grid having posted eighth fastest time in today's Swan Combi 50 Roll for Pole qualifying session at a decidedly damp Knockhill in Scotland

 08-08-08 Successful Free Practice for Sykes and Watanabe at Knockhill
RIZLA SUZUKI’S Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe got the eighth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill off to a good start today, with Sykes taking third place and Watanabe finishing in an encouraging 14th.

 04-08-08 Ellison Takes on Britain ... And The World...
Looking to capitalise on a fantastic performance at the previous round at Oulton is Hydrex Bike Animal Honda ace James Ellison, who secured his second podium placing of the season last time out and is hoping to continue his good form in Scotland.

British Superbikes - Oulton Park - July 2008 .........................Top Of The Page

Oulton Park Website Here

22-07-08 Former Academy ‘Student’ Tom Sykes Records First BSB Victories
Dave Luscombe, ACU Academy Manager wishes to congratulate former ACU Academy rider Tom Sykes on his first British Superbike Championship double victory at Oulton Park on 20th July 2008.

 21-07-08 Success at Oulton for Gault - Metzeler Superstock 600
The British Super Bike Championship visited Oulton Park in Cheshire at the weekend and saw the young motorcycle racing star Alex Gault re-united with his former mechanic Geoff Coxon.

21-07-08 Mixed Weekend for NW200 Ducati
It was a mixed weekend for the NW200 Ducati team at round seven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at the picturesque Oulton Park circuit.

21-07-08 Best Results of the Season for Andrews
Simon Andrews riding for the Lloyds British Jentin Racing team gained his best results of the season so far.

21-07-08 Strong Results For Centurion Racing
It was another solid weekend for the Centurion Racing team. The two British Supersport Championship riders James Westmoreland and Dan Cooper once again scored two healthy top ten finishes.

20-07-08 Harris Lucks Out At Oulton
Karl Harris qualified his Rob Mac Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 on the front spot of the second row for round 7 of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park, in search of that elusive podium finish).

20-07-08 Another Oulton Podium for Ellison
Following on from his superb podium finish at the same track back in May, Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider James Ellison repeated the feat when he took the 1000cc Shaun Muir Racing Honda Fireblade to another second position at Oulton Park.

15-07-08 High Hopes For Hydrex Bike Animal Honda At Oulton
The 2008 Bennetts British Superbike Championship heads into the second half of the season this weekend, the Hydrex Bike Animal Honda team is hoping for more silverware.

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