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16 Apr 2010, 14:36 (Ref:2673686) | #1 | ||
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Surprised there wasn't a thread already.
Well looking back, Round 1 from Brands Hatch is done and dusted with Hill taking the Race 1 win followed by Kiyonari and Ellison. Ellison won Race 2 followed by Hill and Seeley. Seemed like both races were pretty good. Returnee Hodgson was off the pace at Round 1 and injurred himself. He's sitting out Round 2. Kagayama is another returnee, but he hasn't seemed as quick as his teammate. Kiyonari is also back, but is more at home than the other two. Round 2 is under way at Thruxton with points leader Hill quickest so far. |
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18 Apr 2010, 20:54 (Ref:2675308) | #2 | ||
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Ellisson broke his femur in practice, out till end of june reportedly.
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19 Apr 2010, 08:18 (Ref:2675601) | #3 | ||
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Josh Brookes got his 1st BSB race win - good to see him get a bike to the finish in both races . Tommy Hill won the other race!
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22 Apr 2010, 14:53 (Ref:2677891) | #4 | ||
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Hodgson calls it quits on his racing career due to injuries. Kind of sad, but it's the right thing to do. I'll prefer to remember him this way...
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22 Apr 2010, 19:42 (Ref:2678032) | #5 | ||
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oth...etirement.html
A link here. The accident in America sounds horrendous. These guys really are tough. |
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23 Apr 2010, 02:50 (Ref:2678203) | #6 | ||
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Those two years in WSB he was absolutely cracking. Shame he's calling it quits but the Rob Mac bike didnt look like it was going to do him any favours. Begs the question what the Stalkers still doing hanging around riding below par bikes.
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23 Apr 2010, 09:37 (Ref:2678305) | #7 | ||
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Well Stalker hasnt really half snapped his arm off that's why!
Neil's injury was very very serious!, very similar in a way to Foggy's that ended his career, absically Foggy was told if he injured the shoulder again he would lose any strength in his arm! And I imagine Hodge is teh same. Better to happen now rather than mid career. Rememebr Hodge had 2 years in 125GP was British champion. A couple of very good years in 500, ending riding a Roberts YZR in WCM colours before gettign rather daftly blinded by money by Ducati in WSBK. I think if Neil had stayed in 500's he would have possibly been like Mackenzie and ridden there for years. He lost his way in WSB with Ducati and especially Kawasaki before Colin Wright and he came back amazingly well with GSE where he became world class again. I actually this his best year was the last on the GSE bike, podiums, wins and regularly beating Bostrom on the otehr Dunlop Ducati, he was superb that year. In his title year he only had to beat Xaus who let's face it is not a finisher! Though he battered Neil in GP on the same bike, but then again when you are riding a bike that leaks oil, has second hand parts on it.... W |
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23 Apr 2010, 10:52 (Ref:2678347) | #8 | ||
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Was a good career - i remember his rides on the yzr 500's, he was very impressive for a young "rookie"... Those FILA ducati's where a good looking bike too!
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3 May 2010, 07:34 (Ref:2683620) | #9 | ||
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Tommy Hill has certainly got the Suzuki motoring along...
Final Qualifying After roll for pole at Oulton Park. 1. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki 1m 35.214s 2. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda 1m 35.608s 3. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati 1m 35.622s 4. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda 1m 35.947s 5. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki 1m 36.113s 6. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda 1m 36.224s 7. Yukio Kagayama JPN Worx Crescent Suzuki 1m 36.359s 8. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki 1m 36.412s 9. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless by TAS Suzuki 1m 36.582s 10. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda 1m 36.790s |
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3 May 2010, 17:03 (Ref:2683844) | #10 | ||
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Michael Laverty peerless in race 2, at one point it was Laverty, Rutter, John Laverty - shame it didnt end that way with Hill getting into 3rd, but Michael Laverty was superb, and great to see Rutter back up there.
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3 May 2010, 17:27 (Ref:2683857) | #11 | |
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due to the last race being red-flagged which track will now have a double header of 600 Super Stocks in the UK as that crash was too close to the curfew.
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8 May 2010, 12:47 (Ref:2686519) | #12 | ||
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It was wasn't it? He's still got it.
The last races weren't overly exciting though or was it just me? The weather didn't help matters I guess. I wonder what will become of Kiyo's career if he has another so so year in BSB after two such years in the WSB. |
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8 May 2010, 13:17 (Ref:2686540) | #13 | ||
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Go back to Japan and earn a tidy living? Like Yui has done. Have the Japanese dropped 250s for Moto2 this year?
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9 May 2010, 00:06 (Ref:2686740) | #14 | ||
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No 250 class in jap - they got GP2 (think moto 2) & GP3 (125/250 4stroke), aswell as SBK...
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24 May 2010, 05:48 (Ref:2696905) | #15 | ||
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Honda win both races at Cadwell Park - Kiyonari race 1 & Brookes race 2.... Fella on the Suzuki is proving to be very consistent this year & still leads the points race!
After 8 rounds... Tommy Hill - 146 Joshua Brookes - 110 Michael Laverty - 101 Michael Rutter - 88 Stuart Easton - 81 John Laverty - 80 Alastair Seeley - 79 Ryuichi Kiyonari - 78 Billy McConnell finally converted a pole position into a win in Supersport... After 4 rounds... James Westmoreland - 65 Sam Lowes - 61 Billy McConnell - 54 Graeme Gowland - 44 Jack Kennedy - 42 Ben Wilson - 34 Tom Grant - 33 |
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18 Jun 2010, 08:38 (Ref:2714193) | #16 | ||
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Just read that Andrew Pitt will be on a Rob Mac Yamaha at Mallory Park. Good to see him get on with things after the BMW WSBK thing ran out of $$$...
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4 Jul 2010, 16:27 (Ref:2721815) | #17 | |
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due to racing post poned want is the plan for all the races that was blown away in Knock hill due to rain and wind!
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4 Jul 2010, 17:28 (Ref:2721840) | #18 | |
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The abandoned BSB race will take place at the next Snetterton meeting on Saturday.
Really feel for all the people that were there spectating. It was bad enough sitting waiting on the races in the comfort of my armchair! |
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4 Jul 2010, 17:28 (Ref:2721841) | #19 | ||
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The extra BSB race will be held at Snetterton, not sure about the 125s/Superstock 600/Harleys. It was a disasterous day all round, although the Supersport race was a thriller. Really frustrating to be sitting in stifling heat and then see rain in Scotland.
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5 Jul 2010, 18:45 (Ref:2722298) | #21 | ||
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Great track, great country for me, been there a few times to watch stock cars, superb!
Great to see Blade win again, the guy is ssimply some sort of genius in the wet, I dont know how he does it! Shame abotu cancellation, but I know the hill/sheep/tower thing well, if you cant see them its spading down!! |
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5 Jul 2010, 22:01 (Ref:2722377) | #22 | ||
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I often think at Knockhil there is only 2 forms of weather - brilliant and crap and little in between !! |
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4 Sep 2010, 22:40 (Ref:2754588) | #23 | ||
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Oh dear, this championship hasn't attracted much discussion on here this year has it? Last post was in early July. We all know the reasons given so no need to rake over old ground. I wanted to say I just saw the Cadwell races and they were quite enjoyable. Josh Brooks taking off over the mountain was simply breathtaking.
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5 Sep 2010, 07:43 (Ref:2754657) | #24 | ||
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My first BSB meeting. Here's a picture of Josh Brookes at The Mountain.
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