First Championship win for SMT Honda SMT Honda were back in force in the British Championship paddock at Silverstone over the weekend and whilst new recruit to the team Karl Harris had a mixed weekend on the sorrymate.com/SMT Honda in the Superbike division, the hard working team were rewarded for their commitment and dedication when Adam Jenkinson took a brilliant win in the 11th round of the Metzeler National 1000cc Championship. Jenkinson’s victory saw him come out on top of a superb six-man battle that saw places exchanged on numerous occasions. Only 1.5 seconds separated the riders after 8 of the 15 laps but on the eleventh, when Adam was handily placed in third, a collision between the leading pair of Steve Brogan and John McGuinness, saw him dive through in to the lead. Adam took full advantage of the clear road in front of him and had soon opened a gap of more than 2 seconds, a lead he was never to relinquish. He crossed the line almost a second clear of McGuinness for his, and the team’s, first Championship win whilst the 25 points also moved him up to fourth place overall. Meanwhile, the return to the Superbike class was most definitely a weekend of two halves for the team. New rider Karl Harris made a strong start for the team and throughout the three practice sessions, he ran consistently inside the top ten. However, a broken headstock bearing in qualifying meant he ended up in 22nd on the grid and with an awful lot of work to do from the sixth row. Just before the first race though, the clutch began to slip and after the warm-up lap Karl had little option other than to retire. The second race saw him move up to 14th on the first lap only for the red flag to come out and on the re-start he wasn’t able to make such a clean getaway. Nevertheless, he kept pushing hard for the entire race and his efforts were rewarded with 14th place and two hard-earned championship points. Speaking later, team owner Robin Croft said, “We knew Adam would go well, as he’s been running very strongly for the last 5-6 races and he was in contention right from the word go. He was well placed to make a move at any time and when Brogan and McGuinness collided, he grabbed the opportunity with both hands. He put in 3-4 laps that completely broke the field and he never put a foot wrong. We’re all over the moon with the win and it’s the first trophy I’ve ever taken – brilliant!” “As for the Superbike class, first of all it was a pleasure to have Karl in the team and his attitude was first class throughout. Free practice couldn’t have gone any better as he got used to us and we got used to him but the problems in qualifying just couldn’t be legislated for nor could the clutch slip as it had been changed overnight. In the second race, Karl was up against it as he’d lost so much track time to the rest of the grid and the stop-start nature of the race meant he couldn’t get into his rhythm but he kept on pushing and picked up a couple of points. We’re glad to be back and so we leave here and head to Oulton in buoyant mood, eager to end the season on a high.” More, from a press release issued by P.J. Jacobsen’s publicist: Jacobsen Finishes Ahead of Disappointing Qualifier Winter Garden, Florida — After PJ Jacobsen’s debut at the AMA Pro Racing Superbike event at New Jersey, he jetted back to Spain to finish out his CEV Spanish Championship Series under the Aspar team. The Albacete event marked Jacobsen’s second turn for success; his first race of the series had also been at this track where he finished a solid fifth. This weekend had not been so easy for Jacobsen. He struggled in practice and qualifying due to different settings they tried on his bike forcing a disappointing sixteenth position, not at all where he wanted to be. He enjoyed sitting on the pole back here in the United States and had hoped his luck would carry over on foreign soil; however he fell short. Race day he knew he had a lot of work to do; positioned on the fourth row on the grid, Jacobsen would have to put in some fast times to get around the majority of the field and finish in the top ten. Despite his starting position, Jacobsen finished the day in eighth. “My qualifying did not go as planned the team and I tried a different gear box setting that we thought would work to our advantage and did not. The bike ran well we just missed the setting. In testing we were fastest in the rain by almost 2 seconds last week and came into this looking for good results to gain points on the leaders. At the moment this is just a minor set back for me and my team we will just have to push hard to get to the front as quickly as possible so we don’t let the leaders get away. I moved ahead in the race, I can’t complain, just wished for a better qualifying to get a better result,” adds Jacobsen. Jacobsen will have three more chances to gun for a win he is hoping to achieve. Next up is Catalunya (October 11th), Valencia (November 15th) and the series finale at Jerez (November 22nd). Currently, Jacobsen is in seventh place overall. More, from a press release issued by ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Racing: Team ParkinGo Triumph BE1 Racing reached their goal as both riders rode a spectacular race and finished just one tenth of a second from each other in aggregate. Chaz Davies took fourth place at his debut in WSS, while a sore but stoic Garry McCoy finished fifth. The race started with Mark Aitchison’s crash which made McCoy lose precious seconds and contact with the front runners. The Aussie ended lap one in ninth place, 3,6 seconds behind the leader. He later recovered a few positions thanks to a very good pace climbing up to sixth place just before the red flag was displayed and the race was interrupted due to oil leak from Lascorz’ Kawasaki. Chaz Davies did not get a good start either as he ended lap one in seventh place before the red flag. In that same lap, McCoy slipped and sustained an index injury and a nail lift-off. He was rushed to the mobile clinic but decided to race anyway in the second heat. Despite the sore finger and multiple bruises, he managed to grab an extraordinary fifth place. Rookie Chaz Davies finished just in front of him after improving the forecarriage setup. The Welshman already established himself as one of the best as he managed to battle with the top riders through the entire race GARRY McCOY | Triumph Daytona 675 | 5th: “It was a very difficult race and I really had to give 110%. In the first section, everything went well and I was battling with Foret for the podium. Unfortunately, I crashed on the oil leak from Lascorz’ bike just before the red flag was displayed. I injured myself very badly and it hurt a lot but fortunately I was rushed to the mobile clinic where they assisted me in no time. It was an ordeal when I had to brake but I grit my teeth and scored an important result result which allowed me to climb to eighth place in the standings”. CHAZ DAVIES | Triumph Daytona 675 | 4th: “I’m very happy with the result. I improved a lot this weekend and I wish to thank the entire team for a great job done. However, my goal is to do even better but for this to happen, I’ll have to do well in practice and at the start too. After two years in the U.S., it’s really hard to wait for the light to get green but it’s nice too. I can’t wait to get back on the track at Magny-Cours in four-days time”. GIULIANO ROVELLI – TEAM MANAGER: “It was the best round of the season for the team, both riders were great. However, if it wasn’t for the injury, Garry could’ve scored another podium for us. Chaz, on the other hand, showed his skills in just three days and I’m delighted to have signed him. He’s a great addition to the team who is now stronger than ever”. More, from a press release issued by Paul Bird Motorsports: POINTS FOR PARKES, MISERY FOR MAKOTO… The Hannspree World Superbike Championship moved to the Imola circuit in Italy for round twelve of the series but any hopes that the Kawasaki Superbike Racing Team had of changing their recent misfortunes around weren’t to be after another difficult weekend for the Paul Bird Motorsport team. Following on from a disastrous weekend in the previous round at Nurburgring, where both Broc Parkes and Makoto Tamada were involved in incidents caused by other riders, the team was hoping for some luck but the omens weren’t good when Friday’s practice schedule was severely interrupted because of problems with the track surface. Despite a lack of precious track time, Australian Parkes managed to scrape the www.supercasino.com, Vent-Axia, Kick Energy and Henleys-backed Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R into Superpole 1 to claim 18th on the grid with Japanese rider Tamada just missing out in 21st. In race one, both riders made poor starts and had work to do but 27-year-old Parkes was soon in the points and riding well but on lap six, disaster struck again for the hapless 32-year-old Tamada when he was punted off again by an errant rider and was briefly knocked unconscious in the resulting fall which also wrecked the machine. Parkes battled his way to tenth at the flag as Tamada was taken to the medical centre where he was ruled out of the second race because of the head injury meaning once again, the former MotoGP winner had to watch from the sidelines. Race two saw Parkes make a decent start but a poor opening lap saw him relegated down the order before bouncing back to score a solitary point in fifteenth place to add to his race one tally. Broc Parkes: “We failed to find a good set-up here at Imola, even at the test we struggled as the circuit doesn’t seem to suit our bike. It’s a very windy track and we had some difficulty in changing direction which created some problems for us on this track. Qualifying wasn’t so good as I had some pretty bad chatter but I was glad to finish both races. I feel desperately sorry for Makoto as once again, he’s suffered because of someone else’s accidents but I wish him a swift recovery. Now we move onto Magny-Cours next weekend and we need to make some big steps up again so we’ll be looking at ways in which we can do that.” Makoto Tamada: “I have once again had terrible bad luck during the weekend which started in qualifying. I was unlucky to miss my fastest lap which would have got me into Superpole and I was taken out midway through race one by an Italian wild card rider on the last chicane which meant I didn’t finish any races again. The only lucky thing from this weekend is that I wasn’t seriously injured as this was a very big crash and I don’t remember a thing. I’m not 100% sure if I will be able to ride at Magny-Cours as I have had several injuries to the head this season so I’m feeling very disheartened and I really hope that I get some luck to finish off the season on a higher note.” Paul Bird, Team Owner: “I wonder when our run of bad luck is going to end and I don’t really know what to say. I’m pleased that Broc salvaged some points from the weekend and top ten is now where we’re expecting him to be but you have to feel for Makoto as once again, he was the unwitting victim of someone else’s error. The good news is he’s not badly injured but we’ll have to wait and see how he is before next weekend.” The next round of the Hannspree World Superbike Championship takes place at Magny-Cours in France this forthcoming weekend (October 2/4) (www.worldsbk.com). Meanwhile, team boss Paul Bird will be hoping he can bring some silverware of his own to the team in the final two rounds of the World Rally Championship. For the Salou-based Rally de Espagne on October 2/4th and Rally GB which starts in Cardiff some three weeks later, the Cumbrian has been drafted into the official Munchi’s Ford World Rally Team alongside Argentine driver Federico Villagra whereby he will drive a works Ford Focus WRC as one of the ten ‘A’ seeded drivers. RESULTS RACE 1 10. B. Parkes (Kawasaki WSB) 6 points DNF M. Tamada (Kawasaki WSB) 1. N. Haga (Ducati Xerox Team) 2. M. Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) 3. M. Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team) 4. B. Spies (Yamaha WSB) 5. R. Kiyonari (Ten Kate Honda) 6. L. Haslam (Stiggy Racing Honda) 7. J. Rea (Ten Kate Honda) 8. J. Smrz (Guandalini Racing) 9. T. Sykes (Yamaha WSB) 10. B. Parkes (Kawasaki Racing Team) RESULTS RACE 2 15. B. Parkes (Kawasaki WSB) 1 point DNS M. Tamada (Kawasaki WSB) 1. M. Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team) 2. N. Haga (Ducati Xerox Team) 3. M. Simoncelli (Aprilia Racing) 4. M. Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) 5. B. Spies (Yamaha WSB) 6. J. Rea (Ten Kate Honda) 7. S. Byrne (Sterilgarda) 8. L. Haslam (Stiggy Racing Honda) 9. J. Smrz (Guandalini Racing) 10. C. Checa (Ten Kate Honda) More, from a press release issued by Honda East of Toledo: EDDIE KRAFT PERFECT – GOES 4 FOR 4 FINISHING OFF OUTSTANDING SEASON September 28th, 2009 – Toledo, OH – Honda East Yamaha Suzuki of Toledo’s sponsored rider Eddie Kraft finished off the 2009 WERA North Central season this past weekend at Nelson Ledges Road Course, located in Garrettsville, Ohio with a win, as well as locking up four class championships, finishing off an outstanding season. Kraft won the WERA 600 Superstock, 600 Superbike, 750 Superstock and 750 Superbike class championships aboard his Pirelli-shod Yamaha R6. Competing in a schedule of combined WERA regional and national events, Kraft ran up front all season long, tallying up a number of wins and competing against some of the fastest competition in the country. With Kraft already having locked up three of the four class championships heading into the weekend, Kraft only needed to keep the leaders in sight for the final 600 Superstock race. After locking up the final championship, Kraft jumped onto a Garry Hayes prepped Triumph 675 and went on to win the Heavyweight Superstock race in convincing fashion – all while only putting in a few laps on the bike beforehand. Honda East’s Tom Beagle states, “This team is a sponsor’s dream. Not only do the results speak for themselves, but to see the respect of all of the other teams and racers in the paddock is nothing short of amazing. The entire team presents itself with professionalism and integrity which makes all of us at Honda East proud to be associated with this group. There is no doubt this is a relationship that will continue for many years.” The team this year has consisted of Joe Kraft, Doug Cornett, Garry Hayes and Tom Beagle, with Eric Johnston and Aaron Bagwell lending their support as well. The team’s knowledge, focus and commitment have been the core reasons for their success. Finishing out of the top ten only once in nearly 40 races this year, they have rolled out one of the most well-prepared machines onto the grid every weekend. Honda East is the largest motorcycle dealership in the state; offering a full line of sport bikes, cruisers, dirt bikes, ATVs, scooters, watercraft and snowmobiles – not only by Honda – but Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Aprilia, Sea-Doo, Bombardier, Polaris, Artic Cat and Ski-Doo as well. Honda East also offers genuine OEM parts for all makes and models, deliverable to the home or directly to the track. Honda East prides themselves on the best out the door deal, period. The team would like to thank Flagstar Bank, Pirelli Tires, Sharkskinz, Pit Bull, Dynojet, Woodcraft, NGK, Motul, Motion Pro, Barnett, World Wide Bearings and Apex Manufacturing. For more information on Honda East, visit www.hondaeasttoledo.com. For information and news on the race team, visit www.witchkraftracing.com. More, from a press release issued by Steve Plater’s publicist: Steve Plater came away from Silverstone with an extended 11-point lead over closest rival Billy McConnell on Sunday in round 11 of the Fuchs/Silkolene British Supersport championship after finishing a close and exciting race in second place for HM Plant Honda. The Woodhall Spa rider was running well all weekend and posted a strong qualifying time to claim a front row start to Sunday’s penultimate race. “That is a much better starting position than Croft,” said Plater. “I wanted to make it onto the front two rows and I did manage to get a good lap in and take third on the front row, but just as I was about to try to better that, someone blew an engine which left some kind of fluid on the track causing the session to be red flagged. That put paid to the session as the track was so slippery at the restart and because the sun was so bright I couldn’t actually see where the problem was and wasn’t prepared to risk a crash and ruin my championship hopes. But the bike is working well and I am feeling positive so I will go into the race and see where I end up.” As the 18-lap affair got underway Plater moved up into second place but was knocked back to fifth in the first lap battle for position. He regrouped and made his way back through to third on lap five and sat on the back wheel of McConnell throughout the remainder of the race, biding his time and watching to see which was the best place for him to make a pass. On lap 15, Plater made his move at the chicane and made it stick. But McConnell was not going to let him get away and the pair disputed the position to the final corner when McConnell made a desperate attempt to pass and the pair clashed, Plater was pushed wide onto the grass but was able to remain in control to bring the HM Plant Honda across the line in third place. But race control decided McConnell had taken an unfair advantage and reversed the finishing positions to give Plater the second place that he deserved. “I realised after qualifying and especially morning warm-up that James Westmoreland was going to be on winning pace and hard to beat so I wasn’t too worried about where he finished,” said Plater. “I was more concerned about myself and Billy (McConnell) as the title race is between us two. It was a good race; I followed Billy for a long way and then made my move on him at the chicane with three laps to go. “I tried to get my head down and pull away but Billy was faster in some places and stuck with me, and then we had a bit of a coming together on the last lap but I managed to get second and extend my lead.” Plater goes into the final round at Oulton Park on October 11 with an 11 point advantage over McConnell and just needs to follow his rival around the track in the championship decider to get his hands on the trophy that has eluded him for the last 11 years. But McConnell will not be making it easy for the Lincolnshire star as he too is eager to win the title for himself. More, from a press release issued by British Superbike Championship organizers: Westmoreland wins, Plater and McConnell clash Round 11 Sunday 27 September Silverstone Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship James Westmoreland took his second win in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship, but the title battle between Steve Plater and Billy McConnell intensified after a clash on the final lap of the penultimate round at Silverstone. Westmoreland pulled a huge advantage over his rivals as they scrapped it out for the final podium places, with the JW Racing Triumph rider celebrating his success on his spare machine. “We were using the new bike here, which was the spare and it just seemed to work right and it all came together. I knew there was going to be a battle between Steve and Billy and I didn’t want to get caught up in all of that so I got my head down and just got it all together. I can’t win the championship now but I can still win races so I want more of the same at Oulton Park,” reflected Westmoreland. The dice was on between the championship rivals and the pair were swapping places throughout the race. McConnell was second in the early stages of the race, but went wide at Abbey, cutting back with the pair almost colliding. McConnell was riding on the edge; out of the seat at Luffield on lap 16, with Plater then able to take the advantage from the MAP Raceways Yamaha rider. On the penultimate lap McConnell took the advantage on the run to Abbey, with a daring move around the outside, but Plater was back inside by Luffield. On the last lap McConnell was aiming for a move on Plater, with McConnell taking the inside into Luffield, but with no gap the pair clashed, sending Plater on the grass. The pair crossed the line with McConnell ahead of Plater, but following an investigation into the incident after the race McConnell was pushed to third, with Plater elevated to second. Plater said: “I had a good start and was having a good race. I knew James Westmoreland was going to be fast as he had been all weekend and I didn’t want to be upside down. That last lap I didn’t know Billy was there until he hit me, but we have the championship to think about and we will see what happens at Oulton.” McConnell said: “We had been running well in the race and I had a pass planned but Steve tipped in and I had nowhere else to go. I apologised to Steve after the race, but this is crunch time in the championship and we have to do all we can to win and keep the fight going.” It wasn’t the only clash during the race though as on lap seven Paul Young tried to make a pass on Ben Wilson at Abbey, but he lost the front and both crashed out. Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship, Silverstone, race result: James Westmoreland (JW Racing Triumph) Steve Plater (HM Plant Honda) +9.370s Billy McConnell (MAP Raceways Yamaha) +14.740s Ian Hutchinson (Padgetts Honda) +15.627s Tom Grant (Hydrex Honda) +16.419s Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship standings after Silverstone: Steve Plater (HM Plant Honda) 190 Billy McConnell (MAP Raceways Yamaha) 179 James Westmoreland (JW Racing Triumph) 151 Ben Wilson (Gearlink Kawasaki) 121 Dan Cooper (Centurion Racing Honda) 99 More, from a press release issued by John McGuinness’ publicist: McGuinness denied victory but takes second for yet another podium Morecambe’s John McGuinness took his fourth successive podium, and sixth of the year, when he took second at Silverstone on Sunday in the penultimate round of the Metzeler National 1000cc Superstock Championship. However, the Padgetts Honda ace was denied his second successive win when a collision with team-mate Steve Brogan left him with a damaged seat unit on the Honda Fireblade. John had been in superb form all weekend and, carrying on from where he left off at Croft, he signalled his intentions with provisional pole position in the first qualifying session. Riding as well as he’s ever done on the short circuits, he then went quicker still in the second and final 25-minute qualifying session and a time of 1m29.017s gave him his first pole position of the year, and his first on the short circuits since 2001. A strong start saw John slot into second place behind Adam Jenkinson but a lap later he took the lead, a position he held until the seventh lap when Brogan overhauled him. The leading six riders were all nose to tail with a number of hard, overtaking manoeuvres taking place but on the eleventh lap, John’s hopes of victory all but disappeared when Brogan ran into the back of him at Abbey. Rejoining in fourth place, John was now a second off the lead, a gap that stretched to two with three laps to go as Jenkinson, now back in the lead, pulled away. However, John dug deep and overtook both Marshall Neill and Richard Cooper to move back into second and although he halved Jenkinson’s advantage on the final lap, he ultimately ran out of time and had to settle for second at the flag, just 0.923s behind Jenkinson. Speaking afterwards, John commented: “Everything’s going good at the moment and I’m delighted with the results I keep chalking up. I was fast all weekend, taking pole position and then going fastest again in morning warm-up so it was all looking good for the race. I got an ok start but had soon got into the lead and felt I had the pace to go away when Brogie came past me. I sat behind him for a couple of laps and then overtook him again, determined to make the break once and for all this time. I was at the apex of Abbey when all of a sudden he hit me side on I knew nothing of it and never even saw him coming and it was all feet down as I bobbled and weaved my way round the corner” “How I stayed on I’ll never know as he gave me a fair old whack but I managed to re-group although it did take me a lap or so to fully get my concentration back. I had to push really hard to get back up to 2nd and did all I could to close back to Adam but I ran out of laps. Yes, I’m disappointed not to have got the win but it was another good ride and another podium whilst I’ve also pulled a few more points away from Richard Cooper in the battle for third. Brogie was full of apologies afterwards and it was just a racing incident that can always happen at those tight hairpins. He’s been my mate for years and I’m not about to fall out with him now so we’ll look to get on the top step of the box again at Oulton.” Prior to the final round of the Superstock series, John will be making his annual appearance at the ‘Stars at Darley’ meeting at Darley Moor on Sunday October 4th. More, from a press release issued by Team Naturally Best Racing: BRIDEWELL DEFIES THE ODDS TO LAND SILVERSTONE DOUBLE Wiltshire rider Tommy Bridewell had to overcome a couple of major problems in order to claim his second double victory of the season but that’s exactly what he did to land his fourth and fifth wins in the Mirror.co.uk Cup class of the 2009 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship. In front of another healthy crowd basking in autumnal sunshine at Silverstone, the 21-year-old from Etchilhampton near Devizes was gradually upping his pace all weekend aboard the four-year-old Team NB Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 which culminated in him setting an amazing seventh fastest time in the first part of the Swan Combi 50 Roll for Pole knockout qualifying session on Saturday, ahead of many of the official works bikes. However, during that session, the team discovered a problem with the gearbox which they had no chance to fix before Bridewell was out on track a few minutes later but a hasty repair proved ineffective and the nett result was Tommy qualified in 20th position on the grid. A quick prognosis revealed terminal damage to the gearbox so the team had no option but to return to their Wiltshire base to collect a standard unit from a road bike which they fitted in the early hours of Sunday morning and Tom ran it in during the morning warm up. In race one, Bridewell put in a fantastic performance to claw his way through the field and at the end of the 20-lap race, he was up to 12th overall and comfortably won the Cup class but in race two, more drama was to befall the team. On the opening lap, a multi-machine pile up saw Tommy punted into the gravel where he eventually managed to extract himself as the race was red flagged. With a quick check over, the team awaited the restart whereby Bridewell didn’t get away well and had even more work to do. However, try as he might, he struggled in the early stages with lack of grip but gamely hung on to record his second top twelve placing of the day and his second Cup victory to move to within sight of third place in the standings, despite not contesting the opening four rounds. Tommy commented: “I don’t know what it is about me and tyres but after the slow puncture at Croft, we went with the same race tyre as I started race two on but it didn’t work a second time so we should have maybe gone for a new one as I think the heat cycle had been broken. I’m pleased with the results but I expect to win and I’m only interested in how many works riders I can beat now. I’m riding so hard, I’m nearly crashing everywhere but as long as we can, we’ll keep trying and hope that someone is taking notice of our achievements.” Bridewell will next be in action at the final round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park over the weekend of 9/11th October. Results Race One 1, Leon Camier (Yamaha) 2, James Ellison (Yamaha) 3, Josh Brookes (Honda) 4, Stuart Easton (Honda) 5, Tommy Hill (Honda) 6, John Laverty (Kawasaki) 7, Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki) 8, Ian Lowry (Suzuki) 9, Simon Andrews (Kawasaki) 10, Julien Da Costa (Kawasaki) 11, Graeme Gowland (Yamaha) 12, Tommy Bridewell (Suzuki) 13, Glen Richards (Honda) 14, Gary Mason (Honda) 15, Peter Hickman (Yamaha) Results Race Two 1, James Ellison (Yamaha) 2, Leon Camier (Yamaha) 3, Josh Brookes (Honda) 4, Stuart Easton (Honda) 5, Tommy Hill (Honda) 6, Julien Da Costa (Kawasaki) 7, Simon Andrews (Kawasaki) 8, Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki) 9, Ian Lowry (Suzuki) 10, Alastair Seeley (Suzuki) 11, Chris Walker (Yamaha) 12, Tommy Bridewell (Suzuki) 13, Peter Hickman (Yamaha) 14, Karl Harris (Honda) 15, Michael Rutter (Ducati) Mirror.co.uk Cup Standings after round 11 1, Gary Mason (Honda) 470.5pts 2, Peter Hickman (Yamaha) 361pts 3, Martin Jessopp (Honda) 289pts 4, Tom Tunstall (Honda) 259.5pts 5, Tommy Bridewell (Suzuki) 234pts 6, Kenny Gilbertson (Kawasaki) 85pts More, from a press release issued by JW Racing: Convincing Victory at Silverstone for JW Racing 21 year old East Yorkshire rider James Westmoreland stormed to a convincing win at Silverstone onboard his 675 Triumph with A1 Moto Services as title sponsors. The weekend started well with James showing strong pace in Fridays opening free practice sessions before claiming pole position on Saturday afternoon ahead of the 18 lap race. Westy good a good start and exited turn 1 in 2nd place and made his move on Lee Johnston towards the end of lap 1. Billy McConnell passed James at the busstop on the first lap but James drove underneath him onto the start and finish line at the start of lap 2. What followed was a master class, a ride beyond his 21 years, as he broke the lap record and rode away from the chasing pack. Without a single mistake James got the lead up to 5 seconds before cruising home with a clear victory. The revised result after Billy McConnell’s penalty shows James’s margin of victory over Honda’s Steve Plater as 9.3 seconds. The race victory means that James has secured 3rd place in the championship before the final round at Oulton Park. “What a fantastic way to bounce back after Croft and to dominate the race like that shows how strong our package is and how well the 675 is working. I have been one of the strongest riders in the championship for many rounds now and we needed this weekend. To get pole, the lap record and race win is a fantastic feeling, and this is a weekend I will remember for a very long time. It was nice seeing my advantage going up and it all came pretty easy to be honest, I am sure we could have won by more if it was necessary. I was very confident before the race but I must thank JT Engine Developments for a perfect bike this weekend, and A1 Moto Services for coming onboard at these final three rounds plus all my sponsors, family and friends. We cannnot win the championship but we can go to Oulton and try to do the same again and prove why we are going to be very strong in 2010.” The final round of the British Supersport championship takes place at Oulton Park from the 9-11th October. More, from a press release issued by Linxcel Seton Tuning: Round 11 of the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship saw the Linxcel Seton Tuning race team witness some much welcomed light at the end of the tunnel as the team headed to Silverstone with their much anticipated new signing, James Webb. Webb, who had ridden Honda machinery for the last two years, quickly got used to the Yamaha and gelled well with the team, who working together helped him shave three and a half seconds of his lap time during Friday’s practice sessions and Saturday’s qualifying sessions. Team manager Phil Seton said: “We went to Silverstone with much anticipation and it was great to see James getting on so well with the team. He’s a great lad and we’re really excited to be working with him for the rest of the season. “We started Friday on the back foot but James provided us with some great feedback and we were pleased to see him progress at such a rate.” James Webb said: “During the two practice sessions on Friday we made some massive headway. The whole team was working really hard and on Saturday we ended on the fourth row in 16th position. “We then sat down on Saturday evening and Sunday morning and we came up with some ideas. The team made some changes, which made the bike feel really good during the morning warm-up. “We had a decision to make over which tyre to use for the race but, in the end, we went for the harder tyre which was the right choice.” Webb didn’t have a great start, initially falling back to 19th , but by lap 7 he had carved his way through the pack to tenth position. “I was feeling really comfortable,” continued Webb, “and I was catching Marty Nutt until I had to retire the bike on lap 12 due to an electrical fault. It was a shame because I really wanted to get a good result to repay the team for the hard work they had put in over the weekend and I’m sure I could have picked off a few more guys to get a top six finish. “It gives me good confidence going into the final round at Oulton Park in two weekend’s time. We have a good base setting to work with and I’m looking forward to working with the team again — my parents commented how they have never seen me spend so much time in the pit garage with a team before.” There was more positive news in the Superstock 600 class with the team’s two riders, Nick Clark and Josh Wainwright, finishing in 17^th and 13th, respectively. “Both the lads did a good job this weekend,” said Phil Seton. “Josh put in a good performance considering that we were unable to get his machine ready in time for him to get to the grid, meaning he had to start from the pit lane. He was dead last after turn one and he carved his way through the pack to finish in 13th.” The Linxcel Seton Tuning team will be at Oulton Park for round 12 of the British Supersport Championship on Sunday 11th October. More, from a press release issued by Tim Reeves’ publicist: Brilliant double for Reeves at Silverstone Fresh from his success on the roads at Scarborough, Tim Reeves was back in short circuit action at the weekend and the Kent driver maintained his successful run with a superb double. Competing in the British F2 Sidecar Invitational races at Silverstone, held alongside the premier British Superbike Championship, the sidecars put on an excellent show but it was Tim who came out on top with two dominant performances. With new passenger Dan Sayle again absent due to family reasons, Tim drafted in former partner Patrick Farrance for a one-off event and the duo slipped back into the groove with consummate ease. Fastest in free practice by a considerable margin, Tim and Patrick went quicker still in the 25-minute single qualifying session and a time of 1m35.985s saw them comfortably claim pole position, a whopping 2.1 seconds clear of their nearest rivals, newly crowned British Champions John Holden and Andy Winkle. In the opening 12-lap race, held on Saturday afternoon, it was Holden who hit the front on the opening lap but second time around Tim and Patrick moved in to the lead. For the next few laps, there was little to choose between Tim, Holden and the Hegarty brothers in third but at half race distance, Tim began to pull away. As Holden and Hegarty battled amongst themselves, Tim was able to fully utilise the clear track in front of him and, with a fastest lap of 1m36.351s, he was able to romp home over 12 seconds clear of Holden for an excellent win. For the second race, held immediately after the opening Superbike race on Sunday afternoon, the grid was altered with the drivers who’d finished in the 1st to 8th place positions in the first race starting in reverse order, as is done in World Touring Cars, so rather than starting from pole, Tim and Patrick were back in eighth place and on the fourth row. However, it mattered little and the duo quickly worked their way through the pack to hit the front on the third lap. Lapping this time half a second quicker than the rest of the field, they soon opened up a gap and, aided by the fastest lap of the race at 1m36.943s, they took a commanding victory by 9.735s for a superb double. Talking later Tim said; “It’s been a great weekend again and I couldn’t have asked for anymore, it all went perfectly. Sadly, Dan was unable to make it due to family reasons so Patrick jumped in at the last minute and to be honest it was like he’d never been away, we clicked immediately and we were able to run up at the front for the majority of the weekend. I’d had a new engine built for the outfit and it was an absolute rocketship and whilst John pushed me hard at the first race, I was able to get to the front and break the tow from him.” “The new grid formation for the second race made things interesting but I made a good start and had managed to work my way up to fourth at the end of the first lap before taking the lead two laps later. From there, we were able to control the race and two wins from two starts was just the ticket so full credit to Patrick for doing such a great job in his first outing since the TT back in June. It was really good to be part of the British Superbike paddock again and with the prime slot on Sunday afternoon, I think we all put on a good show for the fans. We got plenty of track time, got a good spot in the paddock and offered a lot of variety to the schedule, being treated first rate all weekend so, hopefully, it could be the shape of things to come.” Tim’s domestic season has now come to an an end but he will be competing at the ‘Kings of Wanneroo’ event in Australia from November 6-8.