James Haydon battled his way to hard-earned sixth and seventh place finishes for Rizla Suzuki in today’s 10th round of the British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park. In front of a bumper Bank Holiday crowd at the picturesque Lincolnshire circuit, Haydon overcame poor starts from eighth on the grid to claw his way back through the field in both races. In the opening event he was 13th after the first corner and came back to seventh. In race two he dropped to 11th from the off and came back to sixth, showing tremendous courage, speed and determination on the way. British Superbike Champion John Reynolds took 12th and eighth places starting from an uncharacteristic 12th on the grid. Yamaha’s Tommy Hill won the first race and Ducati’s Leon Haslam the second. Rizla Suzuki now travels to Assen World Superbikes next weekend with Jurgen van den Goorbergh piloting a single GSX-R1000 at his home Dutch track as a wild-card entry. Racing starts at noon (CET) on Sunday, September 4th and will be televised live on Eurosport. The next round of the British Superbike Championship is at Oulton Park in Cheshire on Sunday, September 11th. James Haydon: “After poor starts I tried everything I could to overtake the guys in front of me in both races – but Cadwell Park is a circuit that doesn’t offer a great deal of passing opportunities. That was very hard work for sixth and seventh place finishes. “We made minor changes to my Rizla Suzuki’s rear suspension settings in-between the races and I’ve ended the day with the best race bike set-up of the season so far. Now we will try to build on that for Oulton Park.” John Reynolds: “After I qualified in 12th place it was always going to be an uphill battle to get any decent results. All I want to do now is put this weekend firmly behind me and start afresh at Oulton Park in a fortnight’s time; it’ll be my first visit to the track – one of my favourites – this year.” Robert Wicks – Team Manager: “It has been another tough day for Rizla Suzuki and good results are proving difficult to achieve. James showed decent pace and certainly did not lack commitment in either race, which is encouraging. “John had a bad weekend by his own very high standards. He’s had a tough day at the office and I am sure that will just fire him up all the more for the next round of the Championship. “The team now goes to WSB at Assen with more valuable data about the Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 under its belt. Hopefully we can apply some of that to help Jurgen put on a good performance at his home track.” Race One Results: 1: Tommy Hill (Yamaha) 28:41.871, 2: Gregorio Lavilla (Ducati) +4.180, 3: Glen Richards (Kawasaki) +4.607, 4: Karl Harris (Honda) +5.045, 5: Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) +5.311, 6: Leon Haslam (Ducati) +7.498, 7: James Haydon (Rizla Suzuki) +13.062, 8: Michael Rutter (Honda) +13.765, 9: Dean Thomas (Kawasaki) +13.974, 10: James Buckingham (Suzuki) +14.625, 12: John Reynolds (Rizla Suzuki) +34.740. Race Two Results: 1: Haslam 26:41.146, 2: Lavilla +0.444, 3: Kiyonari +9.839, 4: Hill +10.751, 5: Harris +15.894, 6: James Haydon (Rizla Suzuki) +16.284, 7: Thomas +16.460, 8: John Reynolds (Rizla Suzuki) +24.476, 9: Steve Plater (Honda) +28.365, 10: Gary Mason (Honda) +30.347. Championship Positions (after 10 of 13 rounds): 1: Lavilla 326, 2: Rutter 324, 3: Kiyonari 317, 4: Haslam 243, 5: Richards 199, 6: Harris 168, 7: Thomas 145, 8: Mason 127, 9: Michael Laverty (Honda) 113, 10: John Reynolds (Rizla Suzuki) 96, 11: James Haydon (Rizla Suzuki) 89. More, from a press release issued by Stobart Honda: BATTLING TOP TEN FOR BRUISED MASON Stobart Honda rider Gary Mason rode through the pain of a torn cruciate ligament sustained in a high speed qualifying incident to post a tenth position in race two of round ten of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at a warm and sunny Cadwell Park on Bank Holiday Monday. In front of another record crowd of around 40,000, Mason added to his tenth position with an equally brave eleventh place in the first race and as a result he goes into the final three rounds of the series in eighth position in the championship Following the withdrawal of Michael Laverty due to injury Mason was left to uphold the VK, The Mob and Vent Axia backed team’s honour but by his own admission he struggled. “I’m a bit peeved because of my injury, but I just did the best I could. It was really difficult to change direction and I could only push as hard as my knee would let me” said Mason. Team owner Paul Bird was philosophical leaving the track at which the team claimed the championship in 2003 with Shakey Byrne. “Its not where we wanted to be this weekend but all things considered there’s not a lot more we could do. Hopefully we’ll have Michael back for Oulton Park and we can get back to winning ways before the end of the season. It’s frustrating for everyone concerned that we are not where we wanted to be and we knew this year would be a very difficult task for us all.” The team is next in action at Oulton Park, Cheshire in two week’s time. Bennetts British Superbike Race One Result 1, Tommy Hill (Yamaha) 27m41.871s, 2, Gregorio Lavilla (Ducati) +4.180s, 3, Glen Richards (Kawasaki) +4.607s, 4, Karl Harris (Honda) +5.045s, 5, Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) +5.311s, 6, Leon Haslam (Ducati) +7.498s, 7, James Haydon (Suzuki) +13.062s, 8, Michael Rutter (Honda) +13.765s, 9, Dean Thomas (Kawasaki) +13.974s, 10, James Buckingham (Suzuki) +14.625s, 11, Gary Mason (Stobart Honda) +27.331s. Bennetts British Superbike Race Two Result 1, Leon Haslam (Ducati) 26m41.146s, 2, Gregorio Lavilla (Ducati) +0.444s, 3, Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) +9.839s, 4, Tommy Hill (Yamaha) +10.751s, 5, Karl Harris (Honda) +15.894s, 6, James Haydon (Suzuki) +16.284s, 7, Dean Thomas (Kawasaki) +16.460s, 8, John Reynolds (Suzuki) +24.476s, 9, Steve Plater (Honda) +28.365s, 10, Gary Mason (Stobart Honda) +30.347s. Bennetts British Superbike Championship Standings (after Round 20) 1, Gregorio Lavilla (Ducati) 326pts 2, Michael Rutter (Honda) 324pts 3, Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) 317pts 4, Leon Haslam (Ducati) 243pts 5, Glen Richards (Kawasaki) 199pts 6, Karl Harris (Honda) 169pts 7, Dean Thomas (Kawasaki) 145pts 8, Gary Mason (Stobart Honda) 127pts 9, Michael Laverty (Stobart Honda) 113pts 10, John Reynolds (Suzuki) 96pts 2005 Bennetts British Superbike Race Dates R1: 2628 March, Brands Hatch, Kent (Indy) www.motorsportvision.co.uk R2: 810 April, Thruxton, Hants www.barc.net R3: 2224 April, Mallory Park, Leics www.mallorypark.co.uk R4: 30 April2 May, Oulton Park, Cheshire www.motorsportvision.co.uk R5: 1315 May, Mondello Park, Co Kildare www.mondellopark.ie R6: 35 June, Croft, N Yorks www.croftcircuit.co.uk R7: 2426 June, Knockhill, Fife www.knockhill.co.uk R8: 810 July, Snetterton, Norfolk www.motorsportvision.co.uk R9: 19-21 August, Silverstone, Northants www.silverstone-circuit.co.uk R10: 27-29 August, Cadwell Park, Lincs www.motorsportvision.co.uk R11: 911 September, Oulton Park, Cheshire www.motorsportvision.co.uk R12: 2325 September, Donington Park, Leics www.donington-park.co.uk R13: 79 October, Brands Hatch, Kent (GP) www.motorsportvision.co.uk