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Haga crash lets Spies spy the title
Whether it's a new track or not seems to make little difference to WSB Rookie Ben Spies. The way he has gone fast at all tracks has been superb all season - I would think only Doug Polen could challenge him when it comes to best SBK rookie. So Donington was a relative dodle for the Texan, having been here before on the Rizla Suzuki GP bike last year, while wild carding. How a smart team boss like Paul Denning could let a jewel like Spies through his fingers, when he was happy with Suzuki, is very hard to comprehend. Why carry on with two mid-table riders like Capirossi and Vermeulen, when he could have bagged the hugely talented Spies, who is now one of the hottest properties in bikesport. Chances are Yamaha will find him a ride wherever he wants it, and although he has said nice things about WSB - he is the most diplomatic and generous speaker you could hope to find in a rider (a sponsors dream btw) - he is bound to want to mix it with Rossi and Lorenzo asap. One of the Tech 3 bikes would seem perfect.
Yamaha WSB & WSS Donington Race reports & Quotes
Kennaugh in the points in WSS
Wild Weekend for Airwaves Yamaha
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 BSB Round 4 Thruxton 31-05-09
GSE Group stomp on the Superbike field
You have to got to hand it to Daryl Healy and the rest of the GSE team. No matter what make of motorbike they are running, they have generally been the team to beat in the UK. Paul Birds Monstermob ground the rest into the dirt in 02 & 03. Rizla Suzuki took a few years to get there, but by 04 JR & Yokio Kagayama were regularly running away with it at the front . We then had a few competitive years when HM Plant Honda and AIrwaves Ducati (GSE) battled it out, but now it seems we are in a new era. Weekends like this make you yearn for Birdy to come home, pay the price for the 1098 Ducati and hire Lavilla or Hodgson to really take the fight to them.
Hudson battles through the pack to 8th for Linxcel-Seton Tuning Yamaha at Thruxton
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 Beaulieu National Motor Museum
There are many special events on at Beaulieu - we were there for a tank and troops event, many tanks, guns, living history groups dressed as soldiers and civilians from the 1940s, plus a fly-by and stunts by a WW2 Hurricane. There is also the James Bond collection, a wonderful exhibition about SOE called the Secret Army - which was based at Beaulieu, plus much more. But the main event is most definitely the magnificent collection of cars and bikes, dating way back to the 19th century.
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 WSB Round 6 Kyalami 17-05-09
Nori double compounds Yamahas misery
Nori Haga is well on the way to championship glory after another triumphant weekend for Xerox Ducati. Team-mate Fabrizio now looks like a real threat for race wins, with only Ben Spies looking capable of bringing a challenge from the Jap inline-4s. But another DNF due to a technical problem has left the American battling for second at best in the title race.
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 Ipswich Transport Museum Ipswich to Felixstowe Classic Motor Parade - 03-05-09
The Annual Parade, organised by Ipswich Transport Museum, for pre 1975 motors of all types, set off from Christchurch Park at 11.30am. After a 12 mile trip to the coast, the bikes, cars, lorries, buses and tank, all lined up along the promenade for the afternoon. All except the tank, which was deemed too heavy and kept to the road outside the Fludyers pub.
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 WSB Round 3 Assen 26-04-09
Spies highside gifts Haga 60 point lead in championship
Assen delivered two great races on a warm spring day, but a mistake by Ben Spies in Race 2 led to a boring procession, with Haga way out in front and in full control. It was a great shame; if Spies hadn't highsided on lap 2, having run fractionally wide onto the astorturf, we would probably have had 3 great races to remember. Race 1 was superb with Spies looking beaten at half distance, but he rallied and forced his way back past Leon Haslam and Haga at the fastest spot on the track. Seeing as Haga looked untouchable through the fifth gear approach to the final chicane throughout the race, this really was a mind-blowingly bold maneuver.
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 29TH ANNUAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW, STAFFORD 25TH APRIL 2009
Stew Johnstone battles the elements for 2onT at Stafford
I'd never been to a classic motorcycle show before, and after a somewhat sodden and wet start to the day, (which incidentally didn't seem to dampen people's spirits, even if it did put my shiny new Nikon out of action!). I can honestly say, I will be back. Not only did I find a huge range of classic machines dating back to 1911, and probably earlier, in varying stages of restoration, but also a really friendly atmosphere and no shortage of people quite happy to answer any questions or just chat about classics in general. Every so often the loud speaker would bark into life with some new information as to the starting of some classic racing bikes or to remind us not to miss the wall of death
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 Olivers Mount - Ian Watson Spring Cup - Auto 66 - 19-04-09
Irish raider Farquhar defeats Olis Mount king Guy Martin at Spring Cup
It was a great day of racing in the sunshine as the season got under way at Scarborough's OLIVERS MOUNT. The mainland's only dedicated road racing circuit once again hosted the annual Ian Watson Spring Cup and on a fine spring day, thousands turned out to see some of the biggest names in road racing.W ith the likes of Ian Lougher, Guy Martin, Ryan Farquhar and Chris Palmer amongst others, the racing was always going to be of a high standard, the positions hotly contested with every grid filled.
Avon VP2 Supersport Tyres
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 YART take victory at Le Mans 24HR
New R1 helps Yamaha take Suzukis Endurance crown
The Yamaha Austria Racing Team (YART) took their first victory of the endurance season on the new 2009 YZF-R1 at Le Mans yesterday. In what was one of the most intense Le Mans Endurance races for some time, YART riders Steve Martin, Igor Jerman and Gwen Giabbani battled flawlessly through difficult racing conditions including heavy rain for nearly 20 hours and a very damp track to take the chequered flag. The YART team took victory with a clear seven lap advantage over the second placed Honda France team. Most competitor teams suffered crashes and incidents due to the adverse weather, making YART's victory even more impressive.
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 YPM R1&2 Snetterton 29-03-09
Pete Fishwick reports from a wet and windy Norfolk w/e
Saturday brought the threatened downpour and boy did it come - first on the program meant we were one of the first out in practice - horrible - Rain, cold and wind the perfect combination at the norfolk circuit for us rusty racers and for of course the Rookies and their first race meeting. As the morning moved on the rain stopped but the strength of the wind didn't ease First race on the program we were soon called out to the grid - handed 7th from my previous season points total and some non showers from 2008 . My start was poor, as Terry Poulter went sideways off the line and pushed out in turn one and before I knew it I was back in 12th or 11th - Mike Smith was soon on his way to his first win of the season with a gaggle of bikes in hot, well cold pursuit - I have to say this was the windiest and most treacherous I have ever experienced at Snetterton
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 Snetterton Trackday - No Limits - 30-03-09
Snetterton is lots of fun. The section between the chicane at the end of the long Revett straight (max speed 135 mph on my ZX6-R ) and the Russels chicane is a hoot. The chicane is technical in that if you fly into the first left hand part, you are too fast for the tight second right hander, which you need to power out of, towards the Bomb Hole. Then Corams Curve is a lovely long sweeper, where I made a few super satisfying passes round the outside before anchoring up for Russells. Unfortunatley someone dropped a sump of oil all over Riches (at the top of the main straight) at the start of the afternoon, and very few were brave enough to go through the dust that covered it for the remainder of the day. Shame, because that is another lovely fast corner
X-Lite X602 Helmet- Speed N-COM 7
Colchester Companies join forces for the championship - Linxcel-Seton Tuning Press Release 07-04-09
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 Yamaha Past Masters 2009 Preview
2onTrack has commissioned 2 articles re this well established Bemsee championship. Here is a taster from Pete Fishwicks piece...
RD models include the original LC1 it`s replacement the LC2 and the YPVS F models. LCs are very rare now, with the advance of other models within the class they are no longer competitive at the sharp end but in an effort to encourage them back to the class the regulations have been opened up to allow any YPVS part in the LC chassis. The YPVS models are potentially the most competitive bike in ypms, with up to 5hp over the TZRs they can pull away on fast tracks, but can be a struggle in the turns due to the weak frame.
Thundersport GB Race Academy - Dave Stewart announces a new initiative to help youngsters to get into road racing
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 Steve Mercer 2009 - Sponsors needed asap !
20-03-09
One of the best young talents on the UK road racing scene is looking for financial backing after his ride for this season fell through. Steve Mercer, 27, has bought a 09 Yamaha R1 and will compete at Brands at Easter in the Metzeler National Superstock championship. He is then going to Olivers Mount to compete in the Ian Watson Cup at the end of April. Although he intends to do the TT and NW200, he needs a sponsor to help complete the rest of the season on the short circuits with BSB.
thepeoplesbike.com motorcycle racing team
For just £50 you could sponsor Steve Mercer at the 2009 TT
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 MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show 2009
Rob Rochester reports for 2onT
The new BMW S1000R stole the limelight at the 2009 Scottish Motorcycle show. With the event giving manufacturers the opportunity to showcase their latest models, the machine Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus are racing in this year's World Superbikes was proudly on display for the Scottish public, shod with carbon fibre bodywork. Also at the stand was the revised 175bhp K1300R, and their ever popular GS series.Highlights at the Ducati stand included their latest Streetfighter and the stunning Troy Bayliss 1098R, the latter hosting a list of top quality components with its £29995 price tag. (gulp ! ed )
How to launch a motorcycle -2009 Suzuki GSXR1000
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 WSB Round 2 Qatar 14/03/2009
Spies cleans up with sensational double win in Qatar
Yamaha rider Ben Spies lived up to the hype again in Qatar today, riding an incredible two races to take his second and third consecutive victories in the Losail heat. Dropping to fifth from the start of the first race, the three-time AMA champion moved up to third position on lap four to tuck in behind race leader Max Biaggi and second placed rider Noriyuki Haga for most of the race. The super calm Texan waited for his moment six laps from the end to make his move
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 Brands 2009 Season Opener - 05-03-09
Eric O'Brien reports from Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch launched its 2009 season on Monday 2nd March to the press and public showcasing some of the machines, riders and drivers from the major British and International Motor Sport championships. The biking fraternity was not well represented, probably due to testing commitments elsewhere, but The Lloyds British Yamaha Team along with Buildbase Kawasaki kept the BSB flag flying with some high-speed demo laps from Jon Kirkham, John Laverty and Tristan Palmer
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 Max Biaggi - A Complete One Off !
Heres some choice quotes from Italian magazine Riders interview with Mad Max - on why Rossi owes him it all, the errors of Melandri & Schumachers ways and more ...
What do you think of Michael Schumacher on a motorcycle:
It's his damn business, but if he wants to bust his ass at 40, he's free to do so. It's like what Jean Alesi says:"Motorcycle racing is a dangerous hobby for those who've never done it."
Many say that your rivalry with Valentino began in 1997 in the Campanella restaurant in Singapore. He was sitting at a table with some journalists and you entered and told him that "he should wash his mouth before talking about you. You still have to prove that you're worth what I am." Is this true?
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 WSB Philip Island Round 1 01-03-09
Haga the man to beat in best WSB line-up ever
The totally different complexion of both races at Philip Island was proof that this should be the most wide open championship ever. With so many fast men lining up on the grid, any small set back is liable to leave a rider with a mountain to climb. As ever the opening laps were crucial, with qualifying leaving some fast guys like Tom Sykes with too much to do. Not that starting on row 4 stopped Nori Haga hitting the front in both races in no time, having qualified lamentably on the factory Xerox Ducati 1098
World Supersport - Hondas dominate in Oz
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 The MZ Experience 2009 with Bemsee
Fancy going racing but havent got a pot of gold in the attic...the Renta scheme with the Mzs might be the way to go ....
With the BMCRC (Bemsee) racing season due to kick off on the 7th of March, the hugely popular Mz class would like to announce the rebranding of their 'renta' program as 'The Mz Experience'. To be honest not a great deal has changed with the format as the 'if it's not broken don't try to fix it' seemed to apply but the name 'renta' did not do the scheme justice, what we provide to the fan of motorcycle racing/riding is the opportunity to turn up at some of the best tracks in the country and leave having obtained their racing licence and experienced racing in a national one make series.
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 Yamaha Motor Germany continue with Teuchert and Prinz in IDM in 2009
Yamaha keep faith with the worlds quickest woman on two wheels on track - Nina Prinz. Translated from the German by an online translator - the original german is below for those who can do better...
The YAMAHA Motor Germany team keeps faith in the superbike-season IDM 2009 with Jörg Teuchert and Nina Prinz. " After the successful end to 2008, Jorg coming second in the superbike title and some top results for Nina, the continuation of the collaboration in the 2009 season for all involved parties is the logical step", according to the team in a press release.
European Race Dates 2009
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 BRITISH SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
THE O2 ARENA JANUARY 31st 2009
NEW 2onT REPORT
Following on from the very successful previous rounds at Sheffield and Liverpool, the final of The Championship was held at the impressive O2 Arena in London and the venue did not disappoint. The near sell out attendance in a dubious economic climate is testament to the following that this type of event has achieved with the public and with Hawkstone Park International Motocross due to be run on the 1st March the fans will be kept well entertained. Mike Brown came into the final round ahead by only two points in SX1, and seventeen in SX2, but knew he had to keep out of trouble and finish well to tie up The Championship.
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 Mike Goodfellow - 2008 Season Review
Cranleigh based Mike Goodfellow was unable to secure sponsorship for this year and was only able to enter three meetings which were financed by family and friends on his Suzuki GSXR1000. All of them were at Brands Hatch, being his 'local' track which meant it was easier for supporters to come and watch. His first appearance was in May on the GP Circuit at the rescheduled British Superbike Meeting.
Race Dates 2009
The Newsfeed will be restored ASAP
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 2onT DVD Give Away - Part 2 -The following new releases have now been won, but part 3 of our give away starts in Febuary,,,
A - Best of British Triumph - The Full and In-Depth Story - Lovely new Duke release which starts with the new Rocket and Street Triple, and then goes back all the way to how it all began. Really nicely done with all the models talked about, right up to the end in the 70s and Bloor rebirth. Lots of racing footage and interviews, great to see Uphill rocketing round the Isle of Man in the early 70s. Recommended
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 It's a looking like a good new year for Linxcel-Seton Tuning
New line up announced Dec 08
A month after signing former South African Superbike Champion, Hudson Kennaugh, the Linxcel-Seton Tuning Team have added two other riders to their 2009 line up. Josh Wainwright and Nick Clark will be riding in the highly competitive National Superstock 600 championship which runs along side the Supersport 600 championship as part of the British Superbike series. Josh Wainwright, who came runner up in the Triumph Triple Challenge Championship in 2008 and Nick Clark, who competed in the National Superstock 600 Championship in 2008 are the latest additions to the teams 2009 plans.
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2onT DVD Give Away -
 Although these DVDs have been won - we have another boxful of new releases to be won in the New Year !
A - BSB season review 2008 - released by Odeon, they once again have given us 5 hrs of action over 2 discs - the benchmark season review - this really does have everything. 10/10 . includes extras about the Haslams.
B -MotoGP season review 2008 - How Rossi kept in touch with Stoner and Pedrosa, and watched their challenges turn to dust. Not a vintage season but the Laguna race was a classic, and this dvd is full of good stuff. Like all the rest , a Duke release.
C - WSB season review 2008 - Although Bayliss dominated, theres loads of good action on this double disc with 7 hrs of bike action from Duke.
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Sykes wins the Race of the Year for Rizla Suzuki
Mallory Park - 19/10/08
RIZLA SUZUKI's Tom Sykes has finished his season on a high by taking pole position, race win and the lap record today at Mallory Park during the Race of the Year. Sykes and his superfast Rizla Suzuki headed free practice, qualifying and continued in that vein with a dominant race win. The race got off to a complicated start with a faller on the warm-up lap halting proceedings. Due to this incident the 20 lap race was reduced to 18 laps instead. As soon as the lights went out Sykes got his head down taking the hole shot and gradually gapping the chasing Karl Harris.
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WSB -Round 10 Vallelunga 21 September 2008
Haga wins Classic duel
Nori Haga held off two different Ducati 1098s to take the double at Vallelunga, in a day of drama and great racing. Haga had too much for Biaggi in Race 1, which must have been satisfying for Nori as Biaggi had home-field advantage, and next years factory Ducati ride in his back pocket. Corser was always in the hunt in third, but couldn't close the 6 bike length gap the leading duo held over him. In Race 2, Bayliss was back to his best and we were treated to one of the best WSB duels there has ever been. Such were the different lines through the final turn, Haga and Bayliss hit top gear on the front straight side by side with regularity.
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 Andy Weymouth - Croft Preview 10-09-08
Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Cup
Andy Weymouth from Brentwood riding The Linxcel/Seton Tuning Yamaha R6 is at a crucial point in his bid to take The Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Cup Trophy. This race is the main support event for the British Superbike series, which is probably the most competitive national series in The World and boasts many International and World-class riders. He is currently second in the standings thirty-five points behind Craig Fitzpatrick and thirty points ahead of Dean Hipwell in third.
AIRWAVES DUCATI & RIZLA SUZUKI CROFT 08 PREVIEWS
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IXON REVOLUTION FEVER JACKET
The new Ixon Revolution Fever jacket is without doubt the nicest jacket Ive ever tried on. It is pure quality. The black and white colour scheme is so tasteful I cant see anyone disliking it. Black isn't great for being seen in the dark, but no colour will show up in pitch darkness, its reflective materials that make the difference. It comes with multi-removable layers inside, so its super warm for winter , but can be transformed into a summer jacket. What we loved were the zips going up both arms, which when opened act as vents, allowing a lovely refreshing flow of air onto the wearers back, arms and front.
IXON RS RACE GLOVES
IXON FAMOUS TWO-PIECE LEATHERS
FALCO ESO 305 TT BOOTS
Hottrax Endurance Racing - Snetterton 03-08-08
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Kennaugh has British Supersport title in his sights
