The entry list to the 2009 TT reads like who’s who of motorcycle racing. There are two World Champions, 13 former TT winners who have amassed an incredible 61 wins between them. There are two European Champions, 22 National champions from nine countries. 21 solo newcomers, and six sidecar crews – a truly impressive line up.
Gary Johnson racing for Uel Duncan on the Robinson’s Concrete Honda has opted to run the number one plate guaranteeing him clear road at least until John ....
Round seven Donington Park 25th May 2009
Davis in command at Donington Chester’s Jason Davis extended his lead at the top of the 250GP ACU National Championship with a superb win at Donington Park in front of a huge Bank Holiday British Superbike audience. Topping the charts in free practice, qualifying and taking the race win, it was a perfect weekend for Davis and his BM Groundworks/Ovenden Yamaha Team.
From as early as Saturday’s free practice session, it was clear that severa....
Ross Connolly came away from Snetterton with three race wins under his belt, a fastest lap award and the Championship lead following the second and third rounds of the R&G Racing Suzuki GSX-R Trophy.
The racing took place over the Bank holiday Sunday and Monday with two races on each day. The man on pole was Mark Cheetham with a time of 1min 14.4secs just 0.19secs ahead of GSX-R Trophy veteran Chris Hawkes. The front row was complete by Ross Connolly and Trophy stalwart Ross "Rossi&qu....
Rounds 5 and 6 – Snetterton 16th 17th May 2009
Unstoppable Sawford
Bedfordshire’s Andrew Sawford mastered the conditions and the high speed Snetterton circuit with pole position, backed up by a double victory, and set the Championship chase alight at the same time.
Ant Hodson’s string of bad luck came to an end at last as he enjoyed two second place finishes, and Jason Davis maintained his place at the top of the Fraser’s of Gloucester and Dunlop backed series, with....
After an eight week lay off the R&G Racing Suzuki GSX-R 600 Trophy is back with a bang.
The high speed venue of Snetterton in Norfolk is where the battle will recommence and the riders can’t wait to get on track. The first round was run as a support race to MotoSix, the first Six Nations for motorcycles, and the racing was as exciting as ever. The man to dominate the opening round of the 2009 Championship was Ross Connelly. Connelly, from Blackpool, took pole position and the race wi....
Double and tops for Holden and Winkle History repeated itself at Cadwell Park in the third round of the Yokohama/ACU sponsored FII Sidecar Championship when John Holden and Andy Winkle (D&A Walmsley LCR Suzuki) scored a memorable double victory, just as they did in the corresponding meeting last year.
As a result they moved from 6th in the championship table to leading it, by a clear five points from Ben and Tom Birchall (Mitchells of Mansfield LCR Honda). Birchall had been fastest in qual....