BSB Blog: Sun shines on Guadix BSB test
On March - 10 - 2010 Comments Off
After the heavy early morning snow had cleared the Guadix BSB test got underway at around 14.45pm yesterday. An hour later the track had virtually dried out and Guadix looked picture postcard perfect – the neatly manicured circuit, framed by…
Tunstall undecided on BSB Evo
On March - 9 - 2010 Comments Off
Tom Tunstall is facing an agonising decision whether or not to switch to BSB Evo or stay in the BSB class. The former Privateer Cup Honda rider tried both configurations of engine at Cartagena and is sure which way to…
Relentless Suzuki create impression in Spain
On March - 9 - 2010 Comments Off
Relentless by TAS Suzuki pair Alastair Seeley and Michael Laverty showed their potential with some impressive laps times at the Cartagena BSB test, despite having about half the track time of their rivals. MCN asked them about their test: Michael…
Lougher’s TT plans on track
On March - 9 - 2010 Comments Off
Ian Lougher was testing at Cartagena with his own Black Horse Finance Kawasaki team. He’s riding on the roads with a brace of Kawasakis this year but is fielding Conor Cummins in National Superstock and 16-year old Manxman Dave Pearce…
Hodgson adapts to Motorpoint Yamaha
On March - 9 - 2010 Comments Off
Motorpoint Yamaha rider Neil Hodgson got his first chance to ride the ex-Airwaves factory R1 at Cartagena last week. He explained to MCN what the experience was like. “I couldn’t believe it when I was told we were getting the…
Tommy Hill and the Cartagena test
On March - 9 - 2010 Comments Off
Tommy Hill was satisfied with his and the Worx Suzuki team’s progress at Cartagena, the first time they’ve been up against BSB rivals in pre-season testing. He finished the test with the same 1:33.5 time as his team-mate Yukio Kagayama,…
BSB blog: Spanish test hit by snow
On March - 9 - 2010 Comments Off
I got a bit of a shock this morning at 07.00am when I yanked open the shutters of my hotel window here at Guadix to see a white out! Yes, the terrible weather that hit Barcelona yesterday has found its…
Gossip from the Cartagena pit lane
On March - 8 - 2010 Comments Off
Joe Dickinson and Graeme Gowland were both at the Barry Symmons-run Cartagena Pro Test with their ex-Eugene Laverty Parkalgar Hondas that they’ll race in British Supersport this year. 16-year old Manxman Dave Pearce looked impressive on the Ian Lougher-run Black…
Don’t always believe the lap time hype
On March - 8 - 2010 Comments Off
Even if the weather was more Mallory than Malaga, there were some real revelations at Cartagena in the first real BSB pre-season test of 2010. First came the shock of seeing Rob McElnea’s team unloading two factory Yamahas out of…
Hill and Suzuki top Cartagena testing
On March - 7 - 2010 Comments Off
Worx Suzuki pair Tommy Hill and Yukio Kagayama set the pace in four days of testing Cartagena, Spain. Hill was in sensational form, clocking a 1:33.5 on the final day to go 0.9s inside the unofficial lap record of 1:34.4…
Tommy Hill still setting the pace in Spain
On March - 6 - 2010 Comments Off
Tommy Hill continues to set the pace on the Worx Suzuki in the first major BSB pre-season test at Cartagena. He posted a best lap of 1:34.5 to go three tenths quicker than James Ellison on the Swan Honda. Hill…
Hodgson and Linfoot get works Yamahas
On March - 5 - 2010 Comments Off
Motorpoint Yamaha duo Neil Hodgson and Dan Linfoot have got the works R1s that Leon Camier and James Ellison raced to a resounding 1-2 in the 2009 British Superbike championship. In a shock and secret last-minute deal, the team took…
Relentless reveal their 2010 BSB GSX-R1000
On March - 4 - 2010 Comments Off
Relentless by TAS Suzuki took the wraps off their 2010 BSB GSX-R1000 to reveal this sensational new skeletal paintjob. It’s not just the pain that’s different. There’s host of technical changes that they hope will propel new signing Michael Laverty…
