Text courtesy Team Suzuki.
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Race Results
Rizla Suzuki racer Cal Crutchlow scored his best
ever points haul at a British Superbike meeting at
the 11th round of the Championship at Cadwell Park
in Lincolnshire today.
In front of a massive Bank Holiday
Monday crowd and in warm sunshine, starting from
seventh on the second row, he finished fifth in the
opening race and then went one better to take a
fourth in the second.
His round total of 24-points is well
ahead of his previous best of 18 at the ninth round
at Mallory Park and moves him into the top 10 in the
Championship standings.
Rizla Suzuki's Chris "Stalker"
Walker kept getting faster as the weekend
progressed. He came home with very respectable
eight and sixth place finishes after starting from
10th on the grid. Ducati's Leon Haslam won the
opening race and Honda's Jonathan Rea the second.
Crutchlow, Walker and triple British
Superbike Champion John Reynolds will be at the
annual Crescent Open weekend this Saturday and
Sunday September 1st - 2nd at the Performance Centre
in Verwood, Dorset.
The team returns to race action at
Donington Park and the penultimate round of the
Championship on September 23rd.
Cal: Crutchlow: "I've
always enjoyed racing at Cadwell Park and without a
doubt today has been my best ever on a Superbike.
It's funny because I didn't have any expectations
and simply went out determined to do my best and
make sure I got two solid finishes. A few riders
fell off and I benefited from that but that's racing
- you have to finish to score points.
"The podium is getting closer and
closer with every round and that is my target before
the season ends. Thanks to my Rizla Suzuki
team for all their support over the course of the
weekend, they worked non-stop and prepared two
fantastic GSX-R1000s for me."
Chris Walker: "I am
pleased with sixth place. I think that was as good
as we could have expected after a seven year absence
from the circuit. My Rizla Suzuki simply got
better every time I rode it and I wish there was
another day of racing because I think I could
improve even further.
"I love Cadwell Park and even though
I would have preferred a podium finish. I have
thoroughly enjoyed coming back to what is a
spectacular circuit with the best fans in the world
cheering us on."
Race One Results: 1: Leon
Haslam (Ducati) 26:21.047 2: Ryuichi Kiyonari
(Honda) +2.233 3: Tom Sykes (Honda) +2.862 4: Shane
Byrne (Honda) +13.872 5: Cal Crutchlow (Rizla
Suzuki) +14.196 6: Tommy Hill (Yamaha) +15.968 7:
Gregorio Lavilla (Ducati) +34.111 8: Chris Walker
(Rizla Suzuki) +34.966 9: James Haydon (Kawasaki)
+41.182 10: Scott Smart (Kawasaki) +41.406
Race Two Results: 1: Rea
27:00.039 2: Kiyonari +1.085 3: Lavilla +1.208 4:
Cal Crutchlow (Rizla Suzuki) +4.421 5: Sykes +6.681
6: Chris Walker (Rizla Suzuki) +11.459 7: Hill
+13.608 8: Haydon +16.250 9: Steve Plater (Yamaha)
+16.624 10: Michael Rutter (Kawasaki) +19.127
Championship Positions (after
11 of 13 rounds): 1: Kiyonari 388 2: Rea 347 3:
Haslam 313 4: Lavilla 294 5: Byrne 257 6: Sykes 230
7: Leon Camier (Honda) 199 8: Chris Walker (Rizla
Suzuki) 183 9: Hill 135 10: Cal Crutchlow (Rizla
Suzuki) 125
Stunning Win for Roberts
Australian Brendan Roberts finally took to the
top step of the podium for Buildbase Ducati at round
nine of the Metzeler National Superstock
Championship at Cadwell Park this weekend. The
talented youngster looked totally dominant
throughout the 14-lap race and the weekend, which
saw him take pole position, the lap record and the
race win, a tidy hat-trick for Roberts and the team.
Roberts who is also competing in the
FIM 1000 Superstock Cup with the Ducati Xerox Junior
Team gave the UK based Buildbase Ducati team
something to smile about when he took their first
race win this season. This was his first
triumph in dry conditions after suffering serious
damage to his right wrist at the beginning of the
season and is a good sign that the injury is
healing.
Roberts was on stunning form
throughout the weekend on the Ducati 1098 and set
impressive lap record breaking times throughout the
qualifying sessions and broke his own personal lap
record, which he set last year on a Kawasaki.
Sat at the top of the qualifying sheets in both
sessions he was eager to take a race victory, as he
last win in the British Championship was back in
August last year at Croft Circuit.
A delighted Roberts commented “It’s
been a great weekend and I’m really pleased to be
back on the top of the podium in the British series.
It’s my first win in the dry since I did my wrist
and a confidence builder for myself and hopefully
proves that my it’s healing and I’m finally on the
mend. It’s been a long process and it’s been
great for everyone."
"J Lav was second so the team
couldn’t ask much more, everyone at Buildbase worked
so hard and the team provided me with a great
package and I was able to return the favor with
achieving their first win this season. I go to
Germany the week after next and hopefully I can get
some strong results there before coming back to
Donington for a double barreled round.”
Qualifying
Rizla Suzuki's Cal Crutchlow continued his
recent run of good form by taking a strong seventh
place on the grid for tomorrow's Bank Holiday 11th
round of the British Superbike Championship at
Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire.
He suffered a high-speed crash
yesterday and lost valuable set-up time but that
didn't deter him as he took nearly three-quarters of
a second off his best - and the existing lap record
of 1:27.704s - to secure his second row start.
Chris "Stalker" Walker is still
re-learning the twisty, undulating and demanding
2.18-mile track after a seven year absence and
continued to make swift progress, leaving his
fastest lap - under the existing lap record - until
the end and taking a third row start in 10th place.
Ducati's Leon Haslam took pole position.
Cal Crutchlow: "It's
not quite the pole position we had last time out but
the truth is we lost some set-up time and to get on
the second row is a decent starting position.
After my crash in practice, my team mechanics were
up until midnight and then back in the garage at
0700 fixing my bike so it's a big thank you to them
all for their support - they are the unsung heroes."
"The forks on my Rizla Suzuki are
right on the limit with no more suspension left
through some of the corners. That's something
we can sort for the races and should help me to run
further up the field."
Chris Walker: "I have
gone faster and faster with every session and as
well as learning the track with every lap, my Rizla
Suzuki is improving as well. Starting from
10th on the grid is OK and I think we can better
that in the races as my confidence grows."
"I have always enjoyed racing at
Cadwell Park and nothing has changed in that respect
since my last visit here in 2000. The crowd is
fantastic and really gives me a lift - I'm looking
forward to putting on a good show in the races and
hopefully giving the Stalker fans something to cheer
about."
Simon Buckmaster - Team
Manager: "It's been another professional
performance from Cal Crutchlow to get a second row
start. Achieving seventh when he is against a
field of such depth and quality is an achievement
and I'm sure if he had not lost practice time and
run off using his first qualifying tyre, he may have
been even higher. He'll be going for the top
six in the races.
"Chris has done a mega job to take
10th on the grid after being away from here for so
long. Racing at Cadwell Park takes a lot of
commitment and he lacks none of that; it also suits
a fighter which is right up his street. He is
learning fast and if he keeps up his progress he'll
be in the mix for the top six."
Qualification Times: 1: Leon
Haslam (Ducati) 1:26.081 2: Jonathan Rea (Honda)
+0.101 3: Tom Sykes (Honda) +0.346 4: Gregorio
Lavilla (Ducati) +0.469 5: Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda)
+0.578 6: Leon Camier (Honda) +0.932 7: Cal
Crutchlow (Rizla Suzuki) +0.972 8: Shane Byrne
(Honda) +1.040 9: Tommy Hill (Yamaha) +1.335 10:
Chris Walker (Rizla Suzuki) +1.44
Race Preview
August 26, 2007 -
Rizla Suzuki star Chris "Stalker" Walker ranks Cadwell Park as one of his
favorite circuits thanks
to its demanding twists, turns and leaps, as well as
the huge crowd it will attract for the 11th round of
the Bennetts British Superbike Championship this
Bank Holiday Monday, August 27th.
There are no braver riders than
Stalker; his hard-riding style has captured the
hearts of the British public and made him the fans'
favorite.
He is relishing the chance to perform in
front of the biggest crowd of the year at the
2.18-mile long circuit and is optimistic after his
last visit to the track in 2000 saw him take top
honors.
Stalker said: "Cadwell Park is a
special place for me and I really enjoy racing
there. T he circuit is one of the hardest to master
with everything from fast straights to hairpins and
20-foot long jumps - but that difficulty lends
itself to my strengths and I love the place."
"The crowd always plays a big part in the BSB races
at Cadwell Park. It is a special atmosphere and I
think more than any rider I am motivated by the
support of the fans - the huge crowd will simply
lift me and drive me to try even harder."
Rizla Suzuki's Cal Crutchlow travels
to Cadwell Park on the crest of a wave after scoring
his first Superbike pole position and best ever
result with a fourth place at Croft earlier in the
month. "I think it is all coming together for me and
Rizla Suzuki right now," explained Cal.
"My GSX-R1000 fits me like a glove
and is doing exactly what I want it to and that
gives me the confidence to push and challenge
further up the field than ever before. Realistically
my target is a podium finish before the end of the
season and I think it is achievable if we can keep
up the momentum. I'm enjoying my job and can't wait
to get racing at Cadwell Park!"
Superbike racing over 18 laps starts
at 1315 on Bank Holiday Monday, August 27th at
Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire, with the second race
starting at 1640.
Cadwell Park lap records include:
Superbike -- Ron Haslam with a 1.27.704; Supersport
-- Cal Crutchlow at 1.30.784; Superstock -- Brendan
Roberts with 1.31.752;
More Riders to Watch at Cadwell
Park
Leon Camier - Age 21, Home Town Bournemouth.
Class: British Superbikes. Currently lying in
seventh position in the Championship. Three
Podiums to-date. Camier was back on form at
Croft with a seventh and fifth place. Still
suffering with nerve damage in his left arm he is
hoping for some strong results at Cadwell.
James Haydon - makes a welcome return to the
British Superbike Championship this weekend at
Cadwell Park when he makes his race debut for Hawk
Colchester Kawasaki and he will join current rider
Scott Smart. Alex Camier will return to the
British Supersport Championship for this weekend and
David Hallett will miss this round until he
undergoes an operation for arm pump.
James is 32 years old; his home town
is Berkhamsted, Bucks. Class: British
Superbikes, Race Number 150. Not ridden in BSB
since round three at Silverstone in April.
Having ridden in World Superbikes, Moto GP and
British Superbikes James has a wealth of experience
to bring to the Hawk Colchester Kawasaki Team.
Scott Smart, Age 32.
Home town is Maidstone. Class: British
Superbikes, Race Number 88. Currently
lying 13th in the Championship. Smart a former
250 British Champion and previous British Superbike
winner in 2004 and 2006 is looking forward to get
some strong results in Lincolnshire.
Alex Camier, Age 18.
Home town is Bethersden. Class: Bennetts British
Superbikes, Race Number 9. Alex is younger
brother to Leon and he will be back competing in the
fierce Supersport Championship at Cadwell. A
former two times British Grass Track Champion
spending 2006 competing in the Japanese Superbike
series for Moriwaki. He proved gained two
solid position on his first outing on the Hawk
Superbike at Croft a couple of weeks ago gaining a
21st and 17th position.
James "Westy" Westmoreland lifted the 2007
British Supersport Cup Championship at Croft two
weeks ago and is looking forward to finishing the
season with some strong results at the remaining
three rounds of the Championship. Dan Cooper
is still recovering from dislocating his shoulder at
Croft and will not be taking part at Cadwell to
enable him to be fully fit for Donington Park.
James is 19 years old. His
home town is Beverly in East Yorkshire. Maxxis
British Supersport Cup Race Number 27.
Currently lying in 10th position in the Championship
and leading the Supersport Cup.
Dan Cooper is 20 years old, his home town is
Stroud. Maxxis British Supersport Race Number
20. Currently lying in 15th in the
Championship.
Martin Jessopp (Riders Racing Ducati).
Age 21; home town is Yeovil. Maxxis British
Supersport Race Number 40. Currently lying
12th in the Championship.
Brendan Roberts (Buildbase Ducati).
Age 22; home town Grantham, UK. Adelaide,
Australia Class Metzeler National Superstock Race
Number 1. Despite running at the front of the
pack throughout the weekend at Croft a torrential
downpour before the start of the Superstock race saw
him choose full wet tires for the race. This
hindered is hopes of getting back on the podium and
he finished a low ninth place.
