Easton Crashes Hard at Cadwell Park Test & MotoGP in HD, Finally!

Swan Honda rider, and British Superbike Championship favorite, Stuart Easton went down in a rather nasty way while testing for the 2010 season at Cadwell Park. He was airlifted to the hospital where they are going to do some exploratory surgery around his knee. So far it looks like he will be OK, but they want to be sure everything is in fine order before they let him get back on the track...

http://tinyurl.com/ye7jz3t

MotoGP has finally entered into the 21st century by way of broadcasting the races in Hi-Definition! Some races have already been filmed in HD, but those were not broadcast to the public. In 2010, all MotoGP races will be available in HD and will be initially broadcast in HD, though your provider may not send full HD signals to your TV. Check with your local MotoGP broadcast channel to see if you will get the full experience!

http://tinyurl.com/ye8p9x2

Saturday Afternoon Moto News - Cadwell Park, BUB Exhaust & Maxxis Contingency

Over in the U.K. , the iconic Cadwell Park circuit is undergoing some renovations to improve safety. It turns out that the 80 meters of track they had to work on was much tougher to do that first thought - they had to move a lake! OK, so maybe it wasn't that much, but they did have to manipulate a huge amount of earth to accomplish the fix.

http://tinyurl.com/yk24a93

BUB Enterprises is now the first aftermarket exhaust company to produce exhaust products which have catalytic converters built-in. The California Air Resources Board has just awarded them the permit to produce the Harley-Davidson exhaust systems. Isn't innovation great! Good pipes which are also environmentally friendly - though, I doubt they will sell well as H-D riders rarely care about such things.

http://tinyurl.com/yhwlwuc

Maxxis, well-known tire manufacturer, is offering over US$1 Million for contingencies in both ATV and dirt bike racing series all over the US. All monies will be paid in cash, not coupons or gift cards. And, they will be paying for finished from first through fifth, in many cases. For details, check the link.

http://tinyurl.com/y9y7ydh

HM Plant Honda Boss Against Two Rounds of Cadwell Park

Neil Tuxworth, the man in the title, does not like the idea of having the British Superbike Championship visit Cadwell Park twice in the season; he believes it would be better to take one away from Cadwell and go somewhere else in the nation to get better exposure to the sport. Funny thing is, Cadwell is his team's home circuit...he is looking for variety, and that makes sense. Of course, Cadwell benefited from Donington Park's loss...

http://tinyurl.com/ygzxydy

Donington Park Off of 2010 British Superbike Schedule

The news was announced yesterday that the BSB would not be visiting Donington Park in 2010. The dates have been given to other tracks as Donington is in no shape to host a race at this time. The track is also suffering from extreme economic issues which need to be resolved before any race series can visit the track - not to mention the fact that the track is torn up as it was in the middle of renovation...

http://tinyurl.com/ydhbtz9

TTXGP Still Racing in Britain - Three New Races Scheduled

So, along with the TTXGP at the 2010 Isle of Man TT and the recently-announced Infineon round, the three new TTXGP races in the United Kingdom will make it five races in the series - so far. And, of course, there is the finale, which has yet to be scheduled - so, six events. That is not bad for the first year of a series using motorcycles which were designed just months ago - some may not have even reached the drawing board yet. 2010 will be a good year for motorcycle racing.

http://tinyurl.com/ylla2mf

Britain's Thundersport GB Releases 2010 Provisional Calendar

For the 2010, the Thudersport GB series will have 10 race weekends and 2 pre-season tests and licensing courses. The entry forms are also available for downloading and submittal. So, this is the third year of the series - and the second year was quite successful - and there will be participants from at least 8 nations. The series is a true up-and-coming championship, so try to catch at least one of the events...

http://tinyurl.com/yjhbven

Season End for British Historic Racing at Cadwell Park

This weekend will see the final race of the British Historic Racing series, a Vintage Motorcycle Club production, at Cadwell Park. The final half of championships will be decided there, so it is certainly worth going to see if you just love racing historic bikes.

http://tinyurl.com/m8abcx

Hydrex Honda's Easton Takes Two Second-Place Podiums

At Cadwell Park this past weekend, Hydrex Honda improved on their already solid season. Stuart Easton managed to secure two podiums on the weekend to take third in overall points for the year so far...

http://tinyurl.com/mukjfh

Camier is Excluded and Ellison Inherits Win at Cadwell Park - Plus Overall Race Results!

Camier was excluded for ignoring black/orange flags on the final lap of race 2. So, after this ruling, James Ellison takes the BSB win at Cadwell Park's second race. Not exactly as planned for the Airwaves Yamaha team...

http://tinyurl.com/m6m4od

Results from Race 1: http://tinyurl.com/kn98t2

Results from Race 2: http://tinyurl.com/nhrmjf

More from Cadwell Park: http://tinyurl.com/lqzm4w

Sylvain Guintoli Pulled Two Top 10 Finishes at Cadwell Park

Guintoli qualified well for the Cadwell Park BSB round, and he managed to turn that into a 7th and 8th place finish in the two races.

http://tinyurl.com/m6bwyj

Just In Case - Camier on Pole for Cadwell Park

Airwaves Yamaha rider Leon Camier is to lead off both races tomorrow in Cadwell Park after securing pole position today. (This list was also available in the earlier Guintoli post)

http://tinyurl.com/malgsq

Guintoli Does Very Well in Cadwell Park Qualifying

Sylvain Guintoli's work for the Worx Crescent Suzuki is going quite well. He turned in an impressive qualifying run yesterday at the track.

http://tinyurl.com/nkdura

BSB Practice Times from Cadwell Park

A little late here, but it gets to you eventually...

http://tinyurl.com/nrrxs2

Camier and Airwaves Yamaha Go for BSB Title at Cadwell Park

Leon Camier must simply score 21 points over other teams' riders and then the title chase will be down to him and James Ellison at the next round in North Yorkshire. He could do it...after all, he did score an unprecedented 3 victories in the previous round!

http://tinyurl.com/mrhnc6

Gary Johnson Took Second at Ulster GP - His Highest Finish Yet

Johnson is looking forward to the next race at Cadwell Park, but he is also riding a high after finishing second in the final Superbike race at the Ulster Grand Prix. This coming Monday should be an interesting event!

http://tinyurl.com/negwpt

British Superbike Racing Heats Up...

Sylvain Guintoli returns from his injuries to tackle the challenge of Leon Camier - the current points leader and the hot rider at the moment. If you remember, Guintoli raced in MotoGP last year with the Pramac (Alice) Ducati team - now, he rides for Worx Crescent Suzuki in BSB.

http://tinyurl.com/kk5kpp

Hudson Kennaugh will Substitute for Chris Martin

Martin is injured, so the Gearlink Kawasaki team will be running in Supersport with the South African rider Kennaugh at the Cadwell Park BSB round next weekend (28 - 31 August 2009). Martin's horrific crash at Brands Hatch a few weeks ago landed him a broken back! Perhaps Kennaugh will use this chance to impress the team...

http://tinyurl.com/nf4423