Wednesday Afternoon Moto News - Emil Sayfutdinov & SMT Honda

Emil Sayfutdinov will be joining the Somerset Rebels speedway meeting which takes place at the Oak Tree Arena on 19 March 2010. Sayfutdinov set the world on fire in last year's FIM Speedway GP series; he came from the amateur ranks and just blew away the competition in many of the season's rounds. In fact, just about every weekend had a chance for the young Russian to win. This 10th anniversary meet will be well attended and should be one of the best speedway meets this year!

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SMT Honda has now added a sponsor to their new team, Sorrymate.com. We read just a week ago about them hiring former British Supermoto star Christian Iddon and planning to contest the British Superbike Championship this year. Given their experiences in 2009, with the crap economy forcing them to field three different riders, we can all hope that 2010 is a much better year for the team!

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Wednesday Morning Moto News - Christian Iddon & Moto2 Testing Continues

Christian Iddon, well-known supermoto racer, has signed on to ride in the British Superbike Championship with SMT Honda. They signed the rider, even though he has limited roadrace experience, because the team owner has faith in Iddon's abilities - a rare thing in motorsport. For all of Iddon's history and what he is looking for in his first season, please take the link.

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The Moto2 teams are mostly all present at the pre-season test being held at Valencia currently. On day two, 125GP Champion Julian Simon set the pace for the entire field. The second day was also the first full day of testing the spec Honda engines they will be using during this season. Simon was followed closely by American Kenny Noyes on his Team Jack & Jones (Antonio Banderas) machine. Toni Elias still kept them in sight, though, and finished up day 2 in third place.

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Karl Harris is Convinced He will be Riding in British Superbike in 2010

Harris did not have the best racing year in 2009 - he rode for three different teams and only managed 14th place in the overall standings. Since he has been Supersport champion, perhaps this was just a downturn and he will improve with practice over the off-season. It is no matter to him as he is convinced that he will be on the BSB grid in 2010.

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Karl Harris Will NOT Participate in BSB Oulton Park Round

Harris crashed in Race 1 at Oulton Park and - after a medical examination - discovered that he has a concussion. He will not race in the final two races today. This news comes on the heels of seeing him compete for the lead in the first race on Saturday, before falling, and him having dominated the practices...

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Karl Harris Dominated BSB Oulton Park Practice

SMT Honda mounted Harris led both free practices at the Oulton Park BSB round. Leon Camier crashed pretty hard in the second practice and could not keep the pace. Tommy Hill came very close to Harris in FP2, but not FP1...Here are all Free Practice times available currently...

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SMT Honda Runs With Karl Harris in Final Rounds of BSB

Karl Harris will ride the SMT Honda CBR1000RR in the final two races of the British Superbike Series. The team had been forced to sit out due to an injured rider and other difficulties.

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