Ducati end World Superbike association
August 31, 2010
Bike manufacturer, Ducati, have announced that they are to end their 22-year association with the World Superbike Championship. They will be pulling out of the even as of 2011 and will shift their focus elsewhere.
Ducati are also involved in MotoGP and have signed Valentino Rossi from Yamaha and it is thought this will now become their priority.
In all, Ducati managed 13 titles in World Superbikes. Carl Fogarty was responsible for four of those. The manufacturer also earned 16 manufacturer’s titles in 21 years.
Speaking about the decision, their president said:
“This is part of a specific strategy. I’d like to thank all the riders and employees who have contributed to Ducati’s great Superbike history.”
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Hill scores a win and a second to take lead
August 31, 2010
Suzuki rider, Tommy Hill, took the overall lead after scoring a win and a second-place at Cadwell Park.
He said it was good to be back winning again, this being his first victory in 15 races in a barren run stretching all the way back to April. He says that his team has regrouped after a series of ups and downs.
Hill says a few things had been tried at Brands Hatch and that they hadn’t worked. At Cadwell, everything the team tried seemed to come off.
The showdown title finale sees a different scoring system put in place. The top six riders will go through and each will have 500 points plus podium bonuses.
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Brookes takes Cadwell Park race
August 31, 2010
Josh Brookes of HM Plant Honda won the second MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race at Cadwell Park, pushing Tommy Hill of Worx Crescent Suzuki into second place.
Brookes led from the opening lap but was overtaken by Hill and fell to third as Kiyanari also took advantage. The two Honda riders waited behind Hill for some time before making a move. Brookes made a move in the ninth lap and passed Kiyonari and then went first three laps later.
Afterwards, he said:
“I didn’t get the perfect start and I was behind Kiyo and Tommy, but our pace was much faster than race one and I put a pass on both of them through the Hall Bends section and I knew Tommy would try and have a go back but I thought we had the pace to hold him off and then the red flag came out. It feels good to win again as that was always the goal and now we focus on the Showdown.”
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