BSB 2010 Rnd 1 Brands Hatch

Great days racing,good to have my BSB fix again.

Race 2 results

1. James Ellison GBR Swan Honda 23mins 03.278secs 30 laps
2. Tommy Hill GBR Worx Crescent Suzuki +0.186s
3. Alastair Seeley GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki +4.925s
4. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki +6.711s
5. Stuart Easton GBR Swan Honda +22.050s
6. Michael Rutter GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +22.203s
7. John Laverty GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +27.328s
8. Simon Andrews GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki +29.841s
9. Martin Jessopp GBR Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati +35.885s
10. Steve Brogan GBR Jentin Racing BMW +37.489s E
11. Adam Jenkinson GBR Buildbase Kawasaki +39.037s
12. Luke Jones GBR PR Racing M/C & Moore Yamaha +41.190s
13. Christian Iddon GBR Sorrymate.com SMT Honda +42.412s
14. Steve Mercer GBR SMR Racing Yamaha +42.618s
15. Hudson Kennaugh RSA MAR Kawasaki +44.526s E

16. Chris Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia +44.652s E
17. Tom Tunstall GBR Doodson Motorsport Honda +44.719s
18. David Anthony AUS MIST Suzuki +1 lap E
19. David Johnson AUS Magic Bullet Two Wheel Suzuki +1 lap E
20. Craig Fitzpatrick GBR Close Print Finance Honda +1 lap E
21. Pauli Pekkanen FIN RR Motorsport Suzuki +1 lap E
22. Aaron Zanotti GBR Red Viper Spike Suzuki +1 lap E
23. Peter Ward GBR Astro-Chase SST Kawasaki +1 lap E
24. Steve Heneghan GBR Quattro Plant Honda +1 lap E

Not Classified

25. Michael Howarth GBR Magic Bullet Two Wheel Suzuki 13 laps completed E
26. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda 10 laps completed
27. Yukio Kagayama JPN Worx Crescent Suzuki 10 laps completed
28. Tommy Bridewell GBR Quay Garage Honda 9 laps completed
29. Dan Linfoot GBR Motorpoint Yamaha 8 laps completed
30. Chris Walker GBR CW Racing Suzuki 8 laps completed
31. Gary Johnson GBR AIM Suzuki 5 laps completed E
32. Gary Mason GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki 4 laps completed
33. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda 3 laps completed
34. Peter Hickman GBR Ultimate Yamaha 1 lap completed

Did Not Start

Neil Hodgson GBR Motorpoint Yamaha
Joe Burns GBR Splitlath Aprilia E
James Edmeades GBR Redline KTM E

E denotes Evo class entrants

What happened to Hodgson?

Never mind, found it. He busted his ... in warm up

Great racing in every class today. I was a little bit disapppointed with Easton at first, until I checked out his injury after the races - http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sp...content-block=1 5th and 6th is actually pretty ...... brilliant if he's riding with that.

Brilliant rides too from Hill, Ellison, Seeley and Brogan. Just a pity Bridewell got 2 DNF's after being so quick all weekend - reckon he could have had a podium in race 2 if it weren't for him coming together with Laverty.

The upload guys finally got both races up last night so I sat down to watch the races. As always I love that Eurosport coverage of BSB, they really do the best job covering a race. Good job Tommy Hill in race 1, he stuck in there behind Kiyo until it became time to pull the pin. The Brands Indy track being so short caused a lot of lap traffic, there were a few close calls with some back markers. Ellison had a great race working his way up to 3rd. Race 2 was a surprise, not only is the point situation changing but the grid changes as per the race 1 fastest lap times. Ellison now had his chance starting from the front row and took full advantage of it. Hill managed 2nd which gave him the overall points lead. Easton had two good races considering his injury. Seeley was the surprise of the weekend. Good start to the season.

Lets see what has changed:

- new knock out qualifying system
- new points system for top leaders going into final races
- grid change for race 2
- only 1 bike (the handling of wet races is going to be interesting)

Did I miss anything? Rolling starts perhaps? Allowing 1200's to race in the supersport class?

The new rules are ridiculous, why on earth should the championship be decided over 3 rounds? I just don't like it. But it is what it is and hopefully we get some good racing, year on year it occurs to me how old all our circuits are and how insane the superbike riders are to muscle them round such windy little tracks, but its so cool to watch so i'm happy enough with it. Surprised with how off the pace the Yamahas were this weekend but hopefully they'll get it sorted.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ Apr 8 2010, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>The new rules are ridiculous, why on earth should the championship be decided over 3 rounds? I just don't like it. But it is what it is and hopefully we get some good racing, year on year it occurs to me how old all our circuits are and how insane the superbike riders are to muscle them round such windy little tracks, but its so cool to watch so i'm happy enough with it. Surprised with how off the pace the Yamahas were this weekend but hopefully they'll get it sorted.

I love UK circuits; they're exciting!

While the danger factor for bikes is bad, I just can't keep myself from enjoying the old-style tracks. The "progress" seen in the form of modern circuits, particularly F1 venues, turns me off. I get more fun watching touring cars at Oulton Park or GTs at Mosport than I do seeing F1 cars speed through turns with an acre of paved runoff area. Ex F1 drivers have complemented North American circuits while racing in sports cars; I believe Mika Salo said they separated the men from the boys...or something like that.