Brit Supersport Brands 07
Added on Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 by Carole Nash Editor
Brit Supersport Brands 07
The news from Maxxis Tyres on the British Supersport 600 series;
Dramatic first race for the Maxxis 2007 British Supersport Championship
Tyre manufacturer Maxxis is the new title sponsor of the 2007 British Supersport Championship, one of the leading motorcycle racing series in the UK and Europe and second only to the British Superbike Championship (BSB) in popularity.
The dramatic first round of the Maxxis British Supersport Championship at Brands Hatch saw Michael Laverty take a fantastic race win. The race was stopped after Dennis Hobbs crashed out heavily taking Laverty with him. The race was then restarted to be run over ten laps. However incident plagued this first race with five riders crashing out at Paddock Hill bringing out the safety car.
The final lap came when Billy McConnell crashed heavily and the red flag was brought out again. The race was declared, with Laverty the winner, Martin Jessopp second on the Ducati and Jamie Robinson in third.
As the support series to the British Superbike Championship, Supersport is looked upon as the final step on the ladder up to BSB and, as such, is considered the breeding ground for the Superbike stars of the future.
Unlike BSB, there are limits as to the kind of modifications teams can make to obtain maximum performance from these machines, which inevitably gives rise to close, competitive racing, full grids and career enhancing opportunities.
“Our sponsorship of the 2007 Supersport series provides us with an ideal platform from which to promote the Maxxis brand and in particular road tyres like the Supermaxx,” says Maxxis International UK managing director Derek McMartin.
TV coverage of the Maxxis British Supersport Championship will form part of the SKY Sports and ITV packages. Last year Sky Sports broadcast 29 programmes during the season, amounting to more than 100 hours of programming for the British Superbike series and Supersport support races. Rounds of the Supersport Championship will also be broadcast as part of ITV1′s 2007 racing package, reaching around a million viewers a week.
For further information on the Maxxis British Supersport Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Details on the full range of Maxxis motorcycle tyres is available at www.maxxis.co.uk
British Supersport – Brands Hatch Race Result
1 – Michael Laverty – Suzuki – Relentless Suzuki by TAS – 13.01.199
2 – Jamie Robinson – Honda – Margal – 13.01.722
3 – Ian Lowry – Suzuki – Relentless Suzuki by TAS – 13.01.903
4 – Aaron Walker – Honda – TJW Racing – 13.05.284
5 – Stuart Easton – Kawasaki – Isilon MSS Discovery Kawasaki – 13.05.574
6 – John McGuinness – Honda – Padgetts Motorcycles – 13.06.035
7 – Richard Cooper – Yamaha – AIM Racing – 13.06.706
8 – Steven Neate – Honda – Angel Racing – 13.07.405
9 – Ian Hutchinson – Honda – - 13.07.623
10 – James Westmoreland – Honda – Centurion Racing – 13.08.355
11 – Daniel Cooper – Honda – Centurion Racing – 13.09.778
12 – Sam Owens – Honda – Premier Motorsport – 13.10.285
13 – Craig Fitzpatrick – Yamaha – BLDS – 13.14.113
14 – Jack Kennedy – Honda – TAG Racing – 13.14.126
15 – Ben Wylie – Yamaha – Wylie & Holland Racing – 13.14.369
16 – Tom Grant – Yamaha – Virgin Media Yamaha – 13.16.846
17 – Gary May – Yamaha – Powerbiking Yamaha – 13.16.925
18 – Christian Elkin – Honda – BBR Racing – 13.20.723
19 – James Webb – Kawasaki – Team Buff Kawasaki – 13.21.711
20 – Guy Sanders – Kawasaki – Gearlink Racing – 13.22.649
21 – Ian Lougher – Honda – Team Blackhorse – 13.23.189
22 – Paul Young – Triumph – Paul Young Racing – 13.23.311
23 – Briin Clark – Yamaha – Tamworth Yamaha Racing – 13.29.883
24 – Anthony Hinton – Yamaha – NST Yamaha – 13.30.188
25 – Glynn Thomas – Honda – JJR – 13.34.657
26 – Alex Lowes – Honda – Double Vision Racing – 13.50.328
Championship Points
1 – Michael Laverty – 25
2 – Jamie Robinson – 20
3 – Ian Lowry – 16
4 – Aaron Walker – 13
5 – Stuart Easton – 11
6 – John McGuinness – 10
7 – Richard Cooper – 9
8 – Steven Neate – 8
9 – Ian Hutchinson – 7
10 – James Westmoreland – 6
