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inside Issue 112, OCTOBER 2008

Inside this issueMarco Melandri
Ducati nightmare

• Road : GUY MARTIN
• WSB : TROY BAYLISS
• AMA: BEN BOSTROM

PLUS:
• Road : THE ULSTER GRAND PRIX
• LEGENDS : ANTON MANG
• MOTOGP : WIVES & GIRLFRIENDS + ASK JT
• BSB : CHRIS BURNS

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Latest news

GSE RACING AND SHANE BYRNE TO PART COMPANY

28 September 2008 | Race News

GSE Racing and Shane Byrne have today (28th September 2008) announced that Shane will be moving on from the team to pursue aspirations in the World Superbike Championship in 2009..

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Silverstone race reports

30 September 2008 | Race News

Leon Haslam took another race win for HM Plant Honda in a mixed day for the team in the Bennetts British Superbike championship. Haslam romped to a dominant victory in the second race at Silverstone after being taken out of the lead in race one by Suzuki’s Tom Sykes at the final chicane.

SHANE BYRNE WINS 2008 BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP

Airwaves Ducati rider Shane Byrne sensationally clinched the 2008 British Superbike Championship at Silverstone today with 3rd and 2nd place finishes. Teammate Leon Camier took a superb victory in race one, following this with 4th in race two. GSE Racing is now the most successful British Superbike team of all time with a total of four championship titles.

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Competitions!
Win, win, win!

25 September 2008 | This issue...

This month's competitions

• WIN a VIP trip to Silverstone British Superbikes & a set of Pirelli tyres! (CLOSED)
Winner: Mr Bill Spooner, Swindon!

• WIN six signed copies of James Whitham’s book ‘What a good do’! (CLOSED)
Winners: Mr Carl Smith - Lincs , Mr Andrew Smith - Norfolk , Mr Shane Partridge - West Yorkshire - Well done folks!

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BLOG: Scoop’s Soundings
Larry Carter

Larry Carter

I REST MY CASE.

26 September 2008

Anyone who frequents the official Bennetts British Superbike Championship
website and particularly the rather lively forum on there will have seen
both me and Racer Magazine coming in for some criticism as of late.

Personal vendettas and green-eyed monsters apart, there have been lots of
comments on there, some very positive and relevant, and some simply and
totally unworkable. What's more, unlike a lot of people seem to think, like
each and every letter and e-mail that comes in, I personally read them all,
and take on board their comments, whether valid and ludicrous.

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Inside this issueCraig Jones: 1985 – 2008

11 September 2008 | MCR News

Following an accident at the tenth round of the World Supersport Championship race at Brands Hatch last month, Craig Jones succumbed to his injuries in the early hours of the following morning.

Jones had been fighting for the lead in the race when the accident happened, whereby he fell awkwardly and was unavoidably clipped by the unfortunate Andrew Pitt, leaving him with serious head injuries. He was transferred to the Royal London hospital but later died from his injuries, with his family by his side.

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