2009 British Superbike Calendar

[themo]

Round 1
Brands Hatch Indy – April 10-13

Round 2
Oulton Park – May 2-4

Round 3
Donington Park – May 23-25

Round 4
Thruxton – May 29-31

Round 5
Snetterton – June 19-21

Round 6
Knockhill – July 3-5

Round 7
Mallory Park – July 17-19

Round 8
Brands Hatch GP – August 7-9

Round 9
Cadwell Park – August 29-31

Round 10
Croft – September 11.13

Round 11
Silverstone – September 25-27

Round 12
Oulton Park – October 9-11

[ChrisS]

So Brands GP moves to where the SBK round used to be

May is going to be a busy month, the NW200 that some riders/teams will also be taking part is on May 16th.

[Allyc85]

Looking forward to Thruxton in May :D

[Mamnes]

Can't wait till the season kicks off this year, been too long a winter :(
Knockhill deffo, maybe get decent weather being a month earlier! Possibly another couple throughout.

[racer69]

Any word on how the grid will line up?

- Second rider for Crescent Suzuki alongside Guintoli?
- Michael Laverty (Relentless again?) & Jon Laverty (Buildbase Ducati again?)

[ChrisS]

Crescent Suzuki will be a single bike team as Relentless Suzuki becomes the official Suzuki team in BSB and Watanabe moves there alongside Ian Lowry.

Hawk Kawasaki became Buildbase Kawasaki for 2009 and Jon Laverty and Tristan Palmer will be racing for them in the championship.

Michael Laverty hasnt signed anywhere yet. No Ducatis in 2009

here's how the lineup looks so far
http://www.britishsuperbike.co.uk/riders2009.asp
There wont be any Ducatis in BSB next season.

[Allyc85]

What a change, for a while it seemed to be like a Ducati cup, but now none. Will miss the sound of the V twin powering out of CLub Chicane at Thruxton.

[themo]

BRITISH SUPERBIKES has become the latest casualty of the credit crunch after its main sponsor Bennetts pulled out

[themo]

L. Camier J. Ellison
Airwaves Yamaha

S. Guintoli
Crescent Suzuki

A. Watanabe I. Lowry
Relentless Suzuki by TAS

J. Brookes G. Richards
HM Plant Honda

J. O'Halloran
SMT Honda

K. Harris S. Easton
Hydrex Honda

S. Andrews J. Da Costa
MSS Colchester Kawasaki

C. Walker G. Gowland
Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha

M. Rutter
North West 200 Yamaha

?
Lloyds British Racing Yamaha

T. Palmer J. Laverty
Buildbase Kawasaki

A. Zanotti A. Fagan
Red Viper Honda

D. Johnson
Team Maxxis Branson Yamaha

[patnicholls]

Yep, as I understand it the lineup looks like this:

Airwaves GSE Yamaha - Leon Camier & J. Ellison
NW200 Rob Mac Yamaha - Michael Rutter, Chris Walker, Graeme Gowland
HM Plant Honda - Glen Richards & Josh Brookes
Hydrex Honda - Karl Harris & Stuart Easton
SMT Honda - Jason O'Halloran
Crescent Suzuki - Sylvain Guintoli
Relentless/TAS Suzuki - Atsushi Watanabe & Ian Lowry
Buildbase/Hawk Kawasaki - J. Laverty & T. Palmer
MSS Discovery Kawasaki - Simon Andrews & Julien de Costa
Jentin Yamaha - Jon Kirkham (TBC)
Red Viper Honda - Aaron Zanotti & Alistair Fagan
Quay Garage Honda - Gary Mason (Cup)
STP MV Agusta - Chris Burns (Cup) & Victor Cox (Cup)
Maxxis Branson Honda - David Johnson
MAR Kawasaki - Brian McCormack (Cup) & Malcolm Ashley? (Cup)
Hardinge Ice Valley Honda - Tom Tunstall (Cup)
Ultimate Yamaha - Peter Hickman (Cup)

(plus teams from last year; as yet uncofirmed)
TENA For Men Honda - ? & Michael Howarth?
Co-Ordit Yamaha? - D. Ellison?
Riders Racing Honda? - Jessopp? (Cup)
PDM Suzuki? - Quigley? (Cup)
Brookspeed Ducati? - Leon Morris? (Cup)

Amongst others, Scott Smart and Michael Laverty are currently seatless.

[ChrisS]

HM Plant Honda wont have backup motorcycles for its riders :s Not a good sign for their championship chances, even a single crash that will require repairs will ruin their weekend, especially in one of the 3 race events.

http://www.bikesportnews.com/articles/article.html?id=HM_PLANT_HONDA_DOWN_TO_ONE_SUPERBI KE_PER_RIDER_1

[themo]

Former BSB rider Scott Smart is switching to the National superstock series, riding a Ducati