Tuesday 18 May 2010

FANTASY RIDERS: ROUND 8




The league table after the eighth round of the Jagger Racing Fantasy Riders 2010 League can be seen above (click image to enlarge). The top four managers all scored the same again, so Stuart remains in the lead on 611 points ahead of Darren (583), Graham (573) and Richard F (560).

Leon Haslam's consistency paid off this weekend in South Africa as the Pocket Rocket, resplendent in a special England "Three Lions" helmet ahead of the football World Cup, extended his lead in the WSB championship.

After finishing third behind the Ducati pairing of Michel Fabrizio and Carlos Checa in race one, Haslam then won a terrific battle to take the second race by half a second from Johnny Rea and Max Biaggi. On 222 points, Haslam now leads the championship standings by 15 points from Biaggi, with Rea and Checa tied for third on 141.

Round 9 of the Jagger Racing Fantasy Riders League is next weekend, as MotoGP heads for the historic Le Mans circuit in France while BSB continues at Cadwell Park. See the Fantasy Riders website for further updates.

FANTASY RIDERS: ROUND 7

The top four managers in the Jagger Racing Fantasy Riders 2010 League all scored the same in round seven, so Stuart retains his lead on 541 ahead of Darren (513), Graham (503) and Richard F (490).

Italian superstar Max Biaggi had a perfect weekend in front of his home fans at Monza, scoring maximum points with two hard fought victories.

In race one he narrowly headed the Yamaha pairing of James Toseland and Cal Crutchlow over the line, with championship leader Leon Haslam less than a second behind in fourth. Race two provided a less tense finish for Biaggi as he strode away to take the win by four and a half seconds from Haslam, with Troy Corser taking BMW's debut WSB podium in third.

Round 8 of the Jagger Racing Fantasy Riders League is next weekend, as WSB continues in Kyalami in South Africa. See the Fantasy Riders website for further updates.

FANTASY RIDERS: ROUND 6




The league table after the sixth round of the Jagger Racing Fantasy Riders 2010 League can be seen above (click image to enlarge). Although there were no positional changes at the top of the table, Stuart moved onto 454 to extend his lead to 28 points from Darren (426), Graham (416) and Richard F (403).

With action at Jerez for the Spanish MotoGP and BSB from Oulton Park, this weekend gave our managers a potential bumper points haul.

Having dominated the MotoGP practice and qualifying sessions, Jorge Lorenzo calmly made his way to the front of the field, and took the win after a ferocious battle with Dani Pedrosa in the final laps. Lorenzo's team-mate Valentino Rossi took the final podium place.

Meanwhile Tommy Hill's new-found consistency and maturity lead to an extended championship lead for the Worx Suzuki rider after two podium finishes. In race one Hill followed Stuart Easton across the line, with John Laverty third. Laverty's brother Michael took his first BSB race win in race two, ahead of Michael Rutter and Hill.

Round 7 of the Jagger Racing Fantasy Riders League is next weekend, with WSB from Monza in Italy. See the Fantasy Riders website for further updates.

FANTASY RIDERS: ROUND 5




The league table after the fifth round of the Jagger Racing Fantasy Riders 2010 League can be seen above (click image to enlarge). The top four all scored the same so Stuart remains in the lead on 364 points from Darren (351), Graham (344) and Richard (330).

Both World Superbike podiums at Assen were dominated by British riders, with Ten Kate Honda's Jonathan Rea making the most of home team advantage to take a double win. James Toseland came second in an exciting first race, ahead of Leon Camier in third.

The second race was another thrilling spectacle with many riders who could have potentially taken the win. Rea again took top spot on the podium with another gutsy ride, with Leon Haslam second and Toseland third.

Round 6 of the Jagger Racing Fantasy Riders League is scheduled to take place next weekend, with the Jerez MotoGP and BSB from Oulton Park. See the Fantasy Riders website for further updates.

FANTASY RIDERS: ROUND 4




The league table after the fourth round of the Jagger Racing Fantasy Riders 2010 League can be seen above (click image to enlarge). Stuart consolidated his lead and now has 316 points, while Darren has moved into second (303), ahead of Graham on 296.

Tommy Hill recorded his second win of the season as BSB continued at Thruxton and continues to lead the series. Hill's win in race one in the BSB round was the result of a determined ride and he battled throughout the race to take victory from Josh Brookes, who had no response when Hill passed him going into the final lap. Yukio Kagayama had been in fierce competition with teammate Hill early in the race, but had to settle for third.

Race two was another hotly contested race with Brookes holding off Hill to take his maiden BSB win. Stuart Easton had not made the ideal start and scythed through the field, but by the time he reached third place the leading duo were out of reach and he held on to claim the final podium place.

Round 5 of the Jagger Racing Fantasy Riders League is scheduled to take place next weekend, however the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi has been postponed due to the Icelandic volcano. At present the Assen WSB round is still on and will form the next round of the Fantasy Riders competition if this remains the case. See the Fantasy Riders website for further updates.

Monday 17 May 2010

Cadwell Park Rounds 3 & 4

(Sorry for the delay folks, here's the Cadwell report!)


After a reasonable points tally/1st meeting Phil was hoping for a bit more luck at Cadwell as it's possibly his favourite circuit.....

He did the usual test day on the Saturday but couldn't seem to get in the groove or feel comfortable, posting times much slower than the norm. Admittedly it wasn't that warm but he was still disappointed.

Sunday's racing began dry but very cold with a freezing wind making the track surface quite slick. A steady start moved Phil up a few places but struggling to recreate the form from last year he slipped back to 8th (his starting position).

Race 2 was very similar and although his best lap time was fractionally quicker, frustratingly he was fractionally slower over the 8 lap distance, crossing the line a lonely 10th place.

Monday was again bright and warm in the sun but a bitterly cold wind was literally howling across the circuit from Park through to Charlie's. Slightly better lap times were no consolation for his 11th place finish, chasing two rivals over the line separated by less than 3/10ths of a second at the end of the 10 lap race.

The final race of the day was delayed by some time as the circuit was cleared following an accident. Phil lined up hoping for a change in fortune or at least improving his times! Getting a better start he was away with the front runners in 9th, passing a rival on the brakes into Park moving him up to 8th and on the next lap slid by another on the way into Mansfield. When one of the front runners slid off Phil was promoted to 6th and had a comfortable gap behind him, unfortunately he wasn't aware of this and continuing to push he slid off on the 7th lap, luckily without injury although the bike wasn't so lucky.....

Phil would like to say a big thanks to Big Ju & Claire and Charlie for all their help and Stu & Claire, Kath & Lou Lou, Colin & Julie, John, Tracy and Chris and family for coming along to show support, it's much appreciated.


Cheers Jagger

Saturday 15 May 2010

Snetterton (News Flash!)

After the disappointment of Cadwell, we've just enjoyed a fantastic day at Snetterton. Three top six finishes, yes there was an extra race! More importantly, I got my first trophy of the season for third place in the second race. We've had lots of celebratory cake + are now off to walk the track.

Awesome!

Jagger

Tuesday 11 May 2010

Snetterton this weekend

Hi again,

We're heading for Snetterton in Norfolk this weekend for a test day on Friday 14th and racing on Saturday and Sunday 15/16th. Preparations are still frantic but we will get there, just!

Phil would welcome some support if anyone fancies a trip over?
Hope to see you there.

Lou & Phil

Sunday 9 May 2010

Cadwell Park - A brief review....

I crashed..........

Ok, so it wasn't as simple as that, I did have 3 good races and slipped off in the last race on Monday - luckily without injury! As you can understand it's been a bit frantic trying to get it all straight in time for Snetterton next week so please bear with me and I'll post the full race report when I get time.

Cheers, Jagger