Cadwell Cooper does it again! Another race win for Buildbase BMW Motorrad.

Richard Cooper added another win to his 2011 season at Cadwell Park, further extending his championship lead to 20.5 points. Barry Burrell, riding in the BSB-EVO class, took three top-five finishes on his BMW S 1000 RR and defended his second place in the highly competitive championship.

Ian Lowry, who has been competing in the British Superbike Championship, parted company from the Buildbase BMW Motorrad team following the Q1 session on Saturday. John Laverty is currently resting back home with his family following his British Superbike crash at Oulton Park and subsequent hospital treatment.

Richard said: “Twelve months after my first Superstock 1000 victory, fresh from an operation on my arm, I won here at Cadwell Park and took the lap record so it’s fair to say there was a bit of pressure! But I tried to blank that out and concentrated on riding and working on a new setup for the bike with the team and it worked out very well! Extending my championship lead ahead of Donington Park in two weeks time, my home race, leaves us in a good position and I’m very happy. Thanks to everyone who’s helped!”

Stuart Hicken, team principal, said: “It’s certainly been a dramatic weekend! But we leave Cadwell Park with our first and second places in the Superstock 1000 and BSB-EVO championships well defended – with Richard improving his lead significantly. Both Barry and Richard rode very well, giving us four thrilling races. In two weeks time at Donington Park I'm hoping to see Barry and Richard further consolidating their positions at our home circuit!"


Superstock 1000 race result

1) Richard Cooper (Buildbase BMW Motorrad)
2) Adam Jenkinson (Padgetts Honda)
3) Luke Quigley (Astro BMW)
4) Jimmy Storrar (JSR BMW)
5) Danny Buchan (MSS Kawasaki)

Superstock 1000 championship standings

1) 155.5pts - Richard Cooper (Buildbase BMW Motorrad)
5) 135pts - Danny Buchan (MSS Kawasaki)
3) 89pts - Luke Quigley (Astro BMW)
4) 88pts - Howie Mainwaring (MSS Kawasaki)
5) 86.5pts - Adam Jenkinson (Padgetts Honda)

BSB-EVO race one (postponed from Oulton Park) result

1) Glen Richards (WFR Honda)
2) Graeme Gowland (WFR Honda)
3) Scott Smart (Moto Rapido Ducati)
4) Karl Harris (Splitlath Aprilia)
5) Barry Burrell (Buildbase BMW Motorrad)

BSB-EVO race two result

1) Graeme Gowland (WFR Honda)
2) Scott Smart (Moto Rapido Ducati)
3) Glen Richards (WFR Honda)
4) Karl Harris (Splitlath Aprilia)
5) Barry Burrell (Buildbase BMW Motorrad)

BSB-EVO race three result

1) Graeme Gowland (WFR Honda)
2) Scott Smart (Moto Rapido Ducati)
3) Glen Richards (WFR Honda)
4) Karl Harris (Splitlath Aprilia)
5) Barry Burrell (Buildbase BMW Motorrad)

BSB-EVO championship standings

1) 334pts - Glen Richards (WFR Honda)
2) 240pts - Barry Burrell (Buildbase BMW Motorrad)
3) 209pts - Patric Muff (Tyco Honda)
4) 201pts - Graeme Gowland (WFR Honda)
5) 212pts - Scott Smart (Moto Rapido Ducati)

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First points from Cadwell Park for Buildbase BMW Motorrad – Ian Lowry parts company with the team.

The first race for Buildbase BMW Motorrad at Cadwell Park – postponed and carried over from a rain-lashed Oulton Park - was cut short by a very conservative red flag for rain, which saw Barry Burrell on the team’s BSB-EVO S 1000 RR come home fifth in class. Richard Cooper, currently leading the Superstock 1000 Championship, qualified in second place for his race tomorrow.

Ian Lowry, who has been competing in the British Superbike Championship, parted company from the Buildbase BMW Motorrad team following the Q1 session yesterday.

Stuart Hicken, team principal, said: “Following a disappointing BSB Q1 session yesterday, Ian Lowry pulled out of the weekend’s racing and parted company with the team. This has been a very challenging season for the team, having to develop a brand new race bike having had very little pre-season testing. We have made great strides forward across the board, with our bikes leading the Superstock 1000 championship and holding second place in the BSB-EVO series.

“We have also had improvements in the Superbike class, with Ian recently taking the team’s best Superbike result: a ninth place finish at Snetterton; and our bikes are among the fastest in the paddock. It’s been a frustrating year for both Ian and the team, but we have been steadily progressing. We wish Ian the best of luck with the rest of his season.

“Barry put in a very good performance today in the postponed Oulton Park race. Despite starting at the back of the field, he worked his way up to fourth EVO bike and was catching up with the rider ahead. However the race organisers chose to red flag the session when they believed it would rain. The final positions put Barry in fifth place. One real positive is that Barry broke his own personal best lap record for Cadwell, and we’re expecting two great races from him tomorrow.

“Richard once again put himself and his Superstock S 1000 RR on the front row in a very competitive class, with just 0.3s separating the first five riders in today's session. Last year he ran away with the race at Cadwell Park, taking the race win and a class lap record. We’re confident he can deliver another good result tomorrow and further extend his championship lead.

“John Laverty is now back home and out of hospital, recovering well after crashing his BSB bike at Oulton Park. John is relaxing and enjoying spending time with his family and friends. Once again we wish him the best and hope for a quick recovery.”

Tomorrow's racing will be broadcast live on British Eurosport 2 from 12:30pm.

BSB-EVO race one (postponed from Oulton Park) result

1) Glen Richards (WFR Honda)
2) Graeme Gowland (WFR Honda)
3) Scott Smart (Moto Rapido Ducati)
4) Karl Harris (Splitlath Aprilia)
5) Barry Burrell (Buildbase BMW Motorrad)

BSB-EVO championship points after race one

1) 302 - Glen Richards (WFR Honda)
2) 218 - Barry Burrell (Buildbase BMW Motorrad)
3) 191 - Patric Muff (Tyco Honda)
4) 172 - Scott Smart (Moto Rapido Ducati)
5) 171 - Graeme Gowland (WFR Honda)

BSB-EVO race two qualifying positions

1) Graeme Gowland (WFR Honda)
2) Glen Richards (WFR Honda)
3) Scott Smart (Moto Rapido Ducati)
4) Barry Burrell (Buildbase BMW Motorrad)
5) Karl Harris (Splitlath Aprilia)

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2011 Superbike World Championship race report from Silverstone, United Kingdom

Silverstone played host to a dramatic World Superbike round today with BMW Motorrad Motorsport's Leon Haslam coming close to clinching a rostrum finish in front of his home crowd. The sun shone for both 18 lap races and the action on track was equally hot.

Race one started promisingly for factory rider Leon Haslam, who made a good start from 9th on the grid to join the leading group in 6th in the early laps. As the race progressed, two separate battles became evident with factory rider Troy Corser and BMW Motorrad Italia's Ayrton Badovini going toe-to-toe in the chasing group as they battled hard for 7th.

As the laps tumbled, seven riders fell victim to the tricky Silverstone circuit, but all four BMW pilots held on until the chequered flag. Leon Haslam was the first of the four BMWs to cross the line in 4th position after fighting hard with pole sitter John Hopkins and Marco Melandri. Troy and Ayrton secured 9th and 10th places respectively, while James Toseland enjoyed a solid 12th position finish on his first race back from injury. Top honours went to championship leader Carlos Checa, who secured victory with a faultless performance.


Race two saw a difficult opening lap for two of the four BMW Motorrad Motorsport's riders with Leon Haslam dropping back to 10th and James Toseland rejoining at the back of the field after coming together with two other riders. As Leon set about chasing down the leaders and James attempted to claw his way back from 18th position, Badovini and Corser were close together in the fight for 10th.

As the race gathered pace at the front, Troy was visibly struggling, slipping back into the clutches of fellow BMW rider James Toseland in the fight for remaining points. Corser eventually retired from the race early with a technical issue. Fellow factory BMW rider, Leon, continued to push and, at half race distance, managed to take seventh position from Fabrizio. However, with a four second gap to the leaders to contend with and a charging Guintoli chasing him down, Leon still faced a battle to the end, eventually being forced to settle for 8th position. BMW Motorrad Italia riders Ayrton Badovini and James Toseland remained stable in 10th and 13th respectively.

The action at the front remained electric and went right down to the wire with an intense three-way battle for the final podium position. But it was to be the same three from race one who took to the podium with Carlos Checa doing the double followed by Laverty and Melandri.

Leon Haslam: “In race one I was really happy with the start, I was able to get myself into the position I wanted to be in and run with the leaders. I was really pushing for the podium and battled to keep with Melandri but I was really struggling to pass him and remain in front. I was happy to be running close to the front and the lap times were OK, I just couldn’t quite get on the podium. In race two I was having a few issues with the bike and I was forced to adapt my riding style to try and ride around it. I got to the point where I was able to run consistent lap times but by then the leaders had gone. Now we have the summer break so I am just looking forward to spending some time at home and preparing in the gym for the next races."


Troy Corser: “In race one I got a great start, I actually had a little incident at the first corner where I collided with another rider, which did cost me a bit of time and, to be honest, I was lucky not to go down. I fought hard and managed to get to the front of the group and I felt good on the bike, but the grip levels dropped off as the race progressed and it was causing me to slide and spin the rear tyre. I just managed the situation the best I could and brought it home. In race 2 we had an issue with the bike, which we are currently looking into, and that sadly brought an early end to the race for me. We are not sure exactly why the issue occurred but it does seem unusual because we only made minor changes between races. The changes we made seemed to improve the package, but sadly we couldn’t take advantage of that.”

Bernhard Gobmeier (BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director): “We leave Silverstone with mixed emotions. In the first race, Leon’s lap times were good enough for a podium finish. After the second race, he complained about chattering. This didn’t allow good lap times. Troy showed a really good performance in race 1 and demonstrated that he is back from his injury. In the second race he brought the bike back to the garage and retired early from the race as he had technical issues. We now will analyze the data and find out what the problem was. The entire squad in Stephanskirchen, Munich and at the race track has worked hard over the last couple of months. Everybody should now recover before we come back to our home race at Nürburgring.”

Results

Race one:
1. Checa (ESP – Ducati),
2. Laverty (IRL – Aprilia),
3. Melandri (ITA – Yamaha),

4. Leon Haslam (GBR – BMW Motorrad Motorsport),
9. Ayrton Badovini (ITA – BMW Motorrad Italia),
10 – Troy Corser (AUS – BMW Motorrad Motorsport),
12 James Toseland (GBR – BMW Motorrad Italia)

Race two:
1.Checa (ESP – Ducati),
2. Laverty (IRL – Aprilia),
3. Melandri (ITA – Yamaha),

8. Leon Haslam (GBR – BMW Motorrad Motorsport),
10. Ayrton Badovini (ITA – BMW Motorrad Italia),
13 James Toseland(GBR – BMW Motorrad Italia) – DNF Troy Corser (AUS – BMW Motorrad Motorsport)

Points:
1. Checa– 343,
2. Biaggi – 281,
3. Melandri – 272,

5. Haslam – 158,
8. Badovini – 112,
15. Corser 62,
23. Toseland - 10

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