Sunday, 20th April 2008

Cal Crutchlow wins his first Superbike race in fine style after an early race stoppage.

But if you are looking for a surprise then look no further than sixth place Stuart Easton. Fifth row of the grid on the MSS Kawsaki, the diminutive Scot, a former Supersport champion riding for Paul Bird, rode a blinder of a race to stay with the second pack of riders and come away from Thruxton with two top ten placings.

James Ellison was again placed seventh, and will be happy with the consistency shown on the Bike Animal Honda. The team are in the very early stages of development and results will surely improve for them.

You had to feel sorry for Sykes though in eighth, it was clear that the Yorkshireman had very little rear end grip, the bike was pouring smoke off the rear tyres, great to watch, but sadly for Tom, not a help at this most abrasive of tracks.

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Privateer winner again was John Laverty and with more improvements planned for the bike in future races watch for this highly talented Irishman to start sneaking into the top six.

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