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HM Plant Honda rider Leon Haslam has been excluded from the second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race at Oulton Park following his incident with Tom Sykes while dicing for victory.

Shane Byrne and Cal Crutchlow power into the Bank Holiday Monday round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship tied at the top of the standings, but expecting to face pressure from Leon Haslam, Michael Rutter and Karl Harris.

Grant was among many riders that contacted team owner Robin Croft after the news that injuries sustained by Jenkinson in his 140mph Thruxton crash would keep him out of the championship for at least two rounds.

Pictures by Alan Badenoch This spectacular incident, involving Tom Sykes, Leon Haslam and an unfortunate Karl Harris, was the talking point of last weekend's Thruxton round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

The 23-year-old stunned the Superbike paddock with a magnificent seventh place qualifying perfomance in the tricky conditions on Saturday.

Murray Walker may be best known as the voice of Formula One, but as far as he's concerned even the pinnacle of four-wheel motorsport doesn't come close to the excitement and drama of motorcycle racing.

The Rob Mac Racing Yamaha rider was hit by the 170kg Superbike - travelling in excess of 120mph - after Rizla's Tom Sykes fell in front him following contact with Leon Haslam. The race was stopped immediately to care for Harris who remarkably escaped serious injury.

After a lengthy pace car period, a thoroughly absorbing Fuchs British Supersport race was eventually won by HM Plant Honda rider Steve Brogan after a race long scrap with Glen Richards on the British Triumph.

The crash happened in the early stages of the race as the Rizla Suzuki rider Tom Sykes was trying to make progress through the field.

The Honda pair were right on the pace in the tricky wet/dry conditions at Thruxton today. Haslam will start alongside pole setter Byrne with Crutchlow completing the front row in fourth position.

Sykes has continued the good form he showed at Brands Hatch a fortnight ago with top five placings in both free practice sessions so far.

The high speed Hampshire circuit will be a tough test for the presently underpowered F312RR, but Warwick Nowland's team is targeting a top three Cup finish for rider Chris Burns.

38-year-old Emmett will also be competing in the Henderson R1 Cup over the same weekend, so will be getting in plenty of miles on a slick shod Yamaha at the super-fast Hampshire circuit.

The event was officially called off at 11.15am by race director Stuart Higgs and has been rescheduled for May 10-11.

Extensive snowfalls at Brands Hatch this morning have caused the opening event of BSB 2008 to be abandoned.

Racing looks unlikely at Brands Hatch today as the Kent circuit and much of the area surrounding the capital has been hit by heavy snowfall. The conditions look unlikely to allow racing to commence and an announcement is expected shortly.

The Devon rider has a new bike for his Quay Garage Racing team, and has also gone under the knife in an effort to finally cure his ankle problems caused by a huge accident at Oulton Park in 2006.

After running a competition throughout the three-day official test weekend, one lucky fan won the prize to unveil the new livery alongside Harris and in front of the assembled teams, media and fellow spectators.

Rob Mac Racing is to give one lucky spectator the chance to unveil the exciting new Karl Harris Superbike at the official Bennetts British Superbike Test at Snetterton on Easter Monday.

Following two successful seasons together in British Superstock, PDM Racing and Luke Quigley will step up to the British Superbike Cup Championship in 2008 - with their sights set on nothing less than title glory.

The British Supersport Championship will not only boast a capacity field in 2008, but will also be sponsored by the world's largest specialist motorcycle and motorsport lubricants provider, Fuchs-Silkolene, it was revealed on Tuesday.

A healthy mix of experience and 'young guns' hungry for success highlights the 31-strong rider line-up confirmed for this year's Bennetts British Superbike Championship, after the official entry list was revealed.

Eurosport is to become something of a 'one-stop shop' for bike racing fans after securing exclusive live rights to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

Despite already being regarded as the biggest domestic superbike series in the world, new commercial rights holder Jonathan Palmer has expressed his desire to make the British Superbike Championship even bigger and better over the coming seasons.