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Crutchlow beats lap record in supersport practice.
Fine weather at Oulton Park has assisted the on-track antics of Northpoint Ekerold Honda's Cal Crutchlow who bettered his own lap record to head the timesheets in free practice two, ahead of round four of the British supersport championship.
All new BSB team with Kirkham on board.
An all new British Superbike team, Scuderia Stellare, will have its maiden outing at Oulton Park this weekend fielding Jon Kirkham on a GSX-R Suzuki.

Biking goes bowling for Chris Jones Memorial Fund.
2004 World Superbike champion James Toseland and fellow WSBK star Chris Walker will headline a special ten pin bowling event to raise money for the Chris Jones Memorial Fund on Monday 10th July.
Highs and lows for Vivaldi at Thruxton.
After his first victory for the Vivaldi team at a wet Donington Park, Scott Smart had hoped for a good run out at Thruxton, unfortunately that was not to be. Still hurting from his big moment at Donington that left him with a damaged calf, he then low-sided at 150mph during qualifying.
Laverty column: Strange weekend.
In the latest of his exclusive columns for Crash.net , Stobart Honda's Michael Laverty tells us about a tough weekend at Thruxton... Hello race fans - difficult weekend for us and no doubt, this is what happened.

Lavilla: Remember what happened to Kiyonari...
Reigning Bennetts British Superbike champion Gregorio Lavilla may have won four of the first six races of 2006 - and hold a comfortable 36-point lead - but is taking nothing for granted after overturning a similarly dominant start by Ryuichi Kiyonari last season.

Tel-Emmett-ry: Thorpe, Rocky Horror, Donington.
In the latest of her columns for Crash.net , Sean Emmett's girlfriend Lauren Carter reviews round two of the 2006 Bennetts British Superbike championship, at Donington Park - plus two very different visits beforehand...
Ashley takes Cup lead and BSB top ten.
M.A.R rider Malcolm Ashley has taken the lead in the Bennetts British Superbike Cup from Irish rider Marty Nutt, following two podium finishes and a top ten outright result in the second race at a rain soaked Donington Park.
Craig Coxhell down and out?
Hawk Kawasaki rider Craig Coxhell sustained a broken collar bone when he crashed out of the weather affected race two at Donington Park during the second round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
Nutt survives Donington Park chaos.
Marty Nutt and his Mark Johns/Nutttravel.com Honda had an eventful race weekend for the second round of the British Superbike Cup at Donington Park.
Plater doubles up and changes team.
Steve Plater will be competing in both Bennetts British Superbike and British Supersport championships at Hampshire's Thruxton race circuit this Easter weekend.

Rizla team-mates fall... five times!
Rizla Suzuki riders Shane Byrne and James Haydon fell a total of five times during Sunday's rain hit races at Donington Park, venue for round two of the 2006 Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

Smart Scott makes Vivaldi history.
Scott Smart made history for Vivaldi Racing at Donington Park on Sunday, when he cleverly mastered treacherous race two conditions to take the team's first ever Bennetts British Superbike victory.
Lavilla on pole and under lap record.
Airwaves Ducati rider Gregorio Lavilla took an impressive pole position at Donington Park ahead of round two of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. His time was 1min 31.542secs, 0.176secs under his own lap record set last season.
Lavilla chased by Rea to top spot.
Reigning British Superbike Champion and current championship leader, Gregorio Lavilla on his Airwaves Ducati topped the times sheets during free practice one ahead of round two of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park.
Spanish charge at Donington for Riba.
Pere Riba on his MSS Discovery Kawasaki was the man to beat during free practice two at Donington Park. Fellow Spaniard, Gregorio Lavilla posted the fastest time in Superbike practice so the Supersport rider has obviously decided to follow his lead!

Tel-Emmett-ry: Brands Hatch Indy.
In the latest of her columns for Crash.net , Sean Emmett's girlfriend Lauren Carter reviews the opening round of the 2006 Bennetts British Superbike championship, at Brands Hatch... Hi Everyone!
Pole and fastest ever lap for Lavilla.
Gregorio Lavilla put in an awesome qualifying session ahead of the first round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch Indy circuit in Kent.
Rain stops play whilst Haslam sets the pace.
Just as the undulating Brands Hatch race track was drying out well enough for the lap times to fall, the British weather kicked in and rain ended the session with three minutes to go. Leon "Pocket Rocket" Haslam on his Airwaves Ducati was leading the way with time of 46.318secs.

Airwaves: We know we are the target.
Airwaves Ducati return to Bennetts British Superbike action at this weekend's Brands Hatch season opener aware that they are now "the target" after clinching championship victory last year.

Emmett the `underdog` and at his most dangerous.
After spending recent seasons with leading outfits Monstermob Ducati and Virgin Yamaha, Sean Emmett is "taking on the millionaires" by returning to the role of underdog for the 2006 Bennetts British Superbike season - a situation he "thrives on".

Tel-Emmett-ry: The Lauren Carter column.
Hi Everyone! I'm Lauren Carter and Crash.net has asked me to do a column about life with my British Superbike boyfriend, Sean Emmett. Hopefully you'll enjoy my column which will bring a different angle to bike racing and my life with Sean, which is never boring!

`One of the best tests in years` for Vivaldi.
The Vivaldi Racing Team completed their second successful pre-season testing session in Spain at the Circuito de Velocidad de Almeria at the weekend.

Final Bennetts BSB championship entry list.
The final full entry list for the Bennetts British Superbike Championship for the 2006 season has been released, ahead of the first round of the championship next weekend at Brands [March 24-26].