Bitter-sweet victory for Reeves at Magny Cours
Knowing he had time in hand over Schlosser, Tim and Gregory sat right on his back wheel in the 5-lap dash and although he could take the lead in the twisty sections, Schlosser's rapid engine meant he could blast by again along the straights. Tim therefore ensured he was as close to Schlosser as he possibly could be when the chequered flag came out and he was subsequently able to take yet another World Championship victory. Sadly for him though, Paivarinta had driven the perfect race, staying out of trouble, and fifth place saw him take his second crown whilst it was passenger Hanni's first after almost 30 years of competition! Speaking afterwards, Tim said: "I did everything I possibly could this weekend and although it's obviously been great to take another win, it's a little disappointing to miss out on the title. I knew Pekka had a major points advantage and, ultimately, he would have had to have broken down for me to win but I just went for the win and am pleased that we achieved just that. We had a slow start to the year with the new Honda engine as we had a lot to learn in a short space of time and the two fourth place finishes in the first two races was what hurt us but once we got the bike working well, everything's been spot on and we've been one of the strongest teams on the grid. It's been great to finish the World Championship season on a high and also to finish as the top Brit in the table whilst Gregory's proven what a superb passenger he is and it bodes very well for the future. Finally, I'd just like to say congratulations to Pekka and also to Adolf - having been in the sport for so long, I'm really pleased that he's a World Champion at last." Tim and Gregory now head to Anglesey for the next round of the Battle of Britain F1 Sidecar Championship with the meeting taking place on September 18-19. Back Farquhar completes Irish season with hat-trick at Killalane
Dungannon's Ryan Farquhar ended the Irish road racing season on Sunday with a superb hat-trick at the Killalane road races, which took place on the outskirts of Dublin. The KMR Kawasaki rider took the spoils in the Open, Grand Final and Supersport 600cc races, a win in the latter also seeing him add that particular title to the Senior Road Race Championship he'd wrapped up earlier in the year. However, the day was marred by the tragic death of Victor Gilmore, a rider whom Ryan had ridden against on the public roads for many years, a sad end to a difficult year in Ireland.On the racing side of things, it was another highly successful day for Ryan as he dominated proceedings around the 3.6-mile circuit although the Dunlop brothers, Michael and William, again made him work hard for his wins. The day got off to the perfect start though in the 6-lap Open race and Ryan was able to lead from start to finish, to eventually come home over nine seconds clear of Michael Dunlop, but this would prove to be his most comfortable race of the day. The Supersport 600cc class had seen Ryan some 3 seconds down on the Dunlops in practice and he wasn't too hopeful of being in with a chance of the win but he dug deep in the race, which was re-started after Gilmore's sad accident. Ryan went head to head with the Dunlops throughout the race and there was nothing between the trio during the entire 5 laps. Positions changed with frequent regularity but, aided by a new lap record, 110.930mph, it was Ryan who came out on top, his winning margin over Michael Dunlop just 0.075s. The Grand Final saw Ryan again embroiled in a battle with Michael and although he led every lap, his Honda rival was stuck to his back wheel throughout. The lap record was repeatedly broken but Ryan was again able to use all his skill and experience to hold off his rival and he again saw the chequered flag first with Dunlop only 0.074s adrift on this occasion. The 125cc/Moto 450 race then took place but the red flag soon came out and the remainder of the meeting was cancelled. Speaking later, Ryan said: "On the racing front it's been a good weekend for me and the team but Victor's accident has not only put a dampener on this weekend it's also put a huge dampener on the sport in general once more. He was a popular rider, someone who I knew well and who I'd competed against for many years. He knew the risks as well as all of us but he loved what he did and my heart goes out to all his family, friends and team." "In the first Open race, I just got my head down and it was a fairly comfortable win but the other two races were anything but and Michael especially was putting me under a lot of pressure. I was way off the pace on the 600 in practice and didn't think I stood a chance of winning the Championship but I rode as hard as I possibly could and literally rode the wheels off the bike so it was really satisfying to come out on top. I led the Grand Final from the start but knew Michael was right on my back wheel so I again had to ride as hard as I could to keep him at bay. To finish with a hat-trick and more Championship success is great and I've also been told that I've now equalled Joey Dunlop's total of road race wins in Ireland - NW200, Ulster GP and Nationals - and that's another record that I'm hugely proud of. I've got to say a big thank you to everyone connected to the team, particularly Kawasaki UK for all their continued support, but I'd just like to again extend my sympathy to everyone who was close to Victor - he'll be sadly missed." Ryan now heads to Oliver's Mount, Scarborough where he'll be competing in the International Gold Cup races this weekend, September 18-19. Back Great performances from Cox and Pearce at Croft
Blackhorse Kawasaki's Victor Cox produced a typically spirited ride to take the team's Ninja ZX-10R to an excellent sixth place finish in Round 11 of the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship at Croft on Sunday.Victor rates Croft as one of his favourite circuits and in Friday's Free Practice session he lapped the North Yorkshire former RAF base in 1:25.64 to finish in 14th place and set himself up nicely for first official practice on Saturday. However the first session took place in the wet, but with an improvement in the weather forecast for the second session later in the day, Victor took things steady in the tricky conditions to finish the session in eleventh position. The forecasters were indeed correct as the weather did improve for the all-important second session and despite producing his quickest lap of the weekend so far at 1:24.35, Victor still found himself in 15th place and on the fourth row of the grid for Sunday's race. Undaunted Victor got a great start and was quickly into his stride and at the end of the opening lap he had gained seven places to cross the line in eighth position. A lap later and he was up to seventh, only 0.26 seconds down on John Ingram and just ahead of Kenny Gilbertson. On the next lap both Ingram and Victor furthered their cause by getting past John McGuinness to move up to fifth and sixth respectively. On lap four the two were still locked in battle with Victor now 0.98 behind Ingram with McGuinness still in contention. However the main threat was coming from Glen Richards and despite Victor reducing Ingram's advantage to 0.78, Richards was now just 0.35 behind him as the race leader Scott Smart retired which moved Victor up to fifth. On lap 6 the hard charging Aussie had relegated Victor back to sixth, he in turn was 0.87 ahead of McGuinness. But Victor was up for the fight and on the next lap he got ahead of Ingram to move into fifth with Richards half a second in front. By the ninth lap, he was still holding on to fifth but was just a slender 0.07 ahead of Ingram with McGuinness and Howie Mainwaring also threatening. On the next lap Ingram crashed out at the hairpin and Victor was still fifth, 0.65 ahead of fellow Kawasaki mounted Mainwaring. As they crossed the line at the end of lap 11, it was still Cox from Mainwaring, Jimmy Storrar and McGuinness with a second covering the four riders. Victor was riding superbly well and as Mainwaring fell at The Complex on lap 12, he was still doggedly holding on to fifth 0.77 ahead of Storrar with McGuinness close by. On lap 13 Storrar had reduced the gap to only 0.20 with McGuinness now losing touch. On the penultimate lap Storrar got past Victor to lead him by 0.39 and despite Victor's best efforts on the fnal lap, he just couldn't find a way past Storrar and finished in sixth, just 0.34 behind with Steve Plater seventh, 5.48 seconds behind Victor. A satisfying weekend for Victor, with again hard work bringing just rewards for both himself and the team. As well as his top six finish, Victor also posted the eighth fastest lap of the race and moves back to tenth in the championship with two rounds remaining. Meanwhile his team mate David Pearce finished 25th in the Metzeler National Superstock 600 race. David also took things steady in Free Practice with a lap of 1:30.96 placing him well inside the qualifying target of 1:35.20. As with Victor's first qualifying session, David's session was also held in overcast and wet conditions and here he managed 28th position with a last lap of 1:36.58. David was also seventh quickest through the Sector 2 speed trap with a speed of 111.1mph. The second qualifying session was held in dry conditions and David finished down in 36th place but such is the nature of this ultra competitive class, his time of 1:28.54 was just over a second away from a place in the top twenty. From the ninth row of the grid, David gave it a real go in the race itself. The first lap saw him gain three places and for the next few laps he became embroiled in a three man dice with Dean Brown and Ben Grindrod. On the seventh lap David managed to get past Grindrod and set his sights on Brown whom he got the better of two laps later, the battle between the three had allowed Bruce Winfield to break free by almost a second and it seemed that David might have a task on his hands to catch him with five laps to go. But on the next lap the gap was down to half a second and a lap later David caught and passed his rival and managed to stay in front of him to the finish. Team boss Ian Lougher: 'That was two terrific performances from Victor and David. Both riders struggled a bit in qualifying with their suspension, but after a lot of effort from the team it all came good for them in their respective races. Victor got his lap time down to 1:23.6 which was 0.7 seconds quicker than his qualifying time whilst David went a full 1.2 seconds quicker in his race than he had done in qualifying. Victor almost got fifth, just being pipped on the penultimate lap by Jimmy Storrar and for David to finish where he did from a grid position of 36th was a great effort indeed. They both displayed great maturity, a very good weekend for the team.' Ian himself returns to action this weekend when he competes in the 60th Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup Meeting at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough. Back MAXTON ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS AGAIN!! 
Using Maxton GP7 shock absorbers Finish driver Pekka Paverinta and his Passenger Adolf Hanni were crowned 2010 World Champions at Magny Cours this weekend. Everybody at Maxton would like to congratulate Pekka, Adolf and Louis Christian from LCR. This is Pekka's second World Championship, he previous won it in 2008.Maxton Suspension also finished runners up in the World Championship with Tim Reeves and Gregory Cluze. Tim and Gregory were a close second in the championship taking Pekka Paverinta and Adolf Hanni all the way to the last round. Back MAXTON SUCCESS AT CROFT BSB!Maxton Suspension had a excellent weekend at Croft British Superbike over the weekend.
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Using a Maxton GP10 rear suspension unit Hudson Kennaugh took his Splitlath Aprilia RSV4R to two 1st places in both races at Croft. Hudson had an brilliant weekend qualifying fastest in the Evo class in qualifying as well, which was 18th overall.
Using Maxton's GP30 fork cartridges and GP10 rear shock absorber Dan Kneen qualified fastest in the Cup and 18th overall. In the race Dan got a good start and continued his recent good form with a 1st place win in the Privateers Cup.
