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News by Date: June 2004

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VICTORY NUMBER THREE FOR HARRIS
06 June 2004 - Honda Racing
Honda Racing’s Karl Harris dominated the British Supersport race at Thruxton today and in adding another win to his tally, also went to the top of the points table in the process. The 24-year-old Yorkshire rider made a great start to the 18-lap race and soon pulled a comfortable gap at the front. In fact, the only rider capable of staying with him in the early stages was his championship rival, Michael Laverty.
LAVERTY WINS AGAIN!
06 June 2004 - Honda Racing
Eugene Laverty rode the perfect race at Thruxton to take his third win of the season and increase his British 125GP Championship lead. The 18-year-old Red Bull Rookies Honda rider got a great start to today’s race and led for the first two laps before defending champion Michael Wilcox took the lead.
NEW HOME FOR AXO
06 June 2004 - Fowlers of Bristol
Fowlers to distribute AXO off road collection
HORSE-RIDERS “BETTER INFORMED ON HEAD PROTECTION THAN BIKERS” SAY IAM EXPERTS
06 June 2004 - Institute of Advanced Motorcyclists
Horse-riders have better information on the head protection available to them than motorcyclists, despite smaller numbers and far fewer accidents.
RUTTER ON THE FRONT ROW
05 June 2004 - Honda Racing
HM Plant Honda Racing’s Michael Rutter qualified third on the grid at Thruxton today to continue his 100 per cent record of a front row start in every British Superbike Championship round so far this year.
HARRIS ON POLE AGAIN!
05 June 2004 - Honda Racing
Honda Racing’s Karl Harris claimed his third pole position of the season at Thruxton circuit today. The 24-year-old current British Supersport Champion posted his fastest lap of 1:17.614 in the first qualifying session of the day and no one was able to better this time – not only during the remainder of this session but also during the entire 40-minute afternoon qualifying session.
LAVERTY DOMINANT IN QUALIFYING
05 June 2004 - Honda Racing
Red Bull Rookies Honda rider Eugene Laverty claimed his third consecutive pole position today at Thruxton with a stunning time of 1:21.181 – a quarter of a second inside the existing lap record and over half-a-second faster than anybody else. The championship leading Ulsterman – who celebrated his 18th birthday on Thursday – was delighted with his performance aboard the Red Bull Rookies Honda RS125.
URBAN THRILLS FROM GILERA
04 June 2004 - Piaggio
Gilera, the UK’s no.1 sport scooter manufacturer, is sure to get adrenaline pumping with its new Runner Racing Replica PUREjet 50cc, inspired by the Gilera Moto GP team.
KIYONARI BACK ON TRACK
03 June 2004 - Honda Racing
The sixth round of the British Superbike Championship at Thruxton this weekend sees the eagerly awaited return of Ryuichi Kiyonari after missing the last two events of the series through injury. He will join his HM Plant Honda Racing team-mate Michael Rutter on the grid for Sunday’s two 22-lap Superbike races after undergoing surgery in Japan to mend a broken collarbone.
HEY BIG SPENDER
03 June 2004 - Infinity Motorcycles
Britain's Bikers go for Quality
BLACK BEAR GEARS UP FOR DRAG RACE DOUBLE
03 June 2004 - Harley-Davidson UK
Black Bear Harley-Davidson and local drag racer Chris Stebbings have renewed their winning partnership in a bid to secure the 2004 ACU British Championship in Top Fuels Supertwins and win their second title in consecutive years.
NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED BY MOTOR CYCLE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (MCI)
03 June 2004 - Motor Cycle Industry Association Ltd
The Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI) has launched a new, interactive, information rich and easy to use website at www.mcia.co.uk.
BMW K1200 S SUPERBIKE PRODUCTION STARTS
01 June 2004 - BMW Motorrad GB
On 1 June, production of BMW’s new K1200 S high performance superbike started at the BMW motorcycle plant in Berlin. However, the motorcycles currently manufactured will not go to customers but will be used for internal purposes including training and to perfect all processes to ensure the highest level of quality when the new model is officially launched in September.
NEW MICHELIN TRACKDAY AND CLUBMAN SLICKS
01 June 2004 - Michelin Tyre plc
Michelin has launched two new slick tyres, the Clubman and Trackday.
 
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