As James Westmoreland was released from his Yamaha Motorpoint contract, it was left to Alex Hutchinson and Dominic Usher to fly the flag for Beverley. Alex Hutchinson (Bike No 77) rides in the Harley-Davidson XR1200 Trophy Challenge, and came to Cadwell Park in fine form after finishing in the top six in each of his last three races. This is one of Alex’s favourite tracks so he’ll be hoping to…
The 2011 British Superbikes season has been one of mixed fortunes for the Motorpoint Yamaha team, with circumstances beyond its control leading to unforeseen complications. With just four rounds remaining, the Rob McElnea team needs to push for the best possible end to the year in order to recognise the massive support from fans and partners of the team alike. With Loris Baz being forced out of the rest of…
Westmoreland vows to come back stronger after grip issues at Brands Hatch cause disappointing finish. The bright sunshine at Brands Hatch during the warm up session on Sunday morning raised everyone’s hope for a dry British Superbike event. Motorpoint Yamaha’s James Westmoreland started 16th on the grid for the first race of the day. He was in good fighting spirit before the race and upbeat thanks to Saturday’s sixth place…
Random gallery of pictures that were taken during British Cycling weekend that took place in Beverley last week. The photos feature images from the Friday Night in the centre of Beverley and of the Motorpoint team who stopped off at Rolandos for spot
Jeremy Hunt won the East Yorkshire Classic this afternoon in Beverley. Hunt races with Team Sky broke away from the leading pack to win the road race n front hundreds of cycling fans who had linedNew Walk to watch the climax of weekends cycling in Beverley. Hunt who is 37 has spent 15 years as a professional cyclist which has seen him win two British road race tiles as well…
Graham Briggs was crowned National Circuit Champion last night in Beverley. The rider who races with Rapha Condor Sharp, the dominant force in domestic pro-cycling this season took the race by about a bike length from Ian Wilkinson. Briggs was presented with the winners Jersey and flowers by the Mayor of Beverley Peter Estelle. Over 80 riders took part in the race that was delayed due a to crash in…
Hull-based Motorpoint Yamaha rider James Westmoreland recorded his highest Superbike finishes twice in one day at Knockhill race circuit this weekend. Westmoreland, 22, still holds lap records in British Supersport and British 125GP at Knockhill. This was evident from his magnificent performance in both races and how he mastered the final hairpin turn of the course. In race one Westmoreland consistently eat up valuable seconds on that final hairpin to…
Young Motorpoint Yamaha rider James Westmoreland has spent the time between Thruxton and Knockhill recharging his batteries by watching the furious excitement of the Isle of Man TT. The young Brit had been impressing in the qualifiers at Thruxton, even managing the fastest lap in one of the Free Practice sessions but was affected by the downpour on race day. By the 2nd race of the day he had been…
Motorpoint have swooped to bring the space-age Infiniti to their sites and offer its high performance and technology at an infinitely better price than main competitors. The car supermarket giant has only one of the Infiniti G Coupes to sell so this really is an exclusive offer. Infiniti are fairly new to the U.K. and Motorpoint have snapped one up as they are always looking to create infinitely better deals…
Motorpoint have sold a staggering 250 Fiat 500 cars in their quest to sell 500 of the superminis before the end of 2011. The car supermarket exceeded the half way mark last month, including sales of the limited edition pink Fiat 500 convertible. Since bringing in their first few Fiat 500s mid-way through 2009 Motorpoint have watched demand for the cars rapidly increase. The Italian superminis have become a roaring…
A wet track played a big part in this weekend’s British Superbikes race at Thruxton as Loris Baz and James Westmoreland learned valuable lessons and gained valuable points. It was an excellent start to the weekend when Westmoreland and Baz were lapping quickly to take the 1st and 3rd fastest laps in free practice test three. This marked the team out as one to watch on race day. Motorpoint’s young…
Beverley born racer James Westmoreland took park in the third round of the British superbikes held at the Croft circuit in north Yorkshire, and claimed his best position so far finishing 12th in both of the races. HU17 was at Croft Circuit to capture the very best action images from the days racing. James now rides for the Motorpoint Yamaha team (bike #27) alongside fellow rider Loris Baz, from France….
Young Beverley racer Jordan Rushby is looking forward to an exciting year after confirming his ride for the coming Superteen season. Jordan has confirmed he will be riding an Aprilia RS 125cc bike for the 2011 season, during which he’ll race at some of the country’s most famous tracks. Jordon already has sponsors, Strattons Motorcycles, Moto GB and Roclad Systems, though requires more backing to raise the £15K needed for the season. Jordan will rub…
Dave Clarke of the Pendragon Le Col Colnago biggest victory in Britain on Sunday when he winning the East Yorkshire Classic Premier Calendar Road Race with an 8 second margin. 2nd was Ian Bibby (Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta) with 3rd place going to Marcin Bialoblocki (Wilier-Big Maggies.com) Once again a fair number of people turned out and lined the streets to the watch the opening and closing stages of the final race….