Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
He may have finished second overall, but Leon Haslam only makes it as your number five in this BSB poll.
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Leon Camier ranked sixth in your vote for the top British Superbike rider of the 2008 season.
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Stiggy Motorsport took its first tentative World Superbike steps as new signings Leon Haslam and joined in with the post-season tests around the Portimao circuit.Having acquired one of the Paul Bird Motorsport Hondas to sample over the course of the two days, both Haslam and Rolfo shared the machine, with Haslam managing the seventh best time and Rolfo the eighth.For Haslam,...
londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
HM Plant Honda duo Leon Haslam and Cal Crutchlow performed brilliantly at the final round of the World Superbike championship today, showing strongly in both races. Both riders were up at the sharp end of the action as results were decided by tyre performance at the new Portimao circuit. Both HM Plant Honda riders suffered tyre consistency problems at some point during the races, but...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Leon Haslam stars on his wild-card ride as he makes an impression before his full-time return in 2009.
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
HM Plant duo Cal Crutchlow and Leon Haslam shine ahead of their final rides with the BSB team.
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
Wild-cards Leon Haslam and Cal Crutchlow aiming for podiums in this weekend's WSBK season finale at Portimao.
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
denied Leon Haslam a surprise provisional pole position for the final round of the World Superbike Championship in Portugal after a last gasp effort wrestled the initiative off the British wild-card.Although conditions weren't considerably better to those from morning practice, meaning a dry Q2 session tomorrow would ultimately decide the Superpole positions, most of the riders made an...
londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
... runner up Troy Corser and World Supersport runner up Jonathan Rea plus British Superbike star Leon Haslam. Charley Boorman made an appearance on the Saturday and was eager to see the new range of machinery and he also participated with the on stage interviews.? ?
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
... GSE Racing will continue into 2008 played in his favour as Gregorio Lavilla sought WSBK fame and Leon Haslam switched to champions HM Plant Honda.Byrne was a secret weapon though, one that hadn't had the chance to relive the glory of his 2003 triumph. Luckily for him, he had a bike that was up to the task this time, creating a marriage that was very nearly unstoppable.His year had...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
... Tom Sykes Rizla Suzuki3. James Ellison Hydrex Bike Animal Honda4. Cal Crutchlow HM Plant Honda5. Leon Haslam HM Plant Honda6. Leon Camier Airwaves Ducati7. Michael Rutter North West 200 Ducati8. John Laverty Buildbase NW200 Ducati9. Michael Laverty Relentless Suzuki by TAS10. Simon Andrews Jentin Racing/Lloyds British11. Karl Harris Rob Mac Racing Yamaha12. Gary Mason Quay...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... although bad luck and misfortune defined his start to the season (think his coming together with Leon Haslam at Oulton Park and his spectacular engine failure at Brands Hatch), it made his mid-season charge of three straight wins all the more impressive.Pole position at Cadwell Park was a sign of things to come, but his two wins at , followed by a third consecutive triumph at , saw...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
... the highlights of his season, but his third place at the season-finale, where he fought off Leon Haslam, Leon Camier and Tom Sykes, was arguably his finest result.It is these performances on unfancied machinery that has garnered your support in this poll, not mention Ellison's approachable personality that makes him a popular figure here on Crash.net.
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... his team-mate, to some extent Cal Crutchlow embarrassed his more experienced HM Plant counterpart Leon Haslam in 2008 – a fact recognised by the fact you voted Crutchlow ahead of Haslam in your poll.The only rider to breach Shane Byrne's clean sheet in the first eight races of the season, wins at and actually kept Crutchlow within fighting range of the Ducati rider heading...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
... lap time, while Alex Polita was ranked sixth, exactly one second slower than new team-mate Byrne.Leon Haslam matched Polita's time on his Stiggy Honda debut. The BSB frontrunner lapped 0.3sec behind his best race lap on a HM Plant Honda, but 0.4sec faster than team-mate .
