Race 1

1. Shane Byrne GBR Airwaves Ducati 25m33.903s
2. Cal Crutchlow GBR HM Plant Honda +2.306s
3. Michael Rutter GBR NW200 Ducati +3.573s
4. Leon Haslam GBR HM Plant Honda +10.949s
5. Leon Camier GBR Airwaves Ducati +18.745s
6. Tom Sykes GBR Rizla Suzuki +19.048s
7. James Ellison GBR Hydrex/Bikeanimal Honda +19.406s
8. Simon Andrews GBR Lloyds Jentin Yamaha +22.403s
9. Stuart Easton GBR MSS Discovery Kawasaki +22.709s
10. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki +23.902s
11. Sean Emmett GBR AIM Racing Yamaha +37.071s
12. John Laverty GBR NW200 Ducati (CUP) +37.412s
13. Tristan Palmer GBR Tena for Men Honda +38.531s
14. Billy McConnell AUS MSS Discovery Kawasaki +38.644s
15. Guy Martin GBR Hydrex/Bikeanimal Honda +40.272sB>

Race 2

1. Cal Crutchlow GBR HM Plant Honda 19m05.302s
2. Shane Byrne GBR Airwaves Ducati +1.807s
3. Michael Rutter GBR NW200 Ducati +2.136s
4. Leon Camier GBR HM Plant Honda +7.942s
5. Michael Laverty GBR Relentless TAS Suzuki +11.863s
6. Stuart Easton GBR MSS Discovery Kawasaki +12.461s
7. James Ellison GBR Hydrex/Bikeanimal Honda +13.632s
8. Tom Sykes GBR Rizla Suzuki +18.759s
9. Guy Martin GBR Hydrex/Bikeanimal Honda +23.395s
10. Billy McConnell AUS MSS Discovery Kawasaki +23.899s
11. John Laverty GBR NW200 Buidbase Ducati (CUP) +24.432s
12. Scott Smart GBR Hawk Kawasaki +24.960s
13. Tristan Palmer GBR Tena for Men Honda +25.029s
14. Atsushi Watanabe JPN Rizla Suzuki +25.146s
15. Dean Ellison GBR CoOrdit Racing Yamaha +35.512s

The BSB season finally got underway today after the snow enforced break at Brands Hatch.

The first race was pretty intense at the start but once Shaky got into the lead that was that there was no catching him.

The second race looked like going the same way, but on lap 5 there was a truly horrific accident when Tom Sykes rode into the back of Leon Haslam, Sykes came off his bike which cartwheeld backwards and knocked the luckless Karl Harris off of his bike and into the air fence.

Haslam was able to continue but Sykes and Harris were out but both walked away, I can't say uninjured though. Harris as you would expect looked very groggy.

When the race restarted Shaky Byrne was trapped behind several bikes whilst Honda's Cal Crutchlow built a steady lead. Byrne and Rutter were engaged in a race long fight which eventually ended in Shaky's favour.

After this race Byrne and Cruthlow share the lead on 45 points each.

Sounds like a good season opener.

The first race is usually very good at doing that.....

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