HM Plant Honda riders target Silverstone success

The HM Plant Honda team return to the Silverstone Arena GP circuit this weekend for the penultimate round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship as Ryuichi Kiyonari and Josh Brookes prepare for the next two races of the Showdown.

Kiyo and Josh currently lie third and fourth in the overall standings ahead of this weekend’s double header event but having raced already on the Arena GP track at the World Superbike Championship round earlier in the season both riders are aiming to close the point deficit in the championship.

Challenging weekend for HM Plant Honda at Croft

The HM Plant Honda team endured a challenging weekend at the tenth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Croft as both Josh Brookes and Ryuichi Kiyonari had to work hard following a tough qualifying on Saturday.

In the opening race Josh raced hard to overcome some problems with settings that the team had experienced over practice and qualifying to finish sixth as Kiyo had a bad start off the line and moved up from 22nd to just outside the top ten in eleventh. In the second race both Kiyo and Josh were embroiled in a race-long battle but in the closing laps worked their way through to fourth and eighth respectively.

HM Plant Honda set to take on the World at Silverstone

HM Plant Honda will take on the world at Silverstone this weekend for the tenth round of the World Superbike Championship as Josh Brookes and Ryuichi Kiyonari return to the grid.

Josh and Kiyo both have their sights set on maintaining the team’s impressive previous form on the world stage and will use the event to gauge themselves against their world championship counterparts. The pair currently lie second and third in the overall MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship standings and after the team secured a hat trick of victories at the Snetterton BSB round last time out they are now ready for the challenge of the two races on the new Arena circuit.

HM Plant Honda take a hat trick of wins at Snetterton

The HM Plant Honda team took a clean sweep of wins in the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Snetterton as Josh Brookes and Ryuichi Kiyonari took a victory apiece in the final two races of the weekend.

Josh fought his way through to take victory in the second race after winning the opening race yesterday as team-mate Kiyonari was forced to retire whilst in contention to challenge for the win. In race three the HM Plant Honda riders were running first and second when Josh suffered an engine issue, similar to Kiyo in the previous race, and was forced to retire. Kiyo continued to maintain the lead to secure the final win – making it three from three for HM Plant Honda.

HM Plant Honda gears up for high speed Snetterton

The HM Plant Honda team returns to action this weekend for the seventh round of the British Superbike Championship and following the cancellation of the second race at Knockhill last time out, this weekend’s Snetterton round will be the first of the triple-header events.

Josh Brookes currently leads the overall championship standings by four points and despite a crash during testing last week, he is determined to build on his four consecutive podium finishes and hold his championship lead after the three races this weekend. Josh took his first double podium finish in BSB at the Norfolk circuit last season, so he is looking to add to his tally of podium finishes.

Staring set for Snetterton Superstock debut with HM Plant Honda

Reigning Australian Supersport champion Bryan Staring will make his UK debut next weekend (16/17/18 July) at Snetterton, with the HM Plant Honda team, as he deputises for the injured Steve Plater in the National Superstock 1000 Championship.

Staring joins the team for the next round only and flies to the UK at the start of next week in preparation for his debut. Staring is already familiar with the Honda Fireblade as he currently leads the Australian Superbike Championship for the Japanese manufacturer, having already lifted the Supersport title.

Josh Brookes takes championship lead as rain stops play at Knockhill

Ryuichi Kiyonari and Josh Brookes powered their HM Plant Honda Fireblades to another double podium finish today, enabling Josh to take the championship lead at the sixth round of the British Superbike Championship at Knockhill, before the second race of the day was cancelled and rescheduled due to extreme wind and rain.

HM Plant Honda sets sights on Scottish success

The HM Plant Honda team heads to Knockhill this weekend for the sixth round of the British Superbike Championship with its confidence high, following a double one-two finish at Mallory Park just two days ago.

Ryuichi Kiyonari arrives at Knockhill following his first double win of the season at Mallory Park and has a strong history at the Fife circuit which includes three victories and two further podiums.

HM Plant Honda looks to carry winning momentum to Mallory

The HM Plant Honda team is ready to carry its impressive winning form into the fifth round of the British Superbike Championship at Mallory Park this weekend, after securing the winning double last time out at Cadwell Park as well as in the National Superstock Championship round at Silverstone last weekend.

HM Plant Honda and Josh Brookes gear up for Two World Racing appearances

The HM Plant Honda team is gearing up for the first of two world stage racing appearances, starting with MotoGP at Silverstone this weekend and then with a wild card entry at the British round of the World Superbike Championship.

This weekend’s two-wheel British Grand Prix will see British Superbike ace Josh Brookes compete in the British Superstock championship’s two races – which take place as a support class to the main MotoGP race – as a stand-in for injured team-mate Steve Plater. The gutsy Aussie rider comes to this race hot off the back of an impressive first British Championship win at Cadwell Park, which moved him into second place in the hotly contested BSB championship and he is now aiming to make history as the British Superstock championship races for the first time on the all-new Silvertsone Arena circuit.