From a press release issued by MSS Discovery Kawasaki:

British Supersport Championship/round eight
National Superstock Championships/round six ­ Knockhill, July 4 2004

MSS DISCOVERY’S ALLAN TAKES DEBUT VICTORY ON ZX-10R AT KNOCKHILL

MSS Discovery’s Steve Allan rocketed to victory in the 20-lap National Superstock Championship race at Knockhill, Fife on Sunday.

Allan took the lead on the second lap before easing into a four-second lead and ensuring a first ever national win for Allan and the new ZX-10R Kawasaki.

Allan eventually crossed the finish line 1.5 seconds ahead of Andy Tinsley in the wet conditions, and all in front of Allan’s home fans at the 1.3-mile track near Dunfermline.

“It just doesn¹t get better than this,” said MSS Discovery ace Allan. “In the last two rounds the ZX-10R has really been fantastic and I’m certain I can win more races this year.”

“I did have a plan to get to the front as soon as I could then try and control the race. Once in front I just kept watching my pit signal board and made sure of the win,” said Allan who completed the perfect weekend after starting from pole position.

Pere Riba put in a calculated display to take fourth place in round eight of the British Supersport Championship at Knockhill, moving the MSS Discovery ace into third place in the points standings.

Riba, starting from the front row of the grid, was intent on staying upright in the rain-sodden race. Relegated to fifth place with two laps to go, Riba fought back and claimed fourth place from Tom Sykes on the last lap.

“The conditions were very difficult and I could only concentrate on finishing the race,” said Riba. “I tried in the early stages but the circuit was dry in places and soaking wet elsewhere.

“It was very much like the conditions for the last round at Brands Hatch so I had a similar plan. I made sure I had a clear track in front of me then worked hard at putting in fast laps. I¹m not too disappointed but a dry race would have given me much more of a chance of victory today.”

British Supersport Championship, round seven result (23 laps ­ 29.90 miles):
1 Paul Young, Honda, 21m 56.004s ­ 81.70mph
2 Karl Harris, Honda, 22m 05.230s
3 Michael Laverty, Ducati, 22m 10.693s
4 Pere Riba, MSS Discovery Kawasaki, 22m 16.879s
5 Tom Sykes, Suzuki, 22m 17.009s
6 Kieran Murphy, Honda, 22m 21.238s
7 Cal Crutchlow, Honda, 22m 24.892s
8 Craig Jones, Triumph, 22m 35.677s
9 Lee Jackson, Honda, 22m 36.037s
10 Bob Grant, Honda, 22m 38.488s

Championship points after eight of 13 rounds: 1 Harris 156, 2 Laverty 132, 3 Riba 101, 4 Jay Vincent (Honda) 97, 5 Simon Andrews (Yamaha) 76, 6 Luke Quigley (Suzuki) 65, 7 Jones and Leon Camier (Honda) 49, 9 Sykes 47, 10 Crutchlow 41.

Next round: Mallory Park ­ July 18


National Superstock Championship, round six (20 laps ­ 26.00 miles).
1 Steve Allan, MSS Discovery Kawasaki, 19m 18.862s ­ 80.68mph
2 Andy Tinsley, Suzuki, 19m 20.425s
3 Les Shand, Yamaha, 19m 21.704s
4 John MacDonald, Suzuki, 19m 22.328s
5 Tristan Palmer, Suzuki, 19m 25.642s
6 Ben Wilson, Suzuki, 19m 40.116s
7 Norman MacLeod, Suzuki, 19m 42.331s
8 Donald MacFadyen, Suzuki, 19m 50.600s
9 Kelvin Reilly, Ducati, 19m 53.618s
10 Magnus Houston, Suzuki, 19m 55.054s

Championship points after six of 13 rounds: 1 Tinsley 103, 2 Palmer 97, 3 Wilson 86, 4 Danny Beaumont, Yamaha, 81, 5 Shand 68, 6 Allan 59, 7 Mark Heckles (Yamaha) 36, 8 Darren Mitchell (Suzuki) 31, 9 Reilly 29, 10 John Laverty (Yamaha) 27.

Next round: Mallory Park ­ July 18.


More, from a press release issued by sidecar series organizers:

Eastern Airways Sidecar Championship
round five
Knockhill

Sunday July 4 2004

BRINDLEY SCOOPS KNOCKHILL VICTORY

Derek Brindley and passenger Neil Miller took the Readymix Suzuki to a dramatic victory in the opening race of round five of the Eastern Airways Sidecar Championship at Knockhill, Fife on Sunday.

Brindley gambled on intermediate-tread tyres as the opposition chose full wet-weather tyres, on a wet but drying track.

“It was a gamble but it paid off and it feels great to get a win,” said former world championship race winner Brindley. “We’ve worked hard this year and everything is just starting to feel good again for me.”

Brindley crossed the finish line 3.8 seconds ahead of championship leader Steve Webster on a Castrol Suzuki. Webster was leading the race when Brindley made his move to the front with two laps to go.

Hard-charging Greg Lambert powered into third place on his Dalepak Suzuki, edging out early race leader Tim Reeves on the final lap.

Andy Peach took a career-best fifth place aboard his Readymix Suzuki in a race reduced to 10 laps due to the rain.

Eastern Airways Sidecar Championship, round five, race one result (10 laps ­13.00 miles): 1 Derek Brindley (Suzuki) 9m 43.899s ­ 80.06mph, 2 Steve Webster (Suzuki) 9m 47.741s, 3 Greg Lambert (Suzuki) 9m 52.228s, 4 Tim Reeves (Suzuki) 9m 52.570s, 5 Andy Peach (Suzuki) 9m 57.913s, 6 Stuart Muldoon (Suzuki) 9m 59.356s, 7 Richard Gatt (Suzuki) 10m 02.032s, 8 Ben Birchall (Yamaha) 10m 19.589s, 9 Bill Philp (Yamaha) 10m 19.615s, 10 Mike Ibbotson (Suzuki) 10m 21.683s.

Championship points: 1 Webster 165, 2 Reeves 114, 3 Brindley 101, 4 Lambert 84, 5 Gatt 73, 6 Philp 70, 7 Muldoon 50, 8 Bryan Pedder (Suzuki) 46, 9 Birchall 41, 10 Peach 39.


More, from another press release issued by sidecar series organizers:

Eastern Airways Sidecar Championship
round five
Knockhill (race two)

DEBUT WIN FOR PEDDER IN KNOCKHILL SPECTACULAR

Bryan Pedder and Rod Steadman took the Team Roberts Suzuki to victory in a thrilling Eastern Airways Sidecar Championship race at Knockhill, Fife on Sunday.

Pedder grabbed the lead from Tim Reeves on the third lap of the 15-lap encounter. A lap later Reeves was back ahead while first lap leader Steve Webster could do nothing but watch from a distant third place.

Pedder hit the front once again on lap six and this time the Suzuki ace made it count as he powered away for a sensational victory in the wet conditions.

“Everything just came together for us,” explained Pedder. “We knew we’d have a good chance and when the opportunity to grab the lead came along there was no way I was turning it down.”

Pedder added: “It was just one of those races where everything went like clockwork for us. We’ve put a lot of effort it in this year with our sponsor Dave Roberts so it’s great for all the team to get the win.”

M & M Suzuki’s Reeves finished runner-up to close the points gap to Webster at the head of the championship table while Stuart Muldoon took his first podium finish of the year with third on his Ringway Suzuki.

A late charge from Webster on the Castrol Suzuki was almost enough to snatch third but Muldoon held on by just 0.04s. Webster’s fourth place was enough to ensure he left Knockhill with a 44-point lead over Reeves.

Richard Gatt took fifth place on the GRS Suzuki while Greg Lambert took sixth on the Dalepak Suzuki after starting the race from pitlane, opting to change tyres after the warm-up lap.

Eastern Airways Sidecar Championship, round five, race two result (15 laps ­19.50 miles): 1 Bryan Pedder (Suzuki) 15m 56.645s ­ 73.30mph, 2 Tim Reeves (Suzuki) 15m 59.943s, 3 Stuart Muldoon (Suzuki) 16m 10.387s, 4 Steve Webster (Suzuki) 16m 10.426s, 5 Richard Gatt (Suzuki) 16m 11.222s, 6 Greg Lambert (Suzuki) 16m 17.035s, 7 Steve Norbury (Yamaha) 16m 21.430s, 8 Andy Peach (Suzuki) 16m 30.075s, 9 Andy Laidlow (Suzuki) 16m 30.095s, 10 Derek Brindley (Suzuki) 16m 30.276s.

Championship points: 1 Webster 178, 2 Reeves 134, 3 Brindley 107, 4 Lambert 94, 5 Gatt 84, 6 Bill Philp (Yamaha) 75, 7 Pedder 71, 8 Muldoon 66, 9 Peach 47, 10 Ben Birchall (Yamaha) 41.