Hislop Wins British Superbike Championship

Hislop Wins British Superbike Championship

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From a press release issued by MonsterMob Ducati:

MONSTERMOB DUCATI BRITISH SUPERBIKE TEAM

Round 13 – 2002 MCN British Superbike Championship, Donington Park Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September 2002

CHAMPION HISLOP SEALS MONSTERMOB DOUBLE

MonsterMob Ducati’s Steve Hislop secured the 2002 MCN British Superbike Championship with a pair of rostrum finishes at a sunkissed Donington Park today.

Needing only a 4th position finish in either race, the 40 year old Scot clinched the series with a 3rd place in the opening 20 lap race after main rival Sean Emmett crashed out at the Esses.

Race two saw Hizzy set a new lap record as he diced with fellow Ducati rider Michael Rutter but despite a frantic effort on the final lap had to settle for 2nd place.

“I really wanted to win today but it was all about the Championship. I struggled for grip in race one and then in race two it was very close between Michael and me. It’s been a long hard road to win this and I’m chuffed” said Hislop who last won the title back in 1995.

Fellow Champion Stuart Easton was hoping to celebrate his Supersport title in style after setting pole position aboard the MonsterMob 748 but a high speed crash on the opening lap put paid to his hopes and resulted in two broken toes.

“I tried to smoke them on the first lap but ended up in the Craner Club again! It was disappointing not to win but I’m glad I wrapped the Championship up last time out” said the 18 year old from Hawick.



Steve Hislop chases Michael Rutter into the final corner of the final lap of the final race.


For team owner Paul Bird the result was the realization of a dream after just 3 years in the UK’s premier series.

“It’s been a fantastic team effort and we’ve had loads of support both locally and nationally for which we are eternally grateful. I would like to thank our sponsors, and in particular MonsterMob and Fuchs Silkolene for making this possible and also the fans whose support has been tremendous. We’re only a small team and for us to achieve something of this magnitude is fantastic” said the Penrith businessman.

Results:

MCN British Superbike Race One:
1. Michael Rutter (Ducati) 31:23.476
2. John Reynolds (Suzuki) 31:25.428
3. Steve Hislop (MonsterMob Ducati) 31:31.038
4. Glen Richards (Kawasaki) 31:38.219
5. Simon Crafar (Yamaha) 31:42.334
6. John Crawford (Suzuki) 31:42.574
7. Karl Harris (Suzuki) 31:43.348
8. Dean Ellison (Ducati) 31:45.351
9. Dean Thomas (Ducati) 31:53.334
10. Gary Mason (Honda) 31:59.138

MCN British Superbike Race Two:
1. Michael Rutter (Ducati) 31:21.367
2. Steve Hislop (MonsterMob Ducati) 31:21.489
3. Steve Plater (Yamaha) 31:37.318
4. Glen Richards (Kawasaki) 31:37.482
5. Shane Byrne (Ducati) 31:37.694
6. John Reynolds (Suzuki) 31:39.405
7. Dean Ellison (Ducati) 31:42.296
8. John Crawford (Suzuki) 31:47.069
9. Gary Mason (Honda) 31:48.925
10. Simon Crafar (Yamaha) 31:49.102

MCN British Superbike Result:
1. Steve Hislop 452pts
2. Michael Rutter 407.5pts
3. Sean Emmett 379pts
4. Shane Byrne 294.5pts
5. Steve Plater 286pts
6. John Reynolds 283.5pts
7. Glen Richards 187.5pts
8. Simon Crafar 187pts
9. Paul Brown 163.5pts
10. Dean Ellison 131.5pts.

Supersport:
1. Scott Smart (Honda) 26:22.692
2. John McGuinness (Honda) 26:26.204
3. Danny Beaumont (Yamaha) 26:30.687
4. Craig McLelland (Suzuki) 26:36.400
5. Pete Jennings (Kawasaki) 26:40.071
6. Tom Tunstall (Suzuki) 26:40.583
7. James Buckingham (Yamaha) 26:41.206
8. Jeremy Goodall (Suzuki) 26:42.634
9. Ben Wilson (Honda) 26:50.456
10. Les Shand (Honda) 26:55.270

Supersport Championship Result:
1. Stuart Easton 244pts
2. Scott Smart 206pts
3. Michael Laverty 149pts
4. Pete Jennings 124pts
5. Tom Tunstall 114pts
6. Ben Wilson 107pts
7. Jeremy Goodall 106pts
8. Simon Andrews 100pts
9. Callum Ramsay 78pts
10. Douglas Cowie 62pts

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