BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP JULY 2010 - 3rd August 2010

The first weekend in July saw the sixth round of the BSB championship at a very wet and windy Knockhill Racing Circuit in Scotland. Riders using K-Tech product had good results in all classes although the second superbike race was cancelled due to bad conditions. Glen Richards (Padgett Honda) took the win in the Superstock 1000cc race using the 20DDS front fork cartridges and 35DDS rear shock, Jon Kirkham (Jon Kirkham Racing/Clarkes BMW) was also on the podium in third position using the 20DDS ... read more

 

 

AMA CHAMPIONSHIP JULY 2010 - 3rd August 2010

Round six of the AMA championship was held at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington Mid Ohio were the air temperatures were touching 100 degrees. Jake Zemke (National Guard Jordan Suzuki) scored two sixth places in the superbike races with Brett McCormick (Jordan Suzuki) finishing seventh and fifth place in the two races, both riders use the K-Tech 20DDS front fork cartridges and the 35DDS rear shock. In the Daytona Sportsbike class Steve Rapp (Team Latus Motors Racing Ducati 848) finished... read more

 

 

GERMAN IDM CHAMPIONSHIP JULY 2010 - 3rd August 2010

It was another another good weekend for riders using K-Tech products in IDM Championship at the hyper fast Salzburgring (Austria) over the first weekend in July, in the Supersport 600cc class Damien Cudlin Yamaha R6, using the K-Tech 20DDS front fork cartridges and 35DDS shock managed to stay on top of championship with two second place finishes. In the Superbike class Swiss rider Roman Stamm (Suzuki GSXR1000K9) using the 20DDS front fork cartridges finished fourth and fith places in the slipstr... read more

 

 

MOTO2 GP JULY 2010 - 3rd August 2010

Anthony West (MZ-RE) took a strong ninth place in the Moto 2 GP race at Catalunya over the first weekend in July, after testing the K-Tech KTR-3 front forks in his machine the previous weekend at the Assen round in the Netherlands the team decided to use the K-Tech forks for Catalunya round after technical problems finished his race early at the Dutch event. The Catalunya result was the team’s best of the season so far with the team being very pleased with the product noticing much closer lap ... read more

 

 

CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP JULY 2010 - 3rd August 2010

Jordan Szoke (Waznie Racing/Ciclo Werks BMC/Dewildt Honda) using the K-Tech 20DDS front fork cartridges did the double on his way to a perfect season during rounds 2&3 of the Canadian National Superbike Series held at the 3.2Km road course in Calgary AB Canada. In race one Jordan slipped past the field and not only earned the win for the day, but also another 2 points for most laps lead out of the gruelling 22 lap race, in race two of the double header Jordan kept his CBR1000RR out in front for... read more

 

 

German IDM Championship 2010 - 2nd August 2010

Damian Cudlin managed to put his K-Tech 20DDS and 35DDS equipped Yamaha R6 on Pole Position with 1:27.56, with 0,428 sec. ahead of G. Knobloch in second place. Between P2 and P15 it was less one second difference in Laptime, just to point out the strong ride of Damien. Damien also won the Race with 3,9sec in front of Daniel Suter (CH) and 8,9 sec ahead of Michael Ranseder (A) in third. Also fastest lap went to Damien with 1:28.056 In the Championship Damien is leading now with 184 points i... read more

 

 

SNETTERTON VIDEO FOOTAGE - 20th July 2010

Watch K-Tech Suspension British Superbikes - Snetterton 2010 on Vimeo! ... read more

 

 

TT 2010 - VIDEO - 14th July 2010

K-Tech Suspension TT - 2010 http://youtu.be/5d7FFUFLZEQ?a ... read more

 

 

K-TECH FEATURE IN BRIDGESTONE BLOG - 14th July 2010

http://www.bridgestonebikersclub.co.uk/clarkey/index.php?formaction=clarkey_article&contentID=294... read more

 

 

German IDM Championship - 28th June 2010

The RT Motorsport team of Gareth Jones and Jed Metcher took a chance and decided to use the K-Tech 20DDS and 35DDS suspension combination for the third round of the IDM superbike championship at Nurburgring on the 28th-30th May. The Dutch team had been struggling with set up on their Honda CBR100RR�s from the beginning of the year and approached K-Tech for an alternative, with no testing available the team took a gamble and K-Tech sent over a technician to the event where they fitted the ... read more

 

 

Mallory Park BSB - 27th June 2010

Only the Supersport and Superbike classes raced at the Mallory Park BSB round over the weekend of 25th – 27th June, in the 600cc Supersport race seven of the top ten riders were using the K-Tech 20DDS front fork cartridge kits including the first four finishers. In the first superbike race four of the top ten finishers were using the K-Tech KTR-3 superbike front forks with Michael Laverty (Relentless by TAS Racing Suzuki) finishing on the podium in third place using the KTR-3 superbike forks a... read more

 

 

AMA Championship USA - 27th June 2010

Jake Zemke (National Guard/Jordan Suzuki ) kept his championship hopes alive at the 5th round of the AMA Championship at Road America, Jake finished fifth in the first race and on the podium in third place in the second race, Jake is using the K-Tech 20DDS front fork cartridges and a 35DDS rear shock in his National Guard/Jordan Suzuki GSXR1000 and is lying in 3rd place in the championship 14 points behind the leader Tommy Hayden. In the Daytona Sports Bike Championship Steve Rapp (Latus Racing ... read more

 

 

North West 200 2010 - 14th June 2010

At the North West 200 Alistair Seeley riding the Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing finished a close third in the first superbike race and then went onto win the second race making him the first Irishman in thirteen years to win this prestigious race using the K-Tech KTR-3 superbike forks and the new 35DDS rear shock. Stuart Easton (Swan Honda) was also on the podium in second position in the second race using the same combination KTR-3 superbike forks and new 35DDS rear shock. Keith Amor (W A Corl... read more

 

 

POKERSTARS SUPERBIKE TT RACE 2010 - 7th June 2010

It has been a good start to the TT race week with eight riders in the top eleven using K-Tech in Saturdays Pokerstars Superbike Race.... read more

 

 

MIXED FORTUNES FOR ROUND 2 OF BRITISH SUPERBIKES - 19th April 2010

CAME Yamaha's James Westmoreland using the 20DDS front fork cartridge kit stole the victory in a hectic second round of the British Supersport Championship at the scorching Thruxton circuit last weekend leaving him with a 14 point lead in the title chase. In the early stages of the race Westmoreland and team mate Billy McConnell battled with Graeme Gowland (PTR Honda) before Tom Grant (East Coast Racing Yamaha) using the K-Tech 25SSK front fork cartridge kit battled his way through to put pressu... read more

 

 

Jake Zemke still top position in the AMA Superbike Championship! - 19th April 2010

Jake Zemke's 3rd-4th weekend from the 2010 AMA Road Atlanta Sunday results still gives the California native top position in the SuperBike points. ... read more

 

 

Success for new product at first round of British Superbikes! - 6th April 2010

K-Tech have had a fantastic result at the opening round of the British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch over the Easter bank holiday weekend, winning the second Superbike race with James Ellison on the Swan Honda using our KTR-3 front forks and the NEW 35DDS rear shock. It was the first time the 35DDS shock had been used in racing conditions in the UK with four out of the five top riders over the finishing line using the same K-Tech fork and shock combination, it was a fantastic result for... read more

 

 

MIXED FORTUNES FOR ROUND 2 OF AMA CHAMPIONSHIP - 30th March 2010

MIXED FORTUNES FOR ROUND 2 OF AMA CHAMPIONSHIP. The Michael Jordan Motorsport team using the K-Tech 20DDS front fork cartridges and the new 35DDS rear shock had mixed fortunes at the second round of the AMA championship at the Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California at the weekend. After setting pole position for the superbike races Aaron Yates suffered a serious leg injury falling in Sunday morning warm up and being run over by a following rider. After a third place finish in the first ra... read more

 

 

JAKE ZEMKE WINS AMA AMERICAN SUPERBIKE RACE USING K-TECH FORK & SHOCK! - 5th March 2010

K-Tech celebrated their first ever USA superbike win at the first round of the AMA Pro road racing championship last week at the legendary Daytona Raceway in Florida. Probably one of the fastest race tracks in the world where riders are touching nearly 200mph on the famous banking, Aaron Yates from the Jordan Suzuki Motorsport team using the K-Tech 20DDS front fork cartridges and the new 35DDS rear shock set the fastest time in the superbike qualifying to take a first ever superbike pole positio... read more

 

 

**NEW TELEPHONE NUMBERS!** - 4th January 2010

As you may already be aware we have spent most of the festive holidays moving location. We now have new contact numbers as follows - Tel:01283 559000 Fax:01283 480746... read more

 

 

WE ARE MOVING!! - 14th December 2009

Please note due to rellocation we will be closed for business from 14th December until 4th January our new address will be :- Units 1 & 2 Marquis Court Rawdon Business Park Moira Derbyshire DE12 6EJ... read more

 

 

STUART EASTON WINS MACAU GRAND PRIX - 23rd November 2009

Stuart Easton Hydrex IGT Honda won the 2009 56th Macau Grand Prix last weekend using the K-Tech KTR-3 front forks. Easton managed to build up over a six second lead ahead of Connor Cummins, who then started to close in on the lead on lap six whilst Easton was having rear tyre problems. Easton then charged back into the lead on the final lap as he took victory by three-tenths of a second. ... read more

 

 

Westmoreland takes Win and new lap record at Silverstone - 29th September 2009

Riders using K-Tech products had good results at the penultimate round of the 2009 BSB championship at Silverstone over the weekend, the weather kept fine over the three days at the Northamptonshire circuit with temperatures getting into the low twenties for race day on Sunday. In the 600cc Supersport race the first three riders to cross the finishing line were all using the K-Tech 20DDS Closed Cartridge fork internals. The result was filled with controversy when Billy McConnell made a last l... read more

 

 

CROFT ROUND 10 BSB RESULTS! - 18th September 2009

Easton takes 1st Superbike win for Hydrex & K-Tech using KTR-3 K-Tech took their first ever British Superbike race win with their KTR-3 Front Forks in the hands of Stuart Easton on his Hydrex Honda at the 11th round of the BSB Championship at Croft circuit over the weekend, this was also the first Superbike win for Stuart and the Hydrex team. After qualifying on the front row for the race Stuart finished on the top step of the podium in race one and second position in the race two, his new te... read more

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS - 15th September 2009

Congratulations to Mr Carl Falla from Guernsey for entering our competition held at the British Superbikes! Your prize is on it's way!... read more

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS - 15th September 2009

Congratulations to Mrs Carol Pollard from Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire for entering our competition held at the British Superbikes! Your prize is on it's way!... read more

 

 

Two podiums and a fourth top off the bank holiday for LPE Kawasaki - 10th September 2009

Summer is nearly gone with the Late Summer Bank Holiday weekend rounding out August and bringing on September. However, that does not mean that hot summer racing action has been packed away for the year yet. Kawasaki Motors UK's official team made the trek to the Welsh border this past weekend to participate in the penultimate round of the Red Bull Pro Nationals at Pontrilas, after which lone team rider Elliott Banks-Browne made the 150 mile journey further south to participate in the annual Ken... read more

 

 

The Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team on the Podium Again at New Jersey! - 10th September 2009

Millville, NJ - September, 2009 - Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team rider Chaz Davies scored his second podium of the year in the first race at the New Jersey Motorsports Park facility this past weekend. The team came back even stronger for the final race of the season on Sunday and Chaz took the lead on lap two and lead the first half of the race before he lost traction and crashed out of the lead. The team was able to test at the New Jersey Motorsports Park facility previously ... read more

 

 

Record breaking K-Tech forks! - 21st August 2009

Conor Cummins riding the McAdoo Kawasaki Racing ZX10-R superbike recorded the world's fastest lap record in last Thursdays Dundrod 150 race at the world's fastest road race the Ulster GP. He recorded a 133.284mph lap which broke the previous record set in 2006 by Ian Hutchinson also on a McAdoo Kawasaki. The team were using the K-Tech KTR-2 front fork making them the fastest lap record forks in the world ! K-Tech have been producing their high end KTR-2 Front Fork for road racing over the las... read more

 

 

Gearlink gets 1st & 2nd for K-Tech - 23rd July 2009

It was an eventful seventh round for the Visk British Superbike Championship at Mallory park this weekend. Airwaves Yamaha's James Ellison was given the win in race one following a multi-bike pile up which started with HM Plant Honda's Josh Brookes launching himself at Simon Andrews into the hairpin, taking down Chris Walker, Tommy Hill, Richard Cooper, Karl Harris and John Laverty. With Camier following his team mate home he was given second place with Graeme Gowland taking a respectful third p... read more

 

 

LPE Kawasaki emerges from Suffolk with open class lead intact - 30th June 2009

Barely a week after a stunning follow-up in the DEP Two-Stroke Championship at Whitby in which Lewis Rose and Jamie Smith took home a win and a third overall respectively, LPE Kawasaki, Kawasaki Motors UK's official motocross team, decamped to Suffolk for the fourth round of the ACU MMX Championship. Qualifying in the morning started off well with all riders qualifying within the top fifteen of their respective classes and the races in the afternoon showed great promise too.... read more

 

 

Andrews has wild card at WSBK Donington using K-Tech KTR-3 front forks - 30th June 2009

MSS Colchester Kawasaki's Simon Andrews using K-Tech's KTR-3 front forks managed a remarkable tenth place in the second World Superbike race at Donington Park after making a raft of small changes to his bike in the interval. "We altered the sag in the shock, used a different tyre and tweaked some other components for race two and finally got it going in the right direction. The team worked incredibly hard, so to get in the top ten after all that was a great result." ... read more

 

 

Easton shines at Snetterton! - 22nd June 2009

Hydrex Hondas Stuart Easton using K-Tech technical support had another excellent weekend of racing in the British Superbike Championship, recording 2nd and 4th place finishes in the latest round at Snetterton. Gary Mason also using technical support took 1st place in race two of the Superbike Cup. Ian Lowry continued his spirited ascendancy in the British Superbike class with fifth and seventh placed finishes. Relentless Suzuki by TAS rider Alastair Seeley using the new 20DDS front fork cartrid... read more

 

 

CHRIS TAYLORS BLOG FROM THE TT 2009 - 11th June 2009

"After meeting the truck back at base at 20.30 on the Sunday night and re-stocking it after the Oulton Park BSB meeting, myself and Michael finally hit the road around 21.30 to get the 02.15 ferry from Heysham to Douglas. On arrival at the port there were many other teams that had been at Oulton BSB round that day catching the same ferry. After getting on the ferry and having a bite to eat and catching up with the lads who had been at the BSB we finally found somewhere to doss down and grab a co... read more

 

 

Barr takes debut win for Suzuki! - 10th June 2009

Relentless Suzuki rider, Martin Barr using K-Tech's technical advice and support took his first MX1 victory for Suzuki at the fourth round of the British Masters series at Foxhills, following it up with a second place finish in the second race, giving him overall victory on the day.... read more

 

 

Racedays' Elliott breaks records at the Nurburgring with K-Tech forks! - 8th June 2009

Northern Ireland teenager Josh Elliott has completely stunned the German Supersport paddock by becoming the youngest-ever rider to stand on the podium in the Supersport class at the age of just 15. Josh Elliott using the new K-Tech 20DDS front fork cartridge kit, who is part of the Jeremy McWilliams Academy, showed off his riding skills when he beat a whole host of big names in the class as he finished second in the first race and just narrowly missed another second place in race two. Team bo... read more

 

 

Laverty opens eyes with debut AMA Superbike podium - 7th June 2009

Ireland's Michael Laverty scored his first ever AMA Superbike podium at Road America on the Celtic Suzuki using the new K-Tech 20DDS front fork cartridge kit, crossing the line just four seconds behind winner and runaway series leader Mat Mladin in a soaking wet race. The weather conditions went in favour for Michael as he has a lot of wet weather experience in his corner. However he is also extremely motivated to prove that he belongs in the AMA and he took full advantage of the situation. A s... read more

 

 

Cameron Donald adds his name to TT History book! - 5th June 2009

Relentless Suzuki rider Cameron Donald added his name to the Isle of Man TT history books last night, recording the first ever 131mph lap around the famous 37.73-mile circuit on his GSX-R1000 Superbike!... read more

 

 

Easton turns to K-Tech for podium spotlight! - 1st June 2009

Hydrex Honda Stuart Easton turned to K-Tech for technical changes to the forks on his Hydrex Honda after his disappointing qualifying position. Once changes had been made by K-Tech Easton finished a fantastic third place in race one, backing this up with a respectful fourth place in the second race. Stuart was over the moon with the changes made. Gary Mason using technical support took 1st place in race one and two of the Superbike Cup along with Martin Jessop in second place in race two using ... read more

 

 

WALKER RETURNS TO BSB SPOTLIGHT! - 27th May 2009

K-tech had yet another successful weekend with riders and teams using their equipment at Donnington park for the third round of the British Superbike Championship. Chris Walker riding the Motorpoint Henderson R1 was on the pace this bank holiday weekend using the NEW KTR-3 Front forks, After finishing fifth place in race one Chris made a welcomed return with his first podium for 2009 in third place for race two of the British Superbikes! Martin Jessop also put in two strong rides on the Ride... read more

 

 

Oulton Park BSB - Round 2 - 5th May 2009

With another succesful round at the Cheshire Circuit 'Oulton Park' Alastair Seeley showed the crowed his impeccable skills to ride using K-Tech's NEW ultimate 20DDS front fork cartridge this bank holiday whilst battling it out with 2008 Championship winner Steve Brogan finishing in a respectful second place along with John McGuiness finishing in third place in the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Campionship, with both Steve and John using the K-Tech 25SSK open cartridge fork system. Nine... read more

 

 

CARTER CHARGES FOR FIRST PLACE! - 20th April 2009

First round of the Rock Oil AMCA Hare & Hound Championship went underway this weekend, with the circuit laid out by the Cotswold Enduro club consisting of 5 miles of technical woodland going into Sir Rupert Shuckburgh's back garden in Daventry (Shuckburgh Hall) Darren Carter got off to a superb start by charging into the lead straight away giving him a great advantage going into the dense dark slippery woods! With the first lap complete he took full advantage of a clear track and had over a minu... read more

 

 

BRANDS HATCH RESULTS - 13th April 2009

The opening round of the 2009 British Superbike Championship got under way at Brands Hatch over the Easter weekend with a fantastic result for Billy McConnell and Steve Plater in the Supersport class using the new K-Tech 20DDS front fork cartridge system, finishing first and second respectively after dicing over the final couple of laps, with Dan Linfoot in a respectful third place followed by a further five places out of the top ten were filled by riders using K-Tech cartridge kits. In the... read more

 

 

Darren Carter Charges into 5th place at Baden Hall after sitting out an injury! - 6th April 2009

Round 2 of the GBXC series at Baden Hall Stone Staffordshire, the weather was perfect and after a medioca start Darren Carter was running around top 20. He pushed hard for the first lap after a few agressive manouvres and worked his way into 11th, with arm pump setting in he had to relax for a lap which by then the lead group had gapped him. Getting back on form picking riders off which seemed to boost his confidence as the race went on, at the half way stage he was 9th overall and third in the ... read more

 

 

K-TECH TAKES 1st & 2nd PLACE BY THE WATSON BROTHERS AT MILDENHALL! - 30th March 2009

CONGRATULATIONS! 1st BEN WATSON Overall 85cc S/W 2nd NATHAN WATSON OVERALL 85CC B/W ROUND 1 BYMS CHAMPIONSHIP, MILDENHALL USING K-TECH MODIFIED SHOWA SUSPENSION! ... read more

 

 

BREAKING NEWS: K-Tech claim a podium place with Neil Hodgson at the famous Daytona Event! - 6th March 2009

Neil Hodgson riding the Corona Extra Honda finished a very strong second place in the AMA Pro Superbike race using the new K-Tech 20DDS Front Fork Cartridge System. The result thrilled the Isle of Man resident who thanked his team for building a Honda CBR1000RR capable of winning in a relatively short amount of time. The Corona Extra Honda team wasn't officially announced until just over a month before the race, but once the commitment was made the team quickly got to work building a machine... read more

 

 

International Motocross- Hawkestone Park - 2nd March 2009

Current British MX2 Champion, Shaun Simpson, is the latest top rider to sign up for the 12th annual Hawkstone International Motocross meeting on March 1st. Simpson who signed for the factory Red Bull KTM team before Christmas will be joined by his fellow team-mates German, Max Nagl (MX1) and Portuguese rider Rui Goncalves. The factory KTM team line-up alongside one of the strongest rider line-ups the organisers, HIMX have seen in recent years. Alongside ex-World Champion Steve Ramon and Brit... read more

 

 

NEW CATALOGUE COMING SOON! - 16th February 2009

NEW catalogue is coming soon! PDF's are available now....please contact gemma@k-tech.uk.com if you would like one sending. A Copy of the catalogue its self will be available in around about 7days.... read more

 

 

RUTTER WINS SUN FLOWER RACE! - 19th October 2008

Michael Rutter won the Sunflower Trophy for the second time, beating North West 200 Ducati team-mate John Laverty on a wet and windy day at Bishopscourt. Michael Laverty won Sunday's Superbike race while Ian Lowry won two Supersport races. John Laverty was the early leader of the Sunflower race but was overhauled by Midlands rider Rutter who mastered the tricky conditions best to secure victory. ... read more

 

 

BRANDS HATCH - FINAL ROUND! - 18th October 2008

2008 Championship Positions: 1st Place Superbike Cup - John Laverty (using 25SSK) Supersport Championship - Glen Richards (using 25SSK) Supersprt Cup - Craig Fitzpatrick (using 25SSK) Superstock 1000- Steve Brogan (using 25SSK) Junior Superstock 600 - Lee Johnston (using 25SSK) 2nd Place Superbike Cup - Martin Jessop (using KTR-2) Supersport Championship - Hudson Kennaugh (using 25SSK) Supersport Cup - Andy Weymouth (using 25SSK) Superstock 1000... read more

 

 

PHIL MERCER WINS AMCA CHAMPIONSHIP MX2 - 13th October 2008

AMCA MX1 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS K-Tech would like to congratulate Brad O' Leary for second place in the MX1 Championship followed by Charlie Hollis! AMCA MX2 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS K-Tech Would also like to congratulate Phil Mercer who won the AMCA MX2 Championship, Lee Payne also took a respectful fourth place. ... read more

 

 

SILVERSTONE SUPERSPORT RESULTS - 2nd October 2008

Supersport Crossing the finish line in fourth position, an emotional Glen Richards claimed the 2008 Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship at Silverstone ths weekend. Paul Young tried to make a quick early break for home. However Hudson Kennaugh had other plans. With the title almost a mathematical formality, Kennaugh needed to post the win ahead of the final round at Brands Hatch should Richards not finish the race. Paul Young rode the race of his season, holding off the constant chal... read more

 

 

SILVERSTONE BRITISH SUPERBIKES RESULTS - 1st October 2008

British Superbikes Shane Byrnes bowed down to his bike as he took a very well deserved 2008 championship title for the second time. Although it was Leon Camier, shakey's team mate who took the win in the action packed race. Karl Harris missed breaking points at Becketts and headed for the grass which dropped him behind with the charges riders. Leon Haslam and Tom Sykes battled it out which caused collision at Woodcote, resulting in them finishing 12th and 13th. Another crash at Woodcote for Jam... read more

 

 

SILVERTONE SUPERSTOCK 1000cc RESULTS! - 1st October 2008

Superstock1000 Steve Brogan celebrates this weekend at Silverstone as he takes the well deserved 2008 championship title! Jon Kirkham took his second win of the season with Brogan tailing not far behind him with only thirty three points behind him in the win for the championship title. Ben Wilson secured third after narrowly escaping an Alastair Seeley spill at the Woodcote Chicane on lap 9. Peter Hickman battled it out with Co-ordit Racing's Richard Cooper to claim fourth. In celebration of hi... read more

 

 

SNETTERTON RESULTS - 19th June 2008

Leon Camier took his first win in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship in the opening race at Snetterton, in one of the closest races of the season so far. With Shane not far behind him in a respectful second place followed by Tom Sykes in third. Leon and Cal battling for fourth place followed by Laverty in sixth place, Karl Harris took a respectful 8th place follwed by Rutter in ninth. Gary Mason powered in a winning Daily Star Cup double aboard his Quay Garage Honda to underline his cr... read more

 

 

DONINGTON PARK - 29th May 2008

RACE REPORT Rob Mac Racing's Karl Harris completed his first race distances of the season with two solid finishes, elevating him up the scoreboard to start his Championship campaign at Donington Park today (26 May).It was a consistent day for the NW200 Ducati team at Donington Park, Monday 26th May. In the blustery conditions Michael Rutter on the North West 200 Ducati F08 gained two eighth positions in the Bennetts British Superbike series with his team-... read more

 

 

AMCA Championship Round 1 Progress Report By Brad Oleary. - 29th May 2008

Saturday: As we arrived at Cleobury Mortimer we were greeted by a first class circuit presented in a first class manner, the scene was set for a great weekend!! Sunday: Over night and constant rain left the circuit in a wet and sticky condition. My qualifying session went well with a steady qualifying position of 12th. I was happy with this considering I was cruising round and just riding smoothly. I was happy with the bike set-up, the team was working well and this promised for a positive... read more

 

 

Relentless Suzuki MX Team battle it out in Spain - 29th May 2008

The Relentless Suzuki MX team was out in action again at the weekend, this time at the combined World and European MX3 Championships at Alhama de Murcia in Spain. Following an encouraging performance from Lewis Gregory at the last round in Portugal just one week ago, teammate Jamie Law would join in on the action this time, making his debut in the European Championships. After a disappointing start in qualifying where Jamie qualified in 22nd position, the following day would see different ... read more

 

 

NORTH WEST 200 - 20th May 2008

Steve Plater is being hailed as the King of the Roads after riding to a win in each of the two Supersport races, setting a new lap record and securing his third successive victory in the feature race at the North West 200 meeting in Ireland on Saturday. After encountering a few stability problems in qualifying, Plater started the race from a second row grid position but the warm up lap threw up some very different problems. By the end of lap one he was in fifth place but up with the leading grou... read more

 

 

BRANDS HATCH RESULTS (rescheduled round) - 14th May 2008

Race Report Once again the weekends results from Brands Hatch have been fantastic! We couldn't of asked for better weather! Its hard to believe that just last week we was all in coats and wooly hats, thankfully we were able to swap them for the shades as we soaked up the sun. In the Metzeler National Supersort Race Hudson Kennaugh took first place by 3.24 seconds with sereis leader Glen Richards taking a respectful second place followed by Steve Brogan, who also went on to win the Superstock ... read more

 

 

BRANDS HATCH RESULTS (rescheduled round) - 14th May 2008

Race Classifications were as follows : Riders follwed by there teams are using K-Tech product or Technical support. British Superbike Championship - Race 1 1. Shane Byrne 2. Tom Sykes 3. Cal Crutchlow 4. Leon Haslam 5. Leon Camier 6. James Ellison 7. Staurt Easton 8. Billy McConnell 9. Simon Andrews 10. Tristan Palmer 11. Scott Smart 12. Atsushi Watanabe 13. Guy Martin 14. Chris Burns 15 - Martin Jessop (1st Cup) Riders Racing British Superbike Champonship - Race 2 1. Cal Crutchlow 2. Shane Byrne 3. Leon Camier 4. Michael Laverty Relentless Suzuki by TAS 5. Michael Rutter North West 200 Ducati 6. Leon Haslem 7. Stuart Easton 8. James Ellison 9. Billy McConnell 10. Scott Smart 11. Tristan Palmer 12. Guy Martin 13 Joh Laverty North West 200 Ducati 14. Aaron Zanotti 15. Luke Quigley British Supersport Championship 1. Hudson Kennaugh Raceways Yamaha 2. Glen Richards MAP Embassy Racing 3. Steve Brogan HM Plant Honda 4. James Westmoreland 5. BJ Toal Virgin Media Yamaha 6. Craig Fitzpatrick - 1st Supersport Cup BLDS Couriers 7. Ian Hutchinson AIM Racing 8. Marty Nutt Nutt Travel 9. Andy Weymouth - (2nd Supersport Cup) 10. Paul Young Map Embassy Racing 11. Daniel Cooper 12. Joe Dickinson Trucklinks Yamaha 13. Steven Neate Gearlink Kawasaki 14. Ben Wylie 15. Dean Hipwell - (3rd Supersport Cup) Atherton Godfrey Solicitors Superstock 600 Championship 1. Luke Jones RDL UK 1 Racing 2. Leon Hunt 3. Lee Johnston Trevor Pennel Transport 4. David Haire 5. Robbie Brown Robbiebrown.com 6. Ollie Lindsell Team Blackhorse Racing 7. Alex Gault 8. Luke Stapleford 9. Jamie hamilton Mss Kawasaki juniours 10. Nikki Coates 11. Jonathan Dickson 12. Jay Dunn 13. George Hogton-Rusling RFS Racing 14. Joshua Day 15. Steve Smith Steve Smith Racing Superstock 1000 Championship 1. Steve Brogan Honda UK Racing 2. Jon Kirkham Raceways Yamaha 3 - Marshal Neil 4. Alastiar Seeley 5. Jimmy storrar Jimmy Storrar Racing 6. Lee Jackson NCT Racing 7. Adrian Coates 8. Victor Cox VC Motorsport / STP Motorsport 9. Kieran Blair Unique Racing 10. Daniel Hegarty SPR Racing 11. Dan Stewart 12. Craig Beggs 13. Gavin Hunt Martin Bullock Race Team 14. Phil Bevan Co-ordit Racing 15. Micheal Elliot M Elliot Racing

 

 

Gregory takes win at Landrake - 14th May 2008

GREGORY TAKES WIN AT LANDRAKE Round three of the British Masters championship took place at the weekend, held at the ever popular Landrake circuit near Plymouth, with Lewis Gregory showing great form after recent injury woes. Starting out in striking style, Lewis took the lead in race one half way round the first lap and continued to lead for the rest of the race to take the win. A first turn incident left Lewis with work to do in race two, but another strong ride throughout the 25-minu... read more

 

 

JOSH SPINKS! - 29th April 2008

The Redline KTM Motocross team, with number one rider Josh Spinks, arrived at a dry Mildenhall circuit, a stark contrast to round 1 in Ireland where the torrential rain turned it into a muddy lottery.With the second round of the British MXY2 Championship again a mud bath, the team were hoping to regain the form Josh showed at the opening round of the British MXY2 Championship at Donington Park where he managed a win in race two and fulfil his potential at the front of the field. Unfortunately ... read more

 

 

Thruxton Results - 21st April 2008

K-Tech have had an expensive weekend at Thruxton this weekend as riders signed up to our contgency awards had great results! As the results speak for themselves it goes to show the contigency plan is well worth awarding to the top three podium riders. With the top 11 riders using K-Tech product in the British Supersport Championship. Steve Brogan and Glen Richards battled it out for first place but Richards eventually lost by 0.09 seconds. Chris Martin followed in 3rd place. Reigning British 125... read more

 

 

BRANDS HACTCH BSB RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITONS - 6th April 2008

Extensive snowfalls this weekend, lead to Brands Hatch being abondoned. With a blanket of snow and still coming down rapidly a wise decision was made by Jonathan Palmer, Chief Executive of MotorSport Vision, the owner of Brands Hatch, announced that following a review of circuit conditions and the latest forecast, the meeting would be cancelled for the day. Qualifiying results predicted great potential for K-Tech riders. K-Tech were disappointed with cancelation to the weekend but unfort... read more

 

 

CLASSIFICATION RESULTS - 6th April 2008

Qualifying classifications were as follows : British Superbike Championship 1st - Shane Byrne 2nd - Cal Crutchlow 3rd - Karl Harris 4th - Leon Haslam 5th - Tom Sykes 6th - Leon Camier 7th - Simon Andrews 8th - Micheal Rutter ... read more

 

 

BRAD OLEARY'S AMCA SUPERCLASS 2008 ROUND 1 @ POLESWORTH PROGRESS REPORT - 12th March 2008

Practise/ Qualifying Overnight rain left the polesworth circuit in mint condition, these were the thoughts i had as i was cruising round the first lap of practise. I put together a smooth 20 minutes of steady riding and re adjusting to the bigger bike. I pushed in places where i felt comfortable and took it as practise more than qualifying. The time i posted put me in 8th position which was good as i was only cruising. Race 1 As the gate dropped for the first race i got a slight bit of wh... read more

 

 

JOH SPINKS WINS MXY-2 SECOND RACE AT DONNINGTON - 11th March 2008

The day started with the MXY2 riders out on track for practice. The track was in good condition when the timed session started and it was Scott Elderfield that took pole over David Games and Edward Allingham with Josh Waterman and Joe Geogory in fourth and fifth. Josh Spinx came 9th in this first race, he then went into the second race with a very promising start with convincing results! The second of the MXY2 races JOSH SPINKS run a strong pace at the front and pull of a solid start to finis... read more

 

 

Brand Hatch Final Round- Supersport - 18th October 2007

In this years super sport final round at Brands Hatch eight of our supported riders were in the top sixteen. 1st - BILLY McCONNELL 4th - Tom Grant 5th - Steve Brogan 10th - Matrin Jessop 12th - Steven Neate 13th - James Webb 15th - Steve Allen 16th - James Hillier Well done to all our supported riders, we are looking forward to working with you again next year!... read more

 

 

Brand Hatch Final Round- Superbikes - 17th October 2007

The final round of The Bennets British Superbikes was held at Brands Hatch this weekend. Four of our supported riders were in the top fifteen. Race one: 6th - Shane Byrnes 8th - Micheal Rutter 10th - Steve Plater 13th - Marty Nutt Four of our supported riders were in tho top fifteen. Race 2: 7th - Tom sykes 10th - Micheal Rutter 11th - Steve Plater 13th - Tommy Hill Well done everyone it has been a good year, lets hope for an even better one next year! ... read more

 

 

Final Round Brands Hatch - Superstock - 17th October 2007

The superstock have had a great year! So welldone lets hope to see it again next year lads! Seventeen of our supported riders were in the top tewnty five! Race one: 1st -JOHN LAVERTY 2nd - Glen Richards 3rd - Jon Kirkham 4th - Steve Brogan 5th - Ben Wilson 6th - Brendan Roberts 7th - Lee Jackson 8th - Adam Jenkinson 10th - Gareth Glynn 11th - Peter Ward 14th - Hudson Kennaugh 15th - Kieran Balir 16th - Allan Jon Ventor 17th - Paul Veazey 20th - Matt whitman 23rd - Peter H... read more

 

 

Brad Oleary's AMCA's Champion! - 8th October 2007

Brad O Leary's progress report on AMCA championship at Nympsfiled. Qualifying went well for him posting some quick laps qhich put him in a good stead for the race. he qualified 5th in which he was very happy abo In Race 1 he managed to get too much grip coming out of the gate, so he was down in 9th position on lap one. He was thrilled with the circuit so he reeled in the riders in front and gained some places. He then managed to take the lead with four laps remaining and this is where he... read more

 

 

Donnington BSB Results - 24th September 2007

Sykes Storms To Debut Pole Stobart Vent Axia VK Honda rider Tom Sykes continued his tremendous 2007 form by storming to his debut pole position at the penultimate round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park today. Following on from successful podiums at Croft and Cadwell last month, the 21 year old Yorkshireman put in a lap of 1m 30.901s which was under the existing lap record and as a result will start tomorrow’s two 20 lap races from pole position. Michael R... read more

 

 

Double podium joy for Raceways Yamaha at Donnington - 24th September 2007

The Raceways Yamaha team had a very successful weekend at Donington Park for round twelve Metzeler National Superstock Championship. Hudson Kennaugh took a commanding double win. His team-mate Jon Kirkham pulled off two second place finishes behind Kennaugh. Yamaha's Embassy team Glen Richards also had two strong results with 3rd in race 1 and 4th position in race 2. Twelve of our supported riders were in the top 15! Race 1- 1st - HUDSON KENNAUGH 2nd - JON KIRKHAM 3rd - GLEN RICHARDS... read more

 

 

Brad Oleary's AMCA Championship Round 7 @ Waterstone - 10th September 2007

Brad Oleary - Progress Report Qualifying- With the circuit being pretty fast it was tricky to put in a fastlap because of traffic. By half way through qualifying, i had put in a steady 9th position so i came in for a drink and to discuss some lines with my mechanics. I went back out and rode some different lines and put in a fast lap, that put me 2nd which i was happy about. Race 1- Just before the first race the track was heavily watered so a good start was crucial. As the gate dropped i... read more

 

 

CADWELL PARK BSB CHAMPIONSHIP RND 11 - 28th August 2007

Riders using K-Tech products and technical support achieved more impressive results over the bank holiday weekend at the 11th round of the Bennetts British Superbike championship at Cadwell Park. In the Superbike races riders using K-Tech technical support achieved some good results. In race one Stobart Honda riders Tom Sykes and Shane Bryne finished third and fourth respectively, Team Virgin media Yamaha rider Tommy Hill finished sixth with MSS Isilon Kawasaki rider Michael Rutter eleventh. ... read more

 

 

CADWELL PARK SUPERSPORT RACE - 28th August 2007

In the Supersport 600cc race Virgin Media Yamaha rider Billy McConnell raced to fantastic second place with team mate Tom Grant taking third. Both riders use the K-Tech 25SSK front fork race cartridge kits in there R6 Yamaha’s. Riders of Bridgewater rider Martin Jessop took his Ducati 749 to fifth place also using the K-Tech 25SSK front fork kit. Ian Hutchinson another rider using the K-Tech product on his Bike Animal Honda lead the race from second place on the grid only to crash on the first l... read more

 

 

CADWELL PARK SUPERSTOCK RESULTS - 28th August 2007

In the 1000cc Superstock race nine of the top ten finishers were using the 25SSK front fork cartridge kit. Buildbase / JHP Ducati riders Bredan Roberts and John Laverty had a fantastic 1-2 in the race followed by Embassy Yamaha rider Glen Richards in third. Twelve of the top fifteen riders were using the 25SSK fork internals. Superstock Race Results 1st - Brendan Roberts 2nd - John Laverty 3rd - Glen Richards 4th - Jon Kirkham 5th - Steve Brogan 6th - Ben Wilson 7th - Lee Jackson ... read more

 

 

GREGORY & SNOW RELENTLESS AT BRAMPTON - 21st August 2007

It was a weekend of top-ten action for the Team Relentless Suzuki riders at Brampton in Cumbria this weekend, as round seven of the British Championship commenced. With all three team riders looking for championship progress, Alex Snow was the first to climb into the points, riding strongly and consistently in race one to cross the line in eighth spot. Team-mate Lewis Gregory had even higher hopes early in the first race, gating well and chasing down the eventual podium sitters, before be... read more

 

 

AMCA Championship Round 4 -BRAD O LEARY Progress Report - 21st August 2007

AMCA Championship Round 4 Qualifying - Brad qualified 9th on a tight twisty circuit maiking it impossible to get a clear lap.He went from 1st into 2nd and then down to 10th, the times were all within three seconds. ''I knew that a good start would be crucial'' Race 1- He was 2nd coming round the first turn, this is where he made his move into the lead where he stayed untroubled for the duration of the race. He put in the fastest lap closing the gap on the fastest leader. Race 2- Feel... read more

 

 

Debut Victory for McConnell at Croft - 13th August 2007

Virgin Media Yamaha's Billy McConnell finally realised his full potential in the Supersport class as he transformed pole position into a last gasp debut victory at Croft today, 12 August. Lining up for his third pole position of the season, Billy tucked in behind Ian Lowry who stole the holeshot from the lights. A Steve Allan crash on the first lap brought the safety car out for two laps. Billy knuckled down as Lowry got the green light as the riders crossed the line for the start of the four... read more

 

 

DOUBLE PODIUM FOR SUPER SYKES - 13th August 2007

Stobart VK Vent Axia Motorsport rider Tom Sykes emerged from his local circuit of Croft with a superb double podium in both of today’s 20 lap Bennetts British Superbike Championship races. After qualifying on the front row of the grid, the 21 year old Yorkshireman ran with the leading bunch in both races as rain clouds threatened overhead, but showing maturity beyond his years, Sykes muscled his way up on to the podium in front of another bumper BSB crowd. The result moves him up to sixth ... read more

 

 

MALLORY SUPERBIKE RESULTS - 30th July 2007

Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport rider Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne took his first victory of the season in a dramatic round nine of the British Superbike Championship held at Mallory Park. After torrential rain had caused havoc over the previous two days, Byrne took advantage of the drier conditions to win his first race of the season and in doing so took the first victory in three long years for the Paul Bird Motorsport team. Team mate Tom Sykes started off with a couple of bad starts which cost him... read more

 

 

IAN HUTCHINSON'S VICTORY AT OULTON PARK - 17th July 2007

Two of our supported riders were in the top 5 Supersport Race results: 1st - Ian Hutchinson 5th - Billy McConnel Once again the weather poured down on us at the weekend. But it didn't stop Ian Hutchinson Receiving his first ever MAXXIS British Supersport victory at the weekend battling it out with the poor weather conditions. He was lucky it wasn't all over before it had even begun. His Bike Animal Honda jumped forwads on the start line, luckily enough he managed to pull the bik... read more

 

 

OULTON SUPERBIKE RESULTS - 17th July 2007

Stobarts Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne also battled it out round the track and took a very hard earned two podium finishes. Congratulations to Shane for these Podiums! We hope to see it again this weekend at Mallory. Six of our supported riders were in the top 15. Superbike Race 1 results: 2nd - Shane Byrne 8th - Tommy Hill 9th - Ollie Bridewell 10th - Gut Martin 12th - Malcolm Ashley 14th - Tom Tunstall Superbike Race 2 results: 3rd - Shane Byrne 6th - Tom Sykes 7th - Micheal Ru... read more

 

 

Maximum Solutions Suzuki RM250 vs The Iron Giant - 11th July 2007

Paul Edmondson made a last minute decision to attend the Erzberg Rodeo at the weekend. When the Prologue times were released the team was pleased to see that Paul had taken the RM250 up the hill in 8th place (and 2nd 2 stroke). With his qualifying position safe the team made slight jetting and suspension changes, they fitted the RM250 with 14/44 gearing and waited for Saturday’s run. The team knew that the altitude towards the end of the run was going to be a problem but the RM’s stability ... read more

 

 

KNOCKHILL SUPERBIKE RESULTS - 3rd July 2007

The weather threw everything it had at the short and technical Scottish circuit with conditions fine and sunny for free practise on Friday, to heavy rain on Saturday afternoon and then saved the worst conditions for race day when they had rain, hail, thunder and even a few sunny spells. In the SUPERBIKE Race eight of our supported riders were in the top 15. Race 1 Positions: 4th Shane Byrne GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport 13.782 secs 6th Tom Sykes GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport 21.... read more

 

 

HARRIS GRABS THRILLING GP VICTORY - 3rd July 2007

Congratulations to Chris Harris who was crowned British Grand Prix champion in front of a record crowd of 41,247 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff at the weekend. K-Tech have been working exclusively with Chris this season developing a new suspension unit, solely for speedway use. ... read more

 

 

K-TECH RELEASE NEW MERCHANDISE - 24th May 2007

K-Tech Suspension have now released a number of limited edition promotional products, which can now be bought from their new online website.... read more