Zanotti wins 'Airwaves Kick up a Gear' for second time

Red Viper Honda's Aaron Zanotti won the 'Airwaves Kick up a Gear Award' for the second time for his outstanding performance in the British Superbike Championship round at Snetterton last weekend.

Zanotti lined up 23rd on the grid for the two races at Snetterton and finished 19th in race one and 17th in race two, making up a total of 10 places.

The 'Airwaves Kick up a Gear Award' is presented to the rider who has gained the most places from their grid position at each race over the course of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship season. Throughout the season each rider will receive points equal to the number of places gained at the end of each race.

The most points accumulated throughout the season, over 12 rounds, determines the overall 'Airwaves Kick up a Gear Award' winner who will receive a cheque for £4,000 from Wrigley's Airwaves.

'Airwaves Kick Up a Gear Award' standings after Snetterton:

1. Leon Morris (Trimite Brookspeed Ducati) 49
2. Martin Jessopp (Riders Racing Honda) 47
3. Stuart Easton (MSS Discovery Kawasaki) 46
4. Tristan Palmer (Tena for Men Honda) 45
5. Scott Smart (Hawk Racing Kawasaki) 44

Plater gets a hat trick at NW200

Aim Yamaha rider Steve Plater had a fantastic weekend at the recent 2008 NW200 races with three wins in the supersport and superbike races.

Despite some early suspension and set-up issues during practice, the team worked flat out on the bikes to make sure they were ready for the races. However, a gearing change caused some issues for the first superbike race which left Plater with a fourth place finish.

Desperate to improve on his first result of the day, Steve and the team worked hard for Plater’s remaining three race and their efforts were rewarded when he brought home the wins in both the supersport races and then top spot in the Blackhorse Motorcycle Finance Feature Superbike race.

Steve Plater – ‘The team has done a fantastic job and given me the ingredients to win the main race of the day so I have to say a big thank you to them. Everyone has worked so very hard all week and it’s nice to be able to repay them all with these results today.’

Supersport race 1

1st Steve PLATER Yamaha - AIM
2nd Alastair SEELEY Yamaha - JMF Team Millsport
3rd Ian LOUGHER Yamaha - Blackhorse Motorcycle Finance
4th Ian HUTCHINSON Yamaha - AIM Racing

Supersport race 2

1st Steve PLATER Yamaha - AIM Racing
2nd Alastair SEELEY Yamaha - JMF Team Millsport Racing
3rd Ian LOUGHER Yamaha - Blackhorse Motorcycle Finance

Black Horse Superbike race

1st Steve PLATER Yamaha - AIM Racing
2nd Cameron DONALD Suzuki - Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing
3rd Michael RUTTER Ducati - North West 200 Ducati