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HASLAM DOUBLES UP IN BSB OPENER
L
eon Haslam (JG Speedfit
Kawasaki) opened his 2017
British Superbike Championship
in superb style at Donington
Park, April 1-2, taking two wins
as chief title rival Shane Byrne
failed to start the races.
Byrne crashed heavily in
morning warm up, receiving a
concussion for his troubles and
an immediate 50-point deficit as
Haslam took the wins from team-
mate Luke Mossey and Tyco
BMW's Christian Iddon in race
one, and 2015 BSB Champion
Josh Brookes (Avil TAG Hire
Yamaha) and Glenn Irwin (Be
Wiser Ducati) in third.
American John Hopkins (Moto
Rapido Ducati) failed to finish
race one but bounced back for
13th in race two.
In the Superstock 1000
Championship, American James
Rispoli took ninth in race one
and eighth in race two with the
wins going to Richard Cooper
(Suzuki) and Danny Buchan
(Kawasaki). CN
RINS FRACTURES
ANKLE
A
lex Rins is in doubt for the Argentine
MotoGP this weekend after fracturing
his ankle in a motocross training accident.
Rins suffered a partial fracture of the ta-
lus, a bone that sits between the bottom on
the leg and the start of the foot, and basi-
cally acts as a weight transferring mecha-
nism between the two. He was examined by
renowned MotoGP doctor, Dr. Xavier Mir,
who got Rins on a non-surgical program of
magnet therapy and physiotherapy, in an
effort to be fit for the Argentine race. CN
British Superbike Race One British Superbike Race Two
After a strong
Qatar debut, Alex
Rins is in doubt for
Argentina.
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