Standard Engineering are pleased to announce their latest sponsorship deal following on from our first foray into racing last year with International Road Racer, James McBride. With effect from April 2009, ‘Linxcel-Seton Tuning’ will be competing in the British Supersport Championship. This is one of the most competitive Championships in the world and features some of the worlds best known short circuit riders. In the past, this Championship has produced quality riders such as, Craig Jones, Tommy Hill, Andrew Pitt and Glen Richards, who won the Championship last year, who have progressed into Superbike racing.
The rider who finished second last year was Hudson Kennaugh, a tough, fast, South African rider who has proven ability on the track, with a range of development skills to assist any team he rides for. Hudson, will this year be riding for ‘Linxcel - Seton Tuning’ and this is the team that Standard Engineering will be sponsoring.
‘Linxcel-Seton Tuning’, is owned and managed by ex racer, Phil Seton and a select number of technicians who help run the team. Phil operates a motorcycle tuning business, based in Colchester that assists club and professional racers alike, with racing suspension set up and engine tuning his speciality. Phil is building an enviable reputation as a quality tuner and has ambitions beyond the British Championship. You can take a look at the teams website here:
www.linxcel-seton.com
Phil commented, “The whole ‘Linxcel-Seton Tuning’ team are delighted to be involved with Standard Engineering for the 2009 season. In these difficult financial times it is great to be attracting new sponsors into our motorcycle racing team. We are confident our team and Hudson are capable of being at the forefront of the British Supersport Championship. Standard Engineering’s support this season is a vital part of the package that allows our team to run and for their support we are very grateful.
With the first race on Easter Monday, we at Standard are very much looking forward to helping Phil realise his ambition and compete at the very highest level in the British Championship. We wish Phil, Hudson and all the team the very best for the coming season and look forward to enjoying some of their successes along the way. If you wish to follow their progress, which will be televised, alongside the package for the BSB Championship, please do so through the Seton website above or via the motorcycling publication, MCN.
British Superbikes UK TV Coverage Breaks 250 Hours Barrier
01 April 2009 - BSB Media
Television coverage of the British Superbike Championship (BSB) across the British Eurosport and ITV networks in the UK will exceed a staggering 250-hours of total broadcast time in 2009.
Starting at Brands Hatch on Easter Monday (13 April), British Eurosport 2 will kick off the first of 14 live broadcasts. A total of 55 hours live coverage presented from all events will include the 26 British Superbike races plus over 30 supporting races. For the Superbike and Supersport classes there will be a same day 90 minutes highlights show plus multiple repeats. In addition to their live exposure the support classes also get their own BSB “Extras” show which will be shown on Thursdays and Saturdays. The total British Eurosport 2 coverage will exceed 190 hours with each programme presented by Tony Carter with commentary from the popular duo of Jack Burnicle and James Whitham.
International fans will be able to see all Superbike races from each event either live or as-live throughout Europe and Asia on Eurosport 2 and Eurosport Asia-Pacific, reaching 35 million homes in 53 countries.
In addition, BSB will return to the ITV network, ensuring that the Championship is available on a UK “free-to-air” platform. This new deal will see one-hour programmes from each of the twelve BSB events shown first on ITV 4 on Saturday afternoons following each event and then repeated midweek on the main ITV 1 terrestrial station. Each programme will have further weekend repeats on ITV 4 (and ITV4+1) and on Men and Motors to bring ITV’s planned coverage up to 60 hours. The BSB shows, produced by ITV Sport, will feature the best highlights action from the previous weekend's Superbike races, together with grid walks, post race interviews, behind the scenes features and exclusive competitions. Nine-times BSB race winner James Haydon will front the programmes.
All BSB broadcasts on both Eurosport and ITV will be available online at www.eurosport.yahoo.co.uk and www.itv.com respectively for on-demand viewing.
MotorSport Vision Chief Executive Jonathan Palmer said: “I am thrilled to be able to announce what amounts to the biggest ever TV package for a British motorsport series. In Eurosport we have a partner who holds the complete TV bikesport portfolio of BSB, MotoGP and World Superbikes whilst ITV ensures that BSB is on a free to air network and available to the widest possible audience. The combination will ensure that each of the BSB events will receive over twenty hours of broadcast coverage which is great news for fans, the teams and very importantly their sponsors."
For more information
http://www.britishsuperbike.com/support_riders09.asp?class=97