46-821: The Racesafe Marshals Association is the organisation that provides marshals for the British Superbike Championship, the British round of the MotoGP world championship, the British rounds of the Superbike World Championship and for some other motorcycle races in the United Kingdom . Racesafe was formed following initial meetings with the newly formed Motor Circuit Racing Control Board in October 1995. Subsequently
92-539: A crescendo of competition. The normal FIM point-scoring system still applies, with 25 for the winner and a single point for 15th. At the end of the Main Season, all riders then drop their two worst scores, which must be from events they have at least qualified for. From this points order, the first six riders in the championship standings will be elevated to a new base level and become the Title Fighters for
138-554: A post-race penalty. GSE Racing stepped up to the Superbike World Championship series full-time for 2001, with Hodgson joined in the Ducati satellite team by up and coming English rider James Toseland . Hodgson was a race winner and 5th overall that year, while in 2002, Bayliss and Colin Edwards were dominant, although Neil took pole positions en route to 3rd overall. After both Bayliss and Edwards left for MotoGP , Hodgson became
184-414: A rider from making a runaway victory in the championship. From 2008 , the championship followed the Superbike World Championship in appointing Pirelli as the single control tyre supplier. The British Superbike Championship began in 1988, with bikes conforming to 750cc TT Formula I regulations, which the championship used through to 1993, when Superbike regulations were adopted. Niall Mackenzie
230-689: A second training day. In 2018 Racesafe Marshals Association are responsible for supplying marshals to the British Superbike championship, the World Superbike Championship round at Donington Park , and the UK MotoGP round at Silverstone. In addition they also support the No Limits Racing club series. British Superbike The British Superbike Championship ( BSB ), known for sponsorship reasons as
276-691: A shoulder injury sustained in a motocross accident during the previous AMA season. Hodgson aggravated the injury in the first round of the British Superbike Championship at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. Hodgson is now married to Victoria Hodgson and divides his time between family in the Isle of Man whilst working as a motorcycle racing commentator and TV studio pundit, road racing trackday instructor and as an ambassador for motorcycle companies including Ducati . Hodgson
322-799: Is a British former motorcycle racer , who won the 2000 British Superbike Championship , and the 2003 Superbike World Championship titles. He then went on to have a moderately successful four years in the American Superbike Championship, with a best 5th place championship finish. At the start of the 2010 season Hodgson returned to the British Superbike Championship with the Motorpoint Yamaha team managed by Rob McElnea . However, on 22 April 2010 Hodgson announced his retirement from British superbikes and competitive motorcycle racing, due to
368-774: The 2021 season, the playoff system was adjusted again. Eight riders, up from six, will now compete in the playoff. Being a national championship, the British Superbike Championship has visited circuits throughout the United Kingdom, as well as European venues, over its history. In 2014 , the series visits nine different tracks in England, Scotland and the Netherlands. These tracks are: Brands Hatch , Oulton Park , Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit , Knockhill Racing Circuit , Thruxton Circuit , Cadwell Park , Donington Park , TT Circuit Assen and Silverstone Circuit . In
414-518: The Bennetts British Superbike Championship, is a road racing championship for superbike class machines in the United Kingdom, and is acknowledged to be the premier domestic superbike racing series in the world. The championship is managed and organised by MotorSport Vision , which also owns many of the circuits the series visits. The Series and Race Director is Stuart Higgs, with event marshals provided by
460-528: The Harris - Yamaha team. In 1995, he moved full-time to 500cc World Championship with WCM , developing a reputation for being a smooth but impetuous rider who crashed a lot – he came 11th in the Championship. For 1996, he moved to the Superbike World Championship (aka 'WSBK') with Ducati , and this began a frustrating three-year spell in the series, the latter two years with Fuchs Kawasaki . 9th
506-612: The Isle of Man . His hobbies include motocross, trials and mountain biking. He supports Burnley F.C. A schoolboy motocross rider from 1982 through 1989, Hodgson was voted Rider of the Year in 1986–87. Hodgson made the leap to road racing on Easter Sunday 1990 at a meeting at Langbaurgh (Teesside Autodrome), on a Yamaha TZR125 . His first win was at the Three Sisters meeting in that same year. He came 8th in his first season in
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#1732802208553552-484: The Racesafe Marshals Association . The series typically races over twelve rounds from April to October, with the series concluding in a three-round 'Showdown', where the top six riders are awarded points based on their podium finishes from the previous nine rounds and then compete over three rounds and seven races for the title. The Showdown format was introduced in 2010 in order to prevent
598-459: The power delivery of the Desmosedici was extreme compared to a WSB Superbike, and the team had limited sponsorships and funds to run a test programme. Resultantly, Hodgson never felt he had the bike set up like he ever wanted it to be, while Xaus's natural extreme style appeared to get more out of the machine. Xaus ended up as rookie of the year, while a disillusioned Hodgson came 17th in
644-563: The 2006 AMA Superbike Championship in 5th place. Ducati pulled out of the AMA Superbike Championship for at least the 2007 season, and Hodgson failed to obtain another ride as the 2007 Superbike World Championship opened. Hodgson was linked to joining Yamaha France from round 3 onwards, and to a temporary ride for Suzuki in WSBK. On 11 April he was confirmed as a test and development rider for Ducati, replacing
690-606: The 2008 championship, the series was now live on British Eurosport , with highlights on Channel 4 within the next few days. This was a step down from where the BSB had previously been having an effect on the viewing figures The total UK BSB TV audience in 2008 was 7 million compared to 11 million in 2007 – which averages at 600,000 per round which was basically split 50:50 between Eurosport and Channel 4 Privateer Cup Champion: Dave Heal ( Kawasaki ZX-7R ) (Myco Motorsports) Neil Hodgson Neil Stuart Hodgson (born 20 November 1973)
736-681: The British Clubman's Ministock. In 1992, he moved to the 125cc International Supercup, and became British National 125cc Champion aged 18. He was then selected to compete in the FIM World 125cc Championship as the youngest rider in the series and Britain's only representative in the class with Team Burnett ( Roger Burnett ), placing 24th in the Championship. In 1994, he was selected by HRC Honda as one of only five officially supported riders in 125cc World Championship with Team Burnett. He took part in two 500cc World Championship races for
782-400: The British Superbike Championship include: Withdrawn motorcycles Currently, the BSB is supported by four main support series. These being: The move to ITV vastly increased the viewing figures by a reported 450% over the figures for 2005. During the 2006 season ITV1's BSB coverage attracted an average UK adult audience of 962,000 per round with a peak audience of more than 1.5 million for
828-445: The Main Season; 3 for a win, 2 for a second, and 1 for a third, termed "Podium Credits". Using the first nineteen races of Camier's 2009 campaign, Camier would have had 547 points due to his fifteen wins and a second place out of the first nineteen races of the season. The standard points scoring format from the Main Season then continues for The Showdown, with all points scores from the final seven races counting. All riders outside of
874-468: The Title Fighters continue to race for the BSB Riders' Cup, continuing to add to their points total from the end of the Main Season. This also applies to the new Evolution class. For the 2012 season , MSVR announced a number of changes to the technical regulations to enhance the spectacle of the British Superbike Championship. The championship was to be limited to 32 entries, 16 two-bike teams. This
920-494: The aim of the association. Organisation of Racesafe was loosely based on the system of marshalling for car racing in the United Kingdom, in that training was compulsory for all marshals, and that training had to repeated at intervals to remain a member. Up to 2011 Racesafe marshals were required to retrain every two years to remain members. At the end of 2011 this requirement was changed to every three years for marshals who have completed two training days and perform satisfactorily at
966-561: The auspices of the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU), with individual rounds marshalled by members of clubs local to the circuits where they took place. The intention of the MCRCB was to run a more commercial championship series than had previously been the case. With this objective a new marshals' organisation was convened, with the aim of ensuring that the marshalling was of a high and consistent standard at all championship rounds. This remains
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#17328022085531012-418: The championship. Hodgson at the time vowed never to return to MotoGP , stating that a combination of his age and nationality was now against him, and he would never be offered the best machinery capable of competing let alone winning. Having shown loyalty to Ducati throughout his motorcycle racing experience, the question now was where to place him. Ducati had a 'works' team focusing on making Régis Laconi
1058-399: The cliff-hanger final leg at Brands Hatch Races were covered live by ITV and Sky Sports . Over the twelve BSB rounds, the 'live' ITV1 coverage attracted an average adult audience of some 11,552,000, which equates to an average viewership of 962,000 per round and 10.68% audience share with 317,100 attending the twelve rounds, with 270,000 viewers on "delayed" Sky Sports transmission For
1104-421: The final three events and seven races of the championship. The playoff format is similar to the 2007-10 NASCAR Playoff format used in their premiership, based on a six-rider format, but offering bonus points for any finish first to third, unlike NASCAR's format which only rewards wins. Each Title Fighter will start The Showdown with 500 points, plus additional points for each podium position they have obtained in
1150-672: The first marshal training day was held in February 1996 at Donington Park and the first meeting marshalled by Racesafe took place at Donington in April of that year. Racesafe was created one year after the Motor Circuit Racing Control Board (MCRCB), which was formed to run the newly inaugurated British Superbike Championship for the 1995 season. Previously in the UK, national championship races had been organised under
1196-488: The injured Shinichi Ito . Rizla Suzuki gave Neil a test on the team's Suzuki GSX-R1000 for tests of the bike taking place at Cadwell Park , but despite speculation he was not intended to replace Chris Walker . He returned to the AMA Superbike Championship for one round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on a Corona Honda, partnering James Ellison , finishing fifth. At the Sachsenring MotoGP round he
1242-488: The new Fireblade . In 2008, Hodgson came 6th in the AMA Superbike Championship , picking up 2 3rd-place finishes at Miller Motorsports Park . These were his best results of the season, towards the end of the season Hodgson became more inconsistent collecting low scores in 1 race of every round from 8–10. Hodgson signed a contract to keep him with the Corona Honda team for the 2009 season. In 2009, Hodgson started
1288-509: The next WSB champion, and Hodgson didn't want to return to the Superbike World Championship in a satellite team, or to British Superbikes. Resultantly, with the stated aim of becoming the first rider to win all three Superbike titles of 'British', 'World' and 'American', he moved into the less-prestigious American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) championship in the United States for 2005 – he came sixth to Mat Mladin . Hodgson finished
1334-420: The number one rider for the works Ducati team in 2003, winning the title against teammate Ruben Xaus . Hodgson starred in a video called RIDE with EagleE and The Schlepp Riders also starring: Phil Greening, DJ Sassy, Princess the hit song maker of Say I'm Your No.1 fame in the 1980s. Also featuring Jason Fin. For 2004, both Hodgson and Xaus went to Ducati's second-string MotoGP team, Team d'Antin Ducati . But
1380-560: The past, the BSB has visited Croft Circuit , Mallory Park and Rockingham Motor Speedway in England, Mondello Park in Ireland and Pembrey Circuit in Wales. Superbike racing motorcycles are derived from standard production models. In the past, however, manufacturers took advantage of loopholes in the rules to create " homologation specials" — motorcycles with low production numbers made especially for racing. Motorcycles that raced in
1426-440: The race two grid being set by the fastest laps of each rider in race one. Also introduced is a "second chance" system if a rider crashes on lap one, that rider will only drop eight places from where they started the first race. At the pair of triple-race meetings, the same rules apply for race two, but will also be applied for race three. Perhaps the biggest rule change was the dividing of the championship into two parts, similar to
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1472-531: The required number of events. On-line training and testing was introduced in 2013 for fully experienced marshals. Racesafe also introduced compulsory uniforms for marshals and issued all those completing training with an association membership card which could be used to marshal at any British Superbike round, a training record card, and for novice marshals an attendance card. Racesafe Marshals who have completed their first training day are considered to be novices until they have completed at least 12 days marshalling and
1518-547: The season off strongly with a second-place finish at the Daytona circuit. Hodgson then had an accident in training on a motocross bike, causing him to suffer a collapsed lung and a dislocated shoulder causing him to miss the next 3 rounds. Hodgson would eventually finish 11th on 167 points. Hodgson confirmed that he would be returning to British Superbikes for the 2010 season, with Motorpoint Yamaha alongside youngster Dan Linfoot. On 22 April 2010 Hodgson announced that he
1564-568: The system used in two major automobile racing series in the United States – the NASCAR Playoffs , and National Hot Rod Association 's Countdown to the Championship. The first nine meetings (19 races) form the "Main Season" of the championship, before the final three meetings (seven races) make up "The Showdown". The championship change has been introduced after Leon Camier clinched the 2009 title with four races to spare, thus introducing
1610-408: The very important visual impression but engines will have to be built to very stringent "Stock" regulations. Along with standard engines a series specified control ECU device that eliminates any form of traction control, launch control and anti-wheelie devices will be compulsory". Qualifying was also altered, with the "Roll for Pole" only setting the grid for race one of each weekend. This is due to
1656-545: Was Hodgson's best championship finish in this era. His first podium came at Laguna Seca Raceway in 1996. For 1999, he returned to the British Superbike Championship (BSB) with GSE Racing, and spent the season re-establishing himself on a superbike and regaining his confidence. His teammate at GSE Racing Troy Bayliss took the British Superbike title. 2000 saw one of the most titanic battles British Superbike had ever seen, as Hodgson battled Chris Walker who
1702-476: Was at Oulton Park , when he started race 1 from the back of the grid due after he stalled his bike, and ended up winning the race in breathtaking style, much to the amazement of the British crowd and his fellow competitors. The most controversial moment of the season came in race 2, when him and Walker came together on the final lap of the race battling for the win, resulting in Walker going down and Hodgson receiving
1748-619: Was born in Burnley and lived there and in Nelson and Colne , Lancashire during his early life, attending Ss John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School . He was 6 when he started riding his brother's bike around playing fields in Brierfield near his grandma's home. Hodgson has a daughter Hollie-Jean and son Taylor. His wife is Victoria Hodgson and they married in 2023. He lives in Onchan on
1794-653: Was claimed that BSB was the biggest supported British racing series, During 2009, 368,000 people attended BSB events across the country and 8,000,000 fans watched 310 hours of television on the live Eurosport and delayed ITV coverage. For 2010 , the Privateers cup was replaced by the Evolution Class. MSVR stated that "It will be open to anyone in the series from the official manufacturer-backed teams through to independent entries and will allow homologated machines with full Superbike racing rolling chassis to retain
1840-408: Was intended to be a way to reward the teams that have raced in BSB, year in, year out. Teams within the current BSB were invited to enter their two bike teams initially, with teams who wish to graduate to the BSB class having to buy an entry. For the 2014 season , the playoff bonus points system was changed. Riders earned five points for a win, three points for second, and one point for third. For
1886-457: Was mainly dominated by the Yamaha of Leon Camier who set a new record of 14 race wins in a season at event eight of twelve, such was his domination of the championship, beating the previous record of 13 by Niall Mackenzie in the 1997 season. Guintoli, Brookes and Richards all missed races, allowing Stuart Easton of Hydrex Honda and Simon Andrews of MSS Colchester Kawasaki to challenge. It
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1932-494: Was one of the most exciting climaxes to a British Superbike season in years. Kiyonari fought off the challenge of Ducati powered Leon Haslam and Gregorio Lavilla at the final round in Brands Hatch in front of a capacity crowd and a reported 1.5 million live TV viewers, with Kiyonari and Haslam each winning one race, and Lavilla crashing and having an engine problem in both races. The 2009 British Superbike Championship
1978-469: Was retiring from British superbikes and competitive motorcycle racing, due to the shoulder injury he picked up in a motocross accident during the previous AMA season. Hodgson had aggravated the injury in the first round of the British Superbike Championship at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit on 5 April. Hodgson was replaced in the Motorpoint Yamaha team by Ian Lowry . Hodgson is a patron of
2024-429: Was revealed to have rejected a chance to stand in for Toni Elías on a Gresini Honda at this race, as he thought that it would impact his chances of landing a full-time Superbike ride, probably with Ten Kate Honda after an earlier speculated deal to ride for Fogarty Racing on an MV Agusta dissipated. On 5 September 2007, Honda America announced that Hodgson would race for them in the 2008 AMA Superbike season, riding
2070-517: Was riding for Suzuki, all season long. The championship came down to the last race of the year at Donington Park , and for most of the race it looked like Walker would take the title. However, with just 3 laps to go Walker's engine blew, allowing Hodgson to take the title. He also won two races of the British rounds of the Superbike World Championship that year as a 'wildcard' entry – one at Donington Park and one at Brands Hatch . The most memorable race of Hodgson's British Superbike title winning year
2116-457: Was the most successful rider of the 1990s, with three titles. Other past champions include Neil Hodgson , Australian Troy Bayliss and Steve Hislop . Chris 'the Stalker' Walker has finished as runner up 4 times. Many riders from the series have gone on to race in the Superbike World Championship or MotoGP . The 2006 British Superbike Championship was won by Ryuichi Kiyonari , in what
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