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Kendal co-driver helps inspire superb comeback in rally event

5:00pm Sunday 25th November 2012

KENDAL rally co-driver Steve Hartley took part in the final round of the MSA National Tarmac Rally Championship in the Cheviot Keith Knox Stages at Otterburn military ranges.

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Ellison back down to earth with crash in Australia

9:00am Saturday 3rd November 2012

FRESH from the highs of equalling his career-best result of ninth a week earlier and gaining the PBMUK team their best result in their rookie season in Malaysia, Kendal’s James Ellison came back to earth with a bang when he crashed out of the AirAsia Australian MotoGP.

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Ellison breaks into top 10 despite terrible weather in Malaysia

3:39pm Monday 22nd October 2012

KENDAL rider James Ellison defied the worst of conditions to claim his best result of the season with a stunning ninth place at the Malaysian MotoGP in Sepang.

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Consistent Ellison gets more points in the bag in Japan

3:00pm Wednesday 17th October 2012

ON THE same weekend as Paul Bird Motorsport's Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki BSB team claimed their third British Superbike Championship title with Shane Byrne, the Penrith-based PBMUK team were also in action at Motegi in Japan where James Ellison was contesting round 15 of the MotoGP World Championship.

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Smith succeeds once more to move within striking distance of Ahmed

1:00pm Sunday 30th September 2012

ARNSIDE-based kart racer Josh Smith’s summer of success continued with two wins in the latest two rounds of the hotly contested ABC Super One Cadet Comer Championship.

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Kendal bike ace very happy with his Italian points job

3:00pm Friday 20th July 2012

KENDAL’S James Ellison came away from Sunday’s Mugello MotoGP round with more championship points to add to his tally and was only narrowly beaten to second place in the CRT standings by Aleix Espargaro, who at that point led the championship table in the sub-class.

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Kendal ace Ellison rides into points yet again

5:28pm Wednesday 11th July 2012

FOR the third event in succession, Kendal rider James Ellison scored World Championship points as the Sachsenring circuit in Germany hosted the eighth round of the MotoGP World Championship.

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Silverstone crash can't stop Ellison from more points in Netherlands

10:00am Friday 6th July 2012

BATTLE-scarred James Ellison bagged more MotoGP World Championship points in the Dutch TT at Assen, but the British rider was badly hindered by the effects of his Silverstone crash.

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Rushton wins first ever race in Edinburgh memorial race

9:00am Saturday 30th June 2012

INGLETON classic racer Harley Rushton won his first ever race at the annual Bob McIntyre memorial classic race meeting at East Fortune near Edinburgh.

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Perie second in Superteens Championship

1:00pm Thursday 28th June 2012

KENDAL motorcycle racer Bradley Perie picked up a couple of fifth placed finishes at Snetterton, Norfolk for rounds eight and nine of the Thundersport GB Aprilia Superteens Championship.

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