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Inzane win at BMCRC Brands Hatch centenary meeting 18th April 2009

Saturday, May 2, 2009, 03:40 - Results, Photos

....but it was close! Russ Joyner finished fourth in the first Minitwins race at Brands Hatch, putting him on the front row for the second race which turned out to be the closest race of the meeting. Glynn Davies and Dan Hopkins battled for first place throughout the race, with Glynn finally pipping Dan at the finish by less than 0.1s. Unfortunately for Glynn, Russ had slipstreamed him out of Clearways, crossing the line 0.04s ahead to take a memorable win!
Click the picture for some action shots:

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Crash, bang, splash! Down but not out at Snetterton 28/29 March 2009

Friday, April 10, 2009, 21:23 - Results, Photos

A windswept and rain-lashed Snetterton meant that Russ, the bio Ducati and the team's championship aspirations all took a real battering with a couple of crashes and no points on Saturday. Lots of graft, glass fibre and gaffer tape got us back out on Sunday with Russ coaxing the bike round for an 8th and a 5th.
Click the last ever picture (below) of Russ's superb custom helmet for some more pics:

Can we get it sorted for the Brands Centenary meeting on April 18th or will the Laverda be back......?

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Blue look for Green Ducati at Brands Hatch

Monday, March 16, 2009, 04:14 - Results, Photos

New leathers from Crescent Performance and a well executed custom helmet from BLD Group gave Russ Joyner a new look as he piloted the Inzane Ducati to two podiums at the opening Brands Hatch round. It all looks good for the season: judge for yourself by clicking the picture:

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Russ Joyner secures third in the 2008 Minitwins Championship

Saturday, October 11, 2008, 20:31 - Results, Photos

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In a tough weekend's racing Russ Joyner secured third in the BMCRC Minitwins championship. Russ hounded the Team Diablo 666 bike of Piers Hutchings all the way; scoring three third places behind Piers in the first three races, but it nearly all slipped away in the fourth and final race of the weekend in a dramatic twist.

In this, the final race of the championship, Russ snapped his gearlever on a kerb during lap two. It was really gritty riding to hang on (shades of Rossi at Assen this year) and still finish 5th; just enough to give Russ, bioethanol and Team Inzane a well deserved 3rd place in the Championship. Phew!

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Russ Joyner takes double win on a Laverda at Brands Hatch

Saturday, October 11, 2008, 19:16 - Results, Photos

Team Inzane entered a Laverda 750 in the final round of the Thunderbike UK championship at Brands Hatch GP circuit on the 28/29th of September.
The bike was one of the two 1999 Laverda Formulas originally raced by Russ Joyner and Geoff Baines first as stock bikes and then in Sound of Thunder in 2000. We are grateful to John Chennels for lending us this historic race bike - the ultimate track Laverda - and letting us race it in anger for the first time in nearly eight years.
As a nod to our e85 biofuel race bikes, we ran the bike on the 99 octane e5 blend sold by some UK supermarkets.
As a "wild card" Russ had to start at the back of the 28 bike grid for the first of four races and worked his way up to 10th place, getting a feel for a bike he had not raced since 2001. From 10th in race two, Russ put it on the podium with a 2nd place. This put the Laverda on the front row for Sunday's races and some great racing ensued with Simon Peyto, Garry Budgen and Phil Read putting up a fight but unable to deny Russ a historic double win.

Laverda fans: click the picture and savour the moment:

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