Glen Richards

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Glen Richards
File:Glen Richards - BSB Snetterton 2009.jpg
Glen Richards at the 2009 BSB at Snetterton
Nationality Australian
Born (1973-09-30) 30 September 1973 (age 51)
Adelaide, South Australia
Website glenrichards.co.uk

Glen Richards is an Australian superbike rider born in Adelaide but now lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire.[1] He has won the British Supersport and Superstock championships, and has been a regular front-runner in the primary British Superbike class.

British Superbike Championship

Richards first came to the public eye when competing in the 1998 British Supersport championship finishing 5th overall. Richards moved up to the British Superbike Championship where he rode with the Hawk Kawasaki team from 2002–2005, finishing in the top 10 in the championship every year, with a best 4th-place finish is 2003 despite a lack of a full testing programme.[2] He also contested the World Superbike round at Brands Hatch in 2002, but retired from both races[3] Richards switched to the Hydrex Honda team for the 2006 season, finishing in 10th place in the championship.[4]

British Superstock 1000

After that Richards dropped down to the Superstock level on an Embassy Phase One Yamaha for 2007, winning the title,[5] leading the standings all season.[6] He then moved up a class back to the Supersport championship for 2008 on a MAP Embassy Triumph. His first win came after a titanic scrap with Hudson Kennaugh at Oulton Park which was decided at the final corner,[7] and he ultimately beat Kennaugh to the title.[8] At the final round his team produced T-shirts stating that "A Triumph can even blow away a Hurricane", referring to Richards' make of bike and Kennaugh's nickname.[9]

Return to British Superbike Championship

Richards was then signed by the HM Plant Honda team for the 2009 BSB season.[10] His only podium finish was a second place in the opening round, however he was a regular points scorer in the first half of the season. He then suffered a broken left femur after brake failure caused a crash with Suzuki's Iain Lowry during qualifying at Knockhill.[11]

Career statistics

* Stats correct as of 25 June 2012
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

British Supersport Championship

Yr Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts Ref
2008 Triumph BHI
ABD		 THU
2		 OUL
1		 BGP
2		 DON
2		 SNE
2		 MAL
5		 OUL
1		 KNO
3		 CAD
2		 CRO
1		 SIL
4		 BHI
1		 1st 240 [12]
2010 Honda BHI
DNS		 THR
 OUL
5		 CAD
7		 MAL
4		 KNO
7		 SNE
4		 BHGP
7		 CAD
6		 CRO
9		 SIL
5		 OUL
4		 7th 105 [13]
Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts Ref
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2012 Triumph BHI
Ret		 BHI
8		 THR
1		 THR
3		 OUL
4		 OUL
1		 SNE
2		 SNE
3		 KNO
1		 KNO
2		 OUL OUL BHGP BHGP CAD CAD DON DON ASS ASS SIL SIL BHGP BHGP 2nd* 163* [14]

British Superbike Championship

Year Class Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts Ref
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
2009 BSB Honda BHI
2		 BHI
5		 OUL
6		 OUL
5		 DON
4		 DON
5		 THR
6		 THR
7		 SNE
Ret		 SNE
8		 KNO KNO MAL MAL BHGP BHGP BHGP CAD CAD CRO CRO SIL
13		 SIL
Ret		 OUL
11		 OUL
10		 OUL
8		 12th 125 [15]
2011 BSB BHI
11		 BHI
14		 OUL
Ret		 OUL
Ret		 CRO
9		 CRO
16		 THR
14		 THR
18		 KNO
12		 KNO
18		 SNE
20		 SNE
13		 OUL
12		 OUL
C		 BHGP
10		 BHGP
14		 BHGP
17		 CAD
9		 CAD
13		 CAD
14		 DON
13		 DON
15		 SIL
13		 SIL
16		 BHGP
16		 BHGP
Ret		 BHGP
DNS		 21st 54 [16]
E1 BHI
11		 BHI
14		 CRO
9		 CRO
16		 THR
14		 THR
18		 KNO
12		 KNO
18		 SNE
20		 SNE
13		 OUL
12		 BHGP
10		 BHGP
14		 BHGP
17		 CAD
9		 CAD
13		 CAD
14		 DON
13		 DON
15		 SIL
13		 SIL
16		 BHGP
16		 1st 423
1.^ – E Denotes riders participating in the Evo class within the British Superbike Championship.

References

  1. ↑ This is Leicestershire | Glen Richards,Superbikes,Knockhill
  2. ↑ Glen Richards Answers Readers' Questions
  3. ↑ Glen Richards' Silverstone Experience
  4. ↑ Welcome To Honda Racing
  5. ↑ Paul Young and Glen Richards on Embassy Racing Triumph in British Supersport
  6. ↑ Glen Richards - British Superstock Champion
  7. ↑ Glen Richards British Supersport Oulton Park
  8. ↑ Silverstone British Supersport: Kennaugh wins, Richards takes championship - | Motorcycle Sport | WSB | BSB | MotoGP | TT & Road races | MCN
  9. ↑ Super Glen triumphs on a Triumph
  10. ↑ HM Plant Honda confirm Glen Richards and Josh Brookes - | Motorcycle Sport | WSB | BSB | MotoGP | TT & Road races | MCN
  11. ↑ HM Plant Honda rider Glen Richards Operation A Success | British Superbike News
  12. ↑ http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/816887/op2standings-final.pdf
  13. ↑ http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/2037688/standings.pdf
  14. ↑ http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/634287/standings.pdf
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/407432/standings.pdf

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