1997-07-05 to 1997-07-06

MCN British Superbike Championship Rounds 9 & 10

Thruxton (Permanent circuit, 3.7913 km)
Entries: 43 / Practised: 35 / Qualified: 31

Map of Thruxton circuit.

Entry list

#Cl.RiderAgeBikeTeam
1Flag of Great BritainNiall MACKENZIE35Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Team Cadbury's Boost Yamaha
2Flag of Great BritainChris WALKER25Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Team Cadbury's Boost Yamaha
3Flag of Great BritainTerry RYMER30Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Motors (UK) Ltd.
4Flag of Great BritainMichael RUTTER25Michelin tyresHonda RC45V & M Honda Britain
5Flag of Great BritainSean EMMETT27Michelin tyresDucati 916Team GSE Racing
7PFlag of Great BritainRay STRINGER34Michelin tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRSabre Airways
9Flag of Great BritainDavid JEFFERIES24Honda RC45
10PFlag of Great BritainDarren DIXON36Michelin tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRSecura Gard
11Flag of Great BritainSteve HISLOP35Michelin tyresDucati 916Revé Red Bull Ducati Racing Team
12PFlag of Great BritainAndy HATTON28Michelin tyresDucati 916
13Flag of Great BritainIain MacPHERSON29Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Motors (UK) Ltd.
14PFlag of Great BritainGraham WARD32Michelin tyresKawasaki ZXR750Dobson Generator Services
17PFlag of Great BritainNigel NOTTINGHAM40Michelin tyresYamaha YZF750Mistral Heating Boilers Ltd.
18PFlag of Great BritainNeil BAKER42Michelin tyresKawasaki ZXR750
19PFlag of Great BritainSteve MARKS34Michelin tyresKawasaki ZXR750Clifford James Footwear
20Flag of Great BritainMatt LLEWELLYN29Michelin tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Crescent Suzuki
21Flag of Great BritainJim MOODIE31Michelin tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Crescent Suzuki
24PFlag of Great BritainPaul JONES25Yamaha YZF750Travel City Direct
25PFlag of Great BritainLee DICKINSON23Michelin tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRSabre Airways
26PFlag of Great BritainColin HIPWELL36Kawasaki ZXR750Sloanes Tavern Retford
28PFlag of Great BritainJohn BENNETT32Michelin tyresDucati 888
28PFlag of Great BritainShaun MUIR29Kawasaki ZXR750
29PFlag of Great BritainJim HODSON43Kawasaki ZX-7RRLen Anderson Race Team
30PFlag of Great BritainJon WARD38Ducati 916Ward Conversions/Dust Off
31PFlag of Great BritainDavid HIGGINS27Suzuki GSX-R750
32PFlag of Great BritainChris SATCHWELL27Michelin tyresSuzuki GSX-R750
33Flag of Great BritainJohn REYNOLDS34Michelin tyresDucati 916Revé Red Bull Ducati Racing Team
35PFlag of Great BritainPeter GRAVES31Dunlop tyresDucati 916
36PFlag of Great BritainJames BUNTON?Yamaha YZF750
37PFlag of Great BritainRichard DEFAGO35Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZXR750
38PFlag of Great BritainJamie GREEN?Yamaha YZF750Sign Dynamic/Dynamic Racing
39PFlag of Great BritainGraeme RITCHIE39Dunlop tyresDucati 888Frontiers Motorcycles
40PFlag of Great BritainJohn PUGH?Kawasaki ZXR750SDS/Tulip/LMS
41PFlag of Great BritainEugene McMANUS26Kawasaki ZXR750Padgett's/Rock Oil
44PFlag of Great BritainTom KNIGHT37Dunlop tyresDucati 888
45PFlag of Great BritainDavid MORRIS45Dunlop tyresDucati 916Chrysalis Racing
46PFlag of Great BritainNeil CRAY?Kawasaki ZXR750
47PFlag of Great BritainAlexander KVINTAS29Kawasaki ZXR750
55PFlag of Great BritainElliot BURGESS23Michelin tyresDucati 916SMART Foundation
57PFlag of Great BritainAndy WARD31Ducati 916DeWalt/Baxi Racing
69PFlag of Great BritainSteve MOODY28Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZXR750SMR Superbike/Witney Tyres
75PFlag of Great BritainDean ASHTON30Dunlop tyresDucati 916
77PFlag of Great BritainBrett SAMPSON28Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRGT Motorcycles/Morris Lubricants
88PFlag of Great BritainRoger BENNETT35Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZXR750Jordasic

Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.

Sources:

Official results/ Official entry list/ 1997⁠-⁠xx⁠-⁠xx Sky Sports TV highlights/ Official season review VHS/ MCN Race '97 yearbook/ Results from Futuresport International Media/ Photos by Michael Cooper (Getty Images)