- Cal Crutchlow
Cal Crutchlow (born on
October 29 ,1985 inCoventry ,England ) is a professionalmotorcycle road racer. ALthough his father Derek was a racer, he didn't become interested in the sport himself until age 11. He now holds a motorcycle license for the road. [http://londonbikers.com/articles/2645/bsb-rookie-cal-crutchlow-speaks-to-lb] . He had football trials withCoventry City andAston Villa as a youth, but chose to concentrate on motorcycle racing.For 2007 he made his debut in the prestigious
British Superbike Championship, with theRizla Suzuki team alongside four-time runner-up Chris Walker. He took pole atCroft [http://www.crash.net/motorsport/bsb/feature/12211-0/qa_cal_crutchlow_-_exclusive.html] . and finished 9th overall after finishing the season with his first podium, third atBrands Hatch . For 2008 he moves toHM Plant Honda , sponsored by CIA Insurance [http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st124756.htm] . He took his first series win in race 2 atThruxton [http://www.britishsuperbike.com/article.asp?article=674] [http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gZic533pJ7NRHEcv_h5XWA71nVCA] . He took pole for round 3 atOulton Park - he lead race 1 before running wide in damp conditions [http://www.crash.net/motorsport/bsb/news/162938-0/byrne_holds_on_for_opening_race_honours.html] , and crashed heavily out of 2nd place in race 2, injuring his ankle in the process [http://www.crash.net/motorsport/bsb/news/162949-1/byrne_bounces_back_for_double.html] .He previously won the British Supersport Championship in 2006, after a 3 year stint in the series in which he finished 3rd in 2005 [http://www.rizla-suzuki.co.uk/pages/common/crescent.aspx?pg=36] . He was runner-up in the 2003 Yamaha R6 Cup behind
Tommy Hill , who earned a factory sponsored ride in the British Superbike series for this achievement.On 23rd September 2008, it was confirmed that Crutchlow had signed a deal to ride for the Yamaha factory team in the 2009 World Supersport Championship. [http://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/bike-news/crutchlow-signs-for-yamaha-wss.htm]
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