Donington wildcards announced.
The wildcard and replacement riders for this weekend's Donington Park WSBK event have been revealed - and there are places for several of the home crowd's favourites.
British championship frontrunners John Reynolds and Steve Hislop are both granted entries for their Red Bull and Monster Mob Ducatis respectively, and will be joined in the senior class by Reynolds' team-mate Sean Emmett, Kawasaki's wet weather specialist Michael Rutter, and Paul Brown, who will campaign a Dienza Ducati. There is no appearance for either Virgin Yamaha rider James Haydon or Jamie Robinson, however.
The wildcard and replacement riders for this weekend's Donington Park WSBK event have been revealed - and there are places for several of the home crowd's favourites.
British championship frontrunners John Reynolds and Steve Hislop are both granted entries for their Red Bull and Monster Mob Ducatis respectively, and will be joined in the senior class by Reynolds' team-mate Sean Emmett, Kawasaki's wet weather specialist Michael Rutter, and Paul Brown, who will campaign a Dienza Ducati. There is no appearance for either Virgin Yamaha rider James Haydon or Jamie Robinson, however.
In Supersport, Matt Llewellyn and Scott Smart join the British contingent, aiming to emulate Jamie Whitham's electric success at Monza two weeks ago, while Dennis Hobbs joins the fray in place of the absent Alessandro Pizzagalli.
The full list is as follows:
Wildcards
Superbike
60. John Reynolds Britain Ducati
61. Steve Hislop Britain Ducati
62. Sean Emmett Britain Ducati
64. Michael Rutter Britain Kawasaki
65. Paul Brown Britain Ducati
Supersport
45. Matt Llewellyn Britain Yamaha
88. Scott Smart Britain Suzuki
Sidecar
60. Nick Houghton/Ian Simons Britain Suzuki
61. Patrick Hanquet/TBC Belgium TBC
62. Vince Biggs/Rob Biggs Britain Yamaha
Replacement riders
Superbike
92. Nigel Arnold Australia Honda replaces Javier Rodriguez
Supersport
72. Dennis Hobbs Britain Yamaha replaces Alessandro Pizzagalli
Not taking part in this event
Superbikes
14. Peter Goddard Australia
19. Hitoyasu Izutsu Japan
Supersport
44. Antonio Carlacci Italy
63. Toshiyuki Hamaguchi Japan
Sidecars
12. Paul Steenbergen/Rene Steenbergen Holland
14. Yann Hansen/JC Gougaud France
21. Ian Wilford/Steve English Britain
