Halsall Racing to
split from Suzuki
as season ends
2011 (11) MERCEDES-BENZ SLK SLK 200 Blue EFFICIENCY
Sports 2dr 18,000 miles. Manual Petrol in Silver................. £14,995
2011 (11) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 TDi 140 Match 5dr 49,000
miles. Manual Diesel in Blue................................................ £7,999
2008 (08) VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN 2.0 SE TDI Estate 5dr 79,000
miles. Manual Diesel in Silver .. ............................................£7,450
2013 (13) FORD FIESTA 1.25 Style 3dr 27,000 miles. Manual
Petrol in White .....................................................................£5,750
2014 (64) NISSAN MICRA 1.2 VISIA 5dr 17,000 miles. Manual
Petrol in White..................................................................... £5,295
2012 (62) FIAT 500 1.2 POP 3dr 33,000 miles. Manual Petrol in
White................................................................................... £4,999
2013 (13) FORD FIESTA 1.2 STYLE 3dr 54,000 miles. Manual
Petrol in White......................................................................£4,995
2010 (10) MINI HATCH 1.4 ONE 3dr 51,000 miles. Manual Petrol in
White................................................................................... £4,995
2010 (10) HONDA JAZZ 1.2 I-VTEC S 5dr 28,000 miles. Manual
Petrol in Blue....................................................................... £4,995
2012 (12) VAUXHALL CORSA 1.2 Exclusiv 5dr [AC] 42,000 miles.
Manual Petrol in White......................................................... £4,495
2010 (10) FORD FIESTA 1.25 Edge 5dr 59,000 miles. Manual
Petrol in Red........................................................................ £4,450
2011 (61) FORD KA 1.2 Zetec 3dr [Start Stop] 37,000 miles.
Manual Petrol in Silver......................................................... £4,350
2012 (12) CITROEN C1 1.0 VTR 5dr 32,000 miles. Manual Petrol in
Red..................................................................................... £4,250
2012 (61) SKODA FABIA 1.4 MPI SE 5dr 48,000 miles. Manual
Petrol in Red........................................................................ £3,995
2010 (10) VAUXHALL CORSA 1.2i 16V [85] SE 3dr 30,000 miles.
Manual Petrol in Black......................................................... £3,995
2011 (60) VAUXHALL AGILA 1.2 VVT ecoFLEX S 5dr [AC] 29,000
miles. Manual Petrol in Silver............................................... £3,995
2012 (12) VAUXHALL CORSA 1.0 S EcoFLEX 3dr 34,000 miles.
Manual Petrol in Black..........................................................£3,995
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2008 (08) FORD FOCUS 1.6 STYLE 5dr 60,000 miles. Manual
Petrol in Silver...................................................................... £3,895
2010 (10) HYUNDAI I10 1.2 Classic 5dr 45,000 miles. Manual
Petrol in Red........................................................................ £3,695
2009 (59) VAUXHALL CORSA 1.0 LIFE 3dr 50,000 miles. Manual
Petrol in Blue....................................................................... £3,495
2010 (60) PEUGEOT 107 1.0 URBAN 3dr 42,000 miles. Manual
Petrol in Blue........................................................................£3,250
2007 (57) CITROEN C4 PICASSO 1.8i 16V VTR Plus [5 Seat] MPV
5dr 66,000 miles. Manual Petrol in Blue............................... £3,200
2009 (59) RENAULT TWINGO 1.2 Extreme 3dr 47,000 miles.
Manual Petrol in White......................................................... £2,995
2009 (09) TOYOTA YARIS 1.3 TR VVT-I 3dr [Start Stop] 68,000
miles. Manual Petrol in Grey................................................. £2,995
2008 (57) CITROEN C1 1.0 CODE 3dr 59,000 miles. Manual Petrol
in Black................................................................................ £2,895
2008 (08) VAUXHALL CORSA 1.3 CDTi Life 3dr 87,000 miles.
Manual Diesel in Green........................................................ £2,895
2010 (10) CHEVROLET SPARK 1.2i LS+ 5dr 60,000 miles. Manual
Petrol in Blue Petrol............................................................. £2,695
2008 (08) RENAULT TWINGO 1.2 16V Dynamique 3dr 34,000
miles. Manual Petrol in Black............................................... £2,495
2007 (07) VAUXHALL CORSA 1.0i 12V Life 3dr 58,000 miles.
Manual Petrol in Black......................................................... £2,495
2007 (07) PEUGEOT 207 1.4 S 3dr 61,000 miles. Manual Petrol in
Grey..................................................................................... £2,350
2007 (57) PEUGEOT 207 1.4 SPORT 3dr 54,000 miles. Manual
Petrol in Black...................................................................... £2,250
2007 (57) FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC CLIMATE D 5dr 74,000 miles
Manual Diesel in Red........................................................... £2,200
2007 (07) FIAT GRANDE PUNTO 1.2 Active 3dr 41,000 miles.
Manual Petrol in Grey........................................................... £1,995
2004 (04) TOYOTA YARIS 1.3 BLUE VVT-I 3dr 70,000 miles.
Manual Petrol in Silver............................................................ £995
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Halsall Racing has announced
that it will conclude its
relationship with Suzuki at the
end of the 2016 season, ending
a two-year partnership with the
Japanese manufacturer.
Team owner Martin Halsall has
already starting preparations for
2017.
He said, “We have certainly
taken a great deal of positives
from this season but it has not
been without its challenges.
Challenges that I can only say
have been helped through our
association with Suzuki. Suzuki
unveiled its new machine at
Eicma in November 2015 and
the intention was to make that
bike available to Halsall Racing
sooner rather than later. The
truth is that the delivery date to
the team has been continuously
delayed throughout the year,
despite repeated promises from
Suzuki, and that is a position
which is far from acceptable in
my opinion. Such delays in
providing the new bike have
only been exacerbated further
by the 2017 contractual
restrictions enforced upon the
team through the manufacturers’
own stipulations to purchase
factory race parts and
components. As part of the
agreement with Suzuki, we must
use the specified parts
stipulated by the manufacturer,
which is to be expected.
However, we would not consider
that the costs associated with
these provisions should carry
such a heavy investment from
the team. Funds must be
controlled and that is a process
we manage very carefully. With
Suzuki these costs are
exorbitant and it’s a position that
can only be sustained for so
long, before it becomes
untenable.
As a businessman, I will always
assess the options that are best
for the team and the riders. If the
support structure from a
manufacturer does not embrace
our aspirations or simply
remains uncompetitive
commercially for the team, then I
must re-evaluate that position to
determine a more suitable and
appropriate way forward. That is
why I have reached this
decision.
I am extremely proud of the
progression that we have made
as a team since we began our
involvement in the British
Superbike Championship back
in 2012 running a Superstock
machine, before moving to the
Superbike class in 2013.
My planning for the new season
must begin now, so that we can
be competitive by the start of the
2017 campaign. The much
wider task for me personally
over the coming weeks will
certainly be to secure support
from another manufacturer,
along with a second rider that
we will require to mount a
serious title assault in 2017.
However, it has been difficult
discussing options with some
riders for next season because I
have been unable to make
those plans clear due to the
acute lack of information from
Suzuki. With so many
unknowns, it becomes almost
impossible to have a sensible
conversation with any potential
second rider. They immediately
need to know what is available
and ultimately if that package is
capable of winning. As team
owner, I should be able to
deliver that message with clarity,
but unfortunately the position
with Suzuki has not made that
possible.
We will continue to explore our
options over the coming weeks
and make further
announcements in due course
once we have spoken with other
manufacturers and riders to
determine the most appropriate
way forward for the new
season.”
Calling all local motorbike riders
Westhoughton Motor Cycle Club was established in 1987 and meets
on the second and fourth Monday each month at The Wheatsheaf,
Market Street, Westhoughton. Meetings start at 8.15pm with most
people arrive around 8pm. There are club ride outs on many
weekends between March and October.
These normally start from the Toby Carvery car
park on the A580 at Lane Head, Lowton.
If you think that we are the Club for you why
not pay us a visit, you will be made very
welcome.Initial membership costs are £12.00
for the first year and £10.00 for subsequent
years. See our website for more details.
www.westhoughton-mcc.co.uk
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