Glen Richards (motorcyclist)

Glen Richards
Glen Richards at the 2009 BSB at Snetterton
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1973-09-30) 30 September 1973 (age 51) Adelaide, South Australia

Glen Richards (born 30 September 1983), is an Australian former professional motorcycle road racer and racing team manager. ^[1] He raced primarily in the United Kingdom, winning the British Supersport Championship and the British Superstock championships and was a regular participant in the British Superbike Championship.

Motorcycle racing career

Richards was born in Adelaide, Australia but, who now lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire.^{[ citation needed ]} He first came to national prominence 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 to 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]

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]

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

British Supersport Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos	Pts	Ref
2008	Triumph	BHI	THR 2	OUL 1	BHGP 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 Ret	OUL 1	BHGP 1	BHGP 2	CAD 3	CAD 1	DON Ret	DON 1	ASS 6	ASS 3	SIL 2	SIL 6	BHGP 3	BHGP Ret	1st	372	[14]

British Superbike Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	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	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]
	E 1		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. "Glen Richards appointed Honda Legends race manager". bikesportnews.com. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
2. "Glen Richards Answers Readers' Questions". Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
3. "World Superbike Rider Profile". wsb-archives.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
4. "Welcome To Honda Racing". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
5. Paul Young and Glen Richards on Embassy Racing Triumph in British Supersport ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
6. "Glen Richards – British Superstock Champion". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
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". Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
12. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
13. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
14. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
15. "Round 12 - Standings: Oulton Park, 9–11 October 2009" (PDF). British Superbike Championship . MotorSport Vision. 11 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
16. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

External links

• Personal Website Archived 14 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine