Glen Richards

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.

Glen Richards
Glen Richards at the 2009 BSB at Snetterton
NationalityAustralian
Born (1973-09-30) 30 September 1973
Adelaide, South Australia

Motorcycle racing career

Richards was born in Adelaide, Australia but, who now lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire. 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

* Stats correct as of 14 October 2012
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

British Supersport Championship

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts Ref
2008 Triumph BHI
ABD
THU
2
OUL
1
BGP
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

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
Cancelled (bad weather)
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]
E1 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
  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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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