BSB: Different races, same result for Byrne.

Shane Byrne showed again why he is the runaway winner of the 2008 Bennetts British Superbike Championship after a stirring double victory in the final round of the season at Brands Hatch. While the two races couldn't have been any more different, both ended up in victory for 'Shakey', with the two triumphs helping him reach a dizzying total of ten wins and 21 podiums over 24 races. Ending the season with a huge 117 point advantage over Leon Haslam, Byrne was delighted to complete his time in the British series with a double win at his home event. “We are cruising this weekend,” he told Crash.net after the first race. “The bike has been working fantastically this weekend and I want to thank the team for giving me a bike capable of running those sort of times in a race. I got a bit anxious towards the end, but I led from start... [read full story]