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Code Zero Racing Riders Shane Kenny (73) and Dean Russell (117) will be entering the Ducati Desmodue Championship 2010.
LATEST NEWS
25th April 2010
CodeZeroRacings Dean Russell raced at Silverstone on the national circuit today and qualified on pole position. He then went on to finish 2nd in race 1 and went one better and won race 2. Dean claimed his first race win on a dry overcast day in Northamptonshire which moves him upto 3rd in the Ducati Desmodue Championship.
For a full review on the race from Deans point of view click here and read the review on the Ducati Sporting Club Website
Click here for Round 2 results
20th April 2010
Preparations for round 2 at Silverstone on 25th April are going well and the bike issues from Brands Hatch seem to be resolved, only track time will tell.
6th April 2010
A chaotic first round at Brands Hatch saw Dean qualifiy 2nd on the grid in the rain only to experience a couple of technical difficulties during the race and finish 5ht and 7th, leaving him 6th in the Championship with 20 points. Shane struggled with a poor performing engine and leaky front forks but managed to bring the bike home in 21st and 20th in races 1 and 2 respectivly.
1st April 2010
Both Shane and Dean are looking foward to supporting the British Superbikes at Brands Hatch this easter weekend. Wishing everyone a good safe season. Lets Race!
19th March 2010
Shane took his bike down to Brands Hatch for a bit of testing on the Indy circuit, a track neither Shane or Dean have ridden on before. The weather was poor but valuable experience gained for Shane.
1st March 2010
Dominic Clegg will be racing a ZXR400 in the Bemsee so wont be competing in this years Ducati Desmodue Championship but may be putting in an appearence at the meetings throughout the year. All the best for the Championship Dom.
15th January 2010
Dominic Clegg will be racing a ZXR400 in the Bemsee so wont be competing in this years Ducati Desmodue Championship but may be putting in an appearence at the meetings throughout the year. All the best for the Championship Dom.
1st January 2010
Happy New year from the Code Zero Racing Team. With Shane Kenny and Dean Russell confirmed riders for the 2010 season the bikes are being prepped for the start of the Championship at Brands Hatch on easter weekend.
25th December 2009
Merry Christmas from the Code Zero Racing Team
5th October 2009
ROUND 9 - With the sun setting on the championship the final standing left Dominic Clegg in 3rd place, Dean Russell in 11th and Shane Kenny in 18th. Thank you to everyones support this year. Couldnt have been done without the support of our sponsors Newland Conveyors, Viva Moto, Shane Kenny Photography and Global Doors.
Shane Kenny took 3rd place in the novice championship with Dean Russell taking 2nd place.
For the final championship standings click on the link below
Ducati DesmoDue 2009 Class B Championship Standings
Action Alarms Novice Championship Standings
28th September 2009
ROUND 8 - With Dominic still having bike problems and unable to race and Shane unable to make the race it wa upto Dean Russell to fly the Code Zero flag. A close batle with Kev Ellis saw Dean highside on the last lap with the race being red flagged and declared a result. Undetered Dean fixed his bike and got back out for the second race despite his injuries and managed a respectable 8th place finish.
23rd August 2009
ROUND 7 - With Dominic having to sit this round out due to the damage his bike sustained during Round 6 it wasupto Shane and Dean to fly the Code Zero Flag. Shane got an 11th place in race 1 and a 14th in race 2. Dean had his best qualifying session of the year with an 8th place on the grid and finished race 1 in 6th place, his best finish to date. In the Novice Championship Dean took 2, 1st places to move him into 2nd in the Action Alarm Novice Championship. The next round will be at Pembrey, South Wales on 27th September 2009.
3rd August 2009
ROUND 6 - Mixed emotions at the latest round of the championship. In an eventful first race which saw 3 red flags and several riders taken to the medical centre. One of those riders being Dominic Clegg who then had to miss the rest of the day with bruise ribs and a destroyed bike. Shane and Dean both got into the points on a hot afternoon in Lincolnshire.
19th July 2009
ROUND 5 - At Oulton park Dominic take 2 second places and with Dean crashing out of the first race and finishing 11th in the second race and Shane strugglnig to regain his form after a fast crash on the test day before the weekend.
21st June 2009
ROUND 4 - Not the best round of the season so far. Dominic qualified on pole position, Dean in 20th and Shane in 25th. Dominic lost the bike under breaking in the bus stop (a bend which claimed 5 bikes over the weekend) Dean came in 18th and Shane 21st. In the second race Dominic just couldn't get past Sam West and had to settle for second, Dean got up to 12th and Shane up to 16th.
17th June 2009
Testing at Mallory Park in the wet, all 3 riders kept the bikes sunny side up and got in some good wet practice
3rd June 2009
Dominic and Shane will be on track at Cadwell Park on 16th June 2009 with friend Lee on his CBR600.
21st May 2009
ROUND 4 - A difficult weekend for Shane and Dean adjusting to a new track but Dominic went back to the top of the DesmoDue Championship with 1 2nd place and 1 1st place. Dean slipped to 11th and Shane is joint 15th.
NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIP - Shane jumped upto 2nd in the novice championship while Dean is 4th
10th May 2009
ROUND 3 - A good weekend down at Angelsey for round 2. Dominic took 2nd place in both races while Shane and Dean both came off in the tricky wet conditions in qualifying having to settle for 14th (Shane) and 17th (Dean) on the grid. Shane finished 15th in race 1 and 14th in race 2. Dean finished 13th in race 1 and 7th in race 2.
21st April 2009
2 of the 3 riders are now fully sponsored but Dean Russells current sponsor is not in a position to continue sponsoring him this season. So anyone looking to sponsor a motorcycle racer through the remaining 7 rounds of the Ducati DesmoDue Championship please get in touch. Email Dean at drr749@live.co.uk for more information.
2nd April 2009
50 photographs from race 2 on 29/03/2009 are now on the website. Check them out in the Code Zero Racing Gallery.
1st April 2009
Want to see whats its like being in a Ducti DemsoDue race? Then watch the full round 1 race 1 from rider Shane Kenny's onboard video camera. The video also features rider Dean Russell, but unfortunately Dominic Clegg isnt as he is too busy trying to win the race all the way at the front! Click here to view the video.
31st March 2009
In this years Ducati DesmoDue Championship any competitor who has never had a race licence before Janueary 2009 can enter the Action Alarm Novice Championship. Shane and Dean are both in the running for this trophy with Shane currently 2nd and Dean in 3rd.
30th March 2009
What a weekend! Congratulations to Dominic who finished 2nd in race 1 and 1st in race 2. Dominic is leading the championship as we head to Angelsey for Round 2 on 9th May 2009. Shane finished 14th in race 1 and 8th in race 2 and Dean finished 11th in race 1 and 9th in race 2. There was drama before and during the races for both Shane and Dean and special thanks to Duncan and Greg Gibson for fixing Shanes bike seconds before Race 2.
For the official results, click here
20th March 2009
All 3 riders confirmed by the race organisers as competing next week at Donington Park. The team will be in garage 24 all weekend.
also racing over the weekend is the GSX-R cup and the Motosix championship. Lots of racing to be watched all weekend and a weekend ticket costs just £18 (Saturday £6 and Sunday £12).
Code Zero Racing will be on track on Saturday at 11:05 for 20 minutes timed qualifying, then again at 17:00 for our first race of the season. On Sunday Code Zero will be on track at 17:35 for race 2.
If your interested in attending you can buy tickets from the Donington Park official site.
11th March 2009
Many thanks to Ray Jude (Yorkshire Reginal Organiser for Ducati Sporting Club) who has provided the team with some Castrol SRF brake fluid. Some say its the best brake fluid in the world. Only 17 days to the first race at Donington Park.
10th March 2009
Check out the photos from the first track day of the season at Donington Park 27/02/2009......... Click Here
6th March 2009
Check out how Bike 117 was converted from a road bike to a race bike on a tight budget..... Click Here
1st March 2009
With high hopes for the season Code Zero Racing is still open to offers from potential sponsors. If you are interested please contact us on info@codezeroracing.co.uk
27th February 2009
All 3 Code Zero Racing riders attended a no limits track day at Donington Park to prepare for the first round of the championship. Dominic was hot on the pace and attempting a new lap record also breaking the 2 minute barrier while Dean and Shane both got respectable times for the first practice session of the year.
25th February 2009
All 3 Code Zero Racing riders are ready to see what they can do at Donington Park on Friday.
9th February 2009
Congratulations to Shane and Carrie on their new arrival. Alexander Peter Kenny, A future MotoGP winner, was born at 20:18 on 08/02/2009 weighing 8lb 11oz.
16th January 2009
Code Zero Racing meeting at which Dominic unvieled the Code Zero Racing T-shirts and Hoodies. Coming soon to the website.
12th January 2009
All three riders have booked a Trackday at Donington Park in preparation for the first race of the 2009 season at the same circuit on 29th March 2009. For only £85 with no limits trackdays, its a bargain! See you on the track.
10th January 2009
All three race bikes begining to take shape now for the new season, just a few finishing touches here and there.
1st January 2009
Happy New Year!
25th December 2008
Merry Christmas from all at Code Zero Racing
20th December 2008
Check out our first Code Zero Racing Video..... click here
19th December 2008
Provisional calender for the 2009 is published. To see where we'll be racing and when next year click here
9th December 2008
All 3 riders race licence applications sent off to prepare for the new season.
5th December 2008
Deans got a bike Ducati 600ss. Needs some work but will be ready for the new season.
3rd December 2008
All 3 riders registered to race in the DesmoDue 2009 Championship, including a round at the MotoGP track in Assen, Holland.
30th November 2008
First offical team meeting held. Thank you to all those who have shown support so far.
18th November 2008
Code Zero Racing has created a Facebook group..... Have you joined yet? Click here to check it out.
17th November 2008
Code Zero Racing website launched.
16th November 2008
The first draft of the Code Zero Racing website is completed.
27th October 2008
The first test for Shanes new ducati race bike at a track day at Cadwell Park. All went well apart from a lengthy tire change in the morning a cold day in Lincolnshire ran smoothly. Check out some of the photos of the team in the gallery.
12th October 2008
With our resident photographer itching to race next year he organised a photoshoot for the team to help populate the website with photos.