1. John Laverty was born on 6 July 1982 and is a Northern Irish former motorcycle racer from Toomebridge, Northern Ireland.
10 Facts About John Laverty
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John Laverty was champion of the Cup class of the British Superbike Championship in 2008.
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John Laverty's sporting heroes are George Best and John McEnroe He enjoys Trials Riding and Golf.
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John Laverty first entered the British Superbike Championship in 2005, but pulled out when the bike proved uncompetitive.
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John Laverty came close to a first win at Donington 2005 and Oulton Park 2006, and it finally came at Brands Hatch in 2007.
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For 2008 John Laverty was entered by the Northwest 200 Ducati team into the British Superstock Championship, which allows few modifications to basic road bikes.
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John Laverty finished 17th overall, with a best overall result of 8th, although fellow Cup entrant Gary Mason outpointed him in the main class due to a strong finish John Laverty finished 2008 by contesting the Kings of Wanneroo meeting in Perth, Australia, which for 2008 was run to Superstock regulations.
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John Laverty earned his best finish of the year at Mallory Park finishing 4th in race 2.
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John Laverty remained with Buildbase for 2010, scoring his first podium finish at Oulton Park.
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The 2011 season saw John Laverty ride again for Buildbase but this time astride the BMW S1000RR.