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THUNDERSPORT GB
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 Rounds 3 & 4 - 12th & 13th April THE HOME OF SPORTSMAN RACING
THUNDERSPORT GB RACE DAY TIMETABLE SATURDAY 12TH APRIL 2014 9.00am: Minors Free Practice Riders 16 years and under only 9.18am: 15 minutes Qualifying Bridgestone Supertwins/Minitwins 9.36am: 15 minutes Qualifying The Van Insurer 600 Sportsman Elite 9.54am: 15 minutes Qualifying Buff Headwear Thundersport 500 10.12am: 15 minutes Qualifying The Bike Insurer Thundersport GP1 10.30am: 15 minutes Qualifying IN Competition Aprilia RRV450GP & GP3 10.48am: 15 minutes Qualifying A&R Racing Pre-National Sport 600 11.06am: 15 minutes Qualifying Sparklight Golden Era SBK & SS 11.23am: 15 minutes Qualifying IOM Race Products Streetfighters & F400 11.41am: 15 minutes Qualifying Dunlop Aprilia Superteens RACE 1 - 8 Laps - (12.02pm) Bridgestone Supertwins/Minitwins RACE 2 - 8 Laps - (12.24pm) Buff Headwear Thundersport 500 RACE 3 - 8 Laps - (12.46pm) IN Competition Aprilia RRV450GP & GP3 RACE 4 - 8 Laps - (1.08pm) A&R Racing Pre-National Sport 600 Lunch Break RACE 5 - 8 Laps - (2.05pm) Sparklight Racing Golden Era SBK & SS RACE 6 - 8 Laps - (2.27pm) IOM Race Products Streetfighters & F400 RACE 7 - 12 Laps - (2.49pm) The Van Insurer 600 Sportsman Elite RACE 8 - 8 Laps - (3.15pm) Dunlop Aprilia Superteens RACE 9 - 8 Laps - (3.37pm) Bridgestone Supertwins/Minitwins RACE 10 - 12 Laps - (3.59pm) The Bike Insurer Thundersport GP1 RACE 11 - 8 Laps - (4.25pm) Buff Headwear Thundersport 500 RACE 12 - 8 Laps - (4.47pm) IN Competition Aprilia RRV450GP & GP3 RACE 13 - 8 Laps - (5.09pm) A&R Racing Pre-National Sport 600 RACE 14 - 8 Laps - (5.31pm) Sparklight Racing Golden Era SBK & SS RACE 15 - 8 Laps - (5.53pm) IOM Race Products Streetfighters & F400 RACE 16 - 8 Laps - (6.15pm) Dunlop Aprilia Superteens
SUNDAY 13TH APRIL 2014 9.00am: 10 minutes Warm Up Supertwins & Streetfighter (even numbers) 9.14am: 10 minutes Warm Up Pre-National Sport 600 & Elite 600 (even numbers) 9.28am: 10 minutes Warm Up Thundersport 500 & Streetfighters (odd numbers) 9.42am: 10 minutes Warm Up Aprilia Superteens, RRV450 & F400 9.56am: 10 minutes Warm Up Thundersport GP1 & 600 Sportsman Elite (even numbers) 10.10am: 10 minutes Warm Up Golden Era Superbike & Supersport RACE 1 - 8 Laps - (10.30am) Bridgestone Supertwins/Minitwins RACE 2 - 10 Laps - (10.53am) The Van Insurer 600 Sportsman Elite RACE 3 - 8 Laps - (11.20am) Buff Headwear Thundersport 500 RACE 4 - 10 Laps - (11.43am) The Bike Insurer Thundersport GP1 RACE 5 - 8 Laps (12.10pm) IN Competition Aprilia RRV450GP & GP3 RACE 6 - 8 Laps (12.33pm) A&R Racing Pre-National Sport 600 RACE 7 - 8 Laps - (12.56pm) Sparklight RacingGolden Era SBK & SS Lunch Break RACE 8 - 8 Laps - (1.55pm) IOM Race Products Streetfighters & F400 RACE 9 - 8 Laps - (2.18pm) Dunlop Aprilia Superteens RACE 10 - 8 Laps - (2.41pm) Bridgestone Supertwins/Minitwins RACE 11 - 10 Laps - (3.04pm) The Van Insurer 600 Sportsman Elite RACE 12 - 8 Laps - (3.31pm) Buff Headwear Thundersport 500 RACE 13 - 10 Laps - (3.54pm) The Bike Insurer Thundersport GP1 RACE 14 - 8 Laps - (4.21pm) IN Competition Aprilia RRV450GP & GP3 RACE 15 - 8 Laps - (4.44pm) A&R Racing Pre-National Sport 600 RACE 16 - 8 Laps - (5.07pm) Sparklight Racing Golden Era SBK & SS RACE 17 - 8 Laps - (5.31pm) Isle of Man Race Products Streetfighters RACE 18 - 8 Laps - (5.54pm) Dunlop Aprilia Superteens
DONINGTON PARK GP CIRCUIT
THUNDERSPORT GB (Affiliated to the ACU as Club Thundersport Ltd) This meeting is held under a European OPEN Road Race Permit, complying with the National Sporting Code and the Standing Regulations for Road Races of the ACU, the Supplementary Regulations of the above organisation, and in accordance with the ACU / FIM Environmental Code. Permanent Course Licence No. 009GP ACU Permit No. ACU 40312 Outline Flags and other signals used at this meeting: (full details are shown in the ACU Handbook a copy of which is available for inspection in the Race Administration).
OUTLINE FLAGS AND OTHER SIGNALS
RED LIGHTS - May be extinguished as the signal to start races. May be illuminated to stop races or practice NATIONAL FLAG - May be used as the signal to start races GREEN FLAG - Indicates that the track is clear YELLOW FLAG - This Flag indicates that there is danger ahead. Overtaking in this sector is forbidden YELLOW /RED STRIPED FLAG - This indicates a lack of adhesion in this sector. Oil, Water or another substance (debris) on track RED FLAG - The race or practice session is stopped. Riders must return slowly to the pits or as directed by the marshals YELLOW I BLACK CROSS - This flag is shown at the startline at the beginning of the last lap. OHEQUERED FLAG - Indicates the end of the race or practice session
NOTICE: MOTOR SPORTS CAN BE DANGEROUS! Despite the organisers taking all reasonable precautions, unavoidable accidents can happen. Please comply with all instructions of marshals and notices and remain in permitted areas only. THEY ARE CONCERNED WITH YOUR SAFETY
DONINGTON PARK GP CIRCUIT MAP
CLERK OF THE COURSE Dave Stewart
SECRETARY OF THE MEETING Dave Stewart 10 Hemington Lane Lockington Leicestershire. DE74 2RJ
RACE SECRETARY Bernadette Stewart
ASSISTANT RACE SECRETARY Janet Day
CHIEF TECHNICAL STEWARD Stuart Smart Nick Coe
CHIEF INCIDENT OFFICER Jon Pedersen
SOUND CONTROL Rodger Wadey
OFFICIALS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CHIEF MARSHAL
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE COURSE Paul Matthews
STARTLINE OFFICIALS Dave Richardson (Chief) Jo Lumb
START CONTROLLER Mark Lumb
RACE CONTROL Angie Matthews - Joanne Page
ASSEMBLY AREA
Norman Lowes Margaret Lowes - Rosey Ferguson
SENIOR JUDGE Sarah Smart
ACU STEWARD John Ward
TIMEKEEPERS Sports Timing Services
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS Bob Winter Raza Dar
AMBULANCE SERVICE Inter County Paramedics
COMMENTATORS Robin Murphy - John Ward
CIRCUIT MANAGER Bob Adams (01332 810048)
THEY CALL IT STORMY MONDAY......... ...but Tuesday’s just as bad. (T Bone Walker - 1946)
Well actually, Saturday and Sunday can be pretty rough if you’ve just rolled your pride and joy in the gravel and watched months of hard work disintegrate........
Just 5 seconds earlier, this was an £18,000 Yamaha R6............
We all know that low down feeling of disappointment that we simply refer to as “Gutted!” when we’re surveying the wreckage after a sizeable off. Even as it’s happening, you don’t see pieces of fibreglass and alloy flying through the air, as a self-funded racer you see ten pound notes – and lots of them. The first sign of a potentially serious injury to me, is when the fallen rider doesn’t immediately sprint across to his bike to flick the kill switch and survey the damage. The marshals will all tell you that it is possible to
it just as odd. After all, you wouldn’t walk away and leave £5,000 in cash laying in the gravel trap without a backward glance would you? People rationalise these things in different ways in order to justify them in their own minds. I always claimed that my crashes weren’t my fault, the Captain simply went down with the sinking ship, but that never really impressed Bernadette much. A bit of luck is always most welcome. However, much more important than luck is that ability to take a couple of tumbles and nev-
day was to traipse over to the washrooms in order to scrub them clean for the following day. Slightly more worrying was when we discovered that those ‘underpants’ were not actually mens apparel but were a pair which belonged to his wife! I did say that superstition was strange... There are two distinctly different ways of looking at it, but I always think that if you’re going to have any bad luck, it’s far better to get it out of the way as early in the season as possible. That way you know exactly what you’ve got
have a very happy racer sitting on post with them after a crash. That racer is usually one who has just had a monumental highside, yet whose bike has escaped with minimal damage. Racers think differently about these things you see. The sign of a spoilt brat in these situations, is a rider who simply stalks off without even looking at the bike – usually a sign that Daddy is paying all the bills. Even back when I was racing, the sight of a rider walking off without a backward glance used to confound me and now as an organiser I find
er give up. I have said many times before, you can only give up once and then you’ll always be a quitter. Luck and superstition are an integral part of racing and some people take them more seriously than others. Getting on the bike in a certain way, lucky T-shirts, lucky boots or lucky gloves are all quite common. When you get down to lucky underpants or socks, things can get a bit wiffy! I knew a racer back in the early 90s who had a solitary pair of lucky underwear and his first job after finishing riding on any given
to do in order to make up ground on your championship rivals and you always have that little thought that they too may have their bit of bad luck somewhere up ahead. Of course, the other way of looking at it is that you could possibly have more than one bit of bad luck, but I don’t like too many negative vibes in my life so I kind of ignore that until it actually happens. The power of positive thought and the ability to just knuckle down when things go wrong can force your luck to change. At least that’s
how it appears, but really it’s just the pure fact of refusing to be beaten that makes you appear to be lucky to others – if YOU believe in yourself, sooner or later everyone else will believe in you too. Last year Dave Butler won an extremely hard fought Minitwins Championship, but after round 1 at Brands Hatch you might have thought it was never going to work out for him. Two hard tumbles on the first day of the year left both him and his SV Suzuki battered and bruised, but giving up was never on the agenda for the tough Irishman. He dug in and 18 wins, 7 second places and just a
Even worse is qualifying really well and then finding yourself staring up at one of our team of Doctors and wondering what just went wrong. This year two potential front runners, Cameron Lee and Ross Simpson, will both be playing catch up in the Aprilia RRV450GP Championship after their Brands Hatch meeting ended before they even got to the first corner. A nasty looking crash straight off the race start, resulted in them both going down in the midst of a howling pack of bikes heading for Paddock Hill Bend. Cameron will testify that being run over, even by a bike as light and nimble as an
the average championship winning score has been 698 points. In our premium 3 race per weekend classes, it is even harder fought. With 675 points being the maximum available, the average winning haul over the past 4 seasons has been 388 points. The good news for anyone who thinks they had a disastrous start to the season is that, even your average championship winners will drop over 200 points over the course of the season. In the toughest championship outside of BSB, John Ingram managed to win the Thundersport GP1 title last year, even though he
John Ingram, ripping the twistgrip off the bar end..
solitary third place later made him the 2013 Champion. This year he didn’t even make it to Brands Hatch due to family issues, but you can bet he’ll be in the hunt from Donington Park onwards. In the 600 classes, Sam Cox and Richard McNeill also had less than ideal starts to their campaigns, reaping just 15 points and zero points respectively from the first meeting last season. As they say though, when the going gets tough, the tough get going and they both recovered to take 2nd placed finishes in the Superstock 600 and Elite 600 Championships that went right down to the wire. Both of these riders have set out their intentions for the new season and both already sit in first and second places in their respective championships. When you’ve spent all Winter preparing your bike, saving money for tyres and training so that you are in top shape, it can be really difficult to accept that after just 10 minutes of the new season you’re sitting next to a wrecked bike and picking the gravel out of your front teeth.
RRV450, is not the way to start your season. After being treated trackside, both riders were ruled out for the rest of the weekend and had to suffer the agony of missing out on all 4 races. Ross had to watch his rivals scrap it out for the first 100 points of the season from pit lane and it was even worse for Cameron as he had to get the info by text from his hospital bed. Fortunately, despite their youth, both are already hardened racers and are both back in the hunt for podiums here at Donington Park. It is pointless (sic) dwelling on what might have been and it is better to simply concentrate on the opportunities that lie ahead. The creed of the old fashioned newspaper reporter comes to mind here:- Today is important, tomorrow more so, but yesterday…..yesterday is just fish & chip wrappers. The bald facts are, that in the standard 4 race per weekend classes, there are 900 points available. Mainly because the competition is so fierce, over the last 4 seasons,
only joined us at round 2 on a grand total of 0 points. I think the picture of the number 56 bike here suitably conveys the determination he approached the job with – he was twisting that throttle like he was trying to rip the handlebar from its mounting! Determination and application can overcome nearly every disaster. All you have to do now is …..start winning, or at least racking up good points, and let everyone else do the chasing! There are some things that luck can’t help though. Like Syds new podium suit..
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BRIDGESTONE SUPERTWINS & ALTO-DIGITAL MINITWINS
No
Rider
Hometown
Team
Machine
cc
4
Tim Neave
Market Rasen
PCR / WK Bikes
CF Moto
650 M
5
George Stanley
Stapleton
BWSR
Aprilia
450
8
Lewis Rollo
Gifford
IN Competition
Aprilia
450
11
James Folkard
Liverpool
IN Competition
Aprilia
550
15
Harry Truelove
Lincoln
Team Truelove
Suzuki
650 M
19
Neil Schofield
Barnsley
Schofield Racing
Suzuki
650 M
21
Josh Leaning
Scunthorpe
Jerk Racing
Kawasaki
650
22
Alex Baker
Ormskirk
BBR Roofing
Aprilia
450
23
Adrian Pendrill
Thames Ditton
AP Racing
Aprilia
24
Matthew Shillings
Howden
Matt Shillings Racing
25
James Flaczynski
Wolverhampton
26
Daniel Taylor
31 32 33
Oliver Brocklesby
35
Sam Wilford
44
Lee Wainwright
48 52
Bridgestone Supertwins Points 1
Daniel Frear
100
2
Bradley Perie
66
3
Alex Baker
63
4
Sam Wilford
51
5
Johann Mace
47
6
George Stanley
34
7
Lewis Rollo
32
450
8
Tom Neave
29
Aprilia
450
9
Matt Shillings
28
British Army Race Team
Suzuki
650 M
10
Rhys Hutchinson
26
Kirton Lindsey
DT Racing
Suzuki
650 M
Brad Vicars
Tadcaster
AJB Racing
Suzuki
650
Sam Edwards
Nelson
AP Broome Racing
Aprilia
450
Lincoln
Olly B Racing
Suzuki
650 M
Meopham
IDWE
Aprilia
450
Newark
BCL Racing
Suzuki
650 M
Rhys Hutchinson
Middlesborough
Hutchinson Transport
Aprilia
450
Ryan Kinning
Grantham
Team Racetek
Kawasaki
650
56
Kevin Barsby
Wolsingham
KB Racing
Suzuki
650
59
Matthew Truelove
Lincoln
Team Truelove
Kawasaki
650 M
63
Jason Markham
Salisbury
British Army Race Team
Suzuki
650 M
66
Daniel Frear
Scunthorpe
NL Components / BTS
Kawasaki
650
67
Gideon Thomas
Wallington
Team Hill / Trog Racing
Aprilia
450
68
Tom Neave
Lincoln
DTM
Kawasaki
650
74
Talan Skeels-Piggins
Ashstead
Talan Racing
Suzuki
650 M
1
Sam Smith
82
75
James Pople
Bristol
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental
Aprilia
450
2
Tim Neave
76
77
Ryan McAdam
Aberdeen
IN Competition
Aprilia
450
3
Daniel Taylor
70
78
Giles Day
Balderine IOM
Blackstone Racing
Suzuki
650 M
85
Johann Mace
Vendee-France
JHS Racing
Suzuki
650
4
Lee Wainwright
44
91
Dave Butler
Dublin ROI
JTECH Sports/Bazazz
Kawasaki
650
5
Matt Truelove
42
93
William Holland
Bristol
JHS Racing
Suzuki
650 M
6
Harry Truelove
42
96
Conor Wheeler
Hatfield
Pitlane Racing Team
Aprilia
450
7
Jason Markham
38
97
Bradley Perie
Kendal
Bradley Perie Racing
Kawasaki
650
8
Rob Garland
38
Nathan Hutchinson
29
William Holland
21
Alto-Digital Minitwins Points
99
Lee Winters
Windsor
Winters Racing
Suzuki
650 M
9
111
Sam Smith
Steyning
JHS Racing
Suzuki
650 M
10
119
Aaron Clifford
Co Meath
Clifford Racing
Aprilia
450
122
Matt Zschiesche
Biddulph
MME Racing
Kawasaki
650 M
132
Will Leaning
Scunthorpe
Leaning Racing
Kawasaki
650
WHAT’S SUPER ABOUT SUPERTWINS? Ever since the demise of the 250GP class (or the Supersport 400 before that), major promoted meetings have been missing a credible middleweight category. Superbikes and Superstocks make for great racing, but the bikes all look and sound so similar that the crucial element of variety has been lacking. Thundersport GB started out with what is now our Supertwin class back in 2009 (it was called GP2 back then) and it has since appeared in Irish Road Races, the North-West 200 and more recently the TT Races. These light and manouverable 650cc twin cylinder 4-strokes can be built for around half the cost of a 600cc Superstock machine and open up a route for the home tuner to get re-involved in the modern racing scene. It won’t be long before Supertwins are added to the British Superbike package and once there it will fill in yet another rung on every budding young racers ladder to success. Whereas the Supertwin category has no tuning restrictions, we also compliment that with our more cost concious Minitwin Championship. The Minitwin idea was originally thought up by two intelligent club racers (Mike Edwards & Tim Jones) and I was fortunate enough to be able to help them make their idea into a reality. Cost control is the number one aim of Minitwins and the rules are so tight that you can effectively say that these are as close as you can get to standard road bikes with a go faster CLASS LAP RECORDS exhaust and race suspension. Both classes create great racing and you will see that a well Supertwins = 1.40.711 - Dan Frear ridden Minitwin can even get into the top 10 of the overall race result. Supertwin or Minitwin - both have that V-twin rumble and both offer superb competition on a Minitwins = 1.43.791 - James Robinson budget that a normal working man can afford. Crack on!
REAL ROAD RACING......... ...coming to a town near you soon? Motorsport could see a return onto the public roads of mainland Britain if a government consultation paper gives it the nod. That consultation is due to close at 5pm on 10th April, so if you want to contribute towards it, click onto https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposal-to-authorise-motor-sport-events-on-public-roads
and have your say. Motorcycle racing on public road courses is very different to short circuit racing and to be honest, it scares the cr*p out of me. I have to admit that it also excites me in equal measure and being a great believer in personal freedom, I think it should be every individuals choice to do it if they want to, as long as it is properly managed. Perversely, it might even make racing on the TT Mountain Course safer, as riders could get used to the different hazards of tackling closed roads racing before taking on the most challenging course in the world for the first time. The part that does trouble me more than a little is that we have, in just the last 2 weeks, seen evidence that some of the less meticulous race organisers are unable to even man their test days to a level that venues are prepared to accept. Therefore, any permits issued for closed roads events would need to come from top line organisers who have a known ability at organising to a very high standard. This isn’t a village Fete we’re talking about organising here, it involves some very serious risks that have to be carefully and rigorously managed. The rewards though, particularly for a suitable community with under utilised tourist facilities, could be huge. In New Zealand, the annual Boxing Day Cemetery Circuit road race festival, fills every hotel room for miles around the little town of Wanganui and brings in untold amounts of tourist dollars. Closer to home, the NorthWest200 and Ulster GP events are hugely successful and both bring much needed income to the Northern Irish economy that is recognised by the Stormont government as being of vital importance to the nations finances. When I used to organise Supermotard Grand Prix, the event of the season that everyone was always talking about was the French GP at Alpe D’Huez, which was a ski resort during the winter months, yet had thousands of hotel rooms sitting empty in the middle of the summer. The village became a haven for motorsports for an entire 2 week period, commencing with a hill climb, going through a road rally stage, onto a Monte-Impossible extreme off road event and culminating with the Supermotard Grand Prix around the village centre. Imagine that at Aviemore in April or along Folkestone seafront in September/October in order to extend the tourist season. We’ve probably all seen stretches of road and thought “What a cracking piece of racetrack that would make…” Well, now you might be able to see that thought become a reality.
THE VAN INSURER SPORTSMAN ELITE 600
No
Rider
Hometown
Team
Machine
cc
1
Daniel Frear
Scunthorpe
NL Components / BTS
Yamaha
600 F
2
Jordan Rushby
Beverley
AL Joinery Racing
Yamaha
600 S
6
Reece Rothwell
Bolton
PRF Racing
Suzuki
600 F
7
Bradley Jones
Stalbridge
Bob Jones Heating
Kawasaki
600 S
8
Paul Smyth
Douglas IOM
PRF Racing
Suzuki
600 F
9
Paul Charman
Accrington
Paul Charman Racing
Suzuki
600 F
10
Nico Mawhinney
Londonderry NI
Northern Escalators
Kawasaki
600 F
11
Stephen Parsons
Milnthorpe
Giraffe Racing
Triumph
675 F
13
Peter Nelson
Runcorn
Lord Nelson Tattoos
Suzuki
600 P
15
Ross Twyman
Canterbury
RT Racing
Yamaha
600 S
19
Charley Oakland
Immingham
Little Oakey Racing
Yamaha
600 F
22
Richard McNeill
Bangor NI
McNeill Racing
Suzuki
600 F
25
Josh Hill
Sheffield
Team Hill Racing
Yamaha
600 F
26
William White
Watford
Triumphs Overadversity
Triumph
675 S
30
Liam Shellcock
Oban
Tralee Bay Holidays
Yamaha
600 S
37
Dan Stewart
Barrow in Furness Wilcock Consulting
Honda
600 F
45
Chris Dixon
Egremont
Yamaha
Dave Milling M/cycles
Sportsman Elite 600 Points 1
Dan Frear
61
2
David Allingham
50
3
Sam Cox
49
4
Richard McNeill
39
5
Curtis Wright
33
6
Adam Shelton
33
7
Lee Williams
29
8
William White
26
9
Andrew Fisher
21
10
Reece Rothwell
20
Superstock 600 Points 1
Sam Cox
61
2
David Allingham
50
3
Adam Shelton
45
4
Curtis Wright
40
600 S
5
Lee Williams
37
William White
32
47
Frank Gallagher
Glossop
Zest Legal Racing
Kawasaki
600 S
6
54
Sam Cox
Maldon
Apprentice Racing
Yamaha
600 S
7
Andrew Fisher
28
55
Lee Shallcross
Manchester
Phoenix Race Team
Yamaha
600 S
8
Bradley Jones
22
61
Adam Shelton
Hessle
Scruffs Racing
Kawasaki
600 S
9
James Pickford
19
62
Nick Edgeley
Bolney
Team Edge Racing
Triumph
675 F
10
Joe Barton
18
64
Chris Hellewell
Rotherham
Phoenix Race Team / WDH
Yamaha
600 S
67
Matt Pearce
Wellington
Mike Pearce Racing
Kawasaki
600 F
72
Max Wadsworth
Halifax
NEI Motorsport
Kawasaki
600 S
1
Dan Frear
75
74
Curtis Wright
Stoney Stanton
Stanton Garage
Triumph
675 S
2
Richard McNeill
60
75
Ozzy Madey
Douglas IOM
Madey Racing
Kawasaki
600 S
3
Reece Rothwell
48
77
Stuart Haslam
Langley
Haslam Racing
Kawasaki
600 F
4
Matt Pearce
33
82
Lewis Osler
Wakefield
Lew Osler Racing
Kawasaki
600 S
5
Neil Gregory
33
87
Adam Clarke
Wakefield
Adam Clarke Racing
Yamaha
600 S
6
Stephen Parsons
33
90
Christian Peck
Leyland
CP Racing
Kawasaki
600 F
7
Paul Charman
28
93
Paul Westerdale
Wigston
Westerdale Racing
Kawasaki
600 S
8
Shane Smith
25
94
Lee Williams
Liverpool
Hi-Tech / Robinsons
Suzuki
600 S
9
Nick Edgeley
22
95
Dean Mulcahy
Winsford
Phoenix Race Team
Yamaha
600 S
99
Stephen Kaplan
Carterton
RAF MSA
Yamaha
600 S
106
Joe Barton
Wakefield
HB Motorcycles
Yamaha
600 S
111
Gordon Wright
Falkirk
SpartanRacing.co.uk
Kawasaki
600 S
129
Jeff Booth
Sale
Slowboy Racing
Yamaha
600 F
191
Dylan Roberts
Bristol
DR Racing
Yamaha
600 S
193
Dale Thomas
Caerphilly
Dale Thomas Racing
Yamaha
600 S
ELITE BLEND
Formula 600 Points
Modern Superstock 600 specification bikes are now so good that what was almost unthinkable 10 years ago is now true. In the right hands, a Superstock bike could set a lap time good enough for a front row start in British Supersport. Bearing in mind the ÂŁ25,000 price gap between the two bikes, that is an amazing testament to how closely the manufacturers are able to replicate what their race departments are learning from racing and putting it into their production lines. With lap times so close, it seems mildly pointless creating two different races and therefore splitting up the pool of talent, so we combine the two different machine specifications into one (very exciting) race. As mentioned elsewhere, these riders learn from each other and the challenge for the Superstock riders of chasing (& sometimes beating) a technically superior machine is extremely satisfying and very constructive from a riding skills perspective. Each class has its own stand alone championship both of which have always been very keenly contested. The overall Sportsman Elite championship combines both categories and is one of the most highly prized titles in British national racing. CLASS LAP RECORDS You might think that it was an insurmountable task to win the overall title on a humble Superstock Formula 600 = 1.34.825 bike, but Danny Murphy managed to do it in 2012 and we have such an array of talent this year Sam Hornsey that I can see it being possible again. The top F600 riders Daniel Frear, Richard McNeill, Paul Charman Superstock 600 = 1.35.969 and Matt Pearce, will have it as their mission to uphold the Supersport honour. Whatever happens Joe Collier the action will be as frantic as only 600cc racing can be.
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BUFF HEADWEAR THUNDERSPORT 500 & SueMe THUNDERSPORT 500 SENIORS
No
Rider
Hometown
Team
Machine
cc
2
Elliott Humphrey
Scunthorpe
Rat Out Racing
Honda
500
6
Ian Allkins
Derby
WBR Racing
Honda
500
1
Carl Smalley
91
Rob Mawbey
76
Buff Thundersport 500 Points
7
Dave Grace
Mickleover
Peter Pan Racing
Honda
500
2
10
David Blakey
Peterborough
RAF MSA
Honda
500
3
Adam Palfreman
57
12
Lewis Bramwell
Sheffield
Bramwell Relocation
Honda
500
4
Adam Houghton
50
Tom Leonard
49
16
James Wagner
Pontefract
JW Racing
Honda
500
5
17
David Moss
Deeside
JCM Racing
Honda
500 S
6
Harley Prebble
42
Colin Mooney
32
19
Harley Prebble
Maidstone
Prebble Racing
Honda
500
7
20
David Beswick
Spondon
DB Racing Derby
Honda
500 S
8
Steven Wood
32
21
Tom Leonard
Stockton
TL Racing
Honda
500
9
Jonathan Perry
30
22
Jak Liddle
Acklam
KLM Motorsport
Honda
500
10
James Wagner
18
24
David Jeff
Barnsley
2 Jeffs Racing
Honda
500 S
26
Matt Poncia
Shropham
Poncia Brothers Racing
Honda
500
27
John O'Toole
Derby
Autoshine Valeting
Honda
500
28
Steven Wood
Rowley Regis
SW Racing
Honda
500
33
Daniel Taylor
Mexborough
Rare Fast Racing
Honda
500
40
Steve Dufton
Dewsbury
SD Racing
Honda
500 S
42
Jonathan Perry
Winsford
Putoline Oils / JPR
Honda
500
49
Adam Houghton
Winsford
Dynasurf Fork Chroming
Honda
500
50
Michael McNulty
Nottingham
Notts Golf Club
Honda
500
53
Rob Mawbey
Derby
Racing Lines
Honda
500 S
55
Alexandra Pressly
Baldrine IOM
Blackstone Racing
Honda
500
60
Simon Parry
Ilkeston
SP Racing
Honda
500 S
64
Adam Palfreman
Letchworth
Rothwell Racing
Honda
500
66
Joe Bristow
Grantham
Bristow Racing
Honda
500
68
Mark Christian
Naphill
MC Racing
Honda
500
69
Carl Smalley
Scunthorpe
Rat Out Racing / BCM
Honda
500
70
Matthew Snow
Brigg
Rat Out Racing
Honda
500
73
Pat Tynan
Reading
Tynan.co Racing
Honda
500 S
74
Simon East
Gainsborough
Rat Out Racing
Honda
500 S
76
Edward Flower
Market Harborough
EF Racing
Honda
500
82
Ricky Allen
Tidworth
British Army Race Team
Honda
500
83
Dean Dixon
Gainsborough
Rat Out Racing
Honda
500
84
Christopher Ashfield
Stourbridge
CA Racing
Honda
500
86
Ben Sewell
Durham
BS Racing
Honda
500
92
Peter Bardell
Campton
PB Racing
Honda
500
96
Jack Tynan
Reading
Tynan.co Racing
Honda
500
98
Phil Brown
Breaston
Donkey Box Racing
Honda
500 S
101
Colin Mooney
Stockton
GT Group
Honda
500 S
126
George Beale
Callington
Pendragon Racing
Honda
500
130
Joe Goddard
Plymouth
Pendragon Racing
Honda
500
131
James Adams
Bristol
Perminator Racing
Honda
500
147
Phil Doody
Doncaster
Doodsters Shoe Box
Honda
500 S
178
Darren Corkett
Leighton Buzzard
Sausage Racing
Honda
500
199
Sam Smith
Flitwick
Bramwell Relocation
Honda
500
411
Alan Naylor
Wakefield
Donkey Box Racing
Honda
500
888
Shane Parkin
Barnsley
SPS Motorcycles
Honda
500
SueMe 500 Seniors Points 1
Rob Mawbey
100
2
Colin Mooney
80
3
David Beswick
52
4
David Moss
48
5
Simon Parry
47
6
Simon East
39
7
Pat Tynan
22
CLASS LAP RECORD 1.49.655 - Adam Shelton
THE BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK! The Thundersport 500 and Thundersport 500 Seniors championships are the absolute cheapest possible way to go road racing on this planet. A whole race package can be picked up for less than the price of a top of the range helmet. That said, the racing is hard and close - bordering on the manic at times. The talent of a racer needn’t be judged by the value of the bike he/she happens to be sitting on, some of the most gifted riders in the country ride these humble parallel twins. The predominant choice of bike here is the Honda CB500, but once you’ve watched a couple of these races you’ll never look at one of these staid commuter bikes in quite the same way again. Kawasaki ER5s and Suzuki GS500s are also eligible, but the rules are so tightly controlled that in order to get anything other than a Honda onto the podium requires a super-human effort. The SueMe 500 Seniors championship caters for riders of 40 years of age or older on 1st March of any given racing season. Some of these lads are fulfilling a long term ambition to race that they simply didn’t have the resources to satisfy when they were younger. When you see the level of skill displayed by some of them, you have to think that they could have made a pretty good living at it if circumstances had been different. If you’ve always wanted to have a go at racing, but either thought you couldn’t afford it, or you had left it too late - go and have a chat with some of the 500 competitors this weekend.
THE BIKE INSURER THUNDERSPORT GP1 No
Rider
Hometown
1
Danny Murphy
2
(INCLUDING SUPERSTOCK 1000) Team
Machine
cc
Rochdale
MPR Racing
Kawasaki
1000 GP
Simon Critchlow
Bath
JHS Racing / RAF MSA
Suzuki
1000 GP
3
Adrian Clarke
Inverness
Bob Henderson Racing
Honda
1000 GP
9
James Buchanan ©
Stratford u Avon
Loose Cannon Racing
Kawasaki
1000 S
10
Neil Bainbridge
Hutton Rudby
Hare Bulk Haulage
Kawasaki
13
Richard Blunt
Bury St Edmunds
EMR Racing
Kawasaki
Thundersport GP1 Points 1
Rob McNealy
75
2
Alex Heaton
56
3
Danny Murphy
40
1000 S
4
Phil Crowe
36
1000 S
5
Jon Waghorn
35
Barry Teasdale
32
16
Carl Simpson ©
Cleveland
CSR Racing
BMW
1000 S
6
19
Ryan Gibson
Watford
MSG Racing
Kawasaki
1000 S
7
Sam Cox
20
21
Chris Barnes
Preston
AP Broome Racing
Kawasaki
1000 S
8
Carl Simpson
19
Adrian Clarke
18
Simon Critchlow
18
22
Denver Robb
Toombridge NI
DR Racing
Kawasaki
1000 GP
9
27
Brian Fuidge ©
Poole
Royal Marines Motorsport
Honda
1000 S
10
29
John Fisher
Plymouth
Pendragon Racing
Kawasaki
1000 S
33
Michael Neeves
Peterborough
BMW Park Lane
BMW
1000 GP
36
Michael Pearson
Co Antrim
Northern Escalators
Kawasaki
1000 GP
37
Dan Stewart
Barrow in Furness
Wilcock Consulting
Honda
1000 GP
45
Chris Dixon
Egremont
Dave Milling M/cycles
Honda
1000 S
50
James Boswell ©
Shenton
Spear Fabrics
Kawasaki
1000 GP
52
Martin Brand ©
Colchester
Brand Brothers Racing
Kawasaki
1000 S
60
Darren Cooper
Preston
Fluestox Racing
Kawasaki
1000 S
63
Michael Mace©
Loughborough
No Guts No Glory Racing
Kawasaki
1000 S
65
Alan Bailey
Aberdeen
A2B Racing
BMW
1000 GP
67
Matt Pearce
Wellington
Mike Pearce Racing
Kawasaki
600 GP
68
Duncan Gibson
Ashstead
Really Racing
Ducati
1198 GP
71
Philip Crowe
Market Rasen
Holbeach Tyres/Moto46
BMW
1000 GP
73
David Brook
Bradford
Team Arkoni Racing
Kawasaki
75
Dan Hill
Nantwich
DHR
Kawasaki
Superstock 1000 Points 1
Rob McNealy
75
2
Alex Heaton
60
1000 S
3
Jon Waghorn
45
1000 S
4
Barry Teasdale
40
Martin Brand
27
88
Joe Faragher
Onchan IOM
Manx Racing
Honda
1000 GP
5
90
Rory Parker
Ramsey IOM
RP Racing
Honda
1000 S
6
Carl Simpson
24
95
Jordan Watling
Doncaster
JWR Racing
Suzuki
1000 S
7
Chris Barnes
21
Stephen Murphy
21
96
Callum O'Shea
Port Soderick IOM
Manx Racing
Honda
1000 S
8
99
Rod Lynn
Quedgeley
Top Fit Towbars
Ducati
1199 GP
9
Connor Tagg
20
10
Daryl Dance
18
100
Connor Tagg
Reading
Knight Road Race Team
Ducati
1198 S
111
Alex Heaton
Sowerby Bridge
AL Joinery/QC Design
Kawasaki
1000 S
115
Jon Waghorn
Sheerness
JW Smart / BMW Park Lane
BMW
1000 S
147
Nathan Hutchinson ©
Middlesborough
Hutchinson Transport
Suzuki
1000 S
169
Sam Boyers ©
Leyland
Auto Smart Honda
Honda
1000 S
181
Neil Watson
Barnsley
British Army Race Team
Honda
1000 GP
195
Robert Cadiz ©
Crawley Down
RJC Racing
Honda
1000 S
224
Barry Teasdale
Prudhoe
Bob Henderson Racing
Kawasaki
1000 S
321
Chris Kingham
Farnborough
CK Racing
Suzuki
1000 GP
CAREFUL WITH THAT AXE EUGENE! These bad boys are the most sophisticated and powerful bits of kit in the paddock. When you start racing, everyone secretly wants one, but the first time you ride one in anger reminds you very forcefully that they can bite! It is a reminder of how fast technology has advanced in just a few years when you consider that all of the bikes on this grid have more advanced electronics than even the most sophisticated Grand Prix machines had before the 4-stroke Moto-GP era started. It’s even more amazing to consider that if a decent standard club rider were on one of these machines in any Grand Prix before around 1991, he would probably have won! That is a little factoid that both astounds and offends people like me that grew up with Wayne Rainey and Eddie Lawson as their racing heroes (because NOBODY could have smoked the tyres like they did - could they?). This race actually has 3 categories within one race - all riders contest the main Thundersport GP1 category and that can be won outright by a well ridden Superstock bike. The Superstock riders have their own stand alone championship - identified by an (s) in the rider listing above - and there is also a “Pre-National Sport 1000” category for riders who are yet to obtain their National Licence - identified by a (c) in the rider listing above. Apart from the tuning differences, the main elements affecting the lap time differences between the categories here are the tyres. GP1 entrants may use any tyre, slick or treaded and even 16.5 inch rims if desired. The Superstock riders are restricted to using “Road-Legal” treaded tyres on standard rims unless a “Wet Race” has been declared - in which case tyre choice is free. Don’t think that these “Road-Legal” tyres are like your ordinary comutter rubber though, they are most certainly not. All of the major brands now produce some very sticky tyres that comply with this regulation. Unlike BSB or WSB the Thundersport GP1 and Superstock riders are not limited to a single tyre rule, Dunlop, Bridgestone, Continental, Pirelli, Metzeler and Michelin are all represented on this grid - and they all want to win!
Pre-National Sport 1000 Points 1
Martin Brand
65
2
Sam Boyers
52
3
Carl Simpson
50
4
Michael Mace
42
5
Brian Fuidge
33
6
James Buchanan
22
7
Peter Hobday
20
CLASS LAP RECORDS Thundersport GP1 = 1.33.640 - John Ingram Superstock 1000 = 1.33.986 - Dan Kneen
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DERSPORT GB MAGIC
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IN COMPETITION APRILIA RRV450GP & THUNDERSPORT GP3
Aprilia RRV450GP Points
No
Rider
Hometown
Team
Machine
cc
2
Zak Corderoy
Blewbury
Aprilia Championship
Aprilia
450
1
Will Hodgson
95
5
George Stanley
Stapleton
BWSR
Aprilia
450
2
Alex Baker
76
7
William Caines
West Wickham
NC Racing
Aprilia
450
3
Ben Luxton
65
8
Lewis Rollo
Gifford
IN Competition
Aprilia
450
4
Louis Dawson
48
9
Ben Luxton
Stockport
JDF Racing
Aprilia
450
5
Sam Wilford
46
14
Will Hodgson
Wigan
Ron Hodgson Cars
Aprilia
450
6
Lewis Rollo
42
19
Aaron Clifford
Co Meath
Clifford Racing
Aprilia
450
7
George Stanley
36
22
Alex Baker
Ormskirk
BBR Roofing
Aprilia
450
8
Rhys Hutchinson
33
Dean Court
29
Matt Shillings
22
23
Sam Llewellyn
Bedford
Mammoth Motorsport
Honda
125
9
24
Matthew Shillings
Howden
Matt Shillings Racing
Aprilia
450
10
32
Sam Edwards
Nelson
AP Broome Racing
Aprilia
450
34
Louis Dawson
Bridgnorth
Ducati Wolverhampton
Aprilia
450
35
Sam Wilford
Meopham
IDWE
Aprilia
450
36
Dean Court
Burscough
Pipe Werx Bikes
Aprilia
450
43
Alex Platt
Lincoln
Stamp End Garage
Aprilia
450
48
Rhys Hutchinson
Middlesborough
Hutchinson Transport
Aprilia
450
55
Ross Simpson
Chessington
Simpson Racing
Aprilia
450
57
Oliver Fitzpatrick
Wallington
Fitzpatrick Racing
Aprilia
450
58
Cameron Lee
Coalville
IN Competition
Aprilia
450
67
Gideon Thomas
Wallington
Team Hill / Trog Racing
Aprilia
450
75
James Pople
Bristol
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental
Aprilia
450
77
Ryan McAdam
Aberdeen
IN Competition
Aprilia
450
86
Charlie Nesbitt
Swindon
Replicast UK
Honda
250
93
Matty Rangeley
Hull
Fiveways Hull
Aprilia
450
96
Conor Wheeler
Hatfield
Pitlane Racing Team
Aprilia
450
101
Kurtis Drew
Cirencester
KJD Racing
Aprilia
450
124
Daniel Costilla
California
Replicast UK
Honda
250
164
Anthony Alonso
Barcelona
SP125 Racing
Honda
125
Thundersport GP3 Points 1
Sam Llewellyn
95
2
Ryan Saxelby
25
DON’T BRING A KNIFE TO A GUNFIGHT! Not unless it’s as sharp as a razor - and these RRV450s are exactly that. Ask any of the Supertwins frontrunners and they’ll tell you that if you leave a gap even as small as a front tyre going into any corner, you’ll find a whole Aprilia RRV shoved into it well before the apex of the turn! When Aprilia created the SXV450 with its advanced composite frame and super-stiff swingarm, they couldn’t possibly have known that they were inadvertantly producing the basis for one of the very best middleweight sportsbikes in the world. It is often the case that when a bike of this kind is created with the sole purpose of winning races, it ends up being a little uncomfortable on the eye (that’s polite language for “pig-ugly”). Nothing could be further from the truth with Ian Newtons creation, the bikes are truly stunning to look at and they perform even better than they look. The bike was created to give our burgeoning talent pool of Superteens a place to learn how to ride a 4-stroke motorcycle that also demands high corner speed and accurate throttle control. The lessons they learn are then directly transferrable into the 600cc and 1000cc categories. The proof of how well this works is evident in the progression of many ex-RRV riders into the higher levels of the sport. In the past three seasons that “Where the hell did he learn to ride like that?” phrase has been used to describe James Folkard, Jake Dixon and Callan Cooper who all stood on the podiums in their first ever appearances at BSB after graduating from the “Aprilia Acadamy of Excellence”. Take your place at your favourite spot to watch these encounters and you’ll be amazed and entertained in equal measure. Running on the superb Bridgestone CLASS LAP RECORDS R10 Supersport tyres and producing just 62bhp, the RRVs will be fast - very fast! Aprilia RRV450GP = 1.41.787 - Ben Luxton You can’t buy one for the road, you can’t buy one for track days, you can only buy one to race here - you can have one in any colour you like - as long as it’s black! Thundersport GP3 = 1.41.794 - Adam Blacklock
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A&R RACING - CONTINENTAL Pre-NATIONAL SPORT 600 No
Rider
Hometown
Team
Machine
cc
2
Lewis Brooks
Stafford
Brooks Racing
Suzuki
600 P
5
Kris Sanders
Wittering
British Army Race Team
Triumph
675 P
1
Stephen Parsons
68
6
Brendan Mallinder
Rotherham
BM Racing
Honda
600 P
2
Adam Reavill
64
George Pycroft
61
Pre-National Sport 600 Points
7
James May
Oxford
JM Racing
Yamaha
600 P
3
9
John O'Dowd
Barnsley
JOD Racing
Kawasaki
600 P
4
Dean Mulcahy
61
Wayne Crossman
55
10
Michael Dexter
Newark
Big Dog Racing
Honda
600 P
5
11
Stephen Parsons
Milnthorpe
Giraffe Racing
Triumph
675 P
6
Kris Sanders
37
18
Richard Owens
Durham
TTR
Kawasaki
600 P
7
Paul Rogers
31
19
Charley Oakland
Immingham
Little Oakey Racing
Yamaha
600 P
8
Jake Poole
31
22
Ben Ionoff
Coventry
Last is Fast Racing
Triumph
675 P
9
Darren Ibbertson
30
26
Andy Kewley
Windsor
British Army Race Team
Triumph
675 P
10
Acea Webb
25
28
Luke Harrison
Nottingham
Big Dog Racing
Suzuki
600 P
30
JohnMichael Quinlan
Bingham
JMQ Racing
Honda
600 P
32
Marc Greenslade
Catterick
British Army Race Team
Yamaha
600 P
33
Adam Reavill
Grimsby
Team Autodesigns
Kawasaki
600 P
38
Paul Roberts
Rochdale
Royal Navy Motorsport
Yamaha
600 P
42
Michael Whalley
Kingsborough
Fresh Fruit Racing
Triumph
675 P
43
Chris Wilkinson
Doncaster
Wilko Racing
Yamaha
600 P
44
Karl Dyer
Southsea
Royal Navy Motorsport
Yamaha
600 P
46
Alistair Wright
Liskeard
Royal Navy Motorsport
Suzuki
600 P
50
Darren Ibbertson
Rotherham
DI Racing
Kawasaki
600 P
53
Jake Poole
Stockport
JP Racing
Yamaha
600 P
55
Tom Hallam
Uttoxeter
Stevefostercranes.co.uk
Honda
600 P
57
Matt Truelove
Lincoln
Team Truelove
Suzuki
600 P
58
Assheston Green
Catford
Live to Ride Racing
Suzuki
600 P
59
Liam Hellewell
Bramley
Churchill Lightning
Kawasaki
600 P
62
Nick Edgeley
Bolney
Team Edge Racing
Triumph
675 P
67
George Pycroft
Measham
Pallett Bros Triumph
Triumph
675 P
68
Perry Davidson
Milton Keynes
Royal Navy Motorsport
Honda
600 P
71
Paul Rogers
Boston
Dodgespeed Racing
Kawasaki
600 P
76
Martin Plunkett
Sutton Coldfield
Reindeer Racing
Yamaha
600 P
79
Nick Barnes
Peterborough
Park Electric
Yamaha
600 P
80
Acea Webb
Spalding
Wizard Racing
Suzuki
600 P
81
Stevie Elliott
Exeter
Royal Navy Motorsport
Triumph
675 P
83
Ben Shuttlewood
Leicester
BK Racing
Kawasaki
600 P
86
Oliver Charlesworth
Castleford
Charlesworth Racing
Honda
600 P
89
Daz Odlin
Louth
Rat Out Racing
Yamaha
600 P
92
Matt Johnston
Newbury
Newbury Motorcycles
Yamaha
600 P
95
Dean Mulcahy
Winsford
Phoenix Race Team
Yamaha
600 P
113
Nigel Pitt
Bury
Pittys Custon Vinyls
Triumph
675 P
126
Dean Young
Romsey
2 Wheels Warehouse
Yamaha
600 P
128
Jon Hunt
Ashford
Royal Navy Motorsport
Triumph
675 P
157
Charlie Morris
Potters Bar
CM Racing
Suzuki
600 P
194
Wayne Crossman
Romford
Wayne Crossman Racing
Suzuki
600 P
INTO THE FIRE
The world of motorcycle racing can be an intimidating place for newcomers. If you want to start on a 600cc machine, you’ll quickly discover that everyone else on the grid is a budding Axe-Murderer in the making. In order to ease the transition into this fiercely competitive category, we created the “Pre-National Sport 600” class for riders who have yet to gain a National Licence. This grid is made up of a mix of pure novices and riders who are generally in their second season of racing. It tends to work slightly better than a pure “Novice” or “Rookie” grid because the new riders have some slightly more experienced riders around them that they can learn from - rather than the fastest newcomer being left to his own devices. This is hugely beneficial when it comes to things like lapping slower riders, or dealing with temporary course changes such as lack of adhesion flags being utilised on parts of the track. Of course those things can be learnt by trial and error, but having someone who has done it before just ahead of you takes the guesswork out of it. The bikes themselves are a mixture of Formula and Superstock specification machines, but at this learning stage of the process those differences are immaterial. As the season progresses some of these riders will become very polished and take part in the Sportsman Elite races as well in order to measure their progress. As with all 600cc production based formulae, the Pre-National Sport 600 class races on “Road-Legal” treaded tyres unless a “Wet Race” is declared, in which case tyre choice is free. There are no restrictions on the brand of tyre used and all major manufacturers are represented.
CLASS LAP RECORD 1.39.440 Dean Pearce
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SPARKLIGHT RACING GOLDEN ERA SUPERBIKE & SUPERSPORT Golden Era Superbike Points
No
Rider
Hometown
Team
Machine
cc
1
Richard Blunt
Bury StEdmunds
Portico GB Racing
Kawasaki
750 SBK
1
Oliver Dupuy
83
2
Sam Nicholson
Nottingham
Motorpoint Derby
Yamaha
600 SS
Shane Pearson
4
Dominic Clegg
South Milford
HB Motorcycles
Suzuki
750 SBK
2
77
3
Richard Blunt
56
6
Nick Williamson
Southampton
RBM Industrial
Honda
1000 SBK
4
Chris Norris
46
7
Ben Grayson
Colchester
Team 70 Racing
Aprilia
1000 SBK
5
Craig Jeff
43
9
Mike Horberry
Hull
Team Sargent Electrical
Yamaha
600 SS
6
Nick Williamson
41
14
Brad Davey
Abingdon
Motovation Performance
Ducati
916 SBK
7
Richard Steadman
40
15
Ian Smith
Wakefield
IS Racing
Ducati
916 SBK
8
Jason Dixon
30
16
Craig Jeff
Barnsley
2Jr - Cross Lane Garage
Aprilia
1000 SBK
9
Andrew Windsor
29
17
Ian Popplewell
Hull
Kliener Schnidel
Yamaha
600 SS
10
Neil Appleby
28
18
John Dieterman
Preston
Team Baxi Yamaha
Yamaha
750 SBK
20
Andy Challis
Peterborough
Team CT Racing
Aprilia
1000 SBK
22
Chris Norris
Stockport
CRN Racing
Aprilia
1000 SBK
24
Jamie Pearson
Derby
Meltedsliders
Suzuki
600 SS
26
Chris Martin
York
Mistral Racing
Kawasaki
750 SBK
27
Richard Steadman
Skegness
Dales Sports Surfaces
Yamaha
750 SBK
28
Martyn Bloomfield
Tarporley
E B Racing
Yamaha
750 SBK
30
Andrew Windsor
Chichester
AW Motorsport
Suzuki
750 SBK
32
Liam Martin
Whitehaven
Liam Martin Motorsport
Yamaha
600 SS
33
Jamie Hitter
Diss
Ted Hurst Racing
Kawasaki
750 SBK
35
Shane Pearson
Derby
Meltedsliders
Suzuki
750 SBK
37
Vince Carlton
Market Rasen
VC Racing
Ducati
996 SBK
40
Keith Smith
Doncaster
QC Engineering
Ducati
916 SBK
43
Rob Lelonek
Manchester
British Army Race Team
Aprilia
1000 SBK
44
Andy Duncan
Warrington
Dunc 44 Racing
Aprilia
1000 SBK
46
Greg Lewis
Warrington
Racespares UK
Yamaha
750 SBK
48
Richard Harrison
Cleasby
Harrison Bros Racing
Honda
600 SS
49
Andy Whale
Birmingham
Whale Racing
Yamaha
600 SS
62
Jason Dixon
Lincoln
HPC Homes Ltd
Aprilia
1000 SBK
65
Oli Dupuy
Ware
PetersonSims Honda
Honda
1000 SBK
66
Paul Maxfield
Rotherham
Biker-Gill-2007
Suzuki
750 SBK
70
Neil Appleby
Baxenden
Dennis & Brenda
Ducati
996 SBK
74
Andy Wintle
Malvern
Andy Wintle Racing
Yamaha
600 SS
76
Ian Morgan
Spondon
Meltedsliders
Suzuki
750 SBK
78
Daniel Beighton
Horsham
DB Racing
Kawasaki
750 SBK
92
Jack Jeffrey
Macclesfield
JJ Racing
Honda
600 SS
98
Thomas Kiy
Wymondham
TK Racing
Kawasaki
750 SBK
100
Karl Toole
Basingstoke
Really Racing
Aprilia
1000 SBK
135
John Goulding
Templecombe
Wincanton Motorsport
Aprilia
1000 SBK
193
Matthew Laws
Hull
ML Racing
Kawasaki
600 SS
Golden Era Supersport Points 1
Andy Whale
75
2
Richard Harrison
65
3
Jamie Pearson
64
4
Sam Nicholson
61
5
Liam Martin
50
6
Dave Curtis
41
7
Andy Wintle
38
8
Andrew Goodsell
29
WHEN TRACTION CONTROL WAS ALL IN THE WRIST ACTION!
Some of the most memorable race action came from a time before the electronics geeks interferred with the direct relationship between the twist grip and the throttle slides. Seeing Yasutomo Nagai, Scott Russell, Giancarlo Fallappa, Aaron Slight and Anthony Gobert not only backing it in on high speed sections, but also squirming out of corners whilst the chassis tied itself in knots may not have been as fast as modern Moto-GP bikes - but it looked a whole lot faster and infinitely more exciting. The Supersport riders of the time justifiably inspired the class forever more being tagged as “the mad Axe Murderers” category. Stephan Chambon and Thierry van den Bosch brought the loose riding style across from Supermotard racing and seemingly everyone else adopted the sideways into every corner approach to Supersport racing. Golden Era Superbikes and Golden Era Supersport is our version of this classic era of motorcycle racing, before 1000cc across the frame 4 cylinder bikes displaced the “real” Superbikes of the 750cc era. Just looking at these homologation specials on their paddock stands invokes memories of that era and when they fire up, the chatter of the flatslides just makes me grin - I can’t help it. These classes are not Pre-Injection or Pre-2000, they are tailored to the bikes that actually raced in that iconic era. The technical regulations allow all and any modifications that were used in period and ban anything that wasn’t around or allowed at the time. Tyres on the Superbikes are any make, any pattern, any type CLASS LAP RECORDS including slicks. Rims are also free and even carbon wheels can be used. Tyres on the Supersport bikes must be “Road-Legal” treaded tyres mounted on rims made from non-exotic Superbike = 1.38.371 - Ian Simpson materials. Full racing wets may be used only when a “Wet Race” has been declared.
Supersport = 1.42.452 - Karl Foster
Streetfighter Championships British Inter Services Points 1
Kris Sanders (British Army)
76
2
Simon Critchlow (RAF)
71
3
Neil Watson (Army)
63
4
Stevie Elliott (Royal Navy)
57
5
Paul Cunvin (RAF)
56
6
Jason Markham (British Army)
47
7
Mick Riddle (RAF)
43
8
Marc Greenslade (British Army)
41
9
Gareth Skinner (British Army)
38
10
Lee Matthew (Royal Navy)
30
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British Army Race Team
304
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Royal Navy/Royal Marines Motorsport
214
3
RAF Motorsports Association
199
IOM RACE PRODUCTS STREETFIGHTERS & LMB F400 No 1 2 3 6 7 8 10 12 18 19 24 25 30 32 35 44 45 49 50 51 52 56 57 72 80 88 94 98 110 121
Rider Keith Warren Andrew Plaskitt Jon Mead Ian Allkins Duncan MacMillan Richie Connole Joe Sheldon-Shaw Nathan Sakeld Paul Cunvin John Tomlinson David Jeff Joe Miller Adrian Bridges Adam Palfreman Ben Miller Mick Riddle Andrew Castle Kevin Howdle Lewis Barnes Leigh Hutchinson Josh Kent Richard Law Ryan Strafford Dave Palfreman Michael Neillans Andrew Driver Phil Page Rob Pragnell David Blakey Martin Stanier
Hometown West Drayton Louth Wickford Oakwood Gt Dunmow Scunthorpe Sheffield Tidworth Kings Lynn Moor Row Barnsley Hull Solihull Letchworth Hull Newquay Wallingford Rawnsley Swindon Beverley Derby Rotherham Mirfield Hereford Biddulph Bromley Stotfold Portsmouth Peterborough Stoke on Trent
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Sparklight Racing WBR Racing Jim Aim Racing RC Racing LSR Racing / KLM British Army Race Team
RAF MSA JT Racing 2 Jeffs Racing Kwik Tuf AB Racing Rothwell Racing Kwik Tuf RAF MSA RAF MSA Alpha Hair Design LB Racing SRT (Southcave) JK Racing Law Racing Access Drilling British Army Race Team
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cc 550 C 750 A 690 C 500 C 690 C 400 400 400 600 B 600 A 500 C 500 C 690 C 650 B 500 C 600 B 600 B 1000 A 400 675 B 500 C 500 C 675 B 675 B 600 B 690 C 900 A 400 500 C 750 A
Streetfighter Xtreme Points 1
Ryan Strafford
90
2
Paul Cunvin
90
3
Mick Riddle
64
4
Dave Palfreman
45
5
Adam Palfreman
42
6
Michael Neillans
37
7
John Tomlinson
35
8
Duncan McMillan
31
9
Rob Garland
26
10
Keith Warren
24
Streetfighter B Points 1
Ryan Strafford
90
2
Paul Cunvin
90
3
Mick Riddle
64
4
Dave Palfreman
45
5
Adam Palfreman
42
6
Michael Neillans
37
7
Andrew Castle
34
8
Rob Garland
29
Streetfighter C Points 1
Duncan McMillan
100
2
Keith Warren
80
3
Andy Driver
64
4
Jon Mead
46
5
David Blakey
41
6
Adrian Bridges
39
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DARE TO BE DIFFERENT The naked bike market is now the largest sector of the market for road-going machinery. This has largely by-passed the racing sector though because we have all been seemingly obsessed with race replicas. This class breaks that mould. Streetfighters come in three different classes - A - B and C to cater for the different performance levels of the diverse machines available. Rather than being separated simply by cubic capacity, they are divided into sub-75bhp, sub-100bhp and sub-150bhp power outputs. Tyres are unrestricted, as are non-standard modifications, which opens the class up to some interesting engineering ideas. The #57 bike of Ryan Strafford is one such example, being a KTM/Triumph hybrid with a destinctive custom look. As long as the bike is unfaired with a maximum size of 330mm x 480mm for a nosecone (if fitted) and sporting handlebars mounted above the top yoke - it’s pretty much good to go. This makes a wide range of bikes that may originally have been fully faired sportsbikes, ideal donor bikes if they have been written off due to the exhorbitant cost of any damaged bodywork - which is the most common cause of insurance write offs for bikes over 3 years old. The class is also a logical progression for those riders graduating from the Thundersport 500 Seniors class, as the bikes are of a similar riding position and nature. The final element of this grid is the Formula 400 class, an updated version of the once mighty Supersport 400 class. These bikes may be 25 years old, but they still evoke memories of their big brothers - the Superbikes of the ‘80s & ‘90s.
Formula 400 Points 1
Lewis Barnes
91
2
Joe Sheldon-Shaw
76
3
Rob Pragnell
58
4
Chris Burrage
45
5
Stuart Gill
13
CLASS LAP RECORDS Streetfighter A = Reece Rothwell - 1.39.051 Streetfighter B = Ryan Strafford - 1.43.412 Streetfighter C = Tony Hughes - 1.47.402 Formula 400 = Josh Daley - 1.42.269
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DUNLOP APRILIA SUPERTEEN CHALLENGE Hometown
Team
Machine cc
Dunlop Aprilia Superteens Points 1
Rory Skinner
95
5
Edgar Machado
Brent
Nitro Cup
Aprilia
125 n
2
Joe Thompson
85
7
TJ Toms
Bridgwater
Motrac Racing
Aprilia
125 n
3
Jordan Boyle
64
8
Myles Wasley
Stonehouse
Aqua Construction
Aprilia
125 n
4
Georgina Polden
45
11
Rory Skinner
Perth
RS Racing
Aprilia
125
5
Shane Faber
38
24
Shane Faber
Henstridge
JDF Racing
Aprilia
125 n
6
Trystan Finocchiaro
38
27
Georgina Polden
Oxford
Kings Two wheel Centre
Aprilia
125
7
Daniel Drayton
34
34
Daniel Drayton
Scunthorpe
Drayton 34 Racing
Aprilia
125
8
Daniel Booth
29
44
Edmund Best
Mkt Harborough
EBR Motorsport
Aprilia
125
9
Cam Tenzing-Jenkins
28
45
Matthew Brown
Sheffield
Nitro Cup
Aprilia
125 n
10
TJ Toms
24
46
Daniel Booth
Preston
Boothy Racing
Aprilia
125 n
52
Oliver O'Flaherty
Bristol
Nitro Cup
Aprilia
125 n
58
Trystan Finocchiaro
Redditch
Motrac Racing
Aprilia
125
63
George Anderson
Evesham
George Anderson Racing
Aprilia
125 n
66
Cameron Fraser
Nottingham
Nitro Cup
Aprilia
125 n
69
David Ince
Burbage
David Ince Racing
Aprilia
125
71
Freddie Craine
Ramsey IOM
Jugger Racing
73
Cameron Tenzing-Jenkins
Callander
74
Joe Thompson
Selby
78
Matthew Bower
88
Aprilia
125 n
Aprilia
125
Thompsons Aprilia
Aprilia
125
Sheffield
MD Racing
Aprilia
125 n
Jack Reid
Brighton
JR Racing
Aprilia
125 n
93
Thomas Burnett
Ramsey IOM
TRU Racing
Aprilia
125
99
Chris Gray
Deal
CJ Gray Building Contracters
Aprilia
125
THE CHAMPIONS FACTORY Ever since it’s inception way back in 1996, the Aprilia Superteen Championship has been producing British and World Champions. It’s not only the champions:- Casey Stoner, Cal Crutchlow, Bradley Smith, Chaz Davies, Sam Lowes, Alex Lowes, Tommy Hill etc that feed the world with top quality riders though. The Moto GP paddock depends on this series. The World & British Superbike paddocks are also crammed with graduates of this class (the worlds longest running one make series). For all the talk of 2-strokes being old hat, or past their sell by date, nobody has yet come up with an alternative bike that does the job anywhere near as well as the Rotax based Aprilia stroker. And let’s be honest, isn’t it great to hear that 2-stroke wail as they all head for turn one off of the race start? The bike itself is a fairly unremarkable, yet extremely capable, 2-stroke single cylinder bike, which produces around 30bhp. The chassis is something that could easily handle over twice the horsepower it is being asked to deal with in this format and the suspension is good, but not cutting edge. That isn’t the point though. The trick is to get all of the youngsters in the same place, at the same time and then to stand back and watch them learn from each other. The starting age is just 12 years old and the cut off is a riders 19th birthday year. The championship is contested by all riders, but there is also a sub-category for riders who have competed in less than 5 events prior to the start of the season. Those riders are also eligible for the “Nitro Newcomers Cup” and are identified by a small “n” on the grid listing above.
Nitro Newcomers Points 1
Shane Faber
100
2
Daniel Booth
68
3
TJ Toms
60
4
Myles Wasley
53
5
Jack Reid
45
6
Sam Messenger
37
7
Cameron Fraser
34
8
George Anderson
31
9
Edgar Machado
26
10
Matthew Brown
25
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You are watching......
THE MAIN ATTRACTION.......
Thundersport GB
is now acknowledged as being a cut above the rest and it begs the question of “What is the main attraction?”
I
t could be argued that the slick professionalism, good promotion, TV footage and friendly atmosphere are the main ingredient, but that would be too simplistic by far. Thundersport GB continues to expand its audience as we go into 2014 and many of our top riders are now pretty well known in public circles. This has become THE PLACE to race if you are serious about finding out just how good you can be. There is nowhere to hide here, as every points scoring position is fought over with a furious tenacity that is rarely seen elsewhere. Almost everyone even vaguely involved in motorcycle sport knows and respects the likes of Phil Crowe, Danny Murphy, Connor Tagg, Alex Heaton, Barry Teasdale and Jon Waghorn. Not since the heyday of the Marlboro Clubmans Championship have riders outside of the British Championships been of such high profile and it’s not just the Bike Insurer Thundersport GP1 riders that are gaining public awareness. The Van Insurer 600 Sportsman Elite series is bristling with riders that are just as well known in racing circles and nobody is surprised any longer when a rider jumps out of
these championships into the BSB paddock only to pop straight into the top ten. Jake Dixon, Callan Cooper and David Allingham are all hot properties in British racing right now and everyone knows the career path that has made them into real future superstars. There are many more coming along in their footsteps such as Sam Cox, Richard McNeill, Curtis Wright, Adam Shelton, Lee Williams and Dan Frear who are all extremely polished racers already. The Aprilia Superteens and Aprilia RRV450GP classes have become a real production line of well rounded and skillfull racers that are widely thought to hold the future of British racing in their power. It doesn’t end there though, both Sparklight Golden Era Championships have a plethora of quality riders that are well known throughout the sport. If you want to show how good you are on a 1990s Superbike or Supersport bike, it’s no good going “Post-Classic” or “Forgotten Era” racing anywhere else, you have to come and measure your-
self against Richard Blunt, Nick Williamson, Chris Norris, Rob Wilson and Craig Jeff. You could win a dozen races with Auto66, Wirral100 or Hottrax and it wouldn’t mean a thing when compared with standing on the podium just once in this field of really top class racers. All of the other classes at Thundersport GB have an equally wide talent base, so it is no wonder that the whole place is buzzing with excitement from the Thundersport 500s, through Streetfighters and Supertwins / Minitwins. Some riders will hide from this level of competition, just like in the Marlboro days. Those that come to measure themselves against the best will never need to hide behind excuses though, they will know that they were part of a truly class act.The obvious conclusion is that the racers are in fact THE MAIN ATTRACTION.
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Oi, who are you calling a River Monster?
Matty, don’t put the Barbie out, Daves got one on!
COME & JOIN US!
The Thundersport GB marshals, technical staff and other officials travel around the country following the best championship in the land. Each one of them is a vital part of the team that makes the running of our events possible. The sense of achievement at the end of a busy weekend is on a par with that experienced by even the most ardent adrenaline-junky rider. If you’d like to find out more about becoming part of the team, just contact our Chief Marshal - Nick Coe (nickcoe@msn.com) our Chief Technical Officer - Stuart Smart (s.smart1965@btinternet.com) or by using the link on the Marshals & Officials page of www.thundersportgb.com or leave your details in the Paddock Office and he will contact you. You won’t regret it and it could change your life.
THUNDERSPORT GB MARSHALS
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THUNDERSPORT GB 2014 DATES
The Very Best Racing Events, at the Very Best Circuits, with the Very Best People. DAY
DATE
LOCATION
EVENT
SUNDAY
23RD FEBRUARY
DONINGTON PARK
ACU-CTC COURSE / TEST DAY
FRIDAY
7TH MARCH
BRANDS HATCH INDY
TESTING
SATURDAY
8TH MARCH
BRANDS HATCH INDY
INVICTA CHALLENGE
SUNDAY
9TH MARCH
BRANDS HATCH INDY
INVICTA CHALLENGE
SATURDAY
12TH APRIL
DONINGTON PARK GP
ROBERT FEARNALL TROPHY
SUNDAY
13TH APRIL
DONINGTON PARK GP
ROBERT FEARNALL TROPHY
SATURDAY
3RD MAY
SNETTERTON 200
TESTING
SUNDAY
4TH MAY
SNETTERTON 200
ACE OF CLUBS
MONDAY
5TH MAY
SNETTERTON 200
ACE OF CLUBS
SATURDAY
24TH MAY
CADWELL PARK
TESTING
SUNDAY
25TH MAY
CADWELL PARK
KING OF THE MOUNTAIN
MONDAY
26TH MAY
CADWELL PARK
KING OF THE MOUNTAIN
FRIDAY
20TH JUNE
OULTON PARK
TESTING/QUALIFYING
SATURDAY
21ST JUNE
OULTON PARK
INC. ADAM BOYLE TROPHY
FRIDAY
25TH JULY
ROCKINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
TESTING
SATURDAY
26TH JULY
ROCKINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
THUNDER AT THE ROCK
SUNDAY
27TH JULY
ROCKINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
THUNDER AT THE ROCK
SATURDAY
23RD AUGUST
ANGLESEY COASTAL
TESTING
SUNDAY
24TH AUGUST
ANGLESEY COASTAL
MOTO SUPER-PRIX OF WALES
MONDAY
25TH AUGUST
ANGLESEY COASTAL
MOTO SUPER-PRIX OF WALES
SATURDAY
27TH SEPTEMBER
DONINGTON PARK
DUKE OF DONINGTON
SUNDAY
28TH SEPTEMBER
DONINGTON PARK
DUKE OF DONINGTON
FRIDAY
17TH OCTOBER
MALLORY PARK
TESTING
SATURDAY
18TH OCTOBER
MALLORY PARK
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
SUNDAY
19TH OCTOBER
MALLORY PARK
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
All above rounds count towards the Thundersport GB Championship and Thundersport GB Cup for all classes. www.thundersportgb.com 01509 678888 www.apriliachallenge.net Dave Stewart - 07738 355186 jamiestewart9@googlemail.com Bernadette Stewart - 07711 721638 stewartbernadette9@googlemail.com Media/Sponsorship Enquiries – Richard Day (Syd) – 07836 589666 / thundersportsyd@gmail.com