Brands Hatch 2018 Full Programme

THUNDERSPORT GB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018 ROUND 5 28th & 29th July 2018

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SATURDAY 28TH JULY 15 Minute Qualifying Sessions 9.00am - Thundersport Superteens 9.18am - Pre-National 600 Sport & Freshman 9.36am - Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport 9.54am - Thundersport 500 (all classes) 10.12am - Supertwins & Stocktwins 10.30am - Golden Era SBK & GP1Classic/Cup 10.48am - Thundersport GP1 Sportsman/Elite 11.06am - Thundersport 600 Sportsman/Elite

THUNDERSPORT GB RACE DAY TIMETABLES

RACE 1 - 11.30am - 12 Laps Thundersport Superteens RACE 2 - 11.50am - 12 Laps Pre-National 600 Sport & Freshman (A&B) RACE 3 - 12.10pm - 12 Laps Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport RACE 4 - 12.30pm - 12 Laps Thundersport 500 (A&B) RACE 5 - 12.50pm - 12 Laps Supertwins & Stocktwins LUNCH BREAK RACE 6 - 1.50pm - 12 Laps Golden Era SBK, GP1Classic & GP1 Cup RACE 7 - 2.10pm - 20 Laps Thundersport GP1 Sportsman Elite RACE 8 - 2.35pm - 12 Laps Pre-National 600 Sport & Freshman (A&C) RACE 9 - 2.55pm - 20 Laps Thundersport 600 Sportsman Elite RACE 10 - 3.20pm - 12 Laps Thundersport 500 (A&C) RACE 11 - 3.40pm - 12 Laps Thundersport Superteens RACE 12 - 4.00pm - 12 Laps Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport RACE 13 - 4.20pm - 12 Laps Supertwins & Stocktwins RACE 14 - 4.40pm - 12 Laps Golden Era SBK, GP1Classic & GP1 Cup RACE 15 - 5.00pm - 12 Laps Pre-National 600 Sport & Freshman (B&C) RACE 16 - 5.20pm - 12 Laps Thundersport 500 (B&C) RACE 17 - 5.40pm - 12 Laps GB Racing British Military Race RACE 18 - 6.00pm - 12 Laps Pre-National 600 Sport & Freshman (Oulton) Premier Motorcycle Protection

SUNDAY 29TH JULY

8 Minute Warm Up Sessions (10.00am - 11.05am) 7 sessions as published RACE 1 - 11.10am - 14 Laps Thundersport Superteens RACE 2 - 11.31am - 14 Laps Pre-National 600 Sport & Freshman (A&B) RACE 3 - 11.52am - 16 Laps Thundersport GP1 Sportsman Elite RACE 4 - 12.14pm - 14 Laps Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport RACE 5 - 12.35pm - 14 Laps Thundersport 500 (A&B) RACE 6 - 12.56pm - 16 Laps Thundersport 600 Sportsman Elite LUNCH BREAK RACE 7 - 1.50pm - 14 Laps Supertwins & Stocktwins RACE 8 - 2.11pm - 14 Laps Golden Era Superbike & GP1 Classic/Cup RACE 9 - 2.32pm - 14 Laps Pre-National 600 Sport & Freshman (A&C) RACE 10 - 2.53pm - 14 Laps Thundersport 500 (A&C) RACE 11 - 3.14pm - 14 Laps Thundersport Superteens RACE 12 - 3.35pm - 16 Laps Thundersport GP1 Sportsman Elite RACE 13 - 3.57pm - 14 Laps Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport RACE 14 - 4.18pm - 16 Laps Thundersport 600 Sportsman Elite RACE 15 - 4.39pm - 14 Laps Supertwins & Stocktwins RACE 16 - 5.00pm - 14 Laps Golden Era Superbike & GP1 Classic/Cup RACE 17 - 5.21pm - 14 Laps Pre-National 600 Sport & Freshman (B&C) RACE 18 - 5.42pm - 14 Laps Thundersport 500 (A&C) RACE 19 - 6.03pm - 14 Laps GB Racing British Military Race

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THUNDERSPORT GB (Affiliated to the ACU as Club Thundersport Ltd and Thundersport Midlands) 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.

OUTLINE FLAGS AND OTHER SIGNALS

Permanent Course Licence No. 005 ACU Permit No. ACU 52156 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).

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.

CHEQUERED 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.

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BORN TO RIDE Some of us just have that extra “something”

William Dunlop is chased by Dan Kneen & James Cowton at Cookstown 2016...... ride on boys Everyone has something in their life that when they do it just feels so “right”, that they don’t want it to end – Ever!

Whatever that particular thing is changes throughout the course of your life, but whatever it happens to be for you at any given time is as important to you as existence itself.

It forms the soundtrack of your life and just like the music you listen to it will transform and evolve with you as a person.

For some of us it is the simple joy of riding a motorcycle – fast - and it can be highly addictive. There are times when you really do feel that you actually were just born to ride.

That rush you get from racing a bike is almost impossible to explain to others who haven’t been there and done it, but it is as real as the ground beneath your feet.

I have had many obsessions during my life, most of which have had an intrinsic link to thrill seeking or danger, but I’ve never found anything quite like the thrill of road racing.

Being chased across the Albanian

countryside by a band of gunrunners and people traffickers intent on cutting my throat came a close second for the sheer amount of adrenalin, but it lacked the fun factor for sure.

I’ve often said before that you simply can’t explain to other people who haven’t experienced it first-hand how it feels and there is also something attractive about that.

Being one of the few who actually know gives you a sense of being somewhat special and being part of an exclusive elite group.

Bernadette and I often get asked by people outside the industry, what exactly we do for a living.

Sometimes in my more sardonic moods, or simply just to provoke a reaction, I reply :- “I’m a drug dealer!” which can be a bit of a conversation stopper depending on who you are talking to at the time.

In many ways that statement is true though, but it’s not the kind of dealing that requires me to stand in a dark corner of a night

club, or to hang around outside the school gates. The “E”s we deal in are Endorphines and the really hard stuff for the real addicts is Adrenalin – lots of it!

Both of these are totally legal and an absolutely essential part of enjoying life to the full.

It’s not just the actual taking part in motorcycle races that induces these effects either. I have seen many people on pit wall – wives, girlfriends, mothers & fathers with their adrenal glands working every bit as hard as the rider out on track. Their experience is also unique and for sure the riders themselves often don’t fully understand that kind of adrenalin rush.

Frustration, satisfaction, joy and despair all compete for top spot during the course of pretty much every race weekend for everyone involved, including the marshals and officials. Yes, we have goals and ambitions too! We want to be the best and to win our own particular race against the danger, the elements and the clock.

This is where the adrenalin rush starts, your pulse is banging at this point!

Having experienced the sport from all of the different perspectives, it will come as no surprise to you to find out that the actual taking part in racing aspect is the most intense by a country mile and the desire to do it never leaves you.

Even now, nearly 25 years after I gave up racing, I still wake in the middle of the night from the most vivid dreams of fairing scraping racing and it feels as though it’s as real as it was back in the day.

A few weeks ago Phil Page and I were driving down to the new Thundersport GB base in Spain and it was my turn to grab 40 winks in the back of the van whilst Phil drove. The van had a nasty vibration coming from the back end (which subsequently resulted in a high speed blow out) and that, along with the noise of the engine made me dream vividly of screaming down Bray Hill heading for Quarter Bridge.

The bumping and buffeting felt so real. I was suddenly 25 years younger and I had that fearless feeling that I always used to have when riding, a feeling I have never had in any other circumstances, and I was urging the bike on ever faster as the walls and gardens sped by in a blur. I felt so wired and alive on a completely different level, just like I always had back in the old days.

In the dream I never got to Quarter Bridge, as the sound of the rear tyre exploding and the subsequent snaking deceleration throwing me around on top of the load in the back of the van brought me back to reality with a completely different kind

of adrenalin rush. For several seconds though it was still real and I found myself thinking of every racing crash I’d ever had and how lucky I was to have the option of waking up.

That feeling stayed with me for some time whilst we stood on the side of the road waiting for the recovery truck and I slowly morphed back into the middle aged man with the aches and pains of a guy who had maybe lived just a little too hard in his younger days. It also made me think of so many of my friends who are no longer with us.

I found myself hoping fervently that their last conscious thought was that euphoric feeling that I had just experienced.

I still cling to that hope as I write this.

Sadly, we have recently lost several riders, both on the public road circuits and on short circuits, and their loss is felt intensely by the whole racing community.

I am no apologist for the dangers

of what we do, but I am confident that we have all come a long way in terms of increased course safety, the highest medical standards, excellent communication systems and integrated teamwork.

We all work extremely hard to press ever forward in that quest for the perfect event and we must never cease to be open to new ideas in order to make that possible, standing still is not an option.

The unparalleled buzz our sport gives to so many people is always tempered by that risk, but that must never be allowed to negate the great joy, endless thrills and the sheer happiness that it enriches our lives with.

If you’re lucky enough to be right in the middle of that real life experience right now, savour it and enjoy every moment of it because it won’t last forever – but the dreams and the memories will, because some of us are just Born to Ride and that’s how it’s meant to be!

It might not look like the latest TT simulator, but I guess it wasn’t made for 160kph fully loaded

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THE CHAMPIONS FACTORY INNOVATION IN ACTION THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

It’s been very well documented that the worlds longest running one make championship – the Aprilia Superteen Challenge – has been the launch pad for a multitude of British and World Championship racers. That was no accident, but it wasn’t exactly rocket science either. The premise for developing young talent isn’t really solely about the machinery they are using, the important thing – the only really important thing in fact – is getting the entire pool of talent in the same place, at the same time. Any of us could be conceited and say that we are teaching them, but there is no point in lying about it – these youngsters are teaching each other. They look at another rider of similar age, ability and size to themselves and just think “If he can do that, so can I!” and once they’ve made it happen once, it goes straight into their skill set. The more kids you can get together on track at the same time, the more opportunity there is for them all to learn at a faster rate.

When Casey Stoners parents brought him half way across the world to pitch him against the other youngsters in the Aprilia Superteens, it started a chain of events that culminated in Cal Crutchlow (also a Superteen that year) becoming the first British premier class Grand-Prix winner since Barry Sheene.

If you think that is the end of the line, you’re not looking at the true picture though. There are a whole host of riders still working their way through the system that have the potential to replicate that success and perhaps go even further. Cal was a Superteen in 2000 and went on to win the championship in 2001, so there are another 14 years worth of exactly that kind of talent already in the pipeline. OK, so Casey only took 7 years after leaving the Aprilia Superteens to get into a position where he was able to take his first MotoGP race win, whereas it’s taken Cal 14 years, but I think that just goes to prove the point that there is no great rush as British riders tend to benefit from a little more time in the development stages. Rory Skinner, Charlie Nesbitt, Max Cook and Lewis Rollo – make a note of their names as they are all on the same upward escalator that brought Cal, Bradley Smith, Sam Lowes, Danny Kent, Danny Webb and Alex Lowes into the Moto-GP paddock.

The biggest hindrance to youth development in the UK over the past 2 years has been that the young riders have been forced to choose between three separate championships that have all been catering for the same thing. The KTM RC390 Cup has attracted a regular 15 riders, the Kawasaki Junior Cup is at about the same level and even the Aprilia Superteens has dropped down to similar levels recently from its peak of 54 riders back in 2009. Get those riders all together on track at the same time and you would have a true British Youth Motorcycle Academy once again.

It should be no shock to anyone, that just 3 weeks after the above was first written, WSB launched the World Supersport 300 Cup.

No 2 3 8 10 15 19 24 33 37 41 44 48 52 59 61 66 67 71 74 77 83 88 101 110 861

Rider Cameron Dawson Corey Tinker Cameron Hall Ben Taylor Matthew Rutter Joe Talbot Max Lofthouse Illiam Quayle James Bull Kyal Tinker Mitchell Searle Joe Howard Kam Dixon Oisin Maher Kathryn Walker Mcauley Longmore Jamie LeMasurier Ash Barnes Jake Aldridge Finley Arscott Harris Beech Harry Leigh Louis Rendell George Hopper Owen Jenner

Hometown Dungannon NI Ipswich Barnsley Kidderminster Chester le Street Warrington Burnley Douglas IOM Southampton Ipswich Greenhithe Rochdale Norwich Munstet ROI Leyland Willenhall Biggin Hill Lincoln Chelmsford Lifton Bridgnorth Hathern Winsley Swadlincote Crowborough

Team KMR / Dawson Team Tinker Racing FIS Racing BT Racing Rutters Race Team WMC Racing Rock Bottom Racing Quayle Racing Team Bull Team Tinker Racing MSR Racing Howard Racing Delicious Race Wear Maher Racing Kate Walker Racing Macca Racing Pipework Solutions Barney Racing JA Racing Arscott Racing Batham Racing Hopkins Racing Rendell Racing GH Racing OJ Racing

Machine Yamaha Aprilia Kawasaki Aprilia Kawasaki KTM Aprilia KTM KTM Kawasaki KTM Aprilia Aprilia Yamaha Aprilia Aprilia Yamaha Aprilia KTM KTM Yamaha Kawasaki Aprilia Kawasaki Kawasaki

cc 300 125 300 125 300 390 450 390 390 300 390 125 125 300 125 125 300 125 390 390 300 300 450 300 300

Class ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST

Thundersport Superteens 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Harry Leigh Louis Rendell Max Lofthouse Cameron Dawson Cameron Hall Kyal Tinker Joe Talbot Oliver Johnson George Hopper Illiam Quayle

355 265 259 206 162 124 108 93 82 71

CLASS LAP RECORD 54.839 Jake Dixon

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PRE-NATIONAL 600 PASSION PUT INTO ACTION! 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. It was originally 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. We also have a “Freshman” category within this race, which is for riders on a Novice licence with very little experience.The bikes themselves are pretty much the same specification machines as those on the Sportsman Elite grid, but at this learning stage of the process any small differences are immaterial. As with all 600cc production based formulae, the Pre-National 600 Sport & Freshman classes 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.

No 3 6 9 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 23 26 34 44 45 53 55 58 66 68 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 84 86 87 90 91 96 97 101 118 142 144 145 147 202 288 300 543

Rider Shaun Bailiff Ollie Shotton Nathan Salkeld Ryan Fuller Daniel Jones Joseph Addy Pawel Karolkiewicz Mitch DuCran Matt Powell Ben Grayson Stephen Thomas Jason Paes Ryan Whitehall Chris Lavisher Connor Semley Chris Curtis James Tulley Leon Wilton Martin Palmer Tom Johnson Kieran Forbes John Miller Josh Smith Gary Hignett Jamie Thomas Nick Barnes Stephen Kimmings Freddie Craine Jon Pilling Luke Turner Andrew Keeley Alex Pozzi Ian Norris Cemal Oram Laurence Edgeley Rich Baker Jim Coyle Dylan James Tom Newman Daniel Forbes Neil Cooper Richard Gill Toby Reynolds Kingsan Ho Stefan Ellis

Hometown Chester Forest Hill Pewsey Camberley Solihull Gilberdyke London Basildon Swansea Doncaster Salisbury Croydon Ventnor Newbury Barnsley Stoulton Bognor Regis Haslemere Liphook Newport Leeds Whitchurch Reading Spalding Tonbridge Peterborough Orsett Ramsey IOM Abergavenny Bedford Guildford Silverstone Holmer Green Bristol Haywards Heath Crewe Brighton Preston Cambridge Leeds Leyland Mansfield South Ockenden Nantwich Worcester

Team SAB Racing OPS Racing British Army Race Team Fuller Racing Sparklight Racing Addy Racing Karolkiewicz Racing Team Barry UWTSD Orthus Racing BGR Motorsports Elite Services Racing J&R Electrical WR Racing LBR Racing CS Racing MSG Racing Suzuki JT Racing British Army Race Team Martin Farrier Services Joov Muscle Rub FB Racing British Army Race Team JJS Racing RAF MSA Team Ruby Racing Park Electric ST Racing Jugger Racing RAF MSA CFS Phoenix Race Team AKRT MSG Racing Suzuki Nozza Racing RNRMRRT Team Edge RST Baker / Apex Racing JC Racing AP Broome Racing Newman Racing FB Racing AP Broome Racing Giller Racing Reynolds Racing UK Racehomes SE Racing

Machine Yamaha Kawasaki Suzuki Suzuki Yamaha Yamaha Suzuki Yamaha Kawasaki Kawasaki Triumph Yamaha Yamaha Triumph Yamaha Suzuki Triumph Yamaha Triumph Yamaha Suzuki Yamaha Yamaha Honda Suzuki Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Honda Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Yamaha Triumph Triumph Yamaha Triumph Suzuki Honda Yamaha Honda Honda Yamaha

cc 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 675 600 600 675 600 600 675 600 675 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 675 675 600 675 600 600 600 600 600 600

CL F S S F S S F S S F S S F S F S F S S S S S F S F S S S S S F F S S S S S S S S S F F S S

Pre-National 600 Sport Points

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Stephen Thomas Freddie Craine Stefan Ellis Shauk Bailiff Laurence Edgeley Luke Turner Kingsan Ho Daniel Jones Daniel Forbes Michael Coxon

226 180 173 167 155 154 111 109 105 98

Pre-National 600 FreshmanPoints 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Shaun Bailiff Richard Gill Ryan Whitehall Alex Pozzi Ben Grayson Christopher Gill Pawel Karolkiewicz Ryan Farrell James Tulley Andrew Keeley

350 236 169 146 145 109 54 51 42 37

CLASS LAP RECORDS Sport 49.568 - Dean Mulcahy F/man 52.361 - Stephen Thomas

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THUNDERSPORT GP1 THE BADDEST BULLETS ON THE BLOCK! 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 has 2 categories within one race - all riders contest the main Thundersport GP1 Elite category and that can be won outright by a Sportsman rider if he is good enough. There is also a “Freshman” category (page 11) for riders who are yet to obtain their Full Clubman Licence.

All categories of GP1 rider may use any tyre, slick or treaded and even 16.5 inch rims if desired. There is an open tyre policy in most classes at Thundersport GB and Michelin, Dunlop, Avon, Continental and the other brands all put a lot of effort into getting their men onto the podium. If one brand dominates the podium, the rest of the riders very swiftly switch to that brand.

This is a VERY big marketing exercise, because over 1,200 tyres will be used at pretty much every Thundersport GB meeting.

No 7 11 13 17 21 29 31 33 36 42 44 56 60 61 66 67 73 75 76 90 94 95 96 98 115 119 122 173 194 775 991

Rider Carl Stevens Will Harper Mark Pennington Jonny Towers Chris Barnes Richard McLoughlin Wayne Morgan Michael Neeves Martin Beecham Andy Hornby Ryan Leadbitter John Ingram Lee Piercey Nick Edgeley Brendan Mallinder Michael Brown David Brook Michael Merritt Dan Shailer Rory Parker Lee Williams Ross Simpson Callum O'Shea Rick Dickinson Sam McFarlane Alun Brooks Terry Merritt Grant Gaskins Wayne Crossman Robert Smith Michael Austin

Hometown Biggin Hill Desborough Coventry Coton in Elms Preston Sligo ROI Epsom Stamford Howden Exeter Warfield Wigan Harlow Bolney Rotherham Stourport Bradford Reading West Wickham Ramsey IOM Bootle Chessington Port Soderick IOM Battersea Wellingborough Welshpool Swindon Onchan IOM Dagenham Reading Abingdon

Team Freeman Harris Solicitors MSG Racing Suzuki MP Racing Team Edge RST Racing AP Broome Racing McLoughlin Racing British Army RaceTeam Prime Factors Racing RMB Dynamic Solutions SC Sport Homes Rideworx TDM Racing Fleetwood Grab Services Piercey Racing Team Edge RST Racing Barret Steel/Team Mally Concept Furniture Team Arkoni Racing TDM Racing McShailer Racing Layson Racing Team Willo/ Hi-Tech Ross Simpson Racing Monarch Honda Dickinson Racing MSG Racing Suzuki Team BBR Rideworx TDM GKS Racing Team Grayers Graphics SCH Motoprep MPA Racing

Machine Suzuki Suzuki BMW Triumph BMW Kawasaki Suzuki BMW Yamaha Kawasaki Suzuki BMW Yamaha Triumph BMW Kawasaki BMW Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki Honda BMW Suzuki Honda BMW Kawasaki BMW BMW Kawasaki

cc 1000 1000 1000 765 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 765 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000

CL E S E E E E E E E S S E S E E E E S S E E E E E S S S E S S S

That’s well over £1,000,000 worth of tyres each season without even counting tyres used for out of season testing!

Thundersport GP1 Elite Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

John Ingram Lee Williams Phil Crowe Chris Barnes Rory Parker Jordan Rushby Brendan Mallinder Paul Charman Michael Austin Ben Scranage

244 171 126 121 95 89 89 74 62 61

Thundersport GP1 Sportsman Points 1 Michael Austin 260 2 Will Harper 216 3 Sam McFarlane 158 4 Robert Smith 146 5 Terry Merritt 97 6 Ryan Leadbitter 83 7 Ashley King 72 8 Sam Osborne 67 9 Brian Fuidge 55 10 Grant Whitfield 45

CLASS LAP RECORD 47.368 Phil Crowe

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GOLDEN ERA SUPER & STEELSPORT

GOLDEN ERA MANIC - SUPERSPORTS OF THE 90s WHEN TRACTION CONTROL WAS ALL IN THE WRIST ACTION! As with the corresponding Superbike class, 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. The term “Mad Axe-Murderers” was actually coined by James Whitham when he did a couple of Wild Card rides in the World Supersport Championship and watching it from trackside you simply couldn’t argue the accuracy of that label. If Ghengis Khan rode a motorcycle it would have been an R6 or ZX6RR from this era (he might have struggled getting his helmet through Technical Control, but who’s going to argue with him?).

Golden Era Supersport is our version of this classic era of motorcycle racing, before traction control took over from pure fearless determination.

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 are any make, any pattern, any type - as long as they have a road legal designation. Full wets are permitted only when a Wet Race has been declared.

No 2 3 4 8 9 11 12 13 14 17 18 20 22 23 24 26 30 32 39 43 48 51 56 58 65 66 67 73 76 81 87 92 96 141 166 171 315 750

Rider Ben Doolan Adrian Bridges Richie Harrison Jason Goodwin Jordan Langford Gary Lawton Ian Lawton Adam Charlesworth Brad Davey David Jeff Carl Vickers Andrew Smith Alec Collinson David Sarembock Andy Scanlon Daniel Millner Andrew Windsor Chris Froggatt James McKenzie Rob Vickerman Stewart Toal Paul Debnam Phil Cox Andrew Goodsell David Langley Liam Vella Andrew Kitchen Oliver MacRae Russell Dodds Martin Boardman Edward Ansell Jack Holder Ian Evans Andrew Batner Craig Ruckley Rob Pearce Ashley Thompson Kane Langston

Hometown Bracknell Solihull Cleasby Rotherham Wantage Lincoln Blyth Huddersfield Abingdon Barnsley Dunfirmline Barnsley Cobham Selsey Thatcham Hope Valley Chichester Chichester Glasgow Hull Huntingdon Wellingborough Maldon Hastings Dereham Lincoln Huddersfield Billingshurst Northallerton Carnforth Billingshurst Plymouth Portskewett Swindon Chichester Wantage Market Rasen St Neots

Team Doolan Racing Sparklight Racing RAP Racing/P&C Pavers Goodwin Racing JL Racing RAF MSA Ian Lawton Racing West Yorkshire Racing Moto 14 2 Jeffs Racing CV Racing ATS Racing Shotgun Racing Sarembock Racing Stubble Racing Meltedsliders Comet Classics Froggatt Racing British Army Race Team RAF MSA ST Racing Hellcat Racing AF Switchgear Goodsell Racing Pete's Plumbing Vella Racing Kitchen Racing MacRae Racing AMR Racing Sparklight Racing E A Ansell JH Racing British Army Race Team Batner Racing Arun Skips Racing RP Racing Moto46 KLR

Machine Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Honda Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Honda Ducati Yamaha Yamaha Honda Kawasaki Kawasaki Yamaha Suzuki Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Honda Yamaha Honda Yamaha Ducati Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Honda Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki

cc 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 748 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 748 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600

CL SS SS SS SF SS SS SS SF SF SS SS SF SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SF SS SF SF SS SS SS SF SS SS SS SF SS SS SS SS SS

GOLDEN ERA STEELSPORT Since we started running the Golden Era Supersport class, many riders asked us about creating a parrallel series for the SteelFramed bikes of a similar period and that now forms the basis for Golden Era Steelsport.

Golden Era Steelsport Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Dave Langley Nick Turner Brad Davey Jamie Gillon Russell Dodds Ian Evans Ryan Garside Joshua Rust Nathan Hudson Andrew Smith

282 209 189 137 120 86 82 70 64 63

Golden Era Supersport Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Andrew Windsor Richie Harrison Oliver MacRae Andy Scanlon Ashley Thompson Ian Lawton Craig Ruckley Carl Vickers Andrew Batner Liam Vella

299 265 254 245 210 179 122 103 92 82

CLASS LAP RECORDS SS = 50.111 Chris Hellewell SF = 51.969 Jon Wright

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THUNDERSPORT 500

THUNDERSPORT 500

WHERE THE RIDER COUNTS!

THE BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!

The Thundersport 500 Elite, Sportsman and 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, boots & gloves. That said, the racing is hard and close - bordering on the frantic 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. The 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.

No 2 5 6 7 14 15 20 21 23 27 28 29 33 35 36 40 46 52 54 56 61 62 64 68 71 75 78 79 82 84 86 91 92 95 105 116 118 121 128 129 131 135 152 178 179 188 191 223 224 243 261 321 333 500 525 992

Rider Elliott Humphrey Matthew Ratcliffe Reece Rothwell Daniel Swift Andy Leivers Ryan Haw Josh Langman James Lee Ian Fairgrieve John O'Toole Jon Hunt Robert Carver Tim Carsley Ben Martin Stephen Robinson Rob Aimable Josh Hipwell Tony Waistnage Brett Haley Oscar Smith David Snipp Andy Whale Rick Jenkinson Clive Mindham Roddy Taylor Garry Leivers Ryan Brincat Lee Silvain Simon Gates Andy Manchester Matthew Shaw James Neal Gary Cutts George Powell Scott Gregg George Williams Martin Bazeley Josh Leaning Jonathan Hunt Neil Attenborough Max MacRae Tim Hawkins Conor Page Antony Phillis Max Phillis Peter Rhodes Graeme Frear Stephen Reeve Tim Durham Declan Reeve Liam Silvain Chris Kingham Sam Palfreyman Paul Manning Tom Louth Mitchell Griffith

Hometown Scunthorpe Shaftesbury Bolton Rotherham Derby Wakefield Walsall Stockton Nottingham Smalley Southsea Barnsley Wakefield Dover Manchester Dover Doncaster Rotherham Halifax Newbury Clacton Quinton Macclesfield Kettering Aldershot Derby New Malden Bury StEdmunds Stockbridge Warlingham Telford Haverhill Mansfield Offerton Oakham Stonesfield Camberley Scunthorpe Ashford Derby Wisborough Green Minehead Brockworth Barnsley Barnsley Billericay Winterton North Cave Tyldesley North Cave Bury St Edmunds Farnborough Eastwood Retford Paignton Andover

Team Rat Out Racing Ratcliffe Racing Rothwell Racing RP Motorsport Leivers Racing Charlies Motorcycles Team ASJ Fibre-Lyte Honda Decor Race Clip n Climb Derby RNRMRRT CJ Accessories TC Racing Win it or Bin it SR Racing Win it or Bin it Hipwell Racing Online Carpets Rustic Racing Berkshire Pallets DSS Racing Nutters Racing RJ Racing Fermac Racing Taylor Racing Leivers Racing Ryan Brincat That'll Do Racing GNG Racing DMP Performance Shaw Twins Racing JN Racing GC Racing GP Racing Greggy Racing GW Racing MB Racing JLR - SB Transport JH Racing Nang Racing MacRae Racing Hawkins Racing Page Racing Brampton MOT Centre Brampton MOT Centre PR Racing Frears Wheels Ultimate LH Duzzasport Ultimate LH That'll Do Racing Infinity Motorcycles Phoenix Microlights Doncastercars Racing Louth Racing British Army Race Team

Machine Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda

cc 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500

CL SP SP E E SP F F E SN E SP SP F SP F SP SP E SN SP F SP F SN SN SN SP SP SN SN SP F SN F SP SP F E F SN F SN F SN F F E F F F F SN SP SN SN F

Elite 500 Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Graeme Frear Josh Leaning Will Leaning Peter Bardell Angus Gough Tony Waistnage James Lee Reece Rothwell

306 269 233 232 169 155 119 99

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Chris Kingham Paul Manning Brett Haley Martin Campion Neil Attenborough Ian Fairgrieve Justin Leonard Martin Radford

306 191 190 159 151 143 123 114

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Matt Shaw Sam Palfreyman Adam Campion Liam Kirk Elliott Humphrey Joshua Hipwell Robert Carver Karl Chamley

276 276 253 150 136 116 108 69

Seniors 500 Points

Sportsman 500 Points

Freshman 500 Points 1 2 3 4 5 6

Martin Bazeley Josh Langman George Powell Rick Jenkinson Scott Brocklebank Ryan Haw

272 265 262 191 159 130

CLASS LAP RECORD 54.267 - Adam Shelton

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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.

We now run two classes in this race, but they are no longer split on machine specification, they are divided based on rider experience and licence grade. This reflects the lesser experience of some riders who contest the Sportsman class, rather than the Elite. This is our first season using this format, which was introduced because we felt that some riders moving up from the Pre-National classes would like to be able to contest a championship against riders with a similar level of experience.

The Elite class is the main championship and it is the fastest 600 racing class anywhere outside of the BSB paddock itself. If you can cut the mustard in this tremendously competitive class, you can acquit yourself well anywhere! Whatever happens the action will be as frantic as only 600cc racing can be.

No Rider

Hometown

Team

Machine

cc

CL

2

Andy Guy

Warrington

Andy Guy Racing

Triumph

675

S

8

Jason Lynn

Londonderry NI

Walter Bell

Yamaha

600

E

12

Luke Hopkins

Sittingbourne

Hopkins Racing

Yamaha

600

E

14

Will Hodgson

Wigan

Ron Hodgson Cars

Yamaha

600

E

16

Paul McDonald

Bracknell

Mac Racing

Triumph

675

S

17

Mitch DuCran

Basildon

Team Barry

Yamaha

600

S

22

Tom Collinge

Halifax

Tom Collinge Racing

Yamaha

600

S

24

Lee McLaughlin

Leeds

JAB / Lee Mc Racing

Yamaha

600

S

34

Arnie Shelton

Bourne

Shelton Racing

Kawasaki

600

E

39

Thomas Burnett Ramsey IOM

TRU Racing

Kawasaki

600

E

43

Alex Platt

Lincoln

B&B Motorcycles

Suzuki

600

E

50

Lewis Barnes

Swindon

Barnes Haulage Racing

Yamaha

600

E

55

Alex Baker

Ormskirk

BBR Racing

Yamaha

600

E

64

Pete Riches

Gosport

PR Racing

Triumph

675

S

67

Jack Waring

Lurgan NI

Waring Racing

Yamaha

600

E

72

Max Wadsworth Halifax

Specialised Group

Kawasaki

600

E

81

James Hind

Nettleton

North Lincs Components

Yamaha

600

S

85

Neil Goodson

Frith Hill

MSG Racing

Suzuki

600

S

96

Alex Taylor

Southwater

Express Car Parts

Yamaha

600

E

115 Kayla Barrington Gillingham

Kayla Barrington Racing

Yamaha

600

S

119 Alun Brooks

Welshpool

Team BBR

Honda

600

S

121 Jordan Gill

Balerno

Highsparks

Kawasaki

600

E

147 William Shaw

Telford

Shaw Twins Racing

Kawasaki

600

S

187 Mike Hall

Westcliff on sea

MH Racing

Kawasaki

600

E

Thundersport 600 Elite Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Daniel Frear Max Wadsworth Will Hodgson Alex Baker Pete Riches Sam Wilford William White Jason Lynn Arnie Shelton Luke Hopkins

227 147 126 98 89 75 74 62 59 58

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KRAMER MOTORCYCLES SUPERTWINS & STOCKTWINS

SUPERTWINS THE ORIGINAL GP2 FOR THE MASSES! WHAT’S SUPER ABOUT SUPERTWINS?

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. The British Superbike package is missing out on this middleweight category at the moment and I can’t understand why. It would fill in that elusive rung on every budding young racers ladder to success.

STOCKTWINS ARE SUPERTWINS ON A BUDGET

Whereas the Supertwin category has no tuning restrictions, we also compliment that with our more cost concious Stocktwins Championship. Cost control was always designed to be a core principal of Stocktwins and the rules are designed to allow most things that are NOT performance enhancing.

No

Rider

Hometown

Team

Machine

cc

Supertwins Points

CL

2

Stephen Taylor

Oakham

STR Racing Team #2

Suzuki

650

S

9

Dean Armstrong

Seaham

Armstrong Racing

Suzuki

650

S

17

Lawrence Barry

Abridge

Brittania Wipers

MuZ

690

T

19

Neil Schofield

Barnsley

Schofield Racing

Suzuki

650

S

21

Nicole Lynch

Clondalkin ROI

Medlar Racing

Suzuki

650

T

26

Daniel Taylor

Kirton Lindsey

S Brocklehurst Transport

Suzuki

650

T

27

Carl Mitchell

Wingham

CM Racing

Suzuki

650

S

29

James Alder

Gloucester

British Army Race Team

Suzuki

650

S

33

Taylor Rose

Horley

Taylor Rose Racing

Suzuki

650

S

34

Ian McGann

Hounslow

British Army Race Team

Suzuki

650

S

39

Joshua Crew

Gravesend

Flying Monkey Racing

Suzuki

650

S

45

Andrew Castle

Lincoln

RAF MSA

Suzuki

650

S

54

Thomas Foster

Ipswich

Foster Racing

Suzuki

650

S

55

Leon Jeacock

Kirkby Mallory

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Lukas Wimmer

Munich GER

Kramer M/cycle Racing

Kramer

690

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Alberto Solera

Buckingham

Solera Sport

Suzuki

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Paul Williams

Beaworthy

PW Racing

Suzuki

650

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Jacque Foley

Scariff ROI

Jackooo Racing

Kramer

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Luke Terry

Exmouth

RNRMRRT

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Craig Szczypek

Buckingham

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Lukas Wimmer Jonny Towers Dan Taylor Greg Madero Stephen Taylor Jacque Foley Carl Mitchell Neil Schofield James Chawke Paul Williams

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Stocktwins Points

Stephen Taylor Carl Mitchell Neil Schofield Paul Williams Alberto Solera Taylor Rose Ian McGann Thomas Jennings James Field Andrew Castle

286 190 178 173 144 120 119 112 105 86 340 279 254 202 144 123 90 90 69 50

CLASS LAP RECORDS Supertwins - 50.493 Sam Wilford Stocktwins - 51.915 Tim Jones

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CLASS LAP RECORDS Golden Era Superbike 49.583 - Richard Blunt GP1 Classic 50.466 -Shane Pearson

GOLDEN ERA NO GIMMICKS - SUPERBIKES OF THE 90s

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. Golden Era Superbikes 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. Last year we welcomed the GP1 Classic bikes to the grid and they proved to be an excellent addition, being extremely well matched with the older Superbikes.

Tyres on both classes are any make, any pattern, any type - including slicks. Rims are also free and even carbon wheels can be used. As you can see from the photo above, the Thundersport GP1 Cup riders also race on this grid. These newcomers learn valuable racecraft from the experienced riders on the older machines.

No 8 9 11 14 16 35 36 42 48 49 51 52 54 57 59 61 71 81 85 89 95 96 100 101 114 116 117 155 215

Rider Gareth Skinner Ross Dunning Claudiu Voit Brad Davey Craig Jeff Mark Biswell Stuart Goodson Thomas Arkell Aaron Collins Kevin Howdle Andy Denyer Lee Terry Sam Cox Ryan Strafford Dave Nester Sebastian Spiers Ritchie Thornton David Ferguson Neil Bainbridge Chris Ganley Jordan Watling Kieran Smith Steven Bentley Colin Mooney Jon Wright Luke MacRae William Swift Mark Parnell Dean Livesey

Hometown Hurst Green East Grinstead Surbiton Abingdon Barnsley Aylesbury Southsea Stockbridge Milton Keynes Cannock Uckfield Ashford Maldon Mirfield Swindon Colby IOM Surbiton West Byfleet Yarm Clevedon Mexborough Scunthorpe Norwich Stockton on Tees Shrewsbury Billingshurst Surbiton Yarm Blackburn

Team British Army Race Team Surrey Glazing CV Racing Moto 14 2 Jeffs Racing Bizzle Bikesport RNRMRRT RNRMRRT Aaron Collins Alpha Hair Acadamy Mad Dog Racing Optimum Data Cooling RSR Motorsport Strafford Racing DJ Racing GKS Racing Team 71 DF Racing KLM Motorsport G-Rex Racing JWR Corkie Racing Rock Racing Team KLM Motorsport Jon Wright Racing MacRae & MSG RS Racing MP Racing AP Broome Racing

Machine Aprilia Suzuki Kawasaki Ducati Yamaha Triumph Suzuki Kawasaki BMW Honda Yamaha Yamaha Suzuki Yamaha BMW Kawasaki Kawasaki Suzuki Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Kawasaki Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Suzuki Honda Ducati BMW

cc 1000 750 750 998 1000 955 750 750 1000 1000 750 1000 750 1000 1000 1000 750 750 1000 1000 750 750 1000 1000 1000 750 1000 848 1000

CL SBK GP1C SBK GP1C GP1C SBK SBK SBK Cup GP1C SBK GP1C GP1C GP1C Cup Cup SBK GP1C GP1C Cup SBK SBK Cup GP1C GP1C SBK SBK Cup Cup

Golden Era Superbike Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Jordan Watling Ritchie Thornton Luke MacRae Kieran Smith Claudiu Voit Mark Biswell Greg Lewis Stuart Goodson Mat Dankowski William Swift

312 295 213 204 124 102 100 82 70 64

Thundersport GP1 C Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Ryan Strafford Sam Cox Jon Wright Martin Stanier Brad Davey Mike Carr Jack Yorke Kevin Howdle George Pyecroft Steve Brittain

306 296 220 175 150 123 85 77 68 62

Thundersport GP1 Cup Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Seb Spiers Aaron Collins Steven Bentley Dean Livesey Chris Ganley Adrian Cameron Mark Parnell Mark Kirkby Glen Phillips Steve Bland

383 280 174 149 114 80 74 57 55 48

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The GB Racing British Military Inter Services Championship enters its 6th season with Thundersport GB in 2018. In the current political climate, it is very difficult for any of our military personnel to plan out a full seasons racing. International conflicts flare up remarkably quickly in the modern world and these guys can find themselves posted to danger zones anywhere in the world with as little as 48 hours notice. Therefore we have attempted to design a very flexible championship that is both spread across a whole season, yet at the same time has events that can be opted out of without penalty or danger of rendering a normal championship challenge practically unviable.

You don’t have to agree with decisions made by our armed services political masters in order to appreciate the risks that the personnel face in order to protect and preserve our way of life. These are just ordinary, real people who put themselves in harms way on a fairly regular basis on our behalf.

This year, instead of riders scoring points in their own individual classes, they all come together on one grid for a spectacular shoot out race on five separate occasions during the course of the season.

Points scoring for this race is based on 1 point for last place and an additional point for every place in front of that. There are bonus points for the podium places – 3 points for 1st, 2 points for 2nd and 1 point for 3rd – as well as an extra point for the fastest lap of the race.

The teams are:Royal Navy Royal Marines Motorsport our current champions.

British Army Race Team who were victorious in 2013 and 2014.

Royal Air Force MSA who were champions back in 2012 and in 2017.

No 8 9 11 28 29 31 34 36 39 42 43 45 55 65 75 77 80 84 96 961 992

Rider Gareth Skinner Nathan Salkeld Gary Lawton Jon Hunt James Alder Wayne Morgan Ian McGann Stuart Goodson James McKenzie Thomas Arkell Rob Vickerman Andrew Castle Leon Wilton David Langley John Miller Gary Hignett Luke Terry Jon Pilling Cemal Oram Ian Evans Mitchell Griffith

Hometown Hurst Green Pewsey Lincoln Southsea Gloucester Epsom Hounslow Southsea Glasgow Stockbridge Hull Lincoln Haslemere Dereham Whitchurch Spalding Exmouth Abergavenny Bristol Chepstow Andover

Team British Army Race Team British Army Race Team RAF MSA RNRMRRT British Army Race Team British Army RaceTeam British Army Race Team RNRMRRT British Army Race Team RNRMRRT RAF MSA RAF MSA British Army Race Team RAF MSA British Army Race Team RAF MSA RNRMRRT RAF MSA RNRMRRT British Army Race Team British Army Race Team

Machine Aprilia Suzuki Yamaha Honda Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Yamaha Kawasaki Yamaha Suzuki Yamaha Triumph Yamaha Honda Suzuki Yamaha Suzuki Honda Honda

cc 1000 600 600 500 650 1000 650 750 600 750 600 650 600 675 600 600 650 600 600 600 500

CL Army Army RAF Navy Army Army Army Navy Army Navy RAF RAF Army RAF Army RAF Navy RAF Navy Army Army

Rounds:Donington Park (March) Mallory Park (June) Brands Hatch (July) Cadwell Park (September) Snetterton (October)

Overall Team Points 1 RAF MSA 2 Royal Navy / Marines 3 British Army Race Team

204 179 138

Individual Rider Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Ben Rainbow (RAF) Rob Vickerman (RAF) Dave Langley (RAF) Brian Fuidge (RNRM) Andrew Castle (RAF) Callum Scott (RNRM) Nathan Salkeld (Army) Charlie White (RNRM) Cemal Oram (RNRM) Ian McGann (Army)

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EVENT

ROUND

FRIDAY

23rd MARCH

DONINGTON PARK

EXCLUSIVE TESTING

SATURDAY

24th MARCH

DONINGTON PARK

ROBERT FEARNALL TROPHY

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SUNDAY

25th MARCH

DONINGTON PARK

ROBERT FEARNALL TROPHY

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FRIDAY

20th APRIL

OULTON PARK

EXCLUSIVE TESTING

SATURDAY

21st APRIL

OULTON PARK

ADAM BOYLE TROPHY

SATURDAY

26th MAY

CADWELL PARK

EXCLUSIVE TESTING

SUNDAY

27th MAY

CADWELL PARK

KING OF THE MOUNTAIN

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MONDAY

28th MAY

CADWELL PARK

KING OF THE MOUNTAIN

3

THURSDAY

21st JUNE

MALLORY PARK

EXCLUSIVE TESTING

SATURDAY

23rd JUNE

MALLORY PARK

MASTER OF MALLORY

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SUNDAY

24th JUNE

MALLORY PARK

MASTER OF MALLORY

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FRIDAY

27th JULY

BRANDS HATCH

EXCLUSIVE TESTING

SATURDAY

28th JULY

BRANDS HATCH

INVICTA CHALLENGE

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SUNDAY

29th JULY

BRANDS HATCH

INVICTA CHALLENGE

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SATURDAY

25th AUGUST

ANGLESEY

EXCLUSIVE TESTING

SUNDAY

26th AUGUST

ANGLESEY

COPPER ISLAND TROPHY

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MONDAY

27th AUGUST

ANGLESEY

COPPER ISLAND TROPHY

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FRIDAY

21st SEPTEMBER

CADWELL PARK

EXCLUSIVE TESTING

SATURDAY

22nd SEPTEMBER

CADWELL PARK

THUNDER ON THE WOLDS

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SUNDAY

23rd SEPTEMBER

CADWELL PARK

THUNDER ON THE WOLDS

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FRIDAY

19th OCTOBER

SNETTERTON

EXCLUSIVE TESTING

SATURDAY

20th OCTOBER

SNETTERTON

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

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SUNDAY

21st OCTOBER

SNETTERTON

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

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That girl’s not waving that flag properly is she?

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Like coiled springs, just waiting for the action to start.

The ‘Druids In’ team waiting for the course car to close the circuit before practice.

There’s a Rich Hall joke that I am quite fond of, relating to quality of products and delivery services in Britain versus those in America:“Here in Europe, you make real quality stuff but you have to wait forever before you can get your hands on it. In the USA, we make crap and lots of it – but we offset that by being able to deliver it pretty much before you’ve even put the phone down!”

That always makes me smile when Bernadette gets an Amazon delivery, as our phones are usually busy enough that you get the impression that she’s only just put the phone down when the doorbell rings. I always think “That’s more old tat, but the delivery is impressive!”

What’s that got to do with bike racing?

Well we pride ourselves on the quality of our product, good quality track time, efficient organisation, doing exactly what we say we are going to do AND delivering it on time without cutting laps or qualifying time. It’s kind of like having the European quality with US delivery criteria.

I’d like to be able take the credit for writing sensible schedules, but if you look at the programme this weekend you’ll see that we are planning on having 1,540 bikes under starters orders and will hopefully complete 30,412 racer miles before the weekend is over (plus another 17,400 practice miles) so it isn’t that. I could also claim it is due to me running a mega-efficient Race Control, but I know that in reality it is the “Team Thundersport” volunteers that make it all possible.

Over the past 11 seasons our team has grown and gelled into a very efficient mechanism, but the thing that makes them the best is that they all work WITH each other and FOR each other ALL OF THE TIME. If you take a look around at any of our events you will notice that our team has a plethora of familiar faces. It doesn’t matter if we here at Brands Hatch in high summer or praying for mild weather at Donington Park in March – out team are there working hard to ensure that our riders get exactly what they have paid for in terms of quantity, quality and safety. They are the key element of our success.

Having the right volunteers is priceless

Dave

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THUNDERSPORT GB Hasta la Revolution!

At the Road-Race Committee “Going away? - You wish!”

As revolutionary ideas go, our next step is out there I guess, but I’ve always liked to do things a little differently.

It was highlighted to me last week that some people would like to think that the Thundersport GB revolutionary days are over though and we’ll just become normal and conventional like everyone else.........

Sorry to have to disappoint them.

I just happened to be at Donington Park last week for a business meeting regarding a sponsorship deal for next season. I parked well out of the way of any of the track day customers and walked over to the new diner “Garage 39”, which is very nice by the way. It’s pretty difficult to be incognito when you’re driving a bright orange course car with “Thundersport GB” emblazoned down both sides, so it isn’t unusual for us to be recognised.

A guy I had never seen before intercepted me as though he were some kind of long lost friend and said “So, you’re moving to Spain. No more Thundersport GB then?”

Several quick answers came straight into my head, none of which are printable, but I settled for answering a question with a question “Who told you that load of nonsense?”

It turned out to be one of the organisers of the track day that was running at the time and that told me a whole new story about how easy it can be to sow false information in peoples minds.

Anyway, that made me think about whether or not this was an issue that needed clarity or not and on balance I

thought it was probably best to just put the facts into black and white for all to see.

Yes, it is true that Bernadette and I are moving into our house in Spain this October, but we are also retaining a permanent office a few miles from East Midlands Airport. That effectively means that we will have three office locations:East Midlands, Lowestoft and Spain (which will simply be my home office).

This will make absolutely no difference to how we interact with our riders, marshals, officials, sponsors or suppliers. Our phone numbers will still be here and anyone contacting us at any location will still pay the UK rate. All transactions will still take place in the UK and you will not notice any difference at all. Our availability to help our customers will actually increase due to the overlap in time zones making us available for routine enquiries anytime between 8am to 9pm UK time (and anytime at all for emergencies, as usual).

Due to the lower costs of operating in this new way, we will be able to maintain our prices at current levels, which as you know are the most competitive in the market.

So you will still be getting the best service, best events and best calendar at the lowest prices. And that is the revolutionary bit. We get to protect our customers from rising service costs in the UK. Our office overhead will be reduced by over 45% due to much lower business rates, telecoms and utility bills.

One other thing that is in the pipeline is warm weather Winter testing. We have for some time been looking at the current deeply unsatisfactory situation of racers having to book on to Track Day events in FAST GROUP

Shouldn’t that have a “Pass Either Side” sticker on the back?

FAST GROUP

Yes mate, I’m sure it’s great on the Revett Straight the winter months in order to get set up and ready for the new season.

From late 2019 into 2020 we will be organising a few Winter “Active Racer Only” events in Southern Spain, so that you can access proper winter testing with all of the safeguards that you are used to with our pre-event test days here in the UK. No more dodging Track Day riders that have self-declared themselves to be “Fast” because that is what they are in their dreams, or ACU Licence holders that have no intention of ever actually racing.

You know the ones.

Our 2019 race calendar is already well developed and you can see a sneak preview of our dates in the panel in this article. We would like to thank all of our current venues for their cooperation and support in getting this ready at an extraordinarily early stage.

Thundersport GB 2019 Calendar (provisional) Brands Hatch - 29th to 31st March Snetterton - 26th to 28th April Cadwell Park - 25th to 27th May Mallory Park - 21st to 23rd June Donington Park - 26th to 28th July Anglesey - 24th to 26th August Cadwell Park - 20th to 22nd Sept Oulton Park - 19th & 20th October

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