THUNDERSPORT GB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 ROUND 1 1st & 2nd May
THE HOME OF SPORTSMAN RACING
OFFICIALS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & Covid-19 Notes Clerk of the Course Dave Stewart Deputy Clerk of the Course Paul Matthews / Paul King Race Secretary Bernadette Stewart Chief Technical Officer Stuart Bailey Chief Sound Inspectors Rob Pragnell/Rodger Wadey Chief Startline Phil Page Chief Marshal John Pedersen Incident Officer Kyle Tansley Medical Officers Barry Hart, Mike Eichorn. Chris Press Ambulance Services Inter County Paramedic Central Medical Commentators John Ward / Keith Roisetter Circuit Manager Jamie Hopper 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.
Permanent Course Licence No. ACU 011 ACU Permit No. ACU 60170 Flags and other signals used at this meetingare in accordance with the details shown in the ACU Handbook (a copy of which is available for inspection in the Race Administration).
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
RACE DAY TIMETABLE SUNDAY 2nd MAY 2021 9.00am
15 minutes Qualifying
Thundersport 500 Elite, Sportsman & Seniors
9.19am
15 minutes Qualifying
Thundersport GP1 Classic, Cup & Golden Era Superbike
9.38am
15 minutes Qualifying
Thundersport GP3 Superteens/Junior Cup & Thundersport 500 Freshman
9.57am
15 minutes Qualifying
GP2-Supertwins/Stocktwins & 600 Freshman
10.16am
15 minutes Qualifying
Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport
10.35am
15 minutes Qualifying
Pre-National 600 Sport
10.54am
15 minutes Qualifying
Thundersport 600 Sportsman Elite
11.13am
15 minutes Qualifying
Thundersport GP1 Sportsman Elite
11.35am
Race 1
Thundersport 500 Elite & Sportsman
10 Laps (20 miles)
11.55am
Race 2
Thundersport GP1 Classic, Cup & Golden Era SBK
10 Laps (20 miles)
12.15pm
Race 3
Thundersport GP3 Superteen & Junior Cup
10 Laps (20 miles)
12.35pm
Race 4
Thundersport 500 Seniors & Freshman
10 Laps (20 miles)
12.55pm
Race 5
GP2-Supertwins/Stocktwins & 600 Freshman
10 Laps (20 miles)
Lunch Break
1.50pm
Race 6
Thundersport 600 Sportsman Elite
18 Laps (36 miles)
2.15pm
Race 7
Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport
10 Laps (20 miles)
2.35pm
Race 8
Thundersport GP1 Sportsman & Elite
18 Laps (36 miles)
3.00pm
Race 9
Pre-National 600 Sport
10 Laps (20 miles)
3.20pm
Race 10
Thundersport 500 Elite & Sportsman
10 Laps (20 miles)
3.40pm
Race 11
Thundersport GP1 Classic, Cup & Golden Era SBK
10 Laps (20 miles)
4.00pm
Race 12
Thundersport GP3 Superteen & Junior Cup
10 Laps (20 miles)
4.20pm
Race 13
Thundersport 500 Seniors & Freshman
10 Laps (20 miles)
4.40pm
Race 14
GP2-Supertwins/Stocktwins & 600 Freshman
10 Laps (20 miles)
5.00pm
Race 15
Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport
10 Laps (20 miles)
5.20pm
Race 16
Pre-National 600 Sport
10 Laps (20 miles)
5.40pm
Race 17
Open 1300 (Ace of Clubs)
10 Laps (20 miles)
PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES ON THE PODIUM AFTER EACH RACE
RACE DAY TIMETABLE MONDAY 3rd MAY 2021 9.00am
8 minutes Warm Up
Thundersport 500 Elite, Sportsman & Seniors
9.12am
8 minutes Warm Up
Thundersport GP1 Classic, Cup & Golden Era Superbike
9.24am
8 minutes Warm Up
Thundersport GP3 Superteens & Thundersport 500 Freshman
9.36am
8 minutes Warm Up
GP2-Supertwins/Stocktwins & 600 Freshman
9.48am
8 minutes Warm Up
Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport
10.00am
8 minutes Warm Up
Pre-National 600 Sport
10.12am
8 minutes Warm Up
Thundersport 600 Sportsman Elite
10.24am
8 minutes Warm Up
Thundersport GP1 Sportsman & Elite
10.40am
Race 1
Thundersport 500 Elite & Sportsman
10 Laps (20 miles)
11.02am
Race 2
Thundersport GP1 Classic, Cup & Golden Era SBK
10 Laps (20 miles)
11.24am
Race 3
Thundersport GP3 Superteen & Junior Cup
10 Laps (20 miles)
11.48am
Race 4
GP2-Supertwins/Stocktwins & 600 Freshman
10 Laps (20 miles)
12.10pm
Race 5
Thundersport GP1 Sportsman & Elite
12 Laps (24 miles)
12.32pm
Race 6
Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport
10 Laps (20 miles)
12.56pm
Race 7
Thundersport 600 Sportsman Elite
12 Laps (24 miles)
Lunch Break
1.50pm
Race 8
Thundersport 500 Seniors & Freshman
2.12pm
Race 9
Pre-National 600 Sport
10 Laps (20 miles)
2.34pm
Race 10
Thundersport 500 Elite & Sportsman
10 Laps (20 miles)
2.56pm
Race 11
Thundersport GP1 Classic, Cup& Golden Era SBK
10 Laps (20 miles)
3.18pm
Race 12
Thundersport GP3 Superteen & Junior Cup
10 Laps (20 miles)
3.42pm
Race 13
GP2-Supertwins/Stocktwins & 600 Freshman
10 Laps (20 miles)
4.04pm
Race 14
Thundersport GP1 Sportsman & Elite
12 Laps (24 miles)
4.26pm
Race 15
Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport
10 Laps (20 miles)
4.50pm
Race 16
Thundersport 600 Sportsman Elite
12 Laps (24 miles)
5.12pm
Race 17
Thundersport 500 Seniors & Freshman
10 Laps (20 miles)
5.34pm
Race 18
Pre-National 600 Sport
10 Laps (20 miles)
PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES ON THE PODIUM AFTER EACH RACE
10 Laps (20 miles)
THE VIRUS & US RISKS & REWARDS “Now, I want you to watch out for anyone who looks as though they might have been in Tescos this week!”
Right now, we are in a very strange situation with the pandemic. Many people are sitting at home, afraid to go out and mix with their friends and family, whilst others are out and about pushing the very boundaries of what is permitted. As a responsible sport, we have to take the situation very seriously and behave in a manner that clearly demonstrates all of the reasons why we are trusted by government agencies to organise and oversee a sport fraught with potential danger. Motorcycle sport is considered by many to be an extreme
That said, it is in fact what appears to some people to be organised lunacy. These are the people who consider buying a plant that has a mild sting at the garden centre as being “living on the edge”. So, please help me out here. I know the deluge of paperwork I’ve been sending you all prior to each event is daunting, but it is there for a reason. It is that very boring, drab list of rules that allows us to continue doing what we want to do – race bikes! Racing is the most thrilling thing you can do with your weekends, short of an invitation to help Michelle Pfeifer out of her Catwoman suit (for those of us in a certain age bracket). Yes, you need to read and comply with those rules, but really it’s fairly simple. All you really have to do is, wear your masks when appropriate, maintain sport, although we all know distancing where possible and that it can be conducted in a use proper hygiene measures very controlled manner that minimises most of the hazards. as often as is reasonable. Common sense.
It’s not quite Normal yet, but helmets on the podium aren’t new to Syd
On the other hand, I have to deal with people who are obsessed with this stuff. Without losing sight of the real and present dangers that we have been combating for over 100 years of motorcycle sport. Last year I had to explain to a public health official the difficulties associated with getting an 18 year old racer, who was about to get onto a 200bhp missile and head for the tyre wall at Redgate in excess of 150mph, that the danger I wanted him to be most concerned with was not the consequences of parting company with the bike at that speed, but that one of the marshals that came to his assistance might possibly have been in contact with someone, who might possibly have had contact with his mates in Tecos in the last week! And they think we are lunatics? Having said all of that, we are all very aware of the consequences of this horrible virus and last season the events that we ran were amazing. We were very worried before the July restart that everyone would be so excited to be going racing after the long confinement that social distancing etc would
As of 12/04/2021
RESUMPTION OF MOTORSPORT ON MSV CIRCUITS INFORMATION FOR ORGANISING CLUBS MSV has implemented a range of procedures at its venues following the latest COVID-19 guidance provided by UK government. This summary explains the safety measures that will remain in place until further notice. Organising clubs must ensure they fully comply at all times with the separate COVID-19 guidance issued by their relevant motorsport governing body.
MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCING AND PARTICIPANT SAFETY • Access to all working areas (e.g. paddocks, pit lanes and garages) will be limited to competitors, their essential helpers, club employees, MSV staff, officials, scrutineers, marshals, timekeepers and registered media. Non-working areas will not be accessible for the purposes of spectating at this stage • MSV signage will inform participants of key messages and instructions, including what to do if they start to display any COVID-19 symptoms whilst at the venue • It is the organising club’s obligation to ensure that social distancing, PPE requirements and enhanced hygiene measures are reinforced across the nominated areas they are responsible for (paddock, pit lane, race control, medical centre, media centre etc.) • One-way systems or closures may be implemented in narrow walkways at the venues • Be advised that circuit management retain the right to pause or stop track activities if health and safety protocols (COVID-19 related or otherwise) are consistently breached • Any concerns with regards to safety must be immediately reported by the organising club to the MSV duty manager • Face coverings must be worn in all enclosed indoor areas OVERNIGHT STAYS • Overnight stays onsite are permitted for competitors and their essential helpers and those attending for work, including volunteer officials and marshals. Shared toilet and shower facilities will be subject to enhanced cleaning regimes TOILETS AND SHOWERS • We will be deploying enhanced cleaning measures and disinfecting high-frequency touch points • Signage and floor markers will be in place to enable social distancing in queues
NEW RISKS, NEW RULES FROM THE CIRCUIT OPERATORS WE MUST COMPLY IN EVERY RESPECT www.msv.com
be temporarily forgotten. That was not the case and I would just like to thank you all for
Syd still has his mask from back when he was a used car salesman!
your exemplary conduct in that respect. Let’s have more of the same for just a few more meetings and then we can get back to NORMAL. The rewards for doing it right are that we can continue to enjoy our racing. The risks of not doing it right could be that we aren’t allowed to do anything at all.
IS GP2-SUPERTWINS THE FUTURE OF REAL ROAD RACING?
GP2-Supertwins have always catered for good racing and great variety. Back when I was a lot
younger, I had a desire to compete at the Isle of Man TT races and I was lucky enough to meet Mark Farmer (an Isle of Man ace at the time). I was fairly new to motorcycle racing, having raced cars prior to realising they were nowhere near as exciting as bikes. The very first thing that struck me about bike racers in general is that they all wanted to help you. This was a very refreshing change from cars, where most people back then kept every little trick and set up secret to themselves. I felt instantly at home. Mark was one of many well known racers that went out of their way to help me with advice guidance and quite a lot of restraint. Restraint was something I dearly needed at the time
because my impatience to go as fast as could, as soon as I could and everywhere I could was actually hampering my progress. Too much time picking the gravel out of my teeth and not long enough in the saddle, was the way Steve Hislop phrased it to me once. In short, I wanted to ride the biggest, fastest bike I could lay my hands on, at the fastest and most dangerous circuit in the world – without delay! Stupid idea. Those who knew better did manage to convince me of the merits of starting on the bike that taught so many real roads racers how to tackle not only the TT Course, but also the Ulster, NW200 and all of the other real roads courses in Ireland. The Supersport 400 class was the introduction to the Manx GP, TT and all of those other
competitions at the time and the Yamaha FZR400, Honda VFR400, Kawasaki ZXR400 and Suzuki RGV250 were the bikes of choice. These great little bikes taught many of the great riders how to tackle those most challenging of courses in a far safer way than my “great idea” of jumping in at the deep end. As far as modern real roads stuff goes, they are all consigned to history now, but their modern equivalent is the Supertwins class. So why aren’t there more Supertwins racing short circuits? Back in the day there were often 2 (sometimes even 3) whole grids of Supersport 400 bikes at every club meeting. They were even more popular than 600s and the racing was spectacular. It was the rules. There was a single set of rules for the class across all of the clubs, so you could race your bike wherever you liked knowing that there were no issues. The modern Supertwins rules (to differentiate from the old 1000cc Supertwins rules) were written by me back in 2005 when I intended to introduce them into the MRO National Cup. They were aimed at 650cc twins & 700cc singles as the Minitwins class was considered by some to be too restrictive and the Supermono class was fading away. (Yes, singles have always been allowed)
I have used several different versions of those same rules over the years and we have had some great racing, but we’ve never reached the grid numbers that the class deserves. Everyone elses rules have been an adaptation of my rules, nobody has started with a clean sheet of paper. Many versions published online and even in Supplementary Regulations still have a couple of typos from my original draft, so there is no denying it. Make no mistake, the class has attracted a lot of attention and we’ve had some very good riders in it, but still the numbers don’t materialise. I re-drafted the rules a couple of years ago to try to even up the formula, because the Kawasakis were becoming dominant and the Suzukis were getting a bit long in the tooth. I knew from researching the subject with my friends in the USA that the Suzukis could readily and cheaply be made into 700cc bikes, but the Kawasakis could only go to 670cc without massive costs. So it seemed a simple matter to introduce a 700cc limit to even up the odds a little. The Kawasakis were dominant for 2 main reasons:1) They were a better, more modern bike. 2) They were being prepared and tuned by the most skilful and diligent men in the business. Neither of the above could be legislated against and nor should it be, but the racing was suffering as a consequence and the sheer quality & performance of the
Supersport 400 bikes were once the staple entry level at the TT
bikes at the front was scaring people away. This was exacerbated by the entry of the factory Kramer team, because they entered riders of the highest calibre on bikes that had no expense spared. Their success wasn’t because they were singles, it was because of the whole package. As independent entries they are not even in the same ballpark, the race and lap times clearly show this. If Supertwins is to fulfil it’s undoubted promise, we need to get all of the bikes in the same championship and this
year would be a great place to start. With the hiatus in real road racing making a hole in many Supertwin riders schedules, it would be great to see them all come to race together. If that happened everyone would win, because a series that is in demand means that second hand bike prices stay high, parts become more affordable and sponsors take a greater interest. So, is it time for Supertwins to really be SUPER?
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Thundersport 500 Elite 1 Josh Leaning 2 Grant Whitaker 3 Josh Langman 4 Daniel Swift 5 James Lee 6 Sam Palfreyman 7 Steven Butterworth 8 Charlie White 9 Rhys Hutchinson 10 Elliott Humphrey
417 360 249 249 174 166 143 103 97 93
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THUNDERSPORT GB 2020 FINAL STANDINGS
1 Steven Butterworth 2 Charlie White 3 Brett Price 4 Max MacRae 5 Declan Reeve 6 Lewis Booth 7 David MacDonald 8 Darren Lunn 9 Chris Grieve 10 Nick Rogers
CLASS LAP RECORD - 1.23.473 - Joe Barton 2020 CHAMPIONS Thundersport 500 Elite - Josh Leaning Thundersport 500 Sportsman - Steve Butterworth
343 281 262 208 146 146 142 103 98 97
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382 310 238 224 213 143 98 75 50 42
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(above 2020 Final Standings) CLASS LAP RECORDS & 2020 CHAMPIONS
425 265 239 191 158 140 118 116 92 91
GP1 Classic - 1.12.978 - Ryan Strafford - 2020 Champion Kieran Smith Golden Era Superbike - 1.12.645 - Craig Neve - 2020 Champion Nick Williamson
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THUNDERSPORT GP3 SUPERTEENS & JUNIOR CUP No
Rider
Hometown
Team
Machine
cc
Class
4
Scarlett Robinson
New Mills
The Fire Place
Kawasaki
400
JUN
16
Jamie Hanks-Elliott
Birmingham
Hanks Racing
Kawasaki
400
JUN
17
Charlotte Marcuzzo
Norwich
CAM Racing
Kawasaki
400
JUN
18
Polly Richardson
Salton
Polly-Gone Racing
Kawasaki
400
JUN
20
Kai Dickinson
Leytonstone
JP Racing
Kawasaki
400
JUN
23
Joe Ellis
Northampton
JP Racing
Kawasaki
400
JUN
24
Kieran Smith
Reading
SBR Racing
Kawasaki
400
JUN
27
George Fawcett
New Milton
GF Racing
Yamaha
390
GP3
31
Chace Collymore
Mirfield
Collymore Racing
KTM
390
GP3
42
Chris Johnson
Croydon
Team Evergreen
Kawasaki
400
JUN
44
Jack Smith
Rotherham
JS Racing
Kawasaki
400
JUN
48
Joe Howard
Rochdale
Samper Installations
Kawasaki
300
GP3
50
Jayda Howe
Ipswich
Jayda Howe Racing
Yamaha
300
GP3
56
Tyler Howe
Chinley
TH Racing
KTM
390
GP3
66
Katie Hand
Caistor
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Yamaha
300
GP3
67
Jacob Stephenson
Burscough
Rev2Race
Yamaha
300
GP3
69
Oliver Upton
Spalding
Upton Racing
Kawasaki
400
JUN
72
Josh Froggatt
Cresswell
Phoenix Race Support
Kawasaki
300
GP3
75
Christian Smith
Reading
SBR Racing
Kawasaki
400
JUN
118 Logan Moffatt
Helensburgh
BBB Motorcycle Team
Aprilia
125
GP3
171 Zak Shelton
Mansfield
David Shelton
Kawasaki
400
JUN
221 Lewis Lakey
Wisbech
LL Racing221
Kawasaki
300
GP3
GP3-SUPERTEENS 1 Joe Howard 2 Finley Arscott 3 George Hopper 4 Scott McCrory 5 Katie Hand 6 Matthew Rutter 7 Alex Duncan 8 Chace Collymore 9 Lewis Jones (ktm) 10 Jack Smith
THUNDERSPORT JUNIOR CUP 404 362 239 227 198 198 165 129 90 90
THUNDERSPORT GB 2020 FINAL STANDINGS
1 Finley Arscott 2 Joe Howard 3 Kieran Smith 4 George Hopper 5 Scott McCrory 6 Zak Shelton 7 Christian Smith 8 Katie Hand 9 Matthew Rutter 10 Lynden Leatherland
CLASS LAP RECORD & 2020 CHAMPIONS
Thundersport Superteens Lap Record - 1.25.014 - Cameron Dawson 2020 GP3 Superteen Champion - Joe Howard 2020 Junior Cup Champion - Finley Arscott
263 262 176 149 143 135 121 91 90 86
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1 Thomas Morris 2 Wilfred Turner 3 Keith Stringer 4 John Tierney 5 Neville Otter 6 Joe Miles 7 Josh Alder 8 Liam Taylor 9 Myles Speight 10 Gary Cranage
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414 244 233 117 116 113 100 94 93 75
GP2-SUPERTWINS 1 Max Lofthouse 2 Robert Childs 3 Ryan Strafford 4 Roddy Taylor 5 Jason Markham 6 Matthew McGowan 7 Liam Palmer 8 Adrian Teasdale 9 Scott Campbell 10 Craig Szczypek
331 250 247 233 219 126 110 105 96 86
(above 2020 Final Standings)
CLASS LAP RECORDS & 2020 CHAMPIONS
600 Freshman 1.15.923 - Shaun Bailiff - 2020 Champion Tom Morris GP2-Supertwins 1.16.087 - Jonny Towers - 2020 Champion Max Lofthouse Stocktwins - 1.18.965 - Johann Mace - 2020 Champion Robert Childs
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THUNDERSPORT GP1 SPORTSMAN 1 Daniel Forbes 2 Robert Coppock 3 Kieran Forbes 4 Antony Moore 5 Oliver Towl 6 Alex Pozzi 7 Chris Curtis 8 Ryan Cooper 9 Joe Miller 10 Simon Franklin
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THUNDERSPORT GB 2020 FINAL STANDINGS
1 Brendan Mallinder 2 Adam Reavill 3 Lee McLaughlin 4 Ross Simpson 5 Phil Crowe 6 Seb Bulpin 7 Lee Williams 8 James Hind 9 Michael Austin 10 Craig Neve
CLASS LAP RECORD & 2020 CHAMPIONS Lap Record 1.09.825 - Lee Williams 2020 Elite Champion - Brendan Mallinder 2020 Sportsman Champion - Daniel Forbes
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GOLDEN ERA SUPERSPORT 1 Ashley Thompson 2 Ryan Garside 3 Luke MacRae 4 Dave Langley 5 Harry Pullar 6 Matty Whelan 7 Daniel Jones 8 Alex Platt 9 Liam Vella 10 Dan Taylor
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CLASS LAP RECORDS & 2020 CHAMPIONS
Supersport - 1.15.838 - Andrew Windsor - 2020 Champion Ashley Thompson Steelsport - 1.18.292 - Jamie Gillon - 2020 Champion Gethin Edwards
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THUNDERSPORT 600 SPORTSMAN 1 Stephen Thomas 2 Luke Burnett 3 Gareth Cunningham 4 Aran Sadler 5 Richard Gill 6 Stefan Ellis 7 Kirt Powell 8 Eric Telger 9 Brian Fuidge 10 Andy Smart
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Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki Yamaha Yamaha Suzuki Kawasaki Triumph Yamaha Honda Triumph Yamaha Kawasaki Kawasaki Triumph Kawasaki Kawasaki Yamaha Kawasaki Kawasaki Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Yamaha Kawasaki Honda Kawasaki Yamaha Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki Yamaha Kawasaki Yamaha Triumph
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THUNDERSPORT GB 2020 FINAL STANDINGS
1 Arnie Shelton 2 Joe Talbot 3 Ryan Dixon 4 Dan Frear 5 Stephen Thomas 6 Max Stainton 7 James Hind 8 Taylor Rose 9 Jack Bednarek 10 Max Wadsworth
CLASS LAP RECORD & 2020 CHAMPIONS Lap Record = 1.12.023 - Dan Frear 2020 Sportsman Champion Stephen Thomas 2020 Elite Champion Arnie Shelton
269 244 201 178 152 147 134 105 103 97
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Thundersport 500 Seniors 1 Karl Foster 2 Paul Manning 3 Martin Radford 4 Alan Tanton 5 Dave King 6 Richie Connole 7 Mark Leaning 8 Gary Gray 9 Bobby Campbell 10 Stuart Cooke
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THUNDERSPORT GB 2020 FINAL STANDINGS
1 Adam Kirton 2 Paul Wild 3 Lewis Smart 4 Robin Newbold 5 Max Bartle 6 Nick Creasey 7 Chris Grieve 8 Mark Dickinson 9 Tyler Viveiros 10 James McMillan
CLASS LAP RECORD - 1.23.473 - Joe Barton 2020 CHAMPIONS Thundersport 500 Seniors - Karl Foster Thundersport 500 Freshman - Adam Kirton
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THUNDERSPORT GB 2020 FINAL STANDINGS
1 Ben Grayson 2 Jack Pearce 3 Thomas Major 4 Josh Hipwell 5 Nick Barnes 6 Brandon McCabe 7 Sam Ho 8 Zach Tansley 9 James Leslie 10 Clayton Grover
CLASS LAP RECORDS & 2020 CHAMPIONS Sport - 1.13.393 - Stephen Thomas 2020 Champion Ben Grayson
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THUNDERSPORT GB RACE CLASS INFORMATION As Race Organisers & Promoters we must continually adapt the race classes we run to accommodate the wide range of machinery that is available to compete on. With the modern sportsbike classes this generally falls into line with the various National and International factory supported series such as World Superbikes and British Superbikes. However, some of the very best racing takes place on machinery that you wouldn’t immediately associate with an ideal base for a race bike. I don’t think Mr Honda looked at the first CB500 to roll off of the production line and thought “I bet that would make a great race bike!” Well the truth is that pretty much anything with 2 wheels and an engine makes a pretty good race bike if is racing against something of fairly equal power / weight / technology. Have a quick search on the internet for “Underbone Racing” and you’ll find some of the craziest and closest racing you’ve ever seen with Indonesian kids riding stripped down 125cc chicken chasers around the streets of Manila. As promoters and Organisers we have to come up with not only races to cater for pretty much anything that riders can afford, but at the same time it has to make financial sense for us as the bills we have to pay to put events on are eyewatering and scary in equal measure with absolutely zero help from the circuit owners. So the “Colonel Sanders 125 Chicken Chaser Grand Prix” will probably never come to a mainstream British circuit, but we do have an incredibly wide range of classes here at Thundersport GB that you won’t see anywhere else. Here is a brief description of our classes (this is an outline only - please see full technical regs for more info):-
Thundersport GP1 These are the big capacity Open Class bikes featuring the latest Superbike & Superstock specification machinery. There are very few restrictions on what you can do to these bikes as long as they comply with the standard ACU safety regulations. Even active suspension is technically permitted, although it rarely appears as the off the shelf systems are not fully developed yet. We run 3 different levels of championship for these bikes dependant on each riders licence grade and experience. Elite riders are generally National Licence holders or Clubman Licence holders who have a track record of excellence in previous seasons. Sportsman riders are generally Clubman Licence holders or newly qualified National Licence holders or sometimes riders coming from the smaller classes with limited experience. Cup class riders are Intermediate Novice Licence holders or Clubman Licence holders with less experience than that required to move into the Sportsman/Elite classes. Cubic Capacity From 500 (2-stroke GP) or 700cc (4-stroke) Up to 750 (2-stroke) or 1200 (4-stroke) Dry Tyres No Restrictions on Brand Slick or Treaded Wet Tyres No Restrictions on Brand Full Wet or Rain Minimum Weight 100kg (2-Stroke) or 135kg (4-stroke) Engine Tuning Any Tuning Permitted No Turbo or Superchargers Electronics Any Electronics No Ship to Shore Data Transmission Thundersport 600 (including Pre-National 600) These are the middleweight bikes featuring the latest Supersport & Superstock specification machinery. There are a few more restrictions on what you can do to these bikes, but generally tuning and suspension upgrades are allowed as long as they comply with the standard ACU safety regulations. Active suspension and slick tyres are not permitted in these classes. We run 4 different levels of championship for these bikes dependant on each riders licence grade and experience. Elite riders are generally National Licence holders or Clubman Licence holders who have a track record of excellence in previous seasons. Sportsman riders are generally Clubman Licence holders or newly qualified National Licence holders or sometimes riders coming from the smaller classes with limited experience. Pre-National Sport class riders are Intermediate Novice Licence holders or Clubman Licence holders with less experience than that required to move into the Sportsman/Elite classes. Pre-National Freshman riders are Novice or Intermediate Novice riders with less than 5 days race experience prior to the start of each season. Cubic Capacity Dry Tyres Wet Tyres Minimum Weight Engine Tuning Electronics
From 401cc 4-stroke No Restrictions on Brand No Restrictions on Brand 161kg - 172kg (model specific) Any Tuning Permitted Any Electronics
Max 636 (4-cylinder) or 675 (3-cylinder) or 850 (2-cylinder) Treaded Only Full Wet or Rain No Turbo or Superchargers No Ship to Shore Data Transmission
Thundersport GP1 Classic & Golden Era Superbikes Around the year 2000 everything changed in the world of Superbikes with first the Yamaha R1 and then the first generation of Suzuki GSXR 1000s usurping the older 750cc homologation specials of the previous era. At that point we created a class for those great 750s and the Ducati 996s that raced against them called Golden Era Superbikes. Then with the advent of modern electronics the original first generation R1s and GSXRs suffered the same fate, so we created GP1 Classic to preserve this fantastic era of racing where most of the skill rested with the riders right wrist. The two classes now share a grid and compete against each other in a very competitive format. GOLDEN ERA SUPERBIKE (up to 1999 homologated models) Cubic Capacity 601 (4-cylinder) 760 (2 & 3 cylinder) 750 (4-cylinder) 1000 (2 & 3-cylinder) Dry Tyres No Restrictions on Brand Slick or Treaded Wet Tyres No Restrictions on Brand Full Wet or Rain Minimum Weight 145kg (4-stroke) 100kg (2-stroke) Engine Tuning Any Tuning Permitted No Turbo or Superchargers Electronics Only Period Quickshifters No Ship to Shore Data Transmission THUNDERSPORT GP1 CLASSIC (up to 2002 homologated models) Cubic Capacity 601 (4-cylinder) 760 (2 & 3 cylinder) 1000 (4-cylinder) 1200 (2 & 3-cylinder) Dry Tyres No Restrictions on Brand Slick or Treaded Wet Tyres No Restrictions on Brand Full Wet or Rain Minimum Weight 145kg (4-stroke) No 2-strokes Engine Tuning Any Tuning Permitted No Turbo or Superchargers Electronics Only Period Quickshifters No Ship to Shore Data Transmission Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport (up to 2002 homologated models) Supersport racing has always been the most frantic form of sportsbike racing and back in the 1990s this class were unkindly (but deservedly) labelled the “Axe Murderers” by many pundits. I remember parents ushering their children to safety when the Supersports were on their way to the grid and many of us thrived on that edgy reputation. The first Yamaha R6 in 1998 changed the game and the older steel framed Honda CBRs that had dominated the class became the equivalent of taking a knife to a gunfight. As with the Superbike class, the advent of the next generation of fuel-injected bikes made these older carbies almost obsolete as well, but the racing was so good that we now preserve both Steelies and Carbies together on this very competitive grid in their own classes. Cubic Capacity Dry Tyres Wet Tyres Minimum Weight Engine Tuning Electronics
from 401 (2 & 4-cylinder) No Restrictions on Brand No Restrictions on Brand 145kg (4-stroke) Any Tuning Permitted Only Period Quickshifters
to 600 (4-cylinder) & 750 (2-cylinder) Treaded Tyres Only Full Wet or Rain No 2-strokes No Turbo or Superchargers No Ship to Shore Data Transmission
Thundersport 500 This class is the cheapest form of mainstream racing in Europe. The bikes are cheap, basically standard with plentiful supplies of second hand spares. The racing itself is some of the closest and most competitive anywhere and the riders push these little commuter bikes well beyond anything they were originally designed for. Due to the incredibly high numbers of riders we run 4 classes:Thundersport 500 Elite – These are the best riders in the class and would all be very competitive in any other class if they had the budget and desire to move categories. Thundersport 500 Sportsman – These riders are still fairly inexperienced and are generally in the 2nd or 3rd year of competition. Thundersport 500 Freshman – These are Novice Licence holders who have less than 5 race days experience at the start of the season. Thundersport 500 Seniors – These are riders of any licence grade who are over 40 years old on 1st March of the relevant year. Cubic Capacity Dry Tyres Wet Tyres Minimum Weight Engine Tuning Electronics
500cc (2-cylinder 4-stroke) Dunlop Sportmax Control Tyres Dunlop Wet Control Tyres 140kg No Tuning No Electronics
Honda CB500 - Kawasaki ER5 & Suzuki GS500 Treaded Tyres Only Full Wet or Rain All models No Turbo or Superchargers Standard loom & ECU
Thundersport GP3 Superteens & Junior Cup The most successful junior championship in northern Europe is the Superteen Challenge, which has produced no less than 4 World Champions, 14 British Champions and a massive haul of Grand Prix and other International race victories since it’s inception way back in 1996. Originally running as a one make class, before morphing into a miniature Supersport class on production based machinery, the one consistent thing has been the close racing that produces future champions. Riders can begin to compete in this class at just 12 years old and continue right up until they are 21 years old if they so wish. It isn’t actually rocket science, you simply need to pool as many of the up and coming racers together on fairly equal machinery and their sheer determination to improve does the rest. Here they get plenty of great quality track time and real world competition. The Junior Cup element provides a place for the more torquey 400cc variants such as the Kawasaki Ninja 400 to compete in their own category without affecting the smaller capacity bikes unfairly. Thundersport GP3 Superteens Cubic Capacity from 125 (2-stroke) 300 (twin cylinder 4-stroke) 390 (single cylinder 4-stroke) Dry Tyres No brand restrictions Treaded Tyres Only Wet Tyres No brand restrictions Full Wet or Rain Minimum Weight 118kg (2-stroke) 145kg (4-stroke) Engine Tuning Minimal Tuning No Turbo or Superchargers Electronics Quickshifters Permitted Kit Loom and ECU Permitted Thundersport Junior Cup Cubic Capacity from 125 (2-stroke) 400 (4-stroke twin or single cylinder) Dry Tyres No brand restrictions Treaded Tyres Only Wet Tyres No brand restrictions Full Wet or Rain Minimum Weight 118kg (2-stroke) 145kg (4-stroke) Engine Tuning Minimal Tuning No Turbo or Superchargers Electronics Quickshifters Permitted Kit Loom and ECU Permitted Thundersport GP2-Supertwins By its very nature GP2-Supertwins is much more difficult to summarise, but we’ll give it a bash. Supertwins don’t actually have to be twin cylinder bikes at all, they can be up to 2 cylinders, meaning that 4-stroke singles are also permitted. There are also variations in the rules dependent on whether a machine is water-cooled or aircooled due to the different technologies involved. This is very much designed to be an engineers class, where freedom to invent and create is encouraged. Even though the GP1 class does also have a lot of freedom to do this, the gains are often very small due to the highly advanced nature of modern Superbikes. With the machines that make up the GP2-Supertwin class the base models are often a lot more basic and therefore the tuning gains can be huge. It also helps in this respect as the bikes are cheaper to start with and thus more of the budget can be used for improving the bike. Cubic Capacity Dry Tyres Wet Tyres Minimum Weight Engine Tuning Electronics
from 350 (single cylinder) No brand restrictions No brand restrictions 102 kg (up to 450cc) No Tuning Restrictions Any Electronics
700 (4-cylinder w/c) 820 (4-cylinder a/c) or 750 (1-cylinder) Slick or Treaded Full Wet or Rain 128kg (up to 820cc) No Turbo or Superchargers No Ship to Shore Data Transmission
Stocktwins As the name implies, these are fairly standard twin cylinder machines with no tuning and very limited cycle parts upgrades to limit the costs involved. Favourite models are the Suzuki SV 650 and its derivatives and the Kawasaki ER6. There is a dispensation on capacity for 2-valve air-cooled machines which sees them benefit from a capacity hike to 820cc. A well ridden Stocktwin can get in amongst the GP2-Supertwins and give them a real race despite the power deficit. This is yet another very cost effective racing class. Cubic Capacity from 400cc 650 (4-cylinder w/c) or 820 (4-cylinder a/c) Dry Tyres No brand restrictions Treaded Tyres Only Wet Tyres No brand restrictions Full Wet or Rain Minimum Weight Not less than 15% under the standard motorcycle homologated weight Engine Tuning No Engine Tuning No Turbo or Superchargers Electronics No Quickshifters Permitted No Ship to Shore Data Transmission
“YOU NEED ME, I DON´T NEED YOU!” is Ed Sheeran right or wrong?
“You need me, I don´t need you!” is an expression I used to use all the time when I did private contracts (still do sometimes). That was because I never have tendered for work or advertised. People have always come to me and asked me to give them a price on whatever job they wanted done. Sometimes I did, sometimes I didn´t. The jobs were invariably sorting out the chaos of someone else´s mess and those jobs always entail a lot of running around to mend bridges and get things moving in the right direction again. I have always been a fixer, someone who people bring in when they have few (if any) options left. I´m very aware that I´m not the easiest bloke to work with, but I do get stuff done. Our current Road Race Chairman - Paul King who is with us this weekend - will testify to the fact that when I get involved, stuff happens - egos may get a bit bruised, but stuff most certainly happens! I got into organising motorcycle race meetings due the now infamous “Golden Island Road Races” in Malta way back in 1995. These were organised by Bemsee on the Mediterranean holiday island and went so horribly wrong that it will make the basis for a novel one day. (one day when all the main characters are safely in the ground) The upshot was that I got left alone on the island, thrown a handful of Maltese pounds and got told to sort out the mess whilst the rest of the Board of Directors got on the next plane back to the UK. (an adventure followed) I was their final option, the real Last Chance Saloon, otherwise I’d never have got the job of sorting out the mess and subsequently running Bemsee for the following 12 years. The point though, was that for the first time in my life I found myself in an environment where I wasn´t the most important component in the whole jigsaw. It quickly dawned on me that we were all equal, from the assembly area marshals, to the most remote flag marshal, the person calling the races, the start line lap scorer and even the peg runner (I´ll explain about the peg runner some other time and it has nothing to do with your wife bending you over the kitchen table......). Instead of struggling with this new way of working, I found it compulsively addictive and I wanted the whole team to see it in the same way. The old Officials / Marshals / Scrutineers / Riders divides had no place in the sport as far as I was concerned. YES, the riders are part of the team as well! Without their cooperation and good will, the whole thing falls apart, so when I talk about “The Team” I refer to the whole set up, riders and their supporters too. After 25 years in the business I think we now all pretty much look at it in the same way and that bears fruit in allowing us to run race programmes that others can only dream of. “The A-Team” is an overused phrase, but I can´t think of a more fitting description. 2018 when the Moto-GP was cancelled at Silverstone, we were battling the same elements in a far less hospitable environment – Trac Mon on the island of Anglesey. Our team got the job done, in full, on time and it was only on the way home that we heard that Moto-GP had succumbed to that storm. 2019 over the weekend of 26th to 28th April, we were attacked by Storm Hannah at Snetterton – the flattest, windiest and least sheltered place in the country. All 16 circuits in the UK were running motorsport events that weekend and only one organiser completed their whole programme without cutting laps or losing races....... You guessed it, the Thundersport GB “A-Team” did it again! So it turns out that Ed Sheeran was 100% wrong, the truth is that “You need me, but I need you even more!” and I´m very happy with that situation as it happens.
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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 - John Pedersen (thundersportchiefmarshal@gmail.com) or our Chief Technical Officer - Stuart Bailey (Stubailey71@btinternet.com) by using the link on the Marshals & Officials page of www.thundersportgb.com or leave your details in the Paddock Office and we will contact you. You won’t regret it and it could change your life.