THUNDERSPORT GB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021
£2
ROUND 3 26th & 27th June
THE HOME OF SPORTSMAN RACING
OFFICIALS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & Covid-19 Notes Clerk of the Course Dave Stewart Deputy Clerk of the Course Paul Ma�hews Race Secretary Bernade�e Stewart Chief Technical Officer Stuart Bailey Chief Sound Inspectors Rob Pragnell/Rodger Wadey Chief Startline Phil Page Chief Marshal John Pedersen Incident Officer Richard Day Medical Officers Steve Ready, Ellen Rawlinson Peter Hughes Ambulance Services Inter County Paramedic Commentators John Ward Circuit Manager Natalie Hansard 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 002 ACU Permit No. ACU 60174 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
MALLORY PARK
(Circuit Length 1.39 miles)
Shaws Hairpin
Lake Esses
Bus Stop Devils Elbow
Edwinas
Stebbe Straight
Start/Finish
Stapletons
Gerards
Mallory Park Circuit Kirkby Mallory Leicestershire LE9 7QE Telephone 01455 502214 www.malloryparkcircuit.com
RACE DAY TIMETABLE SATURDAY 26th JUNE 2021 9.30am
15 minutes Qualifying
GP2-Supertwins/Stocktwins & GP1 Classic (inc GESBK)
9.47am
15 minutes Qualifying
Pre-Na�onal 600 Sport & Pre-Na�onal 600 FM
10.04am
15 minutes Qualifying
Thundersport GP1 Sportsman Elite & GP1 Cup
10.21am
15 minutes Qualifying
Thundersport 500 Elite, Sportsman & Seniors
10.38am
15 minutes Qualifying
Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport
10.55am
15 minutes Qualifying
Thundersport GP3-Superteens/Junior Cup & 500 Freshman
11.12am
15 minutes Qualifying
Thundersport 600 Sportsman & Elite
11.30am
Race 1
GP2-Supertwins/Stocktwins & PN 600 Freshman
11.58am
Race 2
Pre-Na�onal 600 Sport
10 Laps (14 miles)
12.16pm
Race 3
Thundersport 500 Elite & Sportsman
10 Laps (14 miles)
12.34pm
Race 4
Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport
10 Laps (14 miles)
12.52pm
Race 5
Thundersport GP1 Sportsman Elite
15 Laps (21 miles)
10 Laps (14 miles)
10 Laps (14 miles)
Lunch Break 2.00pm
Race 6
Thundersport GP3-Superteens/Junior Cup
2.19pm
Race 7
Thundersport GP1 Classic, Cup & GESBK
10 Laps (14 miles)
2.38pm
Race 8
Thundersport 500 Seniors & Freshman
10 Laps (14 miles)
2.57pm
Race 9
Thundersport 600 Sportsman Elite
15 Laps (21 miles)
3.17pm
Race 10
GP2-Supertwins/Stocktwins & PN 600 Freshman
10 Laps (14 miles)
3.36pm
Race 11
Pre-Na�onal 600 Sport
10 Laps (14 miles)
3.55pm
Race 12
Thundersport 500 Elite & Sportsman
10 Laps (14 miles)
4.14pm
Race 13
Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport
10 Laps (14 miles)
4.33pm
Race 14
Thundersport GP3-Superteens/Junior Cup
10 Laps (14 miles)
4.52pm
Race 15
Thundersport GP1 Classic, Cup & GESBK
10 Laps (14 miles)
5.11pm
Race 16
Thundersport 500 Seniors & Freshman
10 Laps (14 miles)
5.30pm
Race 17
GB Racing Bri�sh Military Championship (*1st Slot*)
10 Laps (14 miles)
PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES ON THE PODIUM AFTER EACH RACE
RACE DAY TIMETABLE SUNDAY 27th JUNE 2021 9.30am
8 minutes Warm Up
Thundersport 500 Elite, Sportsman & Seniors
9.41am
8 minutes Warm Up
Supertwins/Stocktwins & Pre-Na�onal 600
9.52am
8 minutes Warm Up
Thundersport 600 Sportsman & Golden Era Supersport
10.03am
8 minutes Warm Up
Golden Era Superbike/GP1C/Cup & Golden Era Steelsport
10.14am
8 minutes Warm Up
Thundersport GP3-Superteens & Thundersport 500 Freshman
10.25am
8 minutes Warm Up
Thundersport GP1 Sportsman/Elite & 600 Elite
10.40am
Race 1
GP2-Supertwins/Stocktwins & PN 600 Freshman
10 Laps (14 miles)
10.59am
Race 2
Pre-Na�onal 600 Sport
10 Laps (14 miles)
11.18am
Race 3
Thundersport 500 Elite & Sportsman
10 Laps (14 miles)
11.37am
Race 4
Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport
10 Laps (14 miles)
11.56am
Race 5
Thundersport GP1 Sportsman Elite
14 Laps (20 miles)
12.15pm
Race 6
Thundersport GP3-Superteens/Junior Cup
10 Laps (14 miles)
12.34pm
Race 7
Thundersport GP1 Classic, Cup & GESBK
10 Laps (14 miles)
Lunch Break 1.45pm
Race 8
Thundersport 600 Sportsman Elite
14 Laps (20 miles)
2.04pm
Race 9
Thundersport 500 Seniors & Freshman
10 Laps (14 miles)
2.23pm
Race 10
GP2-Supertwins/Stocktwins & PN 600 Freshman
10 Laps (14 miles)
2.42pm
Race 11
Pre-Na�onal 600 Sport
10 Laps (14 miles)
3.00pm
Race 12
Thundersport 500 Elite & Sportsman
10 Laps (14 miles)
3.18pm
Race 13
Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport
3.37pm
Race 14
Thundersport GP1 Sportsman Elite
3.56pm
Race 15
Thundersport GP3-Superteens/Junior Cup
10 Laps (14 miles)
4.15pm
Race 16
Thundersport GP1 Classic, Cup & GESBK
10 Laps (14 miles)
4.34pm
Race 17
Thundersport 600 Sportsman Elite
12 Laps (17 miles)
4.53pm
Race 18
Thundersport 500 Seniors & Freshman
10 Laps (14 miles)
5.12pm
Race 19
GB Racing Bri�sh Military Championship (*Alternate Slot*)
10 Laps (14 miles)
PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES ON THE PODIUM AFTER EACH RACE
10 Laps (14 miles)
12 Laps (17 miles)
LIVING ON THE RAZORS EDGE Like the horror film “Christine” sometimes a bike feels as though it has wicked intent in it’s DNA really gets the pulse racing for your average GP1 rider. These bikes are just so expensive to run, that every one of the riders on the grid has to make huge sacrifices in order to be able to keep up with the costs. So given that you can have just as much fun on a far more cost effective bike, what is it about these particular machines that has such a hold on the people who choose to ride them? The very first time you stand Inside that helmet are feelings only you will ever understand next to a Superbike that’s latest data-logger, not diamonds. warming up just waiting for you Like an alluring, beautiful, The bike craves a seamless shift to sling a leg over it, waiting sensuous Mistress, a fully tuned system, not seamed stockings. and tweaked Superbike is for you to cane it, growling and something so demanding on both The bike needs to be adorned daring you to thrash it, is an with carbon fibre, not a French your wallet and your leisure time exhilarating and semi-frightening maids uniform (although you that you can really only afford to experience. might just stretch to both if you’re It’s not scary at all if you just ride it a few days each month. The rest of your waking hours are lucky). intend to ride it, you know – spent working to earn the money Whilst racing in any of the other wind it up in all the gears on the to run it and waiting for your next classes can be just as much straights and just tickle it in the chance to sling a leg over it again fun, with the racing being just as corners - but that’s not the point, (the bike that is, not the Mistress). skilful, close and exhilarating, for is it? some people there is simply no The GB Racing Thundersport Nobody ever took a perfectly substitute for ponies. GP1 machinery is the highest adequate machine that Horsepower - big, brash, noisy specification kit in the already boasts a power and lots of it, is the only thing that output fierce enough to tear Thundersport GB paddock and running one of these machines is not to be taken lightly. It will eat every spare penny you have and then it will start on the pennies you don’t have! The rules are just about as open as it’s possible to be, allowing those who like to fettle and tune an almost completely free hand. In common with the ‘mythical’ Mistress, this can be demanding on the finances. The parallels are easy to see, the bike requires the
Get that throttle open as early as you dare!
the advertisements off of the roadside billboards at 50 paces and then tuned it, if they just wanted to ‘tickle it’ in the corners. No, this bike was tuned so that only a special rider could get the best out of it. Do you recognise yourself yet? On a highly tuned big bike with a surplus of power, every corner is a challenge waiting to bite you, wanting to bite you, daring you to just get close enough to its sharp teeth so that it can bite you. It’s like a thoroughbred horse that can sense if the rider is nervous and it will act up accordingly. Every braking zone is an exercise into just how deep you are prepared to look into the abyss of fear, making the little beads of sweat break out on your forehead and the sinews in your arms tighten unbearably, because this time you might have overcooked it. This time when the apex arrives you might not be anywhere near ready to peel in and the tyre wall will be rushing towards you faster than you can even think. Every apex is there just to tease you into daring to crack the throttle on just a little bit sooner, so that you experience that naughty squirm from the back tyre that is only just under control - or is it? Get it wrong and you’re going to need a parachute and a ticket to get back into the venue. Get it right and it’s absolute nirvana! If you’re circulating the place with a track from “The Carpenters Greatest Hits” running through your head, you’re simply not on the money. The soundtrack to caning this kind of machinery lies somewhere between Motorhead and Metallica – real thrash metal
stuff. Getting a reasonable lap time out of one of these bikes is easy (I’m sure even Karen Carpenter would agree) and you won’t experience any of those wild feelings whilst doing it. Some riders are happy with that, but they aren’t the ones riding on the razors edge. Getting a good lap time – a really good lap time – out of one of these beasts, is a challenge that at times feels like dancing with a hungry tiger and for some people – special people – absolutely nothing else will ever quite hit the spot. At the end of a hard race on a Superbike, if you’ve achieved your goals, it feels like you’ve confronted all of your deepest fears, quashed your most ardent adversary on his own turf and come away victorious. You’ve ridden so hard that you’ve virtually crashed at every corner and the only person present who doesn’t know it, is you, because despite all of that you’re still on those rubber hoops – only you and the Lord above know how, but you’ve done it. Your heart is beating at something like double its normal rate, your blood is singing in your ears. Your forearms feel as though you’ve just arm-wrestled a grizzly bear for 20 minutes. Your senses are heightened to such a degree that the whole world seems to have slowed down. Your eyes are like saucers
and no one – absolutely no one – can fully appreciate just how you are feeling for the next few minutes. Do you see yourself now? That my friends, is the drug that even the most sophisticated chemist, or depraved New York drug dealer simply can’t compete with. It makes all the overtime, late nights in the garage, going without the latest gizmos and everything else you had to do to get there, worthwhile. These machines go through tyres, brake pads, fuel and fluids like an overweight warthog through a bag of chocolate truffles. You have to be 100% dedicated in order to keep up with their insatiable appetite for consumables. The one thing it gives you in return is that stash of memories that only you can understand. When you’re old like me and people ask you about it, you’ll just shrug and say something like “They were great times, great fun and the buzz was worth every penny”. They won’t understand and you won’t bother to try and explain further, because unless you’ve done it, you simply can’t understand. That is their loss and your gain, as it will be one of the jewels in your memories until you’re as old and grey as I am.
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THUNDERSPORT GP2 & STOCKTWINS inc THUNDERSPORT 600 FRESHMAN No 8 9 22 26 27 34 35 36 39 45 56 57 71 79 81 90 93 96 97 100 131 161 181
Rider Peter Mills Dean Armstrong Clive Butler Matthew Poncia David Jones Adrian Teasdale Scott Campbell Ryan Whitehall Scott Young Andrew Castle Brian Fuidge Ryan Strafford Robert Kirk Jordan MacIntyre Luke Terry Jason Markham Liam Palmer Neil Gregory Alex Mann Matt Layt Graham Gough Mark Evans Scott Larkin
29 31 69 72 74 134 135 142 171 204 242
Vitas Razvadauskas Kris Gent Josh Tunbridge Lewis Hallam Adam Renmant Leigh Jarrett Joe Miles Steven Rathbone Angus Mills Francesca Bowring Keith Stringer
Hometown Doncaster Murton Chesterfield Norwich Crawley Down Carlisle Newcastle Niton IOW Whittingham Scopwick Poole Mirfield Lincoln Wrexham Exmouth Salisbury Tidworth Dartford Duston Norwich Rushbury Shrewsbury Oswestry SPLIT START Aylesham Bury Taunton Newport IOW Clemsford West Bromwich Bude Andover Spalding Abingdon Whitby
STOCKTWINS 1 Jason Markham 2 Adrian Teasdale 3 Alex Mann 4 Liam Palmer 5 David Jones 6 Mitch Ducran 7 Robert Kirk 8 Max Silvester 9 Peter Mills 10 Graham Gough
164 151 136 91 57 42 39 37 35 31
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Team PM Racing Armstrong Racing CB Racing Poncia Racing Taylor Rose Racing Van Glass Racing Splinty Racing WR Racing Young Racing RAF MSA RNRMRRT Patch Racing RK Brickwork Snowdan Garage Racing RNRMRRT Markham Racing British Army Race Team Knight Road Racing TT50 Cars Broadwurx Kawasaki GG Racing Titan Beds Larkin Racing
Machine Suzuki Suzuki Kawasaki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki Suzuki Suzuki Kawasaki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Ducati Suzuki Kawasaki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki
cc 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 800 650 650 650 650 650
CL ST GP2 ST ST ST ST GP2 GP2 GP2 GP2 GP2 GP2 ST GP2 GP2 ST ST GP2 ST GP2 ST ST ST
Volkov Motors K Klass Racing RAF MSA LH Racing Renmant Racing Yayzi LJ34 Motorsport Miles Racing RAF MSA Milz Racing FB Racing Stringer Racing
Yamaha Kawasaki Triumph Suzuki Yamaha Yamaha Suzuki Honda Triumph Suzuki Yamaha
600 600 675 600 600 600 600 600 675 600 600
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THUNDERSPORT 600 FRESHMAN 1 Kris Gent 160 2 Vitas Razvadauskas 122 3 Leigh Jarrett 100 4 Keith Stringer 92 5 Joe Miles 77 6 Angus Mills 76 7 Max Ingham 72 8 Josh Tunbridge 66 9 Tom Gilbert 61 10 Adam Renmant 49
GP2-SUPERTWINS 1 Matt Layt 2 Ryan Strafford 3 Scott Campbell 4 Neil Gregory 5 Adrian Teasdale 6 Jason Markham 7 Alex Mann 8 Roddy Taylor 9 Chris Barnes 10 Dominic Herbertson
CLASS LAP RECORDS & 2020 CHAMPIONS
600 Freshman 54.848 Pete Riches - 2020 Champion Tom Morris GP2-Supertwins 53.07 - Leon Jeacock - 2020 Champion Max Lofthouse Stocktwins - 55.965 Curtis Rothwell - 2020 Champion Robert Childs
165 136 100 80 75 71 63 54 52 45
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Thundersport Pre-National 600 Sport No 2 4 14 30 31 32 38 44 48 53 55 56 59 62 65 66 75 76 78 80 87 90 92 94 98 99 121 122 221 295 414 643 761 777
Rider Brandon McCabe Karl Seaton Mark Selby David Leith Martin Pawlak James Leslie Wilfrid Turner Jorge Halliday Stewart Toal Jake Kourti Arthur Gissing Robert Thomas Caiden Wilkinson Sam Cartwright James McMillan Brett Price Max Wilmot Josh Smith John Miller Morgan Creasey Edward Ansell Andrew Lyle Jack Holder Alex Pearson Thomas Morris Steven Butterworth Liam Thornton Aaran Hands Marc Batson Neville Otter Tim Whittle Harry Harris Bobby Brookman Neil Rutledge
Hometown West Bromwich Bury Louth Dundee Stafford Ruislip New Mills Chilwell Huntingdon Battle Broughton Plymouth Glapthorn Tidworth Stratford u Avon Farley Alverstoke Reading Swindon Spalding Billingshurst Worksop Plymouth Woodville Branston Wolverhampton Liverpool Rhuddlan Tow Law Lincoln Golborne Broadway Orpington Newark
Team HTR BGM Motorsport Seaton Racing MS Racing British Army Race Team RAF MSA RAF MSA Caphead Racing Jorge Halliday Racing Fubar Racing Kourti Racing Bass Tyre Service / NLC RNRMRRT Team Xclusiv British Army Race Team Welcombe Garages Price Racing RNRMRRT JJs Racing British Army Race Team MC Racing EA Racing KS Performance Crispy Motorcycles AP Racing / Borleys Mini Mix Morris Racing Rascal Racing Thornton Racing AHR Batson Racing SB Racing Maintenance Point Bespoke Bathing Racing Brookman Racing Rutledge Racing
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Machine Kawasaki Kawasaki Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Triumph Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Yamaha Triumph Kawasaki Triumph Kawasaki Triumph Yamaha Kawasaki Kawasaki Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha
cc 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 675 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 675 600 675 600 675 600 600 600 600 600 600
CL S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PRE-NATIONAL 600 SPORT
THUNDERSPORT GB 2021 STANDINGS
1 Wilfrid Turner 2 Steven Butterworth 3 Caiden Wilkinson 4 Jake Kourti 5 Thomas Morris 6 Brandon McCabe 7 Edward Ansell 8 Brett Price 9 Jack Holder 10 John Miller
CLASS LAP RECORDS & 2020 CHAMPIONS Sport - 54.064 Freddie Craine 2020 Champion Ben Grayson
175 142 132 75 64 58 56 53 49 37
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THUNDERSPORT 500 Elite & Sportsman
No 2 7 12 16 19 20 21 23 31 32 33 38 40 43 44 45 52 53 59 64 65 70 93 98 121 124 164 193 194 211 243 261 500
Rider Ellio� Humphrey Daniel Swi� Max Bartle James Bailey Grant Whitaker Josh Langman James Lee Lewis Smart Max MacRae Ben Bailey Mark Biswell Mar�n Radford Rhys Hutchinson Adam Kirton Charlie White Darran Faulkner Rob Humpleby Simon Burgess James Underhill Rick Jenkinson Chris Grieve Ma� Snow James Co�enham Darren Conneely Josh Leaning Lewis Booth Chris Hellewell David McDonald Jordan Ashington Gary Stevens Declan Reeve Liam Silvain Paul Manning
Hometown Scunthorpe Maltby Lincoln Asfordby Halifax Walsall Stockton on tees Sandy Wisborough Green Bourne Quainton Swanwick Middlesborough Dereham Southampton Burton on Trent Scunthorpe Lincoln Camber Congleton Hexham Brigg Bradford Coventry Winterton Sale Rotherham Scunthorpe Bradford Radstock North Cave Bury St Edmunds Re�ord
Team Rat Out Racing RP Motorsport Lincs Road & Race Team R&B Blas�ng HWW Race Products Team ASJ Fibre-Lite Racing Race Smart MacRae Racing Team R&B Blas�ng Bizzle Bikesport MotoRad Racing Hutchinson Racing AK Racing RNRMRRT DF Racing Bella Racing Lincs Construc�on Team Thunder Chicken RJ Racing Barrasford Garage Rat Out Racing Jim Wells Speedshop Badger Racing Shane Brocklehurst Transport CDC Racing WDH Racing D McDonald Build Jordz Racing GS Racing JLR That'll Do Racing Woodside Car & Commercial
Thundersport 500 Elite 1 Grant Whitaker 2 Josh Leaning 3 Will Leaning 4 Daniel Swi� 5 Josh Langman 6 Ross McCulloch 7 James Lee 8 Rhys Hutchinson 9 Ben Bailey 10 Charlie White
186 137 122 96 70 67 61 53 52 38
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
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
CL E E S S E E E S S S S E E S E S S S S S S E S E E S E S E E S S E
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THUNDERSPORT GB 2021 STANDINGS
1 Ben Bailey 2 Ross McCulloch 3 Simon Burgess 4 Chris Grieve 5 Max MacRae 6 James Co�enham 7 James Bailey 8 Rob Humpleby 9 Declan Reeve 10 Lewis Smart
CLASS LAP RECORD - 57.794 - Will Leaning 2020 CHAMPIONS Thundersport 500 Elite - Josh Leaning Thundersport 500 Sportsman - Steve Butterworth
148 125 122 107 99 71 68 63 51 48
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GOLDEN ERA SUPERSPORT & GOLDEN ERA STEELSPORT No Rider
Hometown
Team
Machine
cc
CL
3
Adrian Bridges (v)
Solihull
Chipmonk Nut Racing
Yamaha
600
SS
8
Jason Goodwin (v)
Rotherham
Goodwin Racing
Honda
600
SF
15
Keith Dickie (v)
Aberdeen
KD Racing
Yamaha
600
SS
19
Neil Schofield (v)
Barnsley
Schofield Racing
Yamaha
600
SS
25
Zac Stanier
Stoke on Trent
Stanier Racing
Yamaha
600
SS
27
Jamie Gillon
Derby
Spire Leathers Racing
Honda
600
SF
36
Kenneth Macleod
Aird Tong
RAF MSA
Honda
600
SS
41
Daniel Jones
Shirley
Chipmonk Nut Racing
Yamaha
600
SS
43
Rob Vickerman
Willerby
Air Tech / RAF MSA
Yamaha
600
SS
46
Matthew Farrar
Telford
RAF / MSA
Kawasaki
600
SS
50
Rob Tucker (v)
Radstock
Chipmonk Nut Racing
Yamaha
600
SS
52
Tony Waistnage
Swinton
ATS Racing
Honda
600
SF
60
Dave Langley
Dereham
Petes Plumbing/Westcotec
Honda
600
SS
62
Dan Frear
Scunthorpe
Bass Tyres / NLC
Yamaha
600
SS
63
Brad Cotton
Billingshurst
BC Racing
Yamaha
600
SS
66
Liam Vella
Lincoln
Vella Racing
Yamaha
600
SS
67
Andrew Kitchen (v)
Mapplewell
Press-Form Racing
Honda
600
SF
77
Matty Whelan
Barnsley
ATS Racing
Yamaha
600
SS
89
Chris Ganley
Clevedon
G-Rex Racing
Yamaha
600
SS
91
Ryan Hughes
Brackley
RNRMRRT
Yamaha
600
SS
162 Gethin Edwards (v)
Holyhead
TN Robinson Ltd
Honda
600
SF
191 Wayne Kemp (v)
Manchester
WCA Racing
Yamaha
600
SS
338 Dave Parkinson (v)
St Helens
Team G-Wee Racing
Yamaha
600
SS
414 Stuart Burgess
Bardney
SB Racing
Yamaha
600
SS
750 Kane Langston
St Neots
Fubar Racing
Yamaha
600
SS
GOLDEN ERA STEELSPORT 1 Tony Waistnage 2 Gethin Edwards 3 Jamie Gillon 4 Andrew Kitchen 5 Jason Goodwin 6 Steve Lester 7 Martin Dawes 8 9 10
175 129 116 112 83 64 59
GOLDEN ERA VETERANS 1 Keith Dickie 2 Gethin Edwards 3 Andrew Kitchen 4 Adrian Bridges 5 Phil Smith 6 Neil Schofield 7 Jason Goodwin 8 David Weston 9 Rob Tucker 10 David Williams
160 140 88 88 87 85 56 48 42 32
GOLDEN ERA SUPERSPORT 1 Matty Whelan 2 Tony Waistnage 3 Dave Langley 4 Dan Frear 5 Liam Vella 6 Kane Langston 7 Daniel Jones 8 Gethin Edwards 9 Keith Dickie 10 Jamie Gillon
CLASS LAP RECORDS & 2020 CHAMPIONS
Supersport - 54.398 Ryan Garside - 2020 Champion Ashley Thompson Steelsport - 56.032 Matty Whelan - 2020 Champion Gethin Edwards
136 110 104 100 98 94 56 47 45 43
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Thundersport GP1 Sportsman & Elite No Rider
Hometown
Team
17
Machine
cc
CL
5
Alex Baker
Ormskirk
Team BBR
Suzuki
1000
E
6
Sam Osborne
Billingshurst
MSG Racing & Dyno
Suzuki
1000
S
9
Paul Charman
Accrington
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Yamaha
1000
E
15 Will Harper
Northampton
MSG Racing & Dyno
Suzuki
1000
E
16 Chris Curtis
Hawbridge
MSG Racing & Dyno
Suzuki
1000
S
18 Richard Spencer-Fleet
Bulford
British Army Race Team
Ducati
1000
E
26 Ryan Cooper
Leeds
Coops Racing
Suzuki
1000
S
28 Oliver Towl
Louth
Towl Racing
Yamaha
1000
S
32 Luke Burnett
Lincoln
LBR Suzuki
Suzuki
1000
S
39 Tomo Burnett
Ramsey IOM
TRU Racing
Kawasaki
600
E
46 Robert Coppock
Runcorn
Big Kingz Nutrition
Honda
1000
E
51 Leon Wilton
Liss
British Army Race Team
Yamaha
1000
S
55 Sam Smith
Steyning
Smith Racing
Yamaha
1000
E
66 Brendan Mallinder
Rotherham
Team Mally
BMW
1000
E
71 Phil Crowe
Market Rasen
Crowe Performance
BMW
1000
E
72 Gary Ford
Chapel en le Frith Hello Dave
Kawasaki
1000
S
85 Steven Horne
Kininmouth
Steve Horne Racing
Suzuki
1000
E
86 Luke Turner
Bedford
Luke Turner Racing
Kawasaki
1000
E
90 Rory Parker
Lezayre IOM
RP Racing
Suzuki
1000
E
94 Max Stainton
Louth
PHR Performance
BMW
1000
E
111 John Robb
Stockport
EMTT / John Robb Racing
Kawasaki
1000
E
145 Daniel Forbes
Leeds
Forbes Racing
Suzuki
1000
E
196 Kieran Smith
Scunthorpe
Corkie Racing
Kawasaki
1000
E
211 Gary Stevens
Radstock
GS Racing
BMW
1000
E
223 Rafal Kisyk
Daventry
Kisyk Racing
Suzuki
1000
S
315 Ashley Thompson
Market Rasen
Moto 46
Suzuki
1000
S
775 Robert Smith
Reading
SCH Motoprep
BMW
1000
E
991 Michael Austin
Oxford
MPA Racing
Suzuki
1000
E
THUNDERSPORT GP1 SPORTSMAN 1 Ashley Thompson 121 2 Sam Osborne 78 3 Ryan Cooper 72 4 Chris Curtis 67 5 Luke Burnett 66 6 Brad Mercer 53 7 Oliver Towl 51 8 Chris Lavisher 41 9 Stuart Goodson 31 10 Simon Franklin 24
THUNDERSPORT GP1 ELITE
THUNDERSPORT GB 2021 STANDINGS
1 Brendan Mallinder 2 Max Stainton 3 Mike Norbury 4 Phil Crowe 5 Jordan Rushby 6 Dominic Herbertson 7 Jack Scott 8 Rory Parker 9 Peter Hickman 10 Robert Smith
CLASS LAP RECORD & 2020 CHAMPIONS Lap Record 50.497 Richard Cooper 2020 Elite Champion - Brendan Mallinder 2020 Sportsman Champion - Daniel Forbes
113 75 51 50 49 47 40 37 36 36
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THUNDERSPORT GP3 SUPERTEENS & JUNIOR CUP No
Rider
Hometown
Team
Machine
cc
Class
4
Scarle� Robinson
New Mills
The Fire Place
Kawasaki
400
JUN
9
William Grant
Scarborough
NHS / Go Grant Racing
KTM
390
GP3
16
Jamie Hanks-Ellio�
Birmingham
Hanks Racing
Kawasaki
400
JUN
18
Polly Richardson
Salton
Polly-Gone Racing
Kawasaki
400
JUN
27
George Fawce�
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
46
Ash Barnes
Lincoln
Barney Racing
Yamaha
300
GP3
48
Joe Howard
Rochdale
Samper Installa�ons
Kawasaki
300
GP3
50
Jayda Howe
Ipswich
Jayda Howe Racing
Yamaha
300
GP3
51
Alex Duncan
Newtonards NI
Alex Duncan Racing
Yamaha
300
GP3
66
Ka�e Hand
Caistor
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Yamaha
300
GP3
72
Josh Frogga�
Cresswell
Phoenix Race Support
Kawasaki
300
GP3
83
Kylan Shu�lewood
Leicester
KYJAX Racing
Yamaha
300
GP3
221 Lewis Lakey
Wisbech
LL Racing221
Kawasaki
300
GP3
808 Finley Sweet
Tamworth
Sweet & Sons Motorsport
Kawasaki
300
GP3
GP3-SUPERTEENS 1 Joe Howard 2 Ka�e Hand 3 Ash Barnes 4 Jacob Stephenson 5 Josh Frogga� 6 Jayda Howe 7 Tyler Howe 8 George Fawce� 9 Lissy Whitmore 10 William Grant
130 127 100 89 73 69 61 60 48 42
THUNDERSPORT JUNIOR CUP
THUNDERSPORT GB 2021 STANDINGS
1 Kieran Smith 2 Joe Howard 3 Ash Barnes 4 Chris�an Smith 5 Chris Johnson 6 Zak Shelton 7 Ka�e Hand 8 Jamie Hanks-Ellio� 9 Jack Smith 10 Lewis Jones
CLASS LAP RECORD & 2020 CHAMPIONS
Thundersport Superteens Lap Record - 58.326 Joe Howard 2020 GP3 Superteen Champion - Joe Howard 2020 Junior Cup Champion - Finley Arscott
110 110 100 83 69 61 61 61 52 50
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Thundersport GP1 Classic / Cup & Golden Era Superbike No 6 8 10 12 13 14 16 17 18 20 22 23 37 39 42 44 49 51 52 55 57 72 80 97 122 155 183 188
Rider Nick Williamson Gareth Skinner Luke Coupe Graham Brooks Peter Nelson Brad Davey Craig Jeff Owen Richardson Sigitas Cerniauskas Andy Challis Remigijus Matuzas Jason Paes Vince Carlton Steven Bland Daniel Dove Steve Bri�ain Kevin Howdle Andy Denyer Lee Terry James Alder Oliver Mann Gary Ford Morgan Creasey Malcolm Bate Phill Palmer Mindaugas Storpirs�s Jordan Heugh Austen Webster
Hometown Southampton Etchingham Bedale York Runcorn Abingdon Barnsley Daventry Birmingham Peterborough Northolt Croydon Market Rasen Stansted Chester Rushden Cannock Uckfield Ashford Gloucester Kegworth Chapel en le Frith Spalding Adderbury Wantage Grays Bedale Bude
THUNDERSPORT GP1 CUP 1 Sigitas Cerniauskas 2 Gary Ford 3 Austen Webster 4 Graham Brooks 5 Howard Burchnall 6 Mindaugas Storpirs�s 7 Remigijus Matuzas 8 Jordan Heugh 9 Ma�hew Parker 10 Daniel Dove
157 136 128 77 75 73 63 57 38 29
Team RBM Bri�sh Army Race Team LC Racing Brooks Racing Lord Nelson Ta�oos Moto 14 CDJ Racing Team O Show SC Moto Chris Tunnah Racing SC Moto J&R Electrical CT Racing Gulf Pro Fuels Dove Racing SBR Racing Alpha Training UK ADRacing Op�mum Data Cooling Bri�sh Army Race Team Ollie Mann Racing Hello Dave MC Racing Hartjay PP Racing STORP JH Racing AW Racing
GOLDEN ERA SUPERBIKE 1 Oliver Mann 2 Nick Williamson 3 Andy Challis 4 Owen Richardson 5 Vince Carlton 6 Don Gilbert 7 Andrew Meachen 8 Thomas Davies 9 Neil Mizon 10 Greg Lewis
176 147 110 73 63 36 30 28 28 26
Machine Honda Aprilia Honda Aprilia Triumph Duca� Yamaha Kawasaki Yamaha Suzuki Yamaha Aprilia Duca� Suzuki Duca� Yamaha Suzuki Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Yamaha Suzuki Honda BMW Yamaha Suzuki
cc 1000 1000 1000 1000 955 998 1000 750 1000 750 1000 1000 996 1000 899 1000 1000 750 1000 1000 750 1000 1000 750 1000 1000 1000 1000
CL SBK SBK CUP CUP GP GP GP SBK CUP SBK CUP CUP SBK GP CUP GP GP SBK GP GP SBK CUP GP GP CUP CUP CUP CUP
THUNDERSPORT GP1 CLASSIC 1 Oliver Mann 2 Lee Terry 3 Nick Williamson 4 Andy Challis 5 Kevin Howdle 6 Owen Richardson 7 Steven Bland 8 Craig Jeff 9 Cory Smith 10 Neil Bainbridge
CLASS LAP RECORDS & 2020 CHAMPIONS
158 138 110 76 56 52 45 43 40 39
GP1 Classic - 53.692 Sam Cox - 2020 Champion Kieran Smith Golden Era Superbike - 53.66 Ritchie Thornton - 2020 Champion Nick Williamson
THUNDERSPORT
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600 SPORTSMAN ELITE No 1 2 3 5 6 8 15 19 21 34 36 38 39 46 55 56 59 66 72 77 79 86 93 94 96 110 111 202 284 543
Rider Arnie Shelton Brandon McCabe Shaun Bailiff Michael Sterrow Jordan Bannon Paul Cunvin Michael Coxon Ben Grayson Stephen Thomas Bailey Harker Ryan Whitehall Steven Procter Tomo Burnett James Cottrell Kirt Powell Brian Fuidge Caiden Wilkinson Dan Frear Max Wadsworth Finley Arscott Nick Barnes Oliver Dean Jack Pearce Jack Ashpole Ryan Dixon George Hopper Max Ingham Richard Gill Matthew Seeds Stefan Ellis
Hometown Bourne West Bromwich Chester Carterton Frodsham Reading Stockton Armthorpe Salisbury Spalding Niton IOW Wakefield Ramsey IOM Fareham Spalding Poole Glapthorn Scunthorpe Halifax Lifton Peterborough Whitwood Harworth Bedford Folkestone Derby Greeba IOM Indian Queens Pocklington Worcester
THUNDERSPORT 600 SPORTSMAN 1 Michael Coxon 104 2 Richard Gill 75 3 Michael Sterrow 75 4 Shaun Bailiff 67 5 Stefan Ellis 52 6 Jack Ashpole 51 7 Nick Barnes 43 8 Kirt Powell 38 9 Caiden Wilkinson 38 10 Tom Major 35
Team Shelton Racing / MKW HTR BGM Motorsport Phoenix Race Support 5Tez Racing The Fire Place New Mills RAF MSA MDC Racing BGR Motorsports Elite Services Racing Harker Racing WR Racing Procter Racing TRU Racing RNRMRRT Powell Racing RNRMRRT Team Xclusiv Bass Tyres / NLC Specialised Group Arsco77 Racing Park Electric Jenkar B&L Services Ashpole Racing Ryan Dixon Racing Hopper Racing DOT Racing Giller Racing 202 Homeplan Bespoke Bathing Co
THUNDERSPORT GB 2021 STANDINGS
Machine Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Yamaha Kawasaki Triumph Yamaha Kawasaki Yamaha Kawasaki Suzuki Kawasaki Kawasaki Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Kawasaki Yamaha Kawasaki Kawasaki Yamaha Kawasaki Yamaha
cc 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 675 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600
CL E S S S S E S S E S E E E S S S S E E E S E S S E S S S S S
THUNDERSPORT 600 ELITE 1 Arnie Shelton 98 2 Ryan Dixon 79 3 Dan Frear 66 4 Joe Talbot 61 5 James Hind 50 6 Max Wadsworth 47 7 Cameron Hall 47 8 Stephen Thomas 45 9 Glenn Walsh 36 10 Tom Collinge 33
CLASS LAP RECORD & 2020 CHAMPIONS Lap Record = 52.042 Luke Stapleford 2020 Sportsman Champion Stephen Thomas 2020 Elite Champion Arnie Shelton
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THUNDERSPORT 500 Seniors & Freshman No 6 8 15 18 22 26 27 28 36 38 39 45 55 56 61 67 69 73 77 79 80 84 97 101 112 147 159 171 175 272 310 411 500
Rider Neil Hawes Karl Foster Christopher Rowland Richie Connole Marc Wylie Andrew King Jordan Mogg Jonathan Hunt Ricky Mar�n Mar�n Radford Daniel North Gavin Smart Josh Andrews Thomas Pearce Jake Williamson Robin Bailey Shaun O'Hara John Benne� Mark Osborne Lee Silvain Nick Creasey Andy Manchester Nick Rogers Darren Lunn John Leech Mick Osborne Tyler Vivieros Brandon Wright Oliver Sweet Mark Dickinson Oliver Nicholls Dan Blades Paul Manning
Hometown Whitby Scunthorpe Sheffield Sco�on Melksham Killingholme Ventnor IOW Ashford Arborfield Swanwick Dunstable Sandy Heworth Burnley Scunthorpe Bourne Strood Swadlincote Strood Nowton Spalding Warlingham Ashby de la Zouch Swadlincote Lydd Billingshurst Stockbridge Lincoln Tamworth Gainsborough Ca�erick Shildon Re�ord
Team Ozzy Racing Piston Fosters SFP Connole Conservatories Breezblock Racing KDL Racing Finally Made It Racing Hunts Racing RM Racing MotoRad Racing DN Racing Race Smart JA Racing Pearce Racing JW Racing Team R&B Blas�ng STOH Racing Avid Racing Osborne Racing That'll Do Racing MC Racing DMP Performance m/c PBSS Racing Team 101 JL Racing Osborne Racing Bri�sh Army Race Team BW Racing Sweet & Sons M/sport MD Racing Bri�sh Army Race Team Blades Racing Woodside Car & Commercial
Thundersport 500 Seniors 1 Paul Manning 2 Karl Foster 3 Mar�n Radford 4 Darren Conneely 5 Richie Connole 6 Darren Lunn 7 Andy Manchester 8 Nick Rogers 9 Stuart Cox 10 Alan Tanton
144 141 113 100 88 63 58 54 48 44
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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
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
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Thundersport 500 Freshman
THUNDERSPORT GB 2021 STANDINGS
1 Gavin Smart 2 Jake Williamson 3 Jordan Mogg 4 Oliver Nicholls 5 Ricky Mar�n 6 Josh Andrews 7 Andrew King 8 Dan Blades 9 Tyler Vivieros 10 Mark Dickinson
CLASS LAP RECORD - 57.794 - Will Leaning 2020 CHAMPIONS Thundersport 500 Seniors - Karl Foster Thundersport 500 Freshman - Adam Kirton
126 109 100 98 95 93 61 57 53 49
THE NAME OF THE TIGER! After a conversation I had with Gary Thompson at the ACU yesterday I got to thinking about those horrible 20 minutes or so before you start practice at any event. Gary is amongst other things the Clerk of the Course at the Isle of Man TT Races. With just 20 minutes to go, there is very little to do, as all of the stress and donkey work has been done in the lead up to the event. All the putting into place of the last minute stuff doesn’t actually happen at the last minute, it gets done between 6.30am and about 8.30am on test day morning. These bits are just the final checks really, because if anything major is wrong at this point, you really are up “Cacka Creek” without a paddle. Not many Clerks of the Course think like me, many are supremely relaxed and haven’t got a care in the world at this stage and whilst I don’t understand that, I do in many ways envy that outlook. Some of how I feel about this obviously can’t be put into print, but I’ve written out some of it below, because I know that many of the Thundersport Race Team also feel the same about their own race day responsibilities. So why the nervousness, when you’ve been here for literally hundreds of previously successful events? I personally have now run over 750 events, ranging from club level Supermoto to Moto GP, yet I still have the same feelings before every race day and every test day. So from my own perspective:Firstly, it’s because I know that I (and I alone) am about to unleash something that is inherently dangerous. My words “OK assembly let ‘em go!” are the equivalent of pulling the cord on a 12 inch naval gun. You just hope that the gun is still
pointed in the right direction when it goes bang. There you go, I’ve said it:What we do is dangerous. That’s why we have so many control processes in place, from wearing helmets to rider training and everything in between. We reduce the risk factor at every turn, because we care deeply about the outcome. Danger is perceived by many as a negative thing, but it isn’t always that way in reality. Every human being’s psyche thrives on danger, it’s just the level that varies from individual to individual. If that wasn’t true there would be no theme parks, adventure playgrounds or contact sports of any kind. These things are the most popular activities in the world for one simple reason:- People like danger. We’re not allowed to call it danger though, we have to call it risk, adventurism or thrill seeking - but all these words are really just the snowflake way of saying danger. In much the same way as we apparently can’t say Chairman or Chairwoman of any committee, we now simply call them a Chair,
which is laughable to me because no one is sitting on them and they hopefully aren’t made of wood. This sanitised world demands that we use “challenges” rather than “problems” and this makes words like “danger” unacceptable. For me, and all of my team in each of their individual roles of responsibility, this is the reason that we are most nervous before firing the gun, it’s because we KNOW the dangers better than anyone else, because we have spent weeks/months/years of our lives assessing them and trying to mitigate them. Whilst almost everything can be mitigated to some extent, the residual danger is always there and the scary part is that mitigated risk is something we have to pass into the hands of others. For me some of it is passed to people under my control like marshals and officials, but the biggest chunk of it gets passed to the rider (and that is where our control of the situation becomes a act of faith). I probably feel it more than most because I was once that rider (and that bloke still lives inside my head) so I know how tenuous that can be.
“Is that the pack at Mountain Top Dave?”
Stuff always looks different from behind the handlebars. Secondly, we all also know that our people are imperfect. We do everything we can to train them, encourage them and try to make them into the best they can be - but they are not us. We always end up having to compromise in certain areas because we cannot recruit or retain the ideal candidate for every job. Some people are actually too good for the task they are given, whereas others aspire to roles that they are not ready for. I am lucky in that respect, because I reckon we’ve got it 98% covered and whilst it will never be 100%, we are always striving to make it that way. We know that our sport cannot function without volunteers and that we have to manage that resource carefully. On rare occasions we are confronted by some individuals whose confidence in themselves far outweighs their actual ability and understanding of the task at hand. Overconfidence scares me far more than insecurity in volunteers. I’ve met quite a few people who think that they could do my job and most of them would struggle to even understand the basics of complying with the law, let alone doing the job itself. Many people think all of our jobs are simple. This is true of almost every role we have in our organisation. The people doing those jobs know exactly what they are about, they weren’t chosen at random. I’ve also met a lot of people who don’t think they are up to a certain task who end up breezing it, purely because they put in the extra effort to ensure that they don’t let the team down.
WITH 37 GRIDS LIKE THIS FIRING AT YOU OVER EACH WEEKEND IT’S NO WONDER YOU FEEL THE BUTTERFLIES! I much prefer working with the latter category, partly because I know they will discharge their duties diligently and partly because they are like a blank canvas and can be moulded to do the job EXACTLY as I want it done. Third & Last, (from a Clerk of the Course perspective) we worry because we know that when we fire that gun anything that goes wrong is going to land in our lap. When the sticky stuff hits the fan, it’s always only going to be you left in the room getting splattered. It never seems to matter which part of the masterplan causes the disaster, or who didn’t do what they should have done, the can always ends up in the lap of the Clerk of the Course. I have been there and I still own the s**t splattered Tee-Shirt....... (no amount of Oxy-White will ever get rid of it) Even after we have endured the sleepless nights and a degree of unfair / inaccurate comments, we still come back for more though. Because, as marshals & officials, we are all addicted to the danger
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as much as any of the riders. For us it isn’t just 3 or 4 track sessions a day though, it starts well before first practice and doesn’t stop until the last bike is back in the paddock at the end of the day. We are all addicted to feeling those nerves, looking the fear in the eye and pretending that we are as calm as we look on the outside. Yes, of course we enjoy it, in much the same way as ordinary people might enjoy a ride on the worlds scariest roller-coaster ride. We also thrive on getting the job done in the safest and most efficient way possible. It’s a thrill being part of something so successful, but the thrill is partly taming the tiger and the Tigers name is “Danger!” In those 20 minutes before you start any event, you are paying the price for your addiction. Learn to live with it, because it will never go away, the Tiger will always be there.
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.
GB RACING
27
British Military Inter Services No Rider
Hometown
Team
Machine
cc
CL
Reading
RAF MSA
Kawasaki
600
RAF
18 Richard Spencer-Fleet
Bulford
British Army Race Team
Ducati
1000
ARMY
30 David Leith
Dundee
British Army Race Team
Yamaha
600
ARMY
31 Martin Pawlak
Stafford
RAF MSA
Yamaha
600
RAF
32 James Leslie
Ruislip
RAF MSA
Yamaha
600
RAF
36 Kenneth Macleod
Aird Tong
RAF MSA
Honda
600
RAF
43 Rob Vickerman
Willerby
RAF MSA
Yamaha
600
RAF
44 Charlie White
Southampton
RNRMRRT
Honda
500
RNRM
45 Andrew Castle
Scopwick
RAF MSA
Kawasaki
650
RAF
46 James Cottrell
Fareham
RNRMRRT
Suzuki
600
RNRM
51 Leon Wilton
Liss
British Army Race Team
Yamaha
1000
ARMY
55 James Alder
Gloucester
British Army Race Team
Yamaha
1000
ARMY
56 Brian Fuidge
Poole
RNRMRRT
Kawasaki
600
RNRM
60 Dave Langley
Dereham
RAF MSA
Honda
600
RAF
62 Sam Cartwright
Tidworth
British Army Race Team
Yamaha
600
ARMY
69 Josh Tunbridge
Taunton
RAF MSA
Triumph
675
RAF
75 Max Wilmot
Alverstoke
RNRMRRT
Yamaha
600
RNRM
78 John Miller
Swindon
British Army Race Team
Yamaha
600
ARMY
81 Luke Terry
Exmouth
RNRMRRT
Suzuki
650
RNRM
88 Gareth Skinner
Etchingham
British Army Race Team
Aprilia
1000
ARMY
91 Ryan Hughes
Brackley
RNRMRRT
Yamaha
600
RNRM
93 Liam Palmer
Tidworth
British Army Race Team
Suzuki
650
ARMY
142 Steven Rathbone
Andover
RAF MSA
Honda
600
RAF
146 Matthew Farrar
Telford
RAF MSA
Kawasaki
600
RAF
156 Robert Thomas
Plymouth
RNRMRRT
Yamaha
600
RNRM
159 Tyler Vivieros
Stockbridge
British Army Race Team
Honda
500
ARMY
310 Oliver Nicholls
Catterick
British Army Race Team
Honda
500
ARMY
8
Paul Cunvin
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
2021 TEAM STANDINGS 1
BRITISH ARMY RACE TEAM
123
2
RAF MOTORSPORTS TEAM
72
3
ROYAL NAVY / ROYAL MARINES
35
1 Richard Spencer-Fleet 2 Leon Wilton 3 Paul Cunvin 4 Dave Langley 5 John Miller 6 David Leith 7 Rob Vickerman 8 Brian Fuidge 9 Ryan Hughes 10 Liam Palmer
2020 CHAMPIONS
2020 Team Champions - RAF MOTOR SPORTS TEAM 2020 Individual Champion - Leon Wilton
ARMY ARMY RAF RAF ARMY ARMY RAF RNRM RNRM ARMY
23 21 19 17 16 15 14 13 12 12
THUNDERSPORT GB RACE CLASS INFORMATION As Race Organisers & Promoters we must con�nually 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 Na�onal and Interna�onal factory supported series such as World Superbikes and Bri�sh 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 produc�on line and thought “I bet that would make a great race bike!” Well the truth is that pre�y much anything with 2 wheels and an engine makes a pre�y 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 pre�y much anything that riders can afford, but at the same �me 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 Bri�sh 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 descrip�on 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 specifica�on machinery. There are very few restric�ons on what you can do to these bikes as long as they comply with the standard ACU safety regula�ons. Even ac�ve suspension is technically permi�ed, 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 Na�onal 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 Na�onal Licence holders or some�mes 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 Restric�ons on Brand Slick or Treaded Wet Tyres No Restric�ons on Brand Full Wet or Rain Minimum Weight 100kg (2-Stroke) or 135kg (4-stroke) Engine Tuning Any Tuning Permi�ed 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 specifica�on machinery. There are a few more restric�ons 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 regula�ons. Ac�ve suspension and slick tyres are not permi�ed 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 Na�onal 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 Na�onal Licence holders or some�mes 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 Restric�ons on Brand No Restric�ons on Brand 161kg - 172kg (model specific) Any Tuning Permi�ed 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 genera�on of Suzuki GSXR 1000s usurping the older 750cc homologa�on specials of the previous era. At that point we created a class for those great 750s and the Duca� 996s that raced against them called Golden Era Superbikes. Then with the advent of modern electronics the original first genera�on R1s and GSXRs suffered the same fate, so we created GP1 Classic to preserve this fantas�c 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 compe��ve 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 Restric�ons on Brand Slick or Treaded Wet Tyres No Restric�ons on Brand Full Wet or Rain Minimum Weight 145kg (4-stroke) 100kg (2-stroke) Engine Tuning Any Tuning Permi�ed No Turbo or Superchargers Electronics Only Period Quickshi�ers 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 Restric�ons on Brand Slick or Treaded Wet Tyres No Restric�ons on Brand Full Wet or Rain Minimum Weight 145kg (4-stroke) No 2-strokes Engine Tuning Any Tuning Permi�ed No Turbo or Superchargers Electronics Only Period Quickshi�ers No Ship to Shore Data Transmission Golden Era Supersport & Steelsport (up to 2002 homologated models) Supersport racing has always been the most fran�c 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 reputa�on. 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 genera�on 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 compe��ve grid in their own classes. Cubic Capacity Dry Tyres Wet Tyres Minimum Weight Engine Tuning Electronics
from 401 (2 & 4-cylinder) No Restric�ons on Brand No Restric�ons on Brand 145kg (4-stroke) Any Tuning Permi�ed Only Period Quickshi�ers
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 plen�ful supplies of second hand spares. The racing itself is some of the closest and most compe��ve anywhere and the riders push these li�le 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 compe��ve in any other class if they had the budget and desire to move categories. Thundersport 500 Sportsman – These riders are s�ll fairly inexperienced and are generally in the 2nd or 3rd year of compe��on. 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 Bri�sh Champions and a massive haul of Grand Prix and other Interna�onal race victories since it’s incep�on way back in 1996. Originally running as a one make class, before morphing into a miniature Supersport class on produc�on 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 con�nue right up un�l 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 determina�on to improve does the rest. Here they get plenty of great quality track �me and real world compe��on. 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 affec�ng 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 restric�ons Treaded Tyres Only Wet Tyres No brand restric�ons Full Wet or Rain Minimum Weight 118kg (2-stroke) 145kg (4-stroke) Engine Tuning Minimal Tuning No Turbo or Superchargers Electronics Quickshi�ers Permi�ed Kit Loom and ECU Permi�ed Thundersport Junior Cup Cubic Capacity from 125 (2-stroke) 400 (4-stroke twin or single cylinder) Dry Tyres No brand restric�ons Treaded Tyres Only Wet Tyres No brand restric�ons Full Wet or Rain Minimum Weight 118kg (2-stroke) 145kg (4-stroke) Engine Tuning Minimal Tuning No Turbo or Superchargers Electronics Quickshi�ers Permi�ed Kit Loom and ECU Permi�ed 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 permi�ed. There are also varia�ons 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 o�en 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 o�en 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 restric�ons No brand restric�ons 102 kg (up to 450cc) No Tuning Restric�ons 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 deriva�ves and the Kawasaki ER6. There is a dispensa�on 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 effec�ve racing class. Cubic Capacity from 400cc 650 (4-cylinder w/c) or 820 (4-cylinder a/c) Dry Tyres No brand restric�ons Treaded Tyres Only Wet Tyres No brand restric�ons 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 Quickshi�ers Permi�ed No Ship to Shore Data Transmission