2010 race calendar confirmed
12 Jan 2010
The final calendar for the 2010 ThundersportGB season has been confirmed, with a few changes from the club’s first two years.
Big news coming soon!
05 Jan 2010
Happy New Year everyone. May you prosper and enjoy all the success that you wish for… Unless you’re racing against me in the Streetfighter A class at ThundersportGB that is, in which case you’ll understand if I cap that at second place! The 2010 season is now only ten weeks away and preparations are in […]
It Wasn’t Me!
29 Dec 2009
I have just received a summons for speeding on my Triumph Speed Triple in London. Apparently I was stopped by a constable in uniform, who gave me a producer, and reported me for speeding. The problem I have is that this never happened. I have a Speed Triple, I do live in a London suburb, […]
Whitstable Toy Run 2009
08 Dec 2009
Sunday morning brought torrential rain and oodles of surface water, so I was rather glad that Andrew had made the call to drive to Whitstable (despite the absence of the White Dalton bus (white whale!)) rather than my having to learn to water ski on my motorbike! The weather stayed fairly miserable for most of […]
New Prize Bike – CCM SR-40
06 Nov 2009
Our new prize bike, a CCM SR-40, joins the FT-35s for our prize bike giveaway. The SR-40 is a retro style bike inspired by scramblers from the early 70’s. Below is the full specification and some more images of the bike.
Thundersport on TV tonight!
02 Nov 2009
Don’t forget to tune into MotorsTV (Sky413) tonight at 7pm for the final round of the year from Rockingham. Don’t be late, because the Streetfighter class is up first! Draw the blinds, put the cat out and take the phone off the hook – this is racing to savour. Wilko
Rockingham race three
18 Oct 2009
Erm, I won. By 15 seconds. My start was ok and I was third on the first lap, second by the end of it and in the lead on the third lap. After that I got my head down and pushed for a couple of laps, scoring a new record of 1m14.2s on the way. […]
Last race of the season
What a weekend. I won the last race by 9.5 seconds to complete a clean sweep. That’s four wins, pole, and another new lap record of 1m14.3s. It’s such a buzz and I’m really happy. The Streetfighter B championship went right to the wire. Craig Morley and Barry Utting were tied on points at the […]
Pole dancing!
17 Oct 2009
Pole position that is. I’m top of the time sheets by a massive 1.4s. I knew I’d put some good laps together when I had clear track, but I didn’t expect that size advantage. Lining up with me on the front row will be Craig Morley in second and leading the B class. Then comes […]
Race one
This feels so good to write – I won. That’s the first win since July for various reasons, and it was by 8.5 seconds. I got a poor start and slipped to fourth, but passed Smith and Denyer on the first lap and Morley at the start of the second. After that I put my […]
Race two
Ta-da. I won race two. My start wasn’t ideal again and I was third for the first couple of laps, but once past Keith Smith I reeled in Denyer and overtook into the hairpin a lap later. There were a couple of close calls with backmarkers, especially Mark Lumb who changed line on his Ducati […]
Practice day
16 Oct 2009
It was so good to be back on the Tuono today. It felt brilliant, and by the second session when the track was fully dry I was right in the groove. Someone timed Andy Denyer at a best of 1m17.9s, which makes my best of 1m16.9s really encouraging. We’ll both go faster in qualifying tomorrow […]
International Motorcycle & Scooter Show – 27th Nov to 6th December
15 Oct 2009
We won’t be at the Birmingham NEC International Motorcycle & Scooter Show this year, which is a pity and unexpected consequence of two major manufacturers pulling out.
Rockingham preview
13 Oct 2009
The season reaches its finale this weekend at Rockingham Motor Speedway. It feels like it’s gone by so fast, so this will be a round to savour ahead of the long winter. The championship may be gone, but my second overall is far from secure after two rounds without the mighty Tuono under me. Chris […]
Date correction!
08 Oct 2009
The final round of the season is not this weekend, it is the one after. I’ve just realised that my website contains an older version of the calendar and it’s showing the wrong date. Sorry for any confusion. This feels like a lucky escape from the unspeakable embarrassment of arriving at a circuit that’s empty […]
BMF Tail End Show Report
24 Sep 2009
Jo and I have just finished the Tail End show in Peterborough. We would both like to thank everyone who came by for a card, chat or cup of tea. We both met lots of lovely people and had a great weekend. It was also really nice of clients past and present to come and […]
New photos and results added
21 Sep 2009
Hi. Quick blog to say that I’ve added the first few images from Anglesey and the results page is now up to date with full downloadable PDFs. Also, congratulations to Mick Riddle on entering the top five overall following a great run of results. You can see him and his green Kawasaki chasing me in […]