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 […]
ThundersportGB on tv
14 Sep 2009
The Brands Hatch round is on MotorsTV (Sky413) at 7pm tonight, with repeats through the week. There was great racing in every class, so don’t miss it! Wilko
Ace Café Brighton Reunion
Some photos from our attendance at the Ace Café Brighton Reunion on the 13th September 2009
Sunday race one
13 Sep 2009
I’m not sure what’s more incredible, the beautiful sunshine for the third day in a row in north west Wales or the podium I just scored on a Honda FireStorm. It came at the expense of bad fortune for Keith Smith, who highsided out of second place, but unhurt. Matthews took second, denied the win […]
‘Storming
The last race of the weekend was loads of fun. I pushed hard to try to get on the podium again and I missed it by just 0.4s. A last lap lunge at Keith Smith didn’t quite work. I lost too much on the straight to outbrake him. Denyer won with Matthews second, keeping the […]
Qualifying
12 Sep 2009
Gotta be quick, racing soon. I’m 8th on the grid and 4th A bike, which is ok. If I can do that in the race then I’ll be satisfied. Wilko
Race one
Fourth in class, seventh overall behind a few B bikes. That’ll do donkey, that’ll do. Massive congratulations to Keith Smith who won ahead of Andy Denyer and Chris Matthews. Wilko
Race two
Race two was loads of fun, dicing with the Streetfighter B machines. I was fourth in class again and managed to grab sixth overall on the last lap. That’s the very best I could hope for this weekend, so I’m happy. The FireStorm is going well for what it is. I tried to improve the […]
