Oulton qualifying
07 Oct 2011
There are 35 bikes in GP1 this weekend as riders from other series and the British championship squeeze in some extra racing before the end of the season. It makes a hard class even tougher. The session was wet, with more heavy rain falling part way through. It was also littered with crashes. I pushed […]
Brands Hatch race 1
17 Sep 2011
It was hard work but a lot of fun racing the streetfighter against the 1000s. I knew I’d slip back a bit from my grid position in the dry but I got a good start and pushed hard. I finished 10th, which I’m pleased with, having been passed in a straight line by two 1000s […]
Pembrey
26 Aug 2011
Good news and bad news. Bad news first. My bike dropped a valve during practice and my weekend was over before it had begun. I’d hoped that the poor running was an electrical fault but when I found pieces of metal – valve collet, it turned out – in the airbox, I knew I wasn’t […]
Snetterton race 3
17 Jul 2011
With a huge thunderstorm looming, we were racing the weather as much as each other. Ten minutes after we finished it rained so hard that the paddock flooded instantly and everyone ran for cover. The race was hard but fun. I gave it everything and went a bit quicker but was 6th in class this […]
Snetterton preview
05 Jul 2011
At last, it’s time to go racing again! Missing Cadwell and Mallory back to back made a huge gap in my season but it’s back to business now and I’ll be fresh and hungry after the break. The RSRmotosport ZX-10R is ready to go and I can’t wait to ride it again. The world has […]
Cadwell (water) Park
05 Jun 2011
Well it looks like I picked a good round to drop as it rained almost non-stop on the Thundersport racers that made the trip to Cadwell last weekend. There won’t be a more arduous round than that this year unless it snows at Donington in July, I lock myself out of my van, sleep rough […]
Rd1 race 3
13 Mar 2011
After a wet warm-up session this morning, which felt terrible but saw me fifth on the timesheets, the sun came out and I finished today’s dry first race fifth in the Superstock class and tenth overall in GP1. Importantly, I went faster and stayed near my best pace more consistently. That shows that I’m learning […]
Photos, points, results and TV
27 Oct 2010
Photos, points tables and results from the last round at Donington are now up on my website. The racing from the previous round at Mallory Park is on MotorsTV tonight (Thurs 28 Oct) at 9.15pm. Don’t miss it.
ThundersportGB at Anglesey
18 Sep 2010
This weekend the series is at Anglesey in north-west Wales though without the wide bar entertainment of the Streetfighter class. It’s our turn to skip a round which is a shame as it’s a fantastic circuit in an amazing location. My friend Sam is racing on his CB500 and he’s flying again. He’s on pole […]
Action from Brands on TV
15 Sep 2010
The ThundersportGB TV show will air tomorrow, Thursday 16 September at 9pm. There was great racing in almost every class at Brands Hatch so watch the whole show if you can. Both of my races in the Streetfighter class were exciting and also look out for the incredibly close racing in the Thundersport500s and the […]
Qualifying
02 May 2010
When good plans backfire… Few things are more important than racing, but my wife is one of them so there was no way I was going to miss her birthday on Friday to travel to Snetterton. Arriving later on Saturday after a long drive meant missing practice and first qualifying. That was ok, since qualifying […]
Season and Rd1 preview
10 Mar 2010
The 2010 season starts this Saturday at Mallory Park. Part of the club racing idiom is not knowing who you will be racing until you sign in on raceday morning. The pecking order won’t shake out until after qualifying, at the earliest. One (big) step up, in the British paddock, all the riders and teams […]
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 […]
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
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
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
Dithering weather, useful practice
11 Apr 2009
Those of you who watch racing frequently will have heard riders say that they don’t mind if it’s wet or dry, but they hate it in between. Today the outlook has been a large band of ‘in between’ sweeping in from the North and lingering all day.
Latest news
20 Mar 2009
Tie a knot in a hankie, set all your alarms, and put a Post-It on the dog because the first round of ThundersportGB will be shown on MotorsTV (Sky413) on Monday March 30th at 7pm. Every class delivered really exciting racing, so don’t miss it.
